Publications on International Waters

Recent Publications

From Ridge to Reef
Water, Environment and, Community Security: GEF Action on transboundary water resources
The world’s oceans, rivers, lakes, and groundwater systems do not respect political borders. These large water systems cover most of our planet, but they continue to be managed in a national and fragmented way that is endangering the food supply and livelihoods of billions of people. In this publication we explore just a handful of the GEF International Waters projects that have  enabled countries to work collectively and, in many cases, to establish adaptive management institutions.
2009 | Pg. 92 | 7.27MB  Spanish | French

GEF Engagement in the Mediterranean Region
In the Mediterranean the human footprint driven by economic growth and, to a lesser extent, subsistence requirements has drastically increased. Protecting the environment of the Mediterranean Region —a biodiversity “hotspot”— is a priority for the beneficiary countries, the Global Environment Facility, and its partners, as evidenced in this report.
2008 | Pg.40 | 1.11MB - English | French | Arabic

2006

• - Managing Groundwater Resources: The Guarani Aquifer
• - Balancing Water Use in the San Juan River Basin
• - Managing Lake Ohrid in times of Conflict
• - Improving Water Quality in Lake Manzala
• - Managing Transboundary Waters
• - Targeting Water Scarcity
• - Reducing Pollution
• - Preventing Conflict
• - Linking Rivers to Marine Ecosystems
• - Supporting Small Island Developing States
• - Helping Communities that depend on Aquatic Biodiversity

Other Publications

• - GEF and Small Island Developing States (2005)
• - Keeping the Promise on Water: GEF´s Contributions to Sustaining Our Planet´s Ecosystems (2003)
• - Roundtable on Land, Water, and Food Security (2002)
• - M&E Working Paper 3: Multicountry Project Arrangements: Report of a Thematic Review (2000)
• - M&E Working Paper 10: Monitoring and Evaluation Indicators for GEF International Waters Projects(2002)