Integration for greater impact

Eighth Comprehensive evaluation of the GEF

Projects cited

GEF ID Title GEF Agency Country
1692 Global Programme to Demonstrate the Viability and Removal of Barriers that Impede Adoption and Successful Implementation of Available, Non-Combustion Technologies for Destroying Persistent Organic Pollutants (POPs) UNDP, UNIDO Slovak Republic
2329 Global Programme to Demonstrate the Viability and Removal of Barriers that Impede Adoption and Successful Implementation of Available, Non-Combustion Technologies for Destroying Persistent Organic Pollutants (POPs) UNIDO Philippines
2554 Energy Efficiency Codes in Residential Buildings and Energy Efficiency Improvement in Commercial and Hospital Buildings in Morocco UNDP Morocco
2690 SFM Improving the Conservation of Biodiversity in Atlantic Forest of Eastern Paraguay WB Paraguay
2826 Uruguay Wind Energy Programme (UWEP) UNDP Uruguay
2926 Environmentally Sound Management and Disposal of Obsolete Persistent Organic Pollutants (POPs) Pesticides and Other POPs Wastes  UNIDO China
3279 Citarum Watershed Management and Biodiversity Conservation Project ADB Indonesia
3376 Private Public Sector Partnership on Capacity Building for Sustainable Land Management in the Shire River Basin UNDP Malawi
3404 Promoting Climate-Resilient Water Management and Agricultural Practices UNDP Cambodia
3608 PRC-GEF Partnership: Sustainable Development in Poor Rural Areas WB China
3690 Protection and Sustainable Use of the Dinaric Karst Aquifer System UNDP Regional
3936 Mainstreaming Coastal and Marine Biodiversity Conservation into Production Sectors in the Godavari River Estuary in Andhra Pradesh State UNDP India
3941 Mainstreaming Coastal and Marine Biodiversity Conservation into Production Sectors in the Malvan Coast, Maharashtra State UNDP India
4111 Institutional and Policy Strengthening to Increase Biodiversity Conservation on Production Lands (PL) UNDP Colombia
4257 The GEF Earth Fund: IFC Earth Fund Platform WB/IFC Global
4261 Integrating Climate Change Risks into Water and Flood Management by Vulnerable Mountainous Communities in the Greater Caucasus Region of Azerbaijan  UNDP Azerbaijan
4340 Strategic Planning and Action to Strengthen Climate Resilience of Rural Communities in Nusa Tenggara Timor Province  UNDP Indonesia
4343 Implementation of the Yellow Sea Large Marine Ecosystem Strategic Action Programme for Adaptive Ecosystem-Based Management UNDP Regional
4345 Renewable Energy for Rural Livelihood UNDP Nepal
4386 Environmentally Sound Management and Final Disposal of Polychlorinated Biphenyls (PCBs) UNIDO Ukraine
4392 Protect Human Health and the Environment from Unintentional Releases of Persistent Organic Pollutants Originating from Incineration and Open Burning of Health Care and Electronic Waste UNDP Egypt, Arab Rep.
4464 Integrating Traditional Crop Genetic Diversity into Technology Using a BD Portfolio Approach to Buffer Against Unpredictable Environmental Change in the Nepal Himalayas UNEP Nepal
4489 A Transboundary Waters Assessment Programme: Aquifers, Lake/Reservoir Basins, River Basins, Large Marine Ecosystems, and Open Ocean to Catalyze Sound Environmental Management UNEP Global
4515 Southeastern Europe and Caucasus Catastrophe Risk Insurance Facility WB Regional
4551 Community Based Flood and Glacial Lake Outburst Risk Reduction UNDP Nepal
4554 Effective Governance for Small-Scale Rural Infrastructure and Disaster Preparedness in a Changing Climate  UNDP Lao PDR
4600 Reducing Pressures on Natural Resources from Competing Land Use in Non-irrigated Arid Mountain, Semi-desert and Desert Landscapes UNDP Uzbekistan
4626 Geothermal Power Generation Program WB Djibouti
4645 Hwange-Sanyati Biological Corridor Project WB Zimbabwe
4746 Implementation of Global and Regional Oceanic Fisheries Conventions and Related Instruments in the Pacific Small Island Developing States  UNDP, FAO Regional
4766 Implementation of Eco-Industrial Park Initiative for Sustainable Industrial Zones in Viet Nam  UNIDO Viet Nam
4797 Climate Proofing Local Development Gains in Rural and Urban Areas of Machinga and Mangochi Districts  UNDP Malawi
4801 Promotion of Non-fired Brick Production and Utilization  UNDP Viet Nam
4841 Strengthening the Effectiveness of the National Protected Area System by Including a Landscape Approach to Management UNDP Uruguay
4888 Environmentally Sound Management of Municipal and Hazardous Solid Waste to Reduce Emission of Unintentional Persistent Organic Pollutants UNIDO Senegal
4918 Partial Risk Sharing Facility for Energy Efficiency WB India
4959 IDB-PPP MIF Public-Private Partnership Program IDB Regional
4993 Strengthening Climate Information and Early Warning Systems in Africa to Support Climate Resilient Development and Adaptation to Climate Change UNDP Uganda
4994 Strengthening Climate Information and Early Warning Systems in Malawi to Support Climate Resilient Development and Adaptation to Climate Change UNDP Malawi
4998 Environmental Sound Life-Cycle Management of Mercury Containing Products and their Wastes UNDP Uruguay
5034 Enhancing the Forest Nature Reserves Network for Biodiversity Conservation in Tanzania UNDP Tanzania
5143 South Eastern Mediterranean EE/ESCO Markets Platform EBRD Regional
5147 Enhancing Resilience of Agricultural Sector in Georgia  IFAD Georgia
5204 Building Resilience to Climate Change in the Water and Sanitation Sector AfDB Uganda
5220 Sustainable Land Management Project 2 WB Ethiopia
5271 Global Sustainable Supply Chains for Marine Commodities UNDP Costa Rica, Ecuador, Indonesia, the Philippines
5272 Scaling up Sustainable Land Management and Biodiversity Conservation to Reduce Environmental Degradation in Small Scale Agriculture in Western Kenya UNEP Kenya
5297 Promoting Access to Clean Energy Services in St. Vincent and the Grenadines UNDP St. Vincent and the Grenadines
5310 Enabling Transboundary Cooperation and Integrated Water Resources Management in Chu and Talas River Basins  UNDP Regional
5318 Strengthening Climate Information and Early Warning Systems in Cambodia to Support Climate Resilient Development and Adaptation to Climate Change UNDP Cambodia
5362 Obsolete Pesticides Management Project WB Côte d’Ivoire
5376 Enhancing the Resilience of the Agricultural Ecosystems IFAD Chad
5393 Sustainable Management of Highly Migratory Fish Stocks in the West Pacific and East Asian Seas UNDP Regional
5395 R2R: Pacific Islands Ridge-to-Reef National Priorities – Integrated Water, Land, Forest and Coastal Management to Preserve Biodiversity, Ecosystem Services, Store Carbon, Improve Climate Resilience and Sustain Livelihoods UNDP, FAO, UNEP Regional
5398 Implementing a “Ridge to Reef” Approach to Preserve Ecosystem Services, Sequester Carbon, Improve Climate Resilience and Sustain Livelihoods in Fiji (Fiji R2R) WB Fiji
5404 R2R: Testing the Integration of Water, Land, Forest & Coastal Management to Preserve Ecosystem Services, Store Carbon, Improve Climate Resilience and Sustain Livelihoods in Pacific Island Countries WB Regional
5407 Disposal of Obsolete Pesticides including Persistent Organic Pollutants, Promotion of Alternatives and Strengthening Pesticides Management in the Caribbean FAO Regional
5508 Transforming the Global Maritime Transport Industry Towards a Low Carbon Future Through Improved Energy Efficiency UNDP Global
5556 West Balkans Drina River Basin Management WB Regional
5558 Development and Implementation of a Sustainable Management Mechanism for Persistent Organic Pollutants in the Caribbean UNIDO Regional
5560 Forest Conservation and Sustainability in the Heart of the Colombian Amazon WB Colombia
5667 Climate Change Adaptation in the Eastern Caribbean Fisheries Sector FAO Regional
5668 Innovative Use of a Voluntary Payment for Environmental Services Scheme to Avoid and Reduce GHG Emissions and Enhance Carbon Stocks in the Highly Threatened Dry Chaco Forest Complex in Western Paraguay CI Paraguay
5671 Building Shoreline Resilience of Timor-Leste to Protect Local Communities and Their Livelihoods  UNDP Timor-Leste
5677 Rehabilitation of Degraded Agricultural Lands in Kandy, Badulla and Nuwara Eliya Districts in the Central Highlands FAO Sri Lanka
5701 Reducing Environmental and Health Risks to Vulnerable Communities from Lead Contamination from Lead Paint and Recycling of Used Lead Acid Batteries  UNDP Regional
5723 West Balkans Drina River Basin Management Project WB Regional
5765 Integrated Transboundary Ridges-to-Reef Management of the Mesoamerican Reef  WWF-US Regional
5767 Implementation of SLM Practices to Address Land Degradation and Mitigate Effects of Drought UNDP Philippines
5789 Using SLM to Improve the Integrity of the Makgadikgadi Ecosystem and to Secure the Livelihoods of Rangeland Dependent Communities  UNDP Botswana
6943 Conservation and Sustainable Use of Globally Important Agro-biodiversity UNDP Azerbaijan
6945 Strengthening Capacities of Rural Aqueduct Associations to Address Climate Change Risks in Water Stressed Communities of Northern Costa Rica UNDP Costa Rica
6960 Supporting Climate Resilient Livelihoods in Agricultural Communities in Drought-prone Areas  UNDP Turkmenistan
6962 Advancing IWRM Across the Kura River Basin through Implementation of the Transboundary Agreed Actions and National Plans UNDP Regional
6991 Senegal National Adaptation Plan UNDP Senegal
8001 Community-based Climate Risks Management in Chad UNDP Chad
9047 Green Logistics Program EBRD Regional
9050 Building Resilience for Food Security and Nutrition in Chad’s Rural Communities AfDB Chad
9071 Global Partnership on Wildlife Conservation and Crime Prevention for Sustainable Development WB, ADB, WWF-US, IUCN, UNEP, UNDP Global
9132 Food-IAP: Reversing Land Degradation Trends and Increasing Food Security in Degraded Ecosystems of Semi-arid Areas of Central Tanzania IFAD Tanzania
9134 Food-IAP: Agricultural Value Chains Resilience Support Project  IFAD, UNIDO Senegal
9135 Food-IAP: Integrated Landscape Management to Enhance Food Security and Ecosystem Resilience UNDP Ethiopia
9136 Niger: Food-IAP: Family Farming Development Programme IFAD Niger
9139 Food-IAP: Establishment of the Upper Tana Nairobi Water Fund IFAD Kenya
9140 Food-IAP: Cross Cutting Capacity Building, Knowledge Services and Coordination Project for the Food Security Integrated Approach Pilot Program IFAD Regional
9141 GEF-IAP: Participatory Natural Resource Management and Rural Development Project in the North, Centre-North and East Regions IFAD Burkina Faso
9143 Food-IAP: Integrated Landscape Management to Enhance Food Security and Ecosystem Resilience in Nigeria UNDP Nigeria
9147 Sustainable Cities Development in Malaysia UNIDO Malaysia
9153 Climate-smart Livestock Production and Land Restoration in the Uruguayan Rangelands  FAO Uruguay
9154 Managing the Human-Wildlife Interface to Sustain the Flow of Agro‑Ecosystem Services and Prevent Illegal Wildlife Trafficking in the Kgalagadi and Ghanzi Drylands  UNDP Botswana
9163 Enabling the use of Global Data Sources to assess and Monitor Land Degradation at Multiple Scales CI Global
9178 Food-IAP: Support for Sustainable Food Production and Enhancement of Food Security and Climate Resilience in Burundi’s Highlands FAO Burundi
9180 Reducing Deforestation from Commodity Production UNDP Global
9182 Commodities-IAP: Generating Responsible Demand for Reduced-Deforestation Commodities WWF-US, UNDP Global
9194 Strengthening Adaptative Capacities to Climate Change through Capacity Building for Small Scale Enterprises and Communities Dependent on Coastal Fisheries in The Gambia UNIDO The Gambia
9199 Enhancing Sustainability and Climate Resilience of Forest and Agricultural Landscape and Community Livelihoods UNDP Bhutan
9212 Wildlife and Human-Elephant Conflicts Management WB Regional
9223 GEF China Sustainable Cities Integrated Approach Pilot WB China
9232 Sustainable Management of Peatland Ecosystems in Mekong Countries  IUCN Regional
9272 Amazon Sustainable Landscapes Program WB, UNDP, WWF-US Regional
9340 Food-IAP: Sustainable Land and Water Management Project, Second Additional Financing WB Ghana
9342 Climate Smart Urban Development Challenge UNDP Serbia
9354 Public Lighting Energy Efficiency Program: Public lighting replacement of low-efficiency VSAP bulbs with high-efficiency LEDs in Colombia  IDB Colombia
9367 Bhutan Sustainable Low-emission Urban Transport Systems UNDP Bhutan
9379 Application of Green Chemistry in Vietnam to Support Green Growth and Reduction in the Use and Release of Persistent Organic Pollutants/Harmful Chemicals UNDP Viet Nam
9416 Conserving Biodiversity through Sustainable Management in Production Landscapes in Costa Rica  UNDP Costa Rica
9417 Restoring Ecological Corridors in the Mayo-Kebbi Quest, Chad, to Support Multiple Land and Forests Benefits (RECONNECT) IUCN Chad
9431 A Ridge-to-Reef Approach for the Integrated Management of Marine, Coastal and Terrestrial Ecosystems in the Seychelles  UNDP Seychelles
9437 Integrated Landscape Management to Secure Nepal’s Protected Areas and Critical Corridors WWF-US Nepal
9445 Conservation and Sustainable Use of Biological Diversity in Priority Landscapes of Oaxaca and Chiapas CI Mexico
9451 Caribbean Regional Oceanscape Project  WB Regional
9525 Strengthening Institutions, Information Management, and Monitoring to Reduce the Rate of Illegal Wildlife Trade in South Africa UNEP South Africa
9529 Strengthening Partnerships to Protect Endangered Wildlife in Viet Nam WB Viet Nam
9555 Sustainable Productive Landscapes WB Mexico
9567 Renewable Energy for the City of Marrackech’s Bus Rapid Transit System UNDP Morocco
9593 Management of Competing Water Uses and Associated Ecosystems in Pungwe, Busi and Save Basins IUCN Regional
9602 Global Opportunities for Long-term Development of ASGM Sector - GEF GOLD UNEP, UNDP, UNIDO, CI Global
9617 Taking Deforestation Out of the Soy Supply Chain UNDP Brazil
9707 Integrated Sound Management of Mercury in Indonesia’s Artisanal and Small-scale Gold Mining UNDP Indonesia
9719 Piloting Innovative Investments for Sustainable Landscapes UNEP Global
9741 Developing a Comprehensive Framework for Practical Implementation of the Nagoya Protocol UNDP Cambodia
9814 Strengthening the Capacity of Institutions in Uganda to Comply with the Transparency Requirements of the Paris Agreement CI Uganda
9889 Mainstreaming Biodiversity Conservation through Low-Impact Ecotourism in SINAP II IDB Panama
10054 Promoting Climate-smart Livestock Management in the Dominican Republic FAO Dominican Republic
10141 Circular Economy Approaches for the Electronics Sector in Nigeria UNEP Nigeria
10182 Integrated Transboundary River Basin Management for the Sustainable Development of the Limpopo River Basin UNDP Regional
10185 Implementing Sustainable Low and Non-Chemical Development in SIDS (ISLANDS)  UNEP Global
10201 Food, Land Use, and Restoration Impact Program WB, FAO, UNEP, UNIDO, WWF-US, IFAD, UNDP Global
10230 Strengthening Land Degradation Neutrality data and decision-making through free and open access platforms CI Global
10243 Preventing forest loss, promoting restoration and integrating sustainability into Ethiopia’s coffee supply chains and food systems UNDP Ethiopia
10247 Scaling up Cocoa-based Food Systems, Land Use and Restoration / Transformative Innovations in Côte d’Ivoire (SCOLUR-CI) FAO, UNIDO, UNDP Côte d’Ivoire
10262 Food Systems, Land Use and Restoration in Tanzania’s Forest Landscapes WWF-US Tanzania
10268 Inclusive Sustainable Rice Landscapes in Thailand UNEP Thailand
10282 Tashkent - Accelerating Investments in Low Emission Vehicles UNDP Uzbekistan
10306 FOLUR Global Knowledge to Action Platform to Support Transformational Shifts In Food and Land Use Systems WB Global
10307 Deforestation Free Commodity Supply Chains in the Peruvian Amazon UNDP  Peru
10312 Community-based Climate-responsive Livelihoods and Forestry (CCLF) UNDP Afghanistan
10322 Food Securities Fund: A fund to finance sustainable supply chains at scale in Emerging Markets CI Global
10330 Wildlife Conservation Bond WB South Africa
10336 Agtech for inclusion and sustainability: SP Ventures Regional Fund (Agventures II) IDB Regional
10348 Landscape Restoration and Ecosystem Management for Sustainable Food Systems WB Ghana
10435 Adaptation Accelerator Program: Building Climate Resilience through Enterprise Acceleration CI Regional
10438 UAVs/drones for Equitable Climate Change Adaptation: Participatory Risk Management through Landslide and Debris Flow Monitoring in Mocoa, Colombia CAF Colombia
10461 Global Cleantech Innovation Program to support countries to accelerate the uptake and investment in cleantech innovations UNIDO Global
10551 The deployment of EarthRanger, a data visualization and analysis software to strengthen Protected Area Management Effectiveness in Africa’s National Parks CI Regional
10563 Blueing the Black Sea WB Regional
10569 Global Opportunities for Long-term Development of artisanal and small-scale gold mining (ASGM) Sector Plus - GEF GOLD + CI, UNEP, UNIDO, UNDP Global
10620 Strengthening the stewardship of an economically and biologically significant high seas area – the Sargasso Sea UNDP Global
10700 Implementation of the Strategic Action Programmes and the National Strategic Action Plans for the Integrated Water Resources Management in the Puyango-Tumbes, Catamayo-Chira and Zarumilla Transboundary Aquifers and River Basins UNDP Regional
10755 Establishing the Taskforce on Nature-related Financial Disclosures WWF-US Global
10768 Resilient Urban Sierra Leone Project WB Sierra Leone
10780 Enhancing Biodiversity Considerations and Effective Protected Area Management to Safeguard the Cook Islands Integrated Ecosystems and Species UNDP Cook Islands
10852 Green Finance and Sustainable Agriculture in the Dry Forest Ecoregion of Ecuador and Peru  CAF Regional
10919 Enhancing capacity for the adoption and implementation of EAF in the shrimp and groundfish fisheries of the North Brazil Shelf Large Marine Ecosystem FAO Regional
10936 Accelerate implementation of dental amalgam provisions and strengthen country capacities in the environmental sound management of associated wastes under the Minamata Convention UNEP Senegal, Thailand, Uruguay, Global
11049 Circular and POPs-free Plastics in Africa  UNEP Regional
11130 Enabling Large-Scale Ecosystem Restoration in Haiti through the Piloting and Implementation of Payments for Environmental Services Schemes UNEP Haiti
11133 Northern Mozambique Rural Resilience Project  WB Mozambique
11138 Restoration of the ecological corridors of Mayo-Kebbi, Tandjilé and Fitri in Chad, in support of multiple land and forest benefits  IUCN Chad
11156 From Conflict to Coexistence: Safeguarding Wildlife Corridors in Mexico for Sustainable Development WWF-US Mexico
11197 Circular Solutions to Plastic Pollution: Global Platform UNEP, WWF-US Global
11209 Strengthening Ecological Connectivity in Natural and Productive Landscapes Between the Amistad and Darien Biomes UNDP Panama
11214 Food Systems Integrated Program FAO, IFAD, IUCN, UNDP, WB Global
11302 First and Second Biennial Transparency Report and Fifth Communication National (1BTR + 5NC & 2BTR)  UNDP Paraguay
11323 Indonesia Coral Reef Bond WB Indonesia
11324 Innovative Use of Financial Instruments for Biodiversity Conservation and Restoration in Latin America and the Caribbean IDB Regional
11326 Decarbonization of Textile, Apparel & Footwear Suppliers (D-TAFS) Fund WB Global
11418 Strengthening Adaptation through Institutional Building and Resilient Livelihoods in South Sudanese Agro-pastoral Landscapes (SABRELA) IFAD South Sudan
11467 Greening Transportation Infrastructure Development  WWF-US, UNEP, ADB Global
11514 Rwanda Wildlife Conservation Bond Operation WB Rwanda
11757 SGP Civil Society Organization (CSO) Challenge Program  IUCN Global
11761 GEF-8 Inclusive Conservation Initiative WWF-US Global
11834 Enhancing data and capacity development resources to support UNCCD country Parties in national reporting and targeting of efforts to achieve Land Degradation Neutrality CI Global
11903 Global Microfinance Initiative for Locally Led Action WB Global 

Source: GEF Portal as of June 30, 2025.

Note: ADB = Asian Development Bank; AfDB = African Development Bank; CAF = Development Bank of Latin America and the Caribbean; CI = Conservation International; EBRD = European Bank for Reconstruction and Development; FAO = Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations; IDB = Inter-American Development Bank; IFAD = International Fund for Agricultural Development; IUCN = International Union for Conservation of Nature; UNDP = United Nations Development Programme; UNEP = United Nations Environment Programme; UNIDO = United Nations Industrial Development Organization; WB = World Bank; WWF-US = World Wildlife Fund–US.