Side Event

Resource mobilization for biodiversity projects: Case of GEF Projects in India

Organizer
Global Environment Facility

Date and Time
11 October 2012 13:15 - 14:45

Meeting
Eleventh meeting of the Conference of the Parties to the Convention on Biological Diversity (COP 11)

This side event will be jointly hosted by the GEF operational focal point at the Ministry of Environment and Forests, Government of India and the Global Environment Facility Secretariat. The side event will introduce how incremental financial resources has been mobilized in India for biodiversity conservation, with particular focus on GEF finance. The side event will also highlight some of the key GEF projects in India, including the Eco-development, marine and coastal, and agro-biodiversity projects. The event will also discuss future resource mobilization for biodiversity project financing in India