GEF-9 funding needs assessment
COP guidance regarding regarding GEF-9 funding needs assessment
In decision 15/15, paragraph 15 of 19 December 2022, the Conference of the Parties to the Convention on Biological Diversity invited developing country Parties and Parties with economies in transition to identify related national funding priorities, including nationally prioritized funding needs that could be considered eligible for funding under the financial mechanism, specifically for the period from July 2026 to June 2030, and submit the results to the Executive Secretary for inclusion in the funding needs assessment.COP
In decision 16/33, paragraph 24 of 27 February 2025, the Conference of the Parties requested the Executive Secretary to compile and transmit, as soon as practical, the information on funding needs received from all eligible developing country Parties, in particular the least developed countries and small island developing States, and Parties with economies in transition to the Secretariat of the Global Environment Facility and the participants in the negotiations of the ninth replenishment of the Global Environment Facility Trust Fund.
Questionnaire survey
Excel spreadsheet list of GEF-8 planned project proposals and GEF-9 intended project concepts
Offline version of GEF9 (2026-2030) Funding Needs Survey
Africa
GEF constituency
Algeria: Algeria 2025 and Survey; Algeria 2020 needs; BioFIN-GEF
Egypt: Egypt 2016 needs; BioFIN1
Morocco: Morocco 2020 needs; Morocco 2016 needs; BioFIN-GEF
Tunisia: Tunisia 2020 needs; BioFIN-GEF
Libya: BioFIN-GEF
GEF constituency
Namibia: Namibia 2025; BioFIN-GEF
South Africa: South Africa 2025 and BioFIN Biodiversity Funding Needs Assessment 2016; South Africa 2020 needs; South Africa 2016 needs; BioFIN1
Zimbabwe: Zimbabwe 2025 incomplete; Zimbabwe 2016 needs; BioFIN-GEF
Zambia: Zambia 2020 needs; BioFIN1
Botswana: Botswana 2016 needs; BioFIN1
Malawi: Malawi 2016 needs; BioFIN1
Mozambique: Mozambique 2016 needs; BioFIN1
Angola: BioFIN-GEF
Eswatini: BioFIN-GEF
Lesotho: BioFIN-GEF
GEF constituency
Nigeria: Nigeria 2025 (Biosafety); Nigeria 2020 needs; BioFIN-GEF
Benin: Benin 2020 needs; Benin 2016 needs; BioFIN-GEF
Ghana: Ghana 2016 needs; BioFIN-GEF
Guinea: Guinea 2016 needs; BioFIN-GEF
Liberia: Liberia 2020 needs; BioFIN-GEF
Togo: Togo 2020 needs; Togo 2016 needs; BioFIN-GEF
Côte d'Ivoire; BioFIN-GEF
Sierra Leone: BioFIN-GEF
GEF constituency
Niger: Niger 2025: Draft document; Niger 2016 needs; BioFIN1
Mauritania: Mauritania 2025 biosafety incomplete; Mauritania 2016 needs; BioFIN-GEF
Burkina Faso: Burkina Faso 2025 biosafety and Survey; BioFIN-GEF
Senegal: Senegal 2025 biosafety incomplete; Senegal 2020 needs; Senegal 2016 needs; BioFIN-GEF
Mali: Mali 2020 needs; BioFIN-GEF
Chad: Chad 2020 needs; BioFIN-GEF
Guinea-Bissau: Guinea-Bissau 2016 needs; BioFIN-GEF
Cabo Verde: BioFIN-GEF
Gambia: BioFIN-GEF
GEF constituency
Burundi: Burundi 2025 (Biosafety); Burundi 2020 needs; BioFIN-GEF
Cameroon: Cameroon 2025; Cameroon 2016 needs; BioFIN-GEF
Gabon: Gabon 2025 (Biosafety); BioFIN1
Central African Republic: Central African Republic 2020 needs; BioFIN-GEF
Republic of the Congo: Congo 2020 needs; BioFIN-GEF
Democratic Republic of the Congo: D.R.Congo 2016 needs; BioFIN-GEF
Equatorial Guinea: BioFIN-GEF
São Tomé and Príncipe: São Tomé and Príncipe 2016 needs; BioFIN-GEF
GEF constituency
Ethiopia: Ethiopia 2025 (ABS); Ethiopia 2016 needs; BioFIN-GEF
United Republic of Tanzania: Tanzania 2025; BioFIN1
Madagascar: Madagascar 2025; Madagascar 2020 needs; Madagascar 2016 needs; BioFIN1
Rwanda: Rwanda 2025; Biodiversity Finance Plan 2019; Rwanda 2016 needs; BioFIN1
Mauritius: Mauritius 2025; BioFIN-GEF
Seychelles: Seychelles 2025, Survey, BioFIN 2017; Seychelles 2020 needs; Seychelles 2016 needs; BioFIN1
Comoros: Comoros 2020 needs; BioFIN-GEF
Kenya: Kenya 2020 needs; BioFIN-GEF
Sudan: Sudan 2020 needs; Sudan 2016 needs; BioFIN-GEF
Eritrea: Eritrea 2016 needs; BioFIN-GEF
South Sudan: South Sudan 2016 needs; BioFIN-GEF
Uganda: Uganda 2016 needs; BioFIN1
Djibouti; BioFIN-GEF
Somalia: BioFIN-GEF
Asia and the Pacific
GEF constituency
Afghanistan: Afghanistan 2025 incomplete
Jordan: Jordan 2025 incomplete; Jordan 2020 needs; BioFIN-GEF
Iraq: Iraq 2020 needs; Iraq 2016 needs; BioFIN-GEF
Lebanon: Lebanon 2016 needs
Pakistan: Pakistan 2020 needs; BioFIN-GEF
Syrian Arab Republic: Syrian Arab Republic 2025 and Survey response; Syrian Arab Republic 2016 needs
Yemen: Yemen 2025 plus NBSAP costing; Yemen 2025 (Biosafety); BioFIN-GEF
Bahrain: BioFIN-GEF
State of Palestine: State of Palestine 2016 needs
GEF constituency
Iran (Islamic Republic of): Iran 2016 needs
GEF constituency
Türkiye: Turkey 2016 needs; BioFIN-GEF
GEF constituency
Turkmenistan: Turkmenistan 2025 (Biosafety); BioFIN-GEF
Kyrgyzstan: Kyrgyzstan 2016 needs; BioFin1
Kazakhstan: BioFin1
Tajikistan: BioFIN-GEF
Uzbekistan: BioFin1
GEF constituency
Bangladesh: Bangladesh 2020 needs; Bangladesh 2016 needs; BioFIN-GEF
Bhutan: Bhutan 2020 needs; BioFin1
India: planned for 15 August 2025; India 2016 needs; BioFin1
Maldives: Maldives 2016 needs; BioFIN-GEF
Nepal: Nepal 2020 needs; Nepal 2016 needs; BioFin1
Sri Lanka: BioFin1
GEF constituency
Thailand: Thailand 2025 and Survey response; BioFin1
Mongolia: Mongolia 2025 and Survey response from Mongolia; Mongolia 2020 needs; BioFin1
Democratic People's Republic of Korea (North Korea): DPR Korea 2020 needs
Myanmar: Myanmar 2020 needs; Myanmar 2016 needs
Philippines: Philippines 2020 needs; Philippines 2016 needs; BioFin1
Viet Nam: Vietnam 2020 needs; Vietnam 2016 needs; BioFin1
Indonesia: Indonesia 2016 needs; BioFin1
Cambodia: BioFin1
Lao People's Democratic Republic: BioFIN-GEF
Malaysia: BioFin1
GEF constituency
China: China 2025 needs and Survey response; China 2016 needs; BioFin1
GEF constituency
Timor-Leste: Timor-Leste 2016 needs; BioFIN-GEF
Cook Islands: BioFIN-GEF
Kiribati: BioFIN-GEF
Marshall Islands: BioFIN-GEF
Micronesia (Federated States of): BioFIN-GEF
Nauru: BioFIN-GEF
Niue: BioFIN-GEF
Palau: BioFIN-GEF
Papua New Guinea: BioFIN-GEF
Samoa: BioFIN-GEF
Solomon Islands: BioFIN-GEF
Tonga: BioFIN-GEF
Tuvalu: BioFIN-GEF
Vanuatu: BioFIN-GEF
Fiji
Latin America and the Caribbean
GEF constituency
Brazil: Brazil 2020 needs; Brazil 2016 needs; BioFin1
Colombia: Colombia 2020 needs; Colombia 2016 needs; BioFin1
Ecuador: Ecuador 2020 needs; Ecuador 2016 needs; BioFin1
GEF constituency
Peru: Peru 2025 and Survey response from Peru; Peru 2016 needs; BioFin1
Argentina: Argentina 2025; BioFin1
Bolivia (Plurinational State of): Bolivia 2025 and Survey response; BioFIN-GEF
Chile: BioFIN (GEF?)
Paraguay: BioFIN-GEF
Uruguay: BioFIN-GEF
GEF constituency
Mexico: Mexico 2025; Biosafety 2025 and Survey response from Mexico (biosafety) 2025) with project details; Mexico 2020 needs; Mexico 2016 needs; BioFin1
Costa Rica: Costa Rica 2020 needs; Costa Rica 2016 needs; BioFin1
Guatemala: Guatemala 2016 needs; BioFin1
Honduras: Honduras 2016 needs; BioFIN-GEF
Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of): Venezuela 2016 needs; BioFIN-GEF
El Salvador: BioFIN-GEF
Panama: BioFIN-GEF
Nicaragua
GEF constituency
Cuba: Cuba 2025 (Biosafety) + BioFIN; Cuba 2016 needs; BioFin1
Barbados: Barbados 2025 and Survey response from Barbados; Barbados 2016 needs; BioFIN-GEF
Trinidad and Tobago: Trinidad and Tobago biosafety 2025 and Regional biosafety project; Trinidad and Tobago 2020 needs; BioFIN-GEF
Bahamas: Bahamas 2020 needs
Dominican Republic: Dominican Republic 2020 needs; BioFIN-GEF
Suriname: Suriname 2020 needs; Suriname 2016 needs; BioFIN-GEF
Haiti: Haiti 2016 needs; BioFIN-GEF
Antigua and Barbuda: BioFIN-GEF
Belize: BioFin1
Dominica: BioFIN-GEF
Grenada: BioFIN-GEF
Guyana
Jamaica: BioFIN-GEF
Saint Kitts and Nevis: BioFIN-GEF
Saint Lucia: BioFIN-GEF
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
Eastern Europe
GEF constituency
Armenia: Armenia 2025; Armenia 2020 needs; Armenia 2016 needs; BioFIN-GEF
Belarus: Belarus 2020 needs; Belarus 2016 needs; BioFIN (GEF?)
Russian Federation
GEF constituency
Bosnia and Herzegovina: Bosnia and Herzegovina 2020 needs; Bosnia and Herzegovina 2016 needs; BioFIN-GEF
Georgia: Georgia 2020 needs; Georgia 2016 needs; BioFin1
Albania: Albania 2016 needs; BioFIN-GEF
North Macedonia: BioFIN-GEF
Republic of Moldova: Republic of Moldova 2016 needs; BioFIN-GEF
Serbia: Serbia 2016 needs; BioFIN-GEF
Montenegro: BioFIN-GEF
Ukraine: BioFIN (GEF?)
GEF constituency
Azerbaijan: BioFIN-GEF
Other submissions
Latin American Indigenous Peoples and Local Communities 2016 needs