Financial Mechanism and Resources

First Meeting of the Team of Experts on GEF-7 Funding Needs

Financial support
Japan Fund for Biodiversity

Date
30-31 October 2015

Venue
The Secretariat of the Multilateral Fund for the Implementation of the Montreal Protocol, Montreal, Canada

Pre-sessional documents
Provisional agenda
Annotations to the provisional agenda
Guidance to the Financial Mechanism: Four-year framework of programme priorities; review of the effectiveness of the financial mechanism and needs assessment for the sixth GEF replenishment cycle
Full assessment of the amount of funds needed for the implementation of the convention for the sixth replenishment period of the trust fund of the Global Environment Facility
GEF-6 indicative star allocations
System for a transparent allocation of resources (STAR): options and scenarios, see annexes for performance index and benefits index
Indicators for the Strategic Plan for Biodiversity 2011-2020
Report of the Ad Hoc Technical Expert Group on Indicators for the Strategic Plan for Biodiversity 2011-2020
High Level Panel on Global Assessment of Resources for Implementing the Strategic Plan for Biodiversity 2011-2020
Global Monitoring Report 2010: Innovative Financing for Biodiversity, including regional information
Terms of reference for a Full Assessment of the Amount of Funds Needed for the Implementation of the Convention and its Protocols for the Seventh Replenishment Period of the Trust Fund of the Global Environment Facility
Extractions of funding paragraphs of national reports: Africa
Extractions of funding paragraphs of national reports: Asia and the Pacific
Extractions of funding paragraphs of national reports: Latin America and the Caribbean
Extractions of funding paragraphs of national reports: Eastern Europe
Extractions of funding paragraphs of national biodiversity strategies and action plans: Africa
Extractions of funding paragraphs of national biodiversity strategies and action plans: Asia and the Pacific
Extractions of funding paragraphs of national biodiversity strategies and action plans: Latin America and the Caribbean
Extractions of funding paragraphs of national biodiversity strategies and action plans: Eastern Europe

Proceedings
Interactions with Mr. Eduardo Ganem, Chief Officer, the Multilateral Fund
Presentation on the GEF-6 needs assessment and main determinant variables: Mr. Ravi Sharma
Presentation on the GEF STAR and main determinant variables: Mr. Mark Zimsky
Presentation on the Indicators for the Strategic Plan for Biodiversity 2011-2020 and the Global Biodiversity Outlook: Mr. Kieran Noonan Mooney
Presentation on the High Level Panel on Global Assessment of Resources for Implementing the Strategic Plan for Biodiversity: Mr. Carlos Manuel Rodriguez
Presentation on the proposed structure for the report(s) of the Expert Team: Mr. Günter Mitlacher
Remarks by Mr. Braulio Dias
Presentation on the global monitoring report and the extractions of funding paragraphs of national reports and national biodiversity strategies: Mr. Yibin Xiang
Work method or rules of procedures for the Expert Team: Mr. Appukuttan Nair Damodaran
Terms of reference and way forward or work plan: Ms. Maria Schultz and Mr. Yasushi Hibi


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