Financial Mechanism and Resources

GEF-financed projects related to cities

  • 2003 Support for World Parks Congress, September 8-17, 2003, Durban, South Africa Global United Nations Environment Programme $1,000,000
  • 2004 Guangdong - Pearl River Delta Urban Environment China The World Bank $10,000,000
  • 2014 Enhancing the Resilience of Poor Communities to Urban Flooding in Yaounde Cameroon African Development Bank $4,032,000
  • 2015 Belarus Green Cities: Supporting Green Urban Development in Small and Medium Sized Cities in Belarus Belarus United Nations Development Programme $3,091,000
  • 2016 Building Climate Resilience of Urban Systems through Ecosystem-based Adaptation (EbA) in Latin America and the Caribbean. El Salvador, Jamaica, Mexico, Regional United Nations Environment Programme $6,000,000
  • 2016 Sustainable-City Development in Malaysia Malaysia United Nations Industrial Development Organization $2,752,293
  • 2016 Integrated Approaches for Sustainable Cities in Vietnam Viet Nam Asian Development Bank $8,256,881
  • 2016 Cities-IAP: Asuncion Green City of the Americas' Pathways to Sustainability Paraguay United Nations Development Programme $7,493,120
  • 2016 Sustainable Cities IAP - Global Platform for Sustainable Cities Global The World Bank $9,024,312
  • 2017 Implementation of Projects Prioritized by the Sustainable and Emerging Cities Program in Three Mexican Cities Mexico Inter-American Development Bank $13,761,468
  • 2017 Cities-IAP: Sustainable Cities, Integrated Approach Pilot in India India United Nations Industrial Development Organization $12,110,092
  • 2017 GEF China Sustainable Cities Integrated Approach Pilot China The World Bank $32,727,523
  • 2017 Cities-IAP: Sustainable Cities Initiative Senegal The World Bank, United Nations Industrial Development Organization $8,715,597
  • GEF - 6 Cities-IAP: Sustainable Cities Integrated Approach Pilot (IAP-PROGRAM) Brazil, China, Cote d'Ivoire, India, Malaysia, Mexico, Paraguay, Peru, Senegal, South Africa, Viet Nam, Global The World Bank, Asian Development Bank, African Development Bank, Development Bank of Southern Africa, Inter-American Development Bank, United Nations Development Programme, United Nations Environment Programme, United Nations Industrial Development Organization $275,229
  • 2017 Building Climate Resilience of Urban Systems through Ecosystem-based Adaptation (EbA) in the Asia-Pacific Region Bhutan, Cambodia, Lao PDR, Myanmar, Regional United Nations Environment Programme $6,000,000
  • 2017 Cities-IAP: Promoting Sustainable Cities in Brazil through Integrated Urban Planning and Innovative Technologies Investment Brazil United Nations Environment Programme $22,635,780
  • 2017 Sustainable Cities: Integrated Green Urban Development in Ashgabat and Awaza Turkmenistan United Nations Development Programme $6,060,046
  • 2017 Sustainable Green Cities - Catalyzing Investment in Sustainable Green Cities in the Republic of Moldova Using a Holistic Integrated Urban Planning Approach Moldova United Nations Development Programme $2,639,726
  • 2018 Integrated Sustainable Urban Development (SUDP) and Environmentally Sound Management of Municipal Solid Waste Project in Cameroon Cameroon African Development Bank $7,956,880
  • 2018 A Systemic Approach to Sustainable Urbanization and Resource Efficiency in Greater Amman Municipality (GAM) Jordan United Nations Development Programme $2,640,000
  • 2021 Livable Cities in India: Demonstrating Sustainable Urban Planning and Development through Integrated Approaches India United Nations Environment Programme, Asian Development Bank $17,215,652
  • 2021 Promoting integrated metropolitan planning and innovative urban technology investments in Brazil Brazil United Nations Environment Programme $12,552,440
  • 2021 Improving Water Availability in The Gambia's Rural and Peri-Urban Communities for Domestic and Agricultural Use Gambia African Development Bank $8,949,766
  • 2020 Sustainable Cities Impact Program Global Platform (SCIP-GP) Global United Nations Environment Programme $16,213,761
  • 2021 GEF-7: Green and Carbon Neutral Cities China The World Bank $26,909,050
  • 2021 Indonesia Sustainable Cities Impact Program Indonesia The World Bank $15,870,200
  • 2022 Transitioning to an urban green economy and delivering global environmental benefits Costa Rica United Nations Development Programme $10,317,970
  • 2022 Low Carbon Solutions through Nature Based Urban Development for Kutaisi City Georgia United Nations Environment Programme $1,504,591
  • GEF - 7 Climate Resilient Urban Development in the Pacific Kiribati, Solomon Islands, Tuvalu, Vanuatu, Regional Asian Development Bank $16,055,046
  • GEF - 7 Strengthening institutional capacities for securing biodiversity conservation commitments India United Nations Development Programme $4,880,000
  • GEF - 7 Sustainable Cities Impact Program Argentina, Brazil, China, Costa Rica, India, Indonesia, Morocco, Rwanda, Sierra Leone, Global United Nations Environment Programme, Asian Development Bank, United Nations Development Programme, The World Bank $146,742,453