The work featured here has been funded by the Global Environment Facility (GEF). The GEF includes several multilateral funds working together to address the planet's most pressing environmental challenges and support developing countries to meet international environmental goals. UNDP has partnered with the GEF since 1991, supporting over 160 countries with over US$8 billion in grant funding. In its active portfolio, for every $1 in grants received, an additional $6 in co-financing investments are unlocked.
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From Ecuador to Ghana to Indonesia, preserving forest ecosystems is essential for productive agriculture.
One of Egypt’s most vibrant destinations embraced a holistic green approach to advance sustainable tourism.
Comoros is tackling water scarcity with climate-smart planning, resilient infrastructure and community action to secure safe water for all by 2030.
A sustainable energy future requires a shift from isolated renewable solutions to flexible, integrated systems.
As countries prepare new climate pledges (NDCs 3.0), three core principles are essential to putting the world back on track.
A clear legal framework is being developed in Africa to boost private investment in off-grid renewable energy and expand rural electricity access.
UNDP has teamed up with Lavazza to produce the world’s first certified ‘deforestation-free’ coffee in Ecuador.
A new derisking framework is being piloted in Africa to address the perceived risks of investing in renewable energy for private investors.
Funding from the Least Developed Countries Fund will boost climate resilience and foster inclusive, green economic development in the four countries.
The government of South Sudan has launched a 5-year project to build long-term resilience in vulnerable agro-pastoral communities.
Solar and hydropower minigrids unlock opportunities that once seemed out of reach for the country’s scattered island communities.
In Rwanda, the planting of over one million trees and provision of almost 18,000 eco-friendly stoves is helping communities adapt to climate change.
