Focal Areas
The GEF-5 focal area strategies have been developed in coordination with the Focal Area Teams, The Technical Advisory Groups (TAGs) and the assistance of the STAP. Overall, the GEF-5 focal areas reflect the strategic positioning for GEF-5, and a move towards a transformational scale-up of activities.
An approach to programming is proposed that will provide opportunities for supporting transformational programmes in several countries with the objective of generating significant global impacts, comprised of: (i) support to countries to prepare Voluntary National GEF Business Plans that will serve as a framework for programming GEF resources; and (ii) a Sustainable Forest Management Programme that will combine resources and objectives in more than one GEF-focal area and provide countries with additional resources on top of their respective country allocations.
Focal Areas
The following are GEF-5 Focal Areas
More detail about biodiversity, climate change, land degradation and persistent organic pollutants are given in the independent tabs of this website. Information on the other focal areas is found the GEF website: (http://www.thegef.org/gef/strategies)