IUCN, Global Policy and Partnership Unit

This user-friendly edition provides key information for the international NGO community on general policy and advocacy issues related to the GEF. Given the complexity of the GEF, the guide gives a simple and concise overview of the GEF, areas for NGO involvement and financial modalities.

This user-friendly guide is an invaluable resource for anyone planning a Global Environment Facility (GEF) project proposal. Providing insights on key strategies to obtain funding from the GEF, advice is given on what works and what does not and whether your project can make it through the various "filtering" criteria. It also includes strategic information about the GEF secretariat, the implementing agencies and the pathways a project proposal follows

These proceedings document the initial results of a joint initiative by IUCN and the World Bank to address, with key stakeholders, one of the most controversial issues in environment and development today. In April 1997, IUCN and the World Bank Group jointly hosted a two-day workshop in Gland, Switzerland to discuss the findings of an internal World Bank review of 50 large dams financed by the Bank.