The Global Environment Facility (GEF)
About GEF
The Global Environment Facility (GEF) is an independent financial organization that helps developing countries fund programmes and projects to protect the global environment. GEF provides grants for projects related to biodiversity, climate change, international waters, land degradation, the ozone layer and persistent organic pollutants. GEF grants also help developing countries promote sustainable livelihoods in local communities. Since it was established in 1991, GEF has provided US$6.2 billion in grants and has generated more than US$20 billion in cofinancing from other sources to support over 1,800 projects that produce global environmental benefits in 140 developing countries and countries with economies in transition.
April 3, 2010
(GEF) Global Environment Facility
Dabbagh, explaining the reasons for approval to proceed to ratification of the Law of the Arab Environmental
In order to activate partnerships and the prevention of potential risks
بغداد -الصباح BAGHDAD - morning
Said government spokesman Ali al-Dabbagh said the Cabinet decided to approve the draft law on ratification of the Statute of the GEF Arab and signed by the representative of the Republic of Iraq in the League of Arab States and transmit it to the House of Representatives on the basis of the provisions of Articles (61 / item first, and 80 / item II) of the Constitution.
The al-Dabbagh said in a statement posted on the government spokesman, noted that approval of the draft law of ratification of the Statute of the GEF Arab comes the desire within the Government of Iraq in making partnerships in the field of environmental protection and the prevention of risks of various environmental and development of knowledge in this field through communication with other countries they joined the projects and plans of the system and ratified by the Syrian Arab Republic and the Lebanese Republic and the Kingdom of Morocco where the system aims to establish a government facility working in the framework of the League of Arab States has a moral character for the purpose of facing the problems of environmental Privacy Arab regional and sub-regional environmental problems of national, which extends its effects to neighboring countries such as marine pollution from land-based sources such as discharge of industrial health and sanitation, water scarcity and harsh climatic changes and desertification.
Dabbagh said that the Secretariat of the Council of Ministers has asked the Ministry of Environment introduced the draft statute of the GEF Arab Foreign Ministry and the State Council for examination and a statement of opinion and legal advice has indicated the State Department has no objection to join, as well as the Ministry of Finance as the GEF Arab importance in providing support for projects preserving the environment and increases the chances of funding does not constitute an association has no financial commitment to Iraq and found that his regime is not incompatible with the provisions of the Constitution and relevant legislation, the system to study the projects submitted and to identify support depending on the nature of the project and prepare a feasibility study and assist in the promotion to attract the necessary funding and institutional support and cover the cost of the project by the GEF in the absence of funding in addition to the establishment of communication networks and exchange information and experience between all relevant parties of the Arab governments and the private sector and other sectors with the establishment of a regional information and knowledge.
And Skinner that the GEF Arab composed of the Board of Trustees and the Executive Council and Director General of the Technical Secretariat and the Board of Trustees, the Council of Arab Ministers Responsible for the Environment and is developing a policy of the facility and identify priority topics and the adoption of principles, standards and regulations and regulations on the work of the annex with the adoption of an operational budget to either The Executive Board is the Council, which is appointed by the Board of Trustees and a mandate of three years and consists of the President Council of Arab Ministers Responsible for the Environment and the Chief Executive Officer and three ministers responsible for environmental affairs, five heads of funds and financial institutions, Arab, with the presence of three public figures Arab experienced and two representatives of the private sector and the Council shall approve projects and a list of experts and approving the budget and monitor the compliance of the Technical Secretariat of the facility with the preparation of internal regulations of the facility and submit an annual report on its activities to the Board of Trustees and the Director General who is appointed by the Board of Trustees based on a proposal from the Executive Board for a period of (3) years, renewable once, are functions is to propose principles and standards and a list of technical experts and oversee the implementation of projects and represent the facility in the affairs of his day and before the courts is also recruiting the staff of the facility and terminate in accordance with internal regulations, regulations, and the presentation of the staff and its executive regulations and rules of procedure and amendments to the Executive Board.
The Technical Secretariat consists, according to Skinner, the team limited specialists range in the first stage between (5-7) who have the expertise and high appointed by the Director in accordance with internal regulations and the resources of the facility capital of the constituent of (30) million the first three years and contribute to the capital optional and open to the Arab States and Arab financial institutions, regional and private sector.
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About GEF
The Global Environment Facility (GEF) is an independent financial organization that helps developing countries fund programmes and projects to protect the global environment. GEF provides grants for projects related to biodiversity, climate change, international waters, land degradation, the ozone layer and persistent organic pollutants. GEF grants also help developing countries promote sustainable livelihoods in local communities. Since it was established in 1991, GEF has provided US$6.2 billion in grants and has generated more than US$20 billion in cofinancing from other sources to support over 1,800 projects that produce global environmental benefits in 140 developing countries and countries with economies in transition.
April 3, 2010
(GEF) Global Environment Facility
Dabbagh, explaining the reasons for approval to proceed to ratification of the Law of the Arab Environmental
In order to activate partnerships and the prevention of potential risks
بغداد -الصباح BAGHDAD - morning
Said government spokesman Ali al-Dabbagh said the Cabinet decided to approve the draft law on ratification of the Statute of the GEF Arab and signed by the representative of the Republic of Iraq in the League of Arab States and transmit it to the House of Representatives on the basis of the provisions of Articles (61 / item first, and 80 / item II) of the Constitution.
The al-Dabbagh said in a statement posted on the government spokesman, noted that approval of the draft law of ratification of the Statute of the GEF Arab comes the desire within the Government of Iraq in making partnerships in the field of environmental protection and the prevention of risks of various environmental and development of knowledge in this field through communication with other countries they joined the projects and plans of the system and ratified by the Syrian Arab Republic and the Lebanese Republic and the Kingdom of Morocco where the system aims to establish a government facility working in the framework of the League of Arab States has a moral character for the purpose of facing the problems of environmental Privacy Arab regional and sub-regional environmental problems of national, which extends its effects to neighboring countries such as marine pollution from land-based sources such as discharge of industrial health and sanitation, water scarcity and harsh climatic changes and desertification.
Dabbagh said that the Secretariat of the Council of Ministers has asked the Ministry of Environment introduced the draft statute of the GEF Arab Foreign Ministry and the State Council for examination and a statement of opinion and legal advice has indicated the State Department has no objection to join, as well as the Ministry of Finance as the GEF Arab importance in providing support for projects preserving the environment and increases the chances of funding does not constitute an association has no financial commitment to Iraq and found that his regime is not incompatible with the provisions of the Constitution and relevant legislation, the system to study the projects submitted and to identify support depending on the nature of the project and prepare a feasibility study and assist in the promotion to attract the necessary funding and institutional support and cover the cost of the project by the GEF in the absence of funding in addition to the establishment of communication networks and exchange information and experience between all relevant parties of the Arab governments and the private sector and other sectors with the establishment of a regional information and knowledge.
And Skinner that the GEF Arab composed of the Board of Trustees and the Executive Council and Director General of the Technical Secretariat and the Board of Trustees, the Council of Arab Ministers Responsible for the Environment and is developing a policy of the facility and identify priority topics and the adoption of principles, standards and regulations and regulations on the work of the annex with the adoption of an operational budget to either The Executive Board is the Council, which is appointed by the Board of Trustees and a mandate of three years and consists of the President Council of Arab Ministers Responsible for the Environment and the Chief Executive Officer and three ministers responsible for environmental affairs, five heads of funds and financial institutions, Arab, with the presence of three public figures Arab experienced and two representatives of the private sector and the Council shall approve projects and a list of experts and approving the budget and monitor the compliance of the Technical Secretariat of the facility with the preparation of internal regulations of the facility and submit an annual report on its activities to the Board of Trustees and the Director General who is appointed by the Board of Trustees based on a proposal from the Executive Board for a period of (3) years, renewable once, are functions is to propose principles and standards and a list of technical experts and oversee the implementation of projects and represent the facility in the affairs of his day and before the courts is also recruiting the staff of the facility and terminate in accordance with internal regulations, regulations, and the presentation of the staff and its executive regulations and rules of procedure and amendments to the Executive Board.
The Technical Secretariat consists, according to Skinner, the team limited specialists range in the first stage between (5-7) who have the expertise and high appointed by the Director in accordance with internal regulations and the resources of the facility capital of the constituent of (30) million the first three years and contribute to the capital optional and open to the Arab States and Arab financial institutions, regional and private sector.
alsabah
