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10 March 1995

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CONFERENCE OF THE PARTIESFirst session

Berlin, 28 March - 7 April 1995

Item 5 (b) (iii) of the provisional agenda



MATTERS RELATING TO ARRANGEMENTS FOR THE FINANCIAL MECHANISM

GUIDANCE ON PROGRAMME PRIORITIES, ELIGIBILITY CRITERIA

AND POLICIES AND ON THE DETERMINATION OF AGREED

FULL INCREMENTAL COSTS

Report of the Global Environment Facility to the Conference of the Parties

on the development of an operational strategy and on

initial activities in the field of climate change

Note by the interim secretariat

1. At its tenth session, the Intergovernmental Negotiating Committee for a Framework Convention on Climate Change adopted decision 10/3 on temporary arrangements between the Committee and the Global Environment Facility (GEF) (A/AC.237/76, annex I). Paragraph 4 of that decision invites the GEF to provide a report containing information on the development of an operational strategy in the climate change area and on the initial activities in this field, for consideration by the Conference of the Parties at its first session (COP 1).

2. At its meeting held from 22 to 24 February 1995 in Washington, D.C., the GEF Council took note of the attached report (see annex) and approved its submission to COP 1 in response to the request by the Committee.



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