GEF PROJECTS RELATED TO NATIONAL COMMUNICATIONS

BY NON-ANNEX I PARTIES

Country
Implementing Agency
Project Title
Entry into GEF Work Program
Date of Project Document Signature by Agency
Amount of GEF Allocation(in US$ millions)
Comments

I. Pilot Phase Projects

Algeria, Morocco, Tunisia & Libya

UNDP

Building Capacity in the Maghreb to respond to the challenges and opportunities created by the UNFCCC

5/93

12/7/94

2.50

First Technical Advisory Committee meeting held in mid-May 1996. Regional workshop held on Oct.3-4, 1996. First Tripartite Review held in April 1997.

Bangladesh, China, DPRK, India, Indonesia, Mongolia, Myanmar, Pakistan, Philippines, Thailand & Vietnam

UNDP

Asia Least-cost GHG Abatement Strategy (ALGAS)

12/91

8/18/94

9.50

Project to be completed by Dec,'97 except in Myanmar and DPR Korea.. 3 major regional workshops and national workshops held for individual countries. Mitigation options identification workshop held Feb. 1997.

China, People's Rep.

UNDP

Issues and Options in GHG emissions control

5/91

3/6/92

2.00

Project completed in April 1995

Costa Rica, Gambia, Mexico, Morocco, Poland, Senegal, Tanzania, Uganda, Venezuela

UNEP

Country Case Studies on Sources and Sinks of Greenhouse Gases

11/91

9/28/92

4.50

Project completed in March, 1997

Ghana, Kenya, Mali and Zimbabwe

UNDP

Building capacity in Sub-Saharan Africa to respond to the UNFCCC

12/92

8/16/95

2.00

Project under execution. Second Project Steering Committee meeting held March, 1997. Workplans for remaining activities approved. Project to be completed by Dec, '97.

India

UNDP

Cost-Effective Options for Limiting GHG emissions

5/93

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1.50

Project document to be signed in July, 1997

Country

Implementing Agency

Project Title

Date of Country Endorsement

Date of GEF Council Approval

Date of Project Document Signature

GEF Allocation

(in US$ millions)

Comments

II. Pre-expedited Procedure Projects

Antigua Barbuda, Bahamas, Barbados, Belize, Dominica, Grenada, Jamaica, St. Kitts and Nevis, St. Lucia, Trinidad and Tobago

World Bank

Regional (CARICOM) Planning for Adaptation to Climate Change

N/A Multi-Country Project

2/10/97

03/13/97

6.30

National Coordinators in place. Project staff being recruited.

Antigua andBarbuda, Cameroon, Estonia, Pakistan

UNEP

Country Studies on Climate Change Impacts and Adaptation Assessment

N/AMulti-Country Project

2/96

5/1/96

2.00

Under implemen- tation; national study teams have begun work..

Argentina

UNDP

Country Study on Climate Change

12/7/94

1/17/96

2/16/96

1.00

Inventory completed (land use segment being reviewed):;

V & A assessment underway. National communication under print..

Argentina, Ecuador, Estonia, Hungary, Indonesia, Mauritius, Senegal, Vietnam

UNEP

Economics of GHG Limitation-Methodological Framework for Climate Change Mitigation Assessment

N/A (Multi-Country Project)

1/18/96

3/18/96

3.00

Under implemen-tation. Second draft

guidelines

distributed March, '97. Training workshops held Aug 96,May 97.

Armenia

UNDP

Country Study on Climate Change

3/31/95

12/15/95

5/7/96

0.35

All components under implementation

Benin, Bolivia, Chad, Cook Islands, Cuba, Ecuador, Fiji, Kiribati, Marshall Islands, Nauru, Paraguay, Peru, Senegal, Solomon Islands, Tuvalu, Vanuatu & W. Samoa

UNDP

Climate Change Capacity Building: CC: TRAIN-Phase II

N/A (Multi-country project)

3/26/96

3/27/96

2.70

3 Regional Training Workshops to be held in the second and third quarter of 1997. Operating in parallel with PICAP for Pacific countries. Operating in close collaboration with activities undertaken by UNDP Sub-Saharan Africa capacity building project.

Botswana

UNDP

Enabling Botswana to fulfill its commitments to the UNFCCC

11/18/94

8/14/96

9/5/96

0.35

Project under implementation. Process under way for the pre-paration of national communication.

Brazil

UNDP

Enabling Brazil to fulfill its commitments to the UNFCCC

8/31/95

7/14/96

8/1/96

1.50

All components under implementa-tion.Project to be completed by June, 1998.

Cook Islands, Fiji, Kiribati, Marshall Islands, Fed.States of Micronesia, Nauru, Solomon Islands, Tuvalu, Vanuatu & W. Samoa

UNDP

Pacific Island Climate Change Assistance Project (PICCAP)

N/AMulti-Country Project

3/20/97
4/8/97
2.44

Project under implementa-tion. Country agreements in place.

Costa Rica

UNDP

Building National Technical Capacity to Develop Options for GHG emissions reductions and carbon sinks enhancement

12/8/94

6/7/96

8/7/96

0.47

Meeting held in December 1996-Jan.1997 on: energy, land use, agriculture, waste management and industrial processes. Baseline scenarios being developed.

Egypt

UNDP

Building Capacity for GHG Inventory and Action Plans in Egypt

11/16/94

4/22/96

6/12/96

0.40

Mitigation workshop scheduled for 7/21/97, followed by final inventory assessment on 7/22/97.

Jordan

UNDP

Capacity Building to enable response to the UNFCCC

11/12/94

10/17/96

4/18/96

0.24

First national communication submitted March, '97. Remaining components under completion.

Lao People's Democratic Republic

UNDP

National GHG Inventory Project

7/19/95

7/29/96

10/30/96

0.31

Subcontracts for project activities under preparation.

Lebanon

UNDP

Building capacity for GHG Inventory and Action Plans in response to the UNFCCC

3/11/95

10/2/95

12/11/96

0.29

Project work plan under preparation

Malaysia

UNDP

National GHG Inventory and Response to the UNFCCC

4/1/95

9/13/96

10/30/96

0.47

Project under implementation.

Maldives

UNDP

National GHG Inventory and Adaptation Assessment to climate change

10/29/94

10/4/96

1/16/97
1.00

Project under implementation.

Mexico

UNDP

Development of GHG Emission Coefficients from Live Systems in Central Mexico & development of a related information management system

12/2/94

6/7/96

10/29/96

0.31

First national communication being printed. Other project activities to continue till June, 1998.

Papua New Guinea

UNDP

Enabling Activity

1/17/96

12/30/96

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0.35

Project document signature anticipated June 1997

Sudan

UNDP

Capacity Building to enable the Sudan's response and communication to the UNFCCC.

3/20/95

10/3/96

2/4/97
0.29

Project in early start-up phase.

Tunisia

UNDP

National Strategy and Action Plans for emission reduction and communications under the UNFCCC.

2/3/95

8/14/96

9/6/96

0.57

Inventory work begun.

Work teams established for inventory and adaptation.

Uruguay

UNDP

Institutional strengthening and enabling activities to comply with the UNFCCC.

11/25/94

11/13/95

12/18/96

0.70

Workshop to review final inventory scheduled for 7/97.

Uzbekistan

UNDP

Country Study on Climate Change

8/7/95

1/2/97

4/2/97
0.33

Project under implementation..

Zaire/ DR Congo

UNDP

Enabling Zaire (DR Congo) to fulfil its commitments to the UNFCCC

8/17/95

3/7/97
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0.35

Project document awaiting Government signature

III. Expedited Procedures Projects

Albania

UNDP

Enabling Albania to prepare its first national communication

5/15/96

7/30/96

---

0.28

Draft project document under final review..

Antigua and Barbuda

UNDP

Enabling Antigua and Barbuda to prepare its first national communication in response to UNFCCC commitments

10/4/96

---
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In final review

Azerbaijan

UNDP

Enabling Azerbaijan to prepare its First national Communication to the UNFCCC

12/26/96

---
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---
In final review

Bahamas

UNDP

Enabling Bahamas to prepare its First National Communication to the UNFCCC

10/22/96

---
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In final review

Burkina Faso

UNDP

Enabling Burkina Faso to prepare its First National Communication to the UNFCCC

10/10/96

5/19/97
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0.24
Project document under preparation.

Cambodia

UNDP

Enabling Activity for the preparation of First National Communication

11/12/96

3/24/97
---
0.33
Project document being finalized..

Cameroon

UNEP

Enabling Activity for the preparation of Initial National Communication

12/26/96

---
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In final review

Cape Verde

UNDP

Enabling Activity

5/26/96

3/18/97
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0.32
Project document being finalized

Chile

UNDP

Enabling Chile to fulfil its commitments to the UNFCCC

5/30/96

8/30/96

4/11/97
0.35

Project. Initiation workshop held May97.

Democratic Peoples Republic of Korea

UNDP

Enabling Activity

1/17/94

1/23/97
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0.15
Technical support agency to be identified by Govt.

El Salvador

UNDP

Enabling Activity

12/2/96

3/24/97
---
0.32
Project document to be signed June '97

Eritrea

UNDP

Enabling Eritrea to prepare its first national communications

7/5/96

9/4/96

---
0.30

Draft project document. under final review.

Ethiopia

UNDP

Enabling Ethiopia to prepare its First National Comm. to the UNFCCC

2/11/97

5/19/97
---
0.22
Project document being finalized

Gambia

UNDP

Enabling Activity

11/12/96

3/24/97
---
0.14
Project document being finalized.

Georgia

UNDP

Enabling Georgia to fulfil its commitments to the UNFCCC.

5/24/96

9/11/96

1/20/97
0.33

Project implementation begun.

Guatemala

UNDP

Enabling Activity

11/18/96

3/24/97

---

0.33

Project document under final review.

Guinea

UNDP

Enabling Guinea to prepare its First National Communication to the UNFCCC

2/7/97

5/19/97

---

0.33

Project document under preparation

Guinea Bissau

UNDP

Enabling Activity for the preparation of initial National Communication

2/97

---
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In final review

Guyana

UNDP

Enabling Activity for the preparation of initial National Communication

9/30/96

---
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In final review

Honduras

UNDP

Enabling Activity

8/16/96

3/24/97

---

0.32

Project document undergoing final review

Iran

UNDP

Enabling Iran to prepare its First National Communication to the UNFCCC

2/11/97

---

---

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In final review

Lesotho

UNEP

Enabling Activity

6/21/96

9/4/96

11/14/96

0.35
Preliminary GHG inventory completed

Malawi

UNDP

Enabling Activity

8/6/96

3/18/97
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0.19
Project document being finalized

Mauritania

UNEP

Enabling Activity

2/4/97

---
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In final review

Nigeria

UNDP

Enabling Activity

8/7/96

3/18/97
---
0.26
Project document being finalized

Peru

UNDP

Enabling Peru to prepare its First National Communication to the UNFCCC

4/9/97

---

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In final review

St Lucia

UNDP

Enabling St. Lucia to prepare its First Nat. Comm.to the UNFCCC

8/22/96

---

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In final review

Seychelles

UNDP

Enabling Seychelles to prepare its first national communication

11/16/95

7/30/96

12/20/96
0.25

Project under implementation.

Sierra Leone

UNDP

Enabling Sierra Leone to prepare its first national communication to the UNFCCC

7/9/96

9/11/96

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0.31

Draft project document under final review.

Sri Lanka

UNDP

Enabling Sri Lanka to prepare its first national communication

6/7/96

3/20/97

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0.11

Project document being finalized

Swaziland

UNDP

Enabling Activity for implementation of the UNFCCC

11/22/96

3/18/97
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0.26
Project document being finalized

Togo

UNDP

Enabling Togo to prepare its first national communication to the UNFCCC

2/20/97

---

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Turkmenis-tan

UNEP

Enabling activity for the preparation of First National Communication

---

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In final review

Uganda

UNDP

Enabling Uganda to prepare its first national communications

8/22/95

7/30/96

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0.08

Project document signature awaited.

Yemen

UNDP

Enabling Yemen to prepare its First National Communication to the UNFCCC

4/22/97

5/19/97
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0.20
Project document being finalized

Zambia

UNEP

Enabling Activity

11/14/96

4/24/97
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0.26
Project document expected to be signed in June, 1997

Zimbabwe

UNEP

Enabling Activity

11/4/96

2/7/97
3/7/97
0.09
Project under implementation. Initial National Communication expected to be submitted shortly.

Country	Implementing Agency	Project Title	Entry into GEF Work Program	Date of Project Document Signature by Agency	Amount of GEF Allocation(in US$ millions)	Comments
I. Pilot Phase Projects
Algeria, Morocco, Tunisia & Libya	UNDP	Building Capacity in the Maghreb to respond to the challenges and opportunities created by the UNFCCC	5/93	12/7/94	2.50	First Technical Advisory Committee meeting held in mid-May 1996. Regional workshop held on Oct.3-4, 1996. First Tripartite Review held in April 1997.
Bangladesh, China, DPRK, India, Indonesia, Mongolia, Myanmar, Pakistan, Philippines, Thailand & Vietnam	UNDP	Asia Least-cost GHG Abatement Strategy (ALGAS)	12/91	8/18/94	9.50	Project to be completed by Dec,'97 except in Myanmar and DPR Korea.. 3 major regional workshops and national workshops held for individual countries. Mitigation options identification workshop held Feb. 1997.
China, People's Rep.	UNDP	Issues and Options in GHG emissions control	5/91	3/6/92	2.00	Project completed in April 1995
Costa Rica, Gambia, Mexico, Morocco, Poland, Senegal, Tanzania, Uganda, Venezuela	UNEP	Country Case Studies on Sources and Sinks of Greenhouse Gases	11/91	9/28/92	4.50	Project completed in March, 1997
Ghana, Kenya, Mali and Zimbabwe	UNDP	Building capacity in Sub-Saharan Africa to respond to the UNFCCC	12/92	8/16/95	2.00	Project under execution. Second Project Steering Committee meeting held March, 1997. Workplans for remaining activities approved. Project to be completed by Dec, '97.
India	UNDP	Cost-Effective Options for Limiting GHG emissions	5/93	---	1.50	Project document to be signed in July, 1997