The majority of the GEF’s climate change mitigation projects address institutional capacity-building, the development of national reports such as NCs and BURs, the enhancement and transfer of technologies, and the enhancement of enabling conditions.
In climate change adaptation, GEF projects support institutional development and strengthening, vulnerability and adaptation assessments, the development of national climate change programmes, the implementation of adaptation measures, research and systemic observation through climate information systems, and public awareness and education programmes.
The GEF supports the implementation of Action for Climate Empowerment and the Doha work programme on Article 6 of the Convention, including by providing financial resources to non-Annex I Parties, in particular African States, the least developed countries and small island developing States.
The GEF also established the Capacity-building Initiative for Transparency (CBIT) and its Global Coordination Platform, aimed at enabling coordination, maximizing learning opportunities, and fostering knowledge-sharing to facilitate transparency enhancements.
The GEF Gender Partnership promotes an enhanced knowledge base on gender, collaboration, and learning.
The GEF manages the Capacity-building Initiative for Transparency (CBIT), which was established at COP 21 to help strengthen the institutional and technical capacities of non-Annex I Parties to meet the enhanced transparency requirements defined in Article 13 of the Paris Agreement. Between 1 July 2017 and 30 June 2018 the GEF secretariat approved one global project and 29 national projects.
|