Morning session

9:00 am - 10:30 am Agenda Item 1. Opening of meeting

Agenda Item 2. Election of a Chairperson

Agenda Item 3. Adoption of the agenda

Agenda Item 4. Statements on behalf of Biological Diversity and Climate Change Conventions followed by questions and answers

10:30 am - 11:30 am Agenda Item 5 Report on replenishment

11:30am - 12:00 pm Agenda Item 4. (cont'd) Statement on behalf of STAP followed by questions and answers

12:00 pm - 1:00 pm Agenda Item 8 Principles for GEF financing of target research

Afternoon session

2:30 pm - 5:30 pm Agenda Item 6 Proposed work program

5:30 pm - 6:30 pm Agenda Item 9 Follow-up action to STAP workshop on land degradation

Thursday, May 1

Morning session

(Executive Session)

9:00 am - 1:00 pm Agenda Item 7 GEF corporate budget for FY98

Afternoon session

2:30 pm - 3:30 pm Agenda Item 10 Relations with conventions

3:30 pm - 4:30 pm Agenda Item 11 GEF Assembly

4:30 pm - 5:00 pm Agenda Item 12 Other business

6:30 pm - 7:30 pm Agenda Item 13 Joint Summary of the Chairs