Enabling Activity Projects

Operational Guidelines for Enabling Activities

Biodiversity

October 2000 - Revised Guidelines for Additional Funding of Biodiversity Enabling Activities ( Expedited Procedures) (Word / PDF)

February 2000 - Guidelines for additional funding of biodiversity enabling activities (English, French, Spanish)

June 1997 - Revised Operational Criteria for Enabling Activities

Climate Change

November 4, 2003 - Operational Procedures for the Expedited Financing of National Communications from Non-Annex I Parties (Annex A; Annexes B and C)

October 22, 1999 - Operational Guidelines for expedited financing for (interim) measures for capacity building in priority areas (English PDF / Word)
(French PDF) (Spanish PDF)

February 1997 - Operational Guidelines for expedited financing of initial national communications from non-Annex I Parties. (Note: on account of COP 8 decisions of the UNFCCC, these guidelines are no longer valid for obtaining GEF Funding) (English PDF)

NAPA preparation by LDCs

Operational Guidelines for Expedited Funding for the Preparation of National Adaptation Programs of Action by Least Developed Countries
(English, French)

Persistent Organic Pollutants (POPs)

April 6, 2001 - Initial Guidelines for Enabling Activities for the Stockholm Convention on Persistent Organic Pollutants (POPs) (English, French )

Capacity Building

Operational Guidelines for Expedited Funding of National Self Assessments of Capacity Building Needs (English, French, Spanish)

A Guide for Self-Assessment of Country Capacity Needs for Global Environmental Management (Arabic, Chinese, English, French, Russian, Spanish)