Uploaded June 2024 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago
At the 36th Council meeting of the Least Developed Countries Fund/Special Climate Change Fund (LDCF/SCCF), members approved the largest-to-date LDCF work program, in the amount of $203 million.
The LDCF work program included two programs and national projects in Angola, Cambodia, Chad, Comoros, Gambia, Guinea, Lao PDR, Sao Tome and Principe, Sierra Leone, Somalia, and Tanzania. The two program proposals consisted of:
- a global program focused on adaptation innovation, including Ethiopia, Lesotho, Malawi and Somalia;
- and a multi-trust fund program for the Great Green Wall Initiative involving Burkina Faso, Chad, Mali, and Mauritania.
All projects considered in the work program had embedded gender equality considerations at the initial design stage. The projects and programs focus on: agriculture, fisheries and food security; nature-based solutions; water resources management; climate information services and early warning systems; disaster risk management; coastal zone management; climate-resilient transport; and urban resilience.
The LDCF/SCCF Council also considered and approved the FY23 Annual Monitoring Review of the LDCF and SCCF with many Council members expressing how pleased they were with the good performance of both funds, especially the gender specific results and the large participation of African countries.
67th GEF Council meeting: thegef.org/events/67th-gef-council-meeting
36th LDCF/SCCF Council meeting: thegef.org/events/36th-ldcf-sccf-council-meeting
More about the LDCF: thegef.org/what-we-do/topics/least-developed-countries-fund-ldcf
More about the SCCF: thegef.org/what-we-do/topics/special-climate-change-fund-sccf
Video Producer: Tasha Goldberg
Videographer: Felipe Ruiz
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At the 36th Council meeting of the Least Developed Countries Fund/Special Climate Change Fund (LDCF/SCCF), members approved the largest-to-date LDCF work program, in the amount of $203 million.
The LDCF work program included two programs and national projects in Angola, Cambodia, Chad, Comoros, Gambia, Guinea, Lao PDR, Sao Tome and Principe, Sierra Leone, Somalia, and Tanzania. The two program proposals consisted of:
- a global program focused on adaptation innovation, including Ethiopia, Lesotho, Malawi and Somalia;
- and a multi-trust fund program for the Great Green Wall Initiative involving Burkina Faso, Chad, Mali, and Mauritania.
All projects considered in the work program had embedded gender equality considerations at the initial design stage. The projects and programs focus on: agriculture, fisheries and food security; nature-based solutions; water resources management; climate information services and early warning systems; disaster risk management; coastal zone management; climate-resilient transport; and urban resilience.
The LDCF/SCCF Council also considered and approved the FY23 Annual Monitoring Review of the LDCF and SCCF with many Council members expressing how pleased they were with the good performance of both funds, especially the gender specific results and the large participation of African countries.
67th GEF Council meeting: thegef.org/events/67th-gef-council-meeting
36th LDCF/SCCF Council meeting: thegef.org/events/36th-ldcf-sccf-council-meeting
More about the LDCF: thegef.org/what-we-do/topics/least-developed-countries-fund-ldcf
More about the SCCF: thegef.org/what-we-do/topics/special-climate-change-fund-sccf
Video Producer: Tasha Goldberg
Videographer: Felipe Ruiz
ABOUT US
The Global Environment Facility (GEF) is a multilateral family of funds dedicated to confronting biodiversity loss, climate change, and pollution, and supporting land and ocean health. Its financing enables developing countries to address complex challenges and work towards international environmental goals.
Website: thegef.org
Follow us on social media
X/Twitter: https://x.com/theGEF
Facebook: facebook.com/TheGEF1
LinkedIn: linkedin.com/company/global-environment-facility
Instagram: instagram.com/gef_global_environment
