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The Global Environment Facility International Waters Focal Area

The Global Environment Facility International Waters Focal Area. - fostering transboundary cooperation leading to peace, regional stability and economic growth Woodrow Wilson Center Washington DC Christian Severin Senior Environmental Specialist GEF International Waters

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The Global Environment Facility International Waters Focal Area

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  1. The Global Environment Facility International Waters Focal Area - fostering transboundarycooperation leading to peace, regional stability and economic growth Woodrow Wilson Center Washington DC Christian Severin Senior Environmental Specialist GEF International Waters cseverin@thegef.org

  2. Concerns of International Waters & People, Ecosystems, and Development • Transboundary Pollution Diseases • Wasteful Water Use Droughts, floods, conflicts • Groundwater Q& Q Drinking water, food shortages, ecosyst services • Overfishing Livelihoods & $ 100 billion in annual trade in jeopardy • Habitat loss Coastal blue forests; invasive species, local livelihoods Regional Peace, Stability, Security at risk

  3. 1995 GEF Operational Strategy- International Waters (GEF Council) International Waters including transboundary river basins, lakes, aquifers, oceans, coastsand Large Marine Ecosystems Long-term Goals for the IW area: • Agreement for collective, multi-state management of transboundary water systems • Implementation of the full range of technical, economic, financial, regulatory, and institutional reforms and investments contributing to sustainable use of those transboundary waters

  4. GEF IW Ecosystem-Based Approach to Management at Multiple Scales Large Marine Ecosystem Scale (South China Sea LME-UNEP) Coastal Municipality/Provincial ICM scale (Da Nang, Vietnam - UNDP PEMSEA) River Basin Linkage Scale ( (GPA Mekong River Basin/delta - World Bank) Local Community-based Demo Sites (PhuQuocFish Refugia Vietnam- UNEP)

  5. Delivering GEF International Waters Global Environment Benefits GEF IW investment modality Full-scale SAP Implementation Black Sea/Danube Env. Status Improve. Niger River Water Charter Benguela Current Commission Hai Basin pollution & water use reduction Transformational Change Strengthening policy and legal and institutional frameworks SAP 30 SAPs Foundational Capacity Building/Enabling environments, Basic Policy and cooperation framework TDA 36 TDAs

  6. GEF IW Portfolio 1991 - 2012

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