Fresh Water
Our Planet 9.4
March 1998

Global Environmental
Facility Supplement

Global Environment Facility
facts and figures

Established:
as a pilot project: 1991
as a restructured entity: 1994

Member countries: 161

Donor countries: 35

Implementing agencies:
UNDP
UNEP
The World Bank

Focal areas:
Biodiversity
Climate change
Ozone depletion
International waters protection
Land degradation projects, specifically
deforestation and desertification, are
also funded within the four focal areas.

Projects:
GEF projects: 440
Countries with GEF projects: 161

Funding:
Total funding: $2 billion
Authorized project funding: $1.9 billion
Funding co-financed from other sources: $5 billion

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