Eligibility Criteria & Project Cycle

Any eligible individual or group may propose a project, which must meet two key criteria:  It must reflect national or regional priorities and have the support of the country or countries involved, and it must improve the global environment or advance the prospect of reducing risks to it. GEF project ideas may be proposed directly to UNDP, UNEP, or the World Bank.

Country eligibility to receive funding is determined in two ways.  Developing countries that have ratified the relevant treaty are eligible to propose biodiversity and climate change projects.  Other countries, primarily those with economies in transition, are eligible if the country is a party to the appropriate treaty and is eligible to borrow from the World Bank or receive technical assistance grants from UNDP.

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