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Letter from the CEO

 

GEF Partnerships and Initiatives

  1. Launch of International Tiger Conservation Initiative
  2. GEF Earth Fund: a Public Private Partnership
  3. GEF Grants US$1 Million to China for Rapid Assessment of Chemical Contamination after the Earthquake

Stories from the Agencies

  1. GEF Strategic Partnership on the Black Sea and Danube Basin
  2. Groundwater: The Case for Africa
  3. Development Marketplace 2008: announced the finalists

GEF Evaluation Office

  1. Preparations for the Fourth Overall Performance Study
  2. Outcomes from the International Conference on Evaluating Climate Change and Development
  3. Inputs on the RAF midterm review

Country Support Program News

  1. National and Sub-regional Workshops in Africa

Focal Points and Council Members

  1. New appointments

GEF Secretariat: New Staff and other announcements

  1. Patrizia Cocca - Communications Officer
  2. Danielus Pivoriunas - Senior Operations Officer
  3. New Green Space for STAP Secretariat and UNEP/GEF Liaison Office
  4. GEF website survey

Events

  1. Upcoming Events

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New Green Space for STAP Secretariat
and UNEP/GEF Liaison Office

 

The STAP Secretariat and UNEP GEF's Washington-based teams will be moving July 1, 2008 to our new office at 900 17th Street, NW, Suite 506, Washington DC 20006. 

The new space is being built out with a view towards obtaining gold level LEED -Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design certification - a Green Building Rating SystemT. 

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Whether we have achieved our goal of getting the gold will be confirmed in October 2008.

The LEED environmental certification system (for commercial interiors) is based on points in six categories, including: site sustainability, water efficiency, energy and atmosphere, materials and resources, indoor environmental quality, and finally, innovation and the design process.

The system is premised on minimizing the office’s environmental footprint, maximizing cost effectiveness and giving rise to a healthy, productive place to work. 

We look forward to your visit, so please call us at +1 202-974-1311.

 

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