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August 26, 2008 - Jean-Louis Borloo, the head of France's Ministry of Ecology, Development and Sustainable Management made his remarks to 14 environment ministers of West Africa attending a meeting held with the CEO of the Global Environment Facility (GEF), Mrs. Monique Barbut. Following the meeting the ministers lauded the GEF's programmatic approach toward addressing global environmental challenges the region faces such as climate change.