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ARMENIA TO GET FUNDING OF 10 MILLION USD FROM GEF FOR 2011-2015
ARMENPRESS
OCTOBER 20, 2010
YEREVAN
YEREVAN, OCTOBER 20, ARMENPRESS: The Republic of Armenia will get
a funding of 10 million USD for the 5th round of cooperation with
the Global Environment Facility (GEF), including for protection of
biodiversity - 1.50 million USD, for climate change - 2.35 million USD,
and for land degradation - 4.12 million USD. Executive Director of
the Global Environment Facility Monique Barbut said that money will
be extended by a general fund, and not according to classification
of years. The mechanisms of spending the money will be worked out by
the Armenian government.
"If we take into consideration that 18 million USD was provided
to Armenia during the previous years, the difference will become
considerable connected with the dynamics of years, which is explained
by the changes made in the working style of the fund," Monique
Barbut said. "We are not like other international organizations, our
secretariat is very small, we do not have mission in many countries,
but we deal with large sums of money," the executive director of
the GEF said, stressing that the national standing committees have
been set up for that very purpose, the chairmen of which must be the
national coordinators. The Armenian Prime Minister said that on the
May 6 decision of the running year a commission on cooperation with
the GEF has been set up, which will periodically discuss and submit
proposals on programs submitted to the GEF. The first session of the
commission was held October 11, 2010.
Armenian Nature Protection Minister Aram Harutyunyan sad that in the
upcoming year the target directions will first be specified, afterward
the approaches toward the required work, methodology and mechanisms
will be worked out and submitted to the Armenian government. After
confirmation of the government the Minister himself, as chairman
of the GEF National Standing Committee, will submit them to the
GEF office. "The GEF portfolio in Armenia is directed toward two
main spheres - nature protection resources and increase of energy
efficiency," the minister said.
The Global Environment Facility is a global partnership among 178
countries, international institutions, non-governmental organizations
(NGOs), and the private sector to address global environmental issues
while supporting national sustainable development initiatives. It
provides grants for projects related to six focal areas: biodiversity,
climate change, international waters, land degradation, the ozone
layer, and persistent organic pollutants. Armenia has been cooperating
with the fund from 1994. The political and functional coordinator
of the GEF in Armenia is the Minster of Nature Protection. Seventeen
nature protection programs have been implemented in Armenia by means
of the GEF till 2005. In the 4th round of cooperation with the GEF
a number of national and regional programs have been implemented and
some are in process in Aremnia.
From: A. Papazian
ARMENPRESS
OCTOBER 20, 2010
YEREVAN
YEREVAN, OCTOBER 20, ARMENPRESS: The Republic of Armenia will get
a funding of 10 million USD for the 5th round of cooperation with
the Global Environment Facility (GEF), including for protection of
biodiversity - 1.50 million USD, for climate change - 2.35 million USD,
and for land degradation - 4.12 million USD. Executive Director of
the Global Environment Facility Monique Barbut said that money will
be extended by a general fund, and not according to classification
of years. The mechanisms of spending the money will be worked out by
the Armenian government.
"If we take into consideration that 18 million USD was provided
to Armenia during the previous years, the difference will become
considerable connected with the dynamics of years, which is explained
by the changes made in the working style of the fund," Monique
Barbut said. "We are not like other international organizations, our
secretariat is very small, we do not have mission in many countries,
but we deal with large sums of money," the executive director of
the GEF said, stressing that the national standing committees have
been set up for that very purpose, the chairmen of which must be the
national coordinators. The Armenian Prime Minister said that on the
May 6 decision of the running year a commission on cooperation with
the GEF has been set up, which will periodically discuss and submit
proposals on programs submitted to the GEF. The first session of the
commission was held October 11, 2010.
Armenian Nature Protection Minister Aram Harutyunyan sad that in the
upcoming year the target directions will first be specified, afterward
the approaches toward the required work, methodology and mechanisms
will be worked out and submitted to the Armenian government. After
confirmation of the government the Minister himself, as chairman
of the GEF National Standing Committee, will submit them to the
GEF office. "The GEF portfolio in Armenia is directed toward two
main spheres - nature protection resources and increase of energy
efficiency," the minister said.
The Global Environment Facility is a global partnership among 178
countries, international institutions, non-governmental organizations
(NGOs), and the private sector to address global environmental issues
while supporting national sustainable development initiatives. It
provides grants for projects related to six focal areas: biodiversity,
climate change, international waters, land degradation, the ozone
layer, and persistent organic pollutants. Armenia has been cooperating
with the fund from 1994. The political and functional coordinator
of the GEF in Armenia is the Minster of Nature Protection. Seventeen
nature protection programs have been implemented in Armenia by means
of the GEF till 2005. In the 4th round of cooperation with the GEF
a number of national and regional programs have been implemented and
some are in process in Aremnia.
From: A. Papazian