UNDP in Trinidad and Tobago

Global Environment Facility's Small Grants Programme (GEF/SGP)

The Global Environment Facility's Small Grants Programme (GEF SGP), which is part of UNDP's Community Outreach and Response (CORe) Initiative, aims to deliver global environmental benefits in the GEF Focal Areas:

Biodiversity conservation
Climate change mitigation
Protection of international waters
Prevention of land degradation (primarily desertification and deforestation)
Elimination of persistent organic pollutants through community-based approaches.

The GEF SGP was introduced in Trinidad and Tobago in 1995.

A National Steering Committee (NSC) develops the Country Programme Strategy (CPS) for the implementation of GEF/SGP and the Social Development SGP and approves projects for grant support.

NSC 2007-2009: Members Profile; Terms of Reference

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New! Project Implementation and Sustainability Workshop - December 1, 2007

Examples of Trinidad and Tobago Projects in GEF Focal Areas:

Biodiversity

Project No.
TRI/95/G52/2101/008

Climate Change

Project No. TRI/bpTT/06/01

International Waters

Project No.
TRI/OP3/2/06/01

Persistent Organic Pollutants

Project No. TRI/04/07

Multifocal

Project No.
TRI/95/G52/2101/002

Grants offered under the GEF SGP:

A planning grant of up to TT$12,000 for project proposal planning and preparation.
A project grant of up to TT$ 300,000 for environmental projects.

The project grant covers project implementation, including monitoring and evaluation.

PROJECT CRITERIA

Projects must address one or more of the following GEF focal areas:

Biodiversity: Protection of endangered plants and animals habitats or ecosystems.

Climate Change: Reduction or prevention of human activities that contribute to the depletion of the ozone layer.

International Waters: Reduction or prevention of the release of poisonous solid and liquid wastes into rivers and seas shared by two or more countries.

Persistent Organic Pollutants (POPs): Reduction or elimination of the release of organic chemicals (e.g. pesticides) that are harmful to human health and the environment.

Land Degradation: Protection and restoration of dry soil areas; soil conservation; reforestation; prevention of forest fires and organic farming among others.

Multiple Focal Areas: Activities that are not limited to one focal area, for example policy formulation or demonstration activities that may include education and awareness of environmental problems related to one or more of the GEF focal areas.

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GEF SGP Information Resources:

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