For the 2010 UNDP Staff Retreat in Lesotho, which took place on 17 – 19 March at the Leribe Hotel, a decision was made that the first day be dedicated to visit projects so that the staff could see the impact of UN interventions on the lives of ordinary Basotho. Of the six projects visited, ...read more

This is a copy of the article that appeared in Ghana Business. News Date: 23rd November 2009 The United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) has provided 49,500 dollars for Dupari and Glang communities in the Wa East District to conserve 150 hectares of land under its Global Environment ...read more

Bhutan:On 5th June, speeches of UN Secretary General, Ban Ki Moon, and Lyonpo Nado Rinchen, Deputy Minister of National Environment Commission were read out in the assembly. In the evening there was a quiz competition organized by the National Environment Commission at Khuruthang Middle ...read more

From the 1st of May to the 12 th may 2006, GEF SGP participated in various activities related to the events of the 14th Session of the Commission on Sustainable Development (CSD) in New York. SGP participated within the framework of the UNDP Energy & Environment Group (EEG), however, on ...read more

A project funded by the SGP in Sri Lanka is nicely portrayed in on the Practical Action website (www.practicalaction.org): Visit our Climate Change section for more Case ...read more

An article in Wind Energy International, published by the World Wind Energy Association (WWEA), tells the success story of how an SGP project in Mali is reducing greenhouse gas emissions while improving livelihoods through providing water for income generating activities. The project ...read more

Aga Khan Planning and Building Services (AKPBS), a Pakistani SGP partner, was awarded the Alcan prize for sustainability in the amount of one million USD on 7 December 2005. The organization received the prize for the project Building and Construction Improvement Programme (BACIP) which was ...read more

Maisí, Guantánamo. - (NOTICIAS de las Naciones Unidas) - Rehabilitar una minihidroeléctrica aquí, en "Los Gallegos" – comunidad de montaña en Maisí, Guantánamo, en el extremo más oriental de Cuba--, rescatar la cría de la cabra criolla en Jiguaní e instalar cocinas ...read more

The opening of the SGP supported project on "Utilizing Solar Energy for Lighting of the Wadi Gaza Bridge" on September 15th marked the first project in Palestine to use renewable energy for public lighting. The Wadi Gaza Bridge is of particular significance as a part of the bottle neck coastal road ...read more

Kathmandu, April 25, 2005. Hon Dr Shankar Sharma, Vice Chairman of the National Planning Commission, inaugurated the first four-wheeler electric bus fleet in Nepal, a project partly funded by the GEF Small Grants Programme. During his speech at the ceremony, Dr Sharma highlighted the importance ...read more