This is the infographic version of the GEF Small Grants Programme (SGP) Results Report 2023-2024. It presents GEF SGP’s results for the period 1 July 2023 to 30 June 2024, based on the information from 115 SGP Country Programmes. The report highlights examples of successful projects from around the world, and demonstrates how the active leadership of local communities, civil society, and Indigenous Peoples can contribute to the effective stewardship of the environment and sustainable development.

The Global Support Initiative to territories and areas conserved by Indigenous Peoples and local communities (ICCA-GSI) launched its COVID-19 response initiative in late 2020 to support Indigenous Peoples and local communities in 45 countries to cope with and recover from the impacts of this new challenge. This publication presents diverse examples from around the world on the coping mechanisms and recovery measures employed based on the self-determined priorities of Indigenous Peoples and local communities to address varied site-specific challenges. It also highlights the importance of the in...

The Community Development and Knowledge Management for the Satoyama Initiative (COMDEKS) was launched in 2011 as a flagship program of the Satoyama Initiative, a global initiative that aims to realize societies in harmony with nature through conservation and sustainable management of socio-ecological production landscapes and seascapes. COMDEKS Phase 4 was launched at CBD COP 15 with key partners including the Ministry of the Environment Japan, Keidanren Nature Conservation Council, the United Nations Development Programme and the Small Grant Programme. This brochure presents an overview of th...

This brochure provides and overview of the Community-Based Adaptation Programme in Asia and the Pacific (CBA Phase 3) funded by DFAT. It also provides programmatic and operational guidance to the 26 countries participating in CBA Phase 3.

The rapid transformation of the world through urbanization has been a defining feature of the last century. This shift has elevated cities into economic powerhouses that foster innovation, economic development, and social interactions. However, this has come at a cost: often prioritizing immediate economic gains, the fast and unplanned expansion of cities around the world has created a variety of challenges that have a negative impact on both people and the environment, significantly contributing to the intensification of the global climate and biodiversity crises. This publication showcases e...

The Caribbean Small Islands Developing States grapple with diverse challenges, encompassing high debt, unemployment, marine pollution, climate change, and biodiversity loss. The "Integrating Water, Land and Ecosystems Management in Caribbean Small Island Developing States" (IWEco) project, funded by the Global Environment Facility (GEF) and led by the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) and United Nations Development Programme (UNDP), aims to address these urgent challenges. IWEco focuses on projects across ten Caribbean countries, positively impacting local and national development, a...

This is the infographic version of the GEF Small Grants Programme (SGP) Results Report 2022-2023. SGP provides financial and technical support to civil society and community-based organizations on innovative community-driven initiatives that address global environmental issues – such as biodiversity loss, climate change mitigation and adaptation, land degradation, international waters, and chemicals and waste management – while improving livelihoods. This report presents SGP’s results for the period 1 July 2022 to 30 June 2023, based on the information from 127 SGP Country Programmes.

This publication highlights SGP’s three decades of experience in engaging civil society and local communities, including Indigenous Peoples, women, youth, and persons with disabilities, on locally-led climate action, adaptation and resilience. The projects presented demonstrate how financial mechanisms with a community and locally-led action window allow vulnerable communities easy and direct access to international funding and can help effectively address some of the loss and damage linked to climate change.

This is a commemorative publication to celebrate SGP’s 30 years of local action, global impact. The publication highlights the important role of local communities, civil society and Indigenous Peoples, youth, women and persons with disabilities in addressing global environmental issues – such as biodiversity loss, climate change mitigation and adaptation, land degradation, international waters, and chemicals and waste management – while improving well-being and livelihoods. Throughout its journey, SGP has continuously evolved and has now grown into a unique global delivery mechanism to s...

SGP supports a community-based approach to the elimination and prevention of the use of PCB-containing products. It promotes safe handling of products containing PCBs, through the piloting and testing of innovative community-based interventions. This brochure provides an overview of SGP's work on PCB management at the local level.