The Global Environment Facility (GEF) Small Grants Programme (SGP), implemented by the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP), is launching its Results Report for the reporting year 2023-2024. This report provides an overview on the concrete results achieved on global environmental and socio-economic benefits between the 1st July 2023 and 30th June 2024, including results under the GEF focal areas of biodiversity, climate change mitigation, sustainable land and forest management, international waters, chemicals and waste, and capacity development.

A summary of the report is available here, while the full version can be found here.

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During the reporting period, a total of 887 new projects were approved for grant funding within the GEF portolio, while 953 projects were completed. SGP’s combined portfolio, with funding from the GEF and other partners, supported 2,351 active projects in 127 countries across the world, including 39 Least Developed Countries and 37 Small Island Developing States. The total grant project funding of the active portfolio amounted to US$88 million, with a total co-financing amount of US$81 million.

Launched in 1992, SGP has over three decades of experience in providing financial and technical support to civil society and community-based organizations at the local level to drive initiatives that address global environmental issues while improving livelihoods, with a special focus on women, Indigenous Peoples, youth, and persons with disabilities.

Since its establishment, SGP has delivered over $838 million in project funding to nearly 30,000 community-based projects in 136 countries around the globe. Now SGP is preparing to expand in scope and scale in its upcoming 8th operational phase, focusing on diversification, innovation, and optimization, as well as on establishing wider partnerships and synergies with GEF agencies, donors and a diverse range of stakeholders for further impact.