The GEF stakeholder workshop is held twice a year for participants drawn from the CBO and NGOs as part of capacity building in GEF/SGP thematic areas. The participants of the workshop were introduced by resource experts to the following thematic areas:
? Clarification of GEF/SGP focal areas (Biodiversity, Climate Change, International Waters and Land Degradation). An additional subject was Biodiversity related economic.
? Writing of proposals through practical exercise in working groups.
? Presenting the proposals to the plenary with following discussions.
? The GEF SGP Project monitoring was also discussed among the participants the burning question was: How can monitoring and evaluation be more effective