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Report of the Chair of the Scientific and Technical Advisory Panel to the 68th GEF Council Meeting

Why drought resilience matters for the global environment Date: December 5, 2024 Time: 1:00 PM - 2:30 PM

In February 2024, the GEF Council adopted a GEF Risk Appetite that described the level of risk the GEF is prepared to take in its ambition to achieve global environmental benefits.

With climate change intensifying, drought is emerging as a critical global challenge.

Between March and June 2024, STAP undertook an extensive consultation process culminating in its initial thoughts and advice for the GEF-9 replenishment period.

The GEF has a long history of using community-based approaches (CBAs) to achieve environmental outcomes across its diverse focal areas and special programs. CBA projects have been shown to deliver positive environmental outcomes, as well as socioeconomic co-benefits, including increased food security, better access to water and sanitation, enhanced educational attainment, and income increases.

Dr. Sandy Andelman is a conservation scientist, with over 30 years of experience designing and implementing local- to global-scale initiatives at the intersection of science, policy and practice across Africa, Asia, Latin America and the United States.

Dr. Rosina Bierbaum, the STAP Chair, is pleased to announce the appointment of Dr. Sandy Andelman as the new STAP Panel member for the Global Environment Facility Biodiversity focal area.

Rosina Bierbaum, the STAP Chair, is delighted to announce that Dr. Jon Barnett has been appointed the new STAP Panel Member for Climate Change Adaptation, effective June 1. 2024.

Photo caption: High-Level Panel during the Target 18 event.

Anne Musotsi is a Programme Management Assistant with the Scientific and Technical Advisory Panel (STAP) focusing on Communication, Knowledge Management and overall Programmatic support to the STAP Panel and Secretariat on cross-cutting topics.

Dr. Ermias Betemariam is a land health scientist at the Centre for International Forestry Research – World Agroforestry (CIFOR–ICRAF). His research focuses on land degradation and restoration, soils, and spatial science to understand land health constraints, target interventions, and influence policy.

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Jon Barnett is a human geographer in the School of Geography, Earth and Atmospheric Sciences at the University of Melbourne. Jon’s research investigates social impacts and responses to environmental change.

Report of the Chair of the Scientific and Technical Advisory Panel to the 67th GEF Council Meeting

This STAP Information Note #2 on blended finance follows the Information Note #1 published in February 2024.

The GEF has been investing in transboundary water cooperation for three decades, supporting the shared management of fresh and marine water resources that are rich in biodiversity and provide essential ecosystem services, but face numerous threats.

The GEF Trust Fund seeks to deliver global environmental benefits (GEBs): conserving and sustainably using biodiversity, reducing greenhouse gas emissions, strengthening transboundary water management, reducing chemicals and waste, and sustainably managing and restoring land.

The Chair of the Scientific and Technical Advisory Panel (STAP), Dr. Rosina Bierbaum, presented the report of the Panel to the 66th meeting of the Global Environment Facility (GEF) on February 7, 2024.

Global demand for sustainable development finance exceeds available public funding many times over, placing increasing expectations on the GEF to attract private capital for global environmental benefits. Early GEF investments focused on climate change mitigation areas, including renewable energy and energy efficiency.