The Global Environment Facility in MENA

Environmental stress is a serious concern in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region. Recent years have witnessed important changes that are pushing the boundaries of the region's environmental legacy. The current trends are declining w...

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Main Authors:	Kayser, Dominique Isabelle, Li, Song, Yoshijima, Suiko
Format:	Brief
Language:	English en_US
Published:	World Bank, Washington, DC 2014
Subjects:	AGRICULTURE ARABLE LAND BIODIVERSITY BIODIVERSITY CONSERVATION BIOLOGICAL DIVERSITY CHEMICALS CLIMATE CLIMATE CHANGE CLIMATE CHANGE MITIGATION COASTAL ZONES CONSERVATION CONSERVATION MEASURES DESERTS ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT ECONOMIC GROWTH ECOSYSTEM ECOSYSTEMS EMISSIONS EMISSIONS FROM ENERGY PRODUCTION ENDEMIC SPECIES ENERGY EFFICIENCY ENERGY EFFICIENCY MEASURES ENERGY PRODUCTION ENERGY SECURITY ENERGY SOURCES ENERGY USE ENVIRONMENTAL ENVIRONMENTAL CHALLENGES ENVIRONMENTAL DEGRADATION ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT ENVIRONMENTAL PROBLEMS ENVIRONMENTAL STRESS EXPLOITATION FOREST FORESTRY GAS GHG GLOBAL ENVIRONMENT GLOBAL ENVIRONMENT FACILITY GLOBAL ENVIRONMENTAL PROBLEMS GREENHOUSE GREENHOUSE-GAS HIGHLANDS IMPACTS OF CLIMATE CHANGE INCOME INDUSTRIAL POLLUTION LOSS OF BIODIVERSITY MARINE ECOSYSTEMS MARINE RESOURCES MITIGATION NATIONAL PARKS NATURAL CAPITAL NATURAL ECOSYSTEMS NATURAL RESOURCES OIL ORGANIC POLLUTANTS PESTICIDES POLLUTANTS POLLUTION POLYCHLORINATED BIPHENYLS POPULATION GROWTH POWER PLANTS PUBLIC HEALTH RAIN RAINFALL RENEWABLE ENERGY SOLAR POWER SPECIES SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT SUSTAINABLE ENERGY SUSTAINABLE USE WASTE WASTE MANAGEMENT WETLANDS GEF
Online Access:	http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2013/11/18729229/global-environment-facility-gef-mena http://hdl.handle.net/10986/20559

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spelling	okr-10986-205592021-04-23T14:03:56Z The Global Environment Facility in MENA Kayser, Dominique Isabelle Li, Song Yoshijima, Suiko AGRICULTURE ARABLE LAND BIODIVERSITY BIODIVERSITY CONSERVATION BIOLOGICAL DIVERSITY CHEMICALS CLIMATE CLIMATE CHANGE CLIMATE CHANGE MITIGATION COASTAL ZONES CONSERVATION CONSERVATION MEASURES DESERTS ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT ECONOMIC GROWTH ECOSYSTEM ECOSYSTEMS EMISSIONS EMISSIONS FROM ENERGY PRODUCTION ENDEMIC SPECIES ENERGY EFFICIENCY ENERGY EFFICIENCY MEASURES ENERGY PRODUCTION ENERGY SECURITY ENERGY SOURCES ENERGY USE ENVIRONMENTAL ENVIRONMENTAL CHALLENGES ENVIRONMENTAL DEGRADATION ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT ENVIRONMENTAL PROBLEMS ENVIRONMENTAL STRESS EXPLOITATION FOREST FORESTRY GAS GHG GLOBAL ENVIRONMENT GLOBAL ENVIRONMENT FACILITY GLOBAL ENVIRONMENTAL PROBLEMS GREENHOUSE GREENHOUSE-GAS HIGHLANDS IMPACTS OF CLIMATE CHANGE INCOME INDUSTRIAL POLLUTION LOSS OF BIODIVERSITY MARINE ECOSYSTEMS MARINE RESOURCES MITIGATION NATIONAL PARKS NATURAL CAPITAL NATURAL ECOSYSTEMS NATURAL RESOURCES OIL ORGANIC POLLUTANTS PESTICIDES POLLUTANTS POLLUTION POLYCHLORINATED BIPHENYLS POPULATION GROWTH POWER PLANTS PUBLIC HEALTH RAIN RAINFALL RENEWABLE ENERGY SOLAR POWER SPECIES SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT SUSTAINABLE ENERGY SUSTAINABLE USE WASTE WASTE MANAGEMENT WETLANDS GEF Environmental stress is a serious concern in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region. Recent years have witnessed important changes that are pushing the boundaries of the region's environmental legacy. The current trends are declining water resources per capita, shrinking arable land, deteriorating vulnerable coastal zones and marine resources, rising energy use, and mounting pollution, particularly in urban areas. This environmental degradation would imply considerable costs and significant harm to livelihoods, public finances, and the economic competitiveness of the region. Recognizing this, over the past two decades important efforts have been made, at both national and regional levels, to enhance environmental management and protection. The World Bank's partnership with the Global Environment Facility (GEF) focuses on long-term development founded on uses of natural capital that are optimized and sustainable. This MENA knowledge and learning quick note summarizes the two decades of World Bank GEF-funded work in support of the environment that has contributed to the MENA region's environmental, health, and social and economic development, and points to opportunities for further cooperation in support of green growth. 2014-11-19T17:19:25Z 2014-11-19T17:19:25Z 2013-11 http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2013/11/18729229/global-environment-facility-gef-mena http://hdl.handle.net/10986/20559 English en_US MENA knowledge and learning quick notes series;no. 109 CC BY 3.0 IGO http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo/ World Bank, Washington, DC Publications & Research :: Brief Publications & Research Middle East and North Africa North Africa Middle East
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topic	AGRICULTURE ARABLE LAND BIODIVERSITY BIODIVERSITY CONSERVATION BIOLOGICAL DIVERSITY CHEMICALS CLIMATE CLIMATE CHANGE CLIMATE CHANGE MITIGATION COASTAL ZONES CONSERVATION CONSERVATION MEASURES DESERTS ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT ECONOMIC GROWTH ECOSYSTEM ECOSYSTEMS EMISSIONS EMISSIONS FROM ENERGY PRODUCTION ENDEMIC SPECIES ENERGY EFFICIENCY ENERGY EFFICIENCY MEASURES ENERGY PRODUCTION ENERGY SECURITY ENERGY SOURCES ENERGY USE ENVIRONMENTAL ENVIRONMENTAL CHALLENGES ENVIRONMENTAL DEGRADATION ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT ENVIRONMENTAL PROBLEMS ENVIRONMENTAL STRESS EXPLOITATION FOREST FORESTRY GAS GHG GLOBAL ENVIRONMENT GLOBAL ENVIRONMENT FACILITY GLOBAL ENVIRONMENTAL PROBLEMS GREENHOUSE GREENHOUSE-GAS HIGHLANDS IMPACTS OF CLIMATE CHANGE INCOME INDUSTRIAL POLLUTION LOSS OF BIODIVERSITY MARINE ECOSYSTEMS MARINE RESOURCES MITIGATION NATIONAL PARKS NATURAL CAPITAL NATURAL ECOSYSTEMS NATURAL RESOURCES OIL ORGANIC POLLUTANTS PESTICIDES POLLUTANTS POLLUTION POLYCHLORINATED BIPHENYLS POPULATION GROWTH POWER PLANTS PUBLIC HEALTH RAIN RAINFALL RENEWABLE ENERGY SOLAR POWER SPECIES SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT SUSTAINABLE ENERGY SUSTAINABLE USE WASTE WASTE MANAGEMENT WETLANDS GEF
spellingShingle	AGRICULTURE ARABLE LAND BIODIVERSITY BIODIVERSITY CONSERVATION BIOLOGICAL DIVERSITY CHEMICALS CLIMATE CLIMATE CHANGE CLIMATE CHANGE MITIGATION COASTAL ZONES CONSERVATION CONSERVATION MEASURES DESERTS ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT ECONOMIC GROWTH ECOSYSTEM ECOSYSTEMS EMISSIONS EMISSIONS FROM ENERGY PRODUCTION ENDEMIC SPECIES ENERGY EFFICIENCY ENERGY EFFICIENCY MEASURES ENERGY PRODUCTION ENERGY SECURITY ENERGY SOURCES ENERGY USE ENVIRONMENTAL ENVIRONMENTAL CHALLENGES ENVIRONMENTAL DEGRADATION ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT ENVIRONMENTAL PROBLEMS ENVIRONMENTAL STRESS EXPLOITATION FOREST FORESTRY GAS GHG GLOBAL ENVIRONMENT GLOBAL ENVIRONMENT FACILITY GLOBAL ENVIRONMENTAL PROBLEMS GREENHOUSE GREENHOUSE-GAS HIGHLANDS IMPACTS OF CLIMATE CHANGE INCOME INDUSTRIAL POLLUTION LOSS OF BIODIVERSITY MARINE ECOSYSTEMS MARINE RESOURCES MITIGATION NATIONAL PARKS NATURAL CAPITAL NATURAL ECOSYSTEMS NATURAL RESOURCES OIL ORGANIC POLLUTANTS PESTICIDES POLLUTANTS POLLUTION POLYCHLORINATED BIPHENYLS POPULATION GROWTH POWER PLANTS PUBLIC HEALTH RAIN RAINFALL RENEWABLE ENERGY SOLAR POWER SPECIES SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT SUSTAINABLE ENERGY SUSTAINABLE USE WASTE WASTE MANAGEMENT WETLANDS GEF Kayser, Dominique Isabelle Li, Song Yoshijima, Suiko The Global Environment Facility in MENA
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description	Environmental stress is a serious concern in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region. Recent years have witnessed important changes that are pushing the boundaries of the region's environmental legacy. The current trends are declining water resources per capita, shrinking arable land, deteriorating vulnerable coastal zones and marine resources, rising energy use, and mounting pollution, particularly in urban areas. This environmental degradation would imply considerable costs and significant harm to livelihoods, public finances, and the economic competitiveness of the region. Recognizing this, over the past two decades important efforts have been made, at both national and regional levels, to enhance environmental management and protection. The World Bank's partnership with the Global Environment Facility (GEF) focuses on long-term development founded on uses of natural capital that are optimized and sustainable. This MENA knowledge and learning quick note summarizes the two decades of World Bank GEF-funded work in support of the environment that has contributed to the MENA region's environmental, health, and social and economic development, and points to opportunities for further cooperation in support of green growth.
format	Publications & Research :: Brief
author	Kayser, Dominique Isabelle Li, Song Yoshijima, Suiko
author_facet	Kayser, Dominique Isabelle Li, Song Yoshijima, Suiko
author_sort	Kayser, Dominique Isabelle
title	The Global Environment Facility in MENA
title_short	The Global Environment Facility in MENA
title_full	The Global Environment Facility in MENA
title_fullStr	The Global Environment Facility in MENA
title_full_unstemmed	The Global Environment Facility in MENA
title_sort	global environment facility in mena
publisher	World Bank, Washington, DC
publishDate	2014
url	http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2013/11/18729229/global-environment-facility-gef-mena http://hdl.handle.net/10986/20559
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