GEF and Small Island Developing States

The report highlights the GEF's
work with small island developing states (SIDS) on key
natural resource issues -climate change, biodiversity,
international waters, and land degradation. It also
describes the GEF's strategic priorities for SIDS over
the next five years, recognizing the interrelatedness of
SIDS' global environmental problems and their links to
economic and social development. The Global Environment
Facility (GEF) hopes this report will contribute to
discussions at the International Meeting for the 10-Year
Review of the Barbados Program of Action. The GEF fully
supports the Barbados Program of Action as a fundamental
framework for the sustainable development of SIDS and looks
forward to continuing to work with SIDS on its
implementation in areas consistent with the GEF's mandate.