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 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.
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Bibliographic Details
| Main Authors: |
Kayser, Dominique Isabelle,
Li, Song,
Yoshijima, Suiko |
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| Language: | English
en_US |
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| Published: |
World Bank, Washington, DC
2013-11
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| 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, |
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| Online Access: | http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2013/11/18729229/global-environment-facility-gef-mena
https://hdl.handle.net/10986/20559
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