GEF Focal Area Project Concepts The Bahamas

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GEF Focal Area Project ConceptsThe Bahamas

• Mr. Philip S. Weech
• GEF Operational Focal Point
• GEF Council Member

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Climate Change Projects

• SLOSH/PRECIS Archipelagic Climate Change
  Modeling
• Tandem Green Energy Pilot Project
• National Carbon Sink Inventory
• Forest Legislation

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SCCF Projects

• SCCF For Water Resource Management
• SCCF For Sanitation

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Other

• National Energy Policy Committee (NEPC)
• Wind, Wave, Tidal, Solar, Reverse GeoThermal
• Building Energy Efficiency
• Tourism Sector, HVAC Systems

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Biodiversity Focal Area Projects

• National Capacity Building for Environmental
  Management
• Caribbean Challenge for MPAs and Terrestrial Pas

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Land Degradation Projects

• Removal of Invasive (Casuarinas, Scaevola) from
  dune areas replanting with native species

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International Waters Projects

• Preventing exploitation of coastal and marine
  resources in the Banks of The Bahamas.
• Research of the Continental Shelf of The Bahamas
• Restoration of Wetlands and Creeks

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Multi-Focal Area Projects

• Forestry Legislative Framework (CC, CBD,UNCCD)
• Sound Chemical Management (SAICM, PIC, POPS)

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Reducing the threat of the Lion Fish to marine
resources MPAs Bahamas (wider Caribbean)

• Current status of preparation
• Concept
• GEF Focal Area
• International Waters SO2
• Proposed GEF Agency for the proposed project
• UNEP/FAO

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General Information on Projects

• All Projects are at the PIF Stage except the
  Caribbean Challenge National/Regional
• Preliminary Identification of Agencies
• Costing to be done
• To be submitted in GEF-4 pipeline
• Lion Fish Project to be accessed under Emergency
  Facility? National/Regional