Environment Facility Trust Fund. The Global Environment Facility Trust Fund shall provide resources to meet the agreed incremental costs of global environmental benefits and the agreed full costs of some enabling activities.” Final Act of the the Council of the The 44th GEF Council in June 2013 “Invites Conference of Global Environment Facility to allocated $10 million for enabling Plenipotentiaries support developing countries activities under the Minamata on the Minamata and countries with economies in Convention in the GEF-5 period, Convention on transition that are signatories to specifically MIAs and ASGM NAPs. Mercury the Convention in undertaking Guidelines have been developed for activities, particularly enabling application of these projects. In activities, to facilitate early $30 million in additional resources implementation and ratification has been allocated for these enabling of the activities. Convention;” The initial guidelines may be amended by the INC or COP as required. The guidelines can be found at: Final Act of the the Council of the At the 5th GEF Assembly in May “Invites Conference of Global Environment Facility to 2014, the GEF Instrument was Plenipotentiaries give effect to the inclusion of amended to include the Minamata on the Minamata the Global Environment Facility Convention in the list of conventions Convention on Trust Fund as a part of the served by the GEF. The new Mercury financial mechanism of the paragraph 6e of the GEF instrument Minamata Convention and to contains the following text: recommend to the Assembly of the Global Environment as one of the entities “(e) Operate Facility, as a matter of urgency, comprising the financial mechanism that it make any adjustments to of the Minamata Convention on the Instrument for the Mercury, pursuant to its Article 13, Establishment of the paragraphs 5, 6 and 8. In such Restructured Global respects, the GEF shall operate under Environment Facility that are the guidance of, and be accountable to necessary to allow it to fulfil its the Conference of the Parties, which role in the financial shall provide guidance on overall strategies, policies, program priorities mechanism;” and eligibility for access to and utilization of financial resources. In addition, the GEF shall receive guidance from the Conference of the Parties on an indicative list of categories of activities that could receive support; and shall provide
Environment Facility Trust Fund. The Global Environment Facility Trust Fund shall provide resources to meet the agreed incremental costs of global environmental benefits and the agreed full costs of some enabling activities.” Final Act of the Conference of Plenipotentiaries on the Minamata Convention on Mercury “Invites the Council of the Global Environment Facility to support developing countries and countries with economies in transition that are signatories to the Convention in undertaking activities, particularly enabling activities, to facilitate early implementation and ratification of the Convention;” The 44th GEF Council in June 2013 allocated $10 million for enabling activities under the Minamata Convention in the GEF-5 period, specifically MIAs and ASGM NAPs. Guidelines have been developed for application of these projects. In $30 million in additional resources has been allocated for these enabling activities. The initial guidelines may be amended by the INC or COP as required. The guidelines can be found at: Final Act of the Conference of Plenipotentiaries on the Minamata Convention on Mercury “Invites the Council of the Global Environment Facility to give effect to the inclusion of the Global Environment Facility Trust Fund as a part of the financial mechanism of the Minamata Convention and to recommend to the Assembly of the Global Environment Facility, as a matter of urgency, that it make any adjustments to the Instrument for the Establishment of the Restructured Global Environment Facility that are necessary to allow it to fulfil its role in the financial mechanism;” At the 5th GEF Assembly in May 2014, the GEF Instrument was amended to include the Minamata Convention in the list of conventions served by the GEF. The new paragraph 6e of the GEF instrument contains the following text: “(e) Operate as one of the entities comprising the financial mechanism of the Minamata Convention on Mercury, pursuant to its Article 13, paragraphs 5, 6 and 8. In such respects, the GEF shall operate under the guidance of, and be accountable to the Conference of the Parties, which shall provide guidance on overall strategies, policies, program priorities and eligibility for access to and utilization of financial resources. In addition, the GEF shall receive guidance from the Conference of the Parties on an indicative list of categories of activities that could receive support; and shall provide
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