Sub-Regional Workshop for GEF Focal Points in the Pacific

3-4 February 2010

The Sub-Regional Workshop for GEF Focal Points in the Pacific region was held in Port Moresby on 3-4 February 2010. The Workshop was attended by 24 Focal Points representing 13 countries in the Pacific. Representatives of the GEF Secretariat, GEF Agencies, and the CSP also participated in the Workshop, along with observers from other organizations in the region.

• Final Agenda
• List of Participants
• Administrative Note for participants
• Workshop Summary Report

Workshop Session 1: Introduction and Overview

• Hon. Benny Allen Opening Remarks (English)

Workshop Session 2: Update on GEF Policies and new developments

• Briefing on GEF 5 Replenishment, Programming and Policy recommendations
• Introduction to the System for Transparent Allocation of Resources (STAR)
• Update on Adaptation Fund

 Workshop Session 3: Findings of Overall Performance Study of the GEF

• Presentation on OPS 4 by the GEF Evaluation Office

Workshop Session 4: Pacific Alliance for Sustainability (PAS)

• Update on overall status of the PAS: Presentation by GEF Secretariat 
• Brief Agency Updates on PAS implementation:  Presentations by FAO, UNEP, UNDP, World Bank

Workshop Session 6: Elements of successful projets and tracking national GEF portfolios

• Tracking national portfolios: Presentation by the GEF Evaluation Office