Global Environment Facility (GEF)

GEF is the largest public funder of projects to improve the global environment. An independently operating financial organization, the GEF provides grants for projects related to biodiversity, climate change, international waters, land degradation, the ozone layer, and persistent organic pollutants.

IIASA has worked with the Global Environment Facility in the following areas:

22 March 2021
The value of cooperation for sustainable development in transboundary river basins

Can cooperation across sectors and countries help to achieve sustainable development? How do stakeholders in the Indus and Zambezi basins envision the future and how can they make that future a reality? IIASA researchers looked into these questions as part of a large-scale initiative with international partners. More

13 November 2018
Global Commons Initiative Working Meeting

The Global Commons initiative organizations convene at IIASA to plan the work ahead. More

19 June 2018
Developing water, energy, and land nexus scenarios for the Zambezi Basin

This workshop is organized in the context of the Integrated Solutions for Water, Energy, and Land (ISWEL) project, led by the partnership between the International Institute for Applied Systems Analysis (IIASA), the Global Environment Facility (GEF), and the United Nations Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO). More

15 May 2018
Global temperature rise of 2°C doubles the population exposed to multiple climate risks compared to a 1.5°C rise

New research identifying climate vulnerability hotspots has found that the number of people affected by multiple climate change risks could double if the global temperature rises by 2°C, compared to a rise of 1.5°C. More

15 March 2017
Integrated Solutions for Water, Energy, and Land (ISWEL)

A ground-breaking study into sustainable solutions to jointly meet water, energy and land demands at the global level, and also zooming into two large transboundary basins facing multiple development and environmental challenges: The Zambezi and the Indus. More

23 October 2015
Scoping meeting: Integrated solutions for water, energy, and land

Researchers from the Global Environment Facility (GEF), the United Nations Development Organization (UNIDO), and IIASA will meet to begin the scoping phase of a new partnership focused on integrated research for global challenges. More

21 April 2015
Integrated Solutions for Water, Energy, and Land (ISWEL)

A ground-breaking study into sustainable solutions to jointly meet water, energy and land demands at the global level, and also zooming into two large transboundary basins facing multiple development and environmental challenges: The Zambezi and the Indus. More

11 March 2015
New partnership to bring integrated solutions for sustainability

A new collaboration between research, development, and finance organizations will provide integrative research and solutions connecting energy, water, food, and ecosystem security. More

26 November 2014
Integrated Solutions for Water, Energy, and Land project

The project will development of a systems analysis framework for assessing integrated policy and management options for water, food, energy and ecosystem security under rapid global change More

03 March 2012
Energy Access Interactive Tool

An interactive Web-based scenario analysis tool which allows the assessment of multiple energy access policies More

01 February 2012
Energy Multi-Criteria Analysis Tool

An interactive Web-based scenario analysis tool which allows the concurrent assessment of multiple energy objectives More



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