Glossary of terms used on this site

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GEA

Global Environment Assistance

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Global Environmental Assistance - DFID funds separate from and additional to the development assistance budget, to help developing countries tackle global environment problems. It makes contributions to the Global Environment Facility and the Multilateral Fund for the Implementation of the Montreal Protocol (ozone layer depletion). , Headquarters: GB, London , URL: , TKBD:

GEF

Global Environment Facility - provides grant and concessional funds to countries for projects and programmes targeting global environmental issues: climate change, biological diversity, international waters, and ozone layer depletion. Responsibility for GEF implementation is shared among the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP), the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP), and the World Bank. Countries are eligible for GEF funding if they are United Nations Member States and are eligible to borrow from the World Bank or receive technical assistance from UNDP. Approximately 84% of GEF expenditure is counted against developing countries. , Headquarters: , URL: , TKBD:

GEM

Gender Equality Mainstreaming , Headquarters: , URL: , TKBD:

GESAMP

Joint Group of Experts on the Scientific Aspects of Marine Pollution , Headquarters: , URL: , TKBD:

GGP

Gram Guarav Pratisthan , Headquarters: , URL: , TKBD:

GHF

Global Health Fund

GIS

Geographical Information System , Headquarters: , URL: , TKBD:

GISP

Global Invasive Species Program , Headquarters: , URL: jasper.Standford.edu/GISP , TKBD:

GLASOD

Global Assessment of Soil Degration , Headquarters: , URL: , TKBD:

GMO

gentically godified organism , Headquarters: , URL: , TKBD:

GNI

Gross National Income

GNP

Gross National Product - measures total income earned by domestic citizens regardless of the country in which their factor services were supplied. GNP equals GDP plus net earnings from abroad. , Headquarters: , URL: , TKBD:

GOOS

Global Ocean Observing System , Headquarters: , URL: , TKBD:

GPEX

Gross Public Expenditure on Aid - is the expenditure by all official UK sources i.e. government departments, public bodies such as CDC, on aid which meets the criteria for developmental official flows agreed by DAC. , Headquarters: , URL: , TKBD: