Article 21 - Financial mechanism
| 289-What is the relative priority
afforded to implementation of this Article and the associated decisions
by your country? |
| High |
X |
| Medium |
|
| Low |
|
| 290-To what extent are the resources
available adequate for meeting the obligations and recommendations
made? |
| Good |
|
| Adequate |
X |
| Limiting |
|
| Severely limiting |
|
Further comments on relative priority and on availability of
resources
Belgium attaches great importance to the follow-up of the Global
Environment Facility (GEF) as the interim financial mechanism of the
Convention. As a GEF Council Member, Belgium pays special attention to the
share of biodiversity projects in the overall GEF portfolio, to the timely
approval of enabling activities, to the incorporation of COP guidelines into
GEF policy and activities, and to the adequate reporting of GEF activities
to the COP. In general, the resources for biodiversity through GEF have been
adequate and growing. Within the negotiations for the 3rd replenishment of
GEF, Belgium is defending a substantial increase of resources.
| 291-Has your country worked to
strengthen existing financial institutions to provide financial resources
for the conservation and sustainable use of biological
diversity? |
| no |
|
| yes |
X |
Decision III/7. Guidelines for the review of the effectiveness of the
financial mechanism
| 292-Has your country provided
information on experiences gained through activities funded by the
financial mechanism? |
| no activities |
|
| no, although there are activities |
|
| yes, within the previous national
report |
X |
| yes, through case-studies |
|
| yes, through other means (please give
details below) |
|
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