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Portfolio Bulletin Issue 2020.05

GEF IW Portfolio News
5 pillars of a new ocean agenda GEF-UNEP/WRI Strengthening the Blue Economy	Finalized Lake Ohrid Transboundary Management Plan deliberated by bilateral Committee GEF-UNDP/GWP-Med Drin
UN mobilizes action to tackle $200bn per year waste and pollution caused by global nitrogen losses GEF-UNEP/UK CEH INMS	Regional actions promoting IWRM and climate change adaptation commence in the Amazon GEF-UNEP/ACTO GEF Amazon Basin SAP Implementation
Supporting managers and decisionmakers in Ocean Governance and Marine Spatial Planning GEF-UNDP/UNEP/IOC IW:LEARN	Securing learning plots for the production of tree crops GEF-IUCN/MRU Mano River Ecosystem Conservation and IWRM
Oceans stress and sustainability Various GEF Projects, Coastal Resources Center, Graduate School of Oceanography, University of Rhode Island	GEF IW:LEARN re-launches all courses, manuals and methodologies GEF-UNDP/UNEP/IOC IW:LEARN
What are Caribbean ecosystems worth? IWEco provides training in Economic Valuation GEF-UNEP/UNDP IWEco	Overcoming barriers to effective use and protection of shared aquifers and groundwater in the Nile GEF-UNDP/NBI Conjunctive Management of Surface and Groundwater Resources
Addressing biofouling in the seas of East Asia PEMSEA, GEF-UNDP/IMO GloFouling Partnerships	Tackling integrated water and wastewater through innovation in the Wider Caribbean Region GEF-IADB/UNEP CReW+
Addressing marine plastics: A roadmap to a circular economy GEF-UNEP/EMF/New Plastic Economy/OC/GRIDA Marine Plastics	Teamwork matters in marine protected area (MPA) management: The Aru Tenggara experience GEF-UNDP/PEMSEA Arafura and Timor Seas Ecosystem Action
Linking LMEs to local science and management for Sustainable Development: A summary of the four-part Global Ocean Series GEF-UNDP/UNEP/IOC IW:LEARN	Pacific Island Countries advance in the preparation of new UNDP-GEF Oceanic Fisheries Management Project GEF-UNDP/FAO/FFA OFM II
Partner News
GEF Council provides boost to nature protection amid pandemic Global Environment Facility	The making of an ocean commission: A celebration of IOC’s 60th anniversary IOC-UNESCO
A new conservation trust fund for marine protected areas in the Mediterranean The MedFund	Good practices for sharing groundwater geospatial data IGRAC
On charting a new decade of H.O.P.E.: The East Asian Seas Congress 2021 PEMSEA	Mangrove user associations are critical partners in conserving Senegal’s coastal forests GEF-IFAD/UNIDO Resilient Food Systems Programme
WEBINARS, CALL FOR SUBMISSIONS AND OTHER OPPORTUNITIES From the GEF IW Portfolio [GEF IW:LEARN, UNESCO-IHP] New publication: Conjunctive Water Management: A powerful contribution to achieving the Sustainable Development Goals [GEF-UNDP/SFP Global Marine Commodities] New publications: Key Considerations for Multi-Stakeholder Dialogue Spaces for Improved Fisheries Governance EN I SP I Basic Guidelines for a Gender-Responsive Fishery Improvement Project EN I SP I Gender Analysis and Mainstreaming in the Indonesian Tuna Pole and Line and Blue Swimming Crab Fishery Improvement Projects EN From GEF IW Partners [OKACOM] Policy Brief: "Realising the Benefits of Transboundary Water Cooperation in the Cubango-Okavango River Basin (CORB)" [IAEA] Vacancy: Reference Materials and Data Quality Specialist. Application deadline: 4 Jan 2021 [Pacific Community/SPC] Vacancy: Communications Officer - Pacific European Union Marine Partnership (PEUMP) Programme. Application deadline: 15 Jan 2021 [FAO GFCM] Vacancy: Fishery Resources Specialist. Application deadline: 29 Jan 2021 From other water-related organizations [IWMI] Vacancy: Team Leader, Maldives (Sri Lanka & Maldives Climate Change Adaptation Project). Application deadline: 27 Dec 2020 [Tetra Tech] Vacancy: Monitoring, Evaluation and Learning Manager - Central Asia Water and Vulnerable Environment Activity
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