1. National Communications, enabling activities and The Global Environment Facility Nick Remple UNDP Regional GEF Coordinator for Latin America and the Caribbean

2. Outline Introduction to GEF (materials available in back) GEF Financing of Enabling Activities GEF support to Enabling Activities implementation cc: Support EAs as strategic framework for technical assistance and investment GEF proposal development

3. All countries of LAC are receiving GEF assistance to formulate and submit EAs with exception of Dominican Republic and Colombia Total GEF assistance rel. To EAs: $US 18 million $US 6 x million - CPACC - Anglophone SIDs $US 9 x million - UNDP - channeled EA proposals for 29 countries - CC: Train - Five LAC countries - UNEP - channeled support to Haiti - W.B. - channeled support to St. Vincent - Others

4. Submissions of First Nat’l Communications to UNFCCC 7 - Worldwide of which 3 are from LAC Argentina, Mexico, Uruguay CC: Support - $US 3 million to assist countries in producing Nat’l Communications - Workshops - Technical assistance and backstopping - Exchange of information CC: support is programmed to start in August 1998.

5. GEF EA Criteria - Coverage whithat duplication - Appropriate sequency of activities - Use of best practices - cost effectiveness

6. GEF financing initiated in late 94 with small # of proposing countries: Argentina, USA, followed by Brazil, Mexico, Costa Rica and Chile 7 contries worlwide have submitted National Communications 3 of these are from LAC: Argentina, Mexico, Uruguay