1. GEF IW Learning Portfolio

2. GEF Learning Portfolio: Mandate 1995 GEF Operational Strategy calls for the GEF to play catalytic role in addressing transboundary water concerns by assisting countries to utilize the full range of technical assistance, economic, financial, regulatory, and institutional reforms that are needed. Under that in the GEF4 Replenishment Programming paper, some 25-35% was to be spent on foundational capacity building and targeted learning for the portfolio.

3. GEF IW:LEARN III, www.iwlearn.net 1. MENARID Support via Land/Ground Water Integrated Management through Regional Portfolio Learning & Dialogue 2. Accelerated Learning and Replication of Good Practices in Transboundary Surface & Groundwater Management 3. Global and GEF IW Portfolio Learning and Dialogue to Enhance Project Delivery and Impact 4. Information Management and Communications Platform to Support GEF IW Projects Learning and Dialogue 5. Programmatic Tools to Enhance GEF IW Portfolio Project Performance 6. Demonstrating Innovative Approaches related to Climate/water and private sector participation Legal and Institutional Frameworks, governance.iwlearn.org IW Science, www.inweh.unu.edu/River/IWScience.htm Transboundary Waters Assessment Programme, twap.iwlearn.org Nutrient Reduction Best Practices, nutrient-bestpractices.iwlearn.org 1: Identification, analysis and codification of successful approaches... 2: Creation and promotion of experiential learning tools specifically targeted for GEF IW practitioners… 3: Targeted experiential training and adaptive learning, to build local capacity to replicate experiential learning programs that foster a culture of good governance... The project will share information and accelerate the replication of the most appropriate nutrient reduction practices developed from GEF and other investments in the region. The main objective is to develop transboundary waters assessment methodologies for the Global Environmental Facility (GEF) in setting priorities and catalyse a partnership for conducting such a global assessment.

4. GEF IW Learning Portfolio: Contacts GEF IW:LEARN –Contact: Mish Hamid (mish@iwlearn.org), Sean Khan (sean.khan@unep.org)mish@iwlearn.org Promoting Replication of Good Practices for Nutrient Reduction and Joint Collaboration in Central and Eastern Europe –Contact: Chuck Chaitovitz (chuck@getf.org)chuck@getf.org Good Practices and Portfolio Learning in Transboundary Freshwater and Marine Legal and Institutional Frameworks –Contact: Richard Paisley (rpaisley@interchange.ubc.ca)rpaisley@interchange.ubc.ca Enhancing the Use of Science in International Waters Projects to Improve Project Results –Contact: Zafar Adeel (adeelz@inweh.unu.edu) Development of Methodologies for GEF Transboundary Waters Assessment –Contact: Elina Rautalahti (Elina.Rautalahti@unep.org)