Testimony of Donald Goldberg Staff Attorney, the Center for International Environmental Law and Adjunct Professor of Law, the Washington College of Law the American University

The testimony argues for the reinstatement of 1993 congressional conditions on GEF funding, focusing on transparency, public consultation, and NGO participation. It calls for an independent Secretariat to prevent the GEF from being captured by the World Bank and recommends that the Conference of the Parties for climate and biodiversity conventions set the GEF's policies and priorities. Additionally, it suggests a clear strategy for international waters and the establishment of robust oversight mechanisms, including the use of the Independent Inspection Panel for World Bank-implemented projects.

• The coalition recommends approving the requested $400 million for the GEF only if the Fiscal Year 1993 conditions are reinstated and met before FY 1995 funds are disbursed. These conditions include ensuring public availability of information on projects and "associated projects", consulting affected peoples in recipient countries, providing contributor country oversight of individual projects, and establishing provisions for NGO participation in all project phases.
• The GEF Secretariat must be independent to avoid being captured by the World Bank, which administered 65% of project funding during the pilot phase. An independent Secretariat would ensure projects from implementing agencies are consistent with GEF policies and the requirements of climate and biodiversity conventions.

APA

Goldberg, D. (1994). Testimony of Donald Goldberg Staff Attorney, the Center for International Environmental Law and Adjunct Professor of Law, the Washington College of Law the American University. Center for International Environmental Law. https://www.ciel.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/GEF_Goldberg_14Apr1994.pdf

Chicago

Goldberg, Donald. Testimony of Donald Goldberg Staff Attorney, the Center for International Environmental Law and Adjunct Professor of Law, the Washington College of Law the American University. Center for International Environmental Law, 1994. https://www.ciel.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/GEF_Goldberg_14Apr1994.pdf.

Wikipedia

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BibTeX

@misc{goldberg1994testimony, author = {Goldberg, Donald}, title = {{Testimony of Donald Goldberg Staff Attorney, the Center for International Environmental Law and Adjunct Professor of Law, the Washington College of Law the American University}}, publisher = {Center for International Environmental Law}, year = {1994}, month = apr, url = {https://www.ciel.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/GEF_Goldberg_14Apr1994.pdf}, urldate = {2026-08-17}, note = {Indexed by Climate Insights Directory} }