

Resourcing Inclusion: Where Should Billions of GEF-9 Money Go
With the second GEF-9 replenishment meeting just around the corner, programming decisions will soon determine how billions in new resources are allocated, and whether youth, women, Indigenous Peoples, and civil society are meaningfully resourced.
This session asks: will resources match the rhetoric? By bringing Council Members, the GEF Secretariat, and civil society voices together, the discussion will highlight gaps, test solutions, and chart actionable pathways for making inclusion real in GEF-9.
Objectives
Highlight critical funding needs as programming decisions are being shaped
Discuss how resources should be allocated across focal areas and cross-cutting themes
Make the case for directing 10% of resources to civil society organizations
Explore how CSOs can be embedded in larger GEF programs, not just treated as add-ons