First Meeting of the GEF-8 Sustainable Cities Integrated Program Coordination Committee
06 October 2026 - 08 October 2026,
The Global Platform for Sustainable Cities (GPSC), led by the World Bank, convened the first Program Coordination Committee (PCC) meeting of the Global Environment Facility's eighth replenishment (GEF-8) Sustainable Cities Integrated Program (SCIP) on October 6–8, 2026.
The meeting brought together representatives from participating countries and cities, GEF Implementing Agencies, the GEF Secretariat, and GPSC core partners to exchange information on project implementation, discuss emerging priorities and challenges, and identify opportunities for collaboration and knowledge sharing across the program.
To facilitate participation across different time zones, the meeting was organized into three regional sessions covering Latin America and the Caribbean, Africa, and Asia and Europe and Central Asia.
The discussions provided an opportunity for country teams to present their projects, share implementation progress and immediate priorities, and highlight areas where GPSC and its partners could provide technical support, facilitate peer learning, and foster collaboration.
The information shared during the meetings will also inform GPSC's ongoing portfolio analysis and help tailor future knowledge activities, technical exchanges, and program support to the needs of participating countries and cities.
The first PCC meeting was organized into three regional sessions, following a common agenda that included a GEF-8 SCIP and GPSC overview, country project presentations, discussion, and next steps.
Group 1 - Latin America and the Caribbean (LAC)
20 min | 1. Opening Remarks and Meeting Objectives
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30 min
| 2. Program Overview
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40 min (8 min each) | 3. GEF 8 Child Project Information Sharing
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20 min | Discussion |
5 min | Next Steps |
Group 2 – Africa (AFR)
20 min | 1. Opening Remarks and Meeting Objectives
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30 min
| 2. Program Overview
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50 min (5 min each) | 3. GEF 8 Child Project Information Sharing
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15 min | Discussion |
5 min | Next Steps |
Group 3 - Asia and Europe & Central Asia (ECA)
20 min | 1. Opening Remarks and Meeting Objectives
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30 min
| 2. Program Overview
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5 min each) | 3. GEF 8 Child Project Information Sharing
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20 min | Discussion |
5 min | Next Steps |
Explore the presentations shared by participating country teams during the first PCC meeting. These materials provide an overview of the GEF-8 SCIP child projects, including implementation status, immediate priorities, key challenges, and opportunities for collaboration and support through GPSC. Presentations from selected GEF-7 Sustainable Cities projects are also included to facilitate knowledge exchange and share lessons from more advanced implementation experiences.
More presentations will be added as they become available
Latin America and the Caribbean | October 6
- Belize – [Download Presentation]
- Chile – [Download Presentation]
- Cuba – [Download Presentation]
- Guatemala – [Download Presentation]
- Peru – [Download Presentation]
Costa Rica (GEF-7) – [Download Presentation]
Africa | October 7
- Algeria – [Download Presentation]
- Benin – [Download Presentation]
- Republic of Congo – [Download Presentation]
- Gabon – [Download Presentation]
- Kenya – [Download Presentation]
- Madagascar – [Download Presentation]
- Mali – [Download Presentation]
- South Africa – [Download Presentation]
- Zimbabwe – [Download Presentation]
Morocco (GEF-7) – [Download Presentation]
Asia and Europe and Central Asia | October 8
- China – [Download Presentation]
- Malaysia – [Download Presentation]
- Mongolia – [Download Presentation]
- Philippines – [Download Presentation]
- Serbia – [Download Presentation]
- Sri Lanka – [Download Presentation]
The recordings provides an opportunity to revisit the program overview, country presentations, and discussions, and to learn from the experiences and priorities shared by participating country teams.
Session 1 – Latin America and the Caribbean | October 6
Recording coming soon.
Session 2 – Africa | October 7
Recording coming soon.
Session 3 – Asia and Europe and Central Asia | October 8
Recording coming soon.
