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Restructured GEF may become more acceptable to developing countries
WASHINGTON May 2: Major projects dealing with global environmental problems such as climate change and ozone layer depletion could become more acceptable to developing countries under a 32-nalton agreement announced at World Bank headquarters. reports AP.
The agreement to restructure the UN — affiliated Global Environment Facility (GEF) came after criticism from nongovernment and Third World groups that the facility was designed to serve the goals of industrial countries with Inadequate regard to concerns of poor countries.
The accord was announced Friday by GEF Chairman Mohamed T El-Ashry. who also heads the World Bank's environmental department, after two days of negotiations tn Washington.
The Bank. United Nations' Environment Programme and UN Development Programme jointly operate the GEF which was created In 1990 to under take a 1.3 billion dollar three year pilot programme
The restructuring gives Impetus to successful completion of current negotiations on global warming and protecting biodiversity in time for the UN Earth Summit in June at Rio de Janeiro. Brazil. EL Ashry told ' a news conference.
Until now the GEF was controlled by the Industrial countries who contributed funds.
The restructuring opens membership to all countries and provides a Participants Assembly that would try to operate on consensus. or unanimity.
"When this docs not prove possible, a voting system would
be used that guarantees an equitable representation of the interests of developing mun tries while giving due weight lo the funding efforts ol donor countries." Friday's announcement said.
Under the pilot programme, the facility was to concentrate on global warming. biodiversity, pollution of international waters and ozone layer depletion. Restructuring would improve flexibility and make it possible lo finance projects combating land degradation such as dcscrllfi-calton and deforestation.
Al the end of 1991. France led the list of GEF contributors. with pledges of 161.4 million dollar followed by 157.4 million dollar by Germany. 153.5 million dollar by Japan, 150 million dollar by the United States, 91.2 million dollar by Italy and 75.6 million dollar by Britain.
Negotiator against limiting pollution!
Another report from UN adds: A UN negotiator has pro-posed abandoning efforts lo reduce greenhouse gas emissions, echoing the US position and drawing Immediate fire from environmentalists.
This is not adequate, and it is so confusing In the wording that 11 way impede future progress." T S Glauthicr of the World Wildlife Foundation said Friday.
This 1s much weaker than the European proposal," said Alden Meyer of the Union of Concerned Scientists. Europeans have called for a reduction lo 1990 emission levels by the year 2000.
The United Stales has adamantly opposed selling a cap on emissions, even though a US analysis showed that emissions could be reduced to 1990 levels with little expense.