UNIDO (United Nations Industrial Development Organization) and the GEF (Global Environment Facility) have a strong partnership: UNIDO is one of GEF’s implementing agencies, receiving over $1 billion in grants to execute more than 400 projects in 100+ countries. Their collaboration focuses on linking industrial development with environmental sustainability.
Founding & Partnership
UNIDO became a GEF Implementing Agency in 2006, though it had been executing GEF projects since the 1990s.
The partnership aligns with inclusive and sustainable industrial development (ISID), ensuring that industrial growth supports climate, biodiversity, and pollution reduction goals.