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FOREWORD............................................................................................................................................................................................2 EXECUTIVE SUMMARY........................................................................................................................................................................3 I. SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT IN THE MEDITERRANEAN REGION.........................................................................................4 A. Overview of GEF Investments.............................................................................................................................................4 B. GEF-4 Reforms and Priorities...............................................................................................................................................7 C. GEF-4 Investments..............................................................................................................................................................7 D. Outlook..............................................................................................................................................................................7 II. FOCAL AND MULTIFOCAL AREA INVESTMENTS IN THE MEDITERRANEAN.........................................................................8 A. Biodiversity.........................................................................................................................................................................8 GEF-BD Funding up to GEF-4........................................................................................................................................8 GEF-4 BD Investments................................................................................................................................................10 Outlook......................................................................................................................................................................10 B. Climate Change................................................................................................................................................................13 GEF-CC Funding up to GEF -4.....................................................................................................................................13 GEF-4 CC Investments................................................................................................................................................13 Outlook......................................................................................................................................................................14 C. International Waters.........................................................................................................................................................16 GEF-IW Funding up to GEF-4......................................................................................................................................16 GEF-4 IW Investments.................................................................................................................................................18 Outlook......................................................................................................................................................................18 D. Land Degradation.............................................................................................................................................................22 Land, Water, and Natural Resources Degradation........................................................................................................22 Barriers to Integrated Natural Resources Management (INRM)....................................................................................23 GEF-LD Funding up to GEF-4......................................................................................................................................23 GEF-4 LD Investments.................................................................................................................................................23 Outlook......................................................................................................................................................................24 E. Persistent Organic Pollutants.............................................................................................................................................24 GEF-POPs Funding up to GEF-4...................................................................................................................................24 Outlook......................................................................................................................................................................25