PROGRAMME

7 March 2024

Venue: Washington DC

Yesterday MSCA Chairman & MIGHT Senior Vice President, Ts Dr Raslan Ahmad paid a courtesy call on the Global Environment Facility (GEF) CEO and Chairperson Carlos Manuel Rodríguez. GEF is the largest multilateral source of environmental funding for developing countries and host of the new Global Biodiversity Framework Fund. The purpose of the visit was to update the progress of GEF’s Sustainable Cities Program and Malaysia participation for the GEF-8 Sustainable Cities Integrated Program (SCIP) aims to support cities and local governments in undertaking integrated urban planning, implementing policies, investing in nature-positive, climate-resilient, and carbon-neutral urban development.