The first meeting of the DGM Global Steering Committee was held in Bali from July 25-27. GSC members from Brazil, DRC, Indonesia, Mexico, Peru, and the Philippines attended, as well as observers from the World Bank, Climate Investment Funds, Norway's International Climate and Forest Initiative, Conservation International-Indonesia, and the DGM National Executing Agencies from Brazil and Indonesia.
Read MoreThe DGM was officially launched at the World Bank on Thursday, May 14. Remarks were made by James Close, Director of Climate Change at the World Bank; Mina Setra of Indonesia's DGM National Steering Committee; Artur Lacerda, FIP Focal Point for Brazil; Kristen Walker, Senior Vice President of the Policy Center at Conservation International; and Benoit Bosque, Practice Manager, GP Environment and Natural Resources.
Read MoreOn Monday, April 20, the DGM Global Executing Agency hosted a side event at the fourteenth session of UN Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues. The event provided an update on the status of the mechanism and a discussion of opportunities for engagement in Indonesia, DRC, Ghana, Burkina Faso, Mexico, Peru, and Brazil.
Read MoreOn March 31, the World Bank announced that its Board of Directors approved the Dedicated Grant Mechanism for Indigenous Peoples and Local Communities (DGM). The first country project, in the Cerrado region of Brazil, was also approved.
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