Global Environment Facility co financing supporting over 14,500 community based projects in over 125 countries. An independently operating financial organization, the GEF provides grants for projects related to biodiversity, climate change, international waters, land degradation, the ozone layer, persistent organic pollutants (POPs), mercury, sustainable forest management, food security, sustainable cities. The GEF also serves as financial mechanism for the following conventions: The GEF, although not linked formally to the Montreal Protocol on Substances that Deplete the Ozone Layer (MP), supports implementation of the Protocol in countries with economies in transition. The Instrument for the Establishment of the Restructured GEF is the document that
Montreal flood of 1987 of God". In 1988, all the cities on the Island of Montreal, regrouped into the Montreal Urban Community, set up a common "Emergencies Coordination Bureau" ("Bureau des mesures d'urgence"). In 1997, the bureau was renamed "Centre de sécurité civile". Following the Municipal reorganization in Quebec in 2002, most of the cities were regrouped into the greater Montreal and the center became the "Centre de sécurité civile de Montréal". Montreal flood of 1987 The Montreal flood of 1987 happened on July 14 of that year when a series of strong thunderstorms crossed the island of Montreal, Canada, between the noon hour