of climate change, sponsored by businesses. Strategic Programming Framework 2015-2018 In its Strategic Programming Framework for the period 2015-2018, the FFEM has prioritized its financial commitments across five focus areas: Energy transition Sustainable urban territories Sustainable agriculture and forests Innovative financing of biodiversity Integrated management and resilience of coastal and marine areas For the first time, the FFEM has also identified two cross-cutting objectives in accordance with the previous five focus areas. these objectives are sustainable consumption and production and innovative processes. Organization Steering Committee The steering committee is the decision-making body of the FFEM. It meets three times a year in order to decide on the general policy of the Fund, its geographical orientations, its fields of intervention, its methods, its resources as well as the financial commitments to projects. The following six bodies are gathered under the Committee: the Ministry of the Economy the Ministry of Foreign Affairs the Ministry of the Environment the Ministry of the Research the Ministry of Agriculture the French Development Agency Scientific and technical Committee The Scientific and technical Committee is the consultative body of the FFEM. It is composed of twelve key figures who are recognized for their expert knowledge on economic, environmental and social issues. The Committee provides advice for the projects and strategies of the FFEM, along with working on scientific and technical aspects of the global environment. Secretariat The secretariat is the operational body of the FFEM. It is hosted by the French Development Agency (AFD), at its premises located at 5 rue Roland Barthes in Paris. It is responsible for implementing the decisions of the steering committee and follow-up on projects financed by the FFEM. Its role is also to develop relations with the institutional, economic, technical and scientific partners. References External links Official website of the French Facility for Global Environment Environmental organizations based in France Funding bodies