The forty-fifth meeting of the GEF Council met for its third and final day on Thursday, 7 November 2013, at World Bank headquarters in Washington D.C. Council members and their Alternates began the day in a closed session to consider the report of the Selection and Review Committee. The Council then confirmed the dates for the Fall 2014 and Spring 2015 meetings of the Council, which will convene the week of 27 October 2014 and 1 June 2015, respectively.

Naoko Ishii, GEF CEO and Chairperson, then opened the 15th meeting of the Least Developed Countries Fund (LDCF) and Special Climate Change Fund (SCCF) Council. The LDCF/SCCF Council discussed the progress report for the LDCF and SCCF and the work program for the SCCF. This Council approved a work program for $5.475 million. During the LDCF/SCCF Council meeting, Finland announced pledges equal to US$ 4.94 million for the LDCF and US$2.56 million for the SCCF.

During an afternoon session, the GEF Council approved the Joint Summary of the Chairs, which notes that total work program resources amounting to US$ 259.84 million were approved during the session, and closed the meeting at 1:52 pm.