Reducing Emissions from Deforestation and Forest Degradation (REDD) is an effort to create a financial value for the carbon stored in forests, offering incentives for developing countries to reduce emissions from forested lands and invest in low-carbon paths to sustainable development. "REDD+" goes beyond deforestation and forest degradation, and includes...
The development objective of this project is to increase agricultural productivity of degraded lands in selected areas of UP. The objective would be achieved by reversing water-induced land degradation, enhancing soil fertility, and improving the provision of agriculture support services.
The ESMAP-LA programme is a joint WB and IFC initiative, which works as a catalyst to ensure that quality off-grid lighting products are accessible to energy-poor households in several regions of the continent. LA piloted its programme in Kenya and Ghana, and is now working in Tanzania, Ethiopia, and Senegal...
Understanding the impacts of climate change on the energy sector, including energy supply, demand and access, is critical for ensuring climate compatible development in West Africa. The Energy, Ecodevelopment and Resilience in Africa (EERA) project will develop national energy strategies in Benin, Mali and Togo that take into account the...
The main objectives were to develop a sectoral GHG management tool, the Carbon Reduction, Resources and Opportunities Toolkit (CaRROT), and self-regulating voluntary GHG management standards. They were achieved through a participatory process that included technical experts, flower producers, farm internal auditors, government representatives and other key stakeholders. A preliminary sectoral...
Changes in weather patterns and extreme conditions due to climate change have severe implications for the energy sector. Such changes can disrupt and affect the energy supply, oil and gas production, and power distribution, among other things. As such, the energy infrastructure in most Central Asian countries is highly sensitive...
The Poverty-Environment Initiative (PEI) is a global programme that supports country-led efforts to mainstream poverty-environment linkages into national development and sub-national development planning, from policy-making to budgeting, implementation and monitoring. With both financial and technical support, PEI assists government decision-makers and a wide-range of other stakeholders to manage the environment...
"The Low Emission Capacity Building Programme (LECBP) was launched in January 2011 as part of a joint collaboration between the European Union and UNDP. Since its inception the LECB Programme has grown both in scope and breadth, proudly including 25 participating countries and enhanced technical support through generous contributions from...
CLIMBIZ is a regional partnership for action on sustainable development. CLIMBIZ supports climate change and green economy policy development on the regional level through partnering with the BSEC and BSC. CLIMBIZ aims to enhanve leadership and promote business solutions to meet the very real challenge of climate change, environmental protection...