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Reducing deforestation by strengthening forest communities in Kerinci With its 57 million tons of CO2 emissions, Jambi province represents 3 per cent of Indonesia’s yearly carbon emissions. According to forecasts, this amount will increase to 74 million tons in 2030, caused by degradation processes in the agriculture and forestry sectors. Some of the export-value commodities that support the Jambi province's economy are cinnamon and coffee in the Kerinci Regency. The Kerinci production forest consists mainly of agroforestry land. Without a proper agroforestry management, they however impact deforestation and land encroachment. Technically, forest farmers’ knowledge about the agroforestry system is limited. At the same time, average income is low. The IKI Small Grants project creates a sustainable forest community and increases the community income by improving the quality and diversification of products. In addition, it aims to encourage regional and local governments to adopt policies that support sustainable forest communities.
Development of a PoA Strategy for the Deployment of Mini-Biogas Systems in Small-Scale Pig Production for a Distributed Energy Supply in  Viet Nam The project supported the Vietnamese Government’s programme for promotion of biogas becoming available also to microfarms, which were not in a position to make the necessary co-payment for the biogas systems. To this end, it was assessed whether co-financing opportunities could be created by developing a programme of activities (PoA) under the Clean Development Mechanism (CDM). The project developed also a national baseline for biogas usage data and identified potential pilot sites and participating households. It was also preparing the necessary documentation for registration as a CDM Programme Activity (CPA Design Document and PoA Design Document). Furthermore, the project contributed to a strengthened expertise of local partners needed to establish an implementation structure for a PoA. A handbook for mini-biogas systems at microfarms was another output of the project.
Transformative Climate Action using Participatory data driven decision making platforms (T-CAP) While digital means are increasingly used to assist in managing cities, an untapped potential lies in using these means to facilitate participatory local level policy making and implementation to catalyse transformative climate actions. This holds special significance in the small and medium cities from the Global South that face resource and capacity constraints. In this ever dynamic world, data driven decision making platforms can assist in augmenting the capacity of local actors and communities to collaborate on forward looking, transformative climate actions. The project assists urban local bodies in working effectively with all stakeholders (particularly the civil society) to gather and analyse data needed for comprehensive policy making and jointly implement transformative climate actions. It aims to showcase a science based participatory planning framework for data driven decision making that can inspire cities across the globe.
Monitoring of forest and landscape restoration at national and local levels The loss of forests and landscapes is progressing inexorably all over the world. The international Bonn Challenge initiative aims to counteract this through restoration measures. The project develops a monitoring system for these measures within the framework of the Bonn Challenge and makes it available to stakeholders. The system for monitoring forest and landscape restoration, designed to be cost-effective and easy to use, is first adapted to the conditions in individual partner countries, which then use it independently. The project work encompasses the development of the monitoring system and piloting in Rwanda, Kenya, Honduras, Nicaragua and El Salvador. An upscaling strategy is also being developed. Key stakeholders at local and national government levels, investors, private enterprises, the research community, non-governmental organisations and other civil society groups all benefit from the results of the project.
Climate-Neutral Energy Supply for Rural Areas The project developed tailor-made and sustainable solutions for rural energy supply that make use of locally available biomass as well as other renewable energy sources. The biomass consists solely of agricultural waste and does not include edible vegetable oils. Two pilot projects covering 30 villages were used to develop business models for energy services that are made available by the village community. This included the sustainable supply of biomass for power generation, operation and maintenance of the plant and equipment, and the distribution and use of the power, along with an appropriate system of payment.
Holistic management for recovery of degraded soils in Bolivian grazing grasslands In the Bolivian altiplano there are thousands of hectares of degraded grasslands with more than 50 per cent bare soils, mainly caused by poor grazing management. These areas can be rehabilitated to improve their ability to capture carbon from the atmosphere and to contribute to mitigation and adaptation to the effects of climate change. The project aims to improve the livelihoods of camelid producers with holistic agroecological practices and climate change adaptation plans that mitigate the effects and improve carbon sequestration in native grasslands, recover degraded soils, create denser vegetation cover and increase the income of local farmers. In addition, there is a participatory monitoring plan for the effects of climate change adaptation practices on natural resources, as well as for raising awareness among local producers on how to manage climate risks appropriately.
Building capacities to reduce the impacts of climate change in urban areas near San Salvador Climate change induced extreme weather like hurricanes or droughts are an increasing concern in El Salvador. Deforestation and unsustainable farming practices threaten the country’s biodiversity as well as the quality and availability of food and water. The project mproved the living conditions and food security of three urban communities in San Salvador and increased awareness about climate change adaptation on community level. Women-led groups were supported in producing and marketing local organic food. The project promoted an alliance between food producing groups and organisations working at the national level. By involving stakeholders from local to national levels, knowledge on effective ecosystem rehabilitation and climate change resilience was exchanged.
Regional and child-centred climate change adaptation in Southeast Asia The project aimed at tackling the negative impact of climate change in the Southeast Asian target countries by enhancing the ability of children and young people in these nations to adapt. Activities focused on the causes and effects of climate change and on ways of adapting to it. By integrating these topics into the education systems, local development planning processes and adaptation strategies, the project seeked to assist children and young people with adapting to the consequences of climate change in their everyday lives. A paradigm shift was initiated among the young population by integrating climate change knowledge into curricula. Children and young people were able to take part in bringing about child-centred, community-based transformation that improves their lives. They were enabled to pass on their knowledge and work with their communities to implement local adaptation initiatives. Through lobbying work at local and national level, the project extended its impact further.
Multi-stakeholder climate action plan in Njombe Most of the population in the Njombe region lives from the agricultural sector, which is severely affected by climate change. The Southern Highland Participatory Organization (SHIPO) addresses the gap between understanding of climate change concepts and know-how at the local level and the need for coordinated action among different stakeholders working on climate change related areas. The IKI Small Grants project increases the awareness and participation of local stakeholders on climate change and environmental activities by holding different events, trainings, consultancy services, and technological pilots. More than 1,000 people, including students, artisans, entrepreneurs, local industries, local governments and the civil society are learning about climate change and coordinating climate change mitigation and adaptation actions (e.g. clean ups) to become an example at the national level.
Climate and Biodiversity Hub Indonesia Indonesia is severely affected by climate change impacts and harbours unique biodiversity that is under threat. At the same time, the archipelago is one of the ten largest greenhouse gas emitters in the world and plays an important role in achieving the Paris Climate Agreement and the Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD). The project supports the Indonesian government in mainstreaming its climate and biodiversity policies into national development planning. To this end, it trains staff of relevant line ministries and strengthens cooperation with civil society and academia. The project also advises on improving competencies for transparent reporting, financial resource mobilisation and knowledge exchange with the international community. As an IKI interface project, it is responsible for networking and communication between the implementing organisations of IKI projects in Indonesia.
Global support for intersectoral action on SDG6 in the Water-Climate-Ecosystem Nexus (ActBlue) To address the global water crisis and achieve Sustainable Development Goal (SDG) 6 of the 2030 Agenda the project will advance implementation of the UN 2023 Water Conference outcomes to support developing countries, which are most affected by the impact of climate change, in cross-sectoral and intergovernmental action. Global action on water will be strengthened and better integrated as a basis to address the triple planetary crisis of climate change, biodiversity loss and pollution. Through technical policy advice, cooperation with key actors and development of frameworks, integrated policy development and implementation especially in developing countries will be supported. Stronger cooperation and coordination through a UN system-wide approach to water and sanitation and pilot measures within the UN development system will support developing countries in their implementation efforts towards the global agendas, integrating water, climate and environmental efforts on all levels.
Mobilizing community support for adoption of low carbon mobility plans for cities in Maharashtra A shift to low carbon mobility in Indian cities is urgently needed to tackle air pollution, greenhouse gas emissions and social inequality in the mobility sector. This project mobilized support for low carbon mobility initiatives in Maharashtra state. It mobilised civil society networks and set up city-specific lists of low carbon mobility initiatives. These compendia were utilized to widen civil society engagement. Through advocacy action plans they were supported in raising demands for low carbon initiatives to the respective municipal authorities. Examples for such initiatives to be advocated for are public bike share systems, low carbon city bus systems, or pedestrian-friendly neighbourhoods.
Transforming tourism value chains in developing countries and Small Island Developing States (SIDS) to accelerate more resource efficient, low carbon development The tourism sector is estimated to be responsible for around five percent of global greenhouse gas emissions. Strongly dependent on fossil energy and food imports, this sector creates value chains that make inefficient use of resources and are susceptible to climate change impacts. The project helped partner countries in their efforts to reduce and improve the efficiency of their resource usage in key segments such as the hotel/hospitality industry. Work also included analysing and updating inventories of greenhouse gas emissions and sustainable products and services. The project also developed integrated measures for mitigating emissions and improving resource efficiency, based on a lifecycle approach with specific indicators for mitigation and adaptation priorities. Lastly, the project helped to build up resources and expertise in local organisations and is very active in relevant networks with the aim of ensuring that project results can be shared at a national and regional level.
Climate Support Programme IV The programme supports the South African government in strengthening the mainstreaming and implementation of its climate and biodiversity policies. It contributes to the transition to a decarbonised economy and a climate-resilient society in line with Vision 2050 in an equitable manner. It is based on three pillars that will be critical for long-term impact. First, the programme supports institutional planning and development, as well as the further development and operationalisation of key climate change policies. Secondly, it contributes to enabling the implementation of climate change measures on the ground. Here, the programme will support project preparation and climate finance aspects at national, sub-national and private sector levels. Furthermore, the programme continues to act as an interface for IKI projects in the country with the aim of facilitating knowledge exchange and initiating cooperation.
ICT-based adaptation to climate change in cities In order to enable cities to adapt to climate change and climate-related weather extremes, urban planners and regional decision-makers need a local database for climate-resilient urban development. The project supported cities to use participative approaches, based on information and communication technologies, in order to strengthen their climate resilience. Innovative approaches to data collection and evaluation enabled city administrations and decision-makers to obtain the necessary information for developing and implementing local adaptation strategies. Findings from three pilot cities in India, Mexico and Peru with differing risk scenarios were introduced to the international discourse in cooperation with German and international partners.
Marine and coastal biodiversity of Costa Rica – capacity-building and climate change adaptation This project was helping to establish a national system of protected areas that encompasses as many ecosystems as possible, is managed efficiently and has stable funding at its disposal. It was setting up biomonitoring structures, and conducting vulnerability and risk assessments of existing and proposed protected areas. Using the insights thus gained, the project developed specific concepts and strategies tailored to meet local needs and challenges, in order to help marine and coastal ecosystems adapt to climate change. Training and advisory services were boosting the management capacities of the competent institutions and of the other actors involved, and plans were being jointly developed which allowed the co-management of the marine and coastal protected areas. Furthermore, the project was developing innovative funding tools specifically for marine and coastal protected areas, such as payment for ecosystem services, and was putting pilot projects in place to test their effectiveness.
Compensatory Payments for the Protection of Indigenous Community Forests within the context of Peru´s Tropical Forest Programme (CBC II) The project took a decentralised approach to using compensatory payments for forest protection in order to effectively halt logging within the Amazon rainforest over the long term. Communities that conserve tropical forests on their lands received financial compensation for their contribution to protecting the climate and biodiversity. The project has further developed existing plans, guidelines and instruments for the practical implementation of compensatory payments and was communicating these to the responsible parties within five regional governmental bodies. It also strengthened their institutional capacities for implementing this instrument, among other things through training and advisory support. Mechanisms for consultation and negotiation among public and private institutions at different levels (national, regional, local) and the indigenous organisations contributed to the coordinated management of transfer payments.
Climate friendly waste management Russia produces around 60 million tonnes of household waste and similar types of waste every year. Most of this waste is destined for landfill. In 2015, new waste legislation was passed that followed the principles of the circular economy. The project provided decision-makers with models for a climate-neutral waste industry based on the closed-loop management of waste. Consulting, know-how transfer, further training, support for pilot projects and information campaigns were all helping to shape and develop the new framework accordingly. Aspects of relevance for the climate and circular economy were implemented in selected regions within Russia. Most of the project’s work aimed direct at the improved management of residential waste. The project was also helping to highlight the waste sector’s potential for mitigating greenhouse gas emissions, which has been neglected in Russia’s climate policy decision-making to date.
Mexican youth and female leaders for integrated landscape management The two natural protected areas, Selva El Ocote and Pantanos de Centla biosphere reserves, located in Southern Mexico, are threatened by several effects of climate change. As a result, climate and social vulnerability are increasing, productive areas are becoming less fruitful, and people have less life quality. The project aimed to strengthen the integrated landscape management of these biological areas through improving territorial governance, the restoration of degraded areas and the promotion of local economies for climate resilience and biodiversity conservation.
Communities of Practice as driver of a bottom-up energy transition in Nigeria The overall objective of the project is to achieve a climate-friendly energy supply through decentralized renewable energy (DRE) in Nigeria by 2030. In order to achieve this, civil society must play a driving role. The project therefore aims to create exemplary civil society nuclei ("Communities of Practice") and to empower them to plan and implement DRE projects (local level). Based on this, it will work transdisciplinary on improving the political framework for local decentralized RE projects (national level). Finally, the establishment of a monitoring and dissemination platform will serve to verify the impact of local projects and allow extrapolation in Nigeria and Sub-Saharan Africa (regional level). In this way, civil society can be empowered to implement DRE independently and make a significant contribution to the achievement of climate change mitigation goals.
Advancing from Mitigation Ambition to Action (A2A) - Phase II Following the Paris Agreement, the challenge for many countries was to translate their mitigation ambition into effective domestic action. At the country level, the project offered analytical support to governments to accelerate the continued development and implementation of their NDCs, with a focus on sector level action plans, primarily through the articulation of the social, economic and environmental benefits of mitigation. The project developed analysis and targeted inputs that supported sector-level planning, engaged a range of stakeholders, and increased the feasibility of ambitious sector mitigation pathways in support of NDC implementation. Beyond country support, the project provided a platform for international dialogue and knowledge exchange on the state of play of NDC implementation as well as on key topics and issues related to increasing NDC ambition and accelerating implementation.
Setting up a Regional Energy Agency in Ukraine The project aimed to explore and realise energy saving and energy efficiency potentials on a communal (mainly buildings) level by building up energy agencies and collaterally advising these. Within the frame of the project, one energy agency was institutionally established in Odessa, a range of services was developed and staff  qualified. Experiences were consolidated into best practices and disseminated in Ukraine. Furthermore, a range of consulting services were created for, inter alia, the management of communal energy, which reveal energy saving options and related operating cost reductions in a community. Thereby, incentives were created for other cities and communities to adopt successful approaches. On the German side the Berlin Energy Agency was involved, and, on the Ukrainian side, regional administrations (Oblast governments), city administrations and energy providers became partners.
Resilience capacity and Climate-Smart Agriculture for the ethnic minority communities A Luoi is one of two mountainous areas of Thừa Thiên-Huế province in Central Vietnam. Given the forest degradation, the barren hills, and steep slopes, the area is vulnerable to climate change with negative effects on the livelihoods of ethnic minorities. To minimize the negative impacts of climate change, the IKI Small Grants project aims to enhance adaptive capacity for ethnic minority communities. To do so, the project rises local people’s awareness of climate change impacts and climate-smart agriculture. It further supports market accessibility of the products deriving from the improved climate-smart agriculture.
Sino-German Environmental Partnership  (SGEP) Phase II Against the background of slowing economic growth, China’s 13th Five Year Plan has strengthened the issue of environmental protection by calling for sustainable development and an “ecological civilisation”. The German-Chinese Environmental Partnership supported China in developing an effective environmental policy, which included the targeted exchange of experience and advice on issues such as the prevention and control of air, water and soil pollution. The project supported market-oriented approaches and sustainable production & consumption patterns, strengthened institutional and individual capacities to improve compliance with protection measures, contributed to implementing the sustainability goals of the 2030 Agenda and promoted bilateral dialogue with the Chinese Ministry of the Environment and the Chinese Environmental Advisory Council.
Supporting low-emission energy industries to achieve climate targets in the Dominican Republic The project supported the Dominican Republic in its measures to reduce GHG emissions in the power sector and in the implementation of the climate neutrality ambition by 2050. Since the start of the project, the share of renewable energies (RE) has more than tripled. Nevertheless, the energy sector was still based on fossil fuels, which caused almost 1/3 of the emissions. The project aimed to promote a coherent energy and climate policy and a shift towards a low-carbon energy economy. Far-reaching reforms at the political, institutional, regulatory and financial levels are to improve the share of RE. A long-term expansion plan for the power sector and the preparation of decarbonisation scenarios played an important role. To promote investment, approval procedures have been accelerated and innovative financing models have been developed. The implementation of pilot projects contributed to a sustainable energy supply in rural areas.