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World Bank - WAVES - 3Returns in Western Ayeyarwady WB has offered GGGI limited funding through single-source contracting ($80,000) to replicate the 3 Returns investment analysis for green growth scenarios  that we conducted with the University of Queensland on the Ayeyarwady lower delta forest (mangrove) reserve, to the entire mangrove areas in Ayeyarwady Region. This analysis covers all mangroves within forest reserves or protected\ areas (managed by the forestry department), roughly 40,000ha, and the mangroves that are found outside of the forest reserves and that are managed by small-holder farmers, roughly 40,000ha.  This study covers 10 townships in both the Ayeyarwady Delta and the Western Ayeyarwady Coasline. $40,000 of the project budget has been allocatd to UQ as an implementing partner, leaving roughly $40,000 to GGGI, mainly to cover our staff time. Support the project “Myanmar Forest Restoration, Development and Investment Project,” through the analysis of mangrove ecosystem services in the Ayeyarwady Region.  . Under this overall goal, the specific objectives are:

a)     To identify potential monetary and non-monetary benefits of mangrove restoration projects;

b)     To evaluate the cost effectiveness of restoration projects over a range of enhanced government-led and community forestry scenarios;

c)     To inform how different forestry and value chain management practices may help with mangrove restoration; and

d)     To inform policy development options that supports mangrove restoration in view of their importance for provision of ecosystem services.
Support the Development of Viet Nam Emission Trading Scheme (ETS) During a technical workshop held by Korea International Cooperation Agency (KOICA) in September 2022, the MOF has expressed its keen interest to seek for technical support in development of ETS for Viet Nam domestic market. In particular, MOF wants to learn the experience of the Republic of Korea (ROK).  
This request has been reemphasized during a meeting between Vice Minister of MOF and DDG Helena McLeod in November 2022, as well as during a meeting between the CR Jason Lee and DDG of MOF in December 2022. Particularly, MOF seeks support on:
(1)     Strengthening the knowledge and capacity of MOF's officers on carbon trading platform and ETS.
(2)     Knowledge sharing on lessons learned from ROK in setting up ETS and carbon trading platform.
Based on these specific requests, this project with financial support from KGNDF will implement the capacity building activities for MOF related to the development of domestic ETS market in Viet Nam. This project aims to support the Government of Viet Nam (GoV) in developing the domestic carbon trading platform through setting up a roadmap on implementing financial mechanisms to Emissions Trading Scheme (ETS) and capacity-building activities for the Viet Nam Ministry of Finance  (MOF) officers, creating synergies and collaboration between Governments of Viet Nam and the Republic of Korea (ROK) on the ETS and Article 6.
600 MW Floating Solar Project at Omkareshwar Dam in Madhya Pradesh, India 600 MW Floating solar project at the Omkareshwar Dam in Madhya Pradesh, India is one of the key development project being undertaken in the state which will enable development of solar projects on large dams/reservoirs going forward by acting as a model project. Project aims to increase the use of renewable energy in the power supply mix in the state of Madhya Pradesh (9% for FY 21) and reduce the carbon emission by approximately 1.20 million tons per annum by replacing some of the existing thermal generation.

The project will also create a bankable structure for implementation such large utility scale floating solar projects which will foster development of similar projects in the country.
Business Case for Electric Vehicle Dissemination in Vientiane, Lao PDR The project team will work towards the components of i.) Business case development based on detailed assessment of technical/economic/financial/ environmental/social feasibility of EV dissemination ii.) Policy and regulatory gap analysis and recommendations iii.) Design of a financial mechanism - EV lending/subsidy program, GCF, carbon finance, etc. iv.) Identification of potential private and public funding sources v.) Development of Information, Education, and Communication (IEC) Strategies. The project team will work towards the components of i.) Business case development based on detailed assessment of technical/economic/financial/ environmental/social feasibility of EV dissemination ii.) Policy and regulatory gap analysis and recommendations iii.) Design of a financial mechanism - EV lending/subsidy program, GCF, carbon finance, etc. iv.) Identification of potential private and public funding sources v.) Development of Information, Education, and Communication (IEC) Strategies.
Climate Finance Access, Absorption and Implementation in the Pacific The UK SIDAR program has funding for climate finance access support in the Pacific. This will be used to embedded climate finance advisors with a variety of skills sets depending on country needs, in Ministries of Finance, national development banks or other relevant entities. Initially four countries will be targeted (Samoa, Solomon Islands, Tonga and Vanuatu) for a two year period, with potential extension. A further two countries (Fiji, PNG) may also be added in the second year. The UK funding will also support two scoping studies for further support in Year 2 of the program.
KGNDF - Enhancing resilient rural communities through decentralized water and waste infrastructure The project delivers demand-led technical assistance to the Mexican National Water Commission (CONAGUA) to access GCF Project Preparation Funding (PPF) for the development of a detailed Funding Proposal to finance decentralized water and waste management infrastructure for rural communities vulnerable to water scarcity. The project delivers demand-led technical assistance to the Mexican National Water Commission (CONAGUA) to access GCF Project Preparation Funding (PPF) for the development of a detailed Funding Proposal to finance decentralized water and waste management infrastructure for rural communities vulnerable to water scarcity.
Vietnam Distributed Solar - Solar Rooftop Leasing Finance Facility Vietnam has over 328 industrial zones, with over 96,300 ha that represented a strong potential for solar rooftop installation in commercial & industrial (C&I) sector.  However, the development of solar rooftop in C&I sector has not achieved its potential yet due to certain barriers that C&I companies experienced: i.) high up-front CAPEX, ii.) commercial feasibility, iii.) high collateral requirements and high transaction costs, iv.) no experience in solar business, v.) lack of standardization and scalable business models. Considering these obstacles, the GGGI, in partnership with the Clean Energy Investment Accelerator, acting as financial arranger and accelerator to form a C&I Solar Finance Facility (SFF) in Viet Nam, playing a crucial role in mobilizing multi-layered blended financing, unlocking domestic capital to green investments and enabling proven solar companies to get access to non-recourse project finance. Through the SFF, the Solar engineering, procurement and construction (EPC) receive non-recourse debt financing at relatively low costs and get relatively quick access to working capital, removing the main barriers in C&I Solar in Viet Nam. The SFF is expected to raise US$ 20 million by the end of 2020, aiming to support the development of over 25 MW solar rooftop projects.
Accelerating Solar Mini-grid Deployment in Fiji The project will leverage USTDA and KGNDF funding to identify mini-grid sites, conduct feasibility assessments, complete preliminary technical designs and power engineering, provide geospatial mapping, compare ownership and operation models, and assess financial viability of sites in Fiji, all of which are powered by diesel mini-grids that are chronically underloaded or in disrepair. Funding will result in geospatial databases of 50-75 sites in Fiji, with detailed evaluation of mini-grid design and business models for 50-75 priority sites that meet technical, financial, legal, ownership, and climate risk requirements. Preparation of 50-75 sites will result in tender documents for competitive bidding and acquisition by development grants or investment financing. 

The project will be delivered in partnership with Arizona State University leveraging GGGI’s in-country capacity and partnerships to create tenders designed to general USD 40-50M in investments including solar and storage components, back-up generators, inverters, controllers, metering infrastructure, demand side management, and distribution network equipment.
Strengthening Paraguay’s capacity to access climate finance through DAEs nomination, Sub-national Climate Finance Roadmap development and pipeline strengthening This proposal will support the development of a National Climate Finance Strategy for an effective and efficient climate finance architecture to support NDC implementation; development of investment plans for prioritized sectors aligned with national priorities, including the National Development Plan-2030,  NDC, and other related mitigation and adaptation policies and plans; development of project concept notes based on prioritized sectors? investment plans for submission to the GCF; support the country?s national direct access to the GCF through potential DAE nomination and gap assessment for GCF accreditation; and strengthen capacity to develop green investment projects and access international climate finance. This will be achieved through the following GCF Objectives: (A) Objective 1: Capacity building for climate finance coordination; (B) Objective 2: Strategic frameworks for low-emission investment; and (C) Objective 4: Paradigm-shifting pipeline development.
Developing a project proposal on building urban resilience with nature-based solutions The project will facilitate and mobilize investment to build urban resilience from flood risks in selected critical sub-catchments of the city, through mainly urban forests restoration, nature-based stormwater drainage systems (swales) and detention basins, inter alia. GGGI will design a project to build urban resilience to flood risks and demonstrate green growth solutions through (1) integrated urban flood management with nature-based solutions (NBS) like (urban forests restoration, swales, detention basins and other solutions that brings more diverse nature and natural features and processes into the CoK.; (2) livelihood protection of small and medium businesses in flood prone areas such as brick making, ornamental tree nursery beds, sand extraction (3) enabling policy and capacity development. These solutions will be locally adapted to benefit biodiversity and the delivery of a range of ecosystem services, and resilient urban infrastructure to the people
Climate Adaptation Planning GGGI is supporting the National Adaptation Planning (NAP) process for the State of Qatar to enable the country to identify and address its medium- and long-term priorities for adapting to climate change as part of Qatar’s broader development strategy and post-pandemic recovery efforts. A key component of the process is conducting evidence-based, participatory, and expert-guided climate risk assessment to identify and prioritize the most urgent impacts of climate change on the most vulnerable sectors of the economy. These will serve as the basis for designing and implementing the appropriate adaptation measures to address the risks. This initiative aims to:

(1) reduce the vulnerability of Qatar to the impacts of climate change by enhancing its adaptative capacity and overall climate resilience; and

(2) mainstream climate change adaptation into the broader development planning process in different sectors and levels.
NAFIN Sustainable Bond Technical Assistance Program NAFIN is seeking technical assistance from GGGI to address: 

1.       Lack of an internal process to guarantee the transparent and objective identification and selection of eligible green and social projects.

2.       Lack of an internal process to monitor and track the allocation and impact of bond proceeds.

3.       Lack of agreed upon reporting indicators to facilitate the development and publication of impact report.

 

4.       Out of date, low quality Sustainable Bond Framework. The project provides demand-led technical assistance to NAFIN to complete multiple sustainable bonds emissions to raise capital (at least US$ 300 million) earmarked to green and social projects contributing to Mexico´s climate change ambitions and post-COVID recovery.
Secondary City Capacity Building Support for Green Buildings - Soroti, Uganda The project has been designed to enhance business models, plans, and guidelines for addressing the pressures of African development, urbanization, and climatic change, notably in the building sector, to create climate resilient cities to showcase regional projects drive by Greenpreneurs and municipalities. Innovative solutions and bold entrepreneurs are needed to respond to the challenges of green buildings. The proposed project is a continued effort to increase adoption of the green growth model among SMEs/MSMEs in the green building sector, as well as enhance the capacity of entrepreneurs to develop and sustain eco businesses, thereby contributing to the local economic development while addressing climate change mitigation and adaptation.

 

At the same time, there is a need for policy support to ensure that guidelines on green buildings are available and adhered to. Well-designed buildings that follow green building codes make efficient use of water and energy, reduce GHG emissions and improve indoor air quality, thereby providing overall health benefits, whether for urban inhabitants or for industrial workers.

 

the project will build upon the current project that GGGI is implementing with the European Union (EU) “Greening Uganda’s Urbanization and Industrialization” (2020-2023). One of its findings is that while Uganda has planning and building guidelines available, these are only applied to 30% of construction. Capacity building at municipal level is necessary to address the gaps in the application of the building guidelines. The planning guidelines and the building guidelines have been recently reviewed in partnership with the National Building Review Board, with the recommendation to revise them to achieve the green development imperatives and are now being submitted to the applicable ministry for subsequent government adoptions. This provides momentum for building the capacity of the city council on the guidelines. To improve the entrepreneurial, business practices and policies environment to support green buildings development in African secondary cities with focus on Uganda, Soroti City, where a green urbanization and industrialization project is taking place.

Specific Objectives include:

1.      Green entrepreneurship: create a sustainable entrepreneur base in the green building sector at local level.

2.      Financial support to Greenpreneurs: SMEs and entrepreneurs in the green building sector have access to finance.

3.      Secondary city level capacity strengthening: the city council/ municipalities have improved green urban planning and green building policies in place.
Enhancing NDA Capacity and Access to the GCF in Lao PDR In the first GCF readiness project for NDA strengthening delivered by UNDP the institutional arrangements for the NDA were agreed, however the work of the NDA hasn’t yet been fully integrated into these existing institutional mechanisms. Therefore, this readiness proposal seeks to provide information and training as needed to the 3 levels agreed in the institutional arrangements, NDA Secretariat, the GEF-GCF Committee and the sub-sector working group and National Environmental Committee and work on integrating the GCF-related responsibilities into these existing mechanisms. It was decided to use existing mechanisms in order to help promote sustainability of coordination efforts. The national environment committee, for example, holds meetings twice a year. The readiness project will focus on making sure the committee members have the information they need to perform their roles and document the roles, procedures, processes, and decisions, so that the function can be maintained even if committee membership changes.

The first CP the outlines of several key country programming processes where agreed with the Minister. Thus, this readiness proposal aims to implement the country programming and stakeholder engagement processes that were agreed in the CP and adapt them, as needed. The agreed processes include:

-          Annual GCF stakeholder consultation and update event

-          Annual update to the GCF Country Programme, with a more substantive update happening every other year (these updates will incorporate the substance of the sector-focused readiness projects)

-          Communicating with stakeholders via newsletter In 2019, Lao PDR completed its first Country Programme for the GCF. In this next phase of readiness for the NDA, support is being requested for the following:

1)     To operationalize the agreed institutional arrangements and build the awareness and capacity of the NDA to deliver on its mandate;

2)     Continuing to refine the GCF Country Programme and engage stakeholders and AEs to complete the annual updates to the CP that were specified in the CP, building on the results of other readiness project in specific sectors/sub-sectors and mobilize GCF investments; and

3)     Engage the private sector and banks to help deliver on the Lao PDR’s climate change ambitions.
MRV System Development As the GGGI Qatar Office scales up its activities to deliver a multi-year cooperation program with the Qatar Ministry of Environment and Climate Change (MoECC), one of the major work streams of GGGI Qatar Program is MRV System Development. It aims to provide the State of Qatar with operational MRV systems in accordance with the Paris Agreement ETF. The overall objectives of the project are to:

·       Prepare Qatar for more stringent reporting requirements of the Enhanced Transparency Framework of the Paris Agreement, thereby helping Qatar fulfill its global commitment to climate action and strengthening its soft power in climate negotiations.

·       Achieve a systematic, integrated, and robust GHG data management system that can help facilitate effective reporting, planning, financing, and implementation of climate actions.

·       Develop a system to track mitigation and adaptation and climate support (financial and technical) flows.

·       Strengthen the local capacity of stakeholders in managing and implementing MRV processes.
Investing in Nature-based Solutions in the Pacific Pacific Island countries face dire threats from climate change, for which they are poorly adapted in large part because they have pursued wasteful, inefficient, and environmentally damaging pathways to economic development. 

The program will enable Pacific Island countries to transform their economies away from the current inefficient and wasteful model, which is highly vulnerable to climate change and suffers from severe degradation of terrestrial and marine ecosystems, towards various forms of circular economies that are climate-adaptedative, suited to local needs and conditions, and reliant on nature-based solutions, efficient recycling of resources, and conservation of critical natural capital.
Strategic Outcomes GGGI recognizes that inclusive and green growth interventions
must be the means to realize the Sustainable Development Goals
(SDGs) and the Nationally Determined Contributions (NDCs)
set out under the Agenda 2030 and Paris Climate Agreement
respectively. Similarly, well-designed and interlinked climate action
and SDG implementation programs should be the drivers of green
and inclusive growth in the countries we operate in. This warrants
that the link between green growth, NDCs and SDGs is articulated
clearly to effectively design and deliver green growth programs. In
this context, GGGI outlined six long-term Strategic Outcomes (SOs)
representing long-term development outcomes which GGGI strives
to achieve in the member and partner countries. To this end, it is
necessary to understand the readiness for green growth transition
in the context of achievement the SOs, SDGs and NDGs.
This project aims to articulate the narrative and scope of the SOs
and provide guidelines to identify country-level targets and put
forward methods to estimate impacts from GGGI’s activities. In order
to do this, the new programs focused on green jobs and air quality
assessments in a number of target countries. To develop analytical
frameworks and assess green growth readiness from a SDG and NDC
perspective, GGGI joined forces with AfDB’s Climate Change and
Green Growth department. The outputs are expected to strengthen
GGGI’s thought leadership around NDC and SDG implementation,
green growth and employment, air quality, as well as development
impact assessment and monitoring. Better articulate green growth impacts in countries and in context of NDC and SDG implementation; promote and generate ideas, frameworks,
methodology, and evidence for mainstreaming green growth.
Introducing climate-smart irrigated wheat systems in the Ethiopian lowlands, Centered on large-scale solar-powered irrigated wheat production in the Ethiopian lowlands, the Project intends to introduce climate-smart agriculture practices and technologies that enable the country to attain self-sufficiency in wheat production and subsequently to generating foreign exchange earnings through exports. GGGI plans to collaborate with the Government of Ethiopia to solicit investment from the private sector and to develop and implement business models that support the introduction and use of solar-powered irrigation systems in conjunction with climate-smart practices and other technologies.  
This project is aligned with IO2. Increased green growth investment flows which enable partner governments to implement green growth policies. The project intends to i.) reduce food and nutrition insecurity ii.) improve the livelihoods of rural communities iii.) and reduce greenhouse gas emissions in the agriculture sector.
AFD-Uzb Support a pilot strategic environmental assessment (SEA) Background: Strategic Environmental Assessments (SEAs) are internationally recognized as a key instrument for integrating environmental and health considerations into strategic planning.  Strategic Environmental Assessments (SEAs) are internationally recognized as a key instrument for integrating environmental and health considerations into strategic planning.  Uzbekistan is not a party to the Espoo Convention and the Protocol on SE, however SCEEP has already taken some steps to pilot SEAs in Uzbekistan.
AFD/EU Priority for Support: In support to the GoU’s green growth strategic framework, AFD and the EU have mobilized funds to finance technical assistance to SCEEP and relevant institutions (e.g. Ministry of Health, line ministries in charge of the strategy to be assessed).
Objectives: To support the GoU in piloting a first SEA with a view to generalize the practice later on.
To do so, the technical assistance will seek to:
a. Support the GoU in identifying a relevant strategy / investment plan, at the right stage of preparation to be the object of a SEA ;
b. Mainstream capacities on SEA among all parties of the GoU involved ;
c. Finance the first pilot SEA ;
d. Support the authorities in taking stock of this first experience.
While the specific policy framework to be assessed will be confirmed through a formal consultation process, the initial consultation between AFD, SCEEP and Ministry of Tourism have prioritized the Decrees of the President of the Republic of Uzbekistan “On measures to accelerate the development of tourism by introducing a special management procedure in the Bostanlyk region” and “On the creation of a free tourist and recreational zone Charvak”.