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Mitigating emissions and reducing air pollution in Paraguay through accreditation support and development of air quality strategic frameworks The proposed Readiness grant aims to build the capacity of the Government of Paraguay and relevant country stakeholders to plan, finance, implement and monitor climate change mitigation projects in priority sectors that reduce short-lived climate pollutants (SLCPs), greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions, and contribute to Paraguay’s targets under the Nationally Determined Contribution (NDC).

The proposed Readiness grant is aligned with the request and mandate of the NDA and will support the NDA in fulfilling its role of enabling financing of low emission and climate resilient development. It will support the DGA in its mission of improving air quality and preventing and controlling the emission of chemical and physical pollutants, through the development of a National SLCP Strategy, and the development of a PCN that aims to reduce SLCP emissions in the country.

 This readiness includes the development of a Private Sector Engagement Strategy for the AFOLU Sector to systematically engage AFOLU private sector actors in climate change adaptation and mitigation actions including planning, policy development and projects implementation. Additionally, the proposed Readiness grant will enable the development of one GCF concept note in consultations with relevant private sector stakeholders. The proposed Readiness grant aims to build the capacity of the Government of Paraguay and relevant country stakeholders to plan, finance, and implement climate change mitigation and adaptation projects in priority sectors that improve air quality, reduce GHG emissions, and contribute to Paraguay’s NDC targets.
Capacity Building and International Cooperation One of the key mandates of the GGGI Doha Office is to facilitate multidirectional learning and capacity building on green growth among local stakeholders. As such, the project involves the delivery of activities aimed at knowledge sharing and capacity building that include, but not limited to, trainings, secondments, internships, exchange programs, forums, etc. This project aims to equip local stakeholders with the required shift in mindset, as well as skills and tools to design and implement green growth initiatives in support of Qatar’s vision of achieving a knowledge-based sustainable economy. Key considerations will be given to women and youth to prepare them for bigger roles in nation building.
Support GoM on reviewing and updating Green Economy Action Plan for 2020-2025 The Ministry of Land and Environment (MTA), GGGIs focal point in Mozambique, requested GGGI to update the Green Economy Action Plan (GEAP) which was initially conducted in 2014 for the period of 2015 to 2019. This version of GEAP was incomplete and was based on AfDB recommendations on how Mozambique can transition to green economy. In early 2019, the Government with support by UNEP has been working on a Green Economy Strategy which required an updated action plan. Hence, MTA requested GGGI to provide support in this activity The overall objective of the project is to ensure that the GE is mainstreamed into sectoral planning process for each of the 3 priority sectors (energy, water and agriculture) through 2025 and that Institutional Capacity of the key ministries is increased to implement the Green Economy Strategy. This project is aligned with IO1. Strengthened national, sub-national and local green growth planning, financing and institutional frameworks and IO3. Improved multi-directional knowledge sharing and learning to empower local and external agents necessary to drive green growth processes in partner governments.
Supporting Direct Access in the Republic of Cote d’Ivoire This Readiness proposal of Cote d'Ivoire addresses remaining Readiness gaps with a focus on entity and project pipeline support. To develop this proposal, the NDA organized a stakeholder consultation with 16 participants from public and private sector organizations in January 2019. The results and recommendations from the consultation are reflected in this proposal. Findings from previous Readiness projects and stakeholder consultation indicate that further Readiness support should be directed towards entity accreditation and capacity building, development of the project pipeline and concept notes embedded in a national climate finance strategy, and engagement of the private sector. This Readiness project targets the private sector for the origination of projects and investments in climate change. Private investors are not only important for their role in financing climate change mitigation and adaptation in Côte d’Ivoire, but for the information and insights they can provide, and the expertise and agility they can bring to project development and implementation. This project will therefore ensure that private sector engagement is led by the NDA from the start to ensure projects submitted by the private sector for potential GCF funding have the buy-in and active support by the NDA.

The readiness project has 2 key outcomes:

Enhancing the Republic of Côte d’Ivoire’s Access to Climate Finance through:

1.       Direct access to climate finance

2.       Climate finance strategies and project pipeline strengthened
Piloting Electric Vehicle Systems and Developing a Green Transportation Investment Roadmap for Bali At the request of the National Development Planning Agency (Bappenas) and ITDC (Indonesia Tourism Development Corporation), GGGI is developing a project to assist Klungkung regency in Bali to develop an electric vehicle (EV) pilot scheme. Klungkung is home to some of the island’s premier tourist destinations, including frequently visited dive spots near the island of Nusa Penida. ITDC through its subsidiary, ITDC Nusantara Utilitas (ITDC NU), and the Klungkung Regency government view the pilot scheme in Nusa Lembongan and Nusa Ceningan as leading to a larger expansion of electric vehicle coverage forming a green transportation system in Klungkung regency, eventually covering the whole  province of Bali.

This project is well aligned with national government’s priorities to develop EV as a means to increase air quality and reduce greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions and fossil fuel dependency, which was mandated through the enactment of Presidential Regulation 55/2019 that sets out the responsibilities of multiple government bodies to establish a conducive ecosystem for EV development. Through the Ministry of Industry, Indonesia is targeting the number of electric vehicles to reach 20% of total vehicle production in 2025 (400,000 Low Carbon Emission Vehicles (LCEV) and 1,760,000 electric two-wheeled vehicles). However, until August 2020, there were only 2,279 roadworthy electric vehicles.
Unleashing the Potential of Uganda's Economy through Green Growth Uganda’s primary development strategies, the Uganda Vision 2040 and the National Development Plan II (NDPII, 2015-2020), map out an ambitious growth agenda for the coming decades. Uganda aims to achieve an annual economic growth rate of 8.4% by the year 2025, and attain Upper Middle-Income Status by 2040. However, sustainable economic growth is threatened by the country’s vulnerability to climate change as 70% of the labor force is dependent on rain-fed agriculture. The Government of Uganda (GoU), therefore, has adopted a climate-centric economic model through the development, adoption and launching of the Uganda Green Growth Development Strategy (UGGDS) and Roadmap. The UGGDS is designed to achieve an inclusive low emissions economic growth process that emphasizes effective and efficient use of natural, human and physical capital while ensuring that natural assets continue to provide for present and future generations. The strategy seeks to strengthen the technical and institutional capacity for the development of a greenhouse gas (GHG) national inventory system, nationally appropriate mitigation actions (NAMAs), and the associated measuring, reporting and verification (MRV) systems. However, a number of cross-sectoral barriers to a green growth transition have been identified, and need to be addressed as part of a green transition. Support mainstreaming of green growth into development planning as well as putting in place a favorable institutional enabling environment. Assist Uganda increase access to reliable, affordable energy for poor urban and peri-urban residents.
NDCP PAF: Ecuador Project 1: The project aims to actively involve the private sector in climate action by strengthening the Ecuador Zero Carbon Programme. This initiative enables companies to measure, reduce, and offset their carbon footprint. GGGI proposes strategic outputs to assist Ecuador's Ministry of Environment, Water, and Ecological Transition (MAATE) in implementing the program effectively.

Project 2: The project aims to establish an adaptation program to reduce climate risks and increase the adaptive capacity and resilience of the vulnerable population in Ecuador. The initiative focuses on developing a national large-scale project that prioritizes interventions in territories based on climate risk assessments, developing large-scale adaptation projects, and enhancing national adaptation planning through funding mobilization. Project 1: Involve the private sector in climate action by strengthening the Ecuador Zero Carbon Programme, which allows companies to measure, reduce and offset their carbon footprint

Project 2: Support Ecuador’s Ministry of Environment, Water and Ecological Transition (MAATE) to mobilize funding for adaptation program to reduce climate risks and increase the adaptive capacity and resilience of the vulnerable population.
Thailand Circular Economy Finance Facility (T-CEFF) Thailand Circular Economy Financing Facility (T-CEFF) is a risk-sharing instrument that supports SME and middle market project developers in MSWTE and Bioenergy under Energy for All segments. T-CEFF accelerates Thailand’s Circular Economy Transition in a close alignment new Bio-Circular-Green Economic Model, SGDs and Thailand’s NDCs in waste management. Thailand does not have tailored risk-sharing instrument to support key green business cases. The domestic banks are currently not intensified in the investments. The design of T-CEFF fills this gap. The instrument is specifically developed to mitigate risks in the waste and biomass-based value chains and projects in a co-operation with a leading domestic commercial bank. The facility aims to scale up economically feasible waste-to-resources business models targeting USD200mn debt capital (T-CEFF) in 2023 and matching USD100mn equity investment by 2024.
Papua New Guinea Capacity Building on Climate Change Project Identification and Development PNG is highly vulnerable to the impacts of climate change. Although
its absolute emissions level is very low, the NDC for PNG is to achieve
100.00% renewable energy by 2030. Thus, the country has an
increasing need for climate financing to address its adaptation and
mitigation obligations, but there has been no attempt in accessing
climate finance yet.
PNG has to address the challenges through its mandated government
organization, the Climate Change Development Authority (CCDA). It
is therefore important to build the capacity of CCDA in its role as the
National Designated Authority (NDA) to the GCF and its processes to
support stakeholders in PNG to access climate finance.

Against this backdrop, the project aims to support the readiness to green climate financing for PNG through strengthening the country's engagement with the GCF. The project will support the readiness to green climate financing for PNG through strengthening the country’s engagement with the GCF with three key
outcomes, including 1) Strengthening country capacity; 2) Consultative stakeholder engagement; and 3) Private sector mobilization.
Development of the Sustainable Forest & Landscape Program of Cote d’Ivoire This project aims to develop an analysis report on the current landscape and forest situation in Cote d’Ivoire. The report will provide a baseline assessment prior to launching GGGI intervention as part of the sustainable forest and landscape line of services. This project will also provide a status of past, current, and future initiatives on landscape, forest, and agroforestry.
National Financial vehicle - Burkina Green Energy funds This project aims to support the Government of Burkina Faso (GoBF) during its Green Growth transition by developing a financial mechanism that enables private investment, particularly in renewable energy and energy efficiency sector,  as well as capacity development of key stakeholders. The major output of this project is to develop a National Financial Vehicle that will integrate the minimum requirementn to facilitate access to climate finance. The PIN is to seek approval to support the GoBF to develop a National Financial Vehicule in Burkina Faso and increase their opportunity to have access to climate finance, especially in Renewable energy and energy efficiency.
Enhanced Policy for Increased Green Finance in Viet Nam Viet Nam has decided to shift away from traditional models of growth towards a sustainable green growth development model targeting a low-carbon pathway by 2030.  Hence the country has adopted the Viet Nam Green Growth Strategy (VGGS) and a corresponding Green Growth Action Plan. However, the cost of implementing the VGGS is estimated to be at least USD 30 billion. Due to limitations in domestic financing and ceasing of ODA and concessional loans by 2017 because of Viet Nam’s MIC status means that the country will have to diversify its funding sources and explore innovative funding mechanisms. To this end, the VGGS calls for increased investment across all sectors including through public-private partnerships (PPP) and international sources, and specifically calls for a scaled-up financing of green growth.  Mobilizing finance to support the implementation of VGGS and the Country Planning Framework (CPF) will necessitate technical support to develop and strengthen green growth financing policies and institutions. Support Viet Nam access scaled-up green finance in public and private investments leading to increased implementation of green growth activities.
Second phase of GGGI/Norway´s joint green growth program with the Government of Colombia The proposed impact will be delivered through the following two outcomes:  1) First, Institutional effectiveness to reduce deforestation and to promote sustainable, productive and social inclusive landscapes strengthened.  2) Second, Scale-up of sustainable productive systems and implementation of restoration efforts from degraded land to sustainable productive systems under a landscapes approach promoted. These two pillars are intended to boost Colombia transition towards a green model of economic growth providing proper institutional, planning and business frameworks. These frameworks will enable sustainable productive/restorative systems and entrepreneurship alternatives to flourish at the benefit of the population, while incentivizing forest conservation efforts.  These opportunities shall reconfigure and reposition the economic value of forests providing increased income and incentives for rural communities to engage in sustainable activities.   This means reducing and avoiding deforestation while also proactively promoting the sustainable use of forests through the deployment of sustainable productive systems via the promotion of sustainable bioeconomy, nature-based tourism, forest economy and cattle ranching opportunities. The intent is to increase both income opportunities and conservation incentives, as well as promoting the recovery of key deforested areas and their ecosystem services.  As such, long-term active collaboration both at the policy and project level are the appropriate course of action. The expected program impact by the end of 2022 -after three years of implementation-, remains the same as in the first phase: an increase in green growth investments deployed in priority areas, and deforestation reduced thereby contributing to Colombia's SDG and NDC targets. This is materialized in the support of the fulfillment of the Government's goals of reducing deforestation and transforming productive landscapes towards environmental sustainability and social inclusion across prioritized departments.  Although a specific and individual contribution directly attributable to GGGI in the achievement of the Government's goals is difficult to measure, it will be possible to measure the program impact through the following specific measurable indicators:  i. Deforestation and restoration rates; ii. NDC progress (GHG emission reductions); iii. Areas under sustainable production (for example, livestock) and payment for ecosystem services; iv. Proportion of overall GDP comprised by the forest economy; v. Increased national and international funding allocated to green growth/Sustainable Land Use/REDD+.  '
Development of Abu Dhabi’s GHG and Air Quality MRV system GGGI has been supporting the Ministry of Climate Change and Environment of the UAE to develop the national integrated air quality and GHG inventory MRV system. At the sub-national level, the Emirates of Abu Dhabi and Dubai produce their own GHG inventories at periodic intervals. This project offers support to Abu Dhabi to design an MRV system that sets up a robust sub-national MRV system focused on generating a complete set of transparent, accurate, complete, consistent and comparable GHG emissions and removals within the emirate.
Review of the Tonga Energy Road Map and support for the development of TERM-Plus The Tonga Energy Road Map (TERM) 2010-2020 was a ten-year road map to reduce Tonga’s vulnerability to oil price shocks and achieve an increase in access to electricity in an environmentally sustainable manner. The TERM identified a least cost approach and recommended a detailed program of activities to achieve its objectives. Global Green Growth Institute (GGGI) provided the review of the TERM 2010-2020 as part of the technical assistance to support the Government of Tonga in developing a new energy road map for the period 2021-2035. The project is being led by the Tonga Department of Energy and implemented jointly with GGGI. The review report delivered in Octorber 2020 has three principal purposes. First, it provides a systematic assessment of the progress made towards achieving the objectives outlined in the Tonga Energy Road Map (TERM) 2010-2020. Second, the report assesses to what extent the implementation plan of the 2010 TERM has been achieved. Third, it puts forward recommendations for the formulation of the TERM 2021-2035. A TERM-PLUS Framework was produced December 2020 as an interim report to engage the Department of Energy as well as relevant stakeholders to assist in providing and refining correct data for the production of the final TERM-PLUS report due June 2021. Climate change will have an impact on Tonga’s energy system and energy needs. Consequently, it is necessary to develop and implement resilient energy systems and infrastructure as well as context-specific measures to enhance the adaptive capacity of the energy system. For rural energy access, this requires the active participation and ownership from local communities in energy planning, in close coordination with national and sub-national government bodies. For this reason, the TERM 2010-2020 review as well as the TERM-PLUS Framework will be used to develop the TERM-PLUS 2021-2035, the process will be inclusive and consider gender aspects in the measures and interventions proposed. The TERM-PLUS 2021-2035 in total, will provide clear direction for Tonga’s energy sector for the next 15 years
Climate Resilient Green Growth Planning As one of the countries most vulnerable to climate change impacts, the Philippines encounters extreme weather occurrences, such as Typhoon Haiyan, that have resulted in significant loss of lives and damage to properties. Recognizing the threat of climate change, the Government of the Philippines passed the Climate Change Act of 2009, which created the Climate Change Commission (CCC) and paved the way for the adoption of the National Climate Change Action Plan. Building on the lessons of the “Demonstration of Eco town Framework Project (Phase 1)”, which was completed in 2014, and responding to Government request to support more local governments units (LGUs), the GGGI, CCC and the Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) initiated in 2015 the Climate Resilient Green Growth (CRGG) Planning Project. Currently implemented in the provinces of Palawan and Oriental Mindoro, the project is designed to promote climate resilience and inclusive, pro-poor green growth to a greater number of LGUs and Micro-Small and Medium Enterprises (MSMEs). Climate change resilience enhanced and inclusive green growth achieved in participating local government units.
Hungary: development of the National Clean Growth Strategy and Policy Support for the EU Green Deal lead the development of the comprehensive LTS and support policy positions by the Government of Hungary under the European Green Deal. Contribute to achieving climate netrality by 2050 in Hungary and strong economic growth.
DAE Support and Sustainable AFOLU Pipeline Development in Colombia The Readiness proposal targets climate change needs and priorities identified in Colombia’s NDCs while building on ongoing and past donor funded initiatives. The Readiness proposal targets climate change needs and priorities identified in Colombia’s NDCs while building on ongoing and past donor funded initiatives.
Supporting Rwanda's Green Economic Recovery: Urbanization through Affordable Housing and Climate Resilient Urban Settlements The project aims at supporting Rwanda’s Economic Recovery through accelerating Affordable Housing as one of the critical productive sectors that could catalyze broader economic growth and job creation[1]. Critical policies, strategies, instructions and guidelines[2] are currently undergoing review or elaboration to accelerate the investment potential of the sector. This presents an opportune time to embed elements to green the affordable housing sector with the aim of focusing on youth employment creation, innovation and scalability of initiatives. This PIN proposes elaboration of project pipelines and mechanisms for sourcing of innovative green investment funds to match financing established under the RHFP. (incremental resource mobilization up to USD 150 million) Funds raised under this framework would be focused on enhancing the process of greening affordable housing through growth of the local manufacturing of construction materials and support to real estate development companies placed in the green affordable housing market. This aimed at mobilization of climate finance while catalyzing private sector involvement.