devinitorg/iati-policy-markers huggingface dataset:
Not Applicable Mali - M&E - Economic Analysis - Non-allocated Funds activity: Due Diligence funding is used to obtain sufficient information to evaluate, assess and appraise projects during program development, effectively oversee and monitor program implementation, conduct quality assurance, and then evaluate the results of the project once complete. In this particular project, due diligence funds were used to hire external technical assistance and/or collect data to support the design and implementation of the MCA's Economic Analysis frameworks , through program implementation and evaluation stages.
Not Applicable Mali - Non-allocated Funds - Non-allocated Funds activity: Due Diligence funding is used to obtain sufficient information to evaluate, assess and appraise projects during program development, effectively oversee and monitor program implementation, conduct quality assurance, and then evaluate the results of the project once complete.
Monitoring and Evaluation Mali - Monitoring and Evaluation project: Due Diligence funding is used to obtain sufficient information to evaluate, assess and appraise projects during program development, effectively oversee and monitor program implementation, conduct quality assurance, and then evaluate the results of the project once complete. In this particular project, due diligence funds were used to hire external technical assistance and/or collect data to support the design and implementation of the MCA's M&E and Economic Analysis frameworks, through compact implementation and evaluation stages.
Not Applicable Mali - Infrastructure Project - Non-allocated Funds activity: Due Diligence funding is used to obtain sufficient information to evaluate, assess and appraise projects during program development, effectively oversee and monitor program implementation, conduct quality assurance, and then evaluate the results of the project once complete. In this particular project, due diligence funds were used to hire external technical assistance to support MCC's assessment and oversight of the MCA's infrastructure project to ensure country-led designs and subsequent implementation were consistent with MCC guidance.
FISCAL/PROCUREMENT AGENT Mali - FISCAL/PROCUREMENT AGENT project: Due Diligence funding is used to obtain sufficient information to evaluate, assess and appraise projects during program development, effectively oversee and monitor program implementation, conduct quality assurance, and then evaluate the results of the project once complete.
Audit An Accountable Entity's, the Millennium Challenge Account (MCA) Mali, costs for its financial audits, which are conducted by a third party.
Not Applicable Mali - Financial Accountability - Non-allocated Funds activity: Due Diligence funding is used to obtain sufficient information to evaluate, assess and appraise projects during program development, effectively oversee and monitor program implementation, conduct quality assurance, and then evaluate the results of the project once complete. In this particular project, due diligence funds were used to hire external technical assistance to support MCC's assessment and oversight of the MCA's fiscal agent and its accounting procedures.
Fiscal Management Mali - Program Administration and Control - Fiscal Management activity: Compact Development Funding (CDF) is used pre-compact for key project preparation work such as the feasibility and environmental impact studies, engineering designs, baseline surveys, financial management and procurement technical assistance, and other specialized analysis to help MCC determine the final suitability and scope of investments, costs, implementation risks, and mitigation measures.
Not Applicable Mali - Program Development - Non-allocated Funds activity: Due Diligence funding is used to obtain sufficient information to evaluate, assess and appraise projects during program development, effectively oversee and monitor program implementation, conduct quality assurance, and then evaluate the results of the project once complete. In this particular project, due diligence funds were used to hire external technical assistance to support the MCA's program design process across multiple sectors.
Definitional/Pre-Feasibility Studies Office du Niger Irrigation Zone (Phase2) Mali - IRRIGATION - Definitional/Pre-Feasibility Studies Office du Niger Irrigation Zone (Phase2) activity: Compact Development Funding (CDF) is used pre-compact for key project preparation work such as the feasibility and environmental impact studies, engineering designs, baseline surveys, financial management and procurement technical assistance, and other specialized analysis to help MCC determine the final suitability and scope of investments, costs, implementation risks, and mitigation measures.
NIONO-GOMA COURA ROAD ACTIVITY Mali - Alatona Irrigation Project - NIONO-GOMA COURA ROAD ACTIVITY (the "Road Activity"): Involves the upgrading of a key segment of the national highway network serving the Alatona zone, providing vital access to inputs, markets, and social services to the Alatona zone and other farmers in the northern sector. This Project Activity will upgrade an 81 km north-south road within the national highway network from its current earth/gravel condition to a paved standard. The investment will also include an additional access spur to the Alatona perimeter at the village of Dogofry.
Not Applicable Mali - Environmental Assessments - Non-allocated Funds activity: In this particular project, due diligence funds were used to develop and oversee the implementation of an Environmental and Social Assessment.
Mali-Due Diligence Fund Mali: Due Diligence funding is used to obtain sufficient information to evaluate, assess and appraise projects during program development, effectively oversee and monitor program implementation, conduct quality assurance, and then evaluate the results of the project once complete.
Not Applicable Mali - Non-allocated Funds project: this project was used in the past for accounting purposes but it is not currently an active project for the program. It has no funds either committed or disbursed against it and has a sector code of 99810 (sector not specified).
LANDSIDE INFRASTRUCTURE ACTIVITY Mali - Bamako-Senou Airport Improvement Project - LANDSIDE INFRASTRUCTURE ACTIVITY: This Project Activity will expand the size, quality, and operational efficiency of the Airport's landside infrastructure so that it can accommodate the significant increases in passenger and cargo traffic forecast for Mali in the future. Improvements will include construction of a new passenger terminal building with a floor area of approximately 15,000 square meters and a capacity of approximately 1.5 million passengers per annum at a Category "C" Level of Service according to International Air Transportation Association (IATA) standards; construction of other related landside facilities, including access and internal circulation roads and vehicle parking lots; construction of an integrated central utilities plant; construction and installation of water supply and distribution systems; construction and installation of wastewater drainage and treatment facilities, storm water and solid waste disposal systems; demolition of the existing air freight terminal and blast fences; demolition, replacement and enlargement of the ground service equipment facilities adjacent to the apron area.
Institutional Strengthening Activity Mali - Industrial Park Project - Institutional Strengthening Activity: this activity was used in the past for accounting purposes but it is not currently an active activity for the program. It has no funds either committed or disbursed against it and has a sector code of 99810 (sector not specified).
609g agreement/Entry into Force Mali - Environmental Assessments - 609g agreement/Entry into Force activity: In this particular project, due diligence funds were used to develop and oversee the implementation of an Environmental and Social Assessment.
Monitoring and Evaluation The Accountable Entity's, the Millennium Challenge Account (MCA) Mali, monitoring and evaluation costs, which include monitoring, reporting and dissemination, GIS, data collection and data quality reviews.
Agriculture Project Mali - Agriculture Project: Due Diligence funding is used to obtain sufficient information to evaluate, assess and appraise projects during program development, effectively oversee and monitor program implementation, conduct quality assurance, and then evaluate the results of the project once complete. In this particular project, due diligence funds were used to hire external technical assistance to support MCC's assessment and oversight of the MCA's agriculture projects to ensure country-led designs and subsequent implementation were consistent with MCC guidance.
Procurement Management An Accountable Entity's, the Millennium Challenge Account (MCA) Mali, costs for its Procurement Agent, who is responsible for overseeing all the procurement processes for the Accountable Entity.
609g agreement/Entry into Force Mali - FISCAL/PROCUREMENT AGENT - 609g agreement/Entry into Force activity: Due Diligence funding is used to obtain sufficient information to evaluate, assess and appraise projects during program development, effectively oversee and monitor program implementation, conduct quality assurance, and then evaluate the results of the project once complete.
AUDIT Mali - AUDIT Project: Due Diligence funding is used to obtain sufficient information to evaluate, assess and appraise projects during program development, effectively oversee and monitor program implementation, conduct quality assurance, and then evaluate the results of the project once complete.
Airport Mali - Airport Project: Compact Development Funding (CDF) is used pre-compact for key project preparation work such as the feasibility and environmental impact studies, engineering designs, baseline surveys, financial management and procurement technical assistance, and other specialized analysis to help MCC determine the final suitability and scope of investments, costs, implementation risks, and mitigation measures.
Not Applicable Mali - Monitoring and Evaluation - Non-allocated Funds activity: Due Diligence funding is used to obtain sufficient information to evaluate, assess and appraise projects during program development, effectively oversee and monitor program implementation, conduct quality assurance, and then evaluate the results of the project once complete. In this particular project, due diligence funds were used to hire external technical assistance and/or collect data to support the design and implementation of the MCA's M&E and Economic Analysis frameworks, through compact implementation and evaluation stages.
IRRIGATION Mali - IRRIGATION project: Compact Development Funding (CDF) is used pre-compact for key project preparation work such as the feasibility and environmental impact studies, engineering designs, baseline surveys, financial management and procurement technical assistance, and other specialized analysis to help MCC determine the final suitability and scope of investments, costs, implementation risks, and mitigation measures.
MONITORING AND EVALUATION The Accountable Entity's, the Millennium Challenge Account (MCA) Mali, monitoring and evaluation costs, which include monitoring, reporting and dissemination, GIS, data collection and data quality reviews.
609g agreement/Compact signed Mali - Financial Accountability - 609g agreement/Compact signed activity: Due Diligence funding is used to obtain sufficient information to evaluate, assess and appraise projects during program development, effectively oversee and monitor program implementation, conduct quality assurance, and then evaluate the results of the project once complete. In this particular project, due diligence funds were used to hire external technical assistance to support MCC's assessment and oversight of the MCA's fiscal agent and its accounting procedures.
Alatona Irrigation Project Mali - Alatona Irrigation Project: The project sought to develop 5,200 hectares of irrigated land in the Alatona zone to increase agricultural productivity. Investments included the construction of irrigation infrastructure and social infrastructure. The project provided training and leveraged policy reforms, especially secure land tenure for small farmers.
Not Applicable Mali - Non-allocated Funds project: Due Diligence funding is used to obtain sufficient information to evaluate, assess and appraise projects during program development, effectively oversee and monitor program implementation, conduct quality assurance, and then evaluate the results of the project once complete.
609g agreement/Entry into Force Mali - Agriculture Project - 609g agreement/Entry into Force activity: Due Diligence funding is used to obtain sufficient information to evaluate, assess and appraise projects during program development, effectively oversee and monitor program implementation, conduct quality assurance, and then evaluate the results of the project once complete. In this particular project, due diligence funds were used to hire external technical assistance to support MCC's assessment and oversight of the MCA's agriculture projects to ensure country-led designs and subsequent implementation were consistent with MCC guidance.
M&E - Economic Analysis Mali - M&E - Economic Analysis project: Due Diligence funding is used to obtain sufficient information to evaluate, assess and appraise projects during program development, effectively oversee and monitor program implementation, conduct quality assurance, and then evaluate the results of the project once complete. In this particular project, due diligence funds were used to hire external technical assistance and/or collect data to support the design and implementation of the MCA's Economic Analysis frameworks , through program implementation and evaluation stages.
PRIMARY AND SECONDARY INFRASTRUCTURE ACTIVITY Mali - Industrial Park Project - PRIMARY AND SECONDARY INFRASTRUCTURE ACTIVITY: The Industrial Park Project will fund primary and secondary infrastructure systems for the 100 ha Industrial Park, designed for potential expansion to a larger 200 ha industrial zone (as identified in the Proposal). The primary infrastructure will include major road systems and utilities such as water supply mains and pump stations. Secondary infrastructure will include roads leading into Industrial Park subzones as well as lateral water/drainage piping, etc. to service the smaller parcels. The tertiary (on-lot) infrastructure, including interior roads and parking, water supply taps/connections and fire protection, electrical and telecommunications, and wastewater collection (and possibly pretreatment), are all to be financed and built by the industries locating in the Industrial Park.
Financial Services Activity Mali - Alatona Irrigation Project - Financial Services Activity (the "Finance Activity"):  Will support agricultural development in the Alatona zone by promoting a sustainable, inclusive financial system and improving farmers' access to credit. This Project Activity will encourage agricultural lending by reducing the risks of extending credit in this newly developed zone, improving transparency within the existing financial system, and strengthening the capabilities of local financial institutions through a credit risk sharing program, microfinance credit bureau strengthening, financial institution capacity building, and direct support to farmers.
Procurement Management Mali - Program Administration and Control - Procurement Management activity: Compact Development Funding (CDF) is used pre-compact for key project preparation work such as the feasibility and environmental impact studies, engineering designs, baseline surveys, financial management and procurement technical assistance, and other specialized analysis to help MCC determine the final suitability and scope of investments, costs, implementation risks, and mitigation measures.
Sweden provides the fund to Colombia (2016) Sweden provides the fund to Colombia (2016)
Spain provides the fund to Colombia (2016) Spain provides the fund to Colombia (2016)
Switzerland provides the fund to Colombia (2016) Switzerland provides the fund to Colombia (2016)
Slovak corporate responsibility experience for Belarus (higher education and grant
programme for analysts) The overall goal of the project is to educate business executives, managers and future business professionals how to incorporate best practices of corporate responsibility into their business models. The project builds on the Pontis Foundation's more than ten years of experience with developing the concept of corporate responsibility in Slovakia, Serbia, Macedonia, and Belarus. In Belarus, we relate and build on our project that aims to develop cross-sectoral partnerships between non-governmental organizations and the business sector. Consequently, the training series for MBA lecturers as a part of the project is as a way of combating this paucity of expertise. ;
Water Sector Projects At present, India spends over USD 6 billion on energy subsidies 
annually, and it is estimated that farmers pay only 13 percent 
of the true cost of electricity. Electricity subsidies have enabled 
farmers to access electricity at prices below the marginal 
cost of supply, thereby lowering the cost of irrigation and 
groundwater extraction. However, these benefits have come at 
an environmental cost through groundwater exploitation and a 
financial burden on distribution companies (DISCOMs).
By connecting solar-powered irrigation pumps to the grid and 
incentivizing farmers to evacuate surplus solar power and sell it 
back to the utilities, farmers are incentivized to not only use a 
cleaner form of energy for pumping, but to use the power more 
efficiently. This will benefit utilities as well since many utilities 
are under financial stress. To allow farmers to feed in to the grid 
they must first abstain for a certain period of time from their 
right being connected to the grid, which would be financially 
beneficial for the DISCOMs as each farmer entails a significant 
annual farm power subsidy burden. Assess the business case for establishment of a Water 
Conservation Fund that will solarize irrigation schemes for 
farmers who use scarce groundwater sources.
Create incentives for farmers to increase water-use efficiency in 
irrigated agriculture.
Green Growth Strategic assessment of the Economic and Social National Plan 2.0 The project will through the Green Growth Strategic assessment review the 4 new axes of the PNDES 2021-2025 : institutional reform and modernization of the public administration : This focus area aims increasing the efficiency and effectiveness of interventions by the state and its partners so as to foster new economic and social dynamics. human capital development: This aims to respond to human capital challenges by rapidly improving the quantity and the quality of human capital and ensuring the possibilities and conditions for employing and using that capital are place. Boost sectors with strong economic and employment potential : This aims to have a positive influence on the structural dynamics of the economy through sectors with strong and sustainable potential to push economic and social development, and Resilience, peace, security and development: This aims to focus the rebuilding and promoting human rights in the regions as well as guaranteeing peace, security, justice. This project is huge opportunity as its time bound happening once every five years and its well aligned with Global Operational Priority 2 which focuses on supporting GGGI members in strengthening policy planning, regulatory frameworks, and institutional capacity to achieve green growth outcomes by mainstreaming green growth and low emission development strategies into national policy to create the enabling policy and regulatory environment for green growth implementation.
Nature Based Solutions for Urban Adaptation (NATURA) in Lao PDR MFAT is interested to work with GGGI in Lao DPR. Fore the background to this, please refer to BTOR attached and on CRM.

Based on initial discussion with MFAT, GGGI Laos is preparing a few ideas for MFAT to consider. These are super early stage ideas which can serve as a basis of discussion. Depending on the initial feedback we get from MFAT, we would aim to select one idea to build out into a proper concept. 

As such, at this point, the sectors/focus/SO areas of possible ideas are quite open. The note attached outlines our initial ideas, based on early indications from MFAT as to priorities from their side. Numbers on project size, timeline, etc are placeholders at this point - we haven't got to that level of discussion.
World Bank - Enabling Environment for RE integration The development objective is to increase the capacity of the transmission line to provide an enabling environment for renewable energy integration and to improve the institutional capacity of Mongolia's Power Sector. 

GGGI is willing to be part of this project initiated by the World Bank by taking a portion of responsibility to prepare the Environmental Impact Assessments. 

The global picture of the project involves US$ 38m envelope which includes US$ 17m from World Bank, US$ 17m from GCF, and the Government of Mongolia's US$ 4mln contribution which it aims a project approval date of March 2023, which it shall prepare ground studies to illustrate the project viabilities. 

The important part of the project itself is GEIA and DEIA preparation - that needs the involvement of local expertise to conduct on-site evaluation, which then needs to be approved by the Ministry of Environment and Tourism of Mongolia to validate the study - which then shall be used as a ground to start the construction of 188km long transmission line.
Building Energy Efficiency Global Program Building Energy Efficient Global Program (BEEGP) seeks to create enabling environments in GGGI member countries to cost-effectively deploy large amounts of energy efficiency upgrades in buildings, with the longer-term vision of reaching typically hard-to-reach segments such as low-income housing and multi-family units.  In five years, GGGI aims to deploy at least $100 million of building energy efficiency upgrades through a mix of public and private funds, across five different countries.  GGGI will develop a consistent framework, methodology, and tools for evaluating and linking in-country building stocks with potential energy savings measures.  This will allow governments, development partners, and private sector to have agreed upon market standards, with greater transparency on measurement and verification, allowing the more efficient use of capital to achieve the greatest impact. The BEEGP aligns with GOP 4, Programmatic Solution 8. Energy efficiency is an essential first step towards green buildings and net zero buildings, both of which are gaining momentum as climate change mitigation initiatives. Through the multi-sectoral approach of the BEEGP, an enabling environment can be created to support mainstreaming of energy efficiency in buildings across sectors.

 

 

The program contributes to GGGI’s strategic outcomes, particularly:

 

SO1: Improved energy efficiency in space heating, cooling and lighting in buildings reduce energy consumption from the main areas of building energy usage. These translate directly to GHG emission reductions in countries where energy supply is not fully decarbonized. The actual attributable GHG reduction depends on the extent of program implementation as well as the degree of dependency on fossil fuels for power generation. With increasing temperatures globally, improved thermal comfort in buildings, especially affordable housing, contributes directly to increased resilience of vulnerable populations to climate change. 

 

SO2: Investing in building energy efficiency also creates jobs in manufacturing, construction and standardization and certification. The initial investments create a first stimulus in job creation, with the goal to develop a stable marketplace for implementing energy savings.