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Preparation support of Solomon Islands LT-LEDS The Solomon Islands, in its second phase country request to the Regional Pacific NDC Hub, presented its request for the development of a Low Emission Development Strategy (LEDS) with the overall aim of using this to provide guidance and direction to the national government as its blueprint for transitioning to a low emission and climate change resilient country.  

Taking into account that the Pacific NDC Hub’s second phase of implementation concludes on 30 November 2021, GGGI proposes to support the Solomon Islands between April – November to prepare to develop its LEDS.   This LEDS preparatory phase, delivered over a 7-8 month period, will set the stage for the second phase of LEDS development and completion. The Solomon Islands, in its second phase country request to the Regional Pacific NDC Hub, presented its request for the development of a Low Emission Development Strategy (LEDS) with the overall aim of using this to provide guidance and direction to the national government as its blueprint for transitioning to a low emission and climate change resilient country.  

Taking into account that the Pacific NDC Hub’s second phase of implementation concludes on 30 November 2021, GGGI proposes to support the Solomon Islands between April – November to prepare to develop its LEDS.   This LEDS preparatory phase, delivered over a 7-8 month period, will set the stage for the second phase of LEDS development and completion.
Supporting Abu Dhabi’s Cap and Trade Scheme Abu Dhabi has prepared a program that aims to reduce GHG emissions through different initiatives and is undertaking the feasibility of a Cap & Trade scheme which aims to study the practicality of setting up a regulatory framework to establish such a scheme. GGGI will support the Environment Agency of Abu Dhabi (EAD) with expert advice and knowledge sharing on this topic.
Supporting Renewable Energy Investment projects in Guyana The aim of the project is to initiate Guyana’s power sector transformation from a fossil fuel to a sustainable renewable energy-based system. By supporting the Government to develop their policy and Master Plans and supporting the investment mobilization for strategic renewable energy projects. The aim of the project is to initiate Guyana’s power sector transformation from a fossil fuel to a sustainable renewable energy-based system. By supporting the Government to develop their policy and Master Plans and supporting the investment mobilization for strategic renewable energy projects.
Business Case and Policy Assessment for Electric Mobility With strong economic growth in recent years, the number of vehicles has been growing rapidly in Cambodia.  
In 2016, more than 3.2 million vehicles were registered. Motorcycles accounted for 2.7 million vehicles of the total registered vehicles. Vehicle registration has grown at a rate of 14% from 2015 to 2016. In 2015, the transport sector represented over 45% of final energy consumption in Cambodia, entirely from imported petroleum products. As there is no domestic fuel source, the country fully relies on imports. Considering that much of the petroleum products are consumed in transport, there is high potential for positive climate change impact by switching conventional vehicles to greener alternatives. Transitioning away from ICEs (Internal Combustion Engine) to EVs (Electric Vehicles) will contribute to reducing GHG emissions in the congested urban area, together with significant co-benefits such as improvement in air quality, reduction of noise, and positive impacts on public health. Electric motorcycles with a lithium-ion battery are currently more expensive to purchase than gasoline motorcycles, but their total cost of ownership including lifetime operating costs is often lower than that of gasoline motorcycles. This implies that the adoption of electric motorcycles could be accelerated with the right set of supporting policies, if incentive mechanisms are provided to consumers to lessen the burden of higher purchase costs and if consumers’ uncertainty about the performance of electric motorcycles is eased through awareness programs. The project objective is to analyze and propose potential opportunities for accelerating the transition to electric motorcycles. GGGI partners with RGC to deliver the Green Climate Fund (GCF) Readiness and Support Project, “Promoting Green Mobility through Electric Motorcycles.”
Danish Minigrant Facility on Waste to Energy The main outcome of this project is to estimate the commercialization of biofuel from vegetable waste in
Sabzi Mandis. Estimate the feasibility of commercialization of biogas based on wholesale vegetable market/mandi waste in the states of Uttar Pradesh, Madhya Pradesh
and Karnataka through dipstick study and conduct an in-depth assessment study in the selected feasible location.
Powering the Sustainable Tourism Planning and Recovery Powering the Sustainable Tourism Planning and Recovery Powering the Sustainable Tourism Planning and Recovery
TA to support institutional strengthening of Saint Lucia's Climate Change Financing Framework This is an NDCP Request. The description of the request is as follows:

Saint Lucia’s NDA to the GCF, the Department of Economic Development, has embarked on establishing a national climate change financing framework to mainstream climate finance coordination, which began in 2018 through its first national GCF Readiness and Preparatory Support Programme Grant (readiness grant LCA-RS-001).  

Further support will ensure investments in climate action are driven through a coordinated, strategic and holistic approach. This support will allow the Department of Economic Development, Saint Lucia's NDA, to strengthen the existing institutional and governance structures.

The outputs of the request are as follows:

1. Validated Climate Public Expenditure Institutional Review Report;                                 

2. Institutional arrangement for coordination of Saint Lucia’s climate financing framework is validated and established;

3. New institutional structure is disseminated to key stakeholders in Saint Lucia and regionally and internationally  to strategic partners to enhance understanding and awareness of Saint Lucia’s National Climate Change Financing Framework.
Gender Just Transitions for Enhanced Ambitions To develop a peer reviewed Gender Just Transition Framework and guidelines as a unifying definition and shared terminology for gender in just transitions, with particular focus on informality with the aim in a subsequent stage to field test within the work of leading international institutions for Green Transitions.  
 

 
 

Proposed activities
 

1.    Peer review of papers from GEG outcomes of Gender Just Transitions and Finance workstreams

 

2.    Complete outcome level framework and facilitate road[IS1] -test

 

3.    Develop guidance for use of outcome level framework and apply to national cases. To develop a peer reviewed Gender Just Transition Framework and guidelines as a unifying definition and shared terminology for gender in just transitions, with particular focus on informality with the aim in a subsequent stage to field test within the work of leading international institutions for Green Transitions.  
 

 
 

Proposed activities
 

1.    Peer review of papers from GEG outcomes of Gender Just Transitions and Finance workstreams

 

2.    Complete outcome level framework and facilitate road[IS1] -test

 

3.    Develop guidance for use of outcome level framework and apply to national cases.
Green Growth Action Plan Implementation Support The purpose of this project is to support the Ministry of Environment of Jordan in developing its partnerships with other national stakeholders to take the first steps toward implementing the Green Growth National Action Plan 2021-2025. The support for implementation wil be acheived by:

1. Acheiving public launch and release of the final edit and designed version of the policy document

2. Supporting the development of a detailed project concept note and funding proposal draft for one or more of the actions listed in the GG-NAP

3. Implementing a program of awareness raising and capacity building about the action plan with national stakeholders
NGGP Action Planning GGGI has substantially improved its image and raised awareness for green
growth in Jordan; Over 200 participants in the Kickoff Workshop, held at
Dead Sea on 8-9 August 2018; Over 200 participants at the Pre-validation
workshop. Also, increased use of social media to communicate the action
plan development progress and promote visibility and participation have
helped increase general awareness about green growth. To provide a full implementation framework for GG in Jordan that can be benchmarked for the next national development planning process.
SIDS Climate Action Program for the Pacific Region CN to support climate action in Pacific and pac (duplicate of Idea #1587 to create CRM record for Program Earmarked)
Idea #1587 was recorded at the time the program earmarked does not create corresponding CRM opportunity record.
PAC20 created from I587 will be withdrawn or marked as  on Hold.
UP2030: Smart and climate neutral cities The overall aim of this topic is to support a diverse range of urban areas across Europe (e.g. small and medium sized, port cities, cities with different geographical, climatic, socioeconomic conditions, levels of preparedness etc.), their urban authorities, stakeholders and citizens to identify, plan, design, fund, roll out and replicate solutions and measures in order to achieve climate neutrality, sustainability and resilience and significantly reduce emissions across the most relevant sectors by 2030. UP2030’s objective is to leverage innovation, holistic urban planning, and design approaches to support cities in driving the socio-technical transitions required to meet their climate neutrality targets in an inclusive manner with their stakeholders, thereby building capacity to develop systemic approaches to achieving climate goals through their day-to-day activities.
Green Growth and Win-Win Strategies for Sustainable Climate Action (GREEN-WIN) The overarching objectives of the European Commission’s 
GREEN-WIN project are: (1) to identify, develop, and critically 
assess win-win strategies, green business models, and green 
growth pathways that bring short-term economic benefits, 
while also supporting climate change mitigation and adaptation 
goals; and (2) to co-develop shared narratives around win-win 
strategies, business opportunities, and green growth pathways 
among scientific, policy, business, and civil society sectors. GGGI continued to implement its contribution to the 
GREEN‑WIN project through hosting of the website 
(green‑win‑project.eu) and holding a webinar.
LDC Leadership at Stocholm +50 GGGI will develop a strategy for LDC engagement at Stockholm +50 in consultation with hte LDC Chairs office and 6 selected LDC member countries. The concept note developed is for a first phase to be implementated in 2021, with expectation that GGGI will have access to additional funding from the same source to implement the said strategy leading up to STockhom + 50 in June 2022. 
GGGI will develop a strategy for LDC engagement at Stockholm +50 in consultation with hte LDC Chairs office and 6 selected LDC member countries. The concept note developed is for a first phase to be implementated in 2021, with expectation that GGGI will have access to additional funding from the same source to implement the said strategy leading up to STockhom + 50 in June 2022. 
GGGI will develop a strategy for LDC engagement at Stockholm +50 in consultation with hte LDC Chairs office and 6 selected LDC member countries. The concept note developed is for a first phase to be implementated in 2021, with expectation that GGGI will have access to additional funding from the same source to implement the said strategy leading up to STockhom + 50 in June 2022. 
GGGI will develop a strategy for LDC engagement at Stockholm +50 in consultation with hte LDC Chairs office and 6 selected LDC member countries. The concept note developed is for a first phase to be implementated in 2021, with expectation that GGGI will have access to additional funding from the same source to implement the said strategy leading up to STockhom + 50 in June 2022. GGGI will develop a strategy for LDC engagement at Stockholm +50 in consultation with hte LDC Chairs office and 6 selected LDC member countries. The concept note developed is for a first phase to be implementated in 2021, with expectation that GGGI will have access to additional funding from the same source to implement the said strategy leading up to STockhom + 50 in June 2022. 
GGGI will develop a strategy for LDC engagement at Stockholm +50 in consultation with hte LDC Chairs office and 6 selected LDC member countries. The concept note developed is for a first phase to be implementated in 2021, with expectation that GGGI will have access to additional funding from the same source to implement the said strategy leading up to STockhom + 50 in June 2022.
Employment Assessment of Sustainable and Climate-Smart Agriculture Practices: A Value Chain Analysis the study will assess the potential of employment generation of agriculture activities and targets as they have been laid down in the country’s Green Recovery plans, NDC, NAP and LT-LEDS. he study will highlight the important role that assessments of employment effects can play during the planning and implementation of countries’ national processes that aim to achieve low carbon and climate-resilient development. Moreover, quantifying the employment effects of investments in mitigation and adaptation measures in agriculture  could provide support on developing country’s sustainable landscape/ agriculture  strategies and LT-LEDS. Ultimately the study will provide evidence-based policy support to the Government for assessing the employment effects of agriculture activities and targets under the country’s Green Recovery plan, NDC and NAP development and implementation, and development of and LT-LEDS, while simultaneously addressing the achievement of Sustainable Development Goal (SDGs) 2 (food security), 8 (decent work and economic growth) and 13 (climate action).
Agreement between the Ministry of Environment, Land and Sea of the Republic of Italy and GGGI Rwanda is one of the most vulnerable countries to climate change
associated with extreme weather conditions. Climate change-driven
droughts and floods across the country and will have drastic impacts on
the national economy. According to the Germanwatch Global Climate
Risk Index 20181, Rwanda is placed on the 133th position out of 182
countries accounting for the period of 2016. Based on The Notre
Dame-Global Adaptation Index (ND-GAIN) Country Index, 20162- a
free opensource index that shows a country’s current vulnerability to
climate disruptions, Rwanda is the 29th /182 most vulnerable countrythat
is, a country with high level of vulnerability to climate change with
greater adaptation needs and urgency to act.
In this regard, a Memorandum of Understanding was signed between
The Ministry for the Environment, Land and Sea of the Republic of Italy
(IMELS) and the Ministry of Environment (MoE) Rwanda- aiming at: (i)
strengthening and coordinating the efforts to combat global climate
change and address its adverse effects, (ii) supporting mechanisms to
reduce climate change vulnerability and enhancing risk assessment,
(iii) promoting secure, clean and efficient energy, and (iv) stimulating
the transition towards a sustainable low-carbon economy and to
implement adaptation actions and opportunities to protect the
environment and natural resources. Support the Rwandan Government in identifying and promoting projects and technology transfer opportunities, providing ad hoc capacity building
activities in the field of renewable energy and energy efficiency, green cities development, sustainable agriculture, water resource management and
sustainable waste management with the aim of supporting sustainable development, local job creation and fostering international partnerships.
Americas Flyway Program: Green-Blue Financing Mechanism In the face of mounting pressure on natural ecosystems, GGGI is working with CAF, Audubon Society and BirdLife International to design, operationalize, capitalize and operate a regional financing mechanism denominated the Americas Flyway Green-Blue Financing Mechanism to restore and protect critical biodiversity sites via nature-based solutions (NbS) across 1 million hectares over a 10-year period.

 The Americas Flyway initiative was officially announced on December 16th at the COP15 in Montreal (here) and Cities Summit of Americas on April 26 (here), with the backing of CAF, the largest multilateral investor in development initiatives in the region. The Mechanisms consists of three components:

 ·        Enabling Condition Facility (USD 5 million) building capacities and tools to promote (i) the integration of NbS into CAF’s project’s cycle, (ii) the development and adoption of “play books” of proven NbS applications to deliver conservation and resilience to climate change, and (iii) the development of impact reporting metrics and methodologies.

 ·        Project Preparation Facility (USD 15-30 million) tasked with the identification, design and structuring of NbS and biodiversity conservation projects. The PPF will support selected project owners to develop high quality projects and relative funding proposals to be presented to the Green-Blue Credit Facility for funding. Project structuring support will be provided by a team of GGGI investment officers operating throughout the region.

 ·        Green-Blue Credit Facility (USD 500 million) consisting in a revolving credit facility providing concessional capital to project developers and project owners graduating from the Project Preparation Facility. The Credit Facility’s concessional financing, in the form of junior equity and subordinate loans, will act as a first-loss buffer improving the bankability and risk/reward profile of beneficiary projects crowding in investments from private and public investors. The proposed Americas Flyway Green-Blue Financing Mechanism is a blended finance mechanism aimed at mobilizing USD 3 billion for the restoration, conservation and protection of 1 million hectares of Key Biodiversity Areas (KBAs) and increased resilience for 200,000 people, of which 50% women.

Once operational, GGGI is appointed as the Fund Manager of the USD20M Green-Blue Project Preparation Facility.
Energy Performance Contracting for Residential Retrofitting in Ulaanbaatar City The NSP intend to drive transformational, sustainable and replicable change in the areas of EE finance and policy. By treating energy savings as energy generation, the NSP helps trigger utilities to reconsider their business model and leads GoM to review the current subsidies scheme. The physical component of the NSP creates an immediate demand for ESCO services. ESCO and policy-makers work towards development the industry. It will leverage the financial contribution of all key stakeholders including the GoM which plans to retrofit 24 residential buildings in 2019 and households which will finance a portion of the retrofits and conserve energy. The NSP size, of EUR 18 million, will allow the retrofitting of 35% of the total building stock and will be the first of 3 phases to extend the retrofitting to the total precast building stock. Total estimated investment needed for NSP preparation and implementation amounts to approx. EUR 65 million; total requested funding from the NAMA Facility is EUR 18.38 million, including EUR 380.17 thousand for the Detailed Preparation Phase (DPP). Once EPC model is set-up after the NSP and tariff reform is triggered, retrofitting of the remaining 702 blocks will be financed by the private sector and ESCOs without the need for additional financial support from other sources. Through Component 2 of the NSP, an annual 1,351 MWh/year of heat loss is expected to be saved, which is equal to 96,891 tons direct CO2 emissions, with a 10 years cumulative saving of 775,128 tCO2e. The establishment and development of an ESCO market through successful implementation of the support mechanisms in Components 1 and 3 will allow for future increased GHG emissions’ mitigation through the multiplication of EE projects. The NSP aims to (1) break the deadlock of financing Mongolia’s building energy efficiency, and to (2) support long lasting policy change, in support of the implementation of EE policies in Mongolia.
Solar PV electricity for agricultural development Development of a business model that will likely centre on a financing structure being created in which the solar PV assets are held by an entity (e.g., a bank or a special purpose vehicle) that enters into a contract with one or more project developers. In turn, the project developer(s) contracts the use of the solar PV to agricultural producers. The producers credit payments for agricultural produce sold to their accounts held at the entity which debits agreed amounts, thereby servicing payments. Creditworthy purchasers of produce from established agricultural producers will thus be the primary repayment source, where those payments are hypothecated to the entity. At this point, it is envisaged that the Project’s objective is the introduction of solar PV where electrical pumping is currently absent and/or to substitute diesel-powered pumping sets and/or back up national grid sourced power (mostly hydrocarbon). The Project will thereby contribute to GHG emission reduction (SO1), and to generating foreign exchange savings on reduced diesel imports. For the Project to be sustainable, specific productive uses of the solar PV electricity by user will be determined: uses and their forecast revenue flows that will feature in the financial model.
Nature-based Solutions for Climate-smart Livelihoods in Mangrove Landscapes (NASCLIM) Indonesia is home to 20% of the world’s mangroves. The rate of mangrove forests degradation in Indonesia is the fastest and the largest in the world. More damage to mangrove forests is due to the conversion of functions into shrimp ponds. Climate change already has direct impact to mangrove ecosystems and has created coastal and mangrove abrasion/erosion. The Sustainable Mangrove Ecosystems program aims to protect vast healthy mangrove forest and rehabilitate critical mangrove forest in priority locations using a collaborative and inclusive management approach, engaging local community, private sector, finance sector, regional and national government.

The divers of mangrove degradation will be addressed through collaborative business-based & community-based approaches, whereby local community will be able to take advantage of opportunities to improve livelihoods sustainably including non-timber mangrove forest product and other livelihood activities. Gender will play a decisive role in ensuring the active inclusion of women and other vulnerable groups and making optimal use of local knowledge. Relevant local government will be supported to strengthen and harmonize intersectoral policies, plans and create targeted finance mechanisms.