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Mobilizing Finance for Green Energy Projects in Vanuatu Vanuatu is a Small Island Developing State, consisting of more than 80 remote islands and highly vulnerable to climate change. Its remoteness, small market size and limited institutional capacity remain key barriers to green growth. Over 2015-2016, in collaboration with the World Bank, GGGI provided technical assistance to the Department of Energy for the revision of the National Energy Road Map (NERM). The revised NERM has identified five strategic areas for policy intervention in the energy sector: accessible energy, affordable energy, secure and reliable energy, sustainable energy and green growth. In addition, a financing gap of at least USD 20 million was identified to achieve national energy access targets. 73% of Vanuatu’s population does not have access to electricity. The Project aims to implement the objectives of the NERM to achieve 100% rural electrification, while also supporting the 100% renewable energy target also set out in the NERM. It will do so by helping to mobilize financial resources to help fill the USD 20 million financing gap for Vanuatu. The NGEF was included in the NERM as one of the tools for its implementation. The Program also aims to provide green employment opportunities in rural areas through use of renewable energies. To support the Government of Vanuatu’s establishment and operationalization of the National Green Energy Fund and to mobilize financing for a green energy projects.
Supporting improved policy settings for renewable energy and energy efficient technology uptake in Papua New Guinea Renewable energy and energy efficiency measures are the means
to reduce fossil fuel consumption and greenhouse gas (GHG)
emissions. The transformation of the global energy system is at
the heart of the agenda to reduce the adverse impacts of climate
change, and both renewable energy and energy efficiency can play a
significant role in this agenda.
The assessment identifies opportunities and benefits of the
deployment of renewable energy technologies and energy
efficiency in PNG. The project aims to support UNDP in the
development and implementation of specific renewable energy and
energy efficiency projects. Assessment of the state of renewable energy and energy efficiency measures in PNG.
GCF Readiness, Burkina Faso NAP The proposed project will support the implementation of Burkina Faso’s NAP by mainstreaming adaptation into subnational planning, strengthening institutional frameworks, and developing financing strategy and concept notes. Mainstraeam adaptation into subnational planning, strenghten institutional frameworks, and develop fiancing strategy and concept notes
NDC Partnership Economic Advisory Support - CIV This project aims to mainstream green growth into projects and programs in Côte d'Ivoire. More specifically, the project consisted of carrying out two studies. In one hand, the impacts of covid19 on the economy and more particularly on agriculture to provide green recovery plan and recommendation. The project also aimed to formulate recommendation on mainstreaming green growth in Côte d'Ivoire's strategic document such as the National Development Plan. Sixty-five green indicators have been developed with the Directorate of Investment Programming (Ministry of Planning and Development) and the Planning Directors. These indicators will be included as evaluation criteria by line ministries during the development of the projects pipeline. Subsequently, a call for green projects has been launched to allow ministries to submit project ideas. Fifteen projects have been submitted by seven ministries for global amount of about USD 290 million. The overall objective was to support the government in the formulation and implementation of development programs and policies taking into account its climate ambitions.
Green Growth Performance Measurement (GGPM) GGGI is developing a Green Growth Index under its Green 
Growth Performance Measurement (GGPM) project. The 
Index serves as a quantitative tool to measure and analyze 
the impacts of green growth policies. The Index consists of a 
composite index, which measures performance, a simulation 
tool, which shows how policy change can impact performance, 
and an evidence library, which provides the evidence basis for 
the index and the model. 
The evidence-based and quantitative approach of the Green 
Growth Index make it a unique tool to measure green growth, 
compare performance across countries on a common scale, and 
act as a conversation starter for discussing relevant policies. Develop a tool that allows stakeholder to identify green growth 
opportunities that support socially inclusive and environmentally 
sustainable economic development.
Deliver insight on policy decisions that affect green growth 
performance
Establishment and operationalization of a National Financing Vehicle in Dominica Dominica has asked us for assistance in preparing a readiness proposal in which GGGI would assist them with creation and operationalization of an NFV.  The NFV would support project associated with their geothermal-powered industrial park project, as well as transport and renewable energy projects. The Government of Dominica wants to establish a National Financing Vehicle to provide financial and technical support to RE  EE and low carbon projects, including geothermal industrial parks (GEIPs)and transport projects, in Dominica. The NFV will be capitalized by multiple providers of international climate finance, including GCF and EIB.

The objectives of the NFV are to increase:

·        The use of viable RE and EE technologies in Dominica, in order to decrease energy costs of the population.

·        The country’s energy security by reducing its dependency on imported fossil fuels.

·        Climate change mitigation by reducing GHG emissions.

·        Climate resilience by providing a pathway toward financing distributed energy generation projects.

·         Dominica’s transition to Low Carbon pathway as articulated in Low Carbon Climate Resilience Development Strategy.

·        Facilitation of Investment Opportunities in Dominica’s Blue Economy Master plan  designed to address  the Climate Resilient Development Pathway of the Low Carbon Climate Resilient Development Strategy.
Scaling up rural electrification via capacity building to public and private actors - Phase 2 In Colombia, 505,981 households lack access to electricity. The government has committed to provide sustainable electricity services to 100,000 households by 2022, to close the electrification gap before the end of the decade. The new Energy Transition Law assigned the MME the task of transforming energy generation in off-grid areas (ZNI) to shift from diesel generators – which today account for 92% of energy generation in ZNIs – to renewable energy sources with a GHG mitigation target of 4.74 – 7.99 Mt CO2 eq. The project will strengthen the capacity of sub-national entities to structure rural electrification projects and switch to renewable energy and/or hybrid systems with the goal of building a pipeline of ready to build projects for FONENERGIA to finance, while working with developers to develop private-sector led electrification solutions to reduce rural electrification dependence on public funding.
Development of Provincial Green Growth Action Plans The Prime Minister approved Vietnam Green Growth Strategy at the Decision No 1658/QD-TTG dated October 1st, 2021 and the National Green Growth Action Plan for the period 2021-2030 at the Decision No 882/QĐ-TTg dated July 22, 2022. According to the National Green Growth Action Plan, all provinces must develop their Provincial Green Growth Action Plan (PGGAP).

Some development partners have committed to provide support to PGGAP. For example, KOICA project supports the development of 10 PGGAPs. ADB and GIZ agree to support 6 provinces. Vietnam has 63 provinces, so further support from development partners are needed. 

In the last meeting with the  Ministry of Planning and Investment, the Director General requests GGGI to support the development of 2 provincial Green Growth Action Plans. Adoption of Provincial Green Growth Action Plans (PGGAP) contribute to these provinces’ GHG emissions reduction, environmental sustainability, and social equality toward green and carbon-neutral economy through green investment projects.
Low Emissions Climate Resilient Development in the Pacific Phase II Phase II of the Low Emissions Climate Resilient Development in the Pacific program (LECRD) will build on phase I in supporting Pacific Islands Countries (PICs) to develop the policy, legislation, regulations, strategies, roadmaps and investment pipelines planning necessary to support their transition to low-emissions climate resilient economies and societies.
Phase II will continue to focus on policy-level support while expanding the program into more PICs and to implement with delivery partners.
Readiness for Green Building This project will strengthen readiness for green building investments by supporting the development of green building criteria, supporting the operationalization of the new Cambodia Green Building Council and scoping investment opportunities Developers and financial institutions are aware and endorse green building criteria and investment opportunities
Green Innovation as part of EU support to Green Economy in Response to the Syrian crisis in Jordan The magnitude and impact of organic waste matter in Jordan is a major environmental challenge, and its management a major circular economy opportunity. Green innovation is needed in the management of organic waste in the MSW stream and agriculture and food processing sector. Technology investments, policies and circular economy business models can reduce the sector’s environmental impact, improve the productivity of soil, reduce energy costs in agro-processing, and enhance and diversify the revenue sources of the sector. To effectively implement these solutions, technical assistance and investment in required in government and private sector.

The overall objective of this project is to implement large-scale circular economy transformation in the management of organic waste in Jordan through policies and investments. This will be delivered through three interlinked workstreams: 1) policy recommendations for addressing organic waste; 2) investment preparation in circular economy solutions; and 3) capacity building for municipal authorities and public awareness activities about organic waste and circular economy. 

The proposed project aims to enhance access to new, innovative and scalable livelihood options related to waste management for vulnerable men and women in Za’atari Refugee Camp and Host Communities.

The project will directly create green jobs for Jordanians and Syrians and will support cash for work graduation and livelihood businesses, and MSME’s within the project period by providing grants and access to business development services, with anticipated long-term impacts on innovation, green enterprise development and job creation.

The idea is to double up/co-fund the KOICA project. On the funding/target beneficiaries, compared to KOICA 50/50, EU indicated 30% for host communities and 70% Syrian refugees.
NDC PAF: Dominican Republic The proposed project delivers demand-led technical assistance to the National Council on Climate Change and Clean Development Mechanism (CNCCMDL) to strengthen the institutional capacity of the Government of the Dominican Republic to implement the NDC Action Plan 2022-2025 on adaptation by addressing critical gaps and barriers. This is achieved through these workstreams:

-Development and delivery of awareness raising and capacity building workshops and handbooks to enable the implementation of NDC RD 2020 and the Action Plan on adaptation / mitigation with cross-cutting elements implementation monitored carefully.

-Propose mechanisms for improved data collection, monitoring and reporting on the implementation of adaptation measures of the NDC Action Plan in accordance with the NDC Partnership Plan Online Tool: this is achieved through i) the development of a methodological approach to track costs, needs, progress on the implementation of adaptation measures, ii) production of quarterly progress reports on the adaptation/mitigation component of the 2021 – 2025 NDC Action Plan.

-Development of a Climate Finance Roadmap identifying i) funding needs, ii) sources of domestic/international climate finance, iii) recommendations for increased private sector investments in adaptation iii) long-list of adaptation projects, iv) investment briefs and decks for 2 priority adaptation and mitigation projects

- Formalization of a governance structure responsible for the implementation and monitoring of progress of the NDC Action Plan: The Project Team will support the CNCCMDL to establish and operationalize three Technical Committees responsible for incentivizing the operationalization of the NDC Action Plan through the development of actionable recommendations, targeted awareness raising, capacity building,  monitoring and tracking progress and preparing and reporting results on a quarterly basis. Facilitate the implementation of the NDC-DR 2022-2025 Action Plan and preparation for the NDC-DR 2025 review.
Support for the Research Plan -G20 Background Paper “Green Growth to Achieve the Paris Agreement” GGGI was commissioned a work by MoFA Japan for background paper and participation in a consultative workshop to feed into the 2019 G20 Osaka, Japan. The work was to articulate the importance and value of green growth as a critical approach for transforming developing countries’ aims on poverty reduction and prosperity while simultaneously achieving other UN Sustainable Development Goals and the climate pledges set out in the Paris Agreement. The report and advisory should bring about practical examples and best practices. GGGI will describe and analyze these experiences in GGGI member countries in the G20 background paper, which will give rise to actionable recommendations for the G20 countries related to green growth as an effective approach to maintain sustainable economic growth while achieving the Paris Agreement. This project is aligned with IO3. Improved multi-directional knowledge sharing and learning to empower local and external agents necessary to drive green growth processes in partner governments.
Scaling Roof-top Solar Generation in Oriental Mindoro The main purpose of the project is to create policy and regulatory environment for rooftop solar PV projects, establish institutional capacity to manage distributed generation and make RE generation affordable and realistic solution in the Province of Oriental Mindoro, Philippines. 

The proposed project will produce a sector-specific policy work in the Province of Oriental Mindoro, that promotes installation of rooftop solar PV in government buildings, in compliance with Republic Act 9153, the Renewable Energy Law of 2008, which aims to accelerate the exploration and development of renewable energy resources to reduce the country's dependence on fossil fuel. It will provide governance mechanism encouraging the use of rooftop solar in government buildings through government funding, grants and/or public-private partnership modalities. This proposed project will focus on developing a Policy advisory report that will provide the enabling environment and mechanisms for a provincial ordinance encouraging  the “promotion, fund sourcing, installation and operation of Roof-Mounted Solar PVs” in all government buildings in the Province. This is in compliance with Republic Act 9153 (Renewable Energy Act of 2008), which aims to “accelerate the exploration and development of renewable energy resources, such as solar roofing, to reduce the country’s dependence on fossil fuel”, and in support of the National Renewable Energy Roadmap and the Nationally Determined Contribution (NDC) Targets of the country.
Investment Mobilization for Solar PV and Sustainable Housing in the Caribbean The program delivers demand-led technical assistance to the OECS Commission and the Government of Saint Lucia to design, structure and finance the priority flagship “Eastern Caribbean Solar Challenge” and “Green Affordable Housing” projects to increase the resilience of the housing and energy infrastructure sectors. Two Outcomes: 1) Green Affordable Housing project, 2) Caribbean Solar Challenge project The program contributes to the design, structuring and financing of the Eastern Caribbean Solar Challenge and Saint Lucia Green Affordable Housing projects,  adding 6 MWp of PV capacity across the OECS region and providing resilient housing to 12,000 Saint Lucia´s citizens.
Cote d'Ivoire Readiness 2020 The readiness will support the elaboration of multi-annual work programme for (BNI and FIRCA) national accredited entities; Conduct pre-feasibility study in best financial vehicle to support private sector development; Elaboration of the concept note with key stakeholders on financial vehicle, elaborate manual on   Green Building Minimum Compliance System and Train financial institutions and insurance companies in Green investment and their potentiality This Readiness grant aims to strengthen Cote d’Ivoire’s capacity to achieve its NDC target on reducing CO2 emissions from the construction and building sector.
Support for Design and Implementation of Peru's Freight Vehicle Scrapping Program GGGI will support MTC to structure the scrapping program for the initial disbursement from the Ministry of Economy and Finance. Stage 1 envisages two key activities: (1) development of rationale for the scrapping program by synthesizing the existing information, and formulation of impact indicators (2) initial design of the program (scope and structure) and timeline for implementation. The project objective is to support the Ministry of Transport and Communications in the design of a national-level freight vehicle scrapping program for NDC implementation, improved road safety and vehicle formalization. This project is aligned with IO2.Increased green growth investment flows which enable partner governments to implement green growth policies.
Creating Enabling Environment for Solar Based Irrigation Systems Creating Enabling Environment for Solar Based Irrigation Systems Creating Enabling Environment for Solar Based Irrigation Systems
Green growth governance - Long-term capacity-building to support climate change dev. Initiatives The activities developed under this PIN will allow the implementation of capacity building and knowledge sharing to government agencies in i.) the preparation and management of climate projects through the development of concept notes for mitigation and/or adaptation actions, ii.) the promotion of green growth best practices. Part of the activities will include the identification of private sector stakeholders and the organization of a workshop to inform about Green finance opportunities, to better understand the challenges towards enhanced private capital involvement in climate projects, and to discuss innovative solutions to overcome investment barriers, including the introduction of the GCF’s Private Sector Facility. The objective of the project is to support the capacity building of national key stakeholders on activities that reinforce green governance in Burkina Faso and increase their opportunity to have access to climate finance. The project is aligned with IO3 and aims to promote capacity building for the government and key stakeholders (alternatively it can be: the project is aligned with IO1 to enable the development of green growth policy and regulatory framework or the project is aligned with IO2 to catalyze green investments.
Market Preparation for Industrial Energy Efficiency in Lao PDR The project deliverables comprise:

• An effective stakeholder coordination mechanism

• Lao PDR’s industrial energy efficiency policy guidelines and action plan.

• A training program for the development of local energy services companies (ESCOs) and auditing skills.

• At least 25 energy audits, technology options assessment and financial models completed across the industrial sectors.

• An Information Memorandum and an investor forum which will highlight identified energy efficiency investment opportunities and match private and public enterprises in the industrial sector with investors and financiers.

• A GCF concept note on industrial energy efficiency investment through ESCO delivery model As a result of this Readiness project, policy gaps for an energy efficient industrial sector will be addressed, an action plan for private investments in industrial energy sector will be developed, sectoral expertise will be improved, and stakeholders including the private sector will be engaged and effectively coordinated. In the medium term it is expected that the project will have contributed to scale-up private sector investments in industrial energy efficiency. Longer-term impacts include lower energy intensity of industries, reduced emissions from industries, and a shift of the industry sector to a low emission sustainable development pathway.
Green Growth Pathways in Senegal Senegal’s situation has been characterized by successive years of underperformance in key sectors of the economy including inadequate access as well as high cost of electricity, low agricultural productivity, weak urbanization. Combined with the economy’s vulnerability to exogenous shocks (climatic shocks, energy crisis, low value-added of exports, etc.), the result is persistent poverty, unemployment and social inequality both in rural and urban areas. Senegal has recognized the need to diversify its energy mix and attract private sector investments to ensure a competitive supply of electricity in the industrial zones and agricultural areas that have strong economic potential. The agriculture sector is highly vulnerable to climate change, high costs of inputs such as fertilizers, declines in harvests, etc., resulting into more unemployment, high food prices and extensive imports. Ineffective urban development planning without growth has also led to consistent environmental and urban challenges that exacerbate the social inequalities and urban poverty. Assist appropriate government agencies to apply and use green city guidelines and implementation roadmap and inform future national planning. Support Senegal to map out national policy priorities that will allow the country to achieve objectives laid out in its INDCs/NDC. Support market assessments that contribute to building Senegal’s readiness to scale up RE4PU and alternative fuels for the household energy sector and other potential industries. Assist in the development of innovative financing vehicle for increased access to climate finance for private sector. Support Senegal in developing its inclusive Green Growth Governance with the formulation of the National Green Growth Strategy and undertaking long-term capacity building initiatives.