Distr.
GENERAL
FCCC/CP/1998/12/Add.1
2 October 1998
ENGLISH ONLY
CONFERENCE OF THE PARTIES
Fourth session
Buenos Aires, 2-12 November 1998
Item 4 (b) (i) of the provisional agenda
1 The attached tables,* submitted by the secretariat of
the Global Environment Facility (GEF), contain details of GEF
expenditures in the area of climate change.
*
The tables are
reproduced as submitted, and without formal
editing.
In order to make this document available through the electronic system of the UNFCCC secretariat, the attached tables have been reformatted in Word Perfect 8. Every effort has been made to ensure conformity with the original text, as submitted.
GE.98-
Annex C to the Report of the GEF to the Fourth Session of the Conference of the Parties
to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change
(As of June 1998)
I. List
of Project Preparation Financing*
Country
Project
Name
Entry
1
GEF
IA
GEF2
Total2
Project
Description
Regional
Energy Efficiency
Strategies
10/94
UNDP
$0.400
$0.400
Preliminary
appraisal and preparation of the demonstration zone in
each country through a mission to each site by
consultants, UNDP and UNECE to determine local
capacities, requirements and request data for project
analyses. Organization of a planning workshop of eastern
and western consultants, demonstration zone managers,
municipal authorities, national government counterparts,
UNDP-GEF and UNECE representatives to develop concepts,
criteria and strategies for demonstration zones and
arrange work programme for preparatory phase. Several
draft proposals for Energy Efficiency Demonstration Zones
were submitted to UNDP. Proposals for Bulgaria and Russia
cleared by October 1996 Council.
The long-term
development objective of the full projects to be
developed with this project development facility was to
reduce GFG emissions in Central and Eastern European
countries by actively demonstrating, within carefully
selected "demonstration zones" the technical, commercial,
economic and institutional viability of energy efficiency
strategies.
Argentina
CO2 Reinjection
Pilot
3/15/95
World
Bank/IFC
$0.098
$0.198
PDF funds
assisted four Argentine oil companies to investigate
technical and economic issues associated with methane
recovery and eliminating CO2 and methane venting and
flaring.
Argentina
CO2 Reinjection
Pilot
3/95
World
Bank/IFC
$0.363
$0.726
PDF funds core
and fluid sampling from the Puesto Hernandez Oil Field,
lab testing of samples to measure response rates of
numerous parameters under different CO2 and water
injection treatments, engineering studies and reservoir
behavior simulation modeling, and preparation of a
detailed feasibility study for the pilot investment
project if the results of the tests and modelling are
promising.
Brazil
Reducing the
Long-term Costs of Solar Thermal Power Generation
2/98
UNDP
$0.335
$0.335
The goal of this
PDF is to enable assessment of all relevant information
relating to solar thermal power generation and to decide
which, if any, of the technologies should be deployed in
the initial Brazilian pilot demonstration plant. The
immediate objectives of are: 1) to assess the technical,
economic, and environmental feasibility of the most
promising solar thermal technologies and storage units in
the context of load characteristics, weather patterns and
existing power systems; 2) to strengthen local capacities
for research and development, technology transfer and
long-term planning related to solar thermal power
production; and 3) to formulate pre-investment activities
for the development of a pilot project to demonstrate the
most promising solar thermal power generation
technology.
Brazil
Hydrogen Fuel
Cell Buses for Brazil
3/97
UNDP
$0.344
$0.344
This project is
to help accelerate the commercialization of fuel cell
buses that can use hydrogen (or hydrogen carriers)
produced from renewable resources. It s anticipated that
reaching commercially-mature cost levels will allow such
buses to play major roles in the urban mass transit
systems of Brazil and other countries, thereby helping to
reduce the emission of a variety of pollutants, of which
carbon dioxide is the most important from a global
perspective. While fuel cell bus technology can be
considered technically demonstrated, costs are not yet
down to commercially- mature levels. Additional
development and increased volume of production are needed
to reduce costs.
Croatia
Removing Barriers
to Implementation of Energy Efficiency Measures in
Croatia
4/97
UNDP
$0.201
$0.201
The project falls
under OP#5. The full project to be developed with the PDF
will remove barriers to the implementation of energy
efficiency measures in the industrial and residential
sector, together with integration of solar thermal
technologies in the residential heating and hot water
supply. Objectives to achieve this will include: (i)
institutional capacity building for planning, initiation,
implementation, and evaluation of energy efficiency
measures and technologies; (ii) reduction of
uncertainties regarding costs, technical issues, and
implementation procedures; (iii) demonstration of the
technical, economic and financial feasibility of the
selected energy efficiency measures and technologies; and
(iv) dissemination of the information and project
experience throughout the country,
Cuba
Development of
Electric Energy from Sugarcane biomass for Displacing
Fossil Fuel Consumption
12/95
UNDP
$0.350
$0.350
PDF activities
representing the first phase of a two-phase process and
consisting of targeted feasibility studies of varying
levels of detail to characterize the opportunities for
undertaking one or more site-specific technology
development, demonstration, and/or commercialization
efforts in subsequent investment phases.
Ecuador
Removal of
Barriers to the Renewable Energy in Ecuador, Renewable
Electrification of the Galapagos
8/97
UNDP
$0.280
$0.280
To identify and
remove the barriers to the expanded use of renewable
energy in the rural areas of Ecuador, using the Galapagos
Island as a pilot area. The project will physically
establish renewable energy systems on the Islands as
pilot systems and thus prepare the institutional and
substantive ground-work for application in other areas of
rural Ecuador.
Eritrea
Wind Energy
Applications in Coastal Regions of Eritrea
11/96
UNDP
$0.316
$0.316
Although Eritrea
is poorly endowed with proven hydrocarbon deposits and
hydroelectric potential, it is believe to be endowed with
great potential for geothermal and little energy-sector
activity other than for oil exploration
activities.
Expected benefits
of the proposed Wind Energy Applications:
- a saving of
fossil fuels;
- a lowering of
the dependence on oil imports;
- a (probable)
lowering of the overall electricity generation costs in
the self contained systems;
- the provision
of clean water supply by wind pumps to the
community.
India
Carbon Emission
Reduction Through Biomass Energy for Rural India
(SuTRA)
2/96
UNDP
$0.196
$0.196
Project to
establish the commercial viability of various bio-energy
options and their potential for widespread adoption at
the village level in India so as to actively promote a
low carbon dioxide path to development in India. It would
lead to widespread adaptation to meet the energy needs of
domestic, farm and commercial sectors in rural
India.
India
Solar
Thermal-Electric
3/14/96
World Bank
$0.750
$1.846
See project
description. PDF will assist the environmental assessment
and the final detailed technical design studies.
Kazakhstan
Removing Barriers
to Wind Power Production in Kazakstan
11/96
UNDP
$0.350
$0.481
The full-scale
project to be developed with the PDF resources requested
will remove barriers to commercial scale, grid-connected
wind power production in Kazakhstan, thereby reducing the
need for new fossil fuel based power plants and the
associated greenhouse gas emissions.
Malawi
National
Sustainable and Renewable Energy Programme
6/97
UNDP
$0.065
$0.090
This PDF is
designed to evaluate the barriers which exist to
renewable energy in Malawi. In particular, the PDF will
evaluate the potential for renewable electricity
production, the barriers that exist to the development of
that potential, and meaningful avenues which can be
identified to remove the identified barriers. The scoping
work to be carried out under this PDF will be
complemented by the evaluation of the renewable energy
industry and the preparation of business plans for
renewable energy provided by the UNDP-funded SADC-FINESSE
Programme. It is anticipated that the final project to be
prepared with this PDF will focus on the removal of the
barriers to expanded renewable energy use in Malawi .The
GEF supported initiative will operate in parallel to both
a SADC- FINESSE initiative financed by the UNDP Energy
Account to attract investment capital for commercially
viable renewable energy and energy efficiency projects
and a UNDP TRAC-funded project to strengthen the
renewable energy policy environment in Malawi.
Pakistan
Commercialization
of Wind Power Production in Pakistan
10/97
UNDP
$0.350
$0.350
Major power
generation capacity additions have recently been achieved
in Pakistan as a result of policy initiatives taken in
response to widespread power shortages in the Eighties.
These additions are based mainly on residual fuel oil and
natural gas as fuel, resulting in a marked shift in favor
of thermal generation and away from the traditionally
dominant hydel sources. An option which merits serious
consideration in Pakistan is wind power. Wind power
provides an opportunity to reduce dependence on fossil
fuels and, at the same time, expand the power supply
capacity to remote locations where grid expansion is not
practical while reducing GHG emissions. This activity
aims to examine the feasibility of setting up a wind
generation project to demonstrate the sustainable
economic and environmental benefits of wind turbines for
power generation which could be replicated
elsewhere.
Panama
Removing Barriers
to Wind Energy Development in Panama
12/97
UNDP
$0.340
$0.340
This PDF B grant
is designed to assist the Government of Panama in
removing barriers to wind energy development, thereby
reducing the long-term growth of greenhouse gas
emissions.
Russian
Federation
Reduction of
Coalbed Methane Emissions in the Kuznetsk Coal
Basin
12/97
UNDP
$0.200
$0.200
The full project
to be developed with the PDF resources will reduce
coalbed methane emissions in the Kuznetsk region. The
Project will build the capacity of local stakeholders to
develop and implement projects of this type; and will
finance the pilot demonstration facility.
Slovenia
Removing Barriers
to Increasing the Use of Biomass as an Energy Source in
Slovenia
8/97
UNDP
$0.098
$0.138
The objective of
the full-scale project to be developed with the pdf
resources requested is to remove barriers to commercial
scale biomass based district heating in Slovenia, thereby
reducing the GHG emissions associated with the current
use of fossil fuels (coal, oil and natural gas) for this
purpose. The project is expected to achieve this goal
through a set of measures including: (i) upgrading
institutional capacity for research, planning and
technology transfer related to biomass based district
heating; (ii) reviewing and improving the institutional,
legal and regulatory framework; (iii) facilitating
mainstream financing for biomass based district heating
by reducing the uncertainties on cost and various
technical issues and demonstrating technical and economic
feasibility to move towards larger, commercial scale
applications.
Viet Nam
Geothermal Power
Plant
11/26/97
World
Bank/IFC
$0.300
$0.650
PDF resources
would cofinance an evaluation of the thermal energy
profile at various sites. Specifically, it will cofinance
drilling temperature gradient holes to map the size of
the thermal energy area, estimate the heat that can be
extracted and the geothermal fluid temperature, and
locate targets for deep well drilling for the next
project phase.
PDF
Total
$
5.336
$
7.441
II.
List of Enabling Activities
Country
Project
Name
Entry 1
into
GEF
IA
GEF2
Total2
Project
Description
Global
National
Communications Support
Programme
3/30/98
UNDP/UNEP
$2.155
$3.255
The project will
significantly enhance the capacity of participating
non-Annex 1 Parties to prepare their initial national
communications to the United Nations Framework Convention
on Climate Change. The activities of the project aim to
improve the quality, comprehensiveness, and timeliness of
the initial national communications from non-Annex 1
Parties to the Convention in accordance with guidance
provided by the Second Conference of Parties through the
operation of a "Help" desk for climate change enabling
activities, provision of additional technical assistance
to countries preparing national communications and
through the organization of a number of thematic and
regional exchange workshops.
Global
Climate Change
Capacity Building
5/93
UNDP
$0.900
$0.900
This project
enhances the capacity of each of the participating
countries to implement the Convention n Climate Change by
facilitating the establishment of a national institution
and process for the development of a strategy. Enhances
the capacity of four regional partner institutions to
play this role and creates and informal training network
to allow the sharing of training resources developed by
other programmes and institutions.
Global
Climate Change
Training Phase II - Training Phase II - Training
Programme to Support the Implementation of the
UNFCCC
5/95
UNDP
$2.700
$3.200
The project has
three principal objectives. First, enhance the capacity
of each of the participating countries to implement the
Convention by facilitating the establishment of a
national institution and process for the development of a
strategy to implement the Convention. Second, enhance the
capacity of four regional partner institutions to play
the major role in carrying out the first objective.
Third, create an informal training network to allow the
sharing of training resources developed by other
programmes and institutions.
Global
Country Case
Studies on Climate Change Impacts and Adaptations
Assessment - Phase I
2/95
UNEP
$2.000
$2.000
The objective of
the project is to test and improve methodologies and
guidelines through a series of country studies for
assessing climate change impacts and adaptation; it will
support stage I adaptations measures as approved by COP-1
of the UNFCCC.
The participating
countries: Antigua and Barbuda, Cameroon, Estonia,
Pakistan
Global
Economics of GHG
Limitation - Phase I
2/95
UNEP
$3.000
$3.270
The project
includes eight national and two regional studies in
parallel with the development of a methodological
framework for the economics of climate change mitigation.
The methodological framework comprises a common
analytical structure, economic concepts, and technical
assumptions for sectoral and cross-sectoral assessment of
mitigation options.
The participating
countries: Argentina, Ecuador, Estonia, Hungary,
Indonesia, Senegal, Mauritius, Vietnam, SADC & Andean
Pact Countries
Global
Country Case
Studies on Sources and Sinks of Greenhouse Gases
12/91
UNEP
$4.500
$4.590
The project
provides direct operational and financial support for
development of a standard methodology that Parties to the
UNFCCC may use to develop national GHG inventories.
Development of national GHG inventories in 11 countries,
and support for 4 regional GHG inventory methodology
workshops.
The participating
countries: Costa Rica, The Gambia, Mexico, Morocco,
Poland, Senegal, Tanzania, Uganda, Venezuela
Regional
Pacific Islands
Climate Change Assistance Project (PICCAP)
10/95
UNDP
$2.440
$2.440
This programme of
enabling activities derived from the GEF
training-cum-scoping workshop held in Nadi, Fiji, will
enable Pacific Island countries to meet their reporting
obligations under the UN Framework Convention on Climate
Change, leading to their First National Communication as
required under Article 12. This project aims to build
capacity in the region to advance national interests
related to climate change, including capacity to more
actively and effectively pursue energy and natural
resource management activities related directly or
indirectly to climate change abatement and adaptation,
and to take advantage of new opportunities related to the
procurement of funding or projects related to climate
change. The direct objective of this project is to reduce
the rate of growth of greenhouse gas emissions in the
respective countries.
Regional
Asia Least-Cost
Greenhouse Gas Abatement Strategy (ALGAS)
12/91
UNDP
$9.500
$13.000
The project's
development objective is to limit the growth of GHG
emissions from Asia and to build a substantial pool of
expertise in the region for addressing issues of global
climate change. Expertise will be developed in areas such
as estimation and measurement of GHGs, identification of
technologies and initiatives for reducing GHGs, and
economic and social analyses for identifying
cost-effective mitigation options, GHG abatement
initiatives and develop/implement least cost abatement
strategies.
Regional
Building Capacity
in the Maghreb to Respond to the Challenges and
Opportunities Created by National Response to the
Framework Convention on Climate Change
5/93
UNDP
$2.150
$2.150
The project takes
a regional approach to increase capacity for meeting UN
Framework Convention on Climate Change objectives,
focusing initially on the Maghreb countries. Identifies
and strengthens capacities of selected regional and
sub-regional organizations, develops indigenous capacity
to independently identify cost-effective greenhouse gas
strategies, seeks to leverage private sector investments,
and builds on national programmes to develop data of GHG
sources and sinks.
CARICOM: Planning
for Adaptation to Climate Change
5/4/95
World Bank
$6.300
$6.300
The project will
support Caribbean countries in preparing to cope with
adverse effects of climate change, and particularly sea
level rise. It will (i) strengthen the regional capacity
to monitor and analyze sea-level dynamics and trends;
(ii) identify areas particularly vulnerable to the
adverse effects of climate change; (iii) develop an
integrated management and planning framework for
cost-effective response and adaptation to climate change
in coastal and marine areas; (iv) provide training and
institutional strengthening to enhance regional and
national capacities for preparing for climate change; (v)
identify and assess policy options (protection, retreat,
accommodation) and instruments that would initiate
long-term adaptation to climate change; and (vi) assist
information sharing.
The participating
countries: Antigua and Barbuda, Bahamas, Barbados,
Belize, Dominica, Grenada, Guyana, Jamaica, St. Kitts
& Nevis, St. Lucia, Trinidad & Tobago
Regional
Building capacity
in sub-Saharan Africa to respond to the UN Framework
Convention on Climate Change
12/92
UNDP
$2.000
$2.000
Project launches
a systematic inventory of Africa's greenhouse gas sources
and sinks, develops Africa's indigenous capacity to carry
out studies and projects, identifies carbon offset
projects in energy and forestry sectors, and seeks to
procure private sector resources for some of these
initiatives. Small set of pre-proposals developed through
project will be selected for final documentation in each
country where project operates: Kenya, Zimbabwe, Ghana
and Mali.
Albania
Climate Change
Enabling Activity
7/96
UNDP
$0.278
$0.278
This project will
help respond to the objectives of the Convention on a
continuous basis and support the preparation of the first
National Communication to the CoP. A national plan for
adaptation to climate change will be formulated. It will
enhance general awareness and knowledge of climate change
related issues to enable these issues to be taken into
account in planning and strategic formulation for
different economical/technical sectors and strengthen the
country's role in international scientific for a and
negotiation processes related to climate change; it will
develop an institutional mechanism/framework to
facilitate dialogue, information exchange, etc, among
relevant players and help identify concrete projects to
reduce GHG emissions (or enhancing sinks) which may be
eligible for GEF, and other funding.
Algeria
Climate Change
Enabling Activity
1/98
UNDP
$0.195
$0.195
This project will
assist the national Government to comply with the
provisions of the UNFCCC.
Antigua and
Barbuda
Climate Change
Enabling Activity
7/97
UNDP
$0.162
$0.162
The project will
enable Antigua and Barbuda to meet its reporting
obligations under the Framework Convention on Climate
Change, leading to their National Communication as
required under Article 12.
Argentina
Climate Change
Enabling Activity
2/95
UNDP
$1.000
$1.000
The project will
prepare and publish Argentina's first GHG inventory and
assessment of potential vulnerabilities to climate
change. Information from the GHG inventory will be used
as input to the production of an initial analysis of
potential mitigation measures. This analysis coupled with
the vulnerability assessments will serve as the basis for
the development of a national programme for GHG emissions
reduction and adaptation to climate change.
Armenia
Climate Change
Enabling Activity
5/95
UNDP
$0.350
$0.350
This project will
build capacity to fulfill its commitments to the UN
Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) and help
to respond to the objectives of the Convention on a
continuing basis. The elements of the project consist of
the preparation of the first national communication of
Armenia to the CoP in accordance with Article 12 of the
UNFCCC; enhancement of general awareness and knowledge
among the Government planners on climate change related
issues, and subsequent incorporation of such issues into
a general development plan; development of an
institutional mechanisms/framework to strengthen the
dialogue, information exchange and cooperation between
Governmental, NGOs, academic, private and grassroots
sectors; identification of projects related to climate
change and mitigation of greenhouse gases.
Azerbaijan
Climate Change
Enabling Activity
7/97
UNDP
$0.325
$0.325
This project will
build capacity to fulfill its commitments to the UN
Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) and help
to respond to the objectives of the Convention on a
continuing basis.
Bahamas
Climate Change
Enabling Activity
8/97
UNDP
$0.185
$0.185
The project will
enable The Bahamas to meet its reporting obligations
under the Framework Convention on Climate Change, leading
to their National Communication as required under Article
12.
Bahrain
Climate Change
Enabling Activity
10/97
UNEP
$0.335
$0.335
The objective of
this project is to support the preparation of the initial
national communication related to UNFCCC.
Barbados
Climate Change
Enabling Activity
10/97
UNDP
$0.189
$0.189
This project will
enable Barbados to meet its reporting obligations under
the UNFCCC, leading to their National Communication as
required under Article 12.
Belize
Climate Change
Enabling Activity
1/98
UNDP
$0.185
$0.185
This project will
assist the national Government to comply with the
provisions of the UNFCCC.
Bhutan
Climate Change
Enabling Activity
6/96
UNDP
$0.296
$0.296
This project aims
to build capacity in Bhutan to advance national interests
related to climate change. This includes capacity to
respond to the UNFCCC, to more actively and effectively
pursue energy and natural resource management activities
related directly or indirectly to climate change
abatement and adaptation, and to take advantage of new
opportunities related to the procurement of funding or
projects related to climate change. The direct objective
of this project is to reduce the rate of growth of
greenhouse gas emissions in Bhutan. The project will
develop an institutional mechanism to coordinate the
activities that are necessary to develop policy options
related to climate change and comply with the provisions
of the UNFCCC, including the submission of Bhutan's First
National Communication to the UNFCCC.
Botswana
Climate Change
Enabling Activity
2/95
UNDP
$0.350
$0.350
This project will
provide technical assistance and support development of
in-country capacity to prepare the first national
communication to the Conference of the Parties in
accordance with Article 12 of UNFCCC and to enhance
indigenous capacity to fulfil Botswana's commitments to
the Convention on a continuous basis. The UNDP/GEF
project will assist Botswana's agencies, institutions,
and organizations in carrying out work to meet these
obligations and thereby enhance Botswana's capacity to
address climate change issues, both adaptively and
proactively. The project will provide support to public,
parastatal and private institutions that are able to
carry out relevant research and monitoring activities and
to enable them to identify, develop and obtain technical
and financial support for suitable research and
observation projects. Other obligations under the
Convention include: the development of an inventory of
greenhouse gas emissions, sinks and reservoirs;
establishment of a climate change education and public
awareness program (Article 6); identification of national
activities and capacities related to climate change
considerations; organization of workshops and seminars
with researchers and decision-makers; and preparation of
a National Communication to the Conference of the Parties
to the Convention. Capacity building will be accomplished
in part through expert seminars and workshops, study
tours, expanded access to climate change information and
expertise internationally, and through adaptation and
application of computer models to support assessment of
potential regional climate changes and impacts, and to
develop appropriate adaptation strategies. The project
will also support professional and policy dialog with
other countries, particularly in Africa, also working
under UNDP/GEF enabling support in the climate change
arena.
Brazil
Climate Change
Enabling Activity
10/95
UNDP
$1.500
$1.500
The project will
enable Brazil to meet its reporting obligations under the
Framework Convention on Climate Change, leading to their
National Communication as required under Article
12.
Burkina
Faso
Climate Change
Enabling Activity
5/97
UNDP
$0.228
$0.228
This project will
enable Burkina Faso to meet its reporting obligations
under the UN Framework Convention on Climate
Change
Cambodia
Climate Change
Enabling Activity
3/97
UNDP
$0.326
$0.326
This project
builds Cambodia knowledge and capacity related to
implementing the UNFCCC by focussing on issues clearly
perceived by the government as environmental and
developmental priorities. The strategy revolves around
understanding management of Cambodia's forest,
agricultural, and energy sectors and seeks to promote the
incorporation of climate change concerns and objectives
into planning and management of these sectors.
Cameroon
Climate Change
Enabling Activity
7/97
UNEP
$0.266
$0.265
The objective of
this project is to support the preparation of the initial
national communication related to UNFCCC.
Cape Verde
Climate Change
Enabling Activity
3/97
UNDP
$0.319
$0.319
Cape Verde had
prepared the "National Environmental Action Plan
1994-2005 (NEAP)" for sustainable development. The main
goals are: poverty alleviation; food security; soil
conservation; the fight against deforestation and
desertification; water management and conservation;
energy conservation and the introduction of renewable
energies; biodiversity and fishery protection; comfort,
hygiene and sanitation of the population; population
growth; pollution control; and information and education
in the areas of the environment.
Central African
Republic
Climate Change
Enabling Activity
8/97
UNEP
$0.350
$0.350
The objective of
this project is to support the preparation of the initial
national communication related to UNFCCC.
Chile
Climate Change
Enabling Activity
8/96
UNDP
$0.350
$0.350
The project will
enable Chile to meet its reporting obligations under the
UNFCCC, leading to the National Communication as required
under Article 12.
China
Issues and
Options in Greenhouse Gas Emissions Control
1/92
UNDP
$2.000
$2.000
Assessment of
greenhouse gas emissions, formulation of emission
reduction plan, as well as detailed case studies and
feasibility assessments in priority sectors. Project
built capacity to integrate energy planning with
environmental concerns and improve agricultural and
forest management practices.
Congo, DR
Climate Change
Enabling Activity
3/97
UNDP
$0.345
$0.345
This project will
provide technical assistance and support development of
in-country capacity to enable Zaire to prepare, formulate
and submit its first national communication to the United
Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC)
in accordance with Article 12.1 of the Convention. The
project will directly assist in the development of a
national inventory of anthropogenic emissions by sources
and removals by sinks of all greenhouse gases not
controlled by the Montreal Protocol. The project will use
this inventory to estimate future sectoral emissions and
to formulate a national greenhouse gas mitigation
strategy. The project will assist in organizing a
national workshop on climate change strategies and in the
preparation of the first national communications.
Costa Rica
Climate Change
Enabling Activity
5/95
UNDP
$0.467
$0.467
The project will
develop Costa Rica's institutional capability and
technical procedures to provide the scientific
underpinning for policy analysis and decision making in
greenhouse gas reduction and sinks enhancement; develop
portfolio of cost effective GHG reduction and sinks
enhancements policy options, measures and strategies; and
catalyze mitigation policy and legislation development
and implementation.
Cote
d'Ivoire
Climate Change
Enabling Activity
3/26/98
UNEP
$0.327
$0.327
This project will
assist the national Government to meet its obligations
under the Convention on Biological Diversity.
Croatia
Climate Change
Enabling Activity
5/29/98
UNDP
$0.346
$0.346
This project will
assist the national Government to meet its obligations
under the Convention on Biological Diversity.
Democratic
People's Republic of Korea
Climate Change
Enabling Activity
1/97
UNDP
$0.154
$0.154
This project aims
to build capacity in DPR Korea to advance national
interests related to climate change. This includes
capacity to respond to the UNFCCC, to more actively and
effectively pursue energy and natural resource management
activities related directly or indirectly to climate
change abatement and adaptation, and to take advantage of
new opportunities related to the procurement of funding
or projects related to climate change. The direct
objective of this project is to reduce the rate of growth
of greenhouse gas emissions in DPR Korea. The project
will develop an institutional mechanism to coordinate the
activities that are necessary to develop policy options
related to climate change and comply with the provisions
of the UNFCCC, including the submission of DPR Korea's
First National Communication to the UNFCCC.
Dominica
Climate Change
Enabling Activity
1/98
UNDP
$0.169
$0.169
This project will
assist the national Government to comply with the
provisions of the UNFCCC.
Egypt
Climate Change
Enabling Activity
5/95
UNDP
$0.402
$0.402
This project will
promote technical assistance and build capacity in Egypt
to respond to the FCCC through the enhancement of
institutional networks, development of GHG inventory
assessments, training of personnel, establishment of
policy dialogues, evaluation of climate change mitigation
initiatives, review of climate change impacts and project
proposal development.
El
Salvador
Climate Change
Enabling Activity
3/97
UNDP
$0.320
$0.320
The project will
enable El Salvador to meet its reporting obligations
under the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change,
leading to their National Communication as required under
Article 12.
Eritrea
Climate Change
Enabling Activity
9/4/96
UNDP
$0.304
$0.304
The project will
enable Eritrea to meet its reporting obligations under
the Framework Convention on Climate Change, leading to
their National Communication as required under Article
12.
Ethiopia
Climate Change
Enabling Activity
5/97
UNDP
$0.213
$0.213
The project will
enable Ethiopia to meet its reporting obligations under
the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change.
Gambia
Climate Change
Enabling Activity
3/97
UNDP
$0.138
$0.138
This project is
consistent with the GEF Operational Strategy and the GEF
Operational Strategy and the GEF Operational Criteria for
Enabling Activities to provide coordinated and timely
assistance to countries to fulfill their commitments to
the UNFCCC. The project responds to such objectives by
implementing an activity needed to enable Gambia to
prepare its first national communication to the
Conference of the Parties.
Georgia
Climate Change
Enabling Activity
9/4/96
UNDP
$0.325
$0.325
The project is an
exercise to enhance general awareness and knowledge of CC
issues in Georgia to enable these to be taken into
account for future planning and strategy formulation for
different economical and technical sectors and to
strengthen Georgia's role in the international scientific
forums and negotiating processes related to Climate
Change. The project will assist Georgia in identifying
concrete response measures to Climate Change for projects
which can be further developed with
national/international funding. The main emphasis will be
on win-win measures, which represent a least-cost option
to meet national development goals, and which address the
global Climate Change issue.
Ghana
Climate Change
Enabling Activity
7/97
UNDP
$0.095
$0.095
The Capacity
Building Project, RAF/93/G31, was initially designed to
have the Initial National Communication as an output.
However, due to limited financing, the Project
Co-ordinating Committee (PCC) agreed in its first
co-ordinating meeting in Harare, Zimbabwe 26 - 28 March
that the Initial National Communication be funded under a
separate project. This was to enable all relevant
technical data and analysis required as inputs into the
preparation of the national communication to be
completed. The National Communication Project is
therefore proposed to achieve among others:
· maximum
benefit from the capacity Building Project in the area of
scenario development and mitigation work, vulnerability
analysis, and adaptation work.
· prepare
and produce the Initial National communication to meet
the country's obligation under Article 12.1 (a), (b) and
(c) of the convention.
In view of the
current UNDP/GEF Capacity Building project, it has been
agreed by UNDP and UNEP that all technical data and
analysis in GHG inventories, vulnerability assessment,
mitigation and adaptation options will be undertaken by
the UNDP/GEF Capacity Building Project RAF/93/631, while
this project will only focus on the following two
activities:
Guatemala
Climate Change
Enabling Activity
3/97
UNDP
$0.326
$0.326
The project will
enable Guatemala to meet its reporting obligations under
the UN Framework convention on Climate Change , leading
to their National Communication as required under Article
12.
Guinea
Climate Change
Enabling Activity
5/97
UNDP
$0.346
$0.346
The project will
enable Guinea to meet its reporting obligations under the
UN Framework Convention on Climate Change.
Guinea-Bissau
Climate Change
Enabling Activity
6/97
UNDP
$0.346
$0.346
The project will
enable Guinea Bissau to meet its reporting obligations
under the UN Framework Convention on Climate
Change.
Guyana
Climate Change
Enabling Activity
10/97
UNDP
$0.197
$0.197
The project will
enable Guyana to meet its reporting obligations under the
Framework Convention on Climate Change, leading to their
National Communication as required under Article
12.
Haiti
Climate Change
Enabling Activity
1/98
UNEP
$0.325
$0.325
This project will
assist the national Government to comply with the
provisions of the UNFCCC.
Honduras
Climate Change
Enabling Activity
3/97
UNDP
$0.325
$0.325
The project will
enable Honduras to meet its reporting obligations under
the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change, leading to
their National Communication as required under Article
12.
India
Cost-Effective
Options for Limiting Greenhouse Gas Emissions
5/93
UNDP
$1.500
$1.500
Assistance to
government in assessing specific investment projects and
related institutional and policy options for limiting
greenhouse gas emissions. Project also identifies and
strengthens India's institutional, technical, and
technological capabilities to assess global implications
of energy efficiency and other projects which affect
emission levels.
Indonesia
Climate Change
Enabling Activity
11/97
UNDP
$0.228
$0.228
The immediate
objective of this project is to facilitate the
preparation of the first national communication of
Indonesia to the Conference of the Parties (COP), in
accordance with Article 12.1of the UNFCCC, and the
guidelines adopted by COP-2 for the preparation of
national communications of non-Annex I Parties.
Iran
Climate Change
Enabling Activity
6/97
UNDP
$0.350
$0.350
The immediate
objective of this project is to facilitate the
preparation of the first national communication of I.R.
Iran to the Conference of the Parties (COP), in
accordance with Article 12.1of the UNFCCC, and the
guidelines adopted by COP-2 for the preparation of
national communications of non-Annex I Parties.
Jamaica
Climate Change
Enabling Activity
1/98
UNDP
$0.242
$0.242
This project will
assist the national Government to comply with the
provisions of the UNFCCC.
Jordan
Climate Change
Enabling Activity
10/95
UNDP
$0.242
$0.242
The project will
build capacity in Jordan to advance national interests
related to climate change. This includes capacity to
respond to the FCCC, to more actively and effectively
pursue energy and natural resource management activities
related directly or indirectly to climate change
mitigation and adaptation, and to take advantage of new
opportunities related to the procurement of funding or
projects related to climate change.
Jordan
Vulnerability
Assessment
12/97
UNDP
$0.088
$0.088
This project will
assist the national Government to comply with the
provisions of the UNFCCC.
Lao PDR
Climate Change
Enabling Activity
10/95
UNDP
$0.313
$0.313
This project aims
to build capacity in Lao P.D.R. to advance national
interests related to climate change. This includes
capacity to respond to the UNFCCC, to more actively and
effectively pursue energy and natural resource management
activities related directly or indirectly to climate
change abatement and adaptation, and to take advantage of
new opportunities related to the procurement of funding
or projects related to climate change. The direct
objective of this project is to reduce the rate of growth
of greenhouse gas emissions in Lao. The project will
develop an institutional mechanism to coordinate the
activities that are necessary to develop policy options
related to climate change and comply with the provisions
of the UNFCCC, including the submission of Lao's First
National Communication to the UNFCCC.
Lebanon
Climate Change
Enabling Activity
10/95
UNDP
$0.293
$0.293
The project will
build Lebanon's capacity to fulfil its communication
requirements to the UNFCCC and respond to the objectives
of the Convention on a continuing basis. This will be
achieved through the development of a GHG inventory, the
assessment of GHG mitigation options (technical or policy
specific), the assessment of vulnerability and adaptation
options, and the presentation of the first national
communication of Lebanon to the UNFCCC.
Lithuania
Climate Change
Enabling Activity
5/97
UNDP
$0.155
$0.155
The project will
enable Lithuania to meet its reporting obligations under
the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change.
Malawi
Climate Change
Enabling Activity
3/97
UNDP
$0.194
$0.194
The project will
enable Malawi to meets its reporting obligations under
the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change. The
relationship of this project to the work undertaken with
the support of the US Country Studies Programme (USCSP)
have been emphasized.
Malaysia
Climate Change
Enabling Activity
5/95
UNDP
$0.470
$0.470
This project aims
to build capacity in Malaysia to advance national
interests related to climate change. This includes
capacity to respond to the UNFCCC, to more actively and
effectively pursue energy and natural resource management
activities related directly or indirectly to climate
change abatement and adaptation, and to take advantage of
new opportunities related to the procurement of funding
or projects related to climate change. The direct
objective of this project is to reduce the rate of growth
of greenhouse gas emissions in Malaysia. The project will
develop an institutional mechanism to coordinate the
activities that are necessary to develop policy options
related to climate change and comply with the provisions
of the UNFCCC, including the submission of Malaysia's
First National Communication to the UNFCCC.
Maldives
Climate Change
Enabling Activity
2/95
UNDP
$0.864
$0.864
The purpose of
this project is to assist the government of Maldives to
meet its reporting obligations under the UNFCCC. The
project has five major objectives that are targeted to
the following major Outputs: 1) an inventory of
greenhouse gas sources and sinks; 2) mitigation options;
3) a national vulnerability assessment; 4) adaptation
options; and 5) a national implementation plan and the
first National Communication to the Conference of the
Parties to the UNFCCC.
Mali
Climate Change
Enabling Activity
7/97
UNDP
$0.095
$0.095
The project will
enable Mali to meet its reporting obligations under the
Framework Convention on Climate Change, leading to their
National Communication as required under Article
12.
Mauritania
Climate Change
Enabling Activity
7/97
UNEP
$0.350
$0.350
The objective of
this project is to support the preparation of the initial
national communication related to UNFCCC.
Mauritius
Climate Change
Enabling Activity
7/97
UNEP
$0.140
$0.140
The objective of
this project is to support the preparation of the initial
national communication related to UNFCCC.
Mexico
Climate Change
Enabling Activity
5/95
UNDP
$0.307
$0.307
The project will
produce country specific data and information on several
important sources if greenhouse gas emissions, in
particular enteric fermentation in cattle and rainfed
agricultural soils, and will ensure that Mexico can
effectively produce an accurate National Communication to
the Climate Change Secretariat in fulfillment of its
Convention obligations.
Moldova
Climate Change
Enabling Activity
8/97
UNDP
$0.325
$0.325
The project will
(a) hire local Project Coordinator and establish PSC; (b)
organise project initiation workshop; (c) identify and
create links to national/international sources of
information and establish information network/centre; (d)
organise/undertake national inventory of GHG; (e) study
potential impacts of climate change on water management,
agriculture, etc; (f) using results of vulnerability
assessment, undertake analysis of potential options to
adapt to climate change; (g) undertake analysis of
potential GHG abatement options; (h) organise workshop to
present results of the project; (i) prepare national
action plan for effective response measures to climate
change; (j) compile additional information country wishes
to include in its national communication; (k) Prepare,
translate and publish first national communication of
Moldova.
Mozambique
Climate Change
Enabling Activity
7/97
UNDP
$0.216
$0.216
The project will
enable Mozambique to meet its reporting obligations under
the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change.
Nepal
Climate Change
Enabling Activity
3/4/98
UNEP
$0.310
$0.310
This project will
assist the national Government to meet its obligations
under the Convention on Biological Diversity.
Nicaragua
Climate Change
Enabling Activity
2/98
UNDP
$0.299
$0.299
This project will
assist the national Government to comply with the
provisions of the UNFCCC.
Niger
Climate Change
Enabling Activity
8/97
UNDP
$0.346
$0.346
The project will
enable Niger to meet its reporting obligations under the
Framework Convention on Climate Change, leading to their
National Communication as required under Article
12.
Nigeria
Climate Change
Enabling Activity
3/97
UNDP
$0.260
$0.260
This project aims
to enable Nigeria to respond appropriately to the
Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) through
the establishment of policy dialogue, analysis of climate
change impact and response scenarios, promotion of
greenhouse gases (GHG) inventories, investigation of
Stage I adaptation strategies and the preparation of the
first national communication to the Conference of the
Parties. It will provide technical assistance and build
national capacity to assist Nigeria in climate change
abatement strategies through the strengthening of
national institutions that are directly or indirectly
entrusted with the country policy-making on climate
change issues. The project will also enable Nigeria to
seize the opportunity provided by the convention to
harmonize climate change issues with national development
goals
Niue
Climate Change
Enabling Activity
9/97
UNEP
$0.296
$0.296
The objective of
this project is to support the preparation of the initial
national communication related to UNFCCC.
Panama
Climate Change
Enabling Activity
8/97
UNDP
$0.299
$0.299
The project will
enable Panama to meet its reporting obligations under the
Framework Convention on Climate Change, leading to their
National Communication as required under Article
12.
Papua New
Guinea
Climate Change
Enabling Activity
4/96
UNDP
$0.346
$0.346
This project aims
to build capacity in Papua New Guinea to advance national
interests related to climate change. This includes
capacity to respond to the UNFCCC, to more actively and
effectively pursue energy and natural resource management
activities related directly or indirectly to climate
change abatement and adaptation, and to take advantage of
new opportunities related to the procurement of funding
or projects related to climate change. The direct
objective of this project is to reduce the rate of growth
of greenhouse gas emissions in Papua New Guinea. The
project will develop an institutional mechanism to
coordinate the activities that are necessary to develop
policy options related to climate change and comply with
the provisions of the UNFCCC, including the submission of
Papua New Guinea's First National Communication to the
UNFCCC.
Peru
Climate Change
Enabling Activity
7/97
UNDP
$0.196
$0.196
The project will
enable Peru to meet its reporting obligations under the
Framework Convention on Climate Change, leading to their
National Communication as required under Article
12.
Philippines
Climate Change
Enabling Activity
7/97
UNDP
$0.155
$0.155
The immediate
objective of this project is to facilitate the
preparation of the first national communication of the
Philippines to the Conference of the Parties (COP), in
accordance with Article 12.1of the UNFCCC, and the
guidelines adopted by COP-2 for the preparation of
national communications of non-Annex I Parties.
Saint
Lucia
Climate Change
Enabling Activity
8/97
UNDP
$0.170
$0.170
The project will
enable Saint Lucia to meet its reporting obligations
under the Framework Convention on Climate Change, leading
to their National Communication as required under Article
12.
Saint Vincent
& Grenadines
Climate Change
Enabling Activity
4/28/98
World Bank
$0.350
$0.350
This project will
assist the national Government to meet its obligations
under the Convention on Biological Diversity.
Senegal
Climate Change
Enabling Activity
8/97
UNDP
$0.067
$0.067
The project will
enable Senegal to meet its reporting obligations under
the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change.
Seychelles
Climate Change
Enabling Activity
7/96
UNDP
$0.250
$0.250
The project will
be based on a number of elements. First, there is a
preparatory and assessment element. Second, there is a
consultative element involving the public (major
stakeholders) and various regulatory agencies. Finally,
there is a strategic element which will take the form of
a national plan.
Sierra
Leone
Climate Change
Enabling Activity
9/4/96
UNDP
$0.309
$0.309
The project will
enable Sierra Leone to meet its reporting obligations
under the UN Framework Convention on Climate
Change.
Slovenia
Climate Change
Enabling Activity
8/97
UNDP
$0.345
$0.345
The project
enables Slovenia to prepare its first national
communication to the Conference of Parties of the UNFCCC.
The components of the project are (a) an inventory of GHG
following guidelines adopted by CoP; (b) an assessment of
potential impacts of climate change in Slovenia; (c) an
analysis of potential measures to abate the increase in
GHG emissions in Slovenia and to adapt to climate change;
(d) preparation of a national action plan to address
climate change and its adverse impacts; and (e)
preparation of the first national communication of
Slovenia to the CoP. Beside the preparation of the
national communication, the project is expected to
enhance general awareness and knowledge on climate change
related issues in Slovenia, and to strengthen the
dialogue, information exchange and cooperation among all
the relevant stakeholders including governmental,
non-governmental, academic, and private sectors.
South
Africa
Climate Change
Enabling Activity
6/1/98
UNEP
$0.321
$0.321
This project will
assist the national Government to meet its obligations
under the UNFCCC.
Sri Lanka
Climate Change
Enabling Activity
3/97
UNDP
$0.110
$0.110
The immediate
objective of this project is to facilitate the
preparation of the first national communication of Sri
Lanka to the Conference of the Parties (COP), in
accordance with Article 12.1 of the UNFCCC, and the
guidelines adopted by COP-2 for the preparation of
national communications of non-Annex I Parties.
St. Kitts &
Nevis
Climate Change
Enabling Activity
2/98
UNDP
$0.159
$0.159
This project will
assist the national Government to comply with the
provisions of the UNFCCC.
Sudan
Climate Change
Enabling Activity
10/96
UNDP
$0.290
$0.290
This project will
build capability, prepare Sudan's first communications
and provide technical assistance in Sudan to respond to
the UNFCCC. The project will enhance institutional
networks, develop GHG inventory assessments, train
personnel, establish policy dialogues, evaluate and
develop climate change mitigation initiatives. This
project will also emphasize the intersection of climate
change issues with land degradation issues in
Sudan.
Swaziland
Climate Change
Enabling Activity
3/97
UNDP
$0.304
$0.304
The project will
enable Swaziland to prepare its first National
Communication to the Conference of the Parties (CoP) of
the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC).
The components of the project consist of: (a) an
inventory of greenhouse gases following the guidelines
adopted by the CoP; (b) an assessment of potential
impacts of climate change in Swaziland; (c) an analysis
of potential measures to abate the increase in greenhouse
gas emissions in Swaziland and to adapt to climate
change; (d) preparation of a national action plan to
address climate change and its adverse impacts; and (e)
preparation of the first National Communication of
Swaziland to the CoP. Beside the preparation of the
National Communication, the project is expected to
enhance general awareness and knowledge on climate change
related issues in Swaziland.
Tanzania
Climate Change
Enabling Activity
7/97
UNEP
$0.254
$0.254
The objective of
this project is to support the preparation of the initial
national communication related to UNFCCC.
Thailand
Climate Change
Enabling Activity
11/97
UNDP
$0.190
$0.190
The immediate
objective of this project is to facilitate the
preparation of the first national communication of
Indonesia to the Conference of the Parties (COP), in
accordance with Article 12.1of the UNFCCC, and the
guidelines adopted by COP-2 for the preparation of
national communications of non-Annex I Parties.
Togo
Climate Change
Enabling Activity
6/97
UNDP
$0.338
$0.338
The project will
enable Togo to meet its reporting obligations under the
Framework Convention on Climate Change, leading to their
National Communication as required under Article
12.
Trinidad &
Tobago
Climate Change
Enabling Activity
1/98
UNDP
$0.219
$0.219
This project will
assist the national Government to comply with the
provisions of the UNFCCC.
Tunisia
Climate Change
Enabling Activity
5/95
UNDP
$0.581
$0.581
The project will
provide technical assistance and build capacity in
Tunisia to respond to the UNFCCC by undertaking and
updating GHG inventory assessments of sources and sinks,
preparing a national strategy and sectoral action plans,
training of personnel, establishment of policy dialogues,
evaluation of climate change mitigation initiatives, and
scientific evaluation of sea level rise and the
elaboration of response and adaptation strategy.
Turkmenistan
Climate Change
Enabling Activity
6/97
UNEP
$0.350
$0.350
The project will
enable Turkmenistan to meet its reporting obligations
under the Framework Convention on Climate Change, leading
to their National Communication as required under Article
12.
Uganda
Climate Change
Enabling Activity
7/96
UNDP
$0.083
$0.083
The project will
be located within the Ministry of Natural Resources in
the Department of Meteorology. At the inception of the
project proposal and design, it was felt that in order
for the objectives to be realized, an Interdisciplinary
and Interministerial Committee (IIC) should be
established to ensure the effective implementation of the
project.
Ukraine
Climate Change
Enabling Activity
9/97
UNDP
$0.206
$0.206
The project
enables Ukraine to prepare its first national
communication to the CoP of the UNFCCC. The components
are: (a) an inventory of GHG; (b) an assessment of
potential impacts of climate change and measures to adapt
to it; (c) preparation of a national action plan to
address climate change and its adverse impacts; and (d)
preparation of the first national communication. Beside
the preparation of the national communication the project
is expected to enhance general awareness and knowledge on
climate change related issues and to strengthen the
dialogue, information exchange, and cooperation among all
the relevant stakeholders, including governmental,
non-governmental, academic, and private sectors.
Uruguay
Climate Change
Enabling Activity
2/95
UNDP
$0.700
$0.700
The objective of
this project to strengthen the technical and
institutional capacities of the Ministry of Housing,
Territorial Regulation and Environment to enable the
Government to comply with its obligations under the FCCC.
This is a two-phase project aimed at effectively reducing
emissions of greenhouse gases in Uruguay . The first
phase is a technical assistance project to provide
information and establish the technical capacity to
support the development and execution of investment
activities. The second phase is targeted at reducing
overall greenhouse gas emissions.
Uzbekistan
Climate Change
Enabling Activity
1/97
UNDP
$0.326
$0.326
The immediate
objectives of the project are to prepare the first
national communication of Uzbekistan to the CoP. It will
build in-country capacity to fulfil its commitments to
the Convention on a continual basis and build endogenous
capacity to establish a basis for additional obligations.
It will enhance general awareness and knowledge of
climate change related issues to enable these issues to
be taken into account in planning and strategic
formulation for different economical/technical sectors
and strengthen the country's role in international
scientific for a and negotiation processes related to
climate change; it will develop an institutional
mechanism/framework to facilitate dialogue, information
exchange, etc, among relevant players and help
identifying concrete projects to reduce GHG emissions (or
enhancing sinks) which may be eligible for GEF, and other
funding.
Yemen
Climate Change
Enabling Activity
5/97
UNDP
$0.196
$0.196
The project,
together with the project funded by the Government of the
Netherlands under the Netherlands Climate Change
Assistance Programme (NCCSAP), will enable the Government
of Yemen to prepare its first national communication in
accordance with Article 12 of the UN Framework Convention
on Climate Change (UNFCCC).
The NCCSAP will
provide funding for the vulnerability assessment and
adaptation analysis on the agricultural and water
resource sectors to cover the costs of the project
management unit and for the preparation of the actual
communication. GEF funding will be provided for the GHG
inventory, GHG abatement analysis, vulnerability
assessment and adaptation analysis on the coastal
zone.
Zambia
Climate Change
Enabling Activity
4/97
UNEP
$0.256
$0.256
The objective of
this project is to support the preparation of the initial
national communication related to UNFCCC.
Zimbabwe
Climate Change
Enabling Activity
2/97
UNEP
$0.094
$0.094
The goal of this
project is to support the completion of an initial
national communication for Zimbabwe.
EA
Total
$
65.496
$
69.856
Regional
Country
Project
Name
Entry 1
into WP
GEF
IA
GEF2
Allocation
Total2
Costs
Project
Description
Global
Research
Programme on Methane Emissions from Rice Fields
5/91
UNDP
$5.000
$5.000
The project
seeks to quantify the impact of different rice growing
ecosystems on methane emission and improve knowledge of
processes that control methane fluxes from flooded rice.
Promising mitigation options will be evaluated in
collaboration with developing countries and farmers, and
experiences will be shared among project
participants.
Global
Monitoring of
Greenhouse Gases Including Ozone
5/91
UNDP
$4.800
$6.000
This project
establishes key stations where data needed for scientific
assessment can be collected and analyzed. Activities
include surveying potential sites, arranging means of
local collaboration, facilitating construction, procuring
equipment, training staff, evaluating data, and providing
data to world knowledge bases.
Global
Alternatives to
Slash and Burn
2/92
UNDP
$3.000
$7.500
A joint effort
by institutions at eight benchmark sites, this project
seeks to expand knowledge of sustainable alternatives to
slash and burn agriculture. Activities include
standardizing methodologies, assessing biophysical and
socio-economic characteristics, enhancing scientists'
capacity, analyzing the impact of slash and burn, and
increasing international awareness of
alternatives.
Global
Global Change
System for Analysis, Research and Training (START)
5/92
UNDP
$7.000
$7.000
START is a
system of regional research networks being developed by
scientific organizations to build capacity in the climate
change field, collect and analyze regional data, and
incorporate this data into global modeling efforts. This
project focuses on Southeast Asia and Northern Africa as
pilot regions for developing region-specific
methodologies, establishing regional networks for global
change research, and laying the foundation for regional
research centres.
Global
Global
Alternatives to Slash and Burn Agriculture Phase
II
5/95
UNDP
$3.000
$6.370
The long term
goal of this project is to reduce global warming,
conserve biodiversity, and alleviate poverty in the
tropical forest margins by promoting the development of
alternatives to slash and burn agriculture that are
ecologically sound, economically viable, and culturally
acceptable.
Global
Capacity
Building and Infrastructure: Participation in the
Assessment, Methodology Development, and other Activities
of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change
(IPCC)
7/94
UNEP
$2.800
$5.700
The project
aims to enhance and strengthen scientific and technical
capacity of developing countries and countries with
economies in transition through their experts'
participation in IPCC activities, primarily in: (i) the
actual writing of the IPCC assessment reports; (ii) IPCC
workshops involving both (a) scientific and technical
data and (b) training in various IPCC methodologies; and
(iii) summarizing the findings of the assessment reports
into Executive Summaries and Summaries for Policy-makers.
It ensures that the specific experiences, concerns, and
existing knowledge of these countries are reflected in
the IPCC scientific and technical assessments, which
support the UN Framework Convention on Climate
Change.
Global
Renewable
Energy and Energy Efficiency Fund
4/1/96
World
Bank/IFC
$30.000
$240.000
The project
will provide supplemental funding to a $150-210 million
Fund being established by International Finance
Corporation (IFC) and other investors. The Fund will make
debt and equity investments in private sector projects in
the renewable energy (RE) and energy efficiency (EE)
sectors. The Fund will focus primarily on RE and EE
projects or project portfolios in the $5-30 million
range, a range which is often considered too small, too
complex or too risky by institutional investors. The GEF
funding will be used (1) to help overcome incremental
costs and risks in the financing of individual projects
through a co-financing facility capable of providing
grants, equity, loans and guarantees to project sponsors
(up to $24 million); (2) to pay the incremental costs
associated with the higher-than-average fund management
costs of identifying, analyzing and investing in a
portfolio of RE/EE projects ($5-6 million); and (3) to
cover IFC's eligible funds for co-administering the GEF
support (up to $1 million).
Global
Photovoltaic
Market Transformation Initiative (Kenya, India,
Morocco)
10/96
World
Bank/IFC
$30.000
$120.000
PVMTI is a
strategic intervention to accelerate the sustainable
commercialization and financial viability of PV
technology in the developing world, especially for rural
electrification. PVMTI will make selected investments in
private sector PV market development projects received in
response to a competitive solicitation, providing them
with appropriately structured concessional financing in
the range of $0.5-5 million. Additional co-financing of
$60-90 million by project sponsors and other sources
(including commercial banks) is expected to result in
total project investment of $85-115 million. The project
will be administered by the IFC through an external
management agent. Projects will be selected based on
their strategic impact in overcoming the barriers and
transforming the PV market in a manner consistent with
GEF policy and the objectives of Operational Program #6.
In terms of reducing and overcoming barriers to building
PV markets, the private sector is considered the best
agent to catalyze investment and business activity, and
PVMTI's solicitation and selection approach provides a
competitive element that is expected to maximize
financial leverage and deliver sustainable and replicable
near-commercial projects by providing successful and
replicable examples of good business and technical
practices
Global
(Argentina, Czech Republic, Hungary, Latvia, Peru,
Philippines, South Africa)
Efficient
Lighting Initiative (ELI)
6/23/98
World
Bank/IFC
$15.225
$77.725
Advances in
lighting technology have created new products (such as
compact fluorescent lamps or CFLs) which promise
significant economic and environmental benefits through
large increases in energy efficiency. In many developing
countries, these new, efficient lighting products still
face significant barriers to wide-spread acceptance. The
Efficient Lighting Initiative (ELI) is intended to take
lessons learned in the IFC/GEF Poland Efficient Lighting
Project (PELP) and other efficient lighting projects and
apply them to a selected set of other developing
countries in order to significantly accelerate the
penetration of energy efficient lighting technologies.
IFC has devised a program which will blend use of five
basic program intervention types: (i) efficient product
financial incentives; (ii) public education programs;
(iii) transaction support; (iv) market aggregation; and
(v) electric utility programs. A key program objective is
to mobilize additional private sector resources.
Regional (Cote
d'Ivoire, Senegal)
Control of
greenhouse gas emissions through energy efficient
building technology in West Africa
12/92
UNDP
$3.593
$3.722
In West Africa,
operating large buildings accounts for 25 to 30% of the
total consumption of electricity, most of which is
generated by thermal power plants causing the emission of
greenhouse gases, which are added to emissions from the
other local or global sources.
Despite their
environment interest and cost-effectiveness, investments
in energy efficiency in buildings can only be made on a
large scale in the region by combining a technical
capacity and an adequate institutional framework
(regulations, standards, appropriate taxes and tariffs,
fiscal incentives, introduce and disseminate
energy-efficient building technologies in West Africa and
prove their cost-effectiveness, in order to create
sustainable conditions allowing to retrofit the existing
buildings and to design, build and operate more efficient
new buildings.
The GEF will
provide the core funding for the project which will be
managed by UNDP and executed by OPS. The GEF recommends
approaching other donors to obtain parallel co-financing
in order to disseminate the results of the project to
other French-speaking countries in West Africa.
Regional
(Egypt, Palestinian Authority)
Energy
Efficiency Improvements
4/97
UNDP
$6.360
$8.140
The two
co-ordinated projects will address the removal of
barriers to enhance energy efficiency in the regional
context of Egypt and Palestinian Authority. By creating
an appropriate institutional setting and adequate
capacity in the region to engage in energy conservation
activities, alternatives to the existing tendency to
meeting the ever increasing demand for power by expansion
of generating facilities, will emerge. As such, the
project will address both supply and demand side energy
efficiency from an economy-wide perspective.
Argentina
Renewable
Energy in Rural Markets Project
11/1/97
World
Bank
$13.500
$225.600
As part of a
strategic rural electrification program, the project
would substitute PV, wind power and mini-hydro schemes
for diesel generators where diesel would normally be the
least cost alternative. The project would supply power to
over 130,000 rural households and about 4,400 public
services like schools, medical centers or civil service
centers. It would operate to supply the dispersed rural
market at the provincial level by inviting bids from
private companies for concessions. Project support would
also be provided to strengthen provincial regulatory
authorities and ensure an appropriate
incentive/enforcement framework.
Benin
Village-Based
Management of Woody Savanna and the Establishment of
Woodlots for Carbon Sequestration
12/92
UNDP
$2.500
$2.500
This project is
aimed at demonstrating the possibility of using ligneous
formations in the semi-arid areas in order to stabilize
the carbon balance by means of forest management and
agrosylvopastoral measures adopted by the village
communities and managed by the communities and the
technical services.
Bolivia
A Program for
Rural Electrification with Renewable Energy Using the
Popular Participation Law
4/97
UNDP
$4.450
$8.500
The programme
being initiated in this project seeks to test out a
process whereby rural communities can develop an
organization to obtain financing for their renewable
electrification investments, procure the renewable energy
services from private sector providers, oversee
installation of those systems and contract for the
maintenance of those systems. For this process to be
sustainable, the households and communities must be
satisfied with the electrify services provided while
paying back the principal and interest to the relevant
financial institutions.
Brazil
Biomass
Integrated Gasification/Gas Turbine Project
9/92
UNDP
$8.115
$8.115
Adaptation of
promising technology to generate electricity through
plantation grown fuel. Project resolves important
engineering , economic, and financial issues, and
assesses commercial feasibility and environmental
compatibility of demonstration plant, which would be
constructed in follow-on phase.
Brazil
Biomass Power
Generation: Sugar Cane Bagasse and Trash
4/96
UNDP
$3.750
$6.520
To determine
available volumes, quality and cost of bagass/trash
biomass for potential use in BIG/GT systems.
Brazil
Biomass Power
Commercial Demonstration4/97
World Bank
$40.500
$122.500
Building on the
technological advances gained under the UNDP-implemented
Pilot Phase GEF project, a public-private consortium will
demonstrate biomass integrated gasification/gas turbine
technology for co-generation of electricity at a
commercial scale. The 30 MW demonstration plant will run
on wood chip fuel from plantation forests.
Brazil
Energy
Efficiency
07/97
World
Bank
$20.000
$200.000
The integrated
IBRD and GEF project will support supply-side
loss-reduction investments; promote integrated supply-
and demand-side management pilot projects; create
mechanisms to finance investments in energy efficiency by
utilities, consumers and ESCOs (including improved
institutional and policy frameworks); and provide
capacity building and TA to support electric energy
efficiency and conservation programs, financial
mechanisms, policies, regulations and standards.
Bulgaria
Energy
Efficiency Strategy
10/96
UNDP
$2.575
$6.493
The proposal is
targeted at overcoming barriers to increased energy
efficiency and the associated reduction in GHG emissions,
by focused, practical subprojects, organized into three
elements: national capacity building; supporting
demonstrations; and project management. The main barriers
are: limited experience in incorporating energy
efficiency considerations into private and public
decision-making; little experience in developing and
implementing energy efficiency programmes; uncertainty
regarding the energy and economic savings that can be
expected from different energy products and
programmes.
Cape
Verde
Energy &
Water Sector Reform & Development
3/30/98
World
Bank
$4.930
$65.000
The GEF
project, which is part of a larger energy and water
sector reform and development program, supports climate
change Operational Program #6, which promotes the
adoption of renewable energy by removing barriers and
reducing implementation costs. One GEF-supported
component will fund the incremental cost of adding 7.8 MW
of grid connected wind capacity to the electricity grid
by financing the incremental cost of the technology and
the required technical assistance. A second GEF component
will stimulate the creation and growth of private sector
capacity to supply, install and maintain household PV
systems by providing initial equipment subsidies that
will decline over a 5 year period and funding the
capacity building and initial start-up costs of a PV
supply system.
Chile
Reduction of
Greenhouse Gases
7/96
UNDP
$1.700
$1.700
Project targets
two mining facilities to start up energy service
sub-companies, whose profits are tied to the level of
energy savings they help clients realize. Project also
conducts detailed feasibility study to evaluate economic
and technical aspects of off-grid electricity generation
by biomass gasification.
China
Development of
Coalbed Methane Resources in China
5/91
UNDP
$10.000
$10.000
To support the
Government of China's Eighth Five-Year Plan in its goals
to explore alternative energy resources and reduce air
pollution caused by massive use of coal. The objectives
will be achieved through: improved mine safety and
productivity; decreased methane-based atmospheric
environmental impacts associated with underground coal
mining; and production of high-quality methane fuel to be
used as a replacement of coal in power generation,
industry and the domestic sector.
China
Energy
Conservation and Pollution Control in Township and
Village Enterprise Industries
2/95
UNDP
$1.000
$1.000
The primary
objective of the project is to raise the energy
efficiency of the rural industrial sector in China by
selecting several key Township and Village Enterprises
(TVE) to carry out demonstration projects involving
improved technologies. Four subsectors targeted:
brickmaking, coking, metal casting and cement.
China
Promoting
Methane Recovery and Utilization from Mixed Municipal
Waste
4/96
UNDP
$5.285
$19.565
The project's
long-term objectives are to promote wide spread adoption
of landfill gas recovery technology in China based on the
technical and organizational experience gained from the
three pilot landfills proposed in this project.
specifically, these include 1) significant reduction of
emissions of methane; 2) reduction in air, water and land
pollution associated with refuse dumping; and 3)
promotion of indigenous enterprises that will build and
operate recovery systems and utilize the energy.
China
Capacity
Building for the Rapid Commercialization of Renewable
Energy
4/97
UNDP
$8.830
$27.670
The global
environmental objective of the project is to reduce CO2
emissions by beginning the process of replacing fossil
fuels with the use of renewable energy sources.
China
Barrier Removal
for the Widespread Commercialization of Energy-Efficient
CFC-Free
Refrigerators
in China
35883
UNDP
$9.860
$41.150
This project
will reduce GHG emissions in China by removing barriers
to the widespread commercialization of energy-efficient
refrigerators. The project addresses the key market,
technological, social, and commercial barriers both to
the adoption of high-efficiency refrigerator technology
by Chinese manufacturers and to the acceptance of
high-efficient refrigerators by Chinese consumers.
Activities include technical assistance and training for
compressor and refrigerator manufacturers, incentives for
energy efficient product design or modification and
conversion of factory production lines, national
efficiency standards, a national labeling program,
consumer education and outreach, dealer and manufacturer
incentive programs, and a consumer buyback/recycling
program.
China
Sichuan Gas
Transmission and Distribution Rehabilitation
4/1/92
World
Bank
$10.000
$122.700
Rehabilitation
of gas transmission and distribution systems to eliminate
methane gas losses and improve pipeline network
performance. Main components will focus on safety and
operational efficiency of the transmission and
distribution system, and selection of cost effective
measures to reduce gas leakages through a program of
environmental upgrades. The associated Bank project
includes a gas pricing reform program which will
encourage efficiency and conservation in gas consumption
in the future.
China
Efficient
Industrial Boilers
4/96
World
Bank
$32.812
$101.377
This project
will reduce greenhouse gas emissions by adapting high
efficiency foreign technologies to local conditions for
small and medium-sized, coal-fired industrial boilers. To
assist the dissemination and effective use of efficient
technologies, the project will also strengthen China's
industrial-boiler engineering, operations, production
management and marketing capabilities, and improve boiler
technology exchange domestically. As long-term measures
for barrier removal, the project will support related
technical and policy studies, public
awareness/information dissemination, and strengthened
environmental standards for the industrial boiler
sector.
China
Energy
Conservation
5/1/97
World
Bank
$22.000
$202.000
The project
will support the establishment, pilot testing and
commercial demonstration of market-oriented Energy
Management Companies (EMCs) that will promote investments
in energy-efficient technology through energy performance
contracting. The project will start in three provinces,
and after a pilot phase will be expanded to other parts
of the country, and may involve more varied applications
such as leasing or Chinese-foreign joint ventures. The
project will also develop a national energy conservation
information dissemination center to gather information
and lessons learned on energy efficiency measures and
disseminate information on the technical and financial
results of these measures, targeting enterprise
managers.
China
Renewable
Energy Development
3/30/98
World
Bank
$35.730
$408.000
The project
will: (a) reduce China's heavy reliance on coal and
resulting local, regional and global environmental
damage; and, (b) supply electricity to rural households
and institutions that otherwise would not have access to
modern energy. The Project will support: (a) installation
of windfarms (190 MW at 5 sites); (b) supply of about
200,000 photovoltaic (PV) and PV/wind hybrid systems to
households and institutions in remote areas of four
Northwestern provinces; (c) technology innovation to
reduce cost and improve performance of windfarm and solar
PV technologies in China; and (d) strengthening of
institutional capacity and market infrastructure for
large-scale commercialization of windfarms and solar PV.
Project investments are expected to result in declines in
technology costs and reductions of about 13 million tons
of carbon emissions.
Costa
Rica
Tejona Wind
Power
12/1/92
World
Bank/IDB
$3.300
$31.300
The project
will consist of installing a sufficient number of wind
turbines (between 40-100 units) to generate 20 MW at
Tejona, near Lake Arenal. In addition to the wind
turbines, the project would add a control center for the
wind power plant and a connection to the power grid.
Through this project, wind power will displace thermal
power plants that would otherwise have been built and
thereby reduce CO2 emissions by approximately 60,000 tons
per year.
Czech
Republic
Kyjov Waste
Heat Utilization
5/1/97
World
Bank
$5.800
$30.700
The project
will demonstrate a gas-fired, combined cycle cogeneration
system at Vetropak Moravian Glass, a bottle manufacturing
factory. It replaces a system producing significant waste
heat with one where part of the waste heat will be
recycled to produce electricity for the factory and the
rest will be provided to the local district heating
system, reducing coal burned for electricity generation
and district heating.
Ghana
Renewable
Energy-Based Electricity for Rural, Social and Economic
Development in Ghana
10/96
UNDP
$2.472
$3.072
Ghana's
electric power is operated by two parastatal utilities:
the Volta River Authority (VRA) and the Electricity
Corporation of Ghana (ECG). The VRA is responsible for
power generation and transmission at 161 KVA and 225 KVA.
The ECG is responsible for power distribution in the
south; in the north, the Northern Electricity Department
(NED), a subdivision of VRA, handles distribution. VRA
and ECG report to the Ministry of Mines and
Energy.
The Government
of Ghana is committed to extension of electricity
services to every community of 500 people or more by the
year 2000. The National Electrification Scheme (NES) is
planned to proceed in six five-year phases over the
period 1990-2020. The electrification of the several
thousand unelectrified villages in the country has been
assumed to be via grid extension with community
participation under the Self-Help Electrification
Programme (SHEP). This will be a challenging and
financially difficult task.
Hungary
Renewable
Energy and Regional Development Project - Szekesfehervar
Biomass-Gas CHP Project
11/1/97
World
Bank
$5.800
$60.000
This project
would decrease greenhouse gas emissions while providing
heat and competitively priced electricity to the
residents of Szekesfehervar by substituting straw and
natural gas for fuel oil in the local district heating
plant. Secondary benefits to Hungary include increased
rural employment and incomes through collection and
utilization of agricultural waste straw, and reduced
reliance on imported oil. The project will demonstrate
the potential in central Europe for biomass- and natural
gas-powered integrated district heating/combined cycle
cogeneration technology applications.
Hungary
Energy-Efficiency
Co-Financing Program
4/1/96
World
Bank/IFC
$5.000
$25.000
To overcome
critical financing barriers to investments in energy
efficiency (EE) in Hungary and to promote local EE
markets and capacity, the project will create an EE
co-financing program to facilitate and leverage private
sector capital (including domestic bank capital and
credit lines with international financial institutions)
for EE investments. In addition to technical assistance,
it will provide partial credit guarantees, whereby funds
would be reserved to cover the guarantee liability, and
medium- to long-term co-financing loans, targeting three
subsectors: lighting, district heating and industrial
motors and processes. The project will reduce credit risk
on EE financing for eligible local financial
intermediaries, facilitate longer term financing terms,
provide targeted technical assistance, and reduce
transaction costs borne by project participants.
India
Optimizing
Development of Small Hydel Resources in Hilly
Areas
12/91
UNDP
$7.500
$15.000
Project
formulates technical and economic guidelines and furthers
adoption of advanced technologies for small hydro
resources in India's hilly region, which should reduce
carbon emissions and mitigate deforestation. An integral
part of government programme to expand prevalence of
non-conventional energy sources, the project uses a more
cost-effective design than those of present India plants
in this field. The project is an integral part of the
MNES Mini-Micro Hydel programme. MNES is seeking an
allocation of $292 million from the eighth five-year plan
for creating an additional total capacity of 256 MW, of
which about 70MW would be in the hilly regions.
India
Development of
High Rate BioMethanation Processes as Means of Reducing
Greenhouse Gas Emissions
5/92
UNDP
$5.500
$5.500
Project
develops national master plan for generation and
utilization of bioenergy, creates commercially viable
packages for replication, and promotes and disseminates
technology for high-rate biomethanation. Project will
introduce, demonstrate, and standardize a wide variety of
cost-effective technologies.
India
Coal Bed
Methane Capture and Commercial Utilization
7/97
UNDP
$9.190
$19.230
The objectives
of this project are to control greenhouse gas emissions
and demonstrate the economic viability of harnessing
coalbed methane, an important greenhouse gas, in the
Indian coal mining sector. The full project is intended
to build national capacity in the field of coalbed
methane recovery and utilisation
India
Alternate
Energy
12/1/91
World
Bank
$26.000
$186.000
Project
promotes and commercializes investment in wind farms and
solar photovoltaic power systems through the provision of
below-market loans to investors in these systems,
primarily from the private sector. Popularizes renewable
technologies through public education programs that
explain their functions and capacity. Implementation is
overseen by the Indian Renewable Energy Development
Agency, which is benefiting from capacity-building
assistance.
India
Solar
Thermal-Electric
4/1/96
World
Bank
$49.000
$245.000
The GEF will
finance the incremental costs of construction and
operation, by the private sector, of a grid-connected,
140MW solar-thermal fossil-fuel hybrid power plant in
Rajasthan, incorporating a parabolic trough solar thermal
field of about 35-40MW. The plant would demonstrate the
operational viability of solar trough technology and its
use by an independent power producer with commercial
sales and delivery arrangements with the grid. The
project is designed to stimulate the expansion of
solar-thermal technology worldwide over the long
term.
India
Energy
Efficiency
12/97
World
Bank
$5.000
$37.000
The project,
which is a component of Renewable Energy II, will help
overcome the barriers to private investment in energy
efficiency by catalyzing, supporting and funding private
energy efficiency service companies (ESCOs) and directly
financing end-user energy efficiency investments. The GEF
grant will: (I) develop IREDA's capacity to identify,
appraise and finance ESCOs and end-user defined energy
efficiency investments; (ii) test the performance of
different energy efficiency projects and ESCO financing
modalities; and (iii) disseminate information on the
benefits and risks of energy efficiency investments.
Associated World Bank and local counterpart financing
will directly fund energy efficiency investments that
will avoid over 750,000 tons of carbon emissions and
catalyze investments that could avoid over 6 million
tones of emissions.
Indonesia
Eastern
Indonesia Renewable Energy Development
10/95
World
Bank
$2.000
$58.800
This project
will finance about ten mini-hydro projects and one
mini-geothermal project to displace high-cost, isolated
diesel power generation operations in remote areas of
eastern Indonesia. The project will provide technical
assistance to PLN (the national electricity utility) to
strengthen its capacity to mainstream renewable energy
development into its operations.
Indonesia
Renewable
Energy Small Power Project (RESPP)
10/95
World
Bank
$4.000
$141.000
This project
will catalyze the penetration of private sector,
grid-based renewable energy projects into the National
Power Company's (PLN) network within the framework of a
least-cost electrification strategy. An identified
pipeline of about 75 MW of small renewable projects,
primarily biomass, sugar and palm oil mills, and some
mini-hydro, will be targeted by the project. Technical
assistance will be provided to private project
developers, as well as to the Directorate General of
Electricity and Energy Development (DGEED) to collect and
disseminate renewable energy resource information.
Indonesia
Solar Home
Systems (SHS)
10/95
World
Bank
$24.300
$118.100
The project
will catalyze market acceptance of Solar PV Home Systems
within the framework of a least-cost rural
electrification strategy, relying on private sector
delivery/installation systems. The project will support
the installation of about 200,000 such systems in up to 4
regional markets. The project will also develop a
strategy and corresponding action plan to meet the modern
energy needs of the rural population for whom solar PV
systems represent the least-cost alternative. Project
activities will strengthen the capacity of the Indonesian
Agency for the Assessment and Application of Technology
(BPPT) to promote solar PV systems.
Iran
Teheran
Transport Emissions Reduction
4/1/92
World
Bank
$2.000
$4.000
The study will
identify least-cost short and long-term options for
reducing vehicular emissions in Tehran, based on an
analysis of policy and technology constraints, and will
suggest specific actions which could be taken to overcome
those constraints.
Jamaica
Demand Side
Management Demonstration
5/1/93
World
Bank
$3.800
$12.497
Strengthening
of the institutional capabilities of Jamaica Public
Service Company (JPSCo), and implementation of an
integrated approach to energy conservation. JPSCo. will
acquire the necessary information and data to develop
sustainable programs that overcome market barriers to
energy conservation. Mechanisms to address these barriers
will be tested, and evaluation results will be used to
design full scale sustainable long-term energy efficiency
programs. The project will demonstrate the viability of
energy savings and efficiency in the commercial,
residential and industrial sectors and the long-term
sustainability of retrofitting.
Jordan
Reduction of
Methane Emissions and Utilization of Municipal Waste for
Energy in Amman
4/96
UNDP
$2.500
$5.320
The project
addresses a number of barriers that hinder the local
utilization of MSW for methane (CH4) production and
extraction to be used as a fuel for the generation of
electric power.
Kenya
Removal of
Barriers to Energy Conservation and Energy Efficiency in
Small and Medium Scale Enterprises
35968
UNDP
$3.193
$8.640
The outcome of
this project will be a reduction of CO2 emissions
resulting from increased energy efficiency within Kenya's
small and medium scale enterprises. This will be
accomplished by removing capacity and financial barriers
through formal and on the job training as well as through
the introduction of new financial mechanisms. A series of
demonstration retrofit projects will be carefully
selected, and financing obtained to complete the energy
efficiency demonstrations. Full cost-recovery for the
demonstrations will be ensured to prove to SME in Kenya
that improving energy efficiency can be profitable. The
project will enable entrepreneurial energy and
engineering firms to emerge as viable energy service
companies (ESCOs) which will be prepared to carry out the
investments in improved energy efficiency on a sustained
basis. After successful project completion and barrier
removal, the total CO2 emission reduction will be 4.2
million tones.
Lao PDR
Off-grid
Electrification Pilot Demonstration, a Component of the
Laos Southern Provinces Rural Electrification
11/97
World
Bank
$0.744
$2.117
This project is
designed to encourage integration of renewable energy
into the government's national electrification program,
and to respond to Operational Program No.6, promoting
adoption of renewable energy by removing barriers and
reducing implementation costs. The pilot renewable energy
schemes include six micro-hydro installations and 20
solar battery charging stations.
Latvia
Solid Waste
Management and Landfill Gas Recovery
3/1/97
World
Bank
$5.120
$25.000
To harness
methane for electricity production that otherwise would
have been emitted to the atmosphere, as well as to assist
the management of solid waste around Riga, the project
will remedy the existing Getlini landfill in Riga,
install an advanced energy-cell technology for enhanced
degradation of biodegradable waste, and collect landfill
gas and use it for power generation. In addition, the
project will establish a sorting line for separation of
recyclable materials, and provide technical assistance
for the overall system.
Lesotho
Climate Change
Enabling Activity
9/96
UNEP
$0.350
$0.350
Project
provides support for the development of national GHG
inventory, mitigation study, impact and vulnerability
assessment, national mitigation and adaptation plans, and
national communication.
Lithuania
Klaipeda
Geothermal Demonstration
5/4/95
World
Bank
$6.900
$18.020
This project
helps to finance construction of a demonstration
geothermal plant to provide hot water to the Klaipeda
district heating system, as well as modifications to the
heating system to render it compatible with geothermally
heated water. It will reduce annual CO2 emissions by an
estimated 56,000 tons, and reduce SO2, NOx and TPM
emissions significantly too.
Malaysia
Industrial
Energy Efficiency Improvement Project
3/30/98
UNDP
$7.301
$19.928
About one
quarter of the total CO2 emissions from fuel combustion
in Malaysia comes from manufacturing industries.
Significant reductions in CO2 emissions can be
effectuated by the efficient and rational use of energy
in this sector. However, there are a number of barriers
that hinder the implementation of energy efficiency and
conservation efforts in the Malaysian context. This
project aims to reduce such barriers and will contribute
to the rational use and improved energy efficiency in
Malaysian industries. In particular, capacity-building
demonstration incentive schemes will be established to
address inadequate information and perceived risk among
industrial producers.
Mali
Household
Energy
12/1/92
World
Bank
$2.500
$11.100
The project
addresses both the demand for and supply of household
energy in a country where people depend heavily on
environmentally-damaging woodfuels. Consumption of these
fuels will be reduced by promoting the use of more
efficient stoves and through substituting woodfuels with
kerosene and bottled gas through technical assistance and
credit to manufacturers and marketers. In parallel,
forest planning and management will be strengthened
through training and technical assistance.
Mauritania
Decentralized
wind electric power for social and economic development
(Alizes Electriques)
12/92
UNDP
$2.300
$2.300
The project
will work to establish a successful replicable,
widely-used mechanism for sustainable diffusion and
support of small-scale decentralized wind electric power
generation units as a form of pre-electrification to
support investments in social and economic development in
rural and semi-rural Mauritania. The approach includes
(1) determination of the needs, markets, and
opportunities for use of small-scale wind electric
technologies in the rural sector, (2) establishment of
technical, financial, and institutional mechanisms for
private sector-based introduction and sustainable
diffusion of these technologies, and (3) implementation
of an effective program of wind electric
applications.
Mauritius
Sugar
Bio-Energy Technology
5/1/91
World
Bank
$3.300
$55.100
Development and
testing of technologies for gathering, storing and using
sugar cane tops, leaves and residues as fuel to expand
power generation by existing sugar mills. Assessing
options for reducing the cost of bagasse transport and
thereby also expanding its use as a generating fuel.
Providing technical assistance to a Bagasse Energy
Development Program coordinated by the Mauritius Sugar
Authority which will develop a program to tap the
long-term potential of power generation from sugar cane
waste.
Mexico
High Efficiency
Lighting Pilot
12/1/91
World
Bank
$10.000
$23.000
The project
will reduce greenhouse gas emissions as well as local
environmental contamination through the replacement of
incandescent bulbs with fluorescent light bulbs in two
major markets: Guadalajara and Monterrey. Project will
also work to increase institutional capacity for
technological change and energy conservation, and
strengthen the Federal Electricity Commission (CFE) and
its capacity to practice demand side management on a
sustainable basis.
Morocco
Repowering of
Power Plant
12/1/92
World
Bank
$6.000
$45.700
Repowering of
an existing plant with a second generation advanced
combustion turbine, together with improvements in the
quality of the materials and enhancement of the scheme's
performance in the power generating system of Morocco.
Close monitoring of the project's impact and careful
analysis of the findings will help determine its wider
applicability for use throughout the country.
Pakistan
Fuel Efficiency
in the Road Transport Sector
5/92
UNDP
$7.000
$7.000
Project seeks
to reduce emissions through improving vehicle fuel
efficiency and urban infrastructure, based on well-known
methods which Pakistan does not currently have capacity
to implement. Builds capacity of officials to review
transport options, expands pilot project to tune-up urban
vehicles, evaluates ongoing programs, and develops
options with regard to technology transfer, regulations
and pricing.
Pakistan
Waste-to-Energy:
Lahore Landfill Gas Recovery and Use
4/1/92
World
Bank
$10.000
$25.000
Design and
construction of a privately-managed power station fueled
by methane gas that would otherwise be released to the
atmosphere, collected from an urban landfill. This
project will transfer a technology developed and proven
in wealthy countries to a developing country and test the
feasibility of its application in that setting.
Peru
Technical
Assistance to the Centre for Energy Conservation
12/91
UNDP
$0.900
$0.900
Project enables
Peruvian NGO to become fully-functioning regional
training centre which, among other activities, will
develop program of emission control for Lima. Emissions
control workshops and study tours will build upon energy
audits and efficiency demonstrations already conducted
successfully.
Peru
Photovoltaic-based
Rural Electrification in Peru
3/30/98
UNDP
$3.955
$9.181
The objective
of the proposed project is to assist the Government of
Peru in removing barriers to sustainable rural
electrification using photovoltaic (PV) technology in
remote rural areas, thereby reducing the long-term growth
of the greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions. The project will
demonstrate the viability of establishing micro
enterprises to sell, maintain and operate the PV systems,
as well as create incentives for increased public and
private sector investment in photovoltaic-based rural
electrification.
Philippines
Leyte-Luzon
Geothermal
5/1/91
World
Bank
$30.000
$1,333.600
Project seeks
to assist in meeting the rapidly increasing demand for
electrical power using technology that substantially
reduces greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions. The National
Power Corporation (NPC) components of the project include
the interconnection of electrical power systems of Leyte
and Luzon Islands and the strengthening of the
environmental and social engineering departments of NPC.
The Philippine National Oil Company (PNOC) components of
the project include the construction and operation of a
440 MW geothermal electric generation plant under a BOT
contract, reinjection of waste gases to further reduce
GHG emissions, and connection of the power station to the
national grid.
Poland
Coal-to-Gas
Project
12/1/91
World
Bank
$25.000
$48.320
The project
expects to demonstrate interfuel substitution and
technological innovation as a means of reducing CO2
emissions. GEF funds will be used to extend coal-to-gas
conversions to medium-size boilers whose owners could not
achieve acceptable financial rates of return without
concessional financing.
Poland
Efficient
Lighting Project (PELP)
12/1/94
World
Bank/IFC
$5.000
$5.000
Through the
IFC, direct subsidies have been competitively awarded to
domestic manufacturers of qualified compact fluorescent
lighting (CFLs). Manufacturers and wholesalers will be
required to pass on full savings on to retailers, who
will apply a standard percentage-based mark-up, passing
savings on to consumers. This has sparked demand for CFLs
in Poland, demonstrating the financial and commercial
benefits of energy-efficient lighting and resulting in
large power savings and reduced emissions from coal-fired
generation plants.
Romania
Capacity
Building for GHG Emission Reduction through Energy
Efficiency-Romania
10/95
UNDP
$2.268
$2.268
The overall
objective of this project is to assist Romania in
reducing the long-term growth of GHG emissions from heat
and power generation plants and from consumption of
fossil fuel sources in the main sectors of energy demand.
The project will assist in developing self-sustaining
national capability for the continuous improvement of
energy efficiency. This objective is in line with the
national strategy proposed by the Government for the
reduction of GHG emissions. It is also consistent with
the Government policies to improve energy efficiency,
sustain economic development and the move towards a
market-oriented economy.
Russian
Federation
Capacity
Building to Reduce Key Barriers to Energy Efficiency in
Russian Residential Buildings and Heat Supply.
10/96
UNDP
$2.980
$5.590
The proposal
addresses three key activities that represent the
greatest opportunities for energy efficiency improvement
and energy saving in heat supply and consumption in the
city of Vladimir: institutional changes that create
incentives (where none now exist) for greater energy
efficiency and energy conservation in existing
distribution and end-use infrastructure; greater
penetration of autonomous sources of heat; and the
capacity to analyze the financial and economic aspects
and feasibility of capital investment projects for
commercial and multi-lateral financing.
Russian
Federation
Greenhouse Gas
Reduction
12/1/92
World
Bank
$3.200
$73.200
This project
will develop analytical techniques for identifying and
quantifying the principal sources of greenhouse gas
emissions in the production, transport and utilization of
natural gas. It will also develop methodologies for
ranking the most cost-effective projects for reducing GHG
emissions, define the criteria for assessing eligibility
and incremental costs, and strengthen the institutional
structures and the technical capabilities required to
apply the techniques in planning and
implementation.
Senegal
Sustainable and
Participatory Energy Management
4/1/96
World
Bank
$4.700
$19.900
Participatory,
community-forest sustainable management systems in a
300,000 ha zone surrounding Niokolo-Koba National Park
will be phased in over a 7-year period with the primary
objectives of carbon sequestration and local income
enhancement, and secondary biodiversity conservation
benefits. A parallel, demand management and fuel
substitution component, to be executed with the private
sector and NGOs, will promote substitution of kerosene
and liquid petroleum gas for charcoal, and will
disseminate efficient charcoal stoves.
Sri
Lanka
Renewable
Energy and Capacity Building
4/96
UNDP
$1.514
$1.514
The objective
of this project is to remove barriers to the expanded and
sustainable utilization of renewable energy in Sri Lanka.
The project will facilitate and accelerate the use of
renewable energy technologies and energy efficiency
measures in Sri Lanka thus reducing the need for
additional fossil fuel thermal power stations and
greenhouse gas (GHG) production (i.e., carbon dioxide)
associated with fossil fuel power stations and the
decentralized use of kerosene and woodfuel.
Sri
Lanka
Energy Services
Delivery
4/1/96
World
Bank
$5.900
$55.300
This project
will encourage participation of the private sector, NGOs
and cooperatives in the provision grid and off-grid
energy services, and strengthen the public and private
institutional capacity to deliver energy services through
renewable energy technologies and demand-side management
(DSM). Its specific components will be (a) a private
sector renewable energy fund to support pre-grid, PV
electrification, mini-hydro schemes and other renewable
energy sources; (b) a pilot grid-connected wind farm
(3MW); and (c) technical assistance for the use of
renewable energy in residential and commercial sectors,
for the Ceylon Electricity Board (CEB) to prepare a DSM
action plan and a National Renewable Energy Strategy, for
CEB to facilitate small private power investments and
pre-electrification, and for management of the renewable
energy fund.
Sudan
Community Based
Rangeland Rehabilitation for Carbon Sequestration
12/92
UNDP
$1.500
$1.500
Carbon
sequestration and biodiversity conservation in region
where drought and overgrazing have had drastic effects.
Project develops and implements community-based land use
and range management master plans, revegetates
economically-sensitive areas, and tests several new
techniques to rehabilitate rangeland.
Syrian Arab
Republic
Supply-Side
Efficiency and Energy Conservation and Planning
10/96
UNDP
$4.070
$4.070
This project
has two components: First: supply-side intervention where
the Government rehabilitates an old power plant so that
GEF can implement efficiency control measures and
maintenance management measures that would sustain a
higher degree of thermal efficiency and high levels of
availability. The second component has two parts: (a)
industrial demand side management where energy service
companies conduct energy audits and make recommendations,
e.g. retrofitting; and (b) integrated resource planning
where the country would do exercises in integrated
resource planning that would recommend optimum mixes of
renewables, i.e., conventional sources and energy
conservation and demand-side management.
Tanzania
Electricity,
fuel and fertilizer from municipal and industrial waste
in Tanzania: a biogas plant for Africa
5/93
UNDP
$2.500
$3.985
Project
establishes Africa's first large-scale biogas plant,
converting methane produced by municipal waste into
energy. With increased indigenous interest and capacity
resulting from project, plant is to operate as
independent profit centre capable of reinvesting profits
in replication.
Thailand
Promotion of
Electricity Energy Efficiency
12/91
World
Bank
$9.500
$189.000
Project
comprises a five year demand side management plan, which
seeks to build institutional capability in the Thai
electric power sector and throughout the economy. Will
pursue policies and actions leading to the development,
manufacturing, and adoption of energy efficient equipment
and processes. Project will demonstrate potential
savings, both financial and environmental, from reducing
the use of fossil fuels for electricity production and
will demonstrate the potential of the electric power
sector to achieve these savings.
Tunisia
Barrier Removal
to Encourage and Secure Market Transformation and
Labeling of Refrigerators
3/26/98
UNDP
$0.750
$1.986
In addressing
institutional, technical, information, capacity and
market barriers, the project would ensure that energy
efficiency and consumption labels are developed and
adopted by all local refrigerator manufacturers (who
supply 95% of the Tunisian market needs), thereby
guaranteeing consumer awareness of the consumption and
economic perspective of purchasing any potential unit.
The project will also ensure an effective testing,
monitoring and enforcement capacity in the country to
achieve compliance with labeling standards and
requirements. The economic, technological and
environmental implications of labeling make it a major
action in the implementation of Tunisian policy aiming at
sustainable development. Furthermore, critical barrier
removal activities will also serve to activate market
forces and promote Market Transformation to more
efficient models. At the same time, the project will
ensure that local manufacturers are able to join market
development and comply with labeling criteria and future
binding standards that limit consumption. Such standards
are expected to be issued around the year 2005.
Tunisia
Experimental
Validation of Building Codes and Removal of Barriers to
their Adoption
6/23/98
UNDP
$4.360
$8.130
Tunisia's
Agency for Energy Management (AME) has estimated that
total energy consumption in Tunisia will increase from
4.3 Mtoe in 1996 to 14.2 Mtoe in 2020. Due to a shift in
sectorial demand, the service and residential sectors
will together represent the largest energy consumer by
2020, the main source of increased energy demand being
the building sector. The Government of Tunisia has
therefore decided to adopt regulatory measures
introducing energy efficient building standards for new
buildings. This process will begin with minimum standards
to be introduced in 1999, culminating in the endorsement
and adoption of maximum standards by the Government of
Tunisia by the year 2002.
For significant
energy savings to be achieved, it is essential that the
regulatory measures introducing maximum standards be
adopted. At the present time, a certain number of
critical barriers exist which could prevent or
indefinitely postpone their adoption. Through the
proposed project, an Experimental Validation Process -
EVP accompanied by targeted barrier removal activities
will be carried out between 1999 and 2002 to validate
already developed energy efficiency codes and ensure
their adoption as standards. Without such validation and
barrier removal, it will not be possible for the
Government of Tunisia to adopt the regulatory measures to
impose the standards.
Tunisia
Solar Water
Heating
5/1/93
World
Bank
$4.000
$20.900
The project
will promote the commercialization of solar water heating
technology in the residential and tertiary sectors by
conditioning the market for sustained penetration of the
technology as a least-cost alternative under competitive
market conditions.
Uganda
Uganda
photovoltaic pilot project (PV) for rural
electrification
10/95
UNDP
$1.756
$3.556
The Government
of Uganda is committed to addressing the energy needs of
the majority of its citizens who live in the rural areas.
To achieve the objectives, the project strategy will be
to establish programmatic and/or commercial linkages
between local industry/importers, banking institutions,
NGOs/cooperatives, training institutions, and Government
agencies through the financing, design, installation and
maintenance of at least 840 household and 4
community-based PV systems in 4 trading centers on a
pilot basis. The project will test the effectiveness of
several models of financing mechanisms which have
succeeded in other countries to induce demand for PV
technology.
Ukraine
Coalbed Methane
Recovery
3/30/98
World
Bank
$6.200
$17.400
The project's
objectives are to: (a) reduce emissions of greenhouse
gases which are a byproduct of Ukraine's mining sector;
(b) increase resource recovery and promote the commercial
extraction of coalbed methane; and (c) help increase the
productivity and safety of Ukraine's underground coal
mines. The project has two components; the Mining
component will undertake underground extraction of
methane; and the second component will support the
creation of a coalbed methane company which will carry
out field tests to verify the commercial potential of
surface gas extraction.
Zimbabwe
Photovoltaics
for household and community use
5/91
UNDP
$7.000
$7.000
Project expands
rural use of photovoltaics (PV) while assessing the
technology and approaches to its promotion, providing a
model for other African countries' efforts at off-grid
electrification. Includes efforts to develop indigenous
PV businesses, cooperation with national utility, and
analysis of national policies including import
duties.
Projects
Total
$703.238
$5,120.621
Grand
Total
$776.225
$5,201.173