The Business Innovation Facility (BIF) has piloted an approach to provide advice and technical assistance to deliver innovative solutions and practical strategies that can get business models off the ground. During the initial three-year pilot, the BIF supported businesses in five countries whose activities could tangibly expand opportunities and engage...
Several different approaches to scenario assessment were used to provide the evidence base for prioritising low-carbon actions as part of Kenya’s National Climate Change Action Plan and its emerging green economy strategy.
Climate Innovation Centers (CICs) are an important initiative of the World Bank Group’s Climate Technology Program. The first CIC opened in Kenya in 2012 with the aim of providing “incubation, capacity building services and financing to Kenyan entrepreneurs and new ventures that are developing innovative solutions in energy, water and...
Reform-linked funding is a critical mechanism for implementing the Jawaharlal Nehru National Urban Renewal Mission, aligning green growth priorities between national and local government.
The Watershed Management and Poverty Alleviation project in Karnataka, India (known as the Sujala Project), was characterised by an intensely inclusive and flexible monitoring and evaluation (M&E) process, which led to the project’s overall greater effectiveness, efficiency, and robustness. In a review of the program, the World Bank found that...
Energy security is central to the green growth policy of the Government of India. In 2005, the government commissioned The Energy and Resources Institute to undertake a study of technological options for achieving the desired growth rate under various scenarios. Using the MARKAL (Market Allocation) model, the study was carried...
Through donor commitments, the pneumococcal Advanced Market Commitment incentivizes vaccine makers to produce suitable and affordable vaccines for developing countries. This model has been proposed as an innovative finance mechanism for clean energy and pollution reduction.
The Government of Germany, together with the national development bank, promotes energy-efficient construction and refurbishment of Germany’s building stock through regulation, low-cost loans and public information campaigns.
Germany’s feed-in tariff program has been at the heart of its renewable energy policy. Ongoing monitoring and public data and analysis have been crucial for setting the rates for the scheme, and for supporting public debate on the costs and benefits.