The Ethiopia Climate Innovation Center (ECIC) supports Ethiopian small and medium enterprises (SMEs) that are developing innovative solutions that address climate change challenges. We aim to accelerate the development, deployment and transfer of climate technologies by providing SMEs a set of holistic country-driven support services, including early-stage financing, business support...
The development objective of the Clean Air and Sustainable Environment Project is to improve air quality and safe mobility in Dhaka in Bangladesh, through the implementation of demonstration initiatives in urban transport and brick making.
The project supports the Uruguayan Environment Ministry in using the T21 model to analyse the national economy’s potential for green business activities. The modelling is being conducted for several key economic sectors: the meat and dairy industry, agriculture, fishing, tourism, transport and energy. The project is also providing training and...
Amongst others, the main achievements of the project: Policy, Macro-economic Assessments and Instruments to Empower Governments and Business to Advance Resource Efficiency and Move Towards a Green Economy include:
1) Global analysis using system dynamic modelling and sectorial analysis providing the economic case for investing in the sectors of agriculture...
Since 2012, the Bank has been providing technical assistance to its regional member countries for engaging on a green growth pathway. As part of this technical assistance project, the Sierra Leonean authorities requested the Bank to assist government officials and national stakeholders to consider key challenges and identify major opportunities...
Sustainable development will strongly depend on the secure and safe availability of food, water, energy, and industrial raw materials, which will increasingly be based on renewable resources. In this rapidly evolving context, the fundamental challenge is to frame the reliance on biomass without undermining the long-term productivity of agriculture and...
The three Andean cities of La Paz, Bolivia, Lima, Peru, and Quito, Ecuador are witnessing negative climate impacts first hand, particularly among the poorest communities. Greenhouse gas emissions from the cities’ industries, transportation systems, water treatment, sanitation and solid waste and other sectors only contribute to climate change as well...
The Initiative on Green Growth and Development in India is a collaborative project which is being undertaken by the Global Green Growth Institute (GGGI) and The Energy and Resources Institute (TERI). The initiative will examine strategies pursued at the national level and for the two states namely Punjab and Himachal...
Road Climate Resilience Project for Timor-Leste aims to deliver sustainable climate resilient road infrastructure on the Dili-Ainaro corridor. Additional fincancing for the project will support the scale up of the project associated with upgrading the entire Dili-Ainaro road through the rehabilitation of the entire corridor. The additional financing also includes...