Under the first phase of the EC-funded Green Economy and Trade Opportunities Project (GE-TOP), UNEP launched the report, “Green Economy & Trade: Trends, Challenges and Opportunities” presenting six of the most promising sectors for Green Economy and Trade. On the basis of the empirical analysis presented in the report, UNEP...
This project aims at raising the levels of social development, and economic growth in Bangladesh, by increasing access to electricity in rural areas, where most of the country's poor population live. The key components will support: 1) rural electrification systems expansion, intensification, and rehabilitation, through the construction of new power...
The objective of the project is to support Bangladesh's efforts to raise levels of social development and economic growth by increasing access to electricity in remote rural areas and to reduce atmospheric carbon emissions by overcoming market barriers for renewable energy development.
The objective of this project for the large scale deployment of Compact fluorescent lamps (CFLs) is to support Bangladesh’s efforts to raise levels of social development and economic growth by increasing access to electricity, particularly in rural areas where both access and availability is low. This will be achieved by...
The development objective of this project is to demonstrate the technical viability of Concentrated Solar Power development in cold, dry, and high latitude conditions.
China’s economy has experienced remarkable growth over the past several decades, but this growth has been accompanied by an increase in social and environmental challenges. Intensive agricultural farming and the expansion of livestock production in the rural areas are considered viable means for creating rural income and employment and secure...
The overarching objective of this project is to assist the Philippines in meeting the demand for electricity and to increase access to electricity in a sustainable manner. The development objective is to increase renewable energy generation in all parts of the Philippines, including in off-grid areas, and to bolster private...
The India Rampur Hydropower Project aims (a) to improve the reliability of India's Northern Electricity Grid through the addition of renewable, low carbon energy from the Rampur hydropower project and (b) to improve the effectiveness of Satluj Jal Vidyut Nigam Limited (SJVN) with respect to the preparation and safe implementation...