Understanding the impacts of climate change on the energy sector, including energy supply, demand and access, is critical for ensuring climate compatible development in West Africa. The Energy, Ecodevelopment and Resilience in Africa (EERA) project will develop national energy strategies in Benin, Mali and Togo that take into account the...
The objective of this operation is to strengthen social resilience to climate change through policies that will directly and indirectly benefit the poor by improving: (a) adaptation planning oriented to the state level; (b) disaster risk reduction and territorialdevelopment actions oriented to the municipal level; and (c) sustainable community forest...
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 Government of Ethiopia (GoE) recognizes that environmental sustainability and inclusive growth are critical for Ethiopia to reach middle-income status by 2025 and achieve poverty reduction goals outlines in the country’s Growth and Transformation Plan (GTP). In support of these goals, the GoE launched the Climate Resilient Green Economy (CRGE)...
New development partnerships present opportunities for African governments to harness investment flows and establish trade relationships for adaptation and mitigation activities. China and the EU are obvious partners in this endeavour. China is now considered to be the continent’s largest trading partner and is investing widely in infrastructure. It has...
The overarching objectives of this project are: (a) to support the rehabilitation of the areas affected by adverse natural disasters; (b) to strengthen the country's capacity to manage natural disaster risks and better respond to emergencies resulting from adverse natural events; and (c) to reduce the vulnerability of communities through...
This project will develop and implement immediate and urgent activities to: (a) assist the population of Samoa in adapting to climate variability and climate change; (b) protect people’s lives and livelihoods, coastal and inland infrastructure, and the environment; and (c) increase awareness of climate change impacts and adaptation activities in...
Under the Sustainable Cities Program, the OAS Department of Sustainable Development (DSD) is implementing a small-grants project in Central America and the Caribbean. The objective is to expand cooperation under the Sustainable Cities pillar of the Energy and Climate Partnership of the Americas (ECPA) by supporting innovative community-level sustainable development...