The overaching objectives of this project are to promote Mexico’s efficient use of energy and to mitigate climate change by increasing the use of energy-efficient technologies at the residential level.
The project’s overall objective is to contribute to the effective participation of the civil society in developing actions to mitigate the effects of global climate change in the Atlantic Rain Forest, ensuring the conservation and restoration of the Atlantic Rain Forest. The specific objectives are: a) Elaborate strategic guidelines for...
The current project is building on the Green Economy Scoping Study which was undertaken by UNEP and MESTI between 2012 and 2013. The project will contribute to stimulate investment and policy initiatives that promote green economy in Ghana. By doing this, it will enhance and support the existing and future...
The Green Economy Joint Programme is a collaboration between the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP), United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) and United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs (UNDESA) to support governments and stakeholders in their post-Rio+20 efforts to green economies through more integrated development approaches that help ensure...
The project will contribute to stimulating investment and policy initiatives that promote Green Economy in Kenya. By doing this, it will enhance and support the existing and future national programmes on Sustainable Development, climate change and sustainable energy production.
The project comprises of the following components:
1) A Green Economy...
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...
The objective of the Coastal Watersheds Conservation in the Context of Climate Change Project for Mexico is to promote integrated environmental management of selected coastal watersheds as a means to conserve biodiversity, contribute to climate change mitigation, and enhance sustainable land use. The project has five components. (1) Creation and...
The government of Nepal, with the assistance of the World Bank has been helping build micro hydro plants across rural Nepalese communities. The plants are built and run by the communities, enabling sustainability, and bring much-needed electricity that powers industry and businesses.
Over 1,000 micro-hydro plants have been built so...