The objective of the Sustainable Land, Water and Biodiversity Conservation, and Management for Improved Livelihoods in Uttarakhand Watershed Sector Project for India is to improve the productive potential of natural resources and increase incomes of rural inhabitants in selected watersheds through socially inclusive, institutionally and environmentally sustainable approaches. The project...
he Sustainable Land Management Project for Bhutan will strengthen institutional and community capacity for anticipating and managing land degradation. The project consists of the following components: (1) Pilot projects to demonstrate effective application of land degradation prevention approaches. (2) This component will support the scaling up of the pilots to...
The objective of the Sustainable Urban Transport Project is to promote environmentally sustainable urban transport in India and to improve the usage of environment friendly transport modes through demonstration projects in selected cities. The project includes three components: component one provides technical assistance to the Ministry of Urban Development (MoUD)...
In support of the vision of the Government of Bangladesh (GOB) of providing universal access to electricity by the year 2020, this project aims to support the Solar Home Systems (SHS) and mini-grid options for providing access to electricity in areas where grid electricity is difficult, expensive, and will take...
This carbon offset project consists of the purchase of ERs generated from installation of up to 1,000,000 solar homes systems by Grameen Shakti, the project proponent, to rural users in Bangladesh. The costs of the Solar Home Systems (SHS) can be paid on a cash basis, or can be purchased...
This project is the first Bio-Carbon Fund supported investment in India. The project, which is a stand-alone operation, seeks to maximize returns to agro-forestry investments for the benefit of small farmers by simultaneously facilitating linkages with: (i) end-users of wood products; and (ii) purchasers of eligible carbond credits. For this...
The objectives of the Carbon Offset Project are to increase access to modern energy from renewable energy sources and to reduce global emissions of carbon dioxide. The Carbon Offset project will provide additional support for the achievement of the following objectives, namely: (a) develop hydropower potential in an environmentally and...
The objective of the Sustainable Agriculture and Rural Development Additional Financing (AF) Project for Paraguay is to improve in a sustainable way the socio-economic condition of small-scale farmers and indigenous communities in the project area, through the support of actions to strengthen their community organization, self-governance, and access to markets...
The objectives of the GEF Biodiversity Conservation in Productive Forestry Landscapes Project for Argentina are to improve the sustainable and efficient management of forest resources, conserve biodiversity in protected areas and forest landscapes, and integrate small producers into forestry development and conservation. The project was approved by the Board on...