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...
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...
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...
This project is based on an agreement signed beetween the Ministry of Environment of Paraguay (SEAM) and The World Bank on June 26, 2007. This cooperation consisted of two main areas which were identified, agreed and developed under the leadership of SEAM. These areas of activity were (1) the development...
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...
The objectives of the Vishnugad Pipalkoti Hydro Electric Project are: a) to increase the supply of electricity to India's national grid through the addition of renewable, low-carbon energy; and b) strengthen the institutional capacity of the borrower with respect to the preparation and implementation of economically, environmentally and socially sustainable...
The global environment objective of this project is to reduce the emissions of greenhouse gases by increasing the market penetration of a more climate-friendly brick manufacturing technology. The development objectives of the project include the creation of business opportunities for small enterprises using a more climate-friendly technology, including the possibility...
The objectives of the Second Phase of the Punjab Barrages Improvement Project for Pakistan are to assist the Borrower in: (i) rehabilitating and modernizing Jinnah Barrage and carrying out affiliated works to enable reliable and uninterrupted supply of water for over 2.1 million acres of farmland benefitting about 600,000 farm...
As a major country contributing to, and being seriously affected by, climate change, the Government of China has strived to integrate climate smart development actions into its emerging green growth strategy. In doing so, the Government developed the National Climate Change Program (2007), the White Paper on China’s Policies and...
The proposed development objective is to reduce water pollutant releases from crop and livestock production in selected areas of Guangdong Province. This project is part of Guangdong’s efforts to achieve its agricultural pollution reduction targets required by the national and provincial 12th FYPs on Environmental Protection. By improving environmental performance...