2023 |
Restoration and Development Program for Jordan's Zarqa River Basin
Basic Information
Grant ID: K-209
Country: Jordan
Region: Middle East & North Africa
Sector: Environment
Grant Year: Year 11
Grant Title: Restoration and Development Program for Jordan's Zarqa River Basin
Approved Grant Amount: $600000.00
Product Line and P-Code: ,
TTLs: Frank Van Woerden (Lead Environmental Engineer)
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$600000 |
2023 |
Mongolia Resilient Green Landscapes
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Grant ID: K-208
Country: Mongolia
Region: East Asia & Pacific
Sector: Environment
Grant Year: Year 11
Grant Title: Mongolia Resilient Green Landscapes
Approved Grant Amount: $600000.00
Product Line and P-Code: ,
TTLs: Stavros Papageorgiou (Senior Natural Resources Management Specialist), Giovanni Ruta (Lead Environmental Economist)
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Mongolia |
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$600000 |
2023 |
East Asia Air Quality Management Program: A Regional Approach to Improving Air Quality and Promoting Green Growth
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Grant ID: K-207
Country: Indonesia, Lao PDR, Philippines
Region: East Asia & Pacific
Sector: Environment
Grant Year: Year 11
Grant Title: East Asia Air Quality Management Program: A Regional Approach to Improving Air Quality and Promoting Green Growth
Approved Grant Amount: $600000.00
Product Line and P-Code: ,
TTLs: Ashraf Bakry El-Arini (Senior Environmental Specialist), Daniel Mira-Salama (Lead Environmental Specialist), Jian Xie (Senior Environmental Specialist)
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Indonesia, Lao PDR, Philippines |
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$600000 |
2023 |
Catalyzing Biodiversity and Protected Lands Remediation, Restoration and Expansion around Retired Mining Sites in South Africa
Basic Information
Grant ID: K-206
Country: South Africa
Region: Africa
Sector: Environment
Grant Year: Year 11
Grant Title: Catalyzing Biodiversity and Protected Lands Remediation, Restoration and Expansion around Retired Mining Sites in South Africa
Approved Grant Amount: $600000.00
Product Line and P-Code: ,
TTLs: Sarah Belle Underwood Moyer (Senior Environmental Specialist), Min Ji Sohn (Environmental Analyst)
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South Africa |
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$600000 |
2023 |
Exchange of Circular Economy Experiences with Korea
Basic Information
Grant ID: K-205
Country: Global
Region: Global
Sector: Environment
Grant Year: Year 11
Grant Title: Exchange of Circular Economy Experiences with Korea
Approved Grant Amount: $600000.00
Product Line and P-Code: ,
TTLs: Helena Munir Freih Al-Naber (Senior Environmental Specialist), Junu Shrestha (Senior Environmental Specialist)
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Global |
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$600000 |
2022 |
Enhancing Pollution Management in Bangladesh through Green Growth Policies
Basic Information
Grant ID: K-190
Country: Bangladesh
Region: South Asia
Sector: Environment
Grant Year: Year 10
Grant Title: Enhancing Pollution Management in Bangladesh through Green Growth Policies
Approved Grant Amount: $600000.00
Product Line and P-Code: Lending, P179079
TTLs: Ana Luisa Gomes Lima, Taisei Matsuki, Eun Joo Allison Yi
Grant Start/Completion: February 15, 2022 - June 30, 2024
Grant Activities
Project summary
Over 163,000 people died prematurely in Bangladesh (over 19% of all deaths) in 2019 from ambient and household air pollution (PM2.5). Air pollution caused an estimated 2.5-2.8 billion days lived with illness in 2019. As a result, the annual cost of air pollution in Bangladesh was equivalent to 8.3 percent of Bangladesh GDP (2019). Through the GCRD Credit, the World Bank will support the Government of Bangladesh (GoB) to set the legal and institutional foundations for air quality management (AQM) in the country. In DPC1, the GoB has approved the Air Pollution Control Rules, which set forth national air quality standards based on WHO Guidelines, emissions limits in key sectors, mandates and coordination mechanisms among relevant sectors, specific instruments for air quality management at national and air shed levels, data dissemination to foster citizen-driven accountability, among other provisions. It escalates air quality discussions to a high-level council – the National Committee for Air Pollution Control – to facilitate dialogue and actions across relevant sectors (such as environment, energy, transport, and agriculture).
List of Activities
Overall, this project will support the Government of Bangladesh to transition to green and climate-resilient development by:
- enhancing public planning, financing, and delivery of green and climate-resilient interventions
- promoting key sector reforms for greener and more efficient production and services
- financing analytical work, stakeholder consultations, and knowledge exchange activities for the GoB in support for Policy Track #6, which aims to improve quality management across economic sectors, also contributing to reduce GHG emissions
Outputs and Outcomes
The KGGTF grant will support the GoB to design the triggers of DPC2 and DPC3. In particular, the grant will finance the analytical work, stakeholder consultations and knowledge activities for GoB staff to design the following policies:
(i) National Air Quality Plan and associated Program, with cost-effective interventions and targets in multiple sectors, such as brick production, energy, and transport, to address both household and outdoor air pollution. This program will build on previous analytics on the major sources of air pollution in Bangladesh, as well as cost-effectiveness and cost-benefit analysis conducted by the Bank.
(ii) Guidelines (mandatory) with standards, methodologies, and procedures for declaring and further managing degraded air sheds; disclosing information on highly air-polluting industries and activities; and formulating air pollution prevention plans;
(iii) Integration of air quality monitoring in the upcoming Monitoring, Verification and Reporting (MRV) framework for GHG emissions. The MRV framework will allow for reporting of emissions or emissions savings from activities – for both GHG and air pollutants –, underpinning the integrity of a carbon market-based system, and providing accurate data for reporting on Bangladesh’s NDC.
Outcomes:
This will establish the legal and institutional arrangements necessary to participate in the mechanisms under Article 6 of the Paris Climate Change Agreement and to promote market-based policies to address air pollution.
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P179079 |
Lending |
Bangladesh |
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$600000 |
2022 |
Capacity Strengthening of India’s Forest Sector
Basic Information
Grant ID: K-186
Country: India
Region: South Asia
Sector: Environment
Grant Year: Year 10
Grant Title: Capacity Strengthening of India’s Forest Sector
Approved Grant Amount: $403200.00
Product Line and P-Code: Pipeline Lending, P179935
TTLs: Gayane Minasyan
Grant Start/Completion: February 1, 2023 - June 30, 2024
Grant Activities
Project summary
The forests and tree cover in India correspond to 25% of the total geographical area and are a major source of livelihood and subsistence needs for more than 300 million vulnerable and tribal people of India. India has a wide range of policies serving as instruments of action for managing its forest and land resources. The country is also a signatory to many of the global conventions addressing forests, biodiversity conservations, freshwater ecosystems, and many more. At the central level, there is a multitude of supportive institutions and there is an interplay of interactions between the policy instruments and the institutions at various levels. However, despite the existence of sound policies and institutions, the sector lacks in capacity and application of appropriate technology for achieving forestry, ecosystem, and carbon stock management outcomes. Against this backdrop, the proposed project proposes to assess the capacity and technology needs and draw a sector roadmap with an overarching objective to strengthen the capacity of forest sector institutions to apply an integrated landscape approach in forest management planning and implementation
List of Activities
- Gap Assessment of current practices of forest management against integrated landscape approach
- Development of a Capacity Strengthening Strategy and a Roadmap for Implementation
- Other Stakeholders and Expert Consultations
- Knowledge Exchange
Outputs and Outcomes
Output 1:
- Formation of Expert panel with national and international sector expert
- Current status and Gap Assessment Reports – National and State levels (2 reports)
Output 2:
- White Paper on Capacity Strengthening Strategy and a Roadmap for Implementation
- Countries for Knowledge Exchange Visit
Output 3:
- Workshops and Presentation for Validation of the Findings and Recommendation
- Expert Panel Discussions with Korea Forest Services
- Final Report on Capacity Strengthening of India’s Forest Sector on Integrated Landscape Planning
Output 4:
- Knowledge Exchange Tours
- Report on Shared-learning
Collaboration with K-Partners and Others
- South Korea via Korean Forest Services - Korea’s experiences in the forest rehabilitation program can provide valuable lessons for India. For this, the India WB team will engage with Korean Forest Services, applying the existing Statement of Intent and explore the following topics of interest – Governance and Monitoring of Large Forest Restoration Programs, Commercial Forest Plantations, Nature-Based-Ecotourism, and Landscape Approaches
- Global Green Growth Institute (GGGI) India – through their past and current engagements under the community of practice on Forest (sustainable) Landscapes, learn more about State level capacity gaps and possible convergence with other sectors for enhancement of capacity
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P179935 |
Pipeline Lending |
India |
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$403200 |
2022 |
Circular Economy for Waste Management in Province of Buenos Aires
Basic Information
Grant ID: K-189
Country: Argentina
Region: Latin America & Caribbean
Sector: Environment
Grant Year: Year 10
Grant Title: Circular Economy for Waste Management in Province of Buenos Aires
Approved Grant Amount: $600000.00
Product Line and P-Code: Lending, P105680
TTLs: Jiang Ru
Grant Start/Completion: October 20, 2022 - December 31, 2024
Grant Activities
Project summary
The overall development objective of the proposed APL program supports the Government's Integrated Basin Clean up while simultaneously improving sanitary conditions along the banks of La Plata River and providing a long-term and cost-effective solution for the safe disposal of wastewater from the Buenos Aires Metropolitan Area. The project provides a total of over $1.2 billion to finance the government's efforts to clean up the most polluted river in the country and develops an improved sanitation system for domestic wastewater management and an industrial wastewater treatment facility. This is to support the basin agency ACUMAR and the city and province of Buenos Aires to better manage other environmental issues of the basin, including sustainable land use and environmental planning.
The grant aims to finance the government's effort to clean up the most polluted river in the country, the Matanza Riachuelo river. Along with the development of an improved sanitation system for domestic wastewater management and an industrial wastewater treatment facility, the grant will support the basin agency ACUMAR and the city and province of Buenos Aires manage environmental issues while working to identify appropriate sustainable land use and environmental planning solutions.
List of Activities
- Baseline assessments
- Development of GIIRSU Strategy and Investment Plan
- Capacity Building and Knowledge Management
Outputs and Outcomes
Output 1:
- Waste management baseline assessment report
- Key waste value chains assessment report
Output 2:
- PBA GIIRSU Report
- Three stakeholder consultations events
- An investment plan for a PBA GIIRSU facility
Output 3:
- Three technical training events on GIIRSU
- Two study visits to Korea on GIIRSU and CE development
- Two dissemination events of study reports within the country
Outcomes:
The findings of this grant will help advise the design of waste management and circular economy-related investments in the MRB and in the province of Buenos Aires. In addition, such findings will support the PBA to plan its future waste management and circular economy investments within and beyond the Matanza 2.0 operation.
Collaboration with K-Partners and Others
- Korea Environmental Industry and Technology Institute (KEITI)
- Seoul Institute
- PROBLUE TF
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P105680 |
Lending |
Argentina |
Active |
$600000 |
2022 |
Enhancing India’s Capacity for Green and Resilient Coastal Management: Pathway for a Sustainable Blue Economy
Basic Information
Grant ID: K-188
Country: India
Region: South Asia
Sector: Environment
Grant Year: Year 10
Grant Title: Enhancing India’s Capacity for Green and Resilient Coastal Management: Pathway for a Sustainable Blue Economy
Approved Grant Amount: $550000.00
Product Line and P-Code: ASA, P178721
TTLs: Anuja Shukla, Siddharth Merchant, Pablo Cesar Benitez Ponce
Grant Start/Completion: December 15, 2022 - December 31, 2024
Grant Activities
Project summary
India has a coastline of 7516.6km touching nine states. The country is densely populated and comprised of some of the world’s fastest-growing regions. As it is essential to preserve the coastline in its finest state, this project has been proposed to support the capacity of line ministries and related State-Level departments for the implementation of NCM, BE, and related initiatives at the state level. The activities in the project aim to enhance and mainstream this knowledge and implementation capacity of the relevant institutions and stakeholders on the principles of resilient and green growth, for sustainably tapping the country’s Blue Economy. Through the creation of an enabling environment and progressive knowledge exchanges with the Korean Counterparts with a special emphasis on marine spatial planning, coastal erosion, and marine litter-related issues, the proposal intends to inform future lending operations in select states within the theme of coastal zone management.
This grant aims to improve national and state-level institutional capacity for resource-efficient and resilient growth through building knowledge, facilitating engagement, and fostering innovation in the management of landscapes, coastal resources, and airsheds.
List of Activities
- Establish a platform for collective learning, drawing knowledge from international experiences, particularly Korean knowledge and technology.
- Arrest coastal erosion, establish a system for marine litter management, and develop and adopt holistic Marine Spatial Plans while keeping coastal community livelihoods at the forefront and serving as a lighthouse not only for the entire country, but also at a global level
Outputs and Outcomes
Output 1:
- One international conference on Mangroves Management
- At least two workshops to support the implementation of the Blue Economy Framework.
- A Conference proceeding will be prepared. The Activity is marked in the Ops Portal as a “Deliverable" with "DR Not Required”.
Output 2:
- Guidance Note to inform future investments on arresting coastal erosion through NBS
- Toolkits for applying Marine Litter Management approaches and interventions.
- Roadmap Framework for developing and systematically integrating Marine Spatial Planning (MSP)
Outcomes:
Implementation of the first activity will result in: (i) Raising interest and building a knowledge base; (ii) Uplifting the agenda/vision of the Blue Economy Policy in diverse stakeholders; (iii) Promoting no-regret green investments by the private sector to boost the coastal economy; (iv) Promoting integration and coordination of various sectoral initiatives; and (v) Laying the foundation for long-term perspective and collaborative partnerships in the sector. The second activity is leveraged to better manage coastal ecosystems to become resilient, coupled with social-ecological systems assuming greater significance, particularly for enhancing blue natural capital, ensuring ocean health and coastal zone resilience, sustainably tapping the Blue Economy, and increasing the flow of ecosystem services.
Collaboration with K-Partners and Others
- Korea Maritime Institute (KMI)
- Korean Ministry of Ocean and Fisheries (KMOF)
- Korea Marine Environment Management Corp (KOEM)
- National Center for Sustainable Coastal Management (NCSCM)
- National Center for Coastal Research (NCCR)
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P178721 |
ASA |
India |
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$550000 |
2021 |
Green Jobs in Haiti through Enhanced Resource Efficiency, Renewable Energy and Waste Management in Industrial Parks
Basic Information
Grant ID: K-173
Country: Haiti
Region: Latin America & Caribbean
Sector: Environment
Grant Year: Year 9
Grant Title: Green Jobs in Haiti through Enhanced Resource Efficiency, Renewable Energy and Waste Management in Industrial Parks
Approved Grant Amount: $700000.00
Product Line and P-Code: Lending, P173743
TTLs: Mariana Vijil (Senior Economist)
Grant Start/Completion: TBC
Grant Activities
Project summary
The grant aims to support the greening of Haiti’s industrial sector and generating green jobs by improving the country’s competitiveness in the garment value chain through economic circularity and eco-industrial parks (resource efficiency, renewables, and waste management). As such, this activity will contribute to the World Bank Group (WBG) COVID-19 response, which supports the Government of Haiti (GoH)’s post COVID-19 recovery program (PREPOC) that seeks to support job creation and economic diversification. Indeed, the pandemic has adversely impacted the Haitian economy given the supply chain disruptions and the global economic downturn. The grant will support the pillar of the WBG’s response that focuses on saving livelihoods, preserving jobs, and ensuring more sustainable business growth and job creation, while at the same time providing opportunities for a greener and more resilient recovery. As Haiti continues to undertake industrial development efforts, the WBG approach to recovery focuses also on supporting Green, Resilient and Inclusive Development (GRID). Accordingly, the grant will help promote environmental sustainability by demonstrating the technical and commercial feasibility of greener manufacturing practices and technologies in Haiti. Improved sustainability of industrial parks’ operating model in Haiti can, in turn, contribute to investment retention and attraction that would offer inclusive and formal job opportunities to low-skilled workers. The grant is linked to US$105 million Private Sector Jobs and Economic Transformation (PSJET) project, leveraging the PSJET activities by informing how to mobilize potential financing of green solutions through matching grants from the collective window and by building consensus around the potential implementation of quick win regulatory reforms and public-private dialogue as well as donor coordination.
List of Activities
- Activity 1: Value chain study and identification of solutions to green industrial parks.
- Activity 2: Selected business cases for greening industrial parks.
- Activity 3: Study for the implementation of green solutions at the selected industrial park.
- Activity 4: Advice for the piloting of green solutions at a selected park.
Outputs and Outcomes
Output 1:
- A report with conclusions and recommendations on how to improve the environmental sustainability of industrial parks
- A workshop for the dissemination of findings and consensus building with stakeholders
Output 2
- An assessment report with recommendations on feasible and commercially attractive solutions
- A workshop for the dissemination of findings and consensus building with stakeholders
- Training to the Center for Facilitation of Investments and industrial park managers on the conclusion of the assessment
Output 3
- The study completed in the selected parks for the specific solutions
- Communication of the results, possibly through a garment buyer roadshow by the Center for Investment Facilitation
Output 4
- Advisory support provided to implement the piloting of a green solution
- A booklet on lessons learned and recommendations to roll out of green solutions in fragile countries
Outcomes
- Reduction of CO2 and other toxic gases through savings in energy and material use
- Increased efficiency in natural resource consumption and use will reduce the environmental footprint of existing economic activities and boost competitiveness
- Long-term economic sustainability of parks, textile and garment firms and associated jobs, through investment retention and attraction thanks to the management of reputational risk
- Technology and knowledge transfer through foreign technology use, training and direct investment that will build the Haitian’s private and public sector capacities
- Creation of new business opportunities from byproducts and waste recycling that generate additional incomes for participating companies and contributes to job creation
- Demonstration effects locally, with spillovers expected from the pilot.
Collaboration with K-Partners and Others
(Tentative)
- Korea Environment Corporation
- Korea Environmental Industry and Technology Institute
- Korea Institute of Industrial Technology
- Korea Energy Agency
- Industrial Ecology Depart of Yale University
- USAID
- IDB
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P173743 |
Lending |
Haiti |
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$700000 |
2020 |
Boosting the Blue Economy Potential in Morocco
Basic Information
Grant ID: K-152
Country: Morocco
Region: Middle East & North Africa
Sector: Environment
Grant Year: Year 8
Grant Title: Boosting the Blue Economy Potential in Morocco
Approved Grant Amount: $400000.00
Product Line and P-Code: ASA, P170596
TTLs: Marcelo Hector Acerbi (Senior Environmental Specialist)
Grant Start/Completion: 1/13/2021~ 1/31/2023
Grant Activities
Project summary
This project aims to provide the analytical underpinnings for the development of a Marine Spatial Planning (MSP) system, and identification of innovative financing mechanisms for the Blue Economy to prepare the proposed project. The project also aims to ensure the implications of COVID-19 impacts on coastal and marine resource users and to contributors of Blue Economy by structuring necessary actions and mechanisms to address the current and future impacts to the process. The main expected result of this project is the increased capacity in the government for the development of policies that favor sustainability, and increased intra and inter-governmental coordination for seascape management.
List of Activities
- Development of Marine Spatial Planning System: support to develop a Moroccan policy, institutional and stakeholder platform for MSP, MSP roadmap and pilot MSP plan in Morocco
- Development of Sustainable Financing Mechanisms for the Blue Economy: Investment climate analysis and framework for Blue Economy financing; Development of prototypes for blue Economy financing
Outputs and Outcomes
Output 1
- Policy, institutional and stakeholder platform consultations and Knowledge exchange
- MSP Roadmap and MSP for one region
Output 2
- Inventory of existing investment and policies supportive of bank executed activities financing and Investment climate framework for bank executed activities
- Potential financing instruments for three prototypes of investments/projects for a selected sector
Outcomes
The project will apply Green/blue growth principles to MSP strategy and sustainable financing framework for achieving blue economy targets of Morocco. The project will integrate green/blue growth principles including promotion of environmentally sustaining new growth opportunities, identifying actions to enhance quality of life of people. The project will increase awareness on benefits of the application of green/blue growth principles for management and use of coastal and marine resources. New partnerships will be created for knowledge exchange on MSP, particularly with the Government of South Korea to learn on the policy initiatives and application of MSP.
Collaboration with K-Partners and Others
- Korean Maritime Institute (KMI): To learn on the development of MSP and Management Act (2018), designing the MSP system, governance systems for multi-stakeholder engagement for planning and decision-making on MSP implementation.
- Ministry of Oceans and Fisheries (MOF): To learn on the development of MSP and Management Act (2018) and related strategies and plans and operationalization of the plans.
- Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission, UNESCO: Coordination with the IOC MSP
- Direction InterRégionale de la Mer (DIRM): TO learn from the current experience of the French MSP under preparation through the Interregional Directorates for the Sea (DIRM).
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P170596 |
ASA |
Morocco |
Active |
$400000 |
2020 |
Promoting Forest Information and Communication Technology in Uzbekistan
Basic Information
Grant ID: K-153
Country: Uzbekistan
Region: Europe and Central Asia
Sector: Environment
Grant Year: Year 8
Grant Title: Promoting Forest Information and Communication Technology in Uzbekistan
Approved Grant Amount: $350000.00
Product Line and P-Code: Pipeline Lending, P174135
TTLs: Paola Agostini (Lead Natural Resources Management Specialist)
Grant Start/Completion: April 19, 2021 – January 31, 2023
Grant Activities
Project summary
Forest ecosystems in Uzbekistan, covering 8.6% of the country’s land area (3.68 million ha), play a leading role in sustaining the well-being of rural communities. The forests also provide critical habitats for biodiversity and other essential environmental benefits such as soil protection, water regulation, and carbon sequestration. However, unfavorable natural conditions and increasing human pressures have led to vast forest degradation and loss of vegetation cover, at a scale that is unable to be accurately determined due to insufficient data. Against this backdrop, the project aims to inform the preparation and implementation of the IDA-financed Uzbekistan Resilient Landscape Restoration Project in the poor and degraded regions of Karakalpakstan, Sirdaryo, Ferghana, and Surkhondaryo. It intends to introduce a technology component in forest restoration that is currently missing in the design, in which the disruptive forest ICT will inform strategy setting and planning in the sector for the benefit of rural communities and the country’s green economy. This project is well in line with the Government of Uzbekistan’s commitment to forest and landscape restoration, as well as to the use of data-based sector management and innovative technologies to support restoration programs.
List of Activities
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Building a solid information basis of the status of forests and woodlands in the country to inform a national strategic plan for forest development
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Restoring forest landscape through restoration/afforestation and multiple-use forest management
Outputs and Outcomes
Output 1
- A design of a National Forest Inventory for Uzbekistan
- Indicator: A design of a state-of-the-art National Forest Inventory, recommending features, software, implementation structures, and costs, developed, addressing stakeholders’ comments
Output 2
- A Forest Ecotourism Development Plan
- Indicator: A National Forest Ecotourism Development Plan with focus on ICT developed, addressing stakeholders’ comments, and offering specific solutions for the four targeted regions
Output 3
- An analysis of disruptive technologies for agroforestry plantations
- Indicator: An analysis of disruptive agroforestry plantation technologies for forest restoration available
Outcomes
In the three priority areas of i) Technologies for Forest Management, ii) Technologies for Forest Ecotourism, and iii) Technologies for Restoration through Agroforestry, this project resulted in improved efficiency, greater resilience, and increased competitiveness. More specifically, the grant activities provided an opportunity for the Government of Uzbekistan to design its National Forest Inventory with recommendations in features, software, and implementation structures; to develop a National Forest Ecotourism Development Plan with focus on ICT; and to analyze disruptive technologies for agroforestry plantations and forest restoration. With improved restoration and sustainable management, Uzbekistan will be able to increase its rural communities’ resilience and reduce vulnerability of social systems and ecosystems against the impacts of climate change.
Collaboration with K-Partners and Others
- Korea Forest Service (KFS), who provided ample advice on the design of a National Forest Inventory and data collection, processing, and dissemination technologies; on agroforestry technologies for restoration as input to the agroforestry plantation technology analysis; and on recreational forest technologies as input to the Forest Ecotourism Development Plan.
- Central Asia+ RESILAND Program's projects with co-financing of US$ 13 million from PROGREEN TF, including US$5 million to develop a regional Central Asia platform. This regional platform will facilitate cooperation and knowledge cataloguing/exchange between Central Asia countries for the effectiveness of the green growth agenda in the region, while also disseminating findings and recommendations of the KGGTF-funded reports with regional stakeholders to replicate and scale-up the knowledge in additional countries.
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P174135 |
Pipeline Lending |
Uzbekistan |
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$350000 |
2020 |
Building Coastal Resilience in Asuncion through Climate Smart Solutions
Basic Information
Grant ID: K-162
Country: Paraguay
Region: Latin America & Caribbean
Sector: Environment
Grant Year: Year 8
Grant Title: Building Coastal Resilience in Asuncion through Climate Smart Solutions
Approved Grant Amount: $500000.00
Product Line and P-Code: ASA, P175320
TTLs: Santiago Ezequiel Arias (Urban Specialist)
Grant Start/Completion: January 13, 2021~December 31, 2023 (Anticipated)
Grant Activities
Project summary
The project aims to strengthen urban resilience in the Municipality of Asuncion, and specifically in the flood prone coastal strip known as Los Bañados, through: (i) the development of a decision support system (DSS) for flood risk management to classify and prioritize green urban interventions in the coastal area; (ii) the development of pre-feasibility studies for a US$ 60-70 million investment project in Los Bañados that will be materialized through WB financing; and (iii) the scoping of entry points for private sector participation in Distrito Ecobahia, an area adjacent to the aforementioned project which has been deemed for a mixed-housing development. The project will build on a US$ 400,000 ASA that helped the Government of Paraguay to identify a conceptual project in the city’s coastal area. Through the development of this proposal, the government intends to go deeper developing necessary studies to turn the concept into a lending operation with a first batch of targeted interventions, and to ensure that such interventions (and overall local planning instruments for the longer-term development of Los Bañados) fully embed green growth and low carbon development principles.
List of Activities
- Decision Support System (DSS)
- Development of a DSS for flood risk management to prioritize green urban investments
- Pre-feasibility studies for strategic projects in Los Bañados
- Pre-feasibility studies for catalytic interventions in public spaces for flooding risk management
- Pre-feasibility studies for the construction of key green and grey infrastructure
- Unlocking the potential of Eco Bahia District
- Scoping of LVC opportunities in Eco Bahia District
- Climate smart designs for social housing and urban equipment in Eco Bahia District
- Capacity Building
- Promoting green growth and participatory approaches in local planning instruments
Outputs and Outcomes
Output 1:
- Decision Support System platform - DSS developed and delivered to the government
Output 2.1:
- Pre-feasibility study for public spaces
Output 2.2:
- Pre-feasibility studies for Parque Caballero, San Miguel and Eco Bahia
Output 3.1:
- Real estate market assessment for Eco Bahia
Output 3.2:
- Climate smart designs for social housing and urban equipment in Eco Bahia District completed
Output 4:
- Workshops, trainings, and activities
Outcomes:
- Improved efficiency: Through drone technology and machine learning, the project will create a DDS that will shift the way decisions are taken when planning and designing interventions along the coastal area. Institutions involved in the sustainable development of Los Bañados will have embedded key social, environmental, and economic criteria aligned with GG principles in their local planning instruments.
- Greater resilience: An investment project aiming to increase the resilience of Asuncion will be prepared. This project will include a strong resilient housing and slum upgrading component, aiming to improve the conditions of the urban poor living in Los Bañados; nature-based solutions and green infrastructure, which will aim to address coastal flooding recurrent in the area; and greater access to basic services, to mitigate the exposure of targeted communities to natural disasters and health-related risks.
- Increased competitiveness: The project is framed within the Government’s post Covid-19 economic recovery plan. By the end of the proposed project, the government will have clear estimates of direct and indirect job generation through investments in infrastructure in Los Bañados, anchored in WB financing and potentially private sector participation.
Collaboration with K-Partners and Others
- Korea International Cooperation Agency (KOICA)
- Inter-American Development Bank (IDB)
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P175320 |
ASA |
Paraguay |
Active |
$500000 |
2020 |
Supporting Identification of Riverine and Coastal Plastics Waste Management Solutions in Mekong Countries: Technology, Innovation, Impacts
Basic Information
Grant ID: K-154
Country: Cambodia, Lao PDR, Myanmar, Thailand, Vietnam
Region: East Asia & Pacific
Sector: Environment
Grant Year: Year 8
Grant Title: Supporting Identification of Riverine and Coastal Plastics Waste Management Solutions in Mekong Countries: Technology, Innovation, Impacts
Approved Grant Amount: $400000.00
Product Line and P-Code: ASA, P177225
TTLs: Anjali Acharya (Senior Environmental Specialist), Ashraf Bakry El-Arini
Grant Start/Completion: August 27, 2021 – February 28, 2023
Grant Activities
Project summary
Across Southeast Asia, due to its shared river systems and coastlines, marine plastics is a regional and transboundary challenge that results from excessive plastic consumption, insufficient solid waste management (SWM), and lack of recycling options. Recently, Southeast Asia ranked the third in regional generation of mismanaged plastic waste with 11.7 MMt per year, whose environmental and economic damages on riverine and coastal communities and ecosystems are significant and increasing. Blockage of drainage canals increases the flood intensity, negatively affects urban areas, and threatens tourism destinations with reduced tourist numbers and/or high daily clean-up costs. To address this issue, the World Bank has initiated a Regional IDA program for Southeast Asia Marine Plastics to help support specific innovative plastics investments along rivers, from equipment and facilities for plastics value chains and at coastal locations. Against such backdrop, the purposes of this KGGTF grant project are: (i) to help inform Mekong countries on technology, investment, and policy options for combatting riverine and coastal are plastics pollution, (ii) to leverage Korean partnerships and technical expertise to support the dialogue on plastics management with Mekong countries, and (iii) support knowledge management using other existing regional platforms.
List of Activities
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Identifying and analyzing cost-effective investments and innovative technologies related to plastic waste and community plastics recycling in key cities along Mekong (such as Vientiane, Phnom Penh, Can Tho) and coastal areas
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Informing national-level policies through policy analysis on enhancing recycling efficiency and recommendations on detailed plastics waste management targets, norms and minimum standards, including clear cost recovery targets for plastics pollution reduction in rivers and coastlines
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Facilitating knowledge management and exchange with Korea on management and monitoring of plastic waste along rivers and coastlines
Outputs and Outcomes
Output 1:
- Preparation of country-level investment options notes for riverine plastics solutions, with information relating to relevant technologies, recycling choices, potential locations, and first level costing
Output 2:
- Country-level policy notes on plastics management options along the riverine and coastal locations in each country
Output 3:
- Series regional training (webinars) for knowledge sharing of Korean and global best practice relating to riverine and coastal marine plastics pollution
Outcomes:
Implementation of the KGGTF activities will result in: (i) increased knowledge for policymakers to identify and prioritize investments and policies for plastic waste management along transboundary riverine and coastal environments in Mekong countries; (ii) increased knowledge exchange, coordination, and collaboration between Mekong countries, and through ASEAN and partnerships with Korea on plastic waste management; and (iii) greater opportunities for innovations and markets for private sector investments. Importantly, this support will provide a basis for the World Bank to engage in discussions with governments on measures to reduce marine plastics, thereby providing the foundation for municipal and national governments to take informed action and investments on plastic waste collection and further feeding into the preparation of potential World-Bank- financed projects in the region.
Collaboration with K-Partners and Others
- Korea Maritime Institute (KMI), Korea Marine Environment Management Corp (KOEM)
- Korea Institute of Ocean Science & Technology (KIOST)
- National Institute of Fisheries Science (NIFS). It will build discussion platforms through ASEAN-Korea collaboration to transfer the knowledge, policy, and best practices relating to marine plastics reduction/recycling, coastal monitoring, and cleanup
- UN Environment Program (UNEP)
- International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN)
- World Water Forum (WWF)
- Institute for Global Environmental Strategies (IGES)
- JICA
- GIZ
- UNESCAP
- EU
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P177225 |
ASA |
Cambodia, Lao PDR, Myanmar, Thailand, Vietnam |
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$400000 |
2020 |
Reducing Health Risks through Improvement of Air Quality in Bishkek City of the Kyrgyz Republic
Basic Information
Grant ID: K-155
Country: Belarus
Kyrgyz Republic
Region: Europe and Central Asia
Sector: Environment
Grant Year: Year 8
Grant Title: Reducing Health Risks through Improvement of Air Quality in Bishkek City of the Kyrgyz Republic
Approved Grant Amount: $350000.00
Product Line and P-Code: ASA, P170870
TTLs: Kirtan Chandra Sahoo, Paola Agostini
Grant Start/Completion: June 18, 2021 – January 31, 2023
Grant Activities
Project summary
Kyrgyzstan suffers from the increasing deterioration of air pollution, with particular severity in Bishkek, where the global Air Quality Index (AQI) periodically hit the highest records in the winter of 2019-2020 and WHO Ambient Air Quality Guidelines for major pollutants are exceeded year-round. Health impacts from such degree of air pollution has become even more critical under COVID-19 pandemic and the number of deaths from COVID-19 related pneumonia has brought Kyrgyzstan to the top per 100,000 population in the world. Due to such pollution-related diseases, the estimated cost for the lost productivity in Kyrgyzstan stood at 24-31 million in 2015, undermining its labor force and labor productivity. Recognizing the impact of air pollution on its citizens’ health and economic growth, the government has developed a draft Action Plan for 2020-2023 for Bishkek and the adjacent two districts to address the major sources of elevated ambient pollution levels. Though it aims to tackle the root causes of coal-based household heating, transport, and waste incineration at dumpsites, there are still gaps in investment analysis and planning. Against this backdrop, this grant project aims to bridge these gaps and support the government by preparing the Air Quality Improvement Master Plan, which will include an investment plan to tackle those identified sources of air pollution and GHG emissions (solid waste management, development of urban green zones, energy/heating).
List of Activities
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Developing an Air Quality Improvement Master Plan for Bishkek, including a comprehensive investment plan based on prioritizing, technological innovations and best practices, including experience of Korea
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Preparing pre-feasibility studies in selected sectors (e.g. solid waste management and energy efficiency) based on the prioritization of the proposed investments in the Master Plan
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Exchanging knowledge and raising awareness of air pollution through the establishment of a dialogue platform and national Task Force on air quality
Outputs and Outcomes
Output 1:
- Analysis of the current situation of air pollution with focus on two major sources in energy and dumpsites;
- Year-around air quality measurement data;
- Air Quality Improvement Master Plan for Bishkek
Output 2:
- Pre-feasibility Report for the energy and dumpsite rehabilitation for investments
Output 3:
- National dialogue platform and task force on air quality established;
- Exposure to Korean experience in green growth, focusing on waste management and energy efficiency.
Outcomes:
The development of the Master Plan and pre-feasibility studies will improve efficiency and competitiveness by identifying the priority investment areas for cost-efficient interventions and entry points, as well as by assessing public-private partnerships in investment planning and promoting the participation of the private sector in green growth. Based on best examples and practices from Korea, the facilitation for a transition towards cleaner and more efficient technologies will help Kyrgyzstan to avoid further economic, health and productivity losses in the longer term. Furthermore, the proposed activities are expected to contribute to the reduction of air pollution and morality in the urban area, while the increased awareness of air pollution will lead to meaningful behavioral change.
Collaboration with K-Partners and Others
- Ministry of Environment (MoE)
- Korea Environmental Industry & Technology Institute (KEITI). KEITI’s specialties in technologies of clean energy and solid waste management are expected to add significant values in developing the masterplan and feasibility study.
- Korea Environment Corporation KECO)
- Seoul Metropolitan Government (SMG). SMG’s experience with regional development to address pollution issues in the Nanjido Eco-Industrial Park will be shared with clients in the knowledge exchange between the governments of Seoul and Bishkek to tackle problems of similar nature.
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P170870 |
ASA |
Belarus
Kyrgyz Republic |
Active |
$350000 |