Environment
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2018 | Blue Economy
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Blue EconomyBasic InformationGrant ID: K-128 Country: Tunisia Region: Middle East & North Africa Sector: Environment Grant Year: Year 6 Grant Title: Blue Economy Approved Grant Amount: $300000.00 Product Line and P-Code: ASA, P166339 TTLs: Martin Heger (Senior Environmental Economist) Grant Start/Completion: October 29, 2018~ May 31, 2021Grant ActivitiesProject summaryThe objective of this grant is to provide activities, increase investment in priority areas, and identify policy reforms that will benefit coastal resilience in Tunisia. The rise in sea level and increasing coastal storm surges has contributed to the degradation of coastal areas in Tunisia. The continuous increasing of coastal erosion is predicted to intensify the strain on coastal areas, thus requiring coastal management. This KGGTF grant will support activities that address priority concerns in the coastal areas of Tunisia, including innovation in coastal modeling. This action will further support sustainable financing as the preferred approach. Ultimately, this will enhance and strengthen the national capacity to integrate climate resilience into development planning, as well as scale and leverage climate resilience investments, whilst supporting ongoing initiatives. List of Activities
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Outcomes: The expected outcome of the Project will be to help build the capacity of institutions in Tunisia and to conduct analytical work on a range of issues related to coastal areas. Moreover, the preparation of a selected number of investment plans in priority hotspots (as identified by the NDC and National Vulnerability Maps) will help both countries to demonstrate approaches for integration of climate risk and resilience into development policies and planning, strengthen capacities at the national level to integrate climate resilience into development planning; help scale-up and leverage climate resilient investment, building on other ongoing initiatives; and enable learning-by-doing and sharing of lessons at country, regional and global levels. The proposed grant proposal has been designed to feed into a multi-phase, multi-year technical assistance and investment program aiming at fostering an integrated approach to coastal zone management in Tunisia, foreseen to be financed by the World Bank and other development partners. Collaboration with K-Partners and Others
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P166339 | ASA | Tunisia | Closed | $300000 |
2018 | Catalyzing Green Investments in Pakistan
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Catalyzing Green Investments in PakistanBasic InformationGrant ID: K-129 Country: Pakistan Region: South Asia Sector: Environment Grant Year: Year 6 Grant Title: Catalyzing Green Investments in Pakistan Approved Grant Amount: $400000.00 Product Line and P-Code: Lending, P165388 TTLs: Jiang Ru (Senior Environmental Specialist) Grant Start/Completion: December 19, 2018~ December 18, 2022 (Anticipated)Grant ActivitiesProject summaryThe objective of this grant is to promote green growth policies and practices in Pakistan’s Punjab province that will address growing pollution and waste by catalyzing green investments through technical assistance and dissemination of international best practices, including from Korea. The Punjab province of Pakistan is facing mounting pollution and waste issues as a result of rapid industrialization and urbanization. This has resulted in rising environmental, social, and economic costs. According to Yale’s 2018 Environmental Performance Index, Pakistan ranks 177 out of 180 countries in terms of environmental health, including aspects such as air quality, water and sanitation deficiencies, and exposure to heavy metals. To address these issues, this World Bank KGGTF grant will provide resources in support of several key activities as part of a board multi-sectoral program in agreement with the Government of Punjab. Activities include developing a framework for green industrial estates, improving planning for integrated solid waste management, facilitating access to finance for SME investments in resource efficiency and cleaner production, and assessing the scope for Public-Private Partnerships (PPPs) for green infrastructure. The grant will also support a green technology expo to promote knowledge and technology exchanges between Punjab and other provinces of Pakistan with Korea and other countries. Activities under this grant will make a critical contribution to support the Government of Punjab towards policies, regulations and incentives that will lead to greener investments and a more sustainable future. The program hopes to streamline long-term green growth into project design, to ensure that green investments are more resilient to potential future conditions. This grant is linked to Lending ($200,000,000) List of Activities
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P165388 | Lending | Pakistan | Active | $400000 |
2019 | Pollution Solutions for Lao PDR's Green Growth Policy and Investment Agenda
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Pollution Solutions for Lao PDR's Green Growth Policy and Investment AgendaBasic InformationGrant ID: K-138 Country: Lao PDR Region: East Asia & Pacific Sector: Environment Grant Year: Year 7 Grant Title: Pollution Solutions for Lao PDR's Green Growth Policy and Investment Agenda Approved Grant Amount: $700000.00 Product Line and P-Code: ASA, P171011 TTLs: Maurice Rawlins (Senior Environmental Specialist) Grant Start/Completion: November 3, 2019~June 30, 2022 (Anticipated)Grant ActivitiesProject summaryThe objective of this grant is to generate and disseminate knowledge that informs the development and implementation of green growth transition policies, and to help with building natural and human capital resulting from better management of pollution. The annual cost of certain types of pollution in Lao PDR was estimated by the World Bank at 14.6% of GDP in 2017, up from 12.8% in 2015. Environmental health risk factors resulted in approximately 11,000 deaths in Lao PDR in 2017, which is equivalent to 22.7% of all deaths. Facing those problems, Lao PDR has been shifting its development trajectory to a green growth path. In February 2019 the Government of Lao (GOL) undertook consecutive, relevant efforts and approved a National Green Growth Strategy 2030 that prioritizes policy and investment action on renewable natural resources, pollution and waste management, environmental fiscal instruments, and nature-based tourism that can drive the circular economy. However, gaps remain in the analytical underpinnings and advisory services provided to the GOL to implement this ambitious reform agenda. This KGGTF funded activity will support the World Bank’s continuing efforts on policy dialog and technical support to help Lao PDR sustain the good reform momentum. Priority areas are centered on supporting Lao PDR to operationalize its stated green growth policy and investment priorities to drive the circular economy. Examples include technologies, tools, practices, policies, and assessments related to air, water and chemical pollution, environmental fiscal instruments, solid waste and recycling technologies and policies, as well as resilient infrastructure technologies. List of Activities
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P171011 | ASA | Lao PDR | Active | $700000 |
2019 | Action on Circular Economy for Green Growth in Uzbekistan and Kazakhstan
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Action on Circular Economy for Green Growth in Uzbekistan and KazakhstanBasic InformationGrant ID: K-137 Country: Uzbekistan, Kazakhstan Region: Europe and Central Asia Sector: Environment Grant Year: Year 7 Grant Title: Action on Circular Economy for Green Growth in Uzbekistan and Kazakhstan Approved Grant Amount: $500000.00 Product Line and P-Code: ASA, P170870 TTLs: Qing Wang (Senior Environmental Specialist) Grant Start/Completion: November 21, 2019~June 30, 2021Grant ActivitiesProject summaryThe objective of this grant is to facilitate actions on the circular economy to achieve green growth in Uzbekistan and Kazakhstan. The proposed activity will support the development of Circular Economy Action Plans and green finance concepts in selected sectors in Uzbekistan and Kazakhstan in relation to regulatory reforms and institutionalization, stakeholder involvement, and frameworks for monitoring progress. This activity will also support necessary analytical work on the circular economy, providing practical guidance tools for World Bank staff and partner countries, introducing circular economy principles in policy and investment, as well as supporting policy dialogue and knowledge transfer. Moving from a linear to a circular economy is an irreversible, global mega trend towards green growth (GG), and is closely tied with key priorities in Uzbekistan and Kazakhstan, including jobs, green finance, climate and energy, the social agenda and industrial innovation, as well as global efforts aimed at sustainable development. The circular economy will also boost both countries’ competitiveness by protecting businesses against the scarcity of resources and volatile prices, helping to create new opportunities and innovative, more efficient ways of producing and consuming goods. It will create local jobs at all skills levels and introduce opportunities for social integration and cohesion. This KGGTF funded activity, with technical support from Korean institutions and other co-financing, will also advance the transfer of knowledge to other selected countries at the global level. List of Activities
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P170870 | ASA | Uzbekistan, Kazakhstan | Active | $500000 |
2020 | Promoting Forest Information and Communication Technology in Uzbekistan
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Promoting Forest Information and Communication Technology in UzbekistanBasic InformationGrant 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, 2023Grant ActivitiesProject summaryForest 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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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
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P174135 | Pipeline Lending | Uzbekistan | Active | $350000 |
2020 | Supporting Identification of Riverine and Coastal Plastics Waste Management Solutions in Mekong countries: Technology, Innovation, Impacts
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Supporting Identification of Riverine and Coastal Plastics Waste Management Solutions in Mekong countries: Technology, Innovation, ImpactsBasic InformationGrant 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, 2023Grant ActivitiesProject summaryAcross 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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P177225 | ASA | Cambodia, Lao PDR, Myanmar, Thailand, Vietnam | Active | $400000 |
2020 | Reducing Health Risks through Improvement of Air Quality in Bishkek City of the Kyrgyz Republic
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Reducing Health Risks through Improvement of Air Quality in Bishkek City of the Kyrgyz RepublicBasic InformationGrant 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, 2023Grant ActivitiesProject summaryKyrgyzstan 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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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
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P170870 | ASA | Belarus Kyrgyz Republic | Active | $350000 |
2020 | Greening the Maritime Sector in Eastern Indonesia
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Greening the Maritime Sector in Eastern IndonesiaBasic InformationGrant ID: K-157 Country: Indonesia Region: East Asia & Pacific Sector: Environment Grant Year: Year 8 Grant Title: Greening the Maritime Sector in Eastern Indonesia Approved Grant Amount: $550000.00 Product Line and P-Code: ASA, P177571 TTLs: Elena Y. Chesheva, (Co-TTLs) Andre Rodrigues de Aquino, Xavier F. P. Vincent, Amilia Aldian, Ninan Oommen Biju, Tomas Herrero Diez, David Wignall Grant Start/Completion: September 13, 2021 – June 30, 2023Grant ActivitiesProject summaryAs an archipelago nation with over 17,000 islands, Indonesia relies heavily on sea transport to foster domestic social and economic development and international trade. However, while developing this network, limited attention has been paid to the environmental protection, the disaster and climate change mitigation and resilience, the adoption of energy-efficiency technologies, the implementation of adequate general waste disposal facilities, and the sector decarbonization. Consequently, the Indonesian port system and the vessels being served by it have been identified as a major energy consumer, waste generator, and greenhouse (GHG) emissions contributor. Eastern Indonesia has a particularly high dependency on port infrastructure because of its geography of population on many islands and the remote locations of those islands. In particular, COVID-19 has posed a threat to the continuity of critical sea transport supply chains and maintaining availability and stable prices for basic consumer goods across the archipelago. Against this backdrop, the objective of this project is to promote inclusive green growth in the maritime sector in Indonesia, which can facilitate economic growth, job creation, and post-pandemic recovery. It will identify opportunities and provide practical recommendations for greening the maritime sector (including port infrastructure, related industrial and logistics facilities, vessels, and fishery practices), while enhancing connectivity, and pandemic preparedness and readiness. List of Activities
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P177571 | ASA | Indonesia | Active | $550000 |
2016 | Promoting equitable access to sustainable development in Bolivia and Mexico
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Promoting equitable access to sustainable development in Bolivia and MexicoBasic InformationGrant ID: K-90 Country: Bolivia, Mexico Region: Latin America & Caribbean Sector: Environment Grant Year: Year 4 Grant Title: Promoting equitable access to sustainable development in Bolivia and Mexico Approved Grant Amount: $487000.00 Product Line and P-Code: ASA, P171917 TTLs: Katharina Siegmann (Senior Environmental Specialist) Grant Start/Completion: 12/01/2016~12/31/2020Grant ActivitiesProject summaryWith this Korea Green Growth Trust Fund (KGGTF) grant, Government of Bolivia and Mexico planned to work with and learn from each other. The Government of Bolivia aimed to reduce environmental pollution and resource scarcity that disproportionately affects the poor, including air pollution, a lack of fresh water and sanitation service, lead exposure, inadequate waste disposal, and minimal climate resilience strategy. On a broader scale, the Government of Bolivia has requested a climate change development policy loan from the World Bank. This project helped create and implement policy reforms that contribute to inclusive green growth, including issues related to air pollution, water and sanitation services, and greenhouse gas emissions. Bolivia also aimed to conduct additional capacity building and analysis related to environmental management and climate change. Mexico had requested similar funding from the World Bank to further its climate change mitigation, adaptation, and resiliency efforts. To that end, this project would fund critical components of larger efforts in both countries and the region. List of Activities
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P171917 | ASA | Bolivia, Mexico | Closed | $487000 |
2020 | Building Coastal Resilience in Asuncion through Climate Smart Solutions
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Building Coastal Resilience in Asuncion through Climate Smart SolutionsBasic InformationGrant 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: $500000.00 Product Line and P-Code: ASA, P175320 TTLs: Santiago Ezequiel Arias (Urban Specialist) Grant Start/Completion: January 13, 2021~December 31, 2023 (Anticipated)Grant ActivitiesProject summaryThe project aims to strengthen urban resilience in the Municipality of Asuncion, and specifically in the flood prone coastal strip known as Los Bañados, through: (i) the development of a decision support system (DSS) for flood risk management to classify and prioritize green urban interventions in the coastal area; (ii) the development of pre-feasibility studies for a US$ 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
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P175320 | ASA | Paraguay | Active | $500000 |
2017 | Towards green growth of Baku: enhancing people's quality of life through sustainable cleanup of polluted lakes
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Towards green growth of Baku: enhancing people's quality of life through sustainable cleanup of polluted lakesBasic InformationGrant ID: K-110 Country: Azerbaijan Region: Europe and Central Asia Sector: Environment Grant Year: Year 5 Grant Title: Towards green growth of Baku: enhancing people's quality of life through sustainable cleanup of polluted lakes Approved Grant Amount: $600000.00 Product Line and P-Code: ASA, P166058 TTLs: Gulana Enar Hajiyeva (Senior Environmental Specialist) Grant Start/Completion: December 28, 2017~June 30, 2021Grant ActivitiesProject summaryThe objective of this grant is to support the Government of Azerbaijan in its efforts to introduce green solutions for addressing legacy pollution, and for sustainable redevelopment of contaminated areas of selected Absheron lakes. The economy of Azerbaijan is dominated by oil production and industry. Currently the industrial sector contributes over 60% to its GDP, and crude oil accounts for over 90% of its goods exports. Pollution associated with the oil sector has had severe effects on many locations at the Absheron Peninsula – the center of the oil production area – leaving the region damaged and caused significant land contamination. Land degradation is a deterrent to future development, and pollution’s impact on public health is significant. The KGGTF funded program will focus on studying the area in and around Lake Khojasan, and will contribute to the identification of the cleanup and ecological revitalization measures of the water body and adjacent land in a sustainable and cost-effective manner. It further aims to foster a strong partnership between public and private sectors by developing innovative financial mechanisms for land redevelopment that could be scaled up and sustained in the future. Another component of the program will be to strengthen the capacity of involved stakeholders through the introduction of new technical know-how, and education and training in the deployment of green growth practices. This component will be carried out through studying, learning and sharing Korea’s successes in green urban development, remediation of industrially contaminated sites and treatment of polluted water. List of Activities
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P166058 | ASA | Azerbaijan | Closed | $600000 |
2021 | Green Jobs in Haiti through Enhanced Resource Efficiency, Renewable Energy and Waste Management in Industrial Parks
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Green Jobs in Haiti through Enhanced Resource Efficiency, Renewable Energy and Waste Management in Industrial ParksBasic InformationGrant 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: TBCGrant ActivitiesProject summaryThe 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
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P173743 | Lending | Haiti | Active | $700000 |
2017 | Learning from Korea’s Green Growth Experience to Tackle Environmental Health Challenges
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Learning from Korea’s Green Growth Experience to Tackle Environmental Health ChallengesBasic InformationGrant ID: K-111 Country: Global Region: Global Sector: Environment Grant Year: Year 5 Grant Title: Learning from Korea’s Green Growth Experience to Tackle Environmental Health Challenges Approved Grant Amount: $875000.00 Product Line and P-Code: ASA, P170784 TTLs: Ernesto Sanchez-Triana (Lead Environment Specialist) Grant Start/Completion: December 6, 2017~November 30, 2022 (Anticipated)Grant ActivitiesProject summaryThe objective of this grant is to institutionalize knowledge of green growth so that World Bank staff and client countries can develop and incorporate green growth principles into their development strategies. This KGGTF program will build on the partnership and ongoing collaboration between the World Bank Group’s Global Solutions Group on Environmental Health and Pollution Management, the Environment and Natural Resources Global Practices, and the Korean Ministry of Environment and its affiliated agencies to develop a series of multi-lingual online learning courses. The courses, created from global case studies, will strengthen capacity to design and implement green growth initiatives though activities that incorporate green growth elements. The initial online courses will be self-paced and built around environmental health and pollution management and will demonstrate how to identify new policies and investments. Furthermore, the course will provide a toolkit for identifying, designing, implementing, monitoring and evaluating environmental health policies. The courses will further present key interventions to address environmental health risks that affect vulnerable groups such as women, children, and the economically disadvantaged, along with solutions to engage multi-stakeholder groups and encourage public participation. An accompanying manual will further provide best practices and solutions for addressing air, water and soil pollution. The dissemination of best practices will facilitate a better understanding of how green growth can provide a flexible approach for improving environmental and urban challenges while concurrently building shared economic prosperity. An additional component of this program will help client countries identify new policies and investments to promote green growth, and further identify financing resources to support development, including other international financing institutions and co-financing opportunities along with the private sector. List of Activities
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P170784 | ASA | Global | Active | $875000 |
2017 | Green Growth via Green Infrastructure Construction
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Green Growth via Green Infrastructure ConstructionBasic InformationGrant ID: K-112 Country: Global Region: Global Sector: Environment Grant Year: Year 5 Grant Title: Green Growth via Green Infrastructure Construction Approved Grant Amount: $650000.00 Product Line and P-Code: ASA, P165777 TTLs: Michael James Hall (Senior Environment Specialist) Grant Start/Completion: October 23, 2017~June 30, 2022 (Anticipated)Grant ActivitiesProject summaryThe objective of this grant is to provide the technical and capacity tools for countries, construction companies, and suppliers to build and implement green construction projects. This program will provide tools to improve government agencies (bank clients and others) capacity to design, contract and construct environmentally sustainable infrastructure projects. The first component of the program will support the development of IT tools to assist governmental infrastructure projects by enhancing real-time sustainable project management. The IT tools will track a project’s environmental, health and safety (EHS) project data, along with performance, compliance and risks. This information will support the tracking of project results and enhance real-time decision-making. The tools will provide a simple automated system approach for construction contractors, health and safety supervision, and inspectors to monitor performance. It will include components for field supervision such as checklists, monitoring, results documentation and tracking. Data monitoring will provide such tools as project tracking and EHS reporting that will be web-based and downloadable to individual computers, smart phones and laptops. Once developed and tested, these IT tools will be disseminated and deployed across other World Bank projects. The second component of the program will be the development and implementation of a series of e-learning courses and subsequent capacity building activities for governmental agencies, the construction industry, SME’s and local workers and product/service providers associated with World Bank finance projects. The individual e-courses will address key aspects of green infrastructure design (such as integrating environmental sustainability into infrastructure design), construction (green construction jobs and service providers, environmental sustainability management etc.), and sustainable infrastructure procurement. The third component will identify materials, technologies and equipment (MTE) that can lead to more sustainable infrastructure development in low and middle-income countries. Key MTE solutions will be compiled and disseminated on the already established Knowledge Platform on Environmentally Sustainable Infrastructure Construction (KPESIC) site and will promote knowledge transfer and knowledge exchange. List of Activities
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P165777 | ASA | Global | Active | $650000 |
2017 | Solid Waste in Mountainous Regions of India, Pakistan and Nepal
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Solid Waste in Mountainous Regions of India, Pakistan and NepalBasic InformationGrant ID: K-115 Country: India, Nepal, Pakistan Region: South Asia Sector: Environment Grant Year: Year 5 Grant Title: Solid Waste in Mountainous Regions of India, Pakistan and Nepal Approved Grant Amount: $500000.00 Product Line and P-Code: ASA, P167228 TTLs: Rahat Jabeen (Environmental Specialist) Grant Start/Completion: April 23, 2018~June 30, 2020Grant ActivitiesProject summaryThe objective of this grant is to develop a sustainable solid waste management model for mountainous regions. Rapid urbanization and an influx of tourism and indiscriminate solid waste dumping is adversely affecting the ecosystem. Currently the region lacks waste management practices and adequate infrastructure to handle human induced pollution. Recent attempts have been made to address the issues such as banning plastics, but the region recognizes a comprehensive plan and strategy is needed to manage waste. Unique characteristics of the Himalayan Region such as waste generation patters (sudden spurts during tourist season and widely varying composition) and challenging topography and land constraints require a unique set of waste management solutions. This KGGTF funded program builds on multiple World Bank projects and will support the creation of a highly customized solution and strategy for solid waste management. It will develop an implementation model to be deployed across the Himalayan region. And further will design and establish hands-on training and capacity building programs for stakeholder agencies and institutions such as the local municipal governments, planning and regulatory agencies and key decision makers to effectively implement the strategy. List of Activities
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P167228 | ASA | India, Nepal, Pakistan | Closed | $500000 |