Projects

Biodiversity Finance Initiative (BIOFIN II) On-going

Author Name: Onno Van Den Heuvel
01 Jan 2018 to 31 Dec 2025

The financing of biodiversity conservation is a key issue in the implementation of the CBD. Most countries lack reliable information on the actual costs that are needed to effectively implement their ...
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EcoLogistics: Low carbon freight for sustainable cities On-going

Author Name: Sunandan Tiwari
01 Nov 2017 to 31 Dec 2022

Urban transport of goods and commodities is a significant source of greenhouse gases in Argentina, Colombia and India. Nevertheless, many cities hardly address this in their mitigation measures. The p...
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URBAN PATHWAYS: Supporting low-emission plans for basic urban services in the context of the New Urban Agenda On-going

Author Name: Oliver Lah
01 Oct 2017 to 30 Nov 2022

The project supports the implementation of the Paris Agreement and the NDCs within the framework of the New Urban Agenda (NUA) and the SDGs. It also supports national and local governments in key emer...
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Climate Partnership Programme III On-going

Author Name: Yvonne Veth
01 Jun 2017 to 30 Sep 2022

Private investment and climate-friendly technologies are crucial for building a climate-friendly economy in emerging and developing countries. Therefore, the Climate Partnership Programme mobilises th...
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Institutionalization of CSO engagement in the Adaptation Fund Completed

Author Name: Lutz Weischer
01 May 2017 to 31 Aug 2022

The Adaptation Fund (AF) is an important instrument that assists especially vulnerable population groups in coping with the adverse effects of climate change. The project aims to strengthen the intern...
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Mobilizing the Co-Benefits of climate change mitigation through capacity building among public policy institutions [COBENEFITS] Completed

Author Name: Sebastian Helgenberger
01 Mar 2017 to 30 Sep 2022

Successful climate policies depend heavily on the interest in the socio-economic, additional benefits climate protection can generate, including local value creation, jobs, health, water consumption, ...
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ICT-based adaptation to climate change in cities Completed

Author Name: Michael Schwartzkopff
01 Mar 2017 to 31 Oct 2020

In order to achieve international targets in the area of sustainability, it is essential to adapt cities to the impacts of climate change-induced extreme weather events, such as infrastructure damage ...
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World Bank Group’s Pollution Management and Environmental Health (PMEH) Multi-Donor Trust Fund Completed

Author Name: Jostein Nygard
01 Jan 2017 to 31 Dec 2020

The World Bank's Pollution Management and Environmental Health (PMEH) Program aims to reduce the impact of air, land and water pollution on human health and the environment in target countries and cit...
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Biodiversity and Ecosystems Services in Agrarian Landscapes On-going

Author Name: Bernd-Markus Liss
01 Dec 2016 to 30 Nov 2022

A growing world population and changing consumer habits are increasing the global demand for food and renewable raw materials. This is why land use is now being practised much too intensively in the p...
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INTERACT-Bio Integrated regional action for Biodiversity: Supporting National Biodiversity Strategy and Action Plan (NBSAP) implementation through the mainstreaming of biodiversity objectives across City-Regions On-going

Author Name: Monika Zimmermann
01 Dec 2016 to 30 Apr 2024

The partner countries have signed the Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD) and NBSAP have already been drawn up. INTERACT-Bio supports them in establishing the management of biodiversity and ecosy...
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