Projects

Strategic Partnerships for the Implementation of the Paris Agreement (SPIPA) Completed

Project Lead: Nicole Kranz
01 Mar 2018 to 31 Mar 2023

The project contributed to translating the political commitment for advancing bilateral dialogues and cooperation in the field of climate action into concrete interventions, aligning with the ambition...
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Strengthen National Climate Policy Implementation: Comparative Empirical Learning & Creating Linkage to Climate Finance (SNAPFI) Completed

Project Lead: David Rusnok
01 Jul 2019 to 30 Jun 2023

As part of implementing Nationally Determined Contributions (NDCs), governments face the challenge of supporting national climate policies and institutions with limited public funds while also reducin...
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Support to Indigenous Peoples’ and Community Conserved Areas and Territories (ICCAs) On-going

01 Nov 2013 to 31 Dec 2024

Indigenous peoples and local communities play a crucial role in the conservation of biological diversity. The project supports these communities in 45 countries in preserving their traditional habitat...
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Supporting PAGE Countries on Green Economic Recovery from Covid-19 Completed

01 Oct 2020 to 31 Dec 2022

The UN initiative “Partnership for Action on Green Economy” (PAGE), founded in the context of the Rio+20 conference in 2012, strives to enable the transformation of an economy that is not only int...
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Supporting the Nitric Acid Climate Action Group (NACAG) Completed

Project Lead: Kundan Burnwal
01 Nov 2016 to 30 Sep 2021

The project aims to support countries participating in the NACAG Initiative by means of a technical advisory and support unit (TBU) for planning and implementing specific measures for a sustainable re...
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The Bonn Challenge Barometer of Progress Completed

01 Oct 2016 to 30 Jun 2024

Forests possess a great variety of species, serve as carbon sinks and fulfil many other functions that must be preserved. The Bonn Challenge is the most important international initiative for forest r...
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Tracking and Strengthening Climate Action (TASCA) Completed

Project Lead: Kelly Levin
01 Nov 2016 to 31 Dec 2021

Efficient Nationally Determined Contribution (NDC) tracking systems are necessary for demonstrating and reporting progress. Existing Measurement, Reporting and Verification (MRV) systems must be stren...
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Transformational Project Pipelines for NDC Implementation Completed

01 Feb 2019 to 31 Jul 2023

To date, many countries have lacked a clear pathway to financing and implementing their NDCs. To rectify this situation, the project is building capacity in partner countries to ensure they have the r...
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URBAN PATHWAYS: Supporting Low-Emission Plans for Basic Urban Services in the Context of the New Urban Agenda Completed

Project Lead: Oliver Lah
01 Oct 2017 to 30 Nov 2022

The project supported the implementation of the Paris Agreement and the NDCs within the framework of the New Urban Agenda (NUA) and the SDGs. It also supported national and local governments in key em...
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Utilising Landscape Scale Forest Ecosystem Rehabilitation as a Cost Effective Bridge for the Integrated Deployment of National Land-Based Mitigation and Adaptation Strategies Completed

Project Lead: Carole Saint Laurent
01 Nov 2015 to 31 Dec 2018

The rehabilitation of forest ecosystems – in an ecologically and socially compatible way and at a larger landscape scale – can provide a bridge while maximizing co-benefits for communities and bio...
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