Projects

Mobilizing the Co-Benefits of Climate Change Mitigation Through Capacity Building Among Public Policy Institutions [COBENEFITS] Completed

Project Lead: 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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Morgenstadt Global Smart Cities Initiative: Global Approach- Local Solutions Completed

01 Dec 2018 to 30 Jun 2023

Smart and sustainable urban development is one of the main solutions for climate change adaptation and the efficient use of resources. However, the sectoral approaches to sustainable urban development...
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NDC Transport Initiative for Asia Completed

Project Lead: Kuldeep Sharma
01 Nov 2019 to 28 Feb 2025

Rapid economic growth, together with a persistent trend towards urbanization and a rise of motorized transport are leading to an increase of traffic volumes in Asia. This leads to an increase of green...
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NDC Transport Initiative for Asia - Phase 2 On-going

Project Lead: Christian Kapfensteiner
15 Nov 2024 to 30 Sep 2028

The project is a collaboration of six organisations and engages in China, India and Vietnam. It aims at promoting a targeted approach to electrifying heavy commercial vehicles, focussing on a coherent...
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Partnership for Market Implementation On-going

Project Lead: Flavia Rosembuj
30 Nov 2011 to 31 Dec 2030

Carbon markets are a cost-effective way to mitigate emissions of greenhouse gases. The “Partnership for Market Implementation” project aims to support partner countries in designing and im...
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Private Business Action for Biodiversity Completed

Project Lead: Andreas Gettkant
01 Sep 2016 to 31 Dec 2021

Private enterprise has an important role to play in countering contributory factors to the loss of biodiversity. This global project is supporting methods and instruments to ensure biodiversity-friend...
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Promoting Community Conservation Resilience Completed

Project Lead: Simone Lovera
01 Mar 2015 to 30 Apr 2019

The aim of the project was to contribute to the implementation of the CBDs 2011-2020 Strategic Plan and Aichi Targets by providing policy advice on effective and appropriate forms of support for comm...
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Protecting Aquatic Ecosystems in India's Northeastern Himalaya Region Completed

Project Lead: Patricia Dorn
01 Jan 2020 to 30 Jun 2025

Population growth, increased usage intensity and climate change impacts are increasingly threatening aquatic habitats and their ecosystem services in India’s northeastern Himalayan region. The p...
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REDD+ Himalaya: Capacity Building for Using REDD+ to Conserve Natural Biodiverse Carbon Sinks in the Himalayas Completed

Project Lead: Kai Windhorst
01 Dec 2013 to 31 Dec 2020

The forestry authorities and the forest-using population in the Himalayan partner countries lack sufficient competence and practical experience to implement REDD+ (Reduction of Emissions from Deforest...
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Restore Conserve and Protect Forest and Tree Cover for NDC Implementation in India (RECAP4NDC) On-going

Project Lead: Alejandro von Bertrab
11 May 2022 to 30 Apr 2029

Owing to socio-economic pressures, 43 percent of Indian forests are degraded. With 140 million hectares, the forest restoration potential is enormous. India is aiming at a national target for forest a...
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