Projects

The Asia Low Carbon Buildings Transition (ALCBT) On-going

15 Aug 2023 to 14 Aug 2028

Buildings and space cooling is the main driver for the growing future electricity demand and rising GHG emissions in Asia. The project addresses regulatory, capacity and financing gaps that prevent la...
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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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Transformative Climate Action Using Participatory Data Driven Decision Making Platforms (T-CAP) Completed

Project Lead: Dr Himanshu Shekhar
15 Jul 2022 to 30 Apr 2025

While digital means are increasingly used to assist in managing cities, an untapped potential lies in using these means to facilitate participatory local-level policymaking and implementation to catal...
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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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Urban-Act: Integrated Urban Climate Action for Low-Carbon & Resilient Cities On-going

Project Lead: Sebastian Markart
01 Apr 2022 to 31 Dec 2027

Urban-Act supports a transformation of urban development in China, Indonesia, Philippines, India and Thailand towards low-carbon & resilient development. It contributes to NDC implementation in co...
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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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ValuES: Methods for Integrating Ecosystem Services into Policy Planning and Practice Completed

Project Lead: Bernd Markus Liss
01 Jan 2013 to 28 Feb 2019

The project enabled partner ministries and organisations to make effective use of the findings generated by biophysical or economic methods to identify and evaluate ecosystem services. They are thus b...
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Waste Solutions for a Circular Economy in India On-going

Project Lead: Jai Kumar
01 Sep 2020 to 30 Dec 2026

Indian cities, generate ~62 million tonnes of Municipal Solid Waste (MSW) annually, which is disposed at landfills or unmanaged dumpsites causing greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions and other environmental...
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