Projects

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 30 Sep 2026

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 cohere...
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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 Sep 2025

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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Wetlands Management for Biodiversity and Climate Protection On-going

Project Lead: Ravindra Singh
01 Sep 2018 to 31 Aug 2025

Wetlands play an important role in climate and biodiversity protection. Therefore, the project contributes to improving the management of wetlands in India by promoting the ecosystem-based integrated ...
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World Bank Group’s Pollution Management and Environmental Health (PMEH) Multi-Donor Trust Fund Completed

Project Lead: Jostein Nygard
01 Jan 2017 to 31 Dec 2021

Environmental pollution and health risks for humans are interlinked, as are the solutions for the problems. This is shown by the World Bank’s Pollution Management and Environmental Health programme ...
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