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China - Energy Conservation Project Phase II

GEF Agency: World Bank
GEF: US$26 million
Co-financing: US$255 million

Background:
Modeled in many ways on Energy Service Companies (ESCOs) operating abroad, three large ESCOs were successfully developed in China during the first phase of the China Energy Conservation Project. As of May 2001, the first three ESCOs had successfully undertaken
Latin America - Regional Sustainable Transport and Air Quality Project

GEF Agency: World Bank
GEF: US$21.05 million
Cofinancing: US$58.5 million

Background:
The transport sector is responsible for more than one-third of CO2 emissions in Latin America, and because of increased motorization and vehicle use, it is the fastest-growing CO2-emitting sector in the region. At the same time, Latin American cities are rapidly
Colombia's Caribbean Insular Areas and Human Health (INAP)

GEF Agency: World Bank
GEF: US$6.17 million
Cofinancing: US$9.5 million

Background:
Colombia is highly vulnerable to the affects of climate change over a wide range of sectors and geographical regions. Melting Andean glaciers will limit water availability for fragile mountain ecosystems, agricultural and domestic purposes, and hydroelectricity. Sea-level rise will cause
LDCF - Bhutan - Reducing Climate Change-induced Risks and Vulnerabilities from Glacial Lake Outbursts in the Punakha Wangdi and Chamkhar Valleys

GEF Agency: UNDP

Executing Agency: Department of Geology and Mines (DGM); Ministry of Trade and Industry

LDCF Grant: $3,625,050

Co-financing: $3,486,224
LDCF - Malawi - Climate Adaptation for Rural Livelihoods and Agriculture (CARLA)

GEF Agency: African Development Bank

Executing Agency: Environmental Affairs Department (Ministry of Mines, Natural Resources, and Environment); Department of Irrigation (Ministry of Irrigation and Water Development)

LDCF Grant: $3,000,000

Co-financing: $24,505,000
Ethiopia - Coping with Drought and Climate Change

Implementing Agency: UNDP
SCCF Grant: $995,000
Uruguay Wind Energy Programme (UWEP)
Pacific Adaptation to Climate Change (PACC)

Implementing Agency: UNDP
SCCF Grant: $13 M
LDCF - Liberia - Enhancing Resilience to Climate Change by Mainstreaming Adaptation Concerns to Agricultural Sector Development

GEF Agency: UNDP
Executing Agency: Ministry of Agriculture
LDCF Grant: $2,381,500
Co-financing: $6,080,000
LDCF - Liberia - Enhancing Resilience of Vulnerable Coastal Areas to Climate Change Risks

GEF Agency: UNDP
Executing Agency: Ministry of Land, Mines, and Energy
LDCF Grant: $2,900,000
Co-financing: $4,653,420

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