The project is being implemented as an interim capacity-building activity between the Initial and the Second Communications. Hence it is intended to complement activities of the Phase 1 project, related to the Initial Communication, while at the same time forming basis for initiation of the Second National Communication to the UNFCCC.

The development objective of the fully blended IBRD-GEF Forest Development Project (FDP) is to increase the contribution of foest to the national economy and to the benefit of rural populations through sustainable management of state, private and c ommunal forests. The global objective of the FDP is to strengthen conservation of forest ecosystems through mainstreaming biodiversity conservation into forest management, and through improved conservation of critical ecosystems.

The overall development objective of the Hazards Risk Mitigation and Emergency Preparedness (HRMEP) Project is to assist the Government of Romania in reducing the environmental, social, financial and economic vulnerability to natural disasters and water pollution accidents from mining activities through: (i) strengthening the institutional and technical capacity for disaster management and emergency response; (ii) implementing risk reduction measures for floods, landslides and earthquakes; (iii) improving the safety of dams; (iv) establishing a financially sustainable national disaster insuran

Project aims to improve the energy efficiency of new building construction in China through a combination of building equipment market transformation and heat supply policy approaches. Promotes demand in the housing sector for more efficient building materials and for more effective heat metering and control equipment. Also promotes new policies and institutions for metering, controlling, and managing centralized heat supply systems. Project is part of a broader program for heat reform and building energy efficiency by the World Bank and China.

The overall objective of this project is to improve the management of transboundary water systems by increasing the capacity to identify, disseminate and replicate best practices and lessons learned across the GEF IW projects. This objective will be achieved through a suite of learning exchanges, knowledge sharing activities, joint demonstration activities, and related capacity building Information Communication Technologies (ICT) activities among GEF supported IW projects and their partners.

Promote grid-based renewable power generation both for utility sales by power developers and for self-generation and consumption by sugar and paper industries. Promote commercial solar water heating to displace electric water heating. Assist government to create policy and institutional frameworks for renewable power generation through technical assistance, followed by investments from carbon and private financing sources.

The aim of this project is to develop the tools and incentives to help small forest managers, communities and NTFP collectors in the tropics to identify and protect biodiversity in the forests they manage (the 'Target Forests') through certification, whilst continuing to meet their own management objectives. The project will take place in three contrasted tropical countries in order to develop and test the tools in a range of situations.

Promote building integrated PV (BIPV) applications for new and existing buildings, integrated with building design and energy efficiency. Includes targeted research, capacity building for local manufacturers and architect/engineers, regulatory frameworks, and pilot demonstrations. Concept fits with both technology market aggregation/innovation strategic priority (OP7--distributed generation) and power sector policy strategic priority (OP6). GEF $2 m., others (government, private sector, donors) $5 m, total $7 m. PDF $130,000 from GEF, $170,000 co-financing from others.

The main objective of the proposed GEF project is to identify and remove the main barriers that inhibit the implementation of energy efficiency measures in the industrial and commercial service sectors, in order to reduce CO2 emissions and decelerate electricity demand growth, while making the industrial and commercial service sectors more competitive. The focus will be air-conditioning, refrigeration, lighting and motors.