8.The goal of this request for a second phase biodiversity-enabling activity grant is to assist the Republic of Tajikistan in further evaluating its capacity building needs, defining country specific priorities, analyzing functional capabilities and determining mechanisms necessary to protect national biodiversity in accordance with the BSAP recommendations, and the GEF and CoP/CBD guidelines.

Establishment, composition and mandate of the NAPA national network and identification of a lead agency. Review of studies/reports on vulnerability and adaptation to climate change (combined with the stocktaking for the NCSA). Consultation workshop on major areas of vulnerability to climate change and key adaptation measures and development of country driven criteria for prioritisation of adaptation measures. Prioritisation of adaptation measures using criteria Drafting proposals for implementation of priority adaptation activities. Public Review of the draft NAPA.

The objectives of the project are to: ·Change the current unfavorable investment and incentive conditions and create an enabling environment in Macedonia that fosters the development of sustainable energy utilization (in this context defined as efficient use of energy and use of renewable energy sources) through providing financial, methodological, informational, and institutional support; ·Support a large increase in energy efficiency (EE) investment in Macedonia through development of a self-sustaining, market-based financing mechanism based on a principle of commercial co-financing.

The objective of the NCSA process is to identify through a national-driven consultative process, the priorities, needs and constraints for capacity building to protect the global environment as Afghanistan begins to meet its obligations to the Rio conventions and related international instruments.

The primary goal of the NCSA process in Bangladesh is to identify, through a country-driven consultative process, priorities and needs for capacity building to protect the global environment.

The immediate objectives of the project are to: 1. Increase income of salt workers, small farmers and handicraft workers by building capacity in appropriate application of renewable energy sources. 2.Improve quality of services of education, health, drinking water, information, lighting and entertainment.

The objective of the proposed project is to increase the share of renewable energy production in Armenia through the development of a self-sustaining, market-based financial mechanism.

The proposed assessment effort aims to identify options for GEF risk management interventions for RET projects, covering both insurance-based and non-insurance instruments in close collaboration with private sector stakeholders, the World Bank and UNDP. The ultimate goal of the effort is to bring about the faster and more systematic deployment of renewable energy technologies by supporting and positively influencing the development of markets for renewable energy project risk management instruments.

Key project development objectives shall be: (i) to demonstrate scalable sustainable institutional models for increasing access to electricity services in rural areas; and (ii) to contribute to growth of rural incomes and improved delivery of social services through supply of electricity services to targeted rural areas.