This project has been submitted for technical approval under the UNDP/GEF LDC and SIDS Targeted Portfolio Approach For Capacity Development and Mainstreaming of Sustainable Land Management (PMIS 2441). The project will contribute towards the achievement of the following long term goal which is the sustainable management of Niue’s unique natural terrestrial resources while at the same time promoting sustainable productive systems contributing to the social well being of its present and future generations.

Remove the most significant barriers and permit a more rapid transformation process for energy efficient electrical equipment

Reduction of GHG emissions by facilitating the market transformation towards more energy efficient building equipment and appliances through introduction of energy efficiency standards and labeling.

To identify, implement, monitor, and evaluate adaptations to reduce current and likely future burdens of malaria, diarrhoeal diseases, and meningococcal meningitis in Ghana.

This project was identified by the National Adaptation Programme of Action of Bhutan as a national priority to address the adverse impacts of climate change. Its goal is to enhance adaptive capacity to climate change-induced disaster impacts in Bhutan. As a contribution to the achievement of this goal, the project objective is to 'reduce climate change-induced risks and vulnerabilities from glacial lake outbursts in the Punakha-Wangdi and Chamkhar Valleys.'

The project’s long-term goal isto contribute to the mitigation of land degradation and promotion of ecosystem integrity and stability, with enhanced ecological functions and services through capacity development and mainstreaming of sustainable land management. Its overall objective is to strengthen DRC’s national institutional and human resource capacity to combat land degradation in DRC.

To demonstrate effective and innovative pollution reduction activities in Shanghai’s rural areas in order to reduce the rural and agricultural pollution load (especially nutrients) in the surface water flowing to the East China Sea.

: To identify and fully assess innovative, cost-effective, and sustainable systems for the production of liquid biofuels for transportation and stationary applications, in order to enable the GEF to set clear policies and priorities in this area and embark on investment-oriented projects.

The objective of the proposed Conservancy Adaptation Project is to help the Government of Guyana adapt to global climate changes by mitigating the country’s vulnerability to flooding. The proposed project will help protect the coastal population currently vulnerable to annual flooding and at risk of losing their homes and means of economic production.