Global Foundations for reducing nutrient enrichment and oxygen depletion form land based pollution in support of global nutrient cycle

The general objective of this project is to promote GHG emissions reduction by generation and efficient use of biogas from livestock manure, agro-industrial residual biomass and mitigation of soil and water pollution. Several biogas uses will be explored such as electric power generation, combined heat applications and substitute for fuel for transportation.

Development and promotion of a low carbon campaign for the 2010 Commonwealth Games as a means of inducing a behavioral change amongst the citizens, athletes and visitors for the adoption of environmentally sustainable practices.

Increase the resilience and adaptive capacity of Samoa’s forest areas and communities reliant on Samoa’s forestry resources.

To support the country’s emergency responses to the Port au Prince Earthquake by providing autonomous energy and lighting using solar applications.

To incorporate protected areas as a key tool for biodiversity conservation into Burkina Faso’s decentralization process through the operationalization of community managed protected areas, including gazetted forests and their buffer zones.

To support local communities and administrations at the lowest level of government to design and implement adaptation actions aimed at reducing vulnerability and building resilience, especially in those communities that are particularly vulnerable in Ethiopia

To address barriers to geothermal markets in Turkey thourgh technical assistance and Geologica Risk Mitigation. The increase of geothermal energy use by developing and implementing four financially viable projects in Turkey will help to accelerate the use of geothermal energy, build private-sector confidence in investing in this resource and and offering geological risk insurance, and demonstrate to the regulatory bodies at national and local government levels approaches to address geothermal resource risks cost effectively.

To increase resilience of vulnerable communities and build capacity of local and national institutions to address climate change risk

The objective of the project is to reduce the energy consumption and related GHG emissions with the focus on new residential buildings by introducing new performance based building design and construction standards with related energy certification scheme(s) and by ensuring their effective implementation and enforcement. By this, the energy consumption of new buildings is sought to be cut by at least 70% compared to the existing building stock constructed before 1993 and by 40% compared to the buildings erected in accordance with the current construction norms and thermal standards in place.