Platform of the GEF Earth Fund (formerly GEF Public-Private Partnership Fund, GEF_ID: 3357), Approval Date: 6/14/2007,GEF Amount: $50,000,000

To reduce vulnerability of the communities of the Greater Caucasus region of Azerbaijan to water stress and hazards by improved water and flood management.

To increase resilience of poor, agriculturally-dependent communities and decrease vulnerability of agricultural sector to climate change in Liberia.

Improve resilience of the livestock systems in support of the productivity of stockbreeding.

To develop capacity of communities living in the coastal zone to manage climate change risks.

To strengthen the capacity of Guinea-Bissau to govern and manage targeted fisheries, reduce illegal fishing and increase local value added to fish products.

The overall development objective of the WB-supported Vanuatu Geothermal Power and Electricity Sector Development Program is to support overall planning and initial implementation of an Energy Sector Roadmap for a least-cost program of grid and off-grid access expansion, taking into account energy security risks related to high dependence on imported petroleum for power generation. Specifically the priorities are scaling up electricity access and lowering the costs of electricity supply by increasing the penetration of sustainable electricity supply from renewable energy.

The project objective is to contribute to reducing Kiribati's dependence on imported petroleum for power generation in order to improve energy security and to reduce the GHG emissions from diesel fuel use for grid electricity supply in Kiribati. The specific objective of the proposed MSP is to serve as a catalyst for the substitution of the diesel based electricity generation for the South Tarawa grid by grid-connected solar PV supply of electricity.

The proposed Project development objectives (PDO) are to (i) strengthen policy development and strategic framework for renewable energy and rural electrification; and (ii) to attract investors for sustainable development of new hydropower generation to supply the Port Moresby electricity grid.

The Global Environment Objective is to support the development of a framework, information exchange and consensus-building to launch a national effort on development of renewable energy-based mini-grids and rural electrification.

To improve operational efficiency, system reliability and financial sustainability of Solomon Islands Electricity Authority through: improved financial and operational management, reduction of losses, and increase revenue collection.

Global Environment Objective (GEO): To support the development and sustainable operation of electrical mini-grids that use renewable energy and create an enabling environment (policy, legal and regulatory) that promotes investment in renewable energy technologies and increases access to more affordable energy services in rural areas of Solomon Islands.