To support participating cities in developing or enhancing their capacities and processes for
an evidence-based, integrated approach toward resilience and sustainability.

To provide guidance, methods and toolbox for assessing and monitoring status and trends in land degradation using remote sensing technology which can be employed to inform land management and investment decisions as well as to improve reporting to the UNCCD and the GEF

National capacity and capability improved for prevention and management of mercury use, through the preparation of a National Action Plan (NAP) for the Artisanal and Small-scale Gold Mining (ASGM) sector

Initiate regional SAP implementation through legal, policy and institutional reforms and addressing gaps identified in the SAP, supporting rational and equitable integrated management, socio-economic development and the protection of the ecosystem and resources of the NSAS in the Nubian Countries

To increase the resilience of agro-sylvo-pastoral and freshwater production systems to climate change in four provinces downstream of the Lake Chad Basin (Bahr El Gazal, Kanem, Hadjer Lamis and Lac).

To empower local communities to manage production landscapes in Mexico's Southeast large ecosystems in a manner that enhances their social, economic and environmental sustainability and resilience.

To review and update the National Implementation Plan (NIP), which will be submitted to the government for approval and eventual transmission by the government to the Conference of Parties (COP) of the Stockholm Convention. Participating stakeholders will be able to manage the additional POPs with newly developed technical skills, expertise and awareness.

To assist Sri Lanka in the preparation of its Third National Communication to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC)

Strengthen India’s capacity to manage and monitor mercury use, import, export, stockpiles, emissions and releases throughout the country (with a particular focus on Annex A (Part I), Annex B and Annex D of the Minamata Convention) and enable India to take an informed decision on ratifying the Minamata Convention and to meet future obligations under the Convention.

To prepare and submit Ghana’s Fourth National Communication (NC4) and Second Biennial Update Report (BUR2) to UNFCCC and in doing so enhance Ghana’s capacity to meet its reporting obligations under the UNFCCC on continuous basis.