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Small Wind Energy Development and Promotion in Rural Areas (SWEDPRA) Project
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Implementing Agency and Partnering Organizations:
DIM, UNDP, State Academy of Science, State Commission of Science and TechnologySummary:
The goal of this project is the reduction of the annual growth rate of GHG emissions from fossil fuel using activities through the removal of major barriers to the development and widespread implementation of small-scale wind energy systems (SWES) to replace part of the current fossil fuel use in the DPRK. This is carried out by assisting the nascent wind energy sector on the road to full-scale commercialization and improving the domestic market (particularly the rural areas), as well as the potentially viable foreign market, for locally manufactured SWES units.
Project Components:
- Wind Energy Resource Assessment
- Wind Energy Technology Information and Awareness Enhancement
- Development of Domestic and Overseas Market for Locally-made SWES
- SWES Design Improvement
- SWES Manufacturing Improvement
- SWES Technology Demonstration
- Energy Planning and Policy Formulation
Expected Outputs:
- Assessed wind characteristics and energy potentials in the country and improved local capacity to carry out wind energy assessments on a regular basis after the project.
- Widely disseminated feasibility and benefits of wind energy technology applications to potential users in the country.
- Established market for locally made SWES units and promoted both domestically and abroad.
- Compliance of locally made SWES units with internationally acceptable quality and performance standards.
- Improved manufacturing of locally made SWES units towards internationally accepted production practices and standards.
- Installed, operated and monitored optimally designed and manufactured SWES units in selected sites.
- Integration of energy planning and policy making into the country's development planning system.
Project Status:
Under Implementation
Tackling Climate Change, Contributions of Capacity Development
Submitted by andrea on Tue, 2011-02-08 19:40Year:
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Climate Changes tackles all sectors in different dimensions and with different impacts. The challenges facing the developing countries and international cooperation are immense. GTZ can draw on many years of experience in more than 100 countries in sectors. To share this information our innovative solutions, approaches and practical experiences are summarized in this publication.
The Economics of Adaptation to Extreme Weather Events in Developing Countries - Working Paper 199
Submitted by andrea on Mon, 2010-02-08 02:29Year:
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Without international assistance, developing countries will adapt to climate change as best they can. Part of the cost will be absorbed by households and part by the public sector. Adaptation costs will themselves be affected by socioeconomic development, which will also be affected by climate change. Without a better understanding of these interactions, it will be difficult for climate negotiators and donor institutions to determine the appropriate levels and modes of adaptation assistance.
Executive summary of the key lessons learned from Benin’s experience in preparation of the NAPA project “Integrated Adaptation Programme to Combat the Effects of Climate Change on Agricultural Production and Food Security in Benin”
Submitted by andrea on Tue, 2010-02-02 04:35
Adaptation Experience:
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This LDCF project is the first specific NAPA follow-up project in Benin. Few other projects implemented at the local level have a specific adaptation focus.
This project fully reflects the priority measures identified by the Republic of Benin in its NAPA, i.e priority 1 “implement a climate change risk and EW system for food security in four agro-ecological zones”. Furthermore, the project will contribute to the country’s national development goals such as set out in the Second Poverty Reduction Strategy Paper (PRSP).
Results and Learning:
Project interventions will range from the level of national government to that of village farmer. In order to foster ownership of the project from the onset, the project document was formulated with the help of stakeholder consultations. An overview of consultations that took place during the PPG phase is available in the attached document.
Sustainability:
Local community members and the responsible communes will be trained in data collection and data transmission. Local log sheets will be kept, which will also be used for on-site purposes and decision making. As part of a Farmers Action Research project, local farmers will be trained in plotting the collected data and determine systematically weather trends. The helps build local capacities in dealing with such information and interpreting it for decision making purposes.
An overall capacity building strategy will be developed based on the needs assessment and be implemented.
Through an established reporting and data flow system, data will be fed upstream to the national level, where it will be processed in numerical models.
Relevant national level research and science capacities will be supported by the LDCF project. Training of staff and investments into equipment are foreseen.
Replication:
The GTA is working in line with a specifically developed communication strategy, according to which end-user friendly products will be developed. For example, based on the Mali experience, it is planned to use radio as one key dissemination mechanism for the forecasting and EW information. Community radio, transmitting information in local vernacular would potentially form a very effective information dissemination mechanism.
It is appreciated that forecast information must be delivered site/area specific and should include recommendation on adaptive measures. For example, if a later onset of the rainy season is predicts, farmers should get information on which short cycle or fast growing crops, cultivars or varieties to plant, whilst the commune level service delivery institutions should be able to source the required seeding material, to make it available to the farmers.
Preparing the Afulilo Environmental Enhancement Project
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Implementing Agency and Partnering Organizations:
Asian Development Bank, Samoa Electric Power Corporation (EPC)Summary:
The Afulilo Hydropower Project was first initiated in the early 1980's when consultations were undertaken with affected people. Asian Development Bank (ADB) approved a $5.3 million loan to the Government of Samoa in December 1986 as co-financing for the project. Other cofinanciers were the World Bank, the European Investment Bank, the European Union and Australian Agency for International Development. Construction of the project commenced in 1990. Continuous production of electricity commenced in August 1993.
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ADB Contact:
Emma Ferguson
Email: eferguson@adb.org
Tel: +6793318110Project Status:
Under Implementation
World Economic and Social Survey 2009: Promoting Development, Saving the Planet
Submitted by andrea on Tue, 2010-01-12 02:42Year:
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The World Economic and Social Survey (WESS) provides objective analysis of pressing long-term social and economic development issues, and discusses the positive and negative impact of corresponding policies. The analyses are supported by analytical research and data included in the annex.
Mapping South African Farming Sector Vulnerability to Climate Change and Variability: A Subnational Assessment
Submitted by lakatosc on Thu, 2009-08-27 21:44
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A new paper from IFPRI analyzes the vulnerability of South African farmers to climate change and variability by developing a vulnerability index and comparing vulnerability indicators across the country's nine provinces. Nineteen environmental and socioeconomic indicators reflect the three components of vulnerability: exposure, sensitivity, and adaptive capacity. The results of the study show that the regions most vulnerable to climate change and variability also have a higher capacity to adapt to climate change.
