Projects
The Empty Fruit Bunch Composting Project
The Empty Fruit Bunch Composting Project funded by WIPO GREEN is a pilot initiative implemented by Winrock International in partnership with an Indonesian palm oil mill. The project uses microbial composting accelerator to speed up aerobic composting of a mix of empty fruit bunches and palm oil mill effluent. This industrial-scale composting pilot will reduce […]
Capacity Building Activities to Enhance Electricity Use
The Millennium Challenge Corporation and the Government of Nepal established the Millennium Challenge Account Nepal to implement MCC’s Nepal Compact signed on Sept. 14, 2017. The Electricity Transmission Project is a component of the Nepal Compact aimed at increasing domestic electricity consumption by improving the availability and reliability of electricity on Nepal’s electricity grid and […]
USAID/Dominican Republic Solid Waste Reduction Program
This activity’s goal is to reduce waste in municipalities leading to cleaner oceans in the Dominican Republic. To achieve clean oceans, USAID will work on the northern coast of the Dominican Republic enabling communities and economies to thrive and to build resilience to climate and economic shocks.
USAID Climate Resilient Agriculture in the Mekong Delta (CRM)
The Mekong Delta in the south of Vietnam, a region of 40,000 square kilometers and approximately 18 million people, is among the world’s most vulnerable regions to the impacts of climate change. It is an agricultural powerhouse that produces roughly half of Vietnam’s total rice harvest and nearly three-quarters of its fruit, aquaculture, and fisheries […]
Demonstrating A Scalable Revenue Model for Community Solar Water Pumping in Ethiopia
Working in 10 pilot communities in the Amhara and Oromia regions of Ethiopia, the project will facilitate local private developers to replace existing diesel-fueled community water pumps with solar-powered pumps. The goal is to demonstrate a revenue model that encourages private developers to invest in cleaner power systems in this sector, and to lay the […]
USAID Reducing Pollution
The USAID Reducing Pollution activity is a five-year project that supports locally-driven initiatives that substantially reduce environmental pollution in Vietnam through a collective impact approach. The project will build the capacity of government, local nongovernmental organizations and private sector partners to prevent, mitigate and reduce environmental pollution, and increase the capacity of stakeholders to generate, […]
SUNREF Nigeria
The Sustainable Use of Natural Resources and Energy Finance (SUNREF) Nigeria project seeks to improve access to affordable finance for renewable energy and energy efficiency technologies, a critical step to increase economic opportunities, reduce carbon emissions, create employment, and ultimately promote sustainable development in Nigeria. These outcomes will be achieved by removing the barriers to […]
USAID/Malawi Modern Cooking for Healthy Forests in Malawi -Tiphike mwa Makono (MCHF)
USAID/Malawi Modern Cooking for Healthy Forests in Malawi -Tiphike mwa Makono (MCHF) is focused on advancing Malawi’s low-emissions, climate-resilient development through forest conservation and sustainable energy options, and through strengthening low-emission planning, analysis and investment capacities. The goal of the project is to assist in ensuring that Malawi’s forest and soil resources are managed more […]
Efficient Electric Cooking Market Uptake in Nepal
While access to electricity has substantially increased in recent years in Nepal, a majority of Nepali households rely on firewood and other harmful fuels for cooking, according to the World Bank. To address this issue, the Efficient Electric Cooking Market Uptake in Nepal project will research consumer’s preferences for Electric Pressure Cookers (EPCs), as well […]