Low Carbon Solutions through Nature Based Urban Development for Kutaisi City
Category: MCF
Project for Low Carbon Urban Development, Transport, and Land Management in Kutaisi, Georgia, expected to complete by December 31, 2024.
This project, titled "Low Carbon Solutions through Nature Based Urban Development for Kutaisi City" (GEF ID 10643), aims to enable a transformative shift towards sustainable urban development within and outside Kutaisi City, Georgia. The core purpose is achieved by strengthening planning and institutional frameworks and demonstrating/scaling-up investment in integrated low-carbon electric solutions in transport and sustainable land management practices. The project is executed by the Ministry of Environmental Protection and Agriculture of Georgia (MEPA) through The Regional Environmental Centre for the Caucasus (REC Caucasus), with UNEP as the implementing agency. It is a Multi Focal Area project under the GEF Trust Fund (GET). Key objectives and outcomes include: 1. **Climate Change Mitigation (CCM-1-2):** Achieve quantifiable and verifiable tons of CO2e mitigated through actions for developing low-carbon transport options. This covers investments in alternative fuel vehicles, fuel-efficient vehicles, bus-rapid-transit (BRT), bicycle sharing programs, reducing barriers for electric mobility adoption, and significantly reducing local air pollution via electric drive technologies. GEF funding allocated: $1,326,550.00. 2. **Land Degradation (LD-1-4):** Reduce pressures on natural resources from competing land uses, increase resilience in the wider landscape, and implement integrated landscape management and restoration. This addresses physical, biological, and socio-economic aspects of land degradation processes, with specific attention to deforestation, to maximize multiple benefits, invest in cross-sectoral landscape management, and scale up Sustainable Land Management (SLM) practices and landscape restoration on quantifiable and verifiable hectares. GEF funding allocated: $178,041.00. The project incorporates various taxonomy elements including Land Degradation Neutrality, Land Cover change, Ecosystem Approach, Integrated and Cross-sectoral approach, Climate Change Mitigation, Sustainable Urban Systems and Transport, Institutional capacity building, Stakeholder engagement (Local Communities, Civil Society, NGOs, Academia), Communications, Awareness Raising, Education, Participation, Information Dissemination, Partnership, Beneficiaries, Gender Equality (mainstreaming, sex-disaggregated indicators), Capacity Development, Knowledge Exchange/Generation, and Innovation. The project has a Climate Change Mitigation Rio Marker of 2 and a Climate Change Adaptation Rio Marker of 0. The total project cost is $16,978,391.00, comprising $1,504,591.00 from the GEF Trust Fund and $15,473,800.00 in co-financing. The project was submitted on December 21, 2021, with an expected implementation start date of January 1, 2022, and an expected completion date of December 31, 2024, spanning a duration of 48 months.
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Low Carbon Solutions through Nature Based Urban Development for Kutaisi City Part I: Project Information GEF ID 10643 Project Type MSP Type of Trust Fund GET CBIT/NGI CBIT No NGI No Project Title Low Carbon Solutions through Nature Based Urban Development for Kutaisi City Countries Georgia Agency(ies) UNEP Other Executing Partner(s) Ministry of Environmental Protection and Agriculture of Georgia (MEPA), through The Regional Environmental Centre for the Caucasus (REC Caucasus) Executing Partner Type Government GEF Focal Area Multi Focal Area Taxonomy Focal Areas, Land Degradation, Land Degradation Neutrality, Land Cover and Land cover change, Sustainable Land Management, Ecosystem Approach, Integrated and Cross-sectoral approach, Climate Change, Climate Change Mitigation, Sustainable Urban Systems and Transport, Influencing models, Strengthen institutional capacity and decision-making, Stakeholders, Communications, Awareness Raising, Education, Local Communities, Civil Society, Non-Governmental Organization, Academia, Type of Engagement, Participation, Information Dissemination, Partnership, Beneficiaries, Gender Equality, Gender Mainstreaming, Sex- disaggregated indicators, Capacity, Knowledge and Research, Knowledge Exchange, Knowledge Generation, Capacity Development, Innovation Rio Markers Climate Change Mitigation Climate Change Mitigation 2 Climate Change Adaptation Climate Change Adaptation 0 Submission Date 12/21/2021 Expected Implementation Start 1/1/2022 Expected Completion Date 12/31/2024 Duration 48In Months Agency Fee($) 142,935.00
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