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.

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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