Streets for People: promoting non-motorised transport in Nairobi
Nairobi is one of Africa’s fastest growing cities, with a population of over four million inhabitants. A new film from CDKN explores the challenges, achievements and areas of improvement to enhance the NMT experience in Kenya's major cities.
Event
17th August 2021
Asia LEDS Partnership Forum 2021 - register today
The theme of this year’s Asia LEDS Partnership Forum is ‘Advancing NDCs and strengthening long term strategies’ and registration is open now for the event that runs virtually from 23 August through 9 September 2021.
Feature
22nd February 2021
Potential for electric buses to provide Addis Ababa with multiple benefits
Wondwossen Sintayehu and Charlotte Scott describe how the City of Addis Ababa is considering the use of electric buses in a bid to reduce air pollution overall. Such a development would reduce particulate pollution, which is harmful to local people's health, as well as reduce the greenhouse gas emissions that drive climate change.
Resource
6th August 2020
Ethiopia NDC Highlights newsletter: June 2020
This NDC Highlights newsletter features articles on Ethiopia’s implementation of its Climate Resilient Green Economy strategy and Nationally Determined Contribution (NDC), and the potential for off-grid electricity in Ethiopia.
Case Study: Scaling-up solar PV in water supply services in Rajkot, India
This case study showcases how the installation of solar photovoltaic (PV) panels at a water treatment plant in Rajkot has reduced greenhouse gas emissions and inspired the municipality to scale-up in other parts of the city.
The Mobilising Investment project in Ethiopia is working to identify the current regulatory and financial barriers to the growth of the mini-grid sector and opportunities for productive use.
The Mobilising Investment project in Kenya is working with Dalberg Global Development Advisors to analyse the social, environmental, and economic impacts of moving away from dirty cooking fuels to clean cooking fuels in Kenya.
Feature
19th September 2019
Unlocking private finance in Peru's waste sector
The Mobilising Investment for NDC Implementation programme has been working with countries around the world to unlock finance for the implementation of Nationally Determined Contributions (NDC). The project in Peru is capitalising on a key opportunity to mobilise private finance in the waste sector. Yasomie Ranasinghe from PwC UK reports.
The Mobilising Investment project in Bangladesh is working with the Sustainable Renewable Energy Development Authority (SREDA) to de-risk investment for solar irrigation pumps and identify options for the public sector in supporting private investment into off-grid solar.
The Mobilising Investment project in Peru is working with the Ministry of Environment to identify opportunities to mobilise private sector investment for projects in the waste sector.