environment & natural resources

The development objective of the Forest Sector Modernization and Coastal Resilience Enhancement Project for Vietnam was to improve coastal forest management in the Project Provinces. The project had three technical components in addition to a fourth component on project management, monitoring, and evaluation. The first component modernized the technical know how and approaches used for planning, supplying seedlings, and financing coastal protection forest management and planting.

The objective of the Volcanoes Community Resilience Project for Rwanda is to reduce the risk of flooding, strengthen watershed management, and improve livelihoods of people in the project area. There are five components to the project, the first component being flood risk management. This component seeks to reduce flood risks in the Volcano and Vunga corridor by implementing comprehensive flood risk reduction interventions and by improving flood early warning systems (FEWS) and community-level flood preparedness.

The development objective is to establish policy foundations to foster low-emission and sustainable economic growth and climate change resilience. The DPL will support reforms to enhance climate planning and governance, including those that promote plans and programs to restore terrestrial and marine areas to provide protection from storm surges.

The development objective of Sustainable Oasis Ecosystems Management Project for Morocco is to strengthen the sustainable oasis ecosystems management for climate resilience in Aoufouss and Akka Oasis and develop a national standard for integrated oasis management. This project has three components.

The development objectives of the Resiland CA+ Program : Kyrgyz Republic Resilient Landscape Restoration Project for Kyrgyz Republic are: (i) to increase the area under sustainable landscape management in selected locations in the Kyrgyz Republic; and (ii) to promote Kyrgyz Republic’s collaboration with other Central Asian countries on transboundary landscape restoration. The project comprises of three components.

The development objective of Air Quality Improvement Project for Kyrgyz Republic is to i) strengthen the capacity of the Kyrgyz Republic to manage air quality; and ii) reduce net PM2.5 and Greenhouse Gas (GHG) emissions in Bishkek. This project has four components. 1) Strengthen Air Quality Management System, has the following components: (i) Enhancing Ambient AQ Data Collection, Analysis, and Dissemination; and (ii) Enhancing AQ Management and Pollution Control.

The development objective of the Green and Resilient Development Policy Operation for Colombia is to accelerate climate action by: (i) advancing the low-carbon energy transition; (ii) promoting sustainable land use; and (iii) building resilience and adaptation to climate change. This development policy loan (DPL) is fully aligned with core priorities of the new government, which is committed to accelerating the implementation of the low-carbon and resilient development agenda.

The Program Development Objective is to improve land and water resource management and restore degraded ecosystems in selected areas in the Yellow River Basin in Gansu Province and Shandong Province. The project will increase local flood mitigation capacity by restoring wetlands and rivers.

The objectives of the Resilient Landscapes Project for Armenia are (i) to increase the area under sustainable landscape management in selected locations and (ii) to promote sustainable economic activities to communities in targeted landscapes in Armenia. There are four components to the project, the first component being Institutional Capacity and Policy Development. The project supports integrated landscape management such as restoration of degraded wetland and rebuilding of fragmented forests.

The development objective of the Jambi Sustainable Landscape Management Project for Indonesia is to improve sustainable landscape management that reduces land-based greenhouse gas emissions in selected sites in Jambi province. The project comprises of three components. The first component, strengthening policy and institutions objective is to enhance effective land management regulation and enforcement in Jambi with a focus on harmonizing policies and approaches that are critical for managing emissions from land use, including peat management and fire prevention and management.