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Australia /Government	Australia's Industrial Development Experience	Macroeconomic stability – creating a stable environment in which industry can invest with confidence and businesses can build their international competitiveness. The focus is thus on achieving hi	Key lessons learnt from the 2005 Review of National Competition Policy Reforms: A broadly-based reform program improves the prospect that those who might lose from a specific reform still gain ove

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Major Groups	Bund construction for rice production, northern region of Ghana	Although rice was an established crop in the Northern Region, yields were low. There is substantial surface runoff during the rainy season, and bunds that capture this runoff can significantly increa	The lessons learned from this experience are typical of many rural development interventions. First, farmers have been quick to respond to market opportunities, and are ready to invest large amounts	Agence Française de Développement (AFD - French Development Agency), Ministry of Agriculture and Food (MOFA), Agricultural Development Bank, French Ministry of Foreign Affairs, local NGO

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Spain /Government	Creación de un registro telemático en la Oficina Española de Patentes y Marcas	Facilitar los trámites administrativos de solicitud de signos distintivos y patentes españolas, europeas e internacionales PCT. El registro permite además la presentación de recursos administrati	Actualmente sólo está completamente operativo la solicitud de marcas y nombres comerciales. El 17% de las solicitudes de marcas y el 24% de las de nombres comerciales llegó por esta vía, lo cual	Ministerio de Administraciones Públicas (MAP)

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United States of America /Government	Encouraging Conservation on Agricultural Lands through Incentives and Technical Assistance	U.S. natural resources conservation programs (e.g., Conservation Reserve Program and the Environmental Quality Incentives Program) help farmers reduce soil erosion, enhance water supplies, improve wa	Targeted conservation programs can help farmers and ranchers meet environmental challenges on their land. Key to success is a focus on national environmental priorities (such as water quality, soil

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Lithuania /Government	Energy Efficiency/Housing pilot project	1) To develop and implement measures which have been provided for in the Lithuanian Housing Strategy and its implementation documents; 2) To take part in development and introduction of a housing mo		Ministry of Economy Engineering-consultancy companies Ministry of Environment Association of Municipalities Central Project Management Agency Municipalities

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Kenya /Government	Farmer Field School for up-scaling soil management technologies, western Kenya	The dominant farming system in western Kenya is a crop-livestock mixed system where intercropping of maize and common bean is closely integrated with livestock production. The population density ra	1.Village immersion: The facilitators of the planned FFS enter into a community. They hold a series of meetings with the local leaders and administrators in which they explain the objectives and goa	Rockefeller Foundation (donor), Kenya Agricultural Research Institute (KARI), Ministry of Agriculture, Local NGOs: Vi-Agroforestry, Community Mobilization Against Desertification Others: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) Nairobi office, The Rockefeller Foundation

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Major Groups	Farming for Energy, for Better Livelihoods in Southern Africa (FELISA)	• Produce cleaner, renewable energy • Reduce carbon emissions • Provide for domestic energy needs of African countries • Provide employment to rural labourers • Boost rural economies of		SADC, Southern African states and energy consumers, Southern African biodiesel farmers

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Mali /Government	Gestion Améliorée de l’Environnement : Femmes et les Energies Nouvelles et Renouvelables (FENR)

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Major Groups	Guatemala Radio Project	Strengthening community radio stations’ ability to produce quality content for broadcast to indigenous peoples throughout the country. Building local capacity to sustain the project beyond Cultural	Initially, many deputies didn't object to legalizing stations that truly represented their communities. But they would not support legislation to give partisan, religious, or commercial stations free

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Jordan /Government	Jordan Cleaner Production Programme (JCPP)	The programme aims to establish a national and regional capcity to ensure the sustainable application of the concept of cleaner production by the industry. More specifically, it aims to: - Provid	The JCPP is serving as a coordinating and catalytic role for cleaner production by conducting in-plant demonstrations, organizing training programmes, promoting CP technology investment projects, pro	the Ministry of Planning, the Ministry of Industry and Trade, the Ministry of Environment, Amman Chamber of Industry, Zarqa Chamber of Industry, the Royal Scientific Society, Energy Research Center, the Jordan University of Science and Technology, the Friends of Environment Society, as the Program's Secretariat

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Netherlands /Government	Knowledge Centre for Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR Netherlands)	The objective of CSR Netherlands is to promote CSR amongst its primary target group, namely businesses, particularly small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs. CSR Netherlands seeks to realise its obj	The Knowledge Centre reaches beyond its immediate membership, as shown by the involvement of a wide range different participants in its workshops, events and projects.

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Canada /Government	Le site Internet spécialisé Agroenvironnement d’Agri-Réseau : un accès rapide et gratuit à l’information scientifique et technique de pointe en matière d’agriculture et d’environnement.	Le site Internet Agri-Réseau s’est donné pour mission d’offrir un accès rapide et gratuit au savoir et à l’expertise du réseau agricole et agroalimentaire québécois par l’intermédiair	Pour que le site spécialisé Agroenvironnement remplisse ses objectifs, il doit rester vivant par l’ajout continuel d’information traitant de sujets d’actualité. Les statistiques d’achaland	Ministère de l’Agriculture, des Pêcheries et de l’Alimentation du Québec

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Switzerland /Government	Minergie: More life quality, less energy consumption	To increase energy efficiency in the building sector through the introduction of a volontary quality label		Different actors and institutions in Switzerland: building owners, architects and engineers, construc-tion and renovation business, Government and local authorities

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Nigeria /Government	NEED TO ENSHRINE INTEGRATED CAPACITY INTO UNSKILLED CIRCUMSTANTIAN PROFESSIONS IN NIGERIA.	LATER, PLEASE.	NONE.	WE ARE IN GROUPED PARTNERSHIP. THE INITIAL TASKS HAVE BEEN GRASSROOT ORIENTATION CONSISTING OF VARIOUS SCHORLARS AND PUBLIC CONCERNS. WE NEED MORE FORMIDABLE INTERNATIONALPARTNERS FOR ASSOCIATION AND EXCELLENCE.

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Australia /Government	Persistent Organic Pollutants in the Pacific	To dispose of stockpiled POPs, including agricultural pesticides and polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs) from old electrical transformers in 12 Pacific island countries: Fiji, Cook Islands, Federated St	Clear, rigorous management protocols (in accordance with national and international regulations) ensured the managing contractor kept physical risks as low as practicable. Political and weather risk	AusAID worked with the Pacific Regional Environment Program (SPREP) to determine Pacific island member countries’ priorities for waste management. SPREP undertook initial investigatory work on the scale of the problem and subsequently worked with the contractors engaged by AusAID to implement the project. Environment ministries in the participating countries have been partnered by Australian Government counterparts to negotiate the permitting requirements for moving hazardous waste between countries. State and local government agencies have oversighted the safe transport and destruction of Pacific persistent organic pollutants (POPs) in Australia.

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Mexico /Government	Pollutant Release and Transfer Register (PRTR)	The primary goals of the project are: 1) To encourage reductions of pollutant releases at national level and transfers from industrial activities; and 2) To foster the use of PRTRs and PRTR data by	Challenges encountered include: - Lack of political willingness to provide public access for environmental information; - Lack of economic resources The establishment of legal instruments for e	EPA CCA Industry States’ authorities Environment Canada

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New Zealand /Government	RECOVERY Ozone Protection Company	To promote the facilitate the collection, storage and disposal of all ozone depleting substances during the phase out period.

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United States of America /Government	Research coordination to Overcome Barriers to Microirrigation	Although microirrigation has proven to be an efficient irrigation method, it has been adopted on only a fraction of the land area appropriate for the technology. An irrigation survey conducted in 200	Microirrigation has significant potential for improving irrigation efficiency and nutrient management, but continued research is needed to overcome barriers to microirrigation adoption on an internat	US Land Grant Universities, dryland farmers

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Trinidad and Tobago /Government	Scitechknowfest - National Energy Exhibition and Demonstration	To demonstrate all aspects of energy, both primary and renewable, to schoolchildren ranging from 7-18 years of age.	In order to provide consumer education and awareness raising regarding energy management for school children, it is important to demonstrate all aspects of energy.	The Ministry of Energy and Energy Industries, NALIS, Energy Companies (State and Private), Secondary Schools and Pupils.

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Bangladesh /Government	Social Marketing and Promoting Private Sector in Bengladesh	To improve hygiene by increasing public awareness	Key Factors for Success -- The Campaign has created a stronger link between raising awareness about sanitation and making information available for consumers on technologies and services. -- Privat	UNICEF

Issue	Africa
Theme	Natural resources management
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Belgium /Government	A multi-approach tool for the volcanic risk management of the Goma region (North Kivu) (GORISK)- “STEREO” programme	The GORISK project is oriented towards the improvement and implementation of techniques dedicated to the study and monitoring of the Nyiragongo.	An important GORISK segment concerns the ground deformations monitoring that are amongst the most important parameters to monitor; it is addressed by both space borne and ground based observations. V

Issue	Africa
Theme	Poverty reduction
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Intergovernmental Organization	ACP – EU Water Facility	The overall objective is to contribute to poverty reduction and sustainable development through the achievement of the specific Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) and World Summit for Sustainable De	The response to the Facility has shown a high and unsatisfied level of demand for this kind of finance. It has demonstrated its added value in allowing new partnerships for investment in infrastructu	ACP countries

Issue	Africa
Theme	Natural resources management
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United States of America /Government	Africa: Atlas of Our Changing Environment	A new publication -- Africa: Atlas of Our Changing Environment -- documents environmental change at more than 100 locations spread across every country in Africa. The Atlas, produced by the African	Those who read this Atlas and reflect upon its images will gain a deeper understanding of environmental impacts upon Africa’s people, land, plants, animals, air and waters. The pace and scale of c	Those interested in changes in, uses of, and trends in African land and water.

Issue	Africa
Theme	Means of implementation
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Belgium /Government	Agribusiness Development Academy Programme 2005-2009- Project in South Africa	Training of emerging farmers in agribusiness Constraints and challenges: Limited capacity for project implementation if one does not want to count on external consultants only		Department of Agriculture; Limpopo - South Africa

Issue	Africa Agriculture
Theme	Poverty reduction Integrated planning of sustainable agriculture
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Major Groups	Agricultural Workers and Integrated Production and Pest Management, Uganda	The aim of this initiative is to keep pest populations below economically damaging levels and to restrict pesticide use to amounts that are economically justified and reduce risks to human health and	Innovative elements - The practice gives agricultural workers knowledge and skills on IPPM so that when instructed by an employer or manager to use a pesticide, they can suggest alternative IPPM tech	Global Pesticide Project Swedish Trade Unions, Global IPM Facility IGOs: IUF and Global Integrated Pest Management Facility Research Institution: CABI Bioscience

Issue	Africa Agriculture
Theme	Natural resources management Agriculture, hunger and food security Integrated planning of sustainable agriculture
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Intergovernmental Organization	Biocontrol-based IPM for the Diamondback moth (Plutella xylostella), Eastern and Southern Africa	The objective of this project is to introduce biological control scheme of DBM which avoids the environmental and human health costs, as an important alternative to synthetic pesticides. To develop	In spite of long-lasting efforts to improve DBM management through biological means, long-term studies of the impact of its parasitoids are scarce. In this project, observations on DBM and the local	Donor German Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development (BMZ) NGOs: International Centre of Insect Physiology and Ecology (ICIPE)

Issue	Africa Rural development Agriculture Cross-cutting issue
Theme	Rural development and poverty reduction Poverty reduction Natural resources management Rural infrastructure and social services Agriculture, hunger and food security Sustainable development in a globalizing world Means of implementation related to rural development
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United States of America /Government	Building Agricultural Value Chains in Zambia for Retail Input Services	Following an assessment showing that Zambia’s smallholder farmers were poorly served by the agricultural inputs industry, the USAID-funded Production, Finance and Technology (PROFIT) project decide	A competitive value chain for agricultural input services is critical to the competitiveness of the principal food crop (maize) and cash crop (cotton) value chains. • Rural smallholders are a po	Small holder farmers

Issue	Africa
Theme	Health priorities
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Major Groups	Business Alliance Against Chronic Hunger	To reduce hunger in Africa by strengthening specific food value chains through business development and market linkages. Companies implement these solutions in partnership with governments, NGOs, int	Through BAACH, businesses leverage their expertise and capabilities to improve value chains – from production, processing and packaging to retailing and marketing – to increase food supplies, nut	• Unilever • Sealed Air • General Mills • TNT • Nike • Technoserve • The MDG Centre • The Rockefeller Foundation

Issue	Africa Climate Change
Theme	Technology innovations and transfer Greenhouse gas sinks Voluntary initiatives Adaptation Domestic and international emissions trading Natural resources management Carbon sequestration Market-based mechanisms to reduce emissions Mitigation policies/measures
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Intergovernmental Organization	Come rain or shine - integrating climate risk management into African development operations	* Africa faces a number of special challenges that make it more vulnerable to climate change than other parts of the world: Key economic sectors – specifically agriculture, and other natural resour	* While mitigation of greenhouse gas emissions is crucial to limit long-term climate change, in the short term adaptation is the only option to manage the impacts of climate change and maximize devel	African Development Bank, the Climate Information for Development – Africa (ClimDev Africa) programme, the Climate Adaptation for Rural Livelihoods and Agriculture (CARLA) project in Malawi. The AfDB is also working with the African Union and the United Nations Economic Commission for Africa to implement the ClimDev programme.

Issue	Africa Land
Theme	Integrated land management Natural resources management
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United Republic of Tanzania /Government	Conservation Agriculture for sustainable crop production, Tanzania	Conservation tillage, zero or minimum tillage, is one of the practices that has proved to combat soil degradation efficiently. While millions of hectares of farm land are already under zero tillage i	The advantages of reduced and minimum tillage against conventional mechanical tillage practices are: • Saving farm power and labour requirements due to the elimination of ploughing and the reducti	FAO Tanzania

Issue	Africa Energy for Sustainable Development
Theme	Poverty reduction Increasing access to energy for the poor
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Intergovernmental Organization	EU Energy Initiative for Poverty Eradication and Sustainable Development	- To contribute to providing the access to energy necessary for the achievement of the Millennium Development Goals, particularly that of halving the number of people in extreme poverty by the year 2	The Initiative has been successful in improving coordination, dialogue and synergies and in creating a number of funding and capacity building instruments that contribute to improved energy access.	governments, other international energy initiatives, NEPAD, etc

Issue	Africa Rural development Land
Theme	Integrated land management Rural development and poverty reduction Integrated land planning Natural resources management Rural infrastructure and social services
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United States of America /Government	Economic Development through Sustainable Tourism	Tourism is now recognized to be one of the largest industries in the world. Well-planned and well-implemented tourism projects can improve local governance, natural resources management, biodiversi	Sustainable tourism provides opportunities for diversifying local economies and promoting formation of micro and small enterprises, many of them women-owned. Protection of wildlife and other natural	Those interested in tourism as a development tool.

Issue	Africa Water
Theme	Poverty reduction Natural resources management Integrated Water Resource Management
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United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland /Government	Efficient water utilization through gravity irrigation, Kianguni, Kenya	The project, through crop production system management, aims at improving access to natural resources; and empowering rural people.	Impacts on natural resource base - Intensive use of land has led to a noticeable increase in the use of organic manures for crop production, improving the soil fertility in the irrigated parts of v	Local organizations: Kianguni self-help group Government institutions: Ministry of Water and Irrigation, Ministry of Gender, Sports and Social Services. Local NGOs: Youth Action For Rural Development (YARD)

Issue	Africa
Theme	Poverty reduction
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United States of America /Government	Expanding Trade Opportunities and Building Prosperity in Africa	Signed into law in May 2000, the U.S. African Growth and Opportunity Act (AGOA) legislates reduced barriers to trade, increasing exports, creating jobs, and expanding opportunity for sub-Saharan Afri	While the absence of import duties under AGOA increases the competitiveness of African exports, certain factors like inefficient energy supplies, the high cost of electricity and limited access to fi	Sub-Saharan African exporters.

Issue	Africa Cross-cutting issue
Theme	Poverty reduction Gender equality Health priorities
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Major Groups	Housing in Tanzania, Provision of adequate and affordable shelter through housing cooperatives	The focus of the project has been on empowering low-income communities particularly women to enable them participate fully and effectively in the development of human settlements. One of the roles of	The real achievement is for those who have acquired land for housing construction. The stage of acquiring land has taken a long time and still one group has not succeeded yet. One lesson that we lear	NGOs, local and national governments

Issue	Africa Desertification
Theme	Natural resources management Efforts to reverse or mitigate desertification
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United States of America /Government	Management of Natural Resources and Desertification in Africa: The Transformational Change in Namibia	In Namibia, wildlife-based enterprises (mostly in the tourism sector) managed by rural Namibian communities contributed to significant increases in both rural revenues and large mammal populations.	In this example, rural people built opportunities using innovative natural resources management technologies to combat desertification and mitigate the effects of climatic changes, while pulling them	Government of Namibia and Community Conservancies

Issue	Africa Cross-cutting issue
Theme	Education Natural resources management Poverty eradication Sustainable development for Africa
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Major Groups	Reach Out Inner City Project	To harness the energy and leadership potential of young people so that they may become advocates of change within their own communities. JEP believes that change will benefit the community and ensure	Partnership with the local municipality, through the Johannesburg Development Agency, resulted in jobs for some of the young people in the project. Several of the young people, who had been trained i	Johannesburg Development Agency (JDA)

Issue	Africa Rural development Land
Theme	Integrated land management Means of implementation Rural development and poverty reduction Poverty reduction Natural resources management Rural infrastructure and social services Means of implementation related to land Means of implementation related to rural development
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Major Groups	Soil and water conservation in bongo district in upper east region of Ghana	In a needs assessment conducted at Dua in 2003, women ranked the lack of water as their most serious problem, followed by poor soils, and, tied in third place, constraints on income generating activi	TRAX and participating farmers in Upper East Region are learning a lesson that has been widespread in the Sahel over recent decades. Simple techniques to enhance soil organic matter and moisture cont	TRAX, DFID

Issue	Africa
Theme	Poverty reduction
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United States of America /Government	Strengthening Africa’s Export Competitiveness	The African Global Competitiveness Initiative (AGCI) is a $200 million, five-year Presidential Initiative that promotes the export competitiveness of enterprises in sub-Saharan Africa. The goal is t	• Inefficient energy supplies and the high cost of electricity and telecommunications hinder export competitiveness, as do high transportation costs. Investment in electricity, in particular, is c	Small and medium sized African enterprises.

Issue	Africa
Theme	Natural resources management
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United States of America /Government	Transformational Change in Senegal: Natural Forest Management	In Senegal, USAID’s Wula Nafaa (Benefits of the Bush) Program has helped rural populations better manage local natural forest resources, strengthen and diversify their economies and reduce and even	Lessons Learned: The revenues from properly managed natural products and natural forests were much greater than occurred prior to the Wula Nafaa (Benefits of the Bush) Program. • Rural producer	Rural communities in Senegal

Issue	Agriculture Cross-cutting issue
Theme	Gender equality Agriculture, hunger and food security
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Major Groups	Agri-Business by poor women integrating livestock-crop systems and Vermi-composting for sustainable agriculture and empowerment	To help improve livelihoods of women farmers To promote organic farming To wipe out myths that women cannot undertake any agri-business Agakhan Rural Support programme (India) provided technical	1.The women learnt to earn income through composting and ways of handling business 2. The women learnt ways of diverting to other ventures for sustenance of livelihoods 3. The women are ‘change	Women farmers from across State and Jambur women group, Farmers’ Training Centres (FTCs)

Issue	Agriculture Africa
Theme	Poverty reduction Means of implementation related to agriculture
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Major Groups	An integrated approach – gender sensitization workshops and training on access to technology - for shea butter extraction for Gbimsi women in Ghana	.To promote small-scale industrialization 2.To generate income to support and to sustain the livelihoods of women 3. To transfer appropriate technology to small-scale industrialist through traini	1 Dealing with a completely illiterate group was a major obstacle at the initial stages but the frequent organization of gender training sessions helped to boost the confidence of the women, which co	Villinkrikri group of Gbimsi

Issue	Agriculture
Theme	Integrated planning of sustainable agriculture
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Germany /Government	Biocontrol-based IPM for the Diamondback moth (Plutella xylostella), Eastern and Southern Africa	Cabbage is one of the most important vegetables grown in East Africa. It provides necessary dietary vitamins and minerals in a maize-based diet and generates substantial income for the producers and	In spite of long-lasting efforts to improve DBM management through biological means, long-term studies of the impact of its parasitoids are scarce. In many biological control projects, very little o	German Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development (BMZ)

Issue	Agriculture Drought
Theme	Adaptation to drought Agriculture, hunger and food security Integrated planning of sustainable agriculture
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Kenya /Government	Conservation agriculture for smallholder farmers in dryland areas, Laikipia District, Kenya	The goal of Conservation Agriculture(CA) is to maintain and improve crop yields and resilience against drought and other hazards, while at the same time protect and stimulate the biological function	• Dolichos lab used in CA as a source of soil cover was highly adopted by small scale farmers in the district. This was due to the fact that apart from the property of fixing Nitrogen in the soil,	German Trust Fund Ministry of Agriculture (Kenya) FAO

Issue	Agriculture Land
Theme	Integrated land management Integrated land planning Agriculture, hunger and food security Integrated planning of sustainable agriculture
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Kenya /Government	Conservation agriculture for smallholder farmers in dryland areas, Laikipia District, Kenya	- Maintain and improve crop yields - Enhance resilience against drought and other hazards - Protect and stimulate the biological function of the soil - Shift weed management from mechanical means	- An essential element of conservation agriculture (CA) is planning crop sequences over several seasons, to minimize the build-up of pests or disease and to optimize plant nutrient use by synergy bet	German Trust Fund Ministry of Agriculture (Kenya) FAO

Issue	Agriculture Rural development Land
Theme	Integrated land management Integrated land planning Natural resources management Agriculture, hunger and food security Integrated planning of sustainable agriculture
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Major Groups	Conservation farming in Zambia	These practices aim to improve soil structure and water retention and reduce the need for chemical fertilizers while at the same time increasing crop yield.	Input supply and credit necessary for smallholders. Extension support is needed, as well as labor management, weed control, credit and input availability for further expansion. Careful planning will	Farmers Union (ZNFU) and Conservation farming unit (CFU) GART for research, Dunavant Cotton Co. Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Fisheries (MAFF)International Food Policy Research Centre (IFPRI) The Cooperative League of the USA (CLUSA), and the Land Management and Conservation Farming (LMCF)

Issue	Agriculture
Theme	Means of implementation related to agriculture
Country/Organization Type	Initiative Title	Objectives/Challenges/Constraints	Results/Lessons learned	Key implementation actors/Partners
United States of America /Government	Creating Markets and Market Access in West and East Africa: Leveraging Communication Networks to Distribute Critical Market Information	USAID supports a variety of projects that use information and communications technology (ICT) to improve regional markets; improve market access for smallholder farmers; and, increase food security b	Better Information and communication technology can supply traders with improved early warning marketing and trade information that lead to more efficient and competitive transactions in food trade b	Smallholder farmers

Issue	Agriculture
Theme	Means of implementation related to agriculture
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United States of America /Government	Creating Markets and Market Access in West and East Africa: Leveraging Communication Networks to Distribute Critical Market Information	USAID supports a variety of projects that use information and communications technology (ICT) to improve regional markets; improve market access for smallholder farmers; and, increase food security b	Better Information and communication technology can supply traders with improved early warning marketing and trade information that lead to more efficient and competitive transactions in food trade b	Smallholder farmers

Issue	Agriculture
Theme	Agriculture, hunger and food security
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Mexico /Government	Cross-cuting agenda, Agriculture - Environment	To incorporate the environmental dimension in the areas of action and the programs of promotion for the agricultural and fishing production in order to advance in sustainable development improving	Building basic agreements and explicit commitments between different Secretariats and entities of the federal and state governments has proven to be a valuable tool in order to obtain measurable resu	SECRETARÍA DE AGRICULTURA, GANADERÍA, DESARROLLO RURAL, PESCA Y ALIMENTACIÓN (SAGARPA) Y SUS ORGANISMOS SECTORIZADOS

Issue	Agriculture
Theme	Agriculture, hunger and food security
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United States of America /Government	Effective Strategies for Animal Waste Management on Large Farms in the U.S.	Environmental concerns from livestock and poultry operations are regulated by national laws, as well as state and local regulations and zoning. As livestock and poultry farms in the United States ha	Applied research programs coupled with education, information and cost-share programs can help farmers and ranchers find cost-effective ways to comply with requirements.	Livestock and poultry producers.

Issue	Agriculture
Theme	Agriculture, hunger and food security
Country/Organization Type	Initiative Title	Objectives/Challenges/Constraints	Results/Lessons learned	Key implementation actors/Partners
Belgium /Government	Empowerment for food security 2005-2009- Project in South Africa	Enhancing food security at household level through: 1. increase of agricultural production, storage and preservation 2. improved food diversification 3. improved income 4. improved food distribut	1. Strong focus on household level 2. All agricultural activities with strong emphasis on sustainable natural resources management 3. Use of local facilitators instead of external consultants 4. J	Department of Agriculture and Environmental Affairs, Kwazulu Natal – South Africa

Issue	Agriculture Africa
Theme	Poverty reduction Agriculture, hunger and food security
Country/Organization Type	Initiative Title	Objectives/Challenges/Constraints	Results/Lessons learned	Key implementation actors/Partners
United States of America /Government	Ending Hunger by Transforming African Agriculture	The U.S. Presidential Initiative to End Hunger in Africa (IEHA), which began in 2002, focuses on improving smallholders’ productivity and increasing rural incomes in order to alleviate hunger and p	An integrated and comprehensive approach to investments in agriculture (i.e., improved policy, technology and links to markets) can increase productivity and trade. This, in turn, can have a direct	African farmers and agribusinesses.

Issue	Agriculture Land
Theme	Integrated land management Means of implementation related to land Agriculture, hunger and food security
Country/Organization Type	Initiative Title	Objectives/Challenges/Constraints	Results/Lessons learned	Key implementation actors/Partners
United States of America /Government	Enlisting Economic Opportunities in the Fight Against Hillside Erosion in Haiti	Over the past seven years, the Hillside Agriculture Program (HAP) aimed to serve Haiti's poorest farmers, of whom approximately 70 percent work on severely eroded hillsides. To make hillside farming	Sustainable agriculture approaches can increase both farmer income and improve soil conservation. Technical assistance improved sustainable production, post-harvest processing, and market access for	Haitian farmers

Issue	Agriculture
Theme	Agriculture, hunger and food security
Country/Organization Type	Initiative Title	Objectives/Challenges/Constraints	Results/Lessons learned	Key implementation actors/Partners
United States of America /Government	Farmer-to-Farmer Volunteers for Technology Transfer, Market Chain Development and Strengthening Local Organizations	The John Ogonowski Farmer-to-Farmer (FTF) Program transfers knowledge and expertise of U. S. agricultural producers and businesses to developing and middle-income countries, and emerging democracies.	Transferring technical knowledge and expertise to individuals and institutions through volunteers can help build local capacities and introduce new productive technologies and innovations in rural ec	Agricultural producers and businesses in developing and middle-income countries.

Issue	Agriculture Land
Theme	Integrated land management Integrated land planning Agriculture, hunger and food security
Country/Organization Type	Initiative Title	Objectives/Challenges/Constraints	Results/Lessons learned	Key implementation actors/Partners
Major Groups	From agroforestry to improved livelihoods in Chebarus village	The main goal of agroforestry is to protect dry lands against erosion and to increase the farm productivity through sustainable agriculture. More specific objectives can be defined as follows: - Re	- Agroforestry has the potential of not only increasing farm productivity and profitability (for example maize yields can be boosted from 222kg to 2.2~5.6t/ha), but also diversity, by generating a ra	Bread for the World

Issue	Agriculture
Theme	Agriculture, hunger and food security
Country/Organization Type	Initiative Title	Objectives/Challenges/Constraints	Results/Lessons learned	Key implementation actors/Partners
United States of America /Government	Gender and Property Rights: Giving Women a Place at the Table	Women’s access to land and natural resources has been recognized as an important development issue, touching on issues of justice and economic empowerment. Secure property rights for women can alt	Gender must be taken into account from program inception. Including women in project activities often requires refinement of approaches and adaptation of established mechanisms. Educating both men a	Women farmers

Issue	Agriculture Drought
Theme	Agriculture, hunger and food security Drought preparedness and early warning
Country/Organization Type	Initiative Title	Objectives/Challenges/Constraints	Results/Lessons learned	Key implementation actors/Partners
Belgium /Government	Global Agricultural Monitoring systems by integration of earth observation and modeling techniques (GLOBAM)- “STEREO” programme	The overall objective of the project is to fill the gap between the current state of the art for local crop monitoring and the wide-scale operational system requirement. The overall research strateg	A major gap exists between the remote sensing operationally used and the current scientific state of the art in EO crop monitoring. There is a lack of relevant field data over large areas, and these

Issue	Agriculture
Theme	Agriculture, hunger and food security Integrated planning of sustainable agriculture
Country/Organization Type	Initiative Title	Objectives/Challenges/Constraints	Results/Lessons learned	Key implementation actors/Partners
Belgium /Government	Global Monitoring for Food Security (GMFS)	GMFS aims to provide earth observation based services and encourage partnerships in monitoring Food Security and related environmental processes in Africa, by concerting efforts to bring data and inf		Participation: PPS Science Policy Funding: European Space Agency (ESA)

Issue	Agriculture
Theme	Agriculture, hunger and food security
Country/Organization Type	Initiative Title	Objectives/Challenges/Constraints	Results/Lessons learned	Key implementation actors/Partners
Major Groups	Honduran farmer school	Several Farmer Schools was organized by ANAFAE to promote practical application of research for ecological agriculture and best practices and learning among participating partners. In order to gradua	Proper capacity building for the right groups can catalyze appropriate processes for development. The Farmer Field Schools have proven to be a reliable and practical mechanism to achieve results in r	FIPAH, Asociación de CIALES • World Vision • APAS, Asociación de Productores Agropecuarios de la Sierra • COMUCAP, Cooperativa de Mujeres • Vecinos Mundiales • CTSAR, Centro Técnico San Alonzo Rodríguez • CONAGRO, Consultores Agropecuarios • ADROH, Asociación para el Desarrollo de Occidente • ACAN, Asociación Campesina Nacional • CEASO, Centro de Enseñanza-Aprendizaje El Socorro Pastoral Social – Cáritas Comayagua Participatory Research in Central America (IPCA)

Issue	Agriculture
Theme	Agriculture, hunger and food security
Country/Organization Type	Initiative Title	Objectives/Challenges/Constraints	Results/Lessons learned	Key implementation actors/Partners
Belgium /Government	Improving Food Security and Nutrition Policies and Programme Outreach- Project in Malawi	The project aims not only at improving food security but also the nutrition situation of approximately 29,000 food insecure households in two districts in Malawi, Kasungu and Mzimba.		Malawian Ministry of Agriculture and Food Security Ministry of Irrigation and Water Development Ministry of Local Government and Rural Development Department of Nutrition and HIV and AIDS UN Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO)

Issue	Agriculture Cross-cutting issue
Theme	Gender equality Agriculture, hunger and food security
Country/Organization Type	Initiative Title	Objectives/Challenges/Constraints	Results/Lessons learned	Key implementation actors/Partners
United States of America /Government	Increased Incomes for Smallholder Farmers in Ghana through Agricultural Exports	In Ghana, the Trade and Investment Programme for Competitive Export Economy (TIPCEE) Program helps smallholder farmers improve their incomes from exports in a variety of value chains (including mango	By finding practical ways to use information and communication technology, smallholder farmers can integrate into supply chain systems, be a competitive alternative to industrial farming, and manage	Women farmers

Issue	Agriculture Land
Theme	Integrated land management Integrated planning of sustainable agriculture
Country/Organization Type	Initiative Title	Objectives/Challenges/Constraints	Results/Lessons learned	Key implementation actors/Partners
United States of America /Government	Indicators for Sustainable Management of Rangelands, Water Resources and Forests	Federal agencies are working with three national multi-stakeholder processes to advance the use of criteria and indicators as a framework for sustainable resources management of rangelands, water, an	Lessons learned: Sustainable resource management can be fostered through multi-stakeholder processes that work on data issues, foster dialogue, and consider management decisions using a common frame	Sustainable rangelands, water and forestry practitioners

Issue	Agriculture Africa
Theme	Poverty reduction Means of implementation related to agriculture Agriculture, hunger and food security
Country/Organization Type	Initiative Title	Objectives/Challenges/Constraints	Results/Lessons learned	Key implementation actors/Partners
United States of America /Government	Integrating Smallholder Producers into Vibrant Dairy Product Value Chains in Kenya	About 600,000 smallholder farmers produce milk in Kenya on farms of less than two hectares that support two or three dairy cows. Since September 2002, USAID\Kenya has supported a consortium of organi	Smallholder dairy farms in Kenya milking two to three cows can be highly productive when provided with training, technical assistance and access to market-based inputs. Project impacts can be sustain	Samll holder dairy farmers in developing countries.

Issue	Agriculture Rural development Cross-cutting issue
Theme	Education Gender equality Means of implementation related to agriculture Means of implementation related to rural development
Country/Organization Type	Initiative Title	Objectives/Challenges/Constraints	Results/Lessons learned	Key implementation actors/Partners
Major Groups	Internet-based Information Resource Centre for women, Uganda	The goal was to empower small-scale entrepreneurs. WIRES provides online information on animal rearing, crop growing, trade, and women's issues, and each subject area covers best practices, market pr	CEEWA-Uganda employs local people to manage the telecentres and provides computer-training courses on CD-ROM. So far women have been using the telecentres primarily to communicate with other entrepre	The Council for the Economic Empowerment for Women of Africa (CEEWA) - Uganda Chapter, which is affiliated with the Women of Uganda Network (WOUGNET).

Issue	Agriculture
Theme	Means of implementation related to agriculture
Country/Organization Type	Initiative Title	Objectives/Challenges/Constraints	Results/Lessons learned	Key implementation actors/Partners
Canada /Government	Le plan d’accompagnement agroenvironnemental : une démarche sur mesure pour aider les agriculteurs à prendre le virage agroenvironnemental	La démarche d’accompagnement agroenvironnemental ferme par ferme élaborée par le ministère de l’Agriculture, des Pêcheries et de l’Alimentation du Québec vise deux objectifs : appuyer con	Pour les agriculteurs, avoir la possibilité de s’adresser à des conseillers experts en agroenvironnement correspond à un véritable besoin. On compte aujourd’hui 83 clubs-conseils en agroenvir	Agriculture et Agroalimentaire Canada

Issue	Agriculture
Theme	Means of implementation related to agriculture Agriculture, hunger and food security Integrated planning of sustainable agriculture
Country/Organization Type	Initiative Title	Objectives/Challenges/Constraints	Results/Lessons learned	Key implementation actors/Partners
United States of America /Government	Nutrient Management in Agriculture to Increase Productivity and Protect the Environment	The use of fertilizers and manures to enhance soil productivity can greatly increase the productivity of agriculture. Fertilizers have been crucial to the increases in productivity achieved by the g	Research has provided information on many practices that can be applied to greatly reduce the impacts of fertilizers and manures used in agriculture. There are two challenges to putting them into pr	Farmers, U.S. Land-Grant Universities

Issue	Agriculture
Theme	Means of implementation related to agriculture Integrated planning of sustainable agriculture
Country/Organization Type	Initiative Title	Objectives/Challenges/Constraints	Results/Lessons learned	Key implementation actors/Partners
Canada /Government	Prime-Vert : un programme pour aider les agriculteurs à se conformer aux impératifs environnementaux d’aujourd’hui	Élaboré par le ministère de l’Agriculture, des Pêcheries et de l’Alimentation du Québec, le programme de soutien financier Prime-Vert a pour but d’aider les producteurs agricoles à releve	Le programme Prime-Vert donne aux agriculteurs les moyens d’agir. Grâce aux subventions distribuées, les aspects théoriques cèdent la place aux aspects pratiques. Jusqu’à maintenant, ce sont	Agriculture et Agroalimentaire Canada Ministère du Développement durable, de l’Environnement et des Parcs du Québec

Issue	Agriculture Land
Theme	Integrated land management Agriculture, hunger and food security
Country/Organization Type	Initiative Title	Objectives/Challenges/Constraints	Results/Lessons learned	Key implementation actors/Partners
United States of America /Government	Ridge Tillage Improves Food Production and Water Capture in the Sahel of West Africa	The Sahel is full of contradictions. It suffers from severe drought and periodic famine, yet total rainfall is relatively high (800 to 1200 mm per year). Soil erosion is severe, yet the land often	Improved soil management and water capture help increase agricultural productivity. Sahel farmers are embracing ridge-tillage technology because it appears to have a real, measurable impact on their	University of Hawaii, Institut d'Economie Rurale in Mali, Centre d'etude regional pour amelioration de l'adaptation a la secheresse in Senegal, National Agriculture Research Institute in Gambia, and farmers in the region

Issue	Agriculture
Theme	Agriculture, hunger and food security
Country/Organization Type	Initiative Title	Objectives/Challenges/Constraints	Results/Lessons learned	Key implementation actors/Partners
Australia /Government	Signposts for Australian Agriculture	The Signposts for Australian Agriculture project looks at the role of agriculture in natural resource management, economic growth and community life. Signposts aims to develop a framework for consist	One of the key challenges in designing and implementing Signposts has been the availability and comparability of data. In some instances key components of data were unavailable and in others time-fra	Signposts for Australian Agriculture is a collaborative project involving the Australian Government Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry, its Bureau of Rural Sciences (BRS) and the Rural Research and Development Corporations (RDCs). The project is managed by the National Land & Water Resources Audit (the Audit) and draws upon advice and data from RDCs, the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS), the Australian Bureau of Agriculture and Resource Economics (ABARE), and state and territory agencies and industry bodies.

Issue	Agriculture
Theme	Agriculture, hunger and food security
Country/Organization Type	Initiative Title	Objectives/Challenges/Constraints	Results/Lessons learned	Key implementation actors/Partners
United States of America /Government	Small holder common bean (Phaseolus vulgaris) seed production, Malawi	CRSP’s program aimed at making seeds of improved bean varieties more readily available to smallholder farmers. This was achieved by involving them in seed multiplication. The program targeted low i	Impacts on livelihood of the practice users - Actual: Seventeen farmers around Bunda College of Agriculture received a total of 352 Kg of seeds and harvested 3607 Kg, increasing the amount tenfold.	Research Institution: CRSP at Faculty of Development Studies, Bunda College of Agriculture, Lilongwe, Malawi Government Institution: Seed Inspection Unit of the Ministry of Agriculture NGOs: Total Land Care, Concern Universal, Action Aid

Issue	Agriculture
Theme	Agriculture, hunger and food security
Country/Organization Type	Initiative Title	Objectives/Challenges/Constraints	Results/Lessons learned	Key implementation actors/Partners
United States of America /Government	Sustainable Agriculture Research & Education: Grants and Information to Improve Profitability, Stewardship and Quality of Life	Since 1988, the Sustainable Agriculture Research and Education (SARE) program has helped advance farming systems that are profitable, environmentally sound and good for communities through a nationwi	There is growing interest in profitable alternatives in agriculture, and an increasing need for innovative, practical solutions to issues facing farms, ranches and rural communities across the nation	U.S. Land Grant Universities and Colleges

Issue	Agriculture Land
Theme	Integrated land planning Means of implementation related to agriculture Agriculture, hunger and food security Integrated planning of sustainable agriculture
Country/Organization Type	Initiative Title	Objectives/Challenges/Constraints	Results/Lessons learned	Key implementation actors/Partners
United States of America /Government	Sustainable Agriculture and Natural Resource Management (SANREM) Collaborative Research Support Program (CRSP)	In 1991, the National Research Council (NRC) outlined a strategy for U.S. universities to collaborate with host country institutions to carry out integrated, multidisciplinary research organized acro	Building participatory, science-based development for sustainable agriculture and NRM systems requires adaptation and local commitment. It involves building the human resources and the institutions	U.S. Universities and Host Countries

Issue	Agriculture Rural development
Theme	Natural resources management Agriculture, hunger and food security
Country/Organization Type	Initiative Title	Objectives/Challenges/Constraints	Results/Lessons learned	Key implementation actors/Partners
Belgium /Government	Sustainable Natural Resource Management- Project in South Africa	Increasing the agricultural production in 2 pilot areas of the province but with very specific eye for sustainable natural resources management	1. Food comes first, only afterwards farmers are prepared to invest in sustainability; 2. There exists limited capacity for project implementation if one does not want to count on external consulta	Department of Agricultural and Environmental Affairs Kwazulu Natal - South Africa

Issue	Agriculture Land
Theme	Integrated land management Agriculture, hunger and food security
Country/Organization Type	Initiative Title	Objectives/Challenges/Constraints	Results/Lessons learned	Key implementation actors/Partners
United States of America /Government	The Benefits of Conservation Tillage & Crop Residue Management	Sustained crop production can be achieved only through careful maintenance of the quality of soil. The environmental effects of farming, such as runoff of fertilizers, are also affected by soil qual	The widespread adoption of CRM and conservation tillage in the U.S. (about 60% of cropland) has resulted from education, public policies and programs, and economics. The farming decisions made by the	Farm and land managers

Issue	Agriculture
Theme	Means of implementation related to agriculture Agriculture, hunger and food security
Country/Organization Type	Initiative Title	Objectives/Challenges/Constraints	Results/Lessons learned	Key implementation actors/Partners
Major Groups	Use of genetic resources to promote sustainable rural livelihood in South Africa	The objectives are to: - Generate understanding of agrobiodiversity policy issues and experiences in South Africa. - Raise awareness of the value of indigenous resources in promoting rural liveliho	The value of many indigenous breeds, e.g. marginalized and neglected livestock breeds, must be recognized	The World Conservation Union is the world’s largest and most important conservation network. The Union brings together 83 States, 110 government agencies, more than 800 non-governmental organizations (NGOs), and some 10,000 scientists and experts from 181 countries in a unique worldwide partnership.

Issue	Agriculture Land Water
Theme	Integrated land management Integrated land planning Integrated Water Resource Management Information systems on land Water Quality, Ecosystem Management, Disaster Prevention Means of implementation related to agriculture Agriculture, hunger and food security Integrated planning of sustainable agriculture
Country/Organization Type	Initiative Title	Objectives/Challenges/Constraints	Results/Lessons learned	Key implementation actors/Partners
Canada /Government	Watershed Evaluation of Beneficial Management Practices (WEBs)	The overall objective of Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada’s (AAFC) Watershed Evaluation of BMPs (WEBs) project is to quantify, on a sub-watershed scale (~300 ha), the relative environmental and eco	The WEBs project has encountered various learning opportunities that can be used to improve upon a future phase of WEBs. Past Project Challenges •Some key experimental and logistical challen	Federal Departments: (Environment Canada, Fisheries and Oceans Canada, Health Canada, Natural Resources Canada, Canadian Space Agency) USDA CEAP The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) Conservation Effects Assessment Project (CEAP) has been underway for approximately the same length of time as WEBs. Both projects have similar objectives, however, CEAP is being conducted on a more expansive basis. The differences in the two approaches are seen by both AAFC and the USDA as complementary. The two projects are collaborating by sharing findings and insights, and participating in each other’s conferences and workshops. Individual Watershed Partners: In addition to the involvement of Ducks Unlimited Canada and local landowners and producers in individual watershed projects, other watershed partners include: Salmon River Watershed (British Columbia) Lower Little Bow Watershed (Alberta) South Tobacco Creek/Steppler Watershed (Manitoba) South Nation Watershed (Ontario) Bras d’Henri and Fourchette Watersheds (Quebec) Black Brook Watershed (New Brunswick) Thomas Brook Watershed (Nova Scotia)

Issue	Agriculture Land Drought
Theme	Integrated land management Adaptation to drought Agriculture, hunger and food security
Country/Organization Type	Initiative Title	Objectives/Challenges/Constraints	Results/Lessons learned	Key implementation actors/Partners
Major Groups	Zaï technology in Burkina Faso	Alternative farming methods including; dry-season land preparation using minimum tillage methods (either ox-drawn rip lines or hand-hoe basins laid out in a precise grid of 15,850 basins per hectare)	Zaï will prove most viable in areas with rainfall between 300 and 800 mm per year. With additional extension support, further expansion is possible into surroundings regions. It works best in areas	Indigenous Soil and Water Conservation (ISWC), OXFAM, Rural Development Fund (FDR II)

Issue	Agriculture
Theme	Agriculture, hunger and food security
Country/Organization Type	Initiative Title	Objectives/Challenges/Constraints	Results/Lessons learned	Key implementation actors/Partners
Major Groups	Zinc fertilizer boosts yields and public health in Central Anatolia	• Actively promote efficient and responsible production and use of plant nutrients to maintain and increase agricultural production worldwide in a sustainable manner. • Improve the operating en	The Turkish farmers were able to increased the use of the zinc-fortified fertilizer per year within a few short years	Toros Agri Industry and Trade Company

Issue	Agriculture
Theme	Means of implementation related to agriculture Agriculture, hunger and food security Integrated planning of sustainable agriculture
Country/Organization Type	Initiative Title	Objectives/Challenges/Constraints	Results/Lessons learned	Key implementation actors/Partners
United States of America /Government	“One-stop information” Source on Sustainable Agriculture and Energy for Farmers and Ranchers	The National Sustainable Agriculture Information Service is a unique technical assistance service provided through a public/private partnership between USDA Rural Business-Cooperative Service and the	One important way to encourage adoption of sustainable agriculture practices is to provide tailored technical assistance that is free, up-to-date, and easy to understand. Having a “one-stop” app	Farmers and ranchers.

Issue	Air pollution/Atmosphere Climate Change
Theme	Technology innovations and transfer Measures addressing transboundary air pollution Adaptation Monitoring of atmospheric conditions Policies and programmes to address air pollution from other major point sources Mitigation policies/measures
Country/Organization Type	Initiative Title	Objectives/Challenges/Constraints	Results/Lessons learned	Key implementation actors/Partners
Major Groups	Developing Advanced Atmospheric Modeling Tools	• Develop better atmospheric modeling tools • Reduce air pollution • Examine and assess different emission control strategies • Limit greenhouse gas emissions		United States Environmental Protection Agency, International Institute for Applied Systems Analysis,international climate research departments and organisations,

Issue	Air pollution/Atmosphere
Theme	Reducing health risks from air pollutants
Country/Organization Type	Initiative Title	Objectives/Challenges/Constraints	Results/Lessons learned	Key implementation actors/Partners
Canada /Government	Acid Rain	Canada is currently addressing acidification as a long term problem needing a long term solution that will protect ecosystems from damage due to acidification and enable recovery of ecosystem structu	Canada has made remarkable progress over four decades in assessing acidification impacts and reducing acidifying emissions: a) important advances in scientific understanding since the 1960s b) broa	Industry and Industry Associations Environment Canada

Issue	Air pollution/Atmosphere
Theme	Policies and programmes to address air pollution from other major point sources
Country/Organization Type	Initiative Title	Objectives/Challenges/Constraints	Results/Lessons learned	Key implementation actors/Partners
Thailand /Government	Air Pollution Management focusing on Sulfur Dioxide over the Last Ten Years in Mae Moh	1) To reduce Sulfur Dioxide in ground level at Mae Moh area; 2) To reduce Sulfur Dioxide emission from Mae Moh power plant.		Electricity Generating Authority of Thailand (EGAT) US EPA Local people Local government agency Department of health, Ministry of Public Health USAID

Issue	Air pollution/Atmosphere
Theme	Monitoring of atmospheric conditions
Country/Organization Type	Initiative Title	Objectives/Challenges/Constraints	Results/Lessons learned	Key implementation actors/Partners
Bahrain /Government	Air Quality Monitoring Programme	1) To monitoring of atmospheric pollutant at different number of geographical locations in Kingdom of Bahrain; 2) To generate daily, weekly, monthly and annually ambient air quality reports; 3) To ut

Issue	Air pollution/Atmosphere
Theme	Policies and programmes to address air pollution from other major point sources
Country/Organization Type	Initiative Title	Objectives/Challenges/Constraints	Results/Lessons learned	Key implementation actors/Partners
Mexico /Government	Air quality improvement programmes (Programas para mejorar la calidad del aire)	1) To introduce low sulfur fuels for cleaner transportation; 2) To introduce massive public transportation systems (urban and inter-urban); 3) To reduce emissions from power plants and refinery i	Policy integration Need for science based decisions	Local NGOs Industry Local environmental authorities private transport

Issue	Air pollution/Atmosphere Energy for Sustainable Development
Theme	Indoor air pollution Renewable energy including hydro power Consumer education and awareness-raising Energy efficiency and demand-side management Energy and rural development Increasing access to energy for the poor Innovative financing solutions and technology transfer Reducing health risks from air pollutants
Country/Organization Type	Initiative Title	Objectives/Challenges/Constraints	Results/Lessons learned	Key implementation actors/Partners
Major Groups	Aisha Solar Cooking Project	There were three main objectives in the project. First, to test whether solar cooking--and the ultra-low-cost cooking device known as the "CooKit"--would be accepted and used by low-income African wo	The Aisha Solar Cooking Project was one of four field projects begun in Africa by Solar Cookers International in the 1995 to 1997 period, but the Aisha project yielded the most clear-cut and professi	UN High Commissioner for Refugees, Ethiopia's Administration for Refugee and Returnee Affairs, women's groups and elders' committees of the Aisha refugee population, refugees who worked on the project, the refugees who benefitted from the project, SCI donors

Issue	Air pollution/Atmosphere
Theme	Reducing health risks from air pollutants
Country/Organization Type	Initiative Title	Objectives/Challenges/Constraints	Results/Lessons learned	Key implementation actors/Partners
United States of America /Government	BenMAP International Model to Estimate Health Benefits of Air Quality Improvements	1) To reduce health risks from air pollutants; 2) To address air pollution from transportation and major industrial sources (as well as non-point or area sources; 3) To introduce health risk asses	It is important to emphasize follow-up after training sessions to support case study applications of the model.	private consultants research institutes academic institutions Governments (national and regional)

Issue	Air pollution/Atmosphere Energy for Sustainable Development
Theme	R and D in cleaner fuels and air pollution abatement technologies Renewable energy including hydro power Advanced energy technologies Fuel efficiency and cleaner fuel for transportation Consumer education and awareness-raising Control measures derived from the Montreal Protocol Phasing out leaded gasoline Reducing health risks from air pollutants
Country/Organization Type	Initiative Title	Objectives/Challenges/Constraints	Results/Lessons learned	Key implementation actors/Partners
Major Groups	Bioethanol in Brazil	In Brazil, bioethanol has been used as a commercial liquid fuel for many years, with the Government being the first to initiate the promotion of bioethanol through the PROALCOHOL Programme in the 70s	• Consumers will choose bioethanol and flexifuel cars at competitive prices if they are readily available. The government should hence ensure through subsidies competitive prices for biofuels and b	Brazilian government, Brazilian people, consumers, sugar farmers, ethanol producers, flexi-fuel/bioethanol fuelled car manufacturers and retailers

Issue	Air pollution/Atmosphere
Theme	Reducing health risks from air pollutants
Country/Organization Type	Initiative Title	Objectives/Challenges/Constraints	Results/Lessons learned	Key implementation actors/Partners
Sweden /Government	Biofuels Health and Environment (BHM)	To characterize emisions from different biofuel heating equipment.	Important conclusions have been to demonstrate the benefits of using modern low emission type wood stoves or wood pellet burners compared to traditional wood boilers currently used. Other important

Issue	Air pollution/Atmosphere
Theme	Control measures derived from the Montreal Protocol
Country/Organization Type	Initiative Title	Objectives/Challenges/Constraints	Results/Lessons learned	Key implementation actors/Partners
Mexico /Government	CFC Production Clossure in Mexico	To phase out the consumption of CFC	When the Program of the United Nations (UNEP) proposed the control of the chemical substances based on scientific research, there was a high international and country resistance. Mexico recognizes	ONUDI QUIMOBASICOS

Issue	Air pollution/Atmosphere Energy for Sustainable Development
Theme	Policies and programmes to address air pollution from other major point sources Energy efficiency and demand-side management
Country/Organization Type	Initiative Title	Objectives/Challenges/Constraints	Results/Lessons learned	Key implementation actors/Partners
Germany /Government	China: Energy Efficiency of Coal Power Plants	Over the last twenty years, electricity production in China has risen at a rate of nine per cent per year. Given the rapid economic growth, demand for energy in China will continue to increase. Altho	The Deutsche Gesellschaft für Technische Zusammenarbeit (GTZ) GmbH, in collaboration with the Thermal Power Research Institute in Xian, began upgrading the combustion technology in coal-fired power	GTZ, KfW, Chinese Coal Plant Operators, Chinese Research Institutes (Thermal Power Research Institute in Xian)

Issue	Air pollution/Atmosphere
Theme	Control measures derived from the Montreal Protocol
Country/Organization Type	Initiative Title	Objectives/Challenges/Constraints	Results/Lessons learned	Key implementation actors/Partners
Thailand /Government	Commercial Refrigerator Terminal Umbrella Project	To phase out the use of CFCs in commercial refrigerators by substituting CFC-12 with HFC-134a and substituting CFC-11 with HFC-141b.		SMEs

Issue	Air pollution/Atmosphere
Theme	Control measures derived from the Montreal Protocol
Country/Organization Type	Initiative Title	Objectives/Challenges/Constraints	Results/Lessons learned	Key implementation actors/Partners
Denmark /Government	Danish Refrigeration Installer Environmental Scheme - Montreal Protocol	To ensure the ceanest technology is used in the refrigeration	Since 1992 the sector has spent about DKK 9 million on the scheme, which today can be considered as a reasonably successful and a natural part of environmental protection measures in Denmark. However

Issue	Air pollution/Atmosphere
Theme	Policies and programmes to address air pollution from other major point sources
Country/Organization Type	Initiative Title	Objectives/Challenges/Constraints	Results/Lessons learned	Key implementation actors/Partners
Finland /Government	Energy taxes (incl. traffic fuels)

Issue	Air pollution/Atmosphere
Theme	Policies and programmes to address air pollution from other major point sources
Country/Organization Type	Initiative Title	Objectives/Challenges/Constraints	Results/Lessons learned	Key implementation actors/Partners
Finland /Government	Environmental guidelines for transport sector till 2010	1) To reduce transport-related greenhouse gas emissions; 2) To reduce other exhaust emissions and improvement of air quality; 3) To reduce noise emissions and reduce the number of people annoyed

Issue	Air pollution/Atmosphere
Theme	Policies and programmes to address air pollution from other major point sources
Country/Organization Type	Initiative Title	Objectives/Challenges/Constraints	Results/Lessons learned	Key implementation actors/Partners
Mexico /Government	Externalities of Electricity Generation in Mexico	Policy goal is to reduce air pollution in Mexico, especially in critical zones where power plants and refineries are major contributors to air emissions. To implement programmes and new standards, th	Some information is difficult to obtain in developing countries and some international references are needed when no local data is available. It is possible to estimate environmental damage of e	National Institute of Ecology National Meteorological Service CFE (Comisión Federal de Electricidad, Electricity Decentralized Public Entity of Federal Government) Secretariat of Health Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean of United Nations Secretariat of Energy

Issue	Air pollution/Atmosphere Climate Change Energy for Sustainable Development
Theme	Greenhouse gas sinks Policies and programmes to address air pollution from transportation sources Energy efficiency and demand-side management
Country/Organization Type	Initiative Title	Objectives/Challenges/Constraints	Results/Lessons learned	Key implementation actors/Partners
Switzerland /Government	Heavy Vehicle Fee	Reduction of GHG and other emissions caused by heavy vehicles	Since its introduction in 2001, the HVF has curbed road freight mileage by 8% since its inception.	Government of Switzerland, various associations in the transport sector

Issue	Air pollution/Atmosphere Energy for Sustainable Development
Theme	Policies and programmes to address air pollution from transportation sources Fuel efficiency and cleaner fuel for transportation
Country/Organization Type	Initiative Title	Objectives/Challenges/Constraints	Results/Lessons learned	Key implementation actors/Partners
United States of America /Government	Heavy-Duty Diesel Retrofit Demonstration Project in Mexico City (Partnership for Clean Fuels and Vehicles	To reduce health risks from air pollutants; To dramatically lower particulate emissions by encouraging and assisting a move to ULSD and cleaner technologies for both new and existing vehicles; To p	The following approaches taken by the project were found to be highly valuable: setting up a senior level multi-partner planning process through an advisory board and technical committee helped advan

Issue	Air pollution/Atmosphere
Theme	Policies and programmes to address air pollution from other major point sources
Country/Organization Type	Initiative Title	Objectives/Challenges/Constraints	Results/Lessons learned	Key implementation actors/Partners
Sweden /Government	Incentive to achieve national air quality objectives	The overall goal is to hand over a sustainable society to the next generation the timetable is set at 2020 (2050 for the climate objective). For each general objective, specific targets were set out		Bioenergy Group in Växjö Ltd research centres Swedish Energy Agency Swedish Business Development Agency EU energy information offices energy companies boiler manufacturers Växjö University Energy Agency for Southeast Sweden bio-energy consultants biomass fuel suppliers

Issue	Air pollution/Atmosphere
Theme	Indoor air pollution
Country/Organization Type	Initiative Title	Objectives/Challenges/Constraints	Results/Lessons learned	Key implementation actors/Partners
Finland /Government	Increase citizens awareness about the impacts of indoor air pollution	1) To improve the consumers understanding of the health effects of indoor climate and their possibilities to improve it; 2) To increase the knowledge and sense of responsibility of building owners

Issue	Air pollution/Atmosphere
Theme	Policies and programmes to address air pollution from other major point sources
Country/Organization Type	Initiative Title	Objectives/Challenges/Constraints	Results/Lessons learned	Key implementation actors/Partners
Mexico /Government	Inspection/maintenance (I/M) program for gasoline vehicles in the Mexico City Metropolitan Area.	The goal of this initiative was to develop an incentive through the I/M program to motivate the automobile manufacturers in Mexico to introduce better emission control technologies in the models dest	AMIA found that the cost of adopting a new standard would be too high, that regulatory efforts should concentrate on old vehicles, that altitude and fuel quality played against more stringent standar	Metropolitan Environmental Commission (CAM, Comisión Ambiental Metropolitana) Secretariat of the Environment for the Federal District (SMA Secretaría de Medio Ambiente del Distrito Federal) Mexican Automotive Industry Association (AMIA; Asociación Mexicana de la Industria Automotriz) Secretariat of Ecology for the State of Mexico (Secretaría de Ecología del Estado de México)

Issue	Air pollution/Atmosphere
Theme	Indoor air pollution
Country/Organization Type	Initiative Title	Objectives/Challenges/Constraints	Results/Lessons learned	Key implementation actors/Partners
United States of America /Government	Integrated Program Models for Cleaner Cooking in Bangladesh and Peru	To mitigate indoor air pollution and improve health among poor households in Bangladesh and Peru.	Previous government and donor programs have overemphasized technology, without considering the need to affect behavior change, and address market access and health impacts.

Issue	Air pollution/Atmosphere
Theme	Policies and programmes to address air pollution from other major point sources
Country/Organization Type	Initiative Title	Objectives/Challenges/Constraints	Results/Lessons learned	Key implementation actors/Partners
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland /Government	Local transport strategy	To achieve an efficient, equitable and safe transport system which improves the quality of life of people living within the local authority by reducing traffic on the roads and supports air quality t	Policies promoting cleaner transportation measures and technology (e.g. vehicular technology, mass transit systems), reduced demand in vehicle-miles-traveled, modal shifts.	Private Sector Regional Government (Greater London Authority) Government NGOs CBOs

Issue	Air pollution/Atmosphere
Theme	Policies and programmes to address air pollution from other major point sources
Country/Organization Type	Initiative Title	Objectives/Challenges/Constraints	Results/Lessons learned	Key implementation actors/Partners
Mexico /Government	Low sulfur fuels and vehicle emissions standards	Mexico is currently passing new fuel quality and vehicle standards: 1) To reduce the sulfur content in gasoline and diesel; 2) To improve emissions from both new and in-use vehicles; 3) To update env	PEMEX investment for fuel desulphurization is estimated at around 2000 million dollars.	PEMEX Association of the Manufacturers of Buses, Trucks and Trailers Mexican Automotive Manufactures Association Federal District Government, Metropolitan Environmental CommissionNational Institute of Ecology, National University of Mexico Secretariat of Communications and Transport Secretariat of Health Secretariat of Energy Secretariat of Economy, Secretariat of Finance and Public Credit Secretariat for Finance and Public Credit Secretariat of Economy

Issue	Air pollution/Atmosphere
Theme	Policies and programmes to address air pollution from transportation sources
Country/Organization Type	Initiative Title	Objectives/Challenges/Constraints	Results/Lessons learned	Key implementation actors/Partners
Netherlands /Government	Lower speeds at pollution hotspots	To reduce emissions of fine particles and nitrogen oxides from cars and delivery vehicles by setting lower speed limits	By reducing the limit to 80 km/hr (100 km/hr in some places) and strictly enforcing the limit with cameras, a more steady traffic flow is secured. It is largely this steadiness that reduces emissions

Issue	Air pollution/Atmosphere Energy for Sustainable Development
Theme	Renewable energy including hydro power Advanced energy technologies Reducing health risks from air pollutants
Country/Organization Type	Initiative Title	Objectives/Challenges/Constraints	Results/Lessons learned	Key implementation actors/Partners
Major Groups	Manure-Digester-Fueled Generators: Dairyland Power Cooperative, Wisconsin	To construct manure digestion facilities throughout the service territory totaling 25 MW of generating capacity. These facilities operate as base load facilities, providing reasonably priced energy	Due diligence, a team effort, and the coordination with communities are essential in finding common interests and goals on a regional basis for a successful landfill gas-to-electricity program.	Rural Development U.S. Department of Agriculture, Department of Energy, Environmental Protection Agency Ag Star Program, and Microgy (subsidiary of Environmental Power Corp., Portsmouth, New Hampshire), and local energy cooperatives and farmers.

Issue	Air pollution/Atmosphere
Theme	Monitoring of atmospheric conditions
Country/Organization Type	Initiative Title	Objectives/Challenges/Constraints	Results/Lessons learned	Key implementation actors/Partners
Mexico /Government	Mexico National Emissions Inventory.	The main objectives of this project are: 1) To develop the first National Emissions Inventory for Mexico to help institutional efforts in air quality management; 2) To meet the requirement of Méx	Information on emissions from point sources was disperse, of variable quality and format. Data needed for estimating emissions from other sources was scarce, leading to the use of US-based emission f	Western Governors’ Association (WGA) US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Comission for Environmental Cooperation (CEC)

Issue	Air pollution/Atmosphere
Theme	Monitoring of atmospheric conditions
Country/Organization Type	Initiative Title	Objectives/Challenges/Constraints	Results/Lessons learned	Key implementation actors/Partners
Mexico /Government	Mexico National Emissions System (SINE; Sistema Nacional de Emisiones)	The main objectives of this project was to build a system that could bring together information from the National Emissions Inventory, the Greenhouse Gases Emissions Inventory and the Mexico Pollutan	Information databases have different formats. Bringing together the needs of the different research areas and making them compatible was a major challenge. Data management and quality assurance a	Commission for Environmental Cooperation (CEC) Secretariat for Environment and Natural Resources

Issue	Air pollution/Atmosphere
Theme	Monitoring of atmospheric conditions
Country/Organization Type	Initiative Title	Objectives/Challenges/Constraints	Results/Lessons learned	Key implementation actors/Partners
Sweden /Government	Models for dispersion of air pollution application	Models have been used for a variety of purposes: 1) Compliance checking with air quality standards; 2)Modelling of air quality changes in response to different abatement strategies; 3) Assessment of

Issue	Air pollution/Atmosphere
Theme	Control measures derived from the Montreal Protocol
Country/Organization Type	Initiative Title	Objectives/Challenges/Constraints	Results/Lessons learned	Key implementation actors/Partners
Belgium /Government	NEC-programme for Flanders	The aim of the programme is to make sure that the obligations of the European NEC-directive and the Göteborg-protocol (LRTAP) are met.

Issue	Air pollution/Atmosphere
Theme	Control measures derived from the Montreal Protocol
Country/Organization Type	Initiative Title	Objectives/Challenges/Constraints	Results/Lessons learned	Key implementation actors/Partners
Australia /Government	National Halon Management and Banking Program	To establish a National Halon Management and Banking operation in India; To establish a critical halon users and protected facilities database; To establish a Halon Management Group / Advisory Foru

Issue	Air pollution/Atmosphere Energy for Sustainable Development
Theme	Indoor air pollution Energy and rural development Increasing access to energy for the poor
Country/Organization Type	Initiative Title	Objectives/Challenges/Constraints	Results/Lessons learned	Key implementation actors/Partners
United States of America /Government	Partnership for Clean Indoor Air – Improving Stove Design and Performance for Home Cooking and Heating	•The idea of a stove camp is to allow consultants to present some of the ideas and guidelines for stove design and manufacturing and teach basic classes on combustion, health, safety and other stov	•Proper use of insulation and manufacturing insulative ceramics from local materials are an important part of the training program. A variety of materials were provided including: several types of	Shell Foundation, Partnership for Clean Indoor Air, Aprovecho Research Center

Issue	Air pollution/Atmosphere Energy for Sustainable Development
Theme	Indoor air pollution Energy and rural development Increasing access to energy for the poor
Country/Organization Type	Initiative Title	Objectives/Challenges/Constraints	Results/Lessons learned	Key implementation actors/Partners
United States of America /Government	Partnership for Clean Indoor Air – Pilot Projects	Improve awareness of the dangers of indoor air pollution and the benefits of improved cooking/heating alternatives to more than approximately 1 million people via advertising and public service campa		US AID, Shell Foundation, World Health Organization, the Italian Ministry of Environment and Forests, German Technical Cooperation (GTZ), and many other partners.

Issue	Air pollution/Atmosphere Energy for Sustainable Development
Theme	Consumer education and awareness-raising Phasing out leaded gasoline
Country/Organization Type	Initiative Title	Objectives/Challenges/Constraints	Results/Lessons learned	Key implementation actors/Partners
United States of America /Government	Phase Out of Leaded Gasoline in Sub-Saharan Africa (Partnership for Clean Fuels and Vehicles)	1) To assist countries in sub-Saharan Africa to phase out leaded gasoline by the end of 2005. The next key objective is to lower sulfur content in fuels and promote the use of catalytic converters a	The importance of including all the relevant stakeholders within target countries in making the decision to go unleaded and developing comprehensive strategies to do so.	Industry and other groups Governments Natural Resources Defense Council (NRDC) NGOs IPIECA the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency UN Environment Programme

Issue	Air pollution/Atmosphere
Theme	Policies and programmes to address air pollution from transportation sources
Country/Organization Type	Initiative Title	Objectives/Challenges/Constraints	Results/Lessons learned	Key implementation actors/Partners
New Zealand /Government	Projects to Reduce Emissions (PRE)	To provide incentives to initiatives that would reduce greenhouse gas emissions prior to and during the Kyoto Protocol’s first commitment period.

Issue	Air pollution/Atmosphere
Theme	Policies and programmes to address air pollution from other major point sources
Country/Organization Type	Initiative Title	Objectives/Challenges/Constraints	Results/Lessons learned	Key implementation actors/Partners
Thailand /Government	R & D programme in the area of air quality management : Bangkok Metropolitan Area	To build up knowledge-based tools and good practice to improve environmental management.		Pollution control Department (national policy agency)

Issue	Air pollution/Atmosphere
Theme	Control measures derived from the Montreal Protocol
Country/Organization Type	Initiative Title	Objectives/Challenges/Constraints	Results/Lessons learned	Key implementation actors/Partners
The former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia /Government	Refrigeration Management Plan	Training of the service technicians; Training of customs officers and providing equipment for identification and control of ozone depleting substances on border check-points; Establishment of refrige

Issue	Air pollution/Atmosphere Climate Change Energy for Sustainable Development
Theme	Greenhouse gas sinks Energy sector reforms (e.g. Energy laws, legal and regulatory initiatives) Market-based mechanisms to reduce emissions Reducing health risks from air pollutants
Country/Organization Type	Initiative Title	Objectives/Challenges/Constraints	Results/Lessons learned	Key implementation actors/Partners
Switzerland /Government	Tax on Volatile Organic Compounds	Reduction of volatile organic compounds (VOCs) which have sufficiently high vapor pressures under normal conditions to significantly vaporize and enter the atmosphere. VOCs contribute to air pollutio

Issue	Air pollution/Atmosphere
Theme	Policies and programmes to address air pollution from other major point sources
Country/Organization Type	Initiative Title	Objectives/Challenges/Constraints	Results/Lessons learned	Key implementation actors/Partners
Finland /Government	Taxation of vehicles	To improve the environmental effectiveness of the tax instrument.

Issue	Air pollution/Atmosphere
Theme	Control measures derived from the Montreal Protocol
Country/Organization Type	Initiative Title	Objectives/Challenges/Constraints	Results/Lessons learned	Key implementation actors/Partners
Bahamas /Government	Terminal Phaseout Management Plan (TPMP)	To reduce and eventually eliminate the importance of chlorofluorocarbons (CFCs)		The National Ozone Unit World Bank

Issue	Air pollution/Atmosphere
Theme	Policies and programmes to address air pollution from other major point sources
Country/Organization Type	Initiative Title	Objectives/Challenges/Constraints	Results/Lessons learned	Key implementation actors/Partners
Finland /Government	The Air Pollution Control Programme 2010	The Air Pollution Control Programme 2010 has been specifically designed to transpose the European Union National Emission Ceilings Directive. The implementation of this directive throughout Europe sh

Issue	Air pollution/Atmosphere Climate Change Energy for Sustainable Development
Theme	Measures addressing transboundary air pollution Policies and programmes to address air pollution from transportation sources Advanced energy technologies Consumer education and awareness-raising Control measures derived from the Montreal Protocol Phasing out leaded gasoline Energy and rural development Technology innovations and transfer Adaptation R and D in cleaner fuels and air pollution abatement technologies Renewable energy including hydro power Market-based mechanisms to reduce emissions Fuel efficiency and cleaner fuel for transportation
Country/Organization Type	Initiative Title	Objectives/Challenges/Constraints	Results/Lessons learned	Key implementation actors/Partners
Intergovernmental Organization	The European Union Biofuels Directive	- lower greenhouse gas emissions - provide a market for European farmers - decreasing dependency on importing energy lowering cost of distribution of fuel to the community		European Union, European farmers and rural communites, particuarly bioethanol & biodiesel farmers, bioethanol and biodisiel exporters, flexi-car producers

Issue	Air pollution/Atmosphere
Theme	R and D in cleaner fuels and air pollution abatement technologies
Country/Organization Type	Initiative Title	Objectives/Challenges/Constraints	Results/Lessons learned	Key implementation actors/Partners
Netherlands /Government	Transition to Sustainable Mobility	The Sustainable Mobility Platform is working for a transition to sustainable mobility so as to retain mobility at an affordable cost, without dependency. ThePlatform’s activities are directed towa	The Platform is concentrating on accelerating the market introduction of sustainable fuels and vehicle technologies, particularly projects which may be commercially feasible for the Netherlands in th	Ministry of Economic Affairs, the Ministry of Transport, Public Works and Water Management and the Ministry of Housing, Spatial Planning and the Environment.

Issue	Air pollution/Atmosphere
Theme	Reducing health risks from air pollutants
Country/Organization Type	Initiative Title	Objectives/Challenges/Constraints	Results/Lessons learned	Key implementation actors/Partners
Canada /Government	Vehicles Engines and Fuels	The Plan of Action sets out a plan to develop new Canadian emission standards for vehicles and engines, aligned with those of the United States Environmental Protection Agency. Regulations under the		Industry and industry associations

Issue	Air pollution/Atmosphere Industrial Development
Theme	Cleaner industrial technology development and transfer Reducing health risks from air pollutants
Country/Organization Type	Initiative Title	Objectives/Challenges/Constraints	Results/Lessons learned	Key implementation actors/Partners
Switzerland /Government	Vertical Shaft brick Kiln Technology Transfer Program; Clean Building Materials for Nepal	Emission from the brick kilns are the major source of pollution in the Kathmandu Valley. To achieve healthy air quality, both stack and fugitive emissions from these kilns have to be reduced by using	One lesson learned is that technology transfer is a process which requires patience to adapt to the local environment, persistence to achieve goals and rigorous follow-up to generate an impact. Anoth	The Government of Nepal; different actors/companies/associations of the private sector in Nepal, different NGOs in Nepal, CBOs

Issue	Air pollution/Atmosphere Industrial Development Energy for Sustainable Development
Theme	Indoor air pollution Industrial developments impact on poverty and social development Energy and rural development Increasing access to energy for the poor Reducing health risks from air pollutants
Country/Organization Type	Initiative Title	Objectives/Challenges/Constraints	Results/Lessons learned	Key implementation actors/Partners
Major Groups	Women in Bangladesh Make Battery-Powered Lamps	• Provide energy to a remote community where grid extension is unlikely in the next couple of decades • Replace kerosene lamps with more energy efficient, less fire prone, and healthier energy s	• Using women’s existing knowledge in project design and implementation improves the success of rural development • Providing compensatory training for gaps in technical and business knowledg	World Bank (ESMAP), Bangladeshi rural communites, particularly female entrepreneurs

Issue	Air pollution/Atmosphere Energy for Sustainable Development
Theme	Policies and programmes to address air pollution from transportation sources Consumer education and awareness-raising Reducing health risks from air pollutants
Country/Organization Type	Initiative Title	Objectives/Challenges/Constraints	Results/Lessons learned	Key implementation actors/Partners
Major Groups	Youth Bike to Raise Awareness in Europe	• Make young people aware of the harmful causes and effects of air pollution and climate change • Make young people aware of the ecological impact of their daily choices • Connect young peopl		European Youth for Action, Ectopia promoters, facilitators, and participants, host cities, European youth

Issue	Chemicals Agriculture
Theme	Sound management of toxic chemicals Integrated planning of sustainable agriculture
Country/Organization Type	Initiative Title	Objectives/Challenges/Constraints	Results/Lessons learned	Key implementation actors/Partners
Canada /Government	SAgE pesticides et IRPeQ Express	IRPeQ Express et SAgE pesticides (pour santé, agriculture et environnement) sont des outils conviviaux développés dans le but de permettre à tous les utilisateurs de pesticides de faire des choix	Le développement de l’IRPeQ, de SAgE pesticides et de l’IRPeQ Express a demandé un travail rigoureux et colossal. Non seulement a-t-il fallu rapatrier toute l’information en un seul et même	Centre de référence en agriculture et agroalimentaire du Québec

Issue	Climate Change Industrial Development
Theme	Promoting industrial development: framework conditions Adaptation
Country/Organization Type	Initiative Title	Objectives/Challenges/Constraints	Results/Lessons learned	Key implementation actors/Partners
Major Groups	Action in International Agencies	-Understand effects on employment of different UNFCCC implementation measures -Develop and ensure employment transition policies		OECD, the ILO, UNEP, WHO, trade unions, employer and business organisations

Issue	Climate Change
Theme	Mitigation policies/measures
Country/Organization Type	Initiative Title	Objectives/Challenges/Constraints	Results/Lessons learned	Key implementation actors/Partners
Uganda /Government	Adaptation and Mitigation Policies and Measures	To identify and evaluate potential adaptation measures, and incorporate them into the country's development policy and management practices such as the PEAP, National Environment Action Plan (NEAP),	The study enhanced the capacities of the participating institutions in Vulnerability, Adaptation and Mitigation Analysis and also identified some areas in which more capacity needs to be developed. H

Issue	Climate Change
Theme	Market-based mechanisms to reduce emissions
Country/Organization Type	Initiative Title	Objectives/Challenges/Constraints	Results/Lessons learned	Key implementation actors/Partners
Denmark /Government	Adaptation to climate change	A survey of experiences on adaptation to climate changes in relevant countries. The current study has the following objectives: 1) To collate information about climate adaptation measures adopted

Issue	Climate Change Air pollution/Atmosphere Energy for Sustainable Development
Theme	Technology innovations and transfer R and D in cleaner fuels and air pollution abatement technologies Advanced energy technologies Phasing out leaded gasoline Reducing health risks from air pollutants
Country/Organization Type	Initiative Title	Objectives/Challenges/Constraints	Results/Lessons learned	Key implementation actors/Partners
Major Groups	Buses Run on National Gas in Brisbane	-Using renewable energy and cleaner fuels in public transport -Cleaner air -Decrease emissions		Brisbane Local Council, Brisbane Bus Authority, people who use buses in Brisbane, people who live in Brisbane

Issue	Climate Change
Theme	Market-based mechanisms to reduce emissions
Country/Organization Type	Initiative Title	Objectives/Challenges/Constraints	Results/Lessons learned	Key implementation actors/Partners
Uganda /Government	Capacity Development for the Clean Development Mechanism (CDM)	1) To assist Uganda to understand the opportunities offered by CDM; and 2) To develop necessary institutional and human capabilities that will allow the implementation of CDM in Uganda. The expe	The review of the above projects reveals the following lessons: Due to lack of both financial and institutional capacity, the project activities did not continue after the projects ended. This led

Issue	Climate Change
Theme	Market-based mechanisms to reduce emissions
Country/Organization Type	Initiative Title	Objectives/Challenges/Constraints	Results/Lessons learned	Key implementation actors/Partners
Mexico /Government	Clearinghouse on Climatic Change	The main objective is to fulfill the sixth Article of the UNFCCC, diffusing and providing access to every public about information on climatic change and its effects.	The baseline study was conducted during the summer of 2004, when schools are on vacation, and Mexico City experiencee heavy rain. Therefore, it was not possible to generalize results to determine tru

Issue	Climate Change Air pollution/Atmosphere Energy for Sustainable Development
Theme	Policies and programmes to address air pollution from transportation sources Voluntary initiatives Monitoring of atmospheric conditions Renewable energy including hydro power Policies and programmes to address air pollution from other major point sources Consumer education and awareness-raising Control measures derived from the Montreal Protocol Mitigation policies/measures Reducing health risks from air pollutants
Country/Organization Type	Initiative Title	Objectives/Challenges/Constraints	Results/Lessons learned	Key implementation actors/Partners
Major Groups	Climate Alliance	• Promote and facilitate cooperation between European cities and indigenous peoples • Promote awareness of and facilitate initiatives to protect rainforests • Disseminate experiences and best		European local authorities, inhabitants of European participating cities, indigenious rainforest peoples

Issue	Climate Change
Theme	Adaptation Market-based mechanisms to reduce emissions Mitigation policies/measures
Country/Organization Type	Initiative Title	Objectives/Challenges/Constraints	Results/Lessons learned	Key implementation actors/Partners
Canada /Government	Conference of New England Governors and Eastern Canadian Premiers (NEG/ECP) Climate Change Action Plan	The Climate Change Action Plan was adopted by the Eastern Canadian Premiers and New England Governors in 2001. It focuses on nine areas of action with an impact on various sectors of the economy. The	- Deployment of infrastructure and the required links between governments to implement the Plan. - Each government has its own way of operating (eg. procurement policy) and this complicates joint de	The Climate Change Action Plan is implemented jointly by the Eastern Canadian provinces and New England states. NGOs are consulted periodically on various topics. They issue an annual "report card" on the governments' efforts to meet the Plan objectives.

Issue	Climate Change Industrial Development Air pollution/Atmosphere Energy for Sustainable Development
Theme	Technology innovations and transfer Adaptation Renewable energy including hydro power Industrial developments impact on poverty and social development Advanced energy technologies Policies and programmes to address air pollution from other major point sources Energy and rural development Control measures derived from the Montreal Protocol Increasing access to energy for the poor Cleaner industrial technology development and transfer
Country/Organization Type	Initiative Title	Objectives/Challenges/Constraints	Results/Lessons learned	Key implementation actors/Partners
Major Groups	Development of Wind Energy Industries in India	Promote development of renewable energy Foster new local enterprises		Indian government, Indian state governments and local authorities, Indian rural communities, Indian researchers and developers of wind technology, Indian exporters of wind technology

Issue	Climate Change
Theme	Greenhouse gas sinks
Country/Organization Type	Initiative Title	Objectives/Challenges/Constraints	Results/Lessons learned	Key implementation actors/Partners
Mexico /Government	Elaboration of the two Mexico's National Communications	The main objectives of National Communications are: 1) To elaborate and periodically update inventories of emissions of GHG; and 2) To carry out studies of mitigation and of evaluation of the vuln	Elaboration of national Communications should be made on an ongoing basis. Capacity building and technology transfer are very much needed.

Issue	Climate Change Air pollution/Atmosphere Energy for Sustainable Development
Theme	Voluntary initiatives Adaptation Managing transportation demand (e.g. improved city planning, promotion of public transit, intermodal shifts) Renewable energy including hydro power Advanced energy technologies Consumer education and awareness-raising Energy efficiency and demand-side management Control measures derived from the Montreal Protocol
Country/Organization Type	Initiative Title	Objectives/Challenges/Constraints	Results/Lessons learned	Key implementation actors/Partners
Major Groups	Energie-Cities	• Develop local initiatives through exchange of experience, knowledge transfer and the organization of joint projects • Strengthen local roles and skills in energy efficiency, the promotion of r		European cities, municipalities and local authorities, the European housing and construction industry, European energy consumers, the European hotel and services industry, inhabitants of European cities

Issue	Climate Change
Theme	Technology innovations and transfer
Country/Organization Type	Initiative Title	Objectives/Challenges/Constraints	Results/Lessons learned	Key implementation actors/Partners
China /Government	Energy Efficient Refrigerator Project	The China Refrigerator Project’s goal was 1) To reduce energy consumption through promotion of improved refrigerator energy efficiency, contributing to the protection of the global environment by	Through effective consumer awareness campaigns and training for the manufacturers, the following barriers were overcome: 1) Consumers highly sensitive to the first-costs of their purchases which re

Issue	Climate Change
Theme	Mitigation policies/measures
Country/Organization Type	Initiative Title	Objectives/Challenges/Constraints	Results/Lessons learned	Key implementation actors/Partners
Bulgaria /Government	Green Investment Scheme (GIS)	1) To decide on the establishment of a Green Investment Fund and its basic conditions; 2) To elaborate on the design of the GIS; 3) To train emissions trading specialists in the responsible agencie		The National Trust EcoFund

Issue	Climate Change
Theme	Mitigation policies/measures
Country/Organization Type	Initiative Title	Objectives/Challenges/Constraints	Results/Lessons learned	Key implementation actors/Partners
/Government	Implementation of the Vienna Convention and Montreal Protocol through domestic	To phase out ozone depleting substances The primary obstacle is the availability of technically and economically feasible alternatives to uses of ozone depleting substances. This is especially ev	The speed and effectiveness of international efforts to reduce ozone depletion is unprecedented in global environmental forum. The total amount of ozone depleting substances in the lower atmosphere

Issue	Climate Change
Theme	Technology innovations and transfer Adaptation Mitigation policies/measures
Country/Organization Type	Initiative Title	Objectives/Challenges/Constraints	Results/Lessons learned	Key implementation actors/Partners
Major Groups	Implementing Improvements in Systematic Climate Observations	• Improve climate observing systems • Help participants understand the UNFCCC guidelines for reporting on systematic observations • Identify national and regional needs and deficiencies for	• As a small secretariat, GCOS must rely on collaboration with regional organizations, which enables GCOS both to utilise existing regional expertise and to develop relationships with those most ca	Global Climate Observing System, UNFCC, climate researchers & developers in climate technology, developing governments, communities in developing states affected by climate change

Issue	Climate Change Energy for Sustainable Development
Theme	Adaptation Consumer education and awareness-raising Energy efficiency and demand-side management
Country/Organization Type	Initiative Title	Objectives/Challenges/Constraints	Results/Lessons learned	Key implementation actors/Partners
Australia /Government	Improving Appliance Energy Efficiency	To reduce the energy consumption of refrigerators and freezers and thereby reduce their greenhouse gas emissions.	The Equipment Energy Efficiency Programme has successfully driven on-going improvements to the efficiency of major energy using appliances and equipment. A combination of strong policy initiatives

Issue	Climate Change Industrial Development
Theme	Technology innovations and transfer Cleaner industrial technology development and transfer
Country/Organization Type	Initiative Title	Objectives/Challenges/Constraints	Results/Lessons learned	Key implementation actors/Partners
Australia /Government	International Initiative For Aligned Testing Methods And Performance Requirements For Compact Fluorescent Lamps	To create a uniform testing methodology, covering the performance features of self-ballasted CFLs, suitable for national and international standard bodies to measure CFL performance; To identify a n

Issue	Climate Change
Theme	Market-based mechanisms to reduce emissions
Country/Organization Type	Initiative Title	Objectives/Challenges/Constraints	Results/Lessons learned	Key implementation actors/Partners
Bulgaria /Government	Joint Implementation Capacity Building	1) To introduce Bulgarian Joint Implementation guidelines;2) To enhance the process for preparation of national greenhouse gas inventories and; 3) To prepare institutional and legal structures for JI		Energy Institute NIRAS/EcoSecurities Danish Environmental Protection Agency EnEffect

Issue	Climate Change
Theme	Technology innovations and transfer
Country/Organization Type	Initiative Title	Objectives/Challenges/Constraints	Results/Lessons learned	Key implementation actors/Partners
Australia /Government	Low Emission Technology	In 2004, the Australian Government issued an energy policy statement, entitled Securing Australia’s Energy Future. To achieve energy prosperity, security and sustainability, the Australian Governm	Australian industry has been a major partner in many of the low emission technology initiatives. A major collaboration is COAL21 which is a partnership between the coal and electricity industries, A

Issue	Climate Change
Theme	Market-based mechanisms to reduce emissions
Country/Organization Type	Initiative Title	Objectives/Challenges/Constraints	Results/Lessons learned	Key implementation actors/Partners
Uganda /Government	Market Based Mechanisms to reduce emissions (such as CDM Joint Implementation): UNEP / DANIDA Capacity Building Projects	The specific objectives of the project in Uganda were: 1)To build technical capacity between key and relevant institutions, including the private sector which will play an important role in the imple	The forestry, Energy and Transport sectors were considered for the study. An extra task Force on socio-economic issues was also formed to look at cross-cutting issues. At the end of the project: 1

Issue	Climate Change Rural development Agriculture Cross-cutting issue Industrial Development Land Energy for Sustainable Development Inter-Linkages Air pollution/Atmosphere
Theme	Capacity-building in energy policy formulation and management Education Means of implementation related to land Means of implementation related to agriculture Agriculture, hunger and food security Cleaner industrial technology development and transfer Technology innovations and transfer Managing transportation demand (e.g. improved city planning, promotion of public transit, intermodal shifts) Environmental Management Industrial developments impact on poverty and social development Corporate social responsibility Carbon sequestration Market-based mechanisms to reduce emissions Integrated planning of sustainable agriculture Reducing health risks from air pollutants Changing unsustainable patterns of consumption and production Industrial waste minimization, recycling and re-use Integrated Planning and Decision-Making Consumer education and awareness-raising Energy and rural development Greenhouse gas sinks Rural development and poverty reduction Adaptation Resource use efficiency in industry Poverty eradication Sustainable development in a globalizing world
Country/Organization Type	Initiative Title	Objectives/Challenges/Constraints	Results/Lessons learned	Key implementation actors/Partners
Intergovernmental Organization	Model Farm Project: Sustainable and Humane Livestock Production	The Model Farm Project is a partnership between the World Society for the Protection of Animals (WSPA) and the Food Animal Initiative (FAI). The aim is to establish an international network of comme	Individual farmers are the cornerstone of the Model Farm Project. Only by working with existing farmers and producers to demonstrate the commercial viability of humane and sustainable farming can th	Food Animal Initiative (FAI); Ministry of Agriculture Feed Industry Centre, China Agriculture University; Wylton International Inc.; Welfare Quality Project; Sao Paulo University

Issue	Climate Change
Theme	Market-based mechanisms to reduce emissions
Country/Organization Type	Initiative Title	Objectives/Challenges/Constraints	Results/Lessons learned	Key implementation actors/Partners
Sudan /Government	National Climate Change Programme	The main objective is to develop a national adaptation programme of action to respond to adaptation needs at different levels. The main challenge is to integrate this programme into national developm	Challenges were: lack of resources, relevant expertise and relaible data. Lessons learned included: 1) Identification of Adaptation options has to follow both bottom up and top down approaches;	Ministry of Water NGOs Ministry of Energy Ministry of Health Ministry of Agriculture State Governments Farmers Union Pastoralist Union Sudanese Environmental conservation Society Research and Academic Institutions International Institutions Stockholm Environment Institute Boston Centre

Issue	Climate Change Industrial Development
Theme	Promoting industrial development: framework conditions Adaptation
Country/Organization Type	Initiative Title	Objectives/Challenges/Constraints	Results/Lessons learned	Key implementation actors/Partners
Major Groups	Progress in Tripartite Collaboration over Employment Transition	• Protect against the adverse impacts of initiatives taken to comply with the Kyoto Protocol • Ensure that government, trade unions and employer organizations all participate in assessing and ex		Spanish government, Spanish trade unions, Spanish industrial workers

Issue	Climate Change
Theme	Mitigation policies/measures
Country/Organization Type	Initiative Title	Objectives/Challenges/Constraints	Results/Lessons learned	Key implementation actors/Partners
Seychelles /Government	Reduction of Vulnerability to Human Settlement due to flooding as a result of increase weather event	The two priority areas needs to be addressed are: 1) To deal with existing flooding problems on Mahé the main island of Seychelles and inner islands such as Praslin and La Digue; due to extreme we	Main obstacles faced were the lack of technical and financial capacity to predict flooding. The flooding caused severe economic impact, extensive damage to properties , damages to the agriculture	GEF Adaptation Fund

Issue	Climate Change Energy for Sustainable Development
Theme	Mitigation policies/measures Innovative financing solutions and technology transfer
Country/Organization Type	Initiative Title	Objectives/Challenges/Constraints	Results/Lessons learned	Key implementation actors/Partners
Intergovernmental Organization	Securing Financing for RE/EE Projects in Southern Africa through Gold Standard CDM	Objective: This project aims to facilitate the financing of smaller renewable energy and energy efficiency (RE/EE) CDM projects in Southern Africa using the Gold Standard (GS) as leverage. Challeng	While CDM revenues could catalyse project development it cannot substitute project financing. A project which is feasible for the CDM project cycle may not always be feasible as a stand-alone project	REEEP, Gold Standard, UNDP Millennium Development Goal Carbon Facility, GED, TaTEDO

Issue	Climate Change
Theme	Mitigation policies/measures
Country/Organization Type	Initiative Title	Objectives/Challenges/Constraints	Results/Lessons learned	Key implementation actors/Partners
Seychelles /Government	Southeast Monsoon Variability and impacts in the southwest Indian Ocean: Predicting water resources	1) To analyze the oceanography and climate related to extreme dry/wet spells; 2) To explain the causes and mechanisms governing rainfall and water resource variability; 3) To answer questions related	There is a lack of knowledge on the near equatorial convection in the SWIO during the southeast monsoon. Many models are incorrectly predicting the transient convective waves during the southeast mon	GEF Adaptation Fund

Issue	Climate Change
Theme	Adaptation
Country/Organization Type	Initiative Title	Objectives/Challenges/Constraints	Results/Lessons learned	Key implementation actors/Partners
New Zealand /Government	Support to Pacific climate change initiatives include:			Pacific SIDS, SPREP, AusAID

Issue	Climate Change Industrial Development
Theme	Technology innovations and transfer Promoting industrial development: framework conditions Adaptation
Country/Organization Type	Initiative Title	Objectives/Challenges/Constraints	Results/Lessons learned	Key implementation actors/Partners
Major Groups	Supportive Government Framework Allows for Trade Union Input into Kyoto Mechanisms	• Ensure that projects funded under flexibility mechanisms to meet Kyoto commitments are socially and environmentally responsible • Increase compliance with ILO labour standards • Involve al		Belgian government, Beglian trade unions, Belgian companies, industrial workers particularly in developing countries

Issue	Climate Change Air pollution/Atmosphere Energy for Sustainable Development
Theme	Technology innovations and transfer Voluntary initiatives Adaptation Advanced energy technologies Policies and programmes to address air pollution from other major point sources Market-based mechanisms to reduce emissions Energy efficiency and demand-side management Control measures derived from the Montreal Protocol Mitigation policies/measures
Country/Organization Type	Initiative Title	Objectives/Challenges/Constraints	Results/Lessons learned	Key implementation actors/Partners
Major Groups	Sustainability Upstream and Downstram	Improved energy efficiency Reduction of emissions and pollutants Reduced power consumption Improved energy efficiency in other industry sectors through their use of aluminium	- Improved process controls and natural ventilation reduce power consumption - Liquid natural gas instead of fuel oil in the cathouses and propane in the anode baking furnace reduce emissions and po	Hydro, Hydro industrial workers, surrounding communities

Issue	Climate Change
Theme	Technology innovations and transfer
Country/Organization Type	Initiative Title	Objectives/Challenges/Constraints	Results/Lessons learned	Key implementation actors/Partners
Uganda /Government	Technology Innovations and Transfer

Issue	Climate Change Rural development Cross-cutting issue Human Settlements Agriculture Drought Inter-Linkages Land Desertification Water Africa Sanitation Energy for Sustainable Development
Theme	Means of implementation related to drought Safe Drinking Water NEPAD and other cooperation frameworks Institutional framework for sustainable development Poverty reduction Education Health and sustainable development Gender equality Mobilizing Financial Resources Information systems on land Means of implementation related to land Means of implementation related to desertification Means of implementation related to agriculture Agriculture, hunger and food security Drought preparedness and early warning Integrated land planning Natural resources management Strategic planning frameworks to combat desertification Desertification and land degradation information systems Carbon sequestration Water Use Efficiency Sustainable development for Africa Integrated planning of sustainable agriculture Means of implementation related to rural development Efforts to reverse or mitigate desertification Integrated land management Job Creation and Enterprise Promotion Means of implementation Domestic and international emissions trading Health priorities Integrated Planning and Decision-Making Rural infrastructure and social services Integrated Water Resource Management Energy and rural development Improving Sanitation Other regional initiatives Greenhouse gas sinks Means of implementation Rural development and poverty reduction Protecting and managing the natural resource base of economic, social development Access to and distribution of land Water Quality, Ecosystem Management, Disaster Prevention Poverty eradication Monitoring and Evaluation Sustainable development in a globalizing world
Country/Organization Type	Initiative Title	Objectives/Challenges/Constraints	Results/Lessons learned	Key implementation actors/Partners
Major Groups	The CRSP Program: a problem model approach to capacity building and agricultural development	The goal of the GL-CRSP is to increase food security and improve the quality of life of people in developing countries while bringing an international focus to the research, teaching and extension ef	• Long-term commitment is critical. The GL-CRSP model necessitates a long-term time commitment for projects to enable the generation of knowledge regarding specific development problems and issues	• USAID • USAID Missions • USDA • The GL-CRSP is a USAID funded research and development organization linking US universities with universities, institutions, and organizations in developing countries. Each GL-CRSP project is led by a principal investigator from a major US university. Current partnerships with US universities include, but are not limited to: Texas A&M, Iowa State University, Syracuse, Cornell University, Yale, University of Vermont, University of California Davis, University of California Los Angeles, Utah State University, University of Wyoming, Indiana University, and Purdue University. • Partnerships with universities in developing countries include, but are not limited to: Egerton University, Moi University, University of Ghana, Haromaya University, Hawaassa University, Makerere University, Sokoine University of Agriculture, University of Nairobi, and the Agricultural University of Mongolia • Major partnerships with governmental organizations currently include, but are not limited to: government ministries of health, marketing, agriculture, livestock and fisheries, and agricultural development in Ethiopia, Kenya, Tanzania, Uganda, Ghana, and Mongolia; National Parks in Tanzania, and regional and local development commissions and bureaus in Ethiopia, Kenya, Tanzania, and Uganda • Major partnerships with NGOs and Institutions include, but are not limited to: FEWS-NET, First Voice Africa, Food for the Hungry International, IGAD Climate Prediction and Applications Center, Kenya Agricultural Research Institute, Mercy Corps Mongolia, Arid Lands Information Network, Farm-Africa, Save the Children-UK, Tanzanian Wildlife Conservation Society, World Food Program, Freedom from Hunger/Ghana, Heifer International, AMPATH, and the World Bank Sustainable Livelihoods Program

Issue	Climate Change
Theme	Greenhouse gas sinks
Country/Organization Type	Initiative Title	Objectives/Challenges/Constraints	Results/Lessons learned	Key implementation actors/Partners
Uganda /Government	The Greenhouse Gas Inventory Project	1) To conduct an inventory which gives a comprehensive list of emissions of greenhouse gases by source and removals by sinks in Uganda; 2) To formulate a number of recommendations, including enhan	The institutions which participated in this project gained some capacity on the methodologies for GHG emission estimation. The Inventory is however supposed to be up-dated annually but this has not b

Issue	Climate Change
Theme	Adaptation Mitigation policies/measures
Country/Organization Type	Initiative Title	Objectives/Challenges/Constraints	Results/Lessons learned	Key implementation actors/Partners
Switzerland /Government	Vulnerability Assessment and Enhancing Adaptive Capacity to Climate Change in Semi-arid Areas in India	The overall goal of the Program is to secure the livelihoods of rural poor and vulnerable communities by promoting adaption measures. The coping capacity of rural communities in semi-arid areas shal	To achieve the Program's objectives four different program components have to be combined which help to define the way of implementing activities: 1) research and analysis; 2) natural resource manag	The MS Swaminathan Research Foundation in Chennai, the National Institute of Agriculture Extension Management (MANAGE) and Action for Food Production (AFPRO), (both based in Hyderabat), INFRAS (Zurich), Intercooperation (Bern). A committee is responsible for overall steering and guidance.

Issue	Cross-cutting issue Land Rural development Agriculture
Theme	Integrated land management Integrated land planning Protecting and managing the natural resource base of economic, social development Natural resources management Integrated planning of sustainable agriculture
Country/Organization Type	Initiative Title	Objectives/Challenges/Constraints	Results/Lessons learned	Key implementation actors/Partners
United States of America /Government	Encouraging Conservation on Agricultural Lands through Incentives and Technical Assistance	Overview U.S. natural resources conservation programs (e.g., Conservation Reserve Program and the Environmental Quality Incentives Program) help farmers reduce soil erosion, enhance water supplies	Targeted conservation programs can help farmers and ranchers meet environmental challenges on their land. Key to success is a focus on national environmental priorities (such as water quality, soil	Land management stakeholders.

Issue	Cross-cutting issue
Theme	Education Health and sustainable development
Country/Organization Type	Initiative Title	Objectives/Challenges/Constraints	Results/Lessons learned	Key implementation actors/Partners
Major Groups	Grassroot soccer in South Africa	The goal of the program is to put 1.25 million African youth through the GRS program by the end of 2010 and leave a lasting legacy in southern Africa. To have the most effective HIV prevention educat	The GRS HIV/AIDS Education Program significantly improves student knowledge, attitudes, and perceptions of social support related to HIV/AIDS. Help students feel they are supported by their commun	The Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation The Kellogg Foundation – Bloemfontein, South Africa DeBeers – Lime Acres and Danielskuil, South Africa, Barclays Bank/Ministry of Education - Lusaka, Zambia, International Organization for Migration - Lusaka, Zambia, Youth Health Organization - Gabarone, Botswana, Mercy Corps – Liberia and Sudan, Johns Hopkins/AED

Issue	Cross-cutting issue
Theme	Education Changing unsustainable patterns of consumption and production
Country/Organization Type	Initiative Title	Objectives/Challenges/Constraints	Results/Lessons learned	Key implementation actors/Partners
Major Groups	Guyana Youth initiative	A youth training program to promote personal and community transformation. Many issues are covered in the training including environmental protection. The training material touches upon the main conc	Both facilitators and participants felt very positively about the program, and valued the knowledge they gained, the skills and confidence they developed, and the bonds of friendship and cooperation	Nancy Campbell Collegiate Institute Canada, Help and Shelter, Ministry of Health, Conservation International, Iwokorama, National Commission on the Rights of the Child, Gender Equity Programme, Canadian High Commission, CIDA

Issue	Cross-cutting issue Desertification Land Agriculture Rural development Drought
Theme	Rural development and poverty reduction Adaptation to drought Integrated land planning Protecting and managing the natural resource base of economic, social development Desertification and land degradation information systems Information systems on land Means of implementation related to land Means of implementation related to agriculture Agriculture, hunger and food security Drought preparedness and early warning Integrated planning of sustainable agriculture
Country/Organization Type	Initiative Title	Objectives/Challenges/Constraints	Results/Lessons learned	Key implementation actors/Partners
Canada /Government	National Agri-Environmental Health Analysis and Reporting Program	The objective of NAHARP is to establish a departmental capacity to evaluate and regularly report on the general state and trends of agriculture’s interactions with the environment in key priority a	Please see Executive Summary in Environmental Sustainability of Canadian Agriculture: Agri-Environmental Indicator Report Series - Report #2 (http://www.agr.gc.ca/env/naharp-pnarsa/index_e.php?page	NAHARP is an ongoing multidisciplinary effort based on strong collaboration between expert teams in Research Branch (EHNP), PFRA, Strategic Policy Branch (RAD, AEPB) and NLWIS. Specific program activities are also closely linked with other APF programs (WEBS, NAESI, GAPS, etc.). Several activities operate under guidance of expert advisory teams comprised of academics and other subject matter experts from within and outside federal government.

Issue	Cross-cutting issue
Theme	Health and sustainable development
Country/Organization Type	Initiative Title	Objectives/Challenges/Constraints	Results/Lessons learned	Key implementation actors/Partners
Belgium /Government	Remote Sensing tools to study the Epidemiology and Space/Time dynamics of diseases (EPISTIS)- “STEREO” programme	To strengthen the Belgian pool of expertise on the topic of remote sensing and spatial analysis and modeling in epidemiology through jointly providing tools improving the analysis of the space-time d

Issue	Cross-cutting issue Water Land Desertification
Theme	Integrated land planning Protecting and managing the natural resource base of economic, social development Strategic planning frameworks to combat desertification Integrated Water Resource Management
Country/Organization Type	Initiative Title	Objectives/Challenges/Constraints	Results/Lessons learned	Key implementation actors/Partners
Australia /Government	Sustainable cross-border management of the Lake Eyre Basin	To sustainably manage the water and related natural resources associated with cross-border river systems in the Lake Eyre Basin to avoid downstream impacts on associated environmental, economic and s	The Lake Eyre Basin Agreement does not override the statutory responsibilities of the states for natural resource management, so it relies to a large degree on the goodwill and commitment of state go	Australian Government, Queensland, South Australian and Northern Territory Governments, pastoralists, Indigenous stakeholders, conservationists, mining and petroleum industries, scientists and local community representatives.

Issue	Cross-cutting issue
Theme	Education Health and sustainable development Sustainable development for Africa
Country/Organization Type	Initiative Title	Objectives/Challenges/Constraints	Results/Lessons learned	Key implementation actors/Partners
Major Groups	Tshepo Themba Multi-Purpose Centre	To provide various services to youth leaders, youth clubs, individuals, professionals, and youth workers. The training includes computer, life skills, and enterprise and leadership development. SAAYC	One of the main drawbacks was that most of the sponsors and venture capitalist preferred to invest in programs that offered short-term and visible returns, whereas developing leadership qualities and	Youth Development Network (YDN), the Centre for Education and Enterprise Development (CEED), Joint Enrichment project (JEP)

Issue	Cross-cutting issue Land Rural development
Theme	Integrated land management Protecting and managing the natural resource base of economic, social development Natural resources management Sustainable development for Africa
Country/Organization Type	Initiative Title	Objectives/Challenges/Constraints	Results/Lessons learned	Key implementation actors/Partners
Major Groups	Viworgu sacred grove, Northern region of Ghana	The main problem that the people of Yiworgu sought to tackle was the degradation of the sacred grove whose continuity and sanctity is central to the identity of this community and whose resources are	This leads the people of Yiworgu to offer this lesson from their experience: if you take resource conservation and rehabilitation of degraded land seriously, you may well achieve substantial economic	Lowland Rice Development Project, funded by the French Development Agency Co-operative Integrated Project on Savanna Ecosystems in Ghana (CIPSEG), German government and implemented through UNESCO. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) for further support after the CIPSEG, Northern Savanna Biodiversity Conservation Project, Global Environment Facility, NSBCP.

Issue	Cross-cutting issue Agriculture Rural development Africa
Theme	Means of implementation Poverty reduction Means of implementation related to agriculture Sustainable development for Africa Means of implementation related to rural development
Country/Organization Type	Initiative Title	Objectives/Challenges/Constraints	Results/Lessons learned	Key implementation actors/Partners
United States of America /Government	Working with Domestic Banks to Expand Credit: Loan Guarantees for Private-Sector Agricultural Development	USAID uses the Development Credit Authority to issue partial credit guarantees to encourage lending by financial institutions in developing countries. Capital there often lies dormant because banks	The unwillingness of banks in developing countries to lend on the basis of potentially profitable business and investment plans, rather than collateral, can be overcome by partial loan guarantees. T	In-country financial/lending institutions

Issue	Desertification
Theme	Strategic planning frameworks to combat desertification
Country/Organization Type	Initiative Title	Objectives/Challenges/Constraints	Results/Lessons learned	Key implementation actors/Partners
Major Groups	Desertification Strategies in Shenyang, China	The project is aimed at combating desertification. The known challenges in this regard are: 1. Lack of the necessary infrastructure, mostly in a developing country context, to handle increases in	Members learnt how to combat desertification by planting windbreaks to protect farmlands.

Issue	Desertification Land
Theme	Integrated land planning Efforts to reverse or mitigate desertification
Country/Organization Type	Initiative Title	Objectives/Challenges/Constraints	Results/Lessons learned	Key implementation actors/Partners
Australia /Government	Indigenous Protected Areas in arid Australia	The goals of the program are to: - support Indigenous landowners to develop, declare and manage Indigenous Protected Areas (IPAs) on their lands as part of Australia’s National Reserve System;	An evaluation of the IPA program in 2006 found that it had been very cost effective in contributing to the conservation aims of the National Reserve System program. There were also broader benefits i	The Australian Government, Indigenous communities, state and territory governments

Issue	Desertification Drought
Theme	Means of implementation related to drought Efforts to reverse or mitigate desertification
Country/Organization Type	Initiative Title	Objectives/Challenges/Constraints	Results/Lessons learned	Key implementation actors/Partners
Belgium /Government	VGT4AFRICA	The goal is to set up, in the framework of GMES, an operational capacity based on the SPOT VEGETATION system and timely distribution system of VEGETATION data and high level derived products to all A		Participation: PPS Science Policy

Issue	Drought
Theme	Means of implementation related to drought Adaptation to drought Drought preparedness and early warning
Country/Organization Type	Initiative Title	Objectives/Challenges/Constraints	Results/Lessons learned	Key implementation actors/Partners
Major Groups	Analyzing Tribal Drought Management: A Case study of the Hualapai Tribe	The intention of this research is to provide a specific case study of drought impacts and management on a reservation, highlight concerns that are unique to reservations, and stimulate additional res	During interviews, tribal officials were also asked to provide general recommendations and lessons learned that may benefit other drought planners: • Develop a drought plan to better understand d	Natural Hazards Center at the University of Colorado, U.S. Department of the Interior Bureau of Reclamation (BOR) Hualapai Tribe’s Department of Natural Resources

Issue	Drought
Theme	Drought preparedness and early warning
Country/Organization Type	Initiative Title	Objectives/Challenges/Constraints	Results/Lessons learned	Key implementation actors/Partners
Belgium /Government	Climate change impact on the sustainable use of Lake Tanganyika fisheries (CLIMFISH)- “STEREO” programme	General objectives of the initiative are to: 1. Investigate the impact of recent environmental changes on the fisheries of Lake Tanganyika using weather and limnological monitoring, fisheries statis

Issue	Drought
Theme	Drought preparedness and early warning
Country/Organization Type	Initiative Title	Objectives/Challenges/Constraints	Results/Lessons learned	Key implementation actors/Partners
Belgium /Government	Climatic and Anthropogenic Impacts on African Ecosystems (CLANIMAE)	Objectives of the intiative are to: 1. Evaluate the current health of ecosystems and their resilience to anthropogenic impacts 2. Model the range of their possible responses to future climate chang	Global studies of historical land use have focused on large-scale landscape modifications that can potentially affect global climate via their effects on surface albedo, aerosols, and the carbon cycl

Issue	Drought
Theme	Adaptation to drought
Country/Organization Type	Initiative Title	Objectives/Challenges/Constraints	Results/Lessons learned	Key implementation actors/Partners
Belgium /Government	Cooperation Walloon region - Burkina Faso and Mauritanie	1. Preservation and protection of the forest galleries in the Sourou valley (Burkina-Faso): participative approach with local population for the protection of the slopes of the valley, water reserves		1. FUL – Fondation Universitaire de Luxembourg (ULg : Université de Liège) 2. FAO (Food and Agriculture Organisation) -Mauretania 3. COPROD (local NGO Burkina-Faso

Issue	Drought
Theme	Drought preparedness and early warning
Country/Organization Type	Initiative Title	Objectives/Challenges/Constraints	Results/Lessons learned	Key implementation actors/Partners
Belgium /Government	Development of a remote sensing derived tool to assess the impact of conservation policy measures and drought on East African ecosystems (ENDELEO)	1. To assess the impact of a change in conservation policy and practices in drought vulnerable areas using space borne remote sensing imagery. 2. To define, develop, and put in place remote sensing	The involvement of the civil society in the conservation and management of those natural assets is still impeded by a lack of access to regularly updated information, such as on the location and exte

Issue	Drought
Theme	Drought preparedness and early warning
Country/Organization Type	Initiative Title	Objectives/Challenges/Constraints	Results/Lessons learned	Key implementation actors/Partners
Intergovernmental Organization	Dry-Net project	To integrate environment issues in development cooperation frameworks through civil society action while reinforcing civil society's capacity to participate effectively in sustainable land management		various NGOs

Issue	Drought Desertification
Theme	Desertification and land degradation information systems Drought preparedness and early warning
Country/Organization Type	Initiative Title	Objectives/Challenges/Constraints	Results/Lessons learned	Key implementation actors/Partners
Intergovernmental Organization	European Drought Centre	- To enhance European co-operation and coordination in draught related activities in order to mitigate the impacts of droughts on society, economy and the environment - To promote collaboration an		European, international scientists

Issue	Drought
Theme	Means of implementation related to drought Drought preparedness and early warning
Country/Organization Type	Initiative Title	Objectives/Challenges/Constraints	Results/Lessons learned	Key implementation actors/Partners
Czech Republic /Government	Exploration of water resources in Ethiopia focused on drought-affected areas	The main objective of the project was the transfer of know-how in developing hydrogeological and hydrochemical maps and evaluation of regional hydrogeological characteristics.

Issue	Drought Cross-cutting issue Agriculture Desertification Africa
Theme	Means of implementation related to drought Means of implementation Adaptation to drought Poverty reduction Strategic planning frameworks to combat desertification Poverty eradication Sustainable development for Africa Agriculture, hunger and food security Drought preparedness and early warning
Country/Organization Type	Initiative Title	Objectives/Challenges/Constraints	Results/Lessons learned	Key implementation actors/Partners
Major Groups	Livestock - coping with drought in Namibia	To cope with drought in the communal areas and freehold (commercial) farms.	The main lessons learned from dealing with the 1992/93 drought, and from the administration of drought subsidies in previous and subsequent years, are summarised below. 1. An effective early warnin	ODI-Pastoral Development Network

Issue	Drought
Theme	Drought preparedness and early warning
Country/Organization Type	Initiative Title	Objectives/Challenges/Constraints	Results/Lessons learned	Key implementation actors/Partners
United States of America /Government	U.S. Contributions to the Indian Ocean Tsunami Warning System	Tsunamis are the most difficult of all the natural hazards to prepare for, detect, analyze, and warn against. During the two-and-a-half years following the December 2004 Indian Ocean tsunami, the US	Disaster management is strengthened with an end-to-end, multi-hazard disaster warning system. The weakest link in the chain (from event detection to communications and response at the community leve	Those subject to damage/destruction by tsunamis

Issue	Drought Water Cross-cutting issue
Theme	Means of implementation related to drought Safe Drinking Water Means of implementation Adaptation to drought Integrated Water Resource Management Water Quality, Ecosystem Management, Disaster Prevention Poverty eradication Water Use Efficiency Monitoring and Evaluation Sustainable development in a globalizing world Drought preparedness and early warning
Country/Organization Type	Initiative Title	Objectives/Challenges/Constraints	Results/Lessons learned	Key implementation actors/Partners
Canada /Government	Water Demand Initiative: WADIMENA	Overcoming an acute and worsening water shortage Low annual rainfalls and a low per capita volume of renewable water resources make the Middle East and North Africa region the most water-scarce ar	On the Ground: Learning from experience WaDImena aims to translate awareness into action with tangible impacts and policy level results. Regional exchanges have, for example, offered lessons to Sy	Canadian International Development Agency (CIDA) International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD) Desert Development Center, American University in Cairo (DDC/AUC), Egypt. Environmental Research Center, Royal Scientific Society (ERC/RSS), Jordan. Middle East Center for the Transfer of Appropriate Technology (MECTAT), Lebanon. Institute of Environmental and Water Studies (IEWS), Birzeit University, Palestine. Arab Organization for Agricultural Development (AOAD), Gulf countries. Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development, Morocco. Water and Environment Center (WEC), Sana’a University,Yemen. National Institute for Agricultural Research (INRA), Algeria. National Center for Agricultural Studies (CNEA), Ministry of Agricultural and Hydraulic Resources, Tunisia.

Issue	Energy for Sustainable Development
Theme	Fuel efficiency and cleaner fuel for transportation
Country/Organization Type	Initiative Title	Objectives/Challenges/Constraints	Results/Lessons learned	Key implementation actors/Partners
Trinidad and Tobago /Government	The Phase Out Of Lead In Gasoline	To phase out leaded gasoline from the fuels used for transportation. Up to April 2004, Trinidad and Tobago continued to produced a gasoline in which tetra-ethyl lead (TEL) was added as an octane	The refinery had indicated that it could remove lead to a lead of 0.05 g/l of Pb, that is, one third of the lead concentration in gasoline at that time of 0.15 g/l of Pb and still be able to adequate	Petrotrin, Trinidad and Tobago Bureau of Standards, UWI Engineering Institute, Vechicle owners, NPMC and Gas Station Owners.

Issue	Energy for Sustainable Development
Theme	Energy and rural development
Country/Organization Type	Initiative Title	Objectives/Challenges/Constraints	Results/Lessons learned	Key implementation actors/Partners
Suriname /Government	A energy pilot project in Poketi	To provide electricity in the Poketi community with energy supply from hydropower	1) Community members were not directly involved; 2) After the project was completed, it was handed over to a management unit which had no technical knowledge of the small scale hydro power plant.	Ministry of natural resources Organization of American States (O.A.S)

Issue	Energy for Sustainable Development
Theme	Energy and rural development
Country/Organization Type	Initiative Title	Objectives/Challenges/Constraints	Results/Lessons learned	Key implementation actors/Partners
United States of America /Government	Afforestation for biofuel	Increase access to energy for the poor Sequester carbon Catalyze greenhouse gas sinks	Sustainability, scalability and transferability: This project was based on a successful project in India also managed by ICRISAT. As part of the India project, the village was able to sell carbon o	EIP-Niger

Issue	Energy for Sustainable Development
Theme	Increasing access to energy for the poor
Country/Organization Type	Initiative Title	Objectives/Challenges/Constraints	Results/Lessons learned	Key implementation actors/Partners
Intergovernmental Organization	Amazonia Energy Initiative	Objectives: Design and start the Amazonia Energy Initiative (AEI) aimed at increasing energy access for isolated communities in the Amazon region while promoting productive and efficient energy use.	Institutional models and facilitating policy environment is critical to solving energy access issues. Financing and access to finance is a key barrier to energy access.	REEEP

Issue	Energy for Sustainable Development
Theme	Consumer education and awareness-raising
Country/Organization Type	Initiative Title	Objectives/Challenges/Constraints	Results/Lessons learned	Key implementation actors/Partners
Fiji /Government	Appliance Labelling Programme for Refrigerators and Freezers in Fiji	1) To assess consumer response to energy efficiency labels with a view to deciding on a comprehensive scheme that would encompass all retailers of refrigerators and freezers in Fiji and could be exte	The survey revealed that customers including sales staff in retail stores were not really aware of the significance of the energy rating label and its impact on their household energy bill. Generall

Issue	Energy for Sustainable Development
Theme	Capacity-building in energy policy formulation and management Energy and rural development Increasing access to energy for the poor
Country/Organization Type	Initiative Title	Objectives/Challenges/Constraints	Results/Lessons learned	Key implementation actors/Partners
Intergovernmental Organization	Asia-Pacific Regional Energy Programme for Poverty Reduction (REP-PoR)	Efforts by countries in the Asia-Pacific region to meet the MDGs, especially the goal of halving the number of poor, will be impaired unless adequate attention is paid to the crucial role energy serv	The REP-PoR will carry out a gap analysis of access to energy at national levels in the Asia-Pacific region examining policies, capacities and knowledge repositories at the national level. Overall, t	Afghanistan, Bangladesh, Cambodia, China, India, Indonesia, Iran, Lao PDR, Malaysia, Maldives, Mongolia, Nepal, Pakistan, Philippines, Sri Lanka, Timor-Leste, Viet Nam, Fiji, Kiribati, Marshal Islands, Federated Sates of Micronesia, Nauru, Palau, Papua New Guinea, Samoa, Solomon Islands, Tonga, Tuvalu, Cook Islands, Tokelau, Nieu and Vanuatu.

Issue	Energy for Sustainable Development
Theme	Energy efficiency and demand-side management
Country/Organization Type	Initiative Title	Objectives/Challenges/Constraints	Results/Lessons learned	Key implementation actors/Partners
Intergovernmental Organization	Barrier Removal for Residential Energy Efficiency	Objective: To improve the institutional capacity of local and national governments to formulate policies that promote the development and implementation of residential energy efficiency projects, es	Home owners associations and housing management and maintenance companies have a key role in promoting buildings energy efficiency; There are limited incentives for improving energy efficiency in th	REEEP, USAID

Issue	Energy for Sustainable Development
Theme	Capacity-building in energy policy formulation and management
Country/Organization Type	Initiative Title	Objectives/Challenges/Constraints	Results/Lessons learned	Key implementation actors/Partners
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland /Government	Beacon Council Sustainable Energy Programme	1) To demonstrating policy innovation and best practice in sustainable energy provision; and 2) To highlight leadership skills required to empower communities	Cornwall Council established a consortium called the ‘Cornwall Sustainable Energy Partnership bringing together public health, business, education and energy suppliers. They have established planni	Private Sector Community groups Schools Science Academia The Government

Issue	Energy for Sustainable Development
Theme	Energy efficiency and demand-side management
Country/Organization Type	Initiative Title	Objectives/Challenges/Constraints	Results/Lessons learned	Key implementation actors/Partners
Intergovernmental Organization	Building Energy Efficiency Codes in Russia and Kazakhstan	Objective: Improve compliance with new building energy codes and provide training and resources to enable designers to go beyond compliance. Help building officials to better implement and enforce	Enforcement and implementation of building codes by officials is more important than development of the codes; Training has to be carried out for officials who enforce the codes as well as architech	REEEP, US Environmental Protection Agency, Research Institute for Building Physics (Moscow), NRDC

Issue	Energy for Sustainable Development
Theme	Advanced energy technologies Fuel efficiency and cleaner fuel for transportation Energy and rural development
Country/Organization Type	Initiative Title	Objectives/Challenges/Constraints	Results/Lessons learned	Key implementation actors/Partners
United States of America /Government	Building National Capacity for Biofuels Production	Increased production of biofuels will require increased production of crops for fuel, especially corn. In 2005 ethanol production utilized 14% of U.S. corn production. Increased ethanol production	By products from biofuel production can be used for livestock feed. The production of biofuels provides new employment opportunities for rural communities, and benefits farmers by creating additiona

Issue	Energy for Sustainable Development
Theme	Consumer education and awareness-raising Energy and rural development
Country/Organization Type	Initiative Title	Objectives/Challenges/Constraints	Results/Lessons learned	Key implementation actors/Partners
Australia /Government	Bushlight - Indigenous Renewable Energy Services	Bushlight’s goal is to improve livelihood opportunities in remote indigenous communities through the application of sustaianble renewable energy services. It provides design, information and educa	During the first two years of Bushlight, the availability of funding for capital works was a major challenge. This resulted in delayed implementation of the capital works plan. These funding issues

Issue	Energy for Sustainable Development
Theme	Renewable energy including hydro power
Country/Organization Type	Initiative Title	Objectives/Challenges/Constraints	Results/Lessons learned	Key implementation actors/Partners
Intergovernmental Organization	Capacity Building in Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy Regulation and Policy-Making in Africa	Objective: Enhance capacity of regulators and policy makers of Ghana, Tanzania and Zambia in terms of energy efficiency and renewable energy and adapt the REEEP ‘Regulation and Sustainable Energy�	Existing energy regulatory frameworks were heavily skewed towards electricity regulation and for developed electricity markets. These need to be adapted to the needs of developing countries;	REEEP

Issue	Energy for Sustainable Development
Theme	Capacity-building in energy policy formulation and management
Country/Organization Type	Initiative Title	Objectives/Challenges/Constraints	Results/Lessons learned	Key implementation actors/Partners
Jordan /Government	Capacity-Building for CDM Project Development in the Energy Sector	- Develop the capacity among energy sector staff; - Identify and apply baseline parameters in accordance with international agreements; - To be able to prepare successful investment energy proposal		Ministry of Environment

Issue	Energy for Sustainable Development
Theme	Innovative financing solutions and technology transfer
Country/Organization Type	Initiative Title	Objectives/Challenges/Constraints	Results/Lessons learned	Key implementation actors/Partners
United States of America /Government	Clean Energy Financing in Central America	To facilitate financing for clean energy projects by demonstrating how mezzanine instruments can transform local lending practices		Triodos Renewable Energy for Development Fund FinnFund (a Finnish development bank) BIO (a Belgian development bank) Central Bank for Economic Integration (CABEI) Inter-American Development Bank (IDB)

Issue	Energy for Sustainable Development
Theme	Capacity-building in energy policy formulation and management
Country/Organization Type	Initiative Title	Objectives/Challenges/Constraints	Results/Lessons learned	Key implementation actors/Partners
Mexico /Government	Climate Change Strategy for the Energy Sector	1) To develop a series of projects mitigation and sink projects for participation in the CDM; 2) To negotiate and determine the Energy Sector’s position in Climate Change issues, towards the Inter	The Energy activities are mainly responsible for the emission of Green House Gases in Mexico, but they are also the most important opportunity areas for mitigation and capture. The additional resourc	Energy Sector Utilities (PEMEX, CFE, and LyFC) Promotion (CONAE and FIDE) Regulatory (CRE) Institutions Institutes (IIE and IMP)

Issue	Energy for Sustainable Development
Theme	Renewable energy including hydro power
Country/Organization Type	Initiative Title	Objectives/Challenges/Constraints	Results/Lessons learned	Key implementation actors/Partners
Intergovernmental Organization	Compiling RES Legislation for Kazakhstan	Objective: To generate support for renewable energy for inclusion in the legislation of Kazakhstan. Challenge: Influence of the government climate policy on the renewable energy legal framework.	It is important to engage the industry and investors while developing the renewable energy legislation to guarantee succesful implementation. Legislative frameworks should be followed by plans for i	REEEP

Issue	Energy for Sustainable Development
Theme	Renewable energy including hydro power
Country/Organization Type	Initiative Title	Objectives/Challenges/Constraints	Results/Lessons learned	Key implementation actors/Partners
United States of America /Government	Conservation Security Program	•Increase production of renewable energy •Improve energy efficiency in agriculture	In 2005, CSP contracts increased carbon sequestered by over 4 million tons, and produced 432 million cubic meters of water conserved.

Issue	Energy for Sustainable Development
Theme	Renewable energy including hydro power
Country/Organization Type	Initiative Title	Objectives/Challenges/Constraints	Results/Lessons learned	Key implementation actors/Partners
Intergovernmental Organization	Creating a Link between Energy Services and Income Generation, using Innovative Financing as a Catalyst	Objective: The aim is to promote innovations to increase access of energy services to rural poor through a multiple approach focused on income generation, innovative financing mechanisms and service	A "One size fits all" approach does not work for rural energy service enterprises. Each energy service solution is customised and has to be delivered to the doorstep of the customer; Availability of	REEEP, local financial institutions, Self Employed Womes Association (SEWA)Bank

Issue	Energy for Sustainable Development
Theme	Renewable energy including hydro power
Country/Organization Type	Initiative Title	Objectives/Challenges/Constraints	Results/Lessons learned	Key implementation actors/Partners
Intergovernmental Organization	Development of a Sustainable Energy Policy Framework for Guatemala	Objective: Preparation of a proposal to the Government of Guatemala for a long-term national energy policy, with emphasis on renewable energy, energy efficiency and environment to foster poverty red	Policy development initiatives lead by NGOs find it difficult to gain acceptance from the Governments. Lobbying prospective candidates during a general election could be an interesting option to pro	REEEP, GVEP-GAP, UNDP-GEF

Issue	Energy for Sustainable Development
Theme	Capacity-building in energy policy formulation and management Energy and rural development Increasing access to energy for the poor
Country/Organization Type	Initiative Title	Objectives/Challenges/Constraints	Results/Lessons learned	Key implementation actors/Partners
Intergovernmental Organization	ECOWAS/UEMOA: Regional policy for access to energy services to meet the Millennium Development Goals	Despite the critical linkage between energy and development, access to modern energy services for the poor has received insufficient attention in national poverty reduction strategies. As a result, a	Key lessons from case studies in Africa include the following: - Specific linkages between energy and development must be well understood at a policy level: Communicating evidence from local level p	Economic and Monetary Union of West Africa (UEMOA), 15 West African States, France, Austria, UNDP and the European Commission

Issue	Energy for Sustainable Development
Theme	Renewable energy including hydro power Energy efficiency and demand-side management Energy and rural development Innovative financing solutions and technology transfer Increasing access to energy for the poor
Country/Organization Type	Initiative Title	Objectives/Challenges/Constraints	Results/Lessons learned	Key implementation actors/Partners
Major Groups	ENSIGN Project Finances Micro-Enterprises	-Provide energy access to urban and rural poor in Asian cities -Use renewable energy -Provide finance for micro-enterprises for income generation in poor areas	-In urban areas, connecting to the grid and more efficient appliances were the most important desires -In rural areas, however, renewable energy, coal briquettes, and diesel fuels were preferred -I	Asia-Pacific Development Centre, UNDP, urban poor without grid access in Asian cities, rural poor without energy access throughout Asia

Issue	Energy for Sustainable Development
Theme	Advanced energy technologies Energy efficiency and demand-side management
Country/Organization Type	Initiative Title	Objectives/Challenges/Constraints	Results/Lessons learned	Key implementation actors/Partners
Major Groups	Eco-Efficiency Kit	To develop a tool kit to help business improve and quantify eco-efficiency, a management strategy that links financial and environmental performance to create more value with less ecological impact.		Funducion Entorno, Spanish government, Spanish companies,

Issue	Energy for Sustainable Development
Theme	Energy efficiency and demand-side management
Country/Organization Type	Initiative Title	Objectives/Challenges/Constraints	Results/Lessons learned	Key implementation actors/Partners
Switzerland /Government	Ecoinvent	The goal is a unified and generic set of Life Cycle Inventories data of high quality, initially including the areas of energy, transportation, waste disposal, construction, chemicals, detergents, pap		Swiss Federal Institute of Technology in Zurich (ETHZ) and different Swiss Offices at Federal Level: Swiss federal Roads Authority ASTRA, Swiss Federal Office for Construction and Logistics BBL, Swiss Federal Office for the Environment FOEN, Swiss Federal Office for Energy SFOE, Swiss Federal Office for Agriculture FOAG.

Issue	Energy for Sustainable Development
Theme	Energy efficiency and demand-side management
Country/Organization Type	Initiative Title	Objectives/Challenges/Constraints	Results/Lessons learned	Key implementation actors/Partners
Republic of Korea /Government	Efficiency Management of Energy-Using Appliances	To promote the use of energy saving and high efficiency appliances

Issue	Energy for Sustainable Development
Theme	Energy sector reforms
Country/Organization Type	Initiative Title	Objectives/Challenges/Constraints	Results/Lessons learned	Key implementation actors/Partners
Ecuador /Government	Electricity sector reforms	Regulations have been developed and adopted: 1) To create a liberalized wholesale market for electricity; 2) To promote the creation of competitive structures in the sector and prevent anti-competi	CONELEC has implemented an action plan to improve the environmental considerations in the sector and to set an environmental management system that underlies the sector’s activities. It has adopted

Issue	Energy for Sustainable Development
Theme	Energy efficiency and demand-side management
Country/Organization Type	Initiative Title	Objectives/Challenges/Constraints	Results/Lessons learned	Key implementation actors/Partners
Canada /Government	Energy Efficiency Program for Low-Income Households	The objective is to provide consumers with tools and means to reduce their energy bill.	The program serves about 7,000 households per year out of a potential clientele of 450,000 households. Even though it is offered across Québec, the program is harder to access in certain regions. Th	Financial partners: Hydro-Québec and Gaz Métro Energy Efficiency Fund Agencies: Association coopérative d'économie familiale (ACEF) de la Péninsule; ACEF de l’Île-Jésus; ACEF Amiante-Beauce-Etchemins; ACEF des Bois-Francs; ACEF de l’Estrie; ACEF Lanaudière; ACEF de l’Outaouais; ACEF Abitibi-Témiscamingue; Association de protection des intérêts des consommateurs - Côte-Nord; Service d’aide aux consommateurs; Vivre en ville Négawatts inc; Équiterre; Office d’habitation de Gaspé; Nature-Action Québec; Option consommateurs

Issue	Energy for Sustainable Development
Theme	Energy efficiency and demand-side management
Country/Organization Type	Initiative Title	Objectives/Challenges/Constraints	Results/Lessons learned	Key implementation actors/Partners
Republic of Korea /Government	Energy Efficiency Standards and Labeling Program	To raise consumer awareness to promote the use of energy-saving appliances	With the above Energy Efficiency Labeling Programme implementation, competition among manufacturers resulted in the active development and spread of superior energy-saving appliances and consumers we

Issue	Energy for Sustainable Development
Theme	Energy efficiency and demand-side management Energy and rural development
Country/Organization Type	Initiative Title	Objectives/Challenges/Constraints	Results/Lessons learned	Key implementation actors/Partners
United States of America /Government	Energy Estimator Awareness Tools	These tools must be simple enough to use with slow computer equipment and internet access. Periodic updates and maintenance are required. Results are general, not user-specific, but can lead users to	Simple, web-based, tools can be valuable to producers in making them aware of alternative energy management practices, especially when they are faced with rising energy prices.

Issue	Energy for Sustainable Development
Theme	Energy sector reforms (e.g. Energy laws, legal and regulatory initiatives) Consumer education and awareness-raising
Country/Organization Type	Initiative Title	Objectives/Challenges/Constraints	Results/Lessons learned	Key implementation actors/Partners
Australia /Government	Energy Market Reform	To ensure the future prosperity, security and sustainability of energy production and use in Australia through energy market reforms.	The process of Energy Market Reform in Australia has had a strong policy base and national approach, coupled with technology, industry development and consumer participation programs. Reforms have al

Issue	Energy for Sustainable Development
Theme	Energy efficiency and demand-side management
Country/Organization Type	Initiative Title	Objectives/Challenges/Constraints	Results/Lessons learned	Key implementation actors/Partners
Republic of Korea /Government	Energy Saving Circuit Exhibition	To raise public awareness of energy saving and popularize high efficiency equipment

Issue	Energy for Sustainable Development
Theme	Energy efficiency and demand-side management
Country/Organization Type	Initiative Title	Objectives/Challenges/Constraints	Results/Lessons learned	Key implementation actors/Partners
New Zealand /Government	Energy Star ®	To introduce, promote and administer the Energy Star ® mark in New Zealand.	Energy Star ® has already been established elsewhere, including the US, Australia, Canada and Europe.

Issue	Energy for Sustainable Development
Theme	Renewable energy including hydro power
Country/Organization Type	Initiative Title	Objectives/Challenges/Constraints	Results/Lessons learned	Key implementation actors/Partners
Intergovernmental Organization	Facilitating Access to Finance for the Biodiesel Industry in Southern Africa	Objective: To assist small and medium enterprises (SMEs) gain access to institutional funding for biodiesel production in SADC countries with a focus on Zambia, Lesotho and Tanzania. Challenges: �	A balanced policy framework and proper business planning are critical to the success of bio-fuel projects in Southern Africa.	REEEP, WISIONS/SEPS

Issue	Energy for Sustainable Development
Theme	Innovative financing solutions and technology transfer
Country/Organization Type	Initiative Title	Objectives/Challenges/Constraints	Results/Lessons learned	Key implementation actors/Partners
United States of America /Government	Facility for Municipal Energy Efficiency in Bulgaria	1) To promote energy efficiency investments; 2) To utilize innovative financing using public-private partnerships; and 3) To get lenders and municipalities to appreciate the value of reducing ener	Need strong understanding of bank’s lending criteria and municipalities’ interests.	Municipalities and ESCOs

Issue	Energy for Sustainable Development
Theme	Energy efficiency and demand-side management
Country/Organization Type	Initiative Title	Objectives/Challenges/Constraints	Results/Lessons learned	Key implementation actors/Partners
Intergovernmental Organization	Financing Energy-Efficient Street Lighting in India	Objective: Support the implementation of an innovative financing mechanism, in order to reduce by 30-40% the consumption of the street lighting network in the cities of Madhya Pradesh. Challenges:	Capacity building at the city level is important to realising more city level energy initiatives; Regional and city level sustianable energy initiatives provide a good starting point to have maximum	REEEP, Asian Electronics Ltd., Central DISCOM, municipal corporations

Issue	Energy for Sustainable Development
Theme	Increasing access to energy for the poor
Country/Organization Type	Initiative Title	Objectives/Challenges/Constraints	Results/Lessons learned	Key implementation actors/Partners
Sweden /Government	Fossil Fuel Free Växjö	Some of the measures used to accomplish the programme's objectives include: 1) Local demonstration of fossil fuel applications, such as small bio-based heating plants and CHPs; 2) Subsidies for co	Political leadership was an important starting point for the progress achieved in Växjö. All political parties have unanimously supported the targets set. The local initiative pulls national and gl

Issue	Energy for Sustainable Development
Theme	Energy and rural development
Country/Organization Type	Initiative Title	Objectives/Challenges/Constraints	Results/Lessons learned	Key implementation actors/Partners
Denmark /Government	Fuel Wood in Burkina Faso	To support the energy sector in Burkina Faso

Issue	Energy for Sustainable Development
Theme	Renewable energy including hydro power
Country/Organization Type	Initiative Title	Objectives/Challenges/Constraints	Results/Lessons learned	Key implementation actors/Partners
Intergovernmental Organization	Global New and Renewable Energy Technologies Forum and Marketplace	To bring together private and public sector players, from the APEC economies and globally, through a web-based collaborative trade platform and to accelerate development and uptake of new and renewab		Expert Group on New and Renewable Energy Technologies

Issue	Energy for Sustainable Development
Theme	Fuel efficiency and cleaner fuel for transportation
Country/Organization Type	Initiative Title	Objectives/Challenges/Constraints	Results/Lessons learned	Key implementation actors/Partners
Australia /Government	Greenhouse Friendly	To engage consumers on climate change issues and greenhouse gas abatement; To broaden the basis for investment in greenhouse gas abatement; To enable product manufacturers or service providers to m

Issue	Energy for Sustainable Development
Theme	Capacity-building in energy policy formulation and management
Country/Organization Type	Initiative Title	Objectives/Challenges/Constraints	Results/Lessons learned	Key implementation actors/Partners
United States of America /Government	Guatemala Lighting, Cell Phones, Refrigeration and Tele-Education for Rural Sustainable Development	Provide basic energy services to an isolated refugee community. Key features of program: Stakeholder participation to identify and prioritize needs, and develop a sustainable rural electrification s	Collaboration with local stakeholders—appropriately defined to include affected persons, notably incorporating women in this case—can serve to effectively identify and prioritize needs, and desig	Local Improvement Committee

Issue	Energy for Sustainable Development
Theme	Energy efficiency and demand-side management
Country/Organization Type	Initiative Title	Objectives/Challenges/Constraints	Results/Lessons learned	Key implementation actors/Partners
Switzerland /Government	Heavy vehicle fee (HVF)	To charge fees for heavy vehicles with the aims to reduce the heavy weight traffic and associated pollutants.	By far the biggest impact of the new traffic regime with the HVF and higher weight limits was certainly on the development of road performance. Following a significant increase of 5–6 per cent per

Issue	Energy for Sustainable Development
Theme	Renewable energy including hydro power
Country/Organization Type	Initiative Title	Objectives/Challenges/Constraints	Results/Lessons learned	Key implementation actors/Partners
Norway /Government	Helping Uganda to meet its electricity needs	To help Uganda rural electrification

Issue	Energy for Sustainable Development
Theme	Renewable energy including hydro power
Country/Organization Type	Initiative Title	Objectives/Challenges/Constraints	Results/Lessons learned	Key implementation actors/Partners
United States of America /Government	Huanza Hydroelectric Project – Peru	This project produces 90MW of electricity. Huanza Project will reduce 277,654 tons of CO2 emissions per year based on data for the year 2000. By displacing the use of fossil fuels, the Huanza plant		US Department of Energy through International Utility Efficiency Partnerships.

Issue	Energy for Sustainable Development
Theme	Fuel efficiency and cleaner fuel for transportation
Country/Organization Type	Initiative Title	Objectives/Challenges/Constraints	Results/Lessons learned	Key implementation actors/Partners
Australia /Government	Improving the Quality of Australian Transport Fuels	To reduce the adverse effects of motor vehicle emissions on urban air quality, human health and the enhanced greenhouse effect; To harmonize Australian vehicle emission standards with international s	The Australian Government introduced excise incentives to encourage the earlier production and import of lower sulfur petrol and diesel. These incentives are generally available two years prior to th

Issue	Energy for Sustainable Development
Theme	Consumer education and awareness-raising
Country/Organization Type	Initiative Title	Objectives/Challenges/Constraints	Results/Lessons learned	Key implementation actors/Partners
United States of America /Government	Indonesian Lead Information Center (Partnership for Clean Fuels and Vehicles)	1) To phase out leaded gasoline/promote cleaner fuel for transportation in Indonesia; 2) To reduce health risks from air pollutants; 3) To educate consumers and raise awareness; and 4) To promote the	Lack of public awareness about the dangers posed by leaded gasoline is a significant obstacle to change.	USAID Leaded Gasoline Phase Out (KPBB) Partnership for Clean Fuels and Vehicles(PCFV) Indonesian Ministry of Environment

Issue	Energy for Sustainable Development
Theme	Energy efficiency and demand-side management
Country/Organization Type	Initiative Title	Objectives/Challenges/Constraints	Results/Lessons learned	Key implementation actors/Partners
Thailand /Government	Induction type cookers	1) To dwindle energy loss from cookers and raise cooking efficiency; 2) To surrogate conventional electric cookers that cause huge energy loss and danger to human with new type of cookers; and 3) To

Issue	Energy for Sustainable Development
Theme	Energy efficiency and demand-side management
Country/Organization Type	Initiative Title	Objectives/Challenges/Constraints	Results/Lessons learned	Key implementation actors/Partners
Intergovernmental Organization	International Database of Renewable Energy & Energy Efficiency Law	Objective: The International Sustainable Energy Assessment will identify and analyse the impact of international energy agreements on energy efficiency, energy conservation, and renewable energy tec	A collection of on-line searcheable database of international energy agreements will help governments to consider the work in the past while planning future initiatives.	REEEP

Issue	Energy for Sustainable Development
Theme	Advanced energy technologies
Country/Organization Type	Initiative Title	Objectives/Challenges/Constraints	Results/Lessons learned	Key implementation actors/Partners
Denmark /Government	Joint Implementation (JI) Geothermal Energy in Oradea and Beius Romania	The goal of the project was to replace the existing heat supply in the areas, which utilised fossil fuels, with geothermal energy.

Issue	Energy for Sustainable Development
Theme	Capacity-building in energy policy formulation and management Renewable energy including hydro power Advanced energy technologies Energy and rural development
Country/Organization Type	Initiative Title	Objectives/Challenges/Constraints	Results/Lessons learned	Key implementation actors/Partners
United States of America /Government	Landfill Gas-To-Electricity Project in Coventry, Vermont	-Regulatory process for reviewing and approving Phase IV expansion at the Coventry, Vermont landfill was pivotal to project feasibility. Timely review and coordination of the landfill and related pr	Due diligence, a team effort, and the coordination with communities are essential in finding common interests and goals on a regional basis for a successful landfill gas-to-electricity project.	Rural Development U.S. Department of Agriculture, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency – Landfill Methane Outreach Program, and the National Rural Utilities Cooperative Finance Corporation.

Issue	Energy for Sustainable Development
Theme	Energy sector reforms
Country/Organization Type	Initiative Title	Objectives/Challenges/Constraints	Results/Lessons learned	Key implementation actors/Partners
Mexico /Government	Large-scale Renewable Energy Development Project	The global objective of the Project is to address and reduce the barriers to development of grid-connected renewable energy technologies and markets in Mexico. The first phase focuses on wind projec	Difficulties in conforming to the regulation for the electric sector in Mexico relate to lack of considerations for Renewable Energy. The RE Law states solutions to this problem, which is already bee	Global Environmental Facility The World Bank

Issue	Energy for Sustainable Development
Theme	Energy and rural development Increasing access to energy for the poor
Country/Organization Type	Initiative Title	Objectives/Challenges/Constraints	Results/Lessons learned	Key implementation actors/Partners
Germany /Government	Large-scale dissemination of improved stoves in Uganda	Biomass energy in Uganda, including firewood, charcoal and crop residues, accounts for over 90% of the total energy supply. To meet the basic needs of cooking and water heating, most households in ru	Awareness campaigns, training of the stove artisans and quality management are part of an elaborate approach to scaling up access to modern household energy in Uganda. This strategy works like a “s	- Deutsche Gesellschaft für Technische Zusammenarbeit (GTZ) - Ugandan Ministry of Energy and Mineral Development (MEMD) - Integrated Family Development Initiatives (IFDI) - Integrated Rural Development Initiatives (IRDI)

Issue	Energy for Sustainable Development
Theme	Renewable energy including hydro power
Country/Organization Type	Initiative Title	Objectives/Challenges/Constraints	Results/Lessons learned	Key implementation actors/Partners
Denmark /Government	Lending for Renewable Energy through the Energy Sector Management Assistance Program (ESMAP)	To finance renewable energy relevant activities in the lower income countries

Issue	Energy for Sustainable Development
Theme	Capacity-building in energy policy formulation and management
Country/Organization Type	Initiative Title	Objectives/Challenges/Constraints	Results/Lessons learned	Key implementation actors/Partners
United States of America /Government	Local Capacity Development for Better Energy Governance the Caucasus Environmental NGO Network	1) To build capacity for energy policy formulation and management; 2) To increase access to energy for the poor; and 3) To increase public participation in decision-making processes at all levels.	Improving relations between energy companies and consumers can lead to improved energy efficiency, sector governance, and service reliability and coverage.	TELASI GNERC Energy consumers

Issue	Energy for Sustainable Development
Theme	Renewable energy including hydro power
Country/Organization Type	Initiative Title	Objectives/Challenges/Constraints	Results/Lessons learned	Key implementation actors/Partners
Uganda /Government	MISP Project on Opportunities for integrating four selected Conventions in the Planning Processes in Uganda.	To develop, test and promote a multi-stakeholder planning methodology for integrating the key global environmental Conventions into national and local development planning processes.	The project advises among others that for the proper implementation of the UNFCCC and other environmental Conventions: 1) Awareness on the importance of the UNFCCC on the environment should be rai

Issue	Energy for Sustainable Development
Theme	Innovative financing solutions and technology transfer
Country/Organization Type	Initiative Title	Objectives/Challenges/Constraints	Results/Lessons learned	Key implementation actors/Partners
United States of America /Government	Methane to Markets: An international public-private partnership to advance the recovery and use of methane as a clean energy source	1) To promote advanced energy technologies; 2) To promote technology innovations and transfer; 3) To promote industrial waste minimization, recycling and re-use; and 4) To promote energy sector refor

Issue	Energy for Sustainable Development
Theme	Increasing access to energy for the poor
Country/Organization Type	Initiative Title	Objectives/Challenges/Constraints	Results/Lessons learned	Key implementation actors/Partners
Mexico /Government	Mexican Rural Electrification Programme	The objective of this programme is to electrify rural and indigenous communities in the states of Guerrero, Oaxaca, Chiapas and Veracruz using renewable energy powered energy solutions associated wit	The Programme faced difficulties in identifying the best areas to develop the first phase of the Programme, because of the lack of understanding and, in some cases, lack of interests from the local g	World Bank Global Environmental Fund Budget Ministry Social Development Ministry (SEDESOL) National Commission for the Development of the Indigenous Communities (CONADEPI) United States Agency for the International Development (USAID) State and Municipal Governments of the States of Guerrero, Oaxaca, Chiapas and Veracruz

Issue	Energy for Sustainable Development
Theme	Innovative financing solutions and technology transfer
Country/Organization Type	Initiative Title	Objectives/Challenges/Constraints	Results/Lessons learned	Key implementation actors/Partners
United States of America /Government	Microcredit for Farmers to Install Biogas Plants in Nepal	1) To establish and strengthen financial institutions to encourage lending for biogas systems; and 2) To increase access to biogas		Microcredit lenders Alternative Energy Promotion Center

Issue	Energy for Sustainable Development Industrial Development
Theme	Capacity-building in energy policy formulation and management Industrial developments impact on poverty and social development Increasing access to energy for the poor Innovative financing solutions and technology transfer
Country/Organization Type	Initiative Title	Objectives/Challenges/Constraints	Results/Lessons learned	Key implementation actors/Partners
Major Groups	Multi-functional Platforms in Mali	• Provide de-centralized and sustainable energy supply to Malian villages • Free women from arduous, repetitive, and time consuming tasks for better quality of life and ability to pursue income	• A minimum level of expected use is required to make investments affordable • Initial feasibility evaluations need to accurately assess the financial, economic, social and technical feasibility	Enigneers Without Borders, UNDP, UNIDO, Malinese government, Malinese rural un-electrified communites, maintenance workers, Malinese rural women, entrepeneurs, shea butter producers, rural school, children

Issue	Energy for Sustainable Development
Theme	Renewable energy including hydro power
Country/Organization Type	Initiative Title	Objectives/Challenges/Constraints	Results/Lessons learned	Key implementation actors/Partners
Uganda /Government	National Capacity Self Assessment (NCSA)	The specific objectives of the NCSA project were to: 1) Identify gaps and priority areas for capacity building at various levels in the global environmental Conventions; 2) Help implement the global	The results revealed that the scope of environment integration in the current regulatory and policy framework is limited. This is also true for the ENR institutions, which is a sign of low awareness

Issue	Energy for Sustainable Development
Theme	Energy and rural development
Country/Organization Type	Initiative Title	Objectives/Challenges/Constraints	Results/Lessons learned	Key implementation actors/Partners
Denmark /Government	Nepal Energy Sector Assistance Programme - ESAP	The support is focused on three main areas: 1) To increase access to electricity produced from renewable energy sources (hydro and solar) to the rural population; 2) To increase use of improved c	The micro-hydro scheme requires a village-approach and is therefore initially more time consuming than the solar home systems. However, the micro-hydro scheme does not only provide the individual hou

Issue	Energy for Sustainable Development
Theme	Renewable energy including hydro power
Country/Organization Type	Initiative Title	Objectives/Challenges/Constraints	Results/Lessons learned	Key implementation actors/Partners
Norway /Government	Norwegian wind power policy	To ensure the development of wind power in a sustainable manner through the Norwegian licensing system.

Issue	Energy for Sustainable Development
Theme	Renewable energy including hydro power
Country/Organization Type	Initiative Title	Objectives/Challenges/Constraints	Results/Lessons learned	Key implementation actors/Partners
United States of America /Government	NovaGerar Landfill Gas to Energy – Brazil	The objective of this initiative is to produce renewable energy and capture the potentially harmful gasses emanating from landfills around Sao Paulo.	The cost of producing energy from the landfill methane will be offset by the carbon credits generated.	US Department of Energy through International Utility Efficiency Partnerships. SA Paulista

Issue	Energy for Sustainable Development
Theme	Capacity-building in energy policy formulation and management Increasing access to energy for the poor
Country/Organization Type	Initiative Title	Objectives/Challenges/Constraints	Results/Lessons learned	Key implementation actors/Partners
Intergovernmental Organization	Participatory Rural Energy Development Programme in Timor-Leste	Timor-Leste became the first new nation of the millennium on May 2, 2002 following a quarter century of occupation and conflict. The country experienced a fundamental social and economic upheaval aft	The review of development, environment and energy-related issues clearly depicts the following lessons. These lessons will provide guidance while designing the energy programme for the government of	United Kingdom

Issue	Energy for Sustainable Development
Theme	Managing transportation demand (e.g. improved city planning, promotion of public transit, intermodal shifts)
Country/Organization Type	Initiative Title	Objectives/Challenges/Constraints	Results/Lessons learned	Key implementation actors/Partners
Slovakia /Government	Principles of the State transport policy of the SR	Basic strategic target is sustainable way of transportation. The long-term state transport policy is aimed at: 1) Rational use of sources and the state territory; 2) Use of comparative advantage of g

Issue	Energy for Sustainable Development
Theme	Fuel efficiency and cleaner fuel for transportation
Country/Organization Type	Initiative Title	Objectives/Challenges/Constraints	Results/Lessons learned	Key implementation actors/Partners
Slovakia /Government	Programme of consumption rationalization support of fuels and energy in transport	The Programme includes 27 measures that influence the effective use of fuel consumption and energy in the transport sector in a conceptual frame which call for structural changes. Measures and policy		Ministries of SR Transport Companies Municipalities

Issue	Energy for Sustainable Development
Theme	Energy efficiency and demand-side management
Country/Organization Type	Initiative Title	Objectives/Challenges/Constraints	Results/Lessons learned	Key implementation actors/Partners
Intergovernmental Organization	Promoting Low-Energy Building Programme in China	Objective: Increase energy efficiency and reduce GHG emissions in the building sector of China. Challenges: Acceptance of the national policy recommendations report by the Chinese government.	Project in the early stage of development	REEEP, Ecofys, CADREG

Issue	Energy for Sustainable Development
Theme	Energy efficiency and demand-side management Innovative financing solutions and technology transfer
Country/Organization Type	Initiative Title	Objectives/Challenges/Constraints	Results/Lessons learned	Key implementation actors/Partners
Hungary /Government	Public Sector Energy Efficiency Programme	1) To improve the development of energy efficiency policy, increase awareness, and improve coordination of energy efficiency programmes; 2) To identify, develop and finance energy efficiency projec		Ministry of Economy and Transport, Ministry of Interior, Ministry of Environment and Water Management) Energy Club Hungarian National Association of Local Authorities NGOs and for-profit companies –UNDP RBEC Bratislava as GEF implementing agency

Issue	Energy for Sustainable Development
Theme	Renewable energy including hydro power
Country/Organization Type	Initiative Title	Objectives/Challenges/Constraints	Results/Lessons learned	Key implementation actors/Partners
Intergovernmental Organization	Renewable Energy & Energy Efficiency Policy and Action Plan of Liberia	Objective: To increase national awareness on RE & EE and remove barriers to investment and market development through a national policy instrument. Challenges: • Government commitment and suppor	Post-conflict situations sometime provide good opportunities for development of a sustianable energy framework. National Policy development initiatives led by NGOs face more difficulties in gaining	REEEP, Government of Liberia

Issue	Energy for Sustainable Development
Theme	Energy and rural development
Country/Organization Type	Initiative Title	Objectives/Challenges/Constraints	Results/Lessons learned	Key implementation actors/Partners
New Zealand /Government	Renewable Energy Project - Tonga	To provide solar electrification to households on the remote Niuafo'ou Island

Issue	Energy for Sustainable Development
Theme	Renewable energy including hydro power
Country/Organization Type	Initiative Title	Objectives/Challenges/Constraints	Results/Lessons learned	Key implementation actors/Partners
United States of America /Government	Renewable Energy Resource Assessment for Stimulating Investment in Sri Lanka and the Maldives	To promote renewable energy; and to assess the potential for wind and solar energy in Sri Lanka and the Maldives.	Making critical information on renewable energy resources available in a format that can be easily accessed and interpreted by government planners and investors at an early stage of renewable energy	Ministry of Science Technology and Communication (Maldives) Ceylon Electricity Board (Sri Lanka)

Issue	Energy for Sustainable Development
Theme	Renewable energy including hydro power Consumer education and awareness-raising
Country/Organization Type	Initiative Title	Objectives/Challenges/Constraints	Results/Lessons learned	Key implementation actors/Partners
Lao People's Democratic Republic /Government	Renewable Energy Technology in Lao People’s Democratic Republic: Biogas and Biomass	The overall objective of the programme was to promote and disseminate mature and nearly mature renewable energy technologies in selected Asian countries through the adaptation of the technology to lo	In technical terms, biogas is an appropriate technology for rural people who engage in agriculture because it not only gets energy from agricultural waste or residue, but it can also use waste from b

Issue	Energy for Sustainable Development
Theme	Renewable energy including hydro power
Country/Organization Type	Initiative Title	Objectives/Challenges/Constraints	Results/Lessons learned	Key implementation actors/Partners
Lao People's Democratic Republic /Government	Renewable Energy Technology in Lao People’s Democratic Republic: Photovoltaic Technology	The overall objective of the programme was to promote and disseminate mature and nearly mature renewable energy technologies in selected Asian countries through the adaptation of the technology to lo	Information gathered from the survey of PV systems and accessories shows that use of PV systems is increasing slowly, for a number of reasons. Most of the accessories for the PV system are imported,

Issue	Energy for Sustainable Development
Theme	Renewable energy including hydro power
Country/Organization Type	Initiative Title	Objectives/Challenges/Constraints	Results/Lessons learned	Key implementation actors/Partners
Australia /Government	Renewable Energy in National Parks	To increase access to electricity and hot water in remote national parks in Australia using renewable energy	This program has demonstrated that there are significant ongoing savings to be gained from installing renewable energy systems in remote areas, despite high initial capital cost. Specialised training

Issue	Energy for Sustainable Development
Theme	Consumer education and awareness-raising
Country/Organization Type	Initiative Title	Objectives/Challenges/Constraints	Results/Lessons learned	Key implementation actors/Partners
Trinidad and Tobago /Government	Scitechknowfest- National Energy Exhibition and Demonstration	To demonstrate all aspects of energy, both primary and renewable, to school children ranging from 7-18 years of age.

Issue	Energy for Sustainable Development Industrial Development Air pollution/Atmosphere
Theme	Promoting industrial development: framework conditions Capacity-building in energy policy formulation and management Indoor air pollution Industrial developments impact on poverty and social development Corporate social responsibility Cleaner industrial technology development and transfer
Country/Organization Type	Initiative Title	Objectives/Challenges/Constraints	Results/Lessons learned	Key implementation actors/Partners
Major Groups	Shell: Searching for Sustainable Solutions to Indoor Air Pollution	• Reduce the number of people affected by indoor air pollution • Provide cleaner stoves and cleaner fuels to poor rural households • Reduce the time women spend collecting firewood and cook		Breathing Space (Shell), Gautamalan and Indian governments, rural women and girls in Guatamala and India, female entrepreneurs

Issue	Energy for Sustainable Development
Theme	Renewable energy including hydro power Energy and rural development Increasing access to energy for the poor
Country/Organization Type	Initiative Title	Objectives/Challenges/Constraints	Results/Lessons learned	Key implementation actors/Partners
Kiribati /Government	Solar Energy for Outer Islands Project-EU Funded	The overall objective of the project is: 1) To improve the living standards in the outer islands of Kiribati; and 2) reduce the migration to the capital South Tarawa.		Ministry of internal Affairs and Social Development Ministry of Public Works and Utilities Ministry of Finance and Economic Planning

Issue	Energy for Sustainable Development
Theme	Increasing access to energy for the poor
Country/Organization Type	Initiative Title	Objectives/Challenges/Constraints	Results/Lessons learned	Key implementation actors/Partners
Thailand /Government	Solar Home System	1) To provide sufficient and reliable electricity supply through solar system primarily for 5,000 households in the remote areas whose geographical conditions are not suitable for conventional supply

Issue	Energy for Sustainable Development
Theme	Renewable energy including hydro power
Country/Organization Type	Initiative Title	Objectives/Challenges/Constraints	Results/Lessons learned	Key implementation actors/Partners
United States of America /Government	Solar PV for Public Buildings and Health Clinics in Uganda	To provide solar electrification to rural hospitals and clinics in Uganda.	Community-based programmes can have a high-impact with long-term, sustainable benefits.	Kakuuto Hospital Global Environment and Technology Foundation

Issue	Energy for Sustainable Development
Theme	Renewable energy including hydro power
Country/Organization Type	Initiative Title	Objectives/Challenges/Constraints	Results/Lessons learned	Key implementation actors/Partners
United States of America /Government	Solar Water Heating for Municipal Infrastructure Delivery in South Africa	1) To increase access to energy for the poor; 2) To promote renewable energy and energy efficiency; 3) To educate consumers and raise awareness of links between energy and environment; 4) To encourag	There is a large market for low-cost solar water heaters in poor communities, but there is a pressing need to identify financing organizations to help households obtain credit so that the energy savi	Solar Engineering Services eThekwini Housing Authority (Durban Muni. Govt)

Issue	Energy for Sustainable Development
Theme	Energy efficiency and demand-side management
Country/Organization Type	Initiative Title	Objectives/Challenges/Constraints	Results/Lessons learned	Key implementation actors/Partners
Republic of Korea /Government	Standby Power 1W Program	To improve the competitiveness of Korean industry by the development of energy saving technologies

Issue	Energy for Sustainable Development
Theme	Renewable energy including hydro power
Country/Organization Type	Initiative Title	Objectives/Challenges/Constraints	Results/Lessons learned	Key implementation actors/Partners
Turkey /Government	Strategy Paper for the Electricity Market Reform	1) To ensure the delivery of electricity (which has a significant role in our economic and social life) to consumers in an adequate, quality, continuous and low-cost manner; 2) To decrease costs

Issue	Energy for Sustainable Development
Theme	Energy efficiency and demand-side management
Country/Organization Type	Initiative Title	Objectives/Challenges/Constraints	Results/Lessons learned	Key implementation actors/Partners
The former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia /Government	Strategy for Energy Efficiency by 2020	The main objective of the strategy is to develop a frame for accelerated adoption of the practices for energy efficiency in a sustainable manner through implementation of series of programs and initi

Issue	Energy for Sustainable Development
Theme	Renewable energy including hydro power
Country/Organization Type	Initiative Title	Objectives/Challenges/Constraints	Results/Lessons learned	Key implementation actors/Partners
Intergovernmental Organization	Support for Establishing a Renewable Energy/Energy Efficiency Finance Facility in Brazil	Objective: To establish a dedicated private equity investment fund for renewable energy and energy efficiency. Challenge: A requirement for the investment fund to limit its activities to a certain	The local electricity utilities should have an interest and stake in the power project to ensure its success; While the fund is set out to make investments in biomass, energy efficiency and hydro po	REEEP, Blue Moon Fund

Issue	Energy for Sustainable Development
Theme	Renewable energy including hydro power
Country/Organization Type	Initiative Title	Objectives/Challenges/Constraints	Results/Lessons learned	Key implementation actors/Partners
Canada /Government	Sustainable Hydropower Development: The Bersimis Complex	Hydro-Québec aims at contributing to sustainable development. Within this context, the Bersimis Complex made a significant contribution to these three pillars of sustainable development in a) Spu	Key to sustainable hydropower development is careful management of natural resources in good collaboration with all stakeholders. In this context, partnership agreements have turned out to be a succe	- This project involves several agreements with the local communities in form of business partnerships concluded with the elected representatives of three Regional County Municipalities (RCM) and three native Innu communities (Betsiamites, Essipit and Mashteuiatsh); - The government of Québec is Hydro-Québec's most important stakeholder since half of the utility's profits are paid as dividends to the government and contribute to the annual provincial budget, thus financing part of the social benefits (health, education, welfare, etc.) of all Quebecers ; - A joint salmon restoration society has been created between representatives of the utility and the native community ; - Business agreements were reached with private small hydro operators ; - Last but not least, Quebec's Ministry of Sustainable Development, Environment and Parks, declared a big island on the Pipmuacan Reservoir as a conservation area for biodiversity in accordance with the Convention on Biological Diversity.

Issue	Energy for Sustainable Development
Theme	Energy efficiency and demand-side management
Country/Organization Type	Initiative Title	Objectives/Challenges/Constraints	Results/Lessons learned	Key implementation actors/Partners
Uganda /Government	Sustainable energy use in household and industry (seuhi) project	The main goal was to increase the efficiency of biomass energy production and utilisation, raise people's living standards through promotion of less indoor polluting biomass technologies, and conserv	Key challenges faced included: 1) In the cook stove programme, there was limited participation of men and youth; 2) There was a high illiteracy level among women, which slowed the dissemination rat

Issue	Energy for Sustainable Development
Theme	Renewable energy including hydro power
Country/Organization Type	Initiative Title	Objectives/Challenges/Constraints	Results/Lessons learned	Key implementation actors/Partners
Switzerland /Government	SwissEnergy, SuisseEnergie	1) To reduce fossil energy consumption by 10% (vs 2000); 2) To increase electricity generation from new renewables by 500 GWh and heat generation from new renewables by 3000 GWh; maintain hydropower		NGOs Private Sector Industry associations Cantons (provinces) and Municipalities

Issue	Energy for Sustainable Development
Theme	Energy sector reforms (e.g. Energy laws, legal and regulatory initiatives) Capacity-building in energy policy formulation and management Renewable energy including hydro power Energy sector reforms
Country/Organization Type	Initiative Title	Objectives/Challenges/Constraints	Results/Lessons learned	Key implementation actors/Partners
Germany /Government	Technical Expertise for Renewable Energy Application (TERNA) - Cross-regional	The challenge tackled by the TERNA Wind Energy Programme is the lack of knowledge of decision makers and experts in private and public institutions with respect to grid-connected wind energy. The mai	Since its start, TERNA has been active in more than 10 countries and has been successfully initaiting the exploitation of wind energy potentials. For example Colombia’s first wind farm, consisting	The TERNA programme is implemented by the Deutsche Gesellschaft für Technischen Zusammenarbeit (GTZ) GmbH. It is cooperating with UNEP’s programme “Solar and Wind Energy Ressource Assessment (SWERA)”, national governments and utilities, wind eneregy associations as well as a German environmental NGO (Deutscher Naturschutzring).

Issue	Energy for Sustainable Development Climate Change Air pollution/Atmosphere
Theme	Policies and programmes to address air pollution from transportation sources Capacity-building in energy policy formulation and management Advanced energy technologies Consumer education and awareness-raising Policies and programmes to address air pollution from other major point sources Control measures derived from the Montreal Protocol Phasing out leaded gasoline Technology innovations and transfer Voluntary initiatives Adaptation R and D in cleaner fuels and air pollution abatement technologies Market-based mechanisms to reduce emissions Energy efficiency and demand-side management Reducing health risks from air pollutants
Country/Organization Type	Initiative Title	Objectives/Challenges/Constraints	Results/Lessons learned	Key implementation actors/Partners
Major Groups	The Clean Air Initiative	• Improve air quality in cities and thus provide a better standard of living • Promote public-private partnerships in improving air quality • Promote awareness and enhance scientific knowledg		Local authorities, companies, NGOs, the oil industry, inhabitants of participating cities, particularly in developing cities, people most affected by air pollution particularly children

Issue	Energy for Sustainable Development
Theme	Fuel efficiency and cleaner fuel for transportation
Country/Organization Type	Initiative Title	Objectives/Challenges/Constraints	Results/Lessons learned	Key implementation actors/Partners
Trinidad and Tobago /Government	The Construction of A Gas To Liquid Plant at Petrotrin	1) To make available to Petrotrin 2250 Barrels per day of a low sulphur, high cetane number diesel fuel blend stock for sale in the fuels market. Other valuable by-products such as naphtha, process w

Issue	Energy for Sustainable Development
Theme	Fuel efficiency and cleaner fuel for transportation
Country/Organization Type	Initiative Title	Objectives/Challenges/Constraints	Results/Lessons learned	Key implementation actors/Partners
Trinidad and Tobago /Government	The Construction of A Gas to Liquid Plant at Petrotrin	To make available to Pretrotrin 2250 Barrels per day of a low sulphur, high cetane number diesel fuel blend stock for sale in the fuels market. Other valuable by-products such as naphta, process wate		The project will be using an imported decommissioned methanol plant. The Ministry of Energy and Energy Industries and NPMC.

Issue	Energy for Sustainable Development
Theme	Renewable energy including hydro power
Country/Organization Type	Initiative Title	Objectives/Challenges/Constraints	Results/Lessons learned	Key implementation actors/Partners
Turkey /Government	The Draft Law on Geothermal Resources and Spring Waters	1) To utilize geothermal energy resources and spring waters in a sustainable and effective manner by means of investigation, exploration, development, production, and protection of them; 2) To increa	This programme is directly related to the targets of MDGs, WSSD, Renewable Energy Congress, IEA Shared Goals etc.	Private Sector Export Credit Agencies

Issue	Energy for Sustainable Development
Theme	Renewable energy including hydro power
Country/Organization Type	Initiative Title	Objectives/Challenges/Constraints	Results/Lessons learned	Key implementation actors/Partners
Turkey /Government	The Draft Law on the Utilization of Renewable Energy Sources for the Purpose of Generating Electricity	1) To increase the renewable share in electricity generation; 2) To support the investors in field of electricity generation using renewable eenergy resources; 3) To increase the private sect	Renewable Electricity Generation Licences, as of November 2005.

Issue	Energy for Sustainable Development
Theme	Renewable energy including hydro power
Country/Organization Type	Initiative Title	Objectives/Challenges/Constraints	Results/Lessons learned	Key implementation actors/Partners
Uganda /Government	The Enabling Uganda Project	To compile its First National Communication to the Conference of the Parties.

Issue	Energy for Sustainable Development
Theme	Energy efficiency and demand-side management
Country/Organization Type	Initiative Title	Objectives/Challenges/Constraints	Results/Lessons learned	Key implementation actors/Partners
Republic of Korea /Government	The Energy-Saving Label

Issue	Energy for Sustainable Development
Theme	Renewable energy including hydro power Advanced energy technologies Energy and rural development
Country/Organization Type	Initiative Title	Objectives/Challenges/Constraints	Results/Lessons learned	Key implementation actors/Partners
Major Groups	The Navajo Tribal Utility Authority Solar Power System (NTUA-SPS)	Use alternate energy sources in remote areas. Challenges in training staff and consumers to provide the services, marketing, and project monitoring on this new technology.	Consumer education is essential to the viability of this work.	Rural Development U.S. Department of Agriculture, Sandia National Laboratories, National Renewable Energy Laboratories and Navajo Nation Government, Navajo Solar PV Customers, Navajo Nation Government, and NTUA.

Issue	Energy for Sustainable Development
Theme	Fuel efficiency and cleaner fuel for transportation
Country/Organization Type	Initiative Title	Objectives/Challenges/Constraints	Results/Lessons learned	Key implementation actors/Partners
Trinidad and Tobago /Government	The Phase Out Of Lead In Gasoline	Till April 2004, Trinidad and Tobago continued to produce gasoline in which tetra-ethyl lead (TEL) was added as an octane improver. It should be noted that the level of TEL had been reduced from 0.4

Issue	Energy for Sustainable Development
Theme	Renewable energy including hydro power Energy and rural development
Country/Organization Type	Initiative Title	Objectives/Challenges/Constraints	Results/Lessons learned	Key implementation actors/Partners
Major Groups	The Rosebud Sioux Tribe Wind Turbine Project in South Dakota	The Project’s renewable energy credits (“green tags”) were sold up-front in order to defray startup costs.	Wind is a viable clean, renewable energy resource available to the Native American tribes of the Great Plains area.	Rural Development programs of the U.S. Department of Agriculture , Department of Energy, Department of Interior – Bureau of Indian Affairs

Issue	Energy for Sustainable Development
Theme	Renewable energy including hydro power Energy and rural development
Country/Organization Type	Initiative Title	Objectives/Challenges/Constraints	Results/Lessons learned	Key implementation actors/Partners
United States of America /Government	The Rosebud Sioux Tribe Wind Turbine Project in South Dakota	The Project’s renewable energy credits (“green tags”) were sold up-front in order to defray startup costs.	Wind is a viable clean, renewable energy resource available to the Native American tribes of the Great Plains area.	Rural Development programs of the U.S. Department of Agriculture , Department of Energy, Department of Interior – Bureau of Indian Affairs

Issue	Energy for Sustainable Development
Theme	Renewable energy including hydro power
Country/Organization Type	Initiative Title	Objectives/Challenges/Constraints	Results/Lessons learned	Key implementation actors/Partners
Uganda /Government	The Uganda Photovoltaic Pilot Project for rural Electrification	To popularize the use of photovoltaics in the rural areas where the hydro-power grid has not reached.	The following are some of the capacity building achievements of the project which could be relevant to the implementation of the UNFCCC: 1) Awareness was increased in rural areas among decision ma

Issue	Energy for Sustainable Development
Theme	Renewable energy including hydro power
Country/Organization Type	Initiative Title	Objectives/Challenges/Constraints	Results/Lessons learned	Key implementation actors/Partners
Turkey /Government	The World Bank's USD 200 million Renewable Energy Project	1) To provide investment finance to private enterprises engaged in investments for generation of electricity based on renewable resources; 2) To increase the renewable share in electricity generation	Together with the programmes and strategies above, the applications for the power plant construction using renewables to the State Hydraulic Works and Energy Market Regulating Authority has accelerat	The Undersecretary of Tresaury Turkish Industrial Turkish Development Bank and private sector investors

Issue	Energy for Sustainable Development
Theme	Energy efficiency and demand-side management
Country/Organization Type	Initiative Title	Objectives/Challenges/Constraints	Results/Lessons learned	Key implementation actors/Partners
Thailand /Government	The construction of submerged cable lines to supply electricity to Koh Samui	1) To provide sufficient and reliable electricity supply to Koh Samui, one of the important tourist destinations in Thailand; 2) To enhance servicing efficiency and sustainability of power system; a

Issue	Energy for Sustainable Development
Theme	Energy efficiency and demand-side management
Country/Organization Type	Initiative Title	Objectives/Challenges/Constraints	Results/Lessons learned	Key implementation actors/Partners
Thailand /Government	The development of transmission systems and power stations: Phase 8 PART I	1) To provide sufficient and reliable energy supply especially for medium and large enterprises 2) To enhance servicing efficiency and sustainability of power system

Issue	Energy for Sustainable Development
Theme	Renewable energy including hydro power
Country/Organization Type	Initiative Title	Objectives/Challenges/Constraints	Results/Lessons learned	Key implementation actors/Partners
Trinidad and Tobago /Government	Trinidad and Tobago Pilot Solar Water Heating (SWH) Programme	- Learning from Pilot Project to inform development on RE policy - To reduce operating cost at homes, to determine the efficieny of locally made SWH Systems - To reduce the use of fossil fuel in th	The widespread use of renewable energy in the form of solar heating will reduce the need for oil and gas consumption and this will reduce the emission of Green House gases.	- Government:Ministry of Energy and Energy Industries,Tobago House of Assembly, Tourism Development Company (State Co) - Private: BPTT Trinidad and Tobago - NGO:Trinidad and Tobago Solar Energy Society - Equipment Suppliers

Issue	Energy for Sustainable Development
Theme	Renewable energy including hydro power
Country/Organization Type	Initiative Title	Objectives/Challenges/Constraints	Results/Lessons learned	Key implementation actors/Partners
Trinidad and Tobago /Government	Trinidad and Tobago Pilot Solar Water Heating (SWH) Programme	1) To learn from the Pilot Project to inform development on RE policy; 2) To reduce operating cost at homes and determine the efficieny of locally made SWH Systems; 3) To reduce the use of fossil fue	The widespread use of renewable energy in the form of solar heating will reduce the need for oil and gas consumption. This will result in a reduction in the emission of greenhouse gases. The project

Issue	Energy for Sustainable Development
Theme	Innovative financing solutions and technology transfer
Country/Organization Type	Initiative Title	Objectives/Challenges/Constraints	Results/Lessons learned	Key implementation actors/Partners
United States of America /Government	U.S. Environmental Protection Agency's Voluntary Methane Programs	1) To promote advanced energy technologies; 2) To promote energy sector reforms (e.g. energy laws, legal and regulatory initiatives); 3) To promote technology innovations and transfer; and 4) To prom		The AgSTAR Program The Natural Gas STAR Program The Landfill Methane Outreach Program The Coalbed Methane Outreach Program

Issue	Energy for Sustainable Development
Theme	Energy sector reforms
Country/Organization Type	Initiative Title	Objectives/Challenges/Constraints	Results/Lessons learned	Key implementation actors/Partners
Uganda /Government	Uganda's experience in the implementation of power sector reforms	The main objectives of this Strategic Plan were: 1) To make the power sector financially viable; 2) To increase the sector?s efficiency; 3) To improve the sector?s commercial performance; 4) To meet	Participation by the Private Sector: Participation by the private sector in energy projects, especially the large ones, has been impacted by the situation in the global energy markets. There has bee	Electricity Regulatory Authority (ERA) Umeme Ltd.

Issue	Energy for Sustainable Development
Theme	Energy efficiency and demand-side management
Country/Organization Type	Initiative Title	Objectives/Challenges/Constraints	Results/Lessons learned	Key implementation actors/Partners
Uganda /Government	Uganda's initiative in promoting energy efficiency	1. To set efficiency standards for the utilisation of various types of energy sources and for various modes of utilisation; 2. To monitor directly or through agents, the efficient utilisation of ene	1. Energy users are able to embrace energy efficiency measures once the financial benefits are properly explained. 2. Top management support is crucial in introducing energy management strategies in	Local dealers in EE products Private audirots Uganda Manufacturers Association (UMA) The Energy Advisory Project (EAP)

Issue	Energy for Sustainable Development Air pollution/Atmosphere
Theme	Capacity-building in energy policy formulation and management Indoor air pollution Advanced energy technologies Policies and programmes to address air pollution from other major point sources Consumer education and awareness-raising Energy efficiency and demand-side management Energy and rural development Energy sector reforms Increasing access to energy for the poor Innovative financing solutions and technology transfer Reducing health risks from air pollutants
Country/Organization Type	Initiative Title	Objectives/Challenges/Constraints	Results/Lessons learned	Key implementation actors/Partners
Germany /Government	Use of efficient household energy in Ethiopia: cooking with Mirt Stoves	• To create the use of energy from biomass more efficiently e.g. by development and promotion of “Mirt Stoves” • To minimize indoor air pollution. • To develop new income possibilities in	 Establishment of 187 private stove producers in more than hundred cities in the four major regions from which the majority are functioning properly and some have become very succesful. Among them	Government, Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development The programme is cooperating with local implementing NGO’s and donors such as Shell Foundation and Dutch Directorate General for International Cooperation (DGIS).

Issue	Energy for Sustainable Development Air pollution/Atmosphere Industrial Development
Theme	Promoting industrial development: framework conditions Capacity-building in energy policy formulation and management Indoor air pollution Renewable energy including hydro power Industrial developments impact on poverty and social development Advanced energy technologies Consumer education and awareness-raising Energy and rural development Innovative financing solutions and technology transfer Increasing access to energy for the poor Cleaner industrial technology development and transfer Reducing health risks from air pollutants
Country/Organization Type	Initiative Title	Objectives/Challenges/Constraints	Results/Lessons learned	Key implementation actors/Partners
Major Groups	WLPGA/UNDP LP Gas Rural Energy Challenge South Africa	• Provide off-grid electricity to rural communities in developing countries • Provide rural communities with cleaner, safer, and sustainable energy • Liberate women from time-consuming colle	• Partnership with UNDP was helpful in attracting high-level government officials and key gatekeepers from the supply industry to meet and discuss the way forward • In South Africa, partnership	WLGPA, UNDP, rural unelectrified communities in developing countries, women and girls in rural unelectrified communities in developing countries

Issue	Energy for Sustainable Development
Theme	Energy sector reforms Innovative financing solutions and technology transfer
Country/Organization Type	Initiative Title	Objectives/Challenges/Constraints	Results/Lessons learned	Key implementation actors/Partners
United States of America /Government	West Africa Power Pool	Create an enabling environment for investment in the West African electricity market. Key features of program: Cooperation among ECOWAS states to attract investors to develop the energy production	Advances when working with so many countries and in two key languages can take time, as evidenced by the slow ratification of the Energy Protocol. Despite the slow ratification, advances can be made	Governments of Ghana, Togo, Benin, Nigeria, Mali, Niger, Liberia, Sierra Leone, Senegal, Ivory Coast, the Gambia, Guinea-Bissau, Burkina Faso

Issue	Energy for Sustainable Development
Theme	Renewable energy including hydro power Energy and rural development
Country/Organization Type	Initiative Title	Objectives/Challenges/Constraints	Results/Lessons learned	Key implementation actors/Partners
United States of America /Government	Wind Energy and Rural Development: Innovative Farmer-Ownership Models	USDA Rural Development issued Renewable Energy Grants of $178,000 for each of 7 LLCs (Minwind III thru Minwind IX), reducing the capital costs for each project by approximately 10%. New enterprise	Strong and persistent local leadership or initiative is necessary, since there are many obstacles in the process. Each applicant needs to look around at which model might best fit, and there are sev	The local community bank, Minnwest Bank Luverne, financed the debt portion of the project. The shares were sold to area agricultural producers and rural businesses. Local contractors submitted bids and were used when applicable.

Issue	Energy for Sustainable Development Industrial Development
Theme	Promoting industrial development: framework conditions Capacity-building in energy policy formulation and management Renewable energy including hydro power Industrial developments impact on poverty and social development Consumer education and awareness-raising Energy and rural development Innovative financing solutions and technology transfer Increasing access to energy for the poor Cleaner industrial technology development and transfer
Country/Organization Type	Initiative Title	Objectives/Challenges/Constraints	Results/Lessons learned	Key implementation actors/Partners
Major Groups	Women in Bulelavata Design and Implement their Own Micro-Hydro System	• Provide sustainable energy to a small isolated island • Provision of action-oriented training to the community, women in particular, for management and maintenance of the energy system • Im	• The project had profound social impacts, particularly with regard to improved gender relations • Workshops were successful in exploiting “action learning” and grounding training within th	Australian Green House Office, Caritas, Soloman Islands' provincial governments, Bulelavata villages, schools, and female entrepreneurs

Issue	Energy for Sustainable Development
Theme	Renewable energy including hydro power
Country/Organization Type	Initiative Title	Objectives/Challenges/Constraints	Results/Lessons learned	Key implementation actors/Partners
United States of America /Government	Woody biomass from waste to energy	Sample program. Fuels for Schools: The Fuels for Schools Program is an innovative venture between public schools and State Foresters in Montana, Idaho, North, Dakota, Utah, and Regional Foresters o

Issue	Energy for Sustainable Development
Theme	Energy efficiency and demand-side management
Country/Organization Type	Initiative Title	Objectives/Challenges/Constraints	Results/Lessons learned	Key implementation actors/Partners
Republic of Korea /Government	e-Standby Program	The e-Standby Program has the purpose of facilitating the supply of energy-saving products that decrease electric consumption while in standby, based on voluntary participation by manufacturers.	Products with the Energy-Saving Label can save energy up to 30-50% compared to other products.

Issue	Energy for Sustainable Development Air pollution/Atmosphere
Theme	Energy sector reforms (e.g. Energy laws, legal and regulatory initiatives) Capacity-building in energy policy formulation and management Indoor air pollution Renewable energy including hydro power Energy efficiency and demand-side management Energy and rural development Energy sector reforms Innovative financing solutions and technology transfer Increasing access to energy for the poor Reducing health risks from air pollutants
Country/Organization Type	Initiative Title	Objectives/Challenges/Constraints	Results/Lessons learned	Key implementation actors/Partners
Germany /Government	“Sustainable Energy for Development”	More than two billion people – one third of the world's population – are lacking access to modern and clean energy. Their most important source of energy is firewood and plant residues. It is mos	The pledge of the German government to achieve new commitments of 1 billion euros within five years has been fulfilled after just three years. More than half of these commitments aim at promoting ren	Governments, state and parastatal institutions, (private companies)

Issue	Human Settlements
Theme	Job Creation and Enterprise Promotion
Country/Organization Type	Initiative Title	Objectives/Challenges/Constraints	Results/Lessons learned	Key implementation actors/Partners
Peru /Government	A Trabajar	“A Trabajar Rural” es uno de los principales programas de FONCODES creado para promover el empleo temporal. “A Trabajar Rural” da empleo por seis meses a hombres y mujeres que viven en pueblo	Las limitaciones afrontadas son de indole organizacional y respuesta temprana de la comunidad, las cuales tuvieron que ser superadas a fin de poner en marcha los proyectos. Las experiencias de los

Issue	Human Settlements Inter-Linkages
Theme	Job Creation and Enterprise Promotion Improved Housing Integrated Planning and Decision-Making
Country/Organization Type	Initiative Title	Objectives/Challenges/Constraints	Results/Lessons learned	Key implementation actors/Partners
Spain /Government	Avilés, por una convivencia intercultural. Plan de erradicación del chabolismo,	El objetivo principal fue el acceso a una vivienda digna que facilite la convivencia y la integración social y la renovación del entorno urbano que ocupaban los asentamientos erradicados. Complemen	Naturaleza, problemas y limitaciones de las actuaciones: El grupo determinó 28 iniciativas que se concretaron en cuatro áreas de actuación prioritarias:vivienda, educación, salud y empleo. De lo

Issue	Human Settlements Inter-Linkages
Theme	Job Creation and Enterprise Promotion Improved Housing Integrated Planning and Decision-Making
Country/Organization Type	Initiative Title	Objectives/Challenges/Constraints	Results/Lessons learned	Key implementation actors/Partners
Spain /Government	Calvià Agenda Local 21: observatorio para la acción y revisión de la calidad de vida	Se elaboran 10 líneas de acción y 40 iniciativas que cada 3 años se revisan y se evalúan los avances para la consecución de los siguientes objetivos: -- Contener la presión humana, limitar el	Naturaleza, problemas y limitaciones de las actuaciones: Las actuaciones realizadas son las siguientes: -- Constitución del Foro Asesor de los Ciudadanos, en el que han participado más de 150 ci

Issue	Human Settlements Inter-Linkages
Theme	Job Creation and Enterprise Promotion Integrated Planning and Decision-Making
Country/Organization Type	Initiative Title	Objectives/Challenges/Constraints	Results/Lessons learned	Key implementation actors/Partners
Spain /Government	Conservación de la Biodiversidad y desarrollo de las infraestructuras en le Prat de	Los objetivos específicos fueron: - Compatibilizar la conservación de la biodiversidad y el mantenimiento de las características del Delta y sus hábitats naturales con el desarrollo de las infra	Naturaleza, problemas y limitaciones de las actuaciones: Las actuaciones realizadas son las siguientes: - Plan de Infraestructuras y Medio Ambiente, incluido en la Agenda 21 Local y creación del D

Issue	Human Settlements Climate Change Agriculture Energy for Sustainable Development Inter-Linkages Industrial Development Rural development Land
Theme	Greenhouse gas sinks Job Creation and Enterprise Promotion Adaptation Integrated land planning Managing transportation demand (e.g. improved city planning, promotion of public transit, intermodal shifts) Environmental Management Integrated Planning and Decision-Making Information systems on land Means of implementation related to land Means of implementation related to agriculture Agriculture, hunger and food security Means of implementation related to rural development
Country/Organization Type	Initiative Title	Objectives/Challenges/Constraints	Results/Lessons learned	Key implementation actors/Partners
Major Groups	East New York Farms! Growing a Community Food System	Objectives 1. To nurture local food systems through agricultural development that contributes to economic, environmental and social justice. 2. To enhance the capacity of more than 30 urban growers	1. Urban agriculture has multiple uses – greening, food production, education, income generation and community revitalization. 2. Moving from individual urban agriculture projects to a wider suppo	Pratt Institute for Community Development United Community Centers East New York Food Policy Council and Food Coop East New York Gardeners’ Association East New York Planning Group Greenthumb and the New York City Department of Parks and Recreation Just Food “Brooklyn’s Bounty Network” of Independent Brooklyn Farmers’ Markets New York State Department of Agriculture and Markets Brooklyn District Public Health Office and Brooklyn Task Force on Food and Fitness Farmers’ Market Federation of New York

Issue	Human Settlements
Theme	Job Creation and Enterprise Promotion Improved Housing
Country/Organization Type	Initiative Title	Objectives/Challenges/Constraints	Results/Lessons learned	Key implementation actors/Partners
Spain /Government	Edificacion sostenible en el municipio ecologico de Amayuelas de Abajo (Palencia)	El objetivo principal de esta actuacion fue la construccion de nuevas viviendas bioclimaticas con metodos tradicionales. Como objetivos especificos se plantearon: - La valoracion del patrimonio cul	Naturaleza, problemas y limitaciones de las actuaciones: Cuando se decidio la construccion de 10 viviendas bioclimaticas con metodos tradicionales, la utilizacion de la tierra cruda como material de

Issue	Human Settlements
Theme	Improved Housing
Country/Organization Type	Initiative Title	Objectives/Challenges/Constraints	Results/Lessons learned	Key implementation actors/Partners
Morocco /Government	Habitat a faible valeur immobiliere programme riad assalam	L’habitat insalubre a pris des dimensions inquietantes dans notre pays, ce qui a necessite l’intervention de l’Etat avec une nouvelle approche pour faire face a ce phenomene, en se basant sur l	Le Projet d’habitat a faible VIT, sis a Mohammedia, est un exemple type de la conjugaison des efforts de l’Etat, des collectivites locales et du Prive, chacun en ce qui le concerne. Ce projet a p

Issue	Human Settlements
Theme	Improved Housing
Country/Organization Type	Initiative Title	Objectives/Challenges/Constraints	Results/Lessons learned	Key implementation actors/Partners
El Salvador /Government	Housing Development for Low-Income Households: The Case of ARGOZ	To improve access to housing by the urban poor	Key Factors for Success The security of its contract makes ARGOZ’s approach a success: an insurance policy for the debt balance in favor of the beneficiaries of the title holder is signed. The	ARGOZ

Issue	Human Settlements Water Inter-Linkages
Theme	Safe Drinking Water Job Creation and Enterprise Promotion Improved Housing Integrated Planning and Decision-Making
Country/Organization Type	Initiative Title	Objectives/Challenges/Constraints	Results/Lessons learned	Key implementation actors/Partners
Spain /Government	Infraestructuras de hábitat y apoyo a los damnificados del Huracán Mitch. Telpaneca.	El objetivo principal del proyecto era recuperar las condiciones básicas de vida de varias comunidades del municipio de Telpaneca afectadas por dicha catástrofe. Los objetivos específicos del pr	Naturaleza, problemas y limitaciones de las actuaciones: Las actuaciones previstas para la consecución de los objetivos fueron: — Construcción de viviendas y letrinas por autoconstrucción guia

Issue	Human Settlements Inter-Linkages
Theme	Improved Housing Integrated Planning and Decision-Making
Country/Organization Type	Initiative Title	Objectives/Challenges/Constraints	Results/Lessons learned	Key implementation actors/Partners
Pakistan /Government	Khuda Ki Basti-3: Incremental Housing Development Scheme in Taiser Town, Parkistan	To scale-up the number of low-income housing settlements through a strategy that combines opportunities for affordable land, progressive construction of houses on a self-help basis and provision of b	Key Factors for Success - The design reached its target of catering to the neediest households. For screening purposes, the family must temporarily reside at Saiban office's reception site in a peri

Issue	Human Settlements Inter-Linkages
Theme	Improved Housing Integrated Planning and Decision-Making
Country/Organization Type	Initiative Title	Objectives/Challenges/Constraints	Results/Lessons learned	Key implementation actors/Partners
Belgium /Government	Localizing Agenda 21: Action Planning for Sustainable Urban Development	-- To assist cities in several countries, including Kenya, Morocco, Vietnam and Cuba, to develop Local Agendas 21 and to implement slum improvement initiaties in the broader context of sustainable ur

Issue	Human Settlements Inter-Linkages
Theme	Integrated Approaches to Housing and Infrastructure Financing and Development Improved Housing
Country/Organization Type	Initiative Title	Objectives/Challenges/Constraints	Results/Lessons learned	Key implementation actors/Partners
Germany /Government	Lubeck-Flintenbreite	In Lubeck-Flintenbreite, the innovative sanitation system of source separation is realized in an entire housing estate in Germany for the first time. The housing estate, with 350 inhabitants and 3.5	The semi-central system is capable to recover resources and energy in more densely populated housing areas up to 5000 people. Despite the high technical approach the operation costs can be much lower

Issue	Human Settlements Inter-Linkages
Theme	Integrated Approaches to Housing and Infrastructure Financing and Development Improved Housing
Country/Organization Type	Initiative Title	Objectives/Challenges/Constraints	Results/Lessons learned	Key implementation actors/Partners
Egypt /Government	Manshiet Nasser Upgrading Project	-- Promote access to secure tenure and shelter -- Improve the lives of informal area dwellers through the extension of utilities (water, sanitation, electricity) and social services. -- Develop par	Challenges and constraints: -- Management sustainability -- Raising funds -- Operation and maintenance Lessons learned: -- National commitment for the upgrading project -- Good coordination bet	Cairo Governorate, NGOs, private sector, GTZ and the Abu Dabi Fund

Issue	Human Settlements
Theme	Job Creation and Enterprise Promotion Improved Housing
Country/Organization Type	Initiative Title	Objectives/Challenges/Constraints	Results/Lessons learned	Key implementation actors/Partners
South Africa /Government	Participatory Slum Upgrading	To improve the living conditions of the community while simultaneously providing investment and employment opportunities.	Around 80% of the supplied labour and materials were from local sources, ensuring that the activities were beneficial for the community. All contractors had to agree to employ local residents wher	RABCAV Property Consortium

Issue	Human Settlements
Theme	Improved Housing
Country/Organization Type	Initiative Title	Objectives/Challenges/Constraints	Results/Lessons learned	Key implementation actors/Partners
Nicaragua /Government	Prodel's Microfinancing for Housing in Nicaragua	To provide the means for improved housing conditions for the poor	Key Factors for Success - The system provides affordability through acceptable interest rates and longer terms of payment. Loans are between US$200 and US$1,200 at a comparatively low interest rate	Swedish International Development Cooperation Agency (SIDA)

Issue	Human Settlements Inter-Linkages
Theme	Integrated Approaches to Housing and Infrastructure Financing and Development Improved Housing
Country/Organization Type	Initiative Title	Objectives/Challenges/Constraints	Results/Lessons learned	Key implementation actors/Partners
Tunisia /Government	Programme 26 26	L’objectif principal du Programme d’Assainissement des quartiers populaires vise a mieux proteger l’environnement, preserver les ressources naturelles et ameliorer la qualite de vie du citoyen	Parmi les specificites de ces deux cas d’application des approches du developpement durable, il y a lieu de citer: - L’application de l’approche territoriale en realisant les actions de develo

Issue	Human Settlements Inter-Linkages
Theme	Job Creation and Enterprise Promotion Integrated Planning and Decision-Making
Country/Organization Type	Initiative Title	Objectives/Challenges/Constraints	Results/Lessons learned	Key implementation actors/Partners
Spain /Government	Reserva de la Biosfera de Urdaibai. La práctica de la sostenibilidad en un territorio	En Urdaibai se desarrolla una planificación integrada, cuyo objetivo es cumplir con las funciones de conservación, desarrollo y apoyo logístico, en aras a la consecución de un escenario de sosten	Naturaleza, problemas y limitaciones de las actuaciones: Para atajar el proceso de deterioro detectado en Urdaibai, se solicitó la declaración de Reserva de la Biosfera dentro del programa MaB de

Issue	Human Settlements Inter-Linkages
Theme	Job Creation and Enterprise Promotion Integrated Approaches to Housing and Infrastructure Financing and Development Improved Housing Integrated Planning and Decision-Making Mobilizing Financial Resources
Country/Organization Type	Initiative Title	Objectives/Challenges/Constraints	Results/Lessons learned	Key implementation actors/Partners
United States of America /Government	Self-Help Partnership (SHP) Projects	-- To enhance the provision of community-based integrated basic services -- To empower communities by increasing their problem-solving, management and negotiations skills -- To improve the quality	Key Factors for Success The self-help projects respond to community needs and improve basic economic and social conditions of the local community because they are based on the participation of aff

Issue	Human Settlements Inter-Linkages
Theme	Integrated Approaches to Housing and Infrastructure Financing and Development Improved Housing Integrated Planning and Decision-Making
Country/Organization Type	Initiative Title	Objectives/Challenges/Constraints	Results/Lessons learned	Key implementation actors/Partners
Indonesia /Government	Water and Sanitation	To provide clean, drinking water to urban and rural communities	Most Indonesian cultures see water is a gift from nature, therefore water-users are resistant to being charged for water use. In the past, with less population and industrial activities, the belief a

Issue	Industrial Development Energy for Sustainable Development
Theme	Promoting industrial development: framework conditions Industrial developments impact on poverty and social development Corporate social responsibility Energy and rural development Increasing access to energy for the poor
Country/Organization Type	Initiative Title	Objectives/Challenges/Constraints	Results/Lessons learned	Key implementation actors/Partners
Major Groups	Access to Electricity Programme Eases Poverty	• Provide electricity to remote villages in developing countries • Develop a sustainable energy market • Reduce forest destruction by providing alternate sources of energy • Provide renewa	• Partnership with WWF was crucial due to their strong relations with local communities and experience in conducting local development projects • The chances of success increase significantly in	ABB, WWF, UN agencies, NGOs, governments, local authorities, low-income populations without electricity

Issue	Industrial Development Energy for Sustainable Development
Theme	Renewable energy including hydro power Industrial developments impact on poverty and social development Advanced energy technologies Corporate social responsibility Energy and rural development Increasing access to energy for the poor Cleaner industrial technology development and transfer
Country/Organization Type	Initiative Title	Objectives/Challenges/Constraints	Results/Lessons learned	Key implementation actors/Partners
Major Groups	Access to Energy Using Solar Power	- Provision of electricity to isolated rural communities for which grid connexion is not a viable option - Provision of renewable energy		BP Solar, international agencies, NGOs, Malaysian, Angolan, India, Philippine, and Australian governments, poor unelectrified communities in developing nations

Issue	Industrial Development Sanitation
Theme	Financing for Sanitation Industrial waste minimization, recycling and re-use
Country/Organization Type	Initiative Title	Objectives/Challenges/Constraints	Results/Lessons learned	Key implementation actors/Partners
United States of America /Government	Bolivian Waste Exchange	Increase the rate of waste reuse and recycling as a means to reduce environmental pollution. Key features of program: The approach has been to lead numerous campaigns with their own targeted objecti	Supporting reuse and recycling efforts within smaller municipalities requires innovative approaches considering that these localities tend to have fewer reuse options, and transport costs to major ci	Centro para la Promoción de Tecnologías Sostenibles, Cámara Nacional de Industrias

Issue	Industrial Development
Theme	Industrial developments impact on poverty and social development
Country/Organization Type	Initiative Title	Objectives/Challenges/Constraints	Results/Lessons learned	Key implementation actors/Partners
Australia /Government	Capital Aid Fund For Employment Of The Poor (CEP)	The immediate objective of the CEP Microfinance Expansion Project is to assist CEP to increase its financial services outreach from 23,500 existing clients to 39,000, by supporting an additional 15,5	A recent review of CEP’s performance concluded that it is best placed to become the first microfinance institution in Vietnam to access commercial finance. Assisting CEP to progress as far as possi

Issue	Industrial Development Air pollution/Atmosphere
Theme	Policies and programmes to address air pollution from other major point sources Cleaner industrial technology development and transfer
Country/Organization Type	Initiative Title	Objectives/Challenges/Constraints	Results/Lessons learned	Key implementation actors/Partners
Switzerland /Government	Clean technology promotion and dissemination in small scale foundries in India	India’s small-scale foundries contribute significantly to the country’s industrial production and provide employment to a large number of people. Meeting the statutory emission norms is essential	The project is characterized by an innovative holistic systems approach with special emphasis on the following four dimensions: dissemination activities, energy and environment technology, integrated	The Government of Switzerland, represented by the Swiss Agency for Development and Cooperation; NGOs (TERI), foundries in India, Foundry Industry Association of India

Issue	Industrial Development
Theme	Industrial waste minimization, recycling and re-use
Country/Organization Type	Initiative Title	Objectives/Challenges/Constraints	Results/Lessons learned	Key implementation actors/Partners
Lithuania /Government	Cleaner Production (CP) Financing and Implementation in Lithuania	The main objective of the programme is: To identify and finance on favourable terms implementation of high-priority CP innovations with rapid payback that yield environmental and economical benefits		Lithuanian industrial companies Lithuanian Confederation of Industrialists

Issue	Industrial Development Energy for Sustainable Development
Theme	Advanced energy technologies Energy efficiency and demand-side management Cleaner industrial technology development and transfer
Country/Organization Type	Initiative Title	Objectives/Challenges/Constraints	Results/Lessons learned	Key implementation actors/Partners
Switzerland /Government	Cleaner Production Centers	Reduction of air pollution which is caused by industrial production		Government of Switzerland represented by the ; UNIDO; the two Swiss reference centers are the Federal Institute for Materials Science and Technology (EMPA), University of Applied Sciences, Basel (FHBB)

Issue	Industrial Development Climate Change Energy for Sustainable Development
Theme	Voluntary initiatives Promoting industrial development: framework conditions Adaptation Industrial waste minimization, recycling and re-use Renewable energy including hydro power Advanced energy technologies Corporate social responsibility Resource use efficiency in industry Consumer education and awareness-raising
Country/Organization Type	Initiative Title	Objectives/Challenges/Constraints	Results/Lessons learned	Key implementation actors/Partners
Major Groups	Collaboration on Sustainable Renovations Creates Jobs in Germany and Belgium	• Decrease carbon emissions through the use of renewable energy and increased energy efficiency • Renovate and improve buildings to promote renewable energy use in the construction industry �		German government, Belgian govornment, German and Belgian companies, German and Belgian trade unions, German and Belgian housing and construction industry, workers in housing and construction, German and Belgian house owners, tenants and energy consumers

Issue	Industrial Development
Theme	Promoting industrial development: framework conditions
Country/Organization Type	Initiative Title	Objectives/Challenges/Constraints	Results/Lessons learned	Key implementation actors/Partners
Spain /Government	Creación de empresas de base tecnológica. Iniciative NEOTEC	NEOTEC tiene el objetivo de fomentar la generación de proyectos empresariales tecnológicos y apoyar su transformación en empresas profesionales, viables y con perspectivas de crecimiento, aportand	Para favorecer la creación de empresas de base tecnológica los emprendedores necesitan orientación en la elaboración de sus planes de negocio. La implicación en el negocio del inversor es muy va

Issue	Industrial Development
Theme	Cleaner industrial technology development and transfer
Country/Organization Type	Initiative Title	Objectives/Challenges/Constraints	Results/Lessons learned	Key implementation actors/Partners
Australia /Government	Datong Cleaner Environment Project	To increase the capacity of Environmental Protection Bureau (EPB) and Water Resources Management Office (WRMO) in managing the economic and environmental impact of coal gasification operations; and t		Datong Municipal Government (DMG) Environmental Protection Bureau (EPB) AusAID (Canberra and Beijing) GOPROC Ministry of Commerce Water Resources Management Office (WRMO)

Issue	Industrial Development
Theme	Environmental Management
Country/Organization Type	Initiative Title	Objectives/Challenges/Constraints	Results/Lessons learned	Key implementation actors/Partners
Thailand /Government	Development of Eco-Industrial Estate and Networks: DEE+Net	1) To decrease demand for natural resources, reduce environmental impacts and improve environmental quality; 2) To reduce impacts on the community and improve the quality of life; 3) To enhance bus		Government agencies FACTORIES IN industrial estate Industrial Estate

Issue	Industrial Development
Theme	Resource use efficiency in industry
Country/Organization Type	Initiative Title	Objectives/Challenges/Constraints	Results/Lessons learned	Key implementation actors/Partners
Thailand /Government	Development of production process for enterprise followed international standard.

Issue	Industrial Development
Theme	Environmental Management
Country/Organization Type	Initiative Title	Objectives/Challenges/Constraints	Results/Lessons learned	Key implementation actors/Partners
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland /Government	Donetsk Business Commitment to the Environment's under DEFRA's Partnership for Environmental Co-operation in Europe	1) To promote awareness, commitment and capacity of companies to implement good environmental practice within their companies (including issues such as energy, waste minimisation, pollution preventio		Local Government International Bureau Rosa Vetrov NGO Groundwork UK Donetsk Chamber of Commerce and Industry

Issue	Industrial Development Climate Change Energy for Sustainable Development
Theme	Adaptation Industrial developments impact on poverty and social development Advanced energy technologies Corporate social responsibility Energy and rural development Innovative financing solutions and technology transfer Increasing access to energy for the poor
Country/Organization Type	Initiative Title	Objectives/Challenges/Constraints	Results/Lessons learned	Key implementation actors/Partners
Major Groups	EDF, Tenesol, Total: Electrifying Rural Moroccan Households	• Provide affordable and sustainable rural electrification • Improve rural local conditions to decrease rural-urban migration • Develop rural economies • Increase use of renewable energy		Moroccan National Electricity Office, Moroccan government, EDF, Total and Tenesol, Moroccan rural un-electrified communities, developers and producers of solar power

Issue	Industrial Development Energy for Sustainable Development
Theme	Environmental Management Energy efficiency and demand-side management Innovative financing solutions and technology transfer
Country/Organization Type	Initiative Title	Objectives/Challenges/Constraints	Results/Lessons learned	Key implementation actors/Partners
United States of America /Government	Efficient Use of Energy and Water in Municipal Water Utilities in South Africa	To promote the efficient use of energy and water in municipal water utilities	Large water and energy savings can accrue from relatively low cost investments; Where local capacity and access to capital is limited, new financial mechanisms can be successfully adapted.

Issue	Industrial Development
Theme	Industrial waste minimization, recycling and re-use Cleaner industrial technology development and transfer
Country/Organization Type	Initiative Title	Objectives/Challenges/Constraints	Results/Lessons learned	Key implementation actors/Partners
Australia /Government	Encouraging Sustainable Technology in the Laundry Industry	To encourage the laundry industry to reduce water, energy and material consumption by using newer, more efficient technologies.	This project has shown that with support and advice, industries are able to successfully adopt new and exciting technologies. The technology introduced to this medium sized business in Australia was

Issue	Industrial Development Energy for Sustainable Development
Theme	Environmental Management Renewable energy including hydro power Advanced energy technologies
Country/Organization Type	Initiative Title	Objectives/Challenges/Constraints	Results/Lessons learned	Key implementation actors/Partners
Major Groups	Environment, Energy and Employment Initiatives in Denmark	-Create new jobs -Use renewable energy -Improve energy efficiency and decrease energy consumption		United Federation of Danish Workers, Danish workers, employers, local authorities, energy suppliers, construction and housing industry, national government

Issue	Industrial Development
Theme	Environmental Management
Country/Organization Type	Initiative Title	Objectives/Challenges/Constraints	Results/Lessons learned	Key implementation actors/Partners
Lithuania /Government	Environmental Management and Reporting in Lithuania	1) To integrate environmental management programs in industrial companies and in local communities on regional basis; 2) To develop eco-efficiency indicators and reporting mechanisms and benchmarkin	The methodology used in the project enabled step-by-step and integrated implementation of environmental management system based on preventive approach. This approach proved to be as successful as the	Klaipeda city municipality Lithuanian industrial companies Ministry of Foreign Affairs

Issue	Industrial Development Energy for Sustainable Development
Theme	Industrial developments impact on poverty and social development Corporate social responsibility Energy and rural development Energy sector reforms Increasing access to energy for the poor
Country/Organization Type	Initiative Title	Objectives/Challenges/Constraints	Results/Lessons learned	Key implementation actors/Partners
Major Groups	Eskom: Electrification Programme for South Africa	• Provide electricity to South Africa • Provide off-grid electricity to remote rural areas where costs prevent grid connection • Foster socio-economic benefits associated with electrificatio	• Projects need to be undertaken in a holistic manner • It is not possible to separate planning and project management – continual re-planning is required, as are targets and technology plans	Eskom, South African government and local authorites, South African people, rural unelectrified communities, Shell

Issue	Industrial Development
Theme	Environmental Management
Country/Organization Type	Initiative Title	Objectives/Challenges/Constraints	Results/Lessons learned	Key implementation actors/Partners
Major Groups	Historic Sustainable Development Agreement Signed in Argentina	- Promote trade union perpsective on evironmental issues -Promote equity		Argentinian government, trade unions, workers, companies

Issue	Industrial Development
Theme	Promoting industrial development: framework conditions
Country/Organization Type	Initiative Title	Objectives/Challenges/Constraints	Results/Lessons learned	Key implementation actors/Partners
Iraq /Government	Implementing sustainable development principles in the industrial sector in Baghdad	1) To conduct an environmental and social assessment of the industrial sector; 2) To evaluate the existing services in the industrial areas; 3) To evaluate the type, amount and treatment of industri	The existence of industrial areas which have an environmental and social impact on the neighboring areas

Issue	Industrial Development
Theme	Industrial waste minimization, recycling and re-use
Country/Organization Type	Initiative Title	Objectives/Challenges/Constraints	Results/Lessons learned	Key implementation actors/Partners
Lithuania /Government	Lithuanian Norwegian Cleaner Production (CP) Programme	Lithuanian CP follow-up system was with the main objectives: 1) To provide the effective and systematic tool for a solution of environmental problems in each Lithuanian economic sector by preventive	Problems encountered include: 1) Manually controlled steam input valve operated ineffectively, with steam losses. Flow meter data and evaluation of the devise error showed the steam losses about 52	regional environmental protection departments Lithuanian industrial companies municipalities Ministry of Environment of Lithuania Lithuanian Confederation of Industrialists

Issue	Industrial Development
Theme	Industrial waste minimization, recycling and re-use Environmental Management Resource use efficiency in industry
Country/Organization Type	Initiative Title	Objectives/Challenges/Constraints	Results/Lessons learned	Key implementation actors/Partners
Australia /Government	Opportunities and Challenges of Industrial Symbiosis	To concurrently attain economic and environmental benefits through collaboration between industrial enterprises which are located in proximity of each other.	Industrial symbiosis harnesses market forces to deliver economic and environmental benefits. However, there are a number of factors which are preventing markets from utilising the concept of industri	Kiwinana Industries Council (KIC)

Issue	Industrial Development Energy for Sustainable Development
Theme	Industrial developments impact on poverty and social development Energy and rural development
Country/Organization Type	Initiative Title	Objectives/Challenges/Constraints	Results/Lessons learned	Key implementation actors/Partners
Major Groups	PV Pump Project in Brazil Relieves Women’s Drudgery	-Provide households with water -Prevent women and children from time consuming and heavy lifting associated with fetching water -Provide for income generating activities -Improve health -Provide		Institute for Sustainable Development, Winrock International Brazil, the population of the Mamiraua Sustainable Development Reserve, particularly women and children

Issue	Industrial Development
Theme	Promoting industrial development: framework conditions
Country/Organization Type	Initiative Title	Objectives/Challenges/Constraints	Results/Lessons learned	Key implementation actors/Partners
Spain /Government	Programa de Fomento de la Investigación Técnica (PROFIT)	Elevar la capacidad tecnológica e innovadora de la empresas; promover la creación de un tejido empresarial innovador; contribuir a la creación de un entorno favorable a la inversión en I+D+I; y m	Efecto incentivador de las ayudas recibidas por parte de las empresas, incremento en la colaboración del sistema de C-T-E. Durante las convocatorias 2000-2005 se han apoyado 11950 proyectos, tant	Ministerio de Educación y Ciencia (MEC)

Issue	Industrial Development
Theme	Promoting industrial development: framework conditions
Country/Organization Type	Initiative Title	Objectives/Challenges/Constraints	Results/Lessons learned	Key implementation actors/Partners
Qatar /Government	Qatar Industrial Manufacturing Company	To stimulate and encourage private sector role and investments in industrial development	Govt. of Qatar holds 20% share holding in QMIC. The general public holds the remaining 80% equity. Within a period of 14 years QMIC successfully 13 projects, some of them downstream of large indust	General Public Government of Qatar

Issue	Industrial Development
Theme	Environmental Management
Country/Organization Type	Initiative Title	Objectives/Challenges/Constraints	Results/Lessons learned	Key implementation actors/Partners
Thailand /Government	R & D programme designed to make available best practice information	The primary objective of this programme was to build up knowledge and information for air quality management.		anti air pollution and environmental protection foundation (NGO) Private enterprises Mass Transit Authority Chulalongkorn University and Suranaree University of Technology (academia)

Issue	Industrial Development
Theme	Environmental Management
Country/Organization Type	Initiative Title	Objectives/Challenges/Constraints	Results/Lessons learned	Key implementation actors/Partners
United States of America /Government	The Alliance for Mindanao Off-Grid Renewable Energy	To electrify remote communities of conflict-affected areas of Mindanao to light homes and provide opportunities for economic development that can contribute to achieving peace.	Energy is fundamental to economic growth, and a catalyst for alleviating poverty in the Philippines. This is especially true in conflict areas such as Mindanao, where about 60% of the population liv	Government of the Republic of the Philippines Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao Mirant Philippines

Issue	Industrial Development
Theme	Promoting industrial development: framework conditions
Country/Organization Type	Initiative Title	Objectives/Challenges/Constraints	Results/Lessons learned	Key implementation actors/Partners
Iraq /Government	The Environmental and Social Assessment of the Industrial Sector in Baghdad	The goal is to implement the sustainable development principles in the industrial sector in Baghdad.	The Problems encountered include: - The existence of industrial areas which have an environmental and social impact on the neighboring areas; - Environmental and social assessment of the industr

Issue	Industrial Development Energy for Sustainable Development
Theme	Renewable energy including hydro power Industrial developments impact on poverty and social development Energy and rural development Increasing access to energy for the poor Innovative financing solutions and technology transfer
Country/Organization Type	Initiative Title	Objectives/Challenges/Constraints	Results/Lessons learned	Key implementation actors/Partners
Major Groups	Uganda: Solar Dryers Help Women Market their Produce	• Solar drying without the disadvantages of leaving crop vulnerable to rain and pests • Long-term storage of crop for home use and export • Development of income generation for women	• Successful introduction of modern solar dryers in developing countries depends upon their ability to generate income for their users • Reduction of greenhouse gas emissions is not an immediate	FAO, UNDP, Ugandan government, Ugandan rural women, Ugandan female dried fruit producers, traders and entrepreneurs

Issue	Inter-Linkages
Theme	Integrated Planning and Decision-Making
Country/Organization Type	Initiative Title	Objectives/Challenges/Constraints	Results/Lessons learned	Key implementation actors/Partners
Spain /Government	Desarrollo de las Agendas 21 Locales en los municipios de la provincia de Barcelona.	-- Reformulación de los planes generales de ordenación urbana. -- Conservación del equilibrio entre los usos del suelo. -- Democratización de las decisiones.	Naturaleza, problemas y limitaciones de las actuaciones: Se informó a los municipios sobre la actuación y surgió el apoyo a la puesta en marcha de Agendas 21 Locales, constituyendo una Red de Mun

Issue	Inter-Linkages
Theme	Integrated Planning and Decision-Making
Country/Organization Type	Initiative Title	Objectives/Challenges/Constraints	Results/Lessons learned	Key implementation actors/Partners
Spain /Government	Plan provincial de medioambiente y desarrollo sostenible y Agenda 21 Provincial de	-- Propiciar la continua mejora de la calidad ambiental en la provincia, evitando los desequilibrios territoriales. -- Mejorar la eficacia medioambiental en la producción de los servicios. -- Coor	Naturaleza, problemas y limitaciones de las actuaciones: Para el desarrollo de la Estrategia se crea una Comisión Informativa Especial de Medio Ambiente en la que participan 32 personas. La partici

Issue	Inter-Linkages
Theme	Integrated Planning and Decision-Making
Country/Organization Type	Initiative Title	Objectives/Challenges/Constraints	Results/Lessons learned	Key implementation actors/Partners
Greece /Government	The Olympic Movement	The Athens Organising Committee for the Olympic Games ATHENS 2004 (ATHOC) and the Government bodies that are taking part in the Olympic preparations are to ensure that the organizing and hosting of t	Athens is a city with intense signs of environmental degradation, suffocation of urban planning and deficiencies in fundamental infrastructures. The centralization of administration in Athens, the bu

Issue	Land
Theme	Integrated land management
Country/Organization Type	Initiative Title	Objectives/Challenges/Constraints	Results/Lessons learned	Key implementation actors/Partners
United States of America /Government	American Farmland Trust: Saving the Land that Sustains Us	America is losing 1.2 million acres of farmland annually, much of it the best and most productive farmland near where most Americans live. Founded in 1980 by a group of farmers and conservationists	Communities increasingly recognize that new growth and development do not have to come at the expense of farms and farmland. AFT fills a special niche in the land protection and smart growth movemen	American farmers and rural communities

Issue	Land
Theme	Information systems on land
Country/Organization Type	Initiative Title	Objectives/Challenges/Constraints	Results/Lessons learned	Key implementation actors/Partners
United States of America /Government	Cooperative Development of Standardized Indicators for Monitoring Rangeland	The lack of consistent definitions and protocols for monitoring rangeland in the U.S. has limited the effectiveness of inventories, assessments and analysis of management options. To overcome these	Assessment and management of rangeland can be strengthened with standardized indicators and protocols, which are accepted by government, NGOS and land owners	Those interested in management of rangelands.

Issue	Land
Theme	Information systems on land
Country/Organization Type	Initiative Title	Objectives/Challenges/Constraints	Results/Lessons learned	Key implementation actors/Partners
Intergovernmental Organization	Corinne Land Cover	- To provide quantitative data on land cover, which is consistent and comparable across Europe to those responsible for and interested in the European policy on the environment - To prepare one com		European Commission, member states

Issue	Land
Theme	Integrated land management
Country/Organization Type	Initiative Title	Objectives/Challenges/Constraints	Results/Lessons learned	Key implementation actors/Partners
United States of America /Government	Dryland Health Assessment: A Protocol for Rapid Evaluations Based on Local and Scientific Knowledge	In 1997, the US National Research Council recommended the development of new rangeland assessment protocols that could be used to guide policy and management for multiple objectives, including livest	Monitoring of three ecosystem attributes -- soil and site stability, watershed function and biotic integrity – is necessary to understand the health of rangeland. The measurements used to monitor t	Rangeland managers

Issue	Land
Theme	Integrated land management Means of implementation related to land
Country/Organization Type	Initiative Title	Objectives/Challenges/Constraints	Results/Lessons learned	Key implementation actors/Partners
Mexico /Government	ECOLOGICAL COMMUNITY PARTICIPATORY PLANNING	To combine technical and traditional knowledge to characterize, diagnose and suggest different ways of using the territory and the natural resources under the approach of rational and diversified use	The participation of the community actors in the production and implementation of OET, establishes the bases for a sustainable utilization of the natural capital of the community, at the same time pr	INSTITUTO NACIONAL DE ECOLOGÍA (INE), SEMARNAT, CONAFOR, COINBIO Y PROCYMAF II (ACTUALMENTE PROGRAMA DE SILVICULTURA COMUNITARIA)

Issue	Land Water
Theme	Access to and distribution of land Information systems on land Monitoring and Evaluation
Country/Organization Type	Initiative Title	Objectives/Challenges/Constraints	Results/Lessons learned	Key implementation actors/Partners
Intergovernmental Organization	European Groundwater and Contaminated Land Information System (EUGRIS)	EUGRIS is a web portal (http://www.eugris.info/index.asp) offering information and services on topics related to soil and water, initially focusing on the problems of contaminated land and water. EUG		Next to the European Commission and Germany, other member states and research institutions

Issue	Land
Theme	Information systems on land
Country/Organization Type	Initiative Title	Objectives/Challenges/Constraints	Results/Lessons learned	Key implementation actors/Partners
Intergovernmental Organization	European Soil Bureau Network	The ESBN was created in 1996 as part of a network of "Centres of Excellence" of national soil science institutions for an objective of exchanging research outcomes and information in between national		science institutions

Issue	Land Agriculture
Theme	Integrated land management Integrated planning of sustainable agriculture
Country/Organization Type	Initiative Title	Objectives/Challenges/Constraints	Results/Lessons learned	Key implementation actors/Partners
Intergovernmental Organization	Genetic and ecosystem biodiversity programme	- Conserving and restoring natural spaces and the agricultural landscape and to create an environment favourable to the survival and reproduction of wild flora and fauna on land withdrawn from produc	When arable production ceases, it must be for a minimum of 20 years so as to create : - Habitats for wild fauna and flora - Variously structured natural environments protected - Reduced	great stakeholder consultations, local participation

Issue	Land Africa Rural development Desertification
Theme	Integrated land management Integrated land planning Natural resources management Access to and distribution of land Means of implementation related to desertification Means of implementation related to land
Country/Organization Type	Initiative Title	Objectives/Challenges/Constraints	Results/Lessons learned	Key implementation actors/Partners
Major Groups	Healing the Land with Livestock: reversing desertification, decreasing the risk of drought, building biodiversity and improving livelihoods	1.Utilize livestock to reverse the land degradation/desertification and enhance biodiversity on Dimbangombe Ranch in a manner that can be easily replicated in the neighboring Hwange Communal Lands an	1. Involve Local Community Leaders at all levels in project planning and design. In the Hwange project chiefs were relied on more heavily than lower level village heads, who were in fact in a better	Africa Centre for Holistic Management (Zimbabwe); USAID (Office of Foreign Disaster Assistance/Washington DC); numerous local NGOs, including Heifer International/Zimbabwe.

Issue	Land Rural development
Theme	Integrated land management Access to and distribution of land Rural infrastructure and social services
Country/Organization Type	Initiative Title	Objectives/Challenges/Constraints	Results/Lessons learned	Key implementation actors/Partners
Intergovernmental Organization	Land and Sustainable Development: Linking Secure Land Access to the Implementation of Environmental Agreements	To bring those directly affected by a lack of secure access into the policy process by promoting a participatory approach, putting their knowledge at the centre and encouraging collective action S		International Land Coalition, other local partners

Issue	Land
Theme	Integrated land management Integrated land planning Information systems on land
Country/Organization Type	Initiative Title	Objectives/Challenges/Constraints	Results/Lessons learned	Key implementation actors/Partners
United States of America /Government	Landcare International Partnership and Approach in the U. S.	During the World Summit on Sustainable Development, the U.S. joined Australia and other countries to enhance worldwide use of the Landcare model for environmental and natural resource conservation, e	Successful sustainable development outcomes can be achieved by fostering integrated conservation-based efforts in rural and urban places through: • Community-based group actions organized and le	Land care managers

Issue	Land Cross-cutting issue Agriculture Africa
Theme	Integrated land management Means of implementation Means of implementation Poverty reduction Integrated land planning Access to and distribution of land Information systems on land Poverty eradication Means of implementation related to agriculture Agriculture, hunger and food security Sustainable development in a globalizing world Integrated planning of sustainable agriculture
Country/Organization Type	Initiative Title	Objectives/Challenges/Constraints	Results/Lessons learned	Key implementation actors/Partners
Canada /Government	Making the Edible Landscape	One objective was to increase the technical capacity and social awareness of design professionals and students. Site plans were validated through implementation with municipal partners. The project a	It is very beneficial to have a clear, concise, and measurable project results framework. South-South communication for knowledge sharing is useful and much valued by southern participants, but re	Promotion of Sustainable Development, Peru Municipal Development Programme for Eastern and Southern Africa Institut africain de gestion urbaine University of Beijing Harvard Centre for Urban Development Studies HABITAT Sustainable Cities Programme

Issue	Land
Theme	Integrated land management
Country/Organization Type	Initiative Title	Objectives/Challenges/Constraints	Results/Lessons learned	Key implementation actors/Partners
United States of America /Government	Nutrient Management in Agriculture to Increase Productivity and Protect the Environment	The use of fertilizers and manures to enhance soil productivity can greatly increase the productivity of agriculture. Fertilizers have been crucial to the increases in productivity achieved by the g	Research has provided information on many practices that can be applied to greatly reduce the impacts of fertilizers and manures used in agriculture. There are two challenges to putting them into pr	U.S. Farmers and U.S. Land-Grant Universities

Issue	Land
Theme	Integrated land management Integrated land planning
Country/Organization Type	Initiative Title	Objectives/Challenges/Constraints	Results/Lessons learned	Key implementation actors/Partners
Mexico /Government	PROCYMAF, Conservation and Sustainable Management of the Forest Resources (today The Program for Community Forestry).	To develop capacity building of the indigenous communities and ejidos for a more active forest management and the development of economically viable community enterprises, as well as strengthen the s	Social participation and consultative processes through regional councils for the management of forest resources in particular State regions, show the viability of these kind of mechanisms to make co	SEMARNAT – CONAFOR, WORLD BANK - GEF

Issue	Land
Theme	Integrated land management Integrated land planning
Country/Organization Type	Initiative Title	Objectives/Challenges/Constraints	Results/Lessons learned	Key implementation actors/Partners
United States of America /Government	Planning for Green Infrastructure helps Communities Balance Conservation and Development Goals	“Green infrastructure” is the natural life support system of strategically planned and managed network of wilderness, parks, greenways, conservation easements, and working lands with conservation	Green infrastructure training and “how-to” materials are key to building awareness and fostering on-the-ground actions. The emerging “Green Infrastructure Community of Practice” helps knit t	USDA National Agroforestry Center, Land and Park Conservation Planners and Managers

Issue	Land
Theme	Integrated land management
Country/Organization Type	Initiative Title	Objectives/Challenges/Constraints	Results/Lessons learned	Key implementation actors/Partners
United States of America /Government	Protecting Coral Reefs by Stabilizing Hillsides in Jamaica	Eighty percent of Jamaica’s land surface is hilly or mountainous, and is extremely vulnerable to land degradation, erosion, and pollution. Coastal waters are impacted by silt and nutrients that dam	Integrated strategies for protecting whole water ecosystems, together with local capacity building, can help set clear environmental priorities and ensure implementation of sustainable management pla	Those interested in Jamaican watershed and coastal management.

Issue	Land
Theme	Information systems on land
Country/Organization Type	Initiative Title	Objectives/Challenges/Constraints	Results/Lessons learned	Key implementation actors/Partners
United States of America /Government	SERVIR: Putting Earth Observation Science and Technology into Practice	Natural resource managers and decision-makers in developing countries often lack access to satellite data and mapping information to analyze problems and formulate solutions that affect their people.	SERVIR has established itself as a protocol for linking remotely sensed data and analysis with decision-makers. Experience with the SERVIR system has shown that it is important to: • Draw on th	US National Aeronautical and Space Administration, Natural resource managers and decision makers

Issue	Land
Theme	Integrated land management
Country/Organization Type	Initiative Title	Objectives/Challenges/Constraints	Results/Lessons learned	Key implementation actors/Partners
United States of America /Government	Use of Native Plants in Ecosystem Restoration	U.S. government agencies and other national organizations concerned about invasive species (and the need to restore and maintain ecosystem health) have joined together to promote the use of native pl	Increased use of native plants starts with a policy-level commitment. Implementation involves increasing the knowledge and understanding of how to successfully use native plant material in projects	Land managers

Issue	Rural development Agriculture
Theme	Rural development and poverty reduction Agriculture, hunger and food security
Country/Organization Type	Initiative Title	Objectives/Challenges/Constraints	Results/Lessons learned	Key implementation actors/Partners
United States of America /Government	4-H Programs Encourage Youth Development through a “Learn-by-Doing” Approach	4-H is the premier youth development program of the U.S. Department of Agriculture. 4-H programs (the four “H’s” stand for Head, Heart, Hands, and Health) seek to promote positive youth develo	The 4-H program in U.S. has helped develop citizenship, leadership, and life skills of youth through mostly experiential learning programs. The 4-H program model can be adapted to different countries	Youth

Issue	Rural development Cross-cutting issue Agriculture
Theme	Rural development and poverty reduction Protecting and managing the natural resource base of economic, social development Health and sustainable development Rural infrastructure and social services Means of implementation related to agriculture Poverty eradication Agriculture, hunger and food security Sustainable development in a globalizing world Integrated planning of sustainable agriculture
Country/Organization Type	Initiative Title	Objectives/Challenges/Constraints	Results/Lessons learned	Key implementation actors/Partners
Intergovernmental Organization	Bangladesh Fresh Water Flood Relief: Animal Welfare in Disaster Management and Risk Reduction	WSPA Disaster Management teams across the world aim to provide relevant and immediate animal relief aid in disasters by: • Creating a highly trained Disaster Management teams for rapid response,	There were a number of lessons learned in the Bangladesh fresh water floods: • Lack of WSPA animals welfare member societies in Bangladesh delayed on-the-ground care, • Valuable time was spent	Government of the People's Republic of Bangladesh (Ministry of Fisheries and Livestock), District and Village Councils, Bangladesh Police force, Bangladesh National Army, BRAC Agro and Salt Industry, Human Development Program (Local NGO Partner)

Issue	Rural development Agriculture
Theme	Rural development and poverty reduction Natural resources management Agriculture, hunger and food security
Country/Organization Type	Initiative Title	Objectives/Challenges/Constraints	Results/Lessons learned	Key implementation actors/Partners
United States of America /Government	Changing Importance of Livestock in Agricultural Economies and Global Trends	Of the one billion rural poor, two-thirds or 660 million people depend on livestock. Livestock production is the largest single agricultural sector in most developing countries and accounts for up t	An integrated approach is required to incorporate policies, technologies and institutional capabilities. Animal agriculture cannot be separated from a farming system without severing the vital link t	Livestock farmers worldwide and U.S. Land-Grant Universities

Issue	Rural development Agriculture
Theme	Rural development and poverty reduction Integrated planning of sustainable agriculture
Country/Organization Type	Initiative Title	Objectives/Challenges/Constraints	Results/Lessons learned	Key implementation actors/Partners
Intergovernmental Organization	Common Agricultural Policy (CAP)	The policy aims at the sustainable production of food and non-food products, safeguarding the countryside and providing environmental services, employment in rural areas and helping to reinforce the	Integrated approaches involving all rural actors, whether they are farmers, foresters or local enterprises, can contribute enormously to a region's ability to derive sustainable benefit from its natu

Issue	Rural development Agriculture
Theme	Rural development and poverty reduction Means of implementation related to agriculture
Country/Organization Type	Initiative Title	Objectives/Challenges/Constraints	Results/Lessons learned	Key implementation actors/Partners
Intergovernmental Organization	European Action Plan for Organic Food and Farming (EAP)	To set out policy measures to provide the conditions that allow the organic sector to develop and thereby make the most of its market potential; to facilitate imports of organic produce from developi	Significant progress has been achieved on most actions; the first phase of regulatory reform has been finalised	public online consultation and hearing, stakeholder group, Member States, other EU institutions (Parliament, Council)

Issue	Rural development Cross-cutting issue Africa Agriculture
Theme	Rural development and poverty reduction Education Poverty reduction Natural resources management Poverty eradication Means of implementation related to agriculture Sustainable development for Africa Agriculture, hunger and food security
Country/Organization Type	Initiative Title	Objectives/Challenges/Constraints	Results/Lessons learned	Key implementation actors/Partners
Major Groups	Farmer to Farmer Extension System in Kenya	Kenya is primarily an agricultural country in which agriculture and agriculture-related activities are responsible for up to half of the economic activity in the country (IEA, 2001). The role of the	Improved technical skills of farmers and their ability to cope with uncertainty. Increased food productivity and market opportunities as farmers were able to come together at the local level not only	FAO Ministry of Agriculture, Kenya

Issue	Rural development Cross-cutting issue Agriculture
Theme	Rural development and poverty reduction Means of implementation related to agriculture Agriculture, hunger and food security Other regional initiatives
Country/Organization Type	Initiative Title	Objectives/Challenges/Constraints	Results/Lessons learned	Key implementation actors/Partners
Major Groups	Farmers exchange and the implementing of ecologically sustainable methods	For the Bangladesh farmers to learn about ecologically sustainable methods from other farmers in Tamil Nadu, India and (The Swedish NGO Swallows organized the exchange) and then implement it back in	After this exchange, there was great knowledge diffusion when the farmers came back, the gains were higher ecological sustainability in the farmers’ production and a better self-confidence amongst

Issue	Rural development Cross-cutting issue Drought Agriculture Africa Land
Theme	Means of implementation related to drought Integrated land management Poverty reduction Means of implementation related to land Means of implementation related to agriculture Agriculture, hunger and food security Means of implementation Rural development and poverty reduction Protecting and managing the natural resource base of economic, social development Natural resources management Poverty eradication Sustainable development for Africa Sustainable development in a globalizing world Means of implementation related to rural development Integrated planning of sustainable agriculture
Country/Organization Type	Initiative Title	Objectives/Challenges/Constraints	Results/Lessons learned	Key implementation actors/Partners
United States of America /Government	Fertilizer micro-dosing and warrantage credit system for small-scale farmers in the Sahel	The main objectives of the USAID TARGET project were to: (1) Increase and stabilize production, farm household incomes and food security and (2) Help farmers better manage the natural resource	Impacts on natural resource base - Actual: Soil erosion was significantly reduced and soil fertility and water use were enhanced. Impacts on livelihood of the practice users - Actual: Results of t	Research Institutes: ICRISAT, National Agricultural Research Extension System (NARES); Institut de l’ Environnement et de Recherches Agricoles du Burkina Faso (INERA); Institut d’ Economie Rurale (IER), Mali; Institut National de Recherche Agronomique du Niger (INRAN) and other International Agricultural Research centres (IARCs); Tropical Soil Biology and Fertility Institute of CIAT (TSBF-CIAT); International Fertilizer Development Centre (IFDC) IGOs: Project Intrants, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) (training workshop on warrantage credit system) NGOs: NGOs from the three project countries, including Federation Nationale des Groupements Naam (FNGN), Association pour le Developpment de la Region de Kaya, Hunger Project in Burkina Faso; Association pour le developpement des Activites de Production et de Formation (ADAF/Galle), Sasakawa Global 2000 (SG 2000, and Winrock International in Mali; Projet Intrants United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) with a network of various NGOs in Niger

Issue	Rural development Agriculture
Theme	Rural development and poverty reduction Means of implementation related to agriculture Agriculture, hunger and food security Integrated planning of sustainable agriculture
Country/Organization Type	Initiative Title	Objectives/Challenges/Constraints	Results/Lessons learned	Key implementation actors/Partners
Major Groups	Food Security Learning Center	The Food Security Learning Center (FSLC) was created in 2002 to serve as an online hub of information exchange for the U.S.-based food security movement, and increasingly, for international partners.	The FSLC highlights lessons learned in the U.S. food security movement though model program profiles for 13 different topics, as well as a searchable database of U.S. Department of Agriculture Commun	Stakeholders/Partners: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Community Food Security Coalition

Issue	Rural development
Theme	Rural development and poverty reduction
Country/Organization Type	Initiative Title	Objectives/Challenges/Constraints	Results/Lessons learned	Key implementation actors/Partners
United States of America /Government	Geotourism in the Western United States	The National Geographic Society (Center for Sustainable Destinations) is partnering with federal land management agencies (e.g., U.S. Forest Service) and others to implement “geotourism principles�	Wisely managed tourism and enlightened destination stewardship can help protect the world’s distinctive places. Sustainable tourism can be accomplished through community-based tourism partnerships	The National Geographic Society

Issue	Rural development Cross-cutting issue Africa Agriculture
Theme	Changing unsustainable patterns of consumption and production Poverty reduction Health priorities Health and sustainable development Rural infrastructure and social services Means of implementation related to agriculture Agriculture, hunger and food security Other regional initiatives Means of implementation Rural development and poverty reduction Protecting and managing the natural resource base of economic, social development Natural resources management Poverty eradication Sustainable development for Africa Sustainable development in a globalizing world
Country/Organization Type	Initiative Title	Objectives/Challenges/Constraints	Results/Lessons learned	Key implementation actors/Partners
Major Groups	Home-Grown School Feeding around the world	To understand the scope for the development of school food systems that contribute to the economic, social and enironmental goals of sustainable development; to identify the potential of local food	The re-localization of the food system through school food reform has an invaluable contribution to make to achieving the main goals of sustainable development (i.e., more equitable forms of economic	Economic and Social Research Council (UK), British Academy, World Food Programme

Issue	Rural development Cross-cutting issue Agriculture Land Africa
Theme	Integrated land management Rural development and poverty reduction Education Protecting and managing the natural resource base of economic, social development Natural resources management Means of implementation related to land Poverty eradication Means of implementation related to agriculture Sustainable development for Africa Agriculture, hunger and food security Integrated planning of sustainable agriculture
Country/Organization Type	Initiative Title	Objectives/Challenges/Constraints	Results/Lessons learned	Key implementation actors/Partners
Burkina Faso /Government	Integrated crop-livestock farming system, Burkina Faso	• Participation and collaboration between local farmers and IFAD project. • Project research activities based on farmers’ demand, adapted to local conditions and managed by producers. • Par	Impacts on natural resource base - Building of stone rows has not only helped in controlling runoff and soil erosion but has also conserved moisture. The crops and residues produced were mostly recyc	Donors - Government of Burkina Faso, Canadian International Development Research Center (IDRC) and International fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD) Government Institution: Natural Resource Management and Production System Department (INERA) IGO: International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD) NGOs: Canadian International Development Research Center (IDRC)

Issue	Rural development Land Cross-cutting issue Drought Climate Change
Theme	Means of implementation related to drought Voluntary initiatives Rural development and poverty reduction Adaptation to drought Integrated land planning Protecting and managing the natural resource base of economic, social development Natural resources management Information systems on land Means of implementation related to land Sustainable development of small island developing States (SIDS) Sustainable development in a globalizing world Means of implementation related to rural development
Country/Organization Type	Initiative Title	Objectives/Challenges/Constraints	Results/Lessons learned	Key implementation actors/Partners
Australia /Government	International Forest Carbon Initiative	The International Forest Carbon Initiative (IFCI) seeks to demonstrate that reducing emissions from deforestation can be part of an effective international response to climate change. Global defor	As the International Forest Carbon Initiative is a relatively new program, lessons learned are forthcoming.	- Government of Australia: Department of Climate Change; Australian Agency for International Development; other relevant agencies, such as the Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry; other donors (international institutions, other stakeholders including community groups, non-government organisations and industry) - Government of Papua New Guinea - Government of Indonesia - World Bank Forest Carbon Partnership - Clinton Climate Initiative

Issue	Rural development Africa Cross-cutting issue Land
Theme	Integrated land management Poverty reduction Health priorities Information systems on land Means of implementation related to land Means of implementation Rural development and poverty reduction Integrated land planning Natural resources management Access to and distribution of land Poverty eradication Sustainable development in a globalizing world Means of implementation related to rural development
Country/Organization Type	Initiative Title	Objectives/Challenges/Constraints	Results/Lessons learned	Key implementation actors/Partners
Canada /Government	International Model Forest Network	The model forest concept was initially developed in Canada in the 1990s by the Canadian Forest Service(CFS)—Natural Resources Canada(CFS-NRCan), and was launched internationally at the 1992 UN Conf	In the early 1990s, the model forest idea was very much an untested prototype. As such, there was a steep learning curve involved in its application and a fair amount of risk. However, with each use	All levels of government, Aboriginal peoples, environmentalists, industry managers, landowners, members of forest-dependent communities, academic institutions, non-governmental organizations, outdoor enthusiasts, parks officials and scientists.

Issue	Rural development Africa Desertification Drought Agriculture Land
Theme	Integrated land management Rural development and poverty reduction Adaptation to drought NEPAD and other cooperation frameworks Poverty reduction Integrated land planning Natural resources management Strategic planning frameworks to combat desertification Desertification and land degradation information systems Information systems on land Means of implementation related to desertification Agriculture, hunger and food security
Country/Organization Type	Initiative Title	Objectives/Challenges/Constraints	Results/Lessons learned	Key implementation actors/Partners
Canada /Government	LDC-SIDS Targeted Portfolio Project for Capacity Building and Mainstreaming of Sustainable Land Management.	The overall goal of the Targeted Portfolio Project for Capacity Building and Mainstreaming of Sustainable Land Management is to assist Least Developed Countries (LDCs) and Small Island Developing Sta	Rate of capacity building in targeted countries has varied between regions and between countries within regions, which poses challenges to fostering communities of practice and engaging all 47 countr	The project assists 47 Least Developed Countries (LDCs) and Small Island Developing States (SIDS) in 4 regions that, at the time of project conception, had not yet completed their National Action Programmes (NAPs) required for countries that ratified the United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification (UNCCD). Project partners include the UNCCD Secretariat, CIDA, Norwegian Ministry of Foreign Affairs, the Global Mechanism, NEPAD, FAO, UNEP and various regional and sub-regional organizations.

Issue	Rural development
Theme	Rural development and poverty reduction Natural resources management Rural infrastructure and social services Means of implementation related to rural development
Country/Organization Type	Initiative Title	Objectives/Challenges/Constraints	Results/Lessons learned	Key implementation actors/Partners
United States of America /Government	Meeting the e-Commerce Needs of Rural Businesses and Communities	USDA’s Regional Rural Development Centers develop and provide science-based knowledge and skilled personnel essential for addressing the nation’s rural development needs. Since 2005, the National	Expanded awareness and adoption of Internet-based technologies will help small businesses, governments, and communities in rural America. Delivery of Extension-based e-commerce educational outreach	Rural communities, small farms, agricultlural businesses

Issue	Rural development Agriculture Cross-cutting issue
Theme	Means of implementation Natural resources management Poverty eradication Means of implementation related to agriculture Agriculture, hunger and food security Sustainable development in a globalizing world Integrated planning of sustainable agriculture Means of implementation related to rural development
Country/Organization Type	Initiative Title	Objectives/Challenges/Constraints	Results/Lessons learned	Key implementation actors/Partners
Canada /Government	Modernizing Agrifood Markets : Including Small Producers in Dynamic Markets	Regoverning Markets is a multi-partner collaborative research programme analyzing the growing concentration in the processing and retail sectors of national and regional agrifood systems and its impa	The extent of market restructuring Market restructuring may be fast but it is not linear and can be patchy and uneven. Drivers (FDI, urbanization, etc) interact in very unpredictable ways. Substan	Corvinus University of Budapest, Hungary (Csaba Csaki) Center for Chinese Agricultural Policy (CCAP), China (Jikun Huang) Tegemeo Institute of Egerton University, Kenya (James Nyoro) Akdeniz University, Turkey (Ali Koç) Latin American Centre for Rural Development (RIMISP), Chile (Julio Berdegué) Targa-Aide, Morocco and Institut Agronomique et Vétérinaire Hassan II, Morocco (Abdelaziz Sbai) Sustainable Development Policy Institute (SDPI), Pakistan (Abid Suleri) University of the Philippines Mindanao, the Philippines (Larry Digal) University of Pretoria, South Africa (Andre Louw) Centre de Coopération Internationale en Recherche Agronomique pour le Développement (CIRAD), France (Estelle Biénabe)

Issue	Rural development Cross-cutting issue Agriculture Drought Land
Theme	Means of implementation related to drought Integrated land management Changing unsustainable patterns of consumption and production Information systems on land Means of implementation related to agriculture Agriculture, hunger and food security Drought preparedness and early warning Rural development and poverty reduction Adaptation to drought Protecting and managing the natural resource base of economic, social development Integrated land planning Natural resources management Sustainable development in a globalizing world Means of implementation related to rural development Integrated planning of sustainable agriculture
Country/Organization Type	Initiative Title	Objectives/Challenges/Constraints	Results/Lessons learned	Key implementation actors/Partners
Australia /Government	National Landcare Program	The objective of the National Landcare Program (NLP) is to foster the landcare ethic of caring for land, water and biodiversity. It targets the adoption of sustainable management practices by Austral	Landcare has a very strong ‘brand recognition’ and is recognised by over 85 percent of the community. Recent reviews have concluded that the NLP remains highly relevant to the Australian Gove	The National Landcare Program operates in partnership with all Australian state and territory governments, as well as a wide range of industry, farming and community groups.

Issue	Rural development Agriculture
Theme	Rural development and poverty reduction Natural resources management Means of implementation related to agriculture Agriculture, hunger and food security Means of implementation related to rural development
Country/Organization Type	Initiative Title	Objectives/Challenges/Constraints	Results/Lessons learned	Key implementation actors/Partners
Major Groups	Networking for Sustainable Agriculture	- Help farmers, especially smallholders, to manage sustainably their environment - Enable farmers to identify problems and to experiment and innovate, using locally available resources - Organize	- PELUM-Tanzania’s emphasis on participatory approaches has promoted farmer-to-farmer delivery of extension services, improving the effectiveness and efficiency of the development activities, leadi	Misereor Germany

Issue	Rural development Agriculture
Theme	Rural development and poverty reduction Means of implementation related to agriculture Agriculture, hunger and food security
Country/Organization Type	Initiative Title	Objectives/Challenges/Constraints	Results/Lessons learned	Key implementation actors/Partners
Major Groups	Organic producers and processors of Zambia	Objectives: To evaluate what kinds of support to on-farm conservation that are the most effective, and what their pre-conditions for success are for grass-roots development workers in e.g. community	Crucial is the provision of a technical advisory service to members on organic and specialized crop production, improved processing and storage to ensure standards. Market research and trials for n	UK Darwin Initiative for the survival of species, Overseas Development Institute (ODI), German ministry of Economic Cooperation and Development and German Agency for Technical Cooperation+, Agribusiness in Sustainable Natural African Plant Products, Zambia Natural Farmers Union, Golden Valley Agricultural Research Trust (GART), SADC Plant Genetic Resource Centre (SPGRC), national Plant Genetic Resource Centre (NPGRC) OPPAZ-GART extension program (funded by Netherlands Embassy) Zambia Export Growers Association (ZEGA) Training Trust (Natural Resources Development College/NRDC, Lusaka) and GART (Chisamba). ASNAPP for Southern Africa program is bonded by a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) and works alongside OPPAZ.

Issue	Rural development
Theme	Rural development and poverty reduction
Country/Organization Type	Initiative Title	Objectives/Challenges/Constraints	Results/Lessons learned	Key implementation actors/Partners
Major Groups	Pesants claim for access to land	Organizing and advocacy, in order to secure access to land for their communities, as well as to ensure that farmers have the skills and resources needed to use land productively. For the farmers to r	Emphasis must be placed on the peasants’ safety since them by their struggle risk being accused by police or the military. The cooperations between the villages are important, for a stronger nego	Via Campesina, International Land Coalition (ILO), KPA - Konsorsium Pembaruan Agraria (a national network of NGOs and farmers’ organizations)

Issue	Rural development Cross-cutting issue Agriculture
Theme	Means of implementation Education Institutional framework for sustainable development Changing unsustainable patterns of consumption and production Health and sustainable development Rural infrastructure and social services Agriculture, hunger and food security Other regional initiatives Rural development and poverty reduction Protecting and managing the natural resource base of economic, social development Poverty eradication Sustainable development of small island developing States (SIDS) Sustainable development in a globalizing world Means of implementation related to rural development
Country/Organization Type	Initiative Title	Objectives/Challenges/Constraints	Results/Lessons learned	Key implementation actors/Partners
Canada /Government	Politique nationale de la ruralité 2002-2007 (PNR1), Politique nationale de la ruralité 2007-2014 (PNR2)	La ruralité québécoise a traversé avec plus ou moins d’acuité des changements radicaux depuis un demi-siècle. La mondialisation, les technologies de l’information et des communications, l�	Depuis plus de 40 ans, le gouvernement du Québec œuvre en développement régional en se préoccupant des questions rurales. Un mouvement de mobilisation en faveur du monde rural est lancé en 1991	 91 Municipalités Régionales de Comté  134 agents de développement rural , employés par les 91 Centre locaux de développement (CLD) gérés par les MRC  Partenaires nationaux de la ruralité: o Solidarité rurale du Québec (instance-conseil en ruralité) o Fédération Québécoise des Municipalités (FQM) o Association des CLD du Québec (ACLDQ) o Union des municipalités du Québec (UMQ)

Issue	Rural development Cross-cutting issue Land Agriculture
Theme	Means of implementation Rural development and poverty reduction Integrated land planning Protecting and managing the natural resource base of economic, social development Natural resources management Access to and distribution of land Information systems on land Poverty eradication Means of implementation related to agriculture Agriculture, hunger and food security Integrated planning of sustainable agriculture Means of implementation related to rural development
Country/Organization Type	Initiative Title	Objectives/Challenges/Constraints	Results/Lessons learned	Key implementation actors/Partners
Canada /Government	Regulating Rights Under the Water Law (Bolivia)	- To deepen and strengthen capacity of the Interinstitutional Council of Water (CONIAG), the Chancellery of Bolivia and the Commission for the Integrated Management of Water in Bolivia (CGIAB) for th	Using an advanced mathematical model, developed by the Danish Hydraulic Institute, researchers simulated how effective various approaches to allocating water rights would influence a new water law.	Consejo Interinstitucional del Agua (CONIAG)

Issue	Rural development
Theme	Rural infrastructure and social services
Country/Organization Type	Initiative Title	Objectives/Challenges/Constraints	Results/Lessons learned	Key implementation actors/Partners
Czech Republic /Government	Rural Business Zone Třanovice (RBZ)	Main objectives: • resolving complicated property relationships connected to the abandoned large-scale agricultural facility • development of technical and traffic infrastructure for it (proj	Economic contributions of the project can be monitored in the following points: • business development and the creation of work opportunities • diversification of business activities • devel	The reconstruction of the facilities of the former farm and the construction of new facilities in RBZ Třanovice, was completed with the financial support of programmes SAPARD and PHARE, grant titles of the State Environmental Fund, Common Regional Operational Programme, Operational Programme Rural Development and Multifunctional Agriculture – LEADER+, Ministry for Regional Development of the Czech Republic (Regional Development Programme for the support of North-Western Bohemia and the Ostrava Region).

Issue	Rural development
Theme	Rural development and poverty reduction Rural infrastructure and social services
Country/Organization Type	Initiative Title	Objectives/Challenges/Constraints	Results/Lessons learned	Key implementation actors/Partners
United States of America /Government	Rural Electrification through User-Owned Cooperatives	Electric cooperatives (co-ops) were formed in the U.S. beginning in the early 1900's to provide electricity to rural areas that investor-owned utilities would not serve. Rural areas, with few custome	Electric cooperatives can be an effective way to provide essential utility services to rural areas. These cooperatives, which operate as private, independent electric utilities and are owned by the	Rural Communities and Businesses

Issue	Rural development Agriculture
Theme	Rural development and poverty reduction Means of implementation related to agriculture Means of implementation related to rural development
Country/Organization Type	Initiative Title	Objectives/Challenges/Constraints	Results/Lessons learned	Key implementation actors/Partners
United States of America /Government	Strengthening Capacities of Member-Owned, Self-Governing and Market-Oriented Cooperatives	Cooperatives (co-ops) are member-owned, democratic, community-based businesses. The USAID Cooperative Development Program strengthens the development of cooperative systems in developing countries an	Agricultural co-ops are a successful rural development model that allows for increased economic benefits and the ability for members to direct and control their own development. The peer-to-peer appr	Rural communities

Issue	Rural development Cross-cutting issue Africa
Theme	Rural development and poverty reduction Education Poverty reduction Gender equality Natural resources management Poverty eradication Sustainable development for Africa
Country/Organization Type	Initiative Title	Objectives/Challenges/Constraints	Results/Lessons learned	Key implementation actors/Partners
Major Groups	TREE PLANTING AT YAMERIGA IN UPPER EAST REGION OF GHANA	Returning to Yameriga in 1996 to seek treatment from a herbalist for a long-term illness of her son (perhaps because of the reputation of the nearby Tongo Hills as a centre for herbal remedies), Mary	The experience of the Yameriga women’s tree planting group shows how, with some inspired leadership, and minimal external support, people in northern Ghana can overcome extreme poverty to create ne	Forestry Department, Northern Savanna Biodiversity Conservation Project (NSBCP), EPA.

Issue	Rural development Agriculture
Theme	Rural development and poverty reduction Rural infrastructure and social services Means of implementation related to agriculture Means of implementation related to rural development
Country/Organization Type	Initiative Title	Objectives/Challenges/Constraints	Results/Lessons learned	Key implementation actors/Partners
United States of America /Government	Technology Can Improve Financial Services Available to Dispersed, Hard-to-Reach Rural Populations	Expanding access to finance in rural areas is critical for sustainable development, yet challenging due to transaction costs associated with dispersed populations and weak or missing infrastructure.	Use of appropriate technologies can improve access to rural financial services, including credit, savings, payments, and remittance receipts. These relatively low-cost technologies are an efficient	Rural businesses.

Issue	Rural development Agriculture Land
Theme	Integrated land management Rural development and poverty reduction Integrated land planning Natural resources management Rural infrastructure and social services Information systems on land Means of implementation related to agriculture Agriculture, hunger and food security Integrated planning of sustainable agriculture
Country/Organization Type	Initiative Title	Objectives/Challenges/Constraints	Results/Lessons learned	Key implementation actors/Partners
United States of America /Government	U.S. Cooperative Extension System: The Largest Non-Formal Educational System in the World	The U.S. Cooperative Extension System was created in 1914 to aid in the diffusion of practical research knowledge. Both instruction and demonstration are used to improve practices and technologies r	Extension services are effectively delivered with long-term partnerships across different organizations with common goals. The Cooperative Extension System involves many organizations, including: US	U.S. Land-Grant Universities, Farmers, Rural and Urban Community Members

Issue	Rural development Cross-cutting issue Africa
Theme	Rural development and poverty reduction Education Poverty reduction Natural resources management Rural infrastructure and social services Poverty eradication Sustainable development for Africa Sustainable development of small island developing States (SIDS) Means of implementation related to rural development
Country/Organization Type	Initiative Title	Objectives/Challenges/Constraints	Results/Lessons learned	Key implementation actors/Partners
Canada /Government	Value chains and the rural poor in disadvantaged regions	Carry out a scoping study to prepare an agenda of priority research for the Rural Poverty and Environment (RPE) Program Initiative within the theme of Productive Strategies and Empowerment of Poor Ru	From the scoping review the following priority research areas were identified: • Small producers for global markets: market facilitation; support to producers; accessing viable pro-poor value ch

Issue	Rural development Cross-cutting issue Agriculture Human Settlements Land
Theme	Integrated land management Job Creation and Enterprise Promotion Education Gender equality Health and sustainable development Improved Housing Rural infrastructure and social services Information systems on land Means of implementation related to land Means of implementation related to agriculture Agriculture, hunger and food security Rural development and poverty reduction Protecting and managing the natural resource base of economic, social development Poverty eradication Sustainable development in a globalizing world Means of implementation related to rural development
Country/Organization Type	Initiative Title	Objectives/Challenges/Constraints	Results/Lessons learned	Key implementation actors/Partners
Major Groups	Ya'an Dairy Goat Project	Objectives 1. To nurture local food systems through agricultural development that contributes to economic, environmental and social justice. 2. To enhance producers’ capacity to improve their qua	Lessons Learned: 1. Creative incentives help ensure pass-ons. (Only one Saanen goat was distributed to one original recipient family at a time. Changes were barely noticeable and happened slowly. S	Ya’an City Bureau of Animal Husbandry Sichuan Agricultural University

Issue	Sanitation
Theme	Improving Sanitation
Country/Organization Type	Initiative Title	Objectives/Challenges/Constraints	Results/Lessons learned	Key implementation actors/Partners
Burkina Faso /Government	Amélioration des Conditions de Vie Urbaines	Les actions du projet se mènent à travers quatre (4) composantes qui sont : -“ environnement, eau et assainissement ”, - “ mobilisation des ressources locales ”, - “ gestion urbaine �	Il n’y a pas de problèmes majeurs à surmonter. La principale leçon à tirer est que le projet prépare le terrain pour une gestion décentralisée des services urbains et soutient également les

Issue	Sanitation
Theme	Improving Sanitation
Country/Organization Type	Initiative Title	Objectives/Challenges/Constraints	Results/Lessons learned	Key implementation actors/Partners
Intergovernmental Organization	Community Toilet Blocks in Mumbai	To improve health and hygiene	Key Factors for Success --Demand-led participatory approach: Projects have been particularly successful where there has been strong community involvement, including female participation, from a pl

Issue	Sanitation Industrial Development
Theme	Industrial waste minimization, recycling and re-use Waste Water Treatment and Re-use
Country/Organization Type	Initiative Title	Objectives/Challenges/Constraints	Results/Lessons learned	Key implementation actors/Partners
Austria /Government	Control of Surface Water Pollution Over Time	-- To reduce discharge of untreated sewage and industrial waste water -- To improve surface water quality	Due to the fact that every Austrian utility addressed the Water Fund it is possible to show how much Accumulated expenses went into the related investment (values corrected for inflation, cost basis

Issue	Sanitation Water
Theme	Financing for Sanitation Financing for Water
Country/Organization Type	Initiative Title	Objectives/Challenges/Constraints	Results/Lessons learned	Key implementation actors/Partners
Denmark /Government	Environmental financing strategies for water and sanitation in Russia and Georgia, Moldova, Kazakhstan, and Ukraine	The background for the project was the recognition that there is a very low and often deteriorating service level in terms of regularity and quality of drinking water supply and that there is a lack	The EFS methodology and the FEASIBLE model have proven their applicability in EECCA countries. Significant policy impacts have been achieved in the projects implemented: -- The EFS has been adopted

Issue	Sanitation
Theme	Improving Sanitation
Country/Organization Type	Initiative Title	Objectives/Challenges/Constraints	Results/Lessons learned	Key implementation actors/Partners
Serbia and Montenegro /Government	Global Waste Water Study in Serbia & Pre-feasibility Study for Belgrade Waste Water Management	One of the main goals of the project “Global Waste Water Study in Serbia & Pre-feasibility Study for Belgrade Waste Water Management” was to form a detail overview of sewerage system conditions i	The consultative poll which was carried out, showed that in most of the Serbian municipalities there were not any data on measured waste water capacities and burdens. It is necessary to know the stat

Issue	Sanitation
Theme	Improving Sanitation
Country/Organization Type	Initiative Title	Objectives/Challenges/Constraints	Results/Lessons learned	Key implementation actors/Partners
Bahrain /Government	Healthcare Waste Treatment Facilities	-- To ensure environmentally appropriate treatment and sanitary disposal of healthcare wastes in line with national and international standards; -- To reduce risk to occupational and public health

Issue	Sanitation Water
Theme	Safe Drinking Water Hygiene Education and Community Participation Improving Sanitation
Country/Organization Type	Initiative Title	Objectives/Challenges/Constraints	Results/Lessons learned	Key implementation actors/Partners
Intergovernmental Organization	Healthy school initiatives in Afghanistan	The initiative, which is being expanded throughout the country, aims to access to safe water and separate latrines for girls and boys. It also conducts de-worming (allowing people to avoid the worst	Sanitation needs differ depending upon location. In rural areas, the focus is on hygiene education and improved latrines. In cities, there is more of a need for functioning sewage systems.	Ministry of Education, Ministry of Public health, Ministry of Rural Development

Issue	Sanitation
Theme	Hygiene Education and Community Participation Financing for Sanitation Improving Sanitation
Country/Organization Type	Initiative Title	Objectives/Challenges/Constraints	Results/Lessons learned	Key implementation actors/Partners
India /Government	Nirmal Gram Puraskar: Fiscal Rewards to Zero Open Defecation in Rural Villages in India	To improve sanitation among the rural poor	Key Factors for Success - Demand-driven approach. Transition from the principle of state-wise allocation to a demand-responsive rewards system creates incentives which encourage people's participati

Issue	Sanitation Water
Theme	Safe Drinking Water Hygiene Education and Community Participation
Country/Organization Type	Initiative Title	Objectives/Challenges/Constraints	Results/Lessons learned	Key implementation actors/Partners
Austria /Government	Programme for Rural Water Supply and Sanitation in Sofala Province, Mozambique	-- To promote drinking water supply and adequate sanitation, involving and networking three strategic partners: the users and their water and sanitation committees (WAS), the districts (of Buzi, Cher	The main strategy of the programme is to create a sector and territorial understanding between the actors and consumers in the sub sector for rural water supply and sanitation. Through consciousness

Issue	Sanitation Water
Theme	Safe Drinking Water Hygiene Education and Community Participation Waste Water Treatment and Re-use Improving Sanitation
Country/Organization Type	Initiative Title	Objectives/Challenges/Constraints	Results/Lessons learned	Key implementation actors/Partners
Intergovernmental Organization	Project Safe Sanitation, Health and Dignity, Romania	The aim is to improve the direct living conditions in rural areas by an improved waste and water management and by developing access to affordable and hygienic sanitation (ecological sanitation). Con	The interest among the citizens of Garla Mare to improve their sanitary condition by ecological sanitation is now very high. Unfortunately they lack the financial means and are dependant on external	NGOs: GeoSan, Women for a Clean Environment FVC, and Foundation Ensemble

Issue	Sanitation Human Settlements Cross-cutting issue
Theme	Job Creation and Enterprise Promotion Hygiene Education and Community Participation Financing for Sanitation Improved Housing Health and sustainable development Poverty eradication Waste Water Treatment and Re-use Improving Sanitation
Country/Organization Type	Initiative Title	Objectives/Challenges/Constraints	Results/Lessons learned	Key implementation actors/Partners
Australia /Government	Sanitation Credit Scheme, part of the Three Delta Towns Water Supply and Sanitation Project	Household sanitation coverage is only about 40 percent in the three Mekong Delta towns of Bac Lieu, Sa Dec and Ha Tien. Existing excreta disposal methods are unsanitary especially during the regular	The SCS targeted poor households and did not provide loans for the entire cost of constructing a household toilet as the borrowers would have had difficulty in paying back a large amount. This meant	- GHD Pty Ltd, WASE Consultants – implementing contractors - Town Women’s Unions in three towns in the Mekong Delta

Issue	Sanitation
Theme	Hygiene Education and Community Participation Improving Sanitation
Country/Organization Type	Initiative Title	Objectives/Challenges/Constraints	Results/Lessons learned	Key implementation actors/Partners
India /Government	Total Sanitation Campaign	The Campaign views the sanitation problem holistically and looks at important tools and approaches that create demand for sanitation. The Major objectives of TSC are to: -- Bring about an improvemen	Lack of infrastructure to reach all rural households, inclination to promote a single model i.e. twin-pit pour flush toilets (which are costly and therefore out of reach of many rural households), he

Issue	Sanitation
Theme	Hygiene Education and Community Participation Improving Sanitation
Country/Organization Type	Initiative Title	Objectives/Challenges/Constraints	Results/Lessons learned	Key implementation actors/Partners
Zimbabwe /Government	VIP Latrines in Zimbabwe: Local Innovation and Hygiene Promotion	To improve health and hygiene through an upgraded latrine	Key Factors for Success Home-grown technology: The widespread acceptance of the VIP latrine derives largely from its simple and effective design, as well as its similarity to traditional pit latri

Issue	Sanitation
Theme	Waste Water Treatment and Re-use Improving Sanitation
Country/Organization Type	Initiative Title	Objectives/Challenges/Constraints	Results/Lessons learned	Key implementation actors/Partners
Germany /Government	Waste and Wastewater/Sanitation Management Project in Botswana	The “Waste and Wastewater/Sanitation Management Project” in Botswana is on the German side coordinated by the GTZ (German Technical Cooperation). It was initiated in 1993 to focus on the preventi	Besides cultural taboos initially causing slow acceptance in rural areas the main difficulties faced when introducing ecological sanitation have been in ensuring the financial contribution of

Issue	Sanitation
Theme	Improving Sanitation
Country/Organization Type	Initiative Title	Objectives/Challenges/Constraints	Results/Lessons learned	Key implementation actors/Partners
Bahamas /Government	Wastewater Case Study - Malcolm's Park		Challenge: The high cost of necessary sewerage infrastructure for the entire island. The development of wastewater treatment facility followed after the realization that water-borne diseases in the

Issue	Sanitation
Theme	Waste Water Treatment and Re-use
Country/Organization Type	Initiative Title	Objectives/Challenges/Constraints	Results/Lessons learned	Key implementation actors/Partners
Bahamas /Government	Wastewater: Malcolm's Park	Challange: High cost of necessary sewerage infrastructure for entire island.The development of wastewater treatment facility followed after the realization that water borne diseases in the city was	Most of the lessons learnt were positive in nature such as: -- New approaches to sewage treatment were addressed, introduced and practiced (using the new deep well injection disposal option). -- De

Issue	Sanitation
Theme	Financing for Sanitation
Country/Organization Type	Initiative Title	Objectives/Challenges/Constraints	Results/Lessons learned	Key implementation actors/Partners
Finland /Government	Water Charges	To decrease the amount of sewage waters	The process has illustrated the effectiveness of fiscal incentives. Charges, even if nominal, do affect the way people consume. Therefore, this "consumer-pays" principle could be used more widely.

Issue	Sanitation
Theme	Hygiene Education and Community Participation
Country/Organization Type	Initiative Title	Objectives/Challenges/Constraints	Results/Lessons learned	Key implementation actors/Partners
Zimbabwe /Government	ZimZHEAD's Community Health Clubs: Institutionalizing the Process of Behavior Change	To use awareness-raising and education to effect behavioral changes in hygiene and sanitation	Key Factors for Success -- CHCs are effectively operated through the cooperation between the government health administration and ZimAHEAD. They have emphasized community participation and brought e

Issue	Water
Theme	Safe Drinking Water
Country/Organization Type