Atyrau Refinery Sustainability Loan

2021 -

The project is to improve resource efficiency and reduce emissions by upgrading process water treatment facilities resulting in increased water reuse and resolve long-standing environmental issues by remediating 860 ha evaporation ponds adjacent to the city of Atyrau. The project implementation will result in (i) an improvement of water efficiency, (ii) the minimisation of adverse ecological impacts by remediating the evaporation ponds, and (iii) a reduction of GHG emissions and volatile organic compounds.

Urban Water Management: German Expertise for Kazakh Cities (TERESA)

2021 - 2024

The vulnerability to floods and the increasing need for potable water affect the urban areas of Kazakhstan in particular. Tackling both problems at once requires integrated water management that combines surface water management (stormwater catchment, flood protection) with groundwater management (recharge measures, recovery for different uses). TERESA will develop nature-based solutions for urban catchments in Kazakhstan by combining the advantages of sustainable urban drainage solutions and managed aquifer recharge systems.

Green Central Asia: Transboundary dialogue on climate, environment and security in Central Asia and Afghanistan

2021 - 2024

The Green Central Asia Regional Programme aims at improving access to information and risk analyses in order to enable participating countries to assess the impact of climate change more accurately and to take preventive measures. At the same time, dialogue fora and workshops are meant to increase states´ resilience and decision-makers’ ability to adequately address security hazards resulting from climate change at national and regional level. It promotes conflict prevention and trans-boundary cooperation. Support is also provided to develop the capacity of partner institutions in the field of environmental management.

Hydro4u- Sustainable small-scale hydropower in Central Asia

2021 - 2026

Hydro4U is a project funded under the European Union’s Horizon 2020 research and innovation programme. Under the coordination of Technical University of Munich, 13 partners from 8 countries are collaborating to boost sustainable small-scale hydropower in Central Asia. Eco-friendly hydropower solutions will be implemented in two demonstration plants in Kazakhstan and Uzbekistan.

Regional programme on integrative and climate sensitive land use in Central Asia II (ILUCA II)

2021 - 2026

Follow-up phase of Regional programme for sustainable and climate sensitive land use for economic development in Central Asia

Promoting women’s economic empowerment in the energy sector in Central Asia

2021 - 2028

The OSCE project on promoting women’s economic empowerment in the energy sector aims to address this imbalance and help OSCE participating States in Central Asia advance both their energy sustainability and gender-equality goals, tapping into the job creation potential of the energy transition.

Orientation of infrastructure investments towards the goals of the Paris Agreement and the 2030 Agenda in Central and Southeast Asia (SIPA)

2021 - 2026

The project supports partner countries in prioritizing infrastructure projects that are compatible with long-term, low-emission and resilient development goals.

Strengthening the World Biodiversity Council IPBES by capacity building in the EECCA region

2021 - 2024

The Intergovernmental Platform for Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services (IPBES) provides assessments on the global status of biodiversity and presents options for its conservation and sustainable use. The project strengthened the uptake of IPBES findings into decisions in environmental and conservation policy in the partner countries.

Consolidating Institutional Capacities for National Surface Water Quality Monitoring in the Kyrgyz Republic (KGZ III)

2021 - 2024

The project will focus on enhancing information basis, information management, and use of information, which together form the basis for effective integrated water resources management (IWRM). Regular monitoring of carefully selected water quality parameters, access to reliable and well managed data, and frequent assessments of the status of waters in major water bodies are all important services that the mandated governmental entities MNRETS and Kyrgyzhydromet should be able to provide both at national and sub-national levels (in oblasts and river basins) to various stakeholders and the people.

Research for development IV: Digitally supported biodiversity-based agricultural land use in Central Asia

2021 - 2023

Development of a concept for biodiversity-based crop production in Central Asia using the example of Kyrgyzstan

Enhancing the conservation of flagship migratory mammal species of Central Asia through climate-informed management and decision making

2021 - 2025

Migratory species in Central Asia are highly vulnerable to climate change. As a result of changing migration patterns, protected areas are rendered ineffective. Changes in the use of pastures (extension of grazing periods and shifting grazing areas to higher elevations) are ex-pected to lead to increased human-wildlife conflicts. In order to increase the resilience of people and wildlife in Central Asia to climate change ecosystem-based adaptation (EbA) measures and climate change-informed wildlife management will be tested in pilot sites.

Dushanbe E-Mobility

2021 -

A senior secured loan of up to USD 3.0 million ("Loan") to Sayohon LLC ("Company"), a private ride-hailing company incorporated in the city of Dushanbe ("City"), Tajikistan. Proceeds of the Loan and the shareholder's contribution will be used to finance the acquisition of up to 100 electric vehicles ("EV"s) and 30 EV charging infrastructure at the Company's depot as well as at selected locations across the City (the "Project"). The Company will be further supported by an incentive grant of up to USD 0.5 million financed by the Global Environment Facility ("GEF") under the Finance and Technology Transfer Centre for Climate Change ("FINTECC"). The grant is payable after the purchase, installation, and commissioning of the eligible technology, including EVs and charging infrastructure.

Fayzobod water and wastewater project

2021 -

A sovereign loan of up to EUR 1.8 million to the Republic of Tajikistan to be on-lent to the State Unitary Enterprise "Khojagii Manziliyu Kommunali of Fayzobod Region" (the "Company"). This company is responsible for the provision of water supply and solid waste services in the city of Fayzobod (the "City"), the capital of the Fayzobod Region (the "Region").

Development of Tajik surface Water Monitoring by Quality Management and Collaboration (TJK Water Quality II)

2021 - 2025

The quality management processes initiated during the previous Tajik Water quality project need to be both deepened and widened in order to enhance the quality of the monitoring results. In addition, the water quality monitoring networks require attention, as they are generally poorly equipped.

Inclusive and Climate Investments finance in the Livestock sector of Uzbekistan

2021 - 2025

The project aims at promoting the sustainable and climate compliant development of the Uzbek livestock sector by supporting selected investments through credit, additional financial products and Technical Assistance to stakeholders and final beneficiaries. The instruments are a credit line to the Republic of Uzbekistan (represented by Ministry of Finance, MoF) on-lent to 4 participating financial institutions (PFI) for provision of Climate smart investment and additional support targeted at improving the access to investments and credit for smallholders with the support of national guarantees as collateral and interest subsidies from the National Fund for Entrepreneurship Support (NFES).