The U.S. Agency for International Development is providing $700,000 to promote climate change mitigation in the Kyrgyz Republic through the Regional Energy Security, Efficiency, and Trade program (RESET). RESET is working with the Kyrgyz Republic's domestic energy industry to improve financial and physical performance, which will promote cleaner and more efficient energy and contribute to long-term greenhouse gas reductions. RESET also collaborates with the energy ministry and regulatory authority to support power sector reforms and has mobilized advisors to the national power generation...

The U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) is investing $500,000 in a new program to support regional transmission system planning in Southeast Europe with a focus on Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Kosovo, Macedonia, and Serbia. Through collaborative working groups and a common integrated planning model and software platform, the program seeks to strengthen regional transmission operations and develop a framework for sound investment in the transmission system. This will help reduce energy losses, integrate renewable energy projects into the power grid, and facilitate...

The U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) is investing $5.3 million in the Coastal Community Adaptation Program (C-CAP) to help reduce the vulnerability of coastal communities in the Pacific Islands region to the impacts of climate change. C-CAP will strengthen community climate resilience through a range of activities, including building local capacity for disaster risk reduction and preparedness, and integrating climate resilient policies and practices into long-term land use plans and building standards. The program is expected to benefit approximately 90 communities in the...

The U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) is investing $5.3 million in the Coastal Community Adaptation Program (C-CAP) to help reduce the vulnerability of coastal communities in the Pacific Islands region to the impacts of climate change. C-CAP will strengthen community climate resilience through a range of activities, including: building local capacity for disaster risk reduction and preparedness, and integrating climate resilient policies and practices into long-term land use plans and building standards. The program is expected to benefit approximately 90 communities in the...

The U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) is investing $5.3 million in the Coastal Community Adaptation Program (C-CAP) to help reduce the vulnerability of coastal communities in the Pacific Islands region to the impacts of climate change. C-CAP will strengthen community climate resilience through a range of activities, including building local capacity for disaster risk reduction and preparedness, and integrating climate resilient policies and practices into long-term land use plans and building standards. The program is expected to benefit approximately 90 communities in the...

The U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) is investing $2.9 million in the Asia-Pacific Climate Change Adaptation Support Facility (ADAPT). ADAPT will work with governments in the Asia- Pacific region to support training on the preparation of financeable adaptation projects, and provide assistance for analysis and financial review of selected project proposals. The program will link climate fund managers with representatives of government adaptation projects to identify adaptation investment opportunities and facilitate access to climate funds. A regional knowledge platform will...

In partnership with the Asian Development Bank, the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development, and the World Bank, Tajikistan has developed a Pilot Program for Climate Resilience (PPCR) investment strategy that uses over $47 million for building institutional capacity, improving weather, climate, and hydrological services, and enhancing climate resilience in the energy sector.

The U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) is investing $5.9 million in the Lowering Emissions in Asia's Forests (LEAF) program, which takes a regional approach to improve Reducing Emissions from Deforestation and Forest Degradation (REDD+) policy, planning, and institutional frameworks in Cambodia, Laos, Thailand, Vietnam, Malaysia, and Papua New Guinea. The program is demonstrating how to simultaneously lower greenhouse gas emissions, improve land management, and enhance people's livelihoods, while contributing to building REDD+ architecture through linking sub-national actions...

The U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) is investing $5.3 million in the Coastal Community Adaptation Program (C-CAP) to help reduce the vulnerability of coastal communities in the Pacific Islands region to the impacts of climate change. C-CAP will strengthen community climate resilience through a range of activities, including: building local capacity for disaster risk reduction and preparedness, and integrating climate resilient policies and practices into long-term land use plans and building standards. The program is expected to benefit approximately 90 communities in the...

The U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) is investing $5.3 million in the Coastal Community Adaptation Program (C-CAP) to help reduce the vulnerability of coastal communities in the Pacific Islands region to the impacts of climate change. C-CAP will strengthen community climate resilience through a range of activities, including building local capacity for disaster risk reduction and preparedness, and integrating climate resilient policies and practices into long-term land use plans and building standards. The program is expected to benefit approximately 90 communities in the...