The U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) is investing $4 million to promote clean and efficient energy use, help reduce energy consumption, and enhance conditions for increased public and private investment in Central America's renewable energy plan. Activities supported by this funding will strengthen the capacity of national and regional government institutions to support clean energy programs and projects and to harmonize regional regulatory and trade policy, including the development of the regional electricity market. The program will also finance activities to facilitate...

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...

The U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) is investing $6.8 million in the BIO-REDD+ program to support local Colombian organizations' efforts to participate in Reducing Emissions from Deforestation and Forest Degradation (REDD+) projects, conserve biodiversity, and develop environmental policies at the national and sub-national levels. Activities will link forest conservation and market-based financing, support emissions inventories, increase the availability and application of climate data to local planning processes, as well as increase the resilience of communities to climate...

The U.S. Trade and Development Agency (USTDA) is providing over $700,000 to fund a series of three reverse trade missions to introduce Chinese energy sector officials and project sponsors to U.S. clean energy technologies. This series of trade missions supports the mission of the U.S.-China Energy Cooperation Program (ECP), which is opening China's market for increased exports of U.S.- manufactured clean energy technologies.

The U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) is investing $3.9 million in the Supporting Forests and Biodiversity Project, which aims to reduce the impacts of climate change and encourage low emission development through improved conservation and governance of priority forest landscapes in Cambodia. Activities will include sub-national efforts to reduce emissions from deforestation, conserve biodiversity, and build capacity to improve decision-making and resolve conflicts among stakeholders. The project will provide national-level technical support to help the Cambodian government...

The Global Environment Facility (GEF) is providing $800,000 million for climate change mitigation activities within the $18.5 million project, Supporting Civil Society and Community Initiatives to Generate Global Environmental Benefits Using Grants and Micro Loans in the Mediterranean Ecoregion of Chile. The project, implemented by the United Nations Development Program, will demonstrate good forest management practices within the context of forest restoration and the enhancement of forest carbon stocks. Pilot or demonstration sites will be developed with activities targeted specifically for...

The U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) is investing $7.2 million in the biodiversity and climate change program Hariyo Ban (Nepali for "Green Forests") to support climate change adaptation and mitigation. This integrated program works closely with the government of Nepal and non-governmental organizations (NGOs) - especially local community forest users groups and non-governmental conservation organizations - to reduce threats to biodiversity and vulnerabilities to climate change in Nepal's Terai Arc landscape and the Gandaki River basin. Fiscal Year 2012 resources will advance...

The U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) is investing $4 million to promote clean and efficient energy use, help reduce energy consumption, and enhance conditions for increased public and private investment in Central America's renewable energy plan. Activities supported by this funding will strengthen the capacity of national and regional government institutions to support clean energy programs and projects and to harmonize regional regulatory and trade policy, including the development of the regional electricity market. The program will also finance activities to 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...

Morocco is part of a broader Clean Technology Fund (CTF) initiative to install one gigawatt of concentrated solar power (CSP) across the Middle East and North Africa (MENA). In June 2011, as part of the implementation of the CSP investment plan, the CTF provided $197 million of concessional finance for the $931 million, 160 megawatt Ouarzazate I CSP project. This is the first project to be approved under the MENA CSP initiative. This project is implemented jointly by the Moroccan Agency for Solar Energy, the African Development Bank, and the World Bank.