Project

Achieving Low Carbon Growth in Cities through Sustainable Urban Systems Management in Thailand

Lead country

Thailand

Participating countries

Thailand

Project status

Under implementation

Implementing period

From April 26, 2017 to July 31, 2021

SDGs addressed by this project

SDG targets

  1. 11.6 Reduce adverse environmental impact of cities
  2. 11.2 Provide safe, affordable, accessible, sustainable transport systems
  3. 13.1 Strengthen resilience, adaptive capacity to climate-related hazards

Project ID: 4778

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Technical team

  • Energy Programme

Technical area(s)

  • Energy efficiency
  • Renewable Energy

Sub-area(s)

  • Transport
  • Buildings
  • Type: On-grid, utility-scale
  • Type: Thermal
  • Resource: Biomass

Landscape(s)

  • Human altered areas

Sub-landscape(s)

  • Urban areas

Transformed sector(s)

  • Energy
  • Transportation
  • Other sectors

UNDP role(s)

  • Capacity development / Technical assistance
  • Convening / Partnerships / Knowledge Sharing
  • Direct support / Service Delivery

Strategy

  • Management operation
  • Finance economy
  • Capacity building

Sub-strategy

  • Waste management
  • Demonstration sites/Pilot
  • Development planning
  • Energy finance
  • Green economy
  • Improved & diversified sustainable livelihoods (TP 5)
  • Institutional capacity building

Social inclusion

  • Private sector

Gender equality

  • Awareness raising (on gender)

Gender result effectiveness scale

  • Gender responsive

Pathway(s)

  • Systems pathway
  • Sci-tech pathway

Risk reduction target(s)

  • Hazard control/mitigation
  • Improve resilience

SDG target(s)

  • 11.6 Reduce adverse environmental impact of cities
  • 11.2 Provide safe, affordable, accessible, sustainable transport systems
  • 13.1 Strengthen resilience, adaptive capacity to climate-related hazards

Conventions and protocols

N/A

Private sector(s)

  • Small and medium-sized enterprises

Hot topic

  • Food and agricultural commodities strategy

About this project

Description

The 11th National Economic and Social Development Plan (2012-2016) aims to move Thailand towards a low carbon and climate resilient society as one of its 6 development pillars. Important steps have been taken, but progress at the local level on low carbon urban developments is slow. This project therefore aims to strengthen the capacities and processes at local level for bottom-up integrated low carbon development planning and the implementation & sustainable management of low carbon development projects. The 4-year project will focus on low carbon urban systems, in particular waste management and sustainable transport, in 4 cities: Khon Kaen, Nakorn Ratchasima, Samui and Klaeng, while experiences will be shared with other cities to learn from. The project objective is to “promote sustainable urban systems management in Khon Kaen, Nakorn Ratchasima, Samui and Klaeng to achieve low carbon growth.” The objective will be achieved by removing barriers to adoption of low carbon development in cities in Thailand a) Low carbon sustainable urban development planning in 4 cities, which will enable them to formulate and implement low carbon sustainable urban development plans; b) Low carbon investments in 4 cities leading to more energy efficient urban systems, c) Financial incentives and institutional arrangements to increase volume of investments in energy efficient urban systems by government and private sector. It is estimated that the project direct GHG emissions reductions of 177,708 tons CO2e will be achieved by end of project. Over the lifetime of the technologies deployed with project support, cumulative direct emission reductions will be 1,359,852 tons CO2e.

Objectives

Promotion of sustainable urban systems management in Khon Kaen, Nakorn Ratchasima, Samui and Klaeng to achieve low carbon growth.

USD $3,250,000

Grant amount

USD $91,955,000

Leveraged amount (co-financing)

1

Source(s) of fund

Sources of fund

 

  • Global Environment Facility – Trust Fund ($3,250,000)

Implementing partner(s)

  • Public Organisation, Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment

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Achieving Low Carbon Growth in Cities through Sustainable Urban Systems Management in Thailand