Project

Asuncion Green City of the Americas Pathways to Sustainability

Lead country

Paraguay

Participating countries

Paraguay

Project status

Under implementation

Implementing period

From April 12, 2017 to April 29, 2022

SDGs addressed by this project

SDG targets

  1. 15.a Mobilize resources for biodiversity conservation, sustainable use
  2. 11.2 Provide safe, affordable, accessible, sustainable transport systems
  3. 11.7 Provide universal access to green, public spaces

Project ID: 5188

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Technical team

  • Energy Programme

Technical area(s)

  • Miscellaneous energy program
  • Energy efficiency

Sub-area(s)

  • Sustainable cities
  • Transport

Landscape(s)

  • Human altered areas

Sub-landscape(s)

  • Urban areas

Transformed sector(s)

  • Transportation
  • Forestry and other land use
  • Other sectors

UNDP role(s)

  • Capacity development / Technical assistance
  • Institutional mechanism and system building
  • Convening / Partnerships / Knowledge Sharing

Strategy

  • Governance
  • Technology innovation
  • Management operation

Sub-strategy

  • Laws/ Policy/ Plan formulation
  • Institutional framework
  • Partnerships
  • Urban green space
  • Wildlife and habitat conservation
  • Waste management
  • Demonstration sites/Pilot

Social inclusion

  • Women
  • Waste pickers

Gender equality

  • Women decision making
  • Awareness raising (on gender)

Gender result effectiveness scale

  • Gender responsive

Pathway(s)

  • Systems pathway
  • Sci-tech pathway

Risk reduction target(s)

  • Improve resilience
  • Reduce exposure
  • Hazard control/mitigation

SDG target(s)

  • 15.a Mobilize resources for biodiversity conservation, sustainable use
  • 11.2 Provide safe, affordable, accessible, sustainable transport systems
  • 11.7 Provide universal access to green, public spaces

Conventions and protocols

N/A

Private sector(s)

N/A

Hot topic

  • Structural/system transformation

About this project

Description

The objective of the proposed project is to improve the quality of life in the Asuncion Metropolitan Area (AMA) and deliver multiple benefits through the integration of transport and solid waste management and green infrastructure into a framework for a sustainable and resilient city. It has been organized into five outcomes:1)Enabling framework for a green sustainable city enhances integrated urban planning of the AMA;2)Sustainable mobility and transport in the AMA for reducing GHG emissions from urban transport;3)Improved chemicals and waste management system for reducing emissions of UPOPs, GHGs and toxic chemicals; 4)Emplacing and improving Protected Area management;5)Dissemination of Lessons-learned, monitoring & evaluationTo achieve the stated objective, the project will place Asuncion and its metropolitan area on a pathway towards a sustainable and resilient city through addressing the principal current urban problems; notably transport, solid waste disposal, and management of green areas. The project will implement a framework that attends to these issues in a systematic and integrated manner, thus providing a critical step forward to improve the city's sustainability.This will be done through integrating sectorial planning and defining short, medium and long term goals; developing capacities for their implementation and long term funding needs, and setting up monitoring systems needed to guide and adapt plans over time; thereby promoting a more coherent and integrated vision for the future of Asunción, in which common goals govern policy, planning and investment decisions. Furthermore, it will undertake on the ground action to address the identified problems and delivering solutions to global environment problems. This includes improving the transport and management of municipal and hazardous waste management to reduce GHG and chemicals releases; and improve the management of green areas to conserve global biodiversity values and provide ecosystem services that contribute to GHG reduction and health related benefits; exploring cross-sectorial benefits and providing important inputs and guidance to the broader framework for a sustainable and resilient city.Expected global environmental benefits to be accrued include: a) 1,227,442 tCO2e emissions mitigated and sequestered through transport oriented development, green infrastructure and solid waste management policy uptake; b) 13.2 gTEQ UPOP emissions reduced through an integrated waste and chemical management system; and c) increase in 1% of global populations (number of individuals) of 5 species found seasonally at site:- Buff-breasted Sandpiper (Tryngites subruficollis); American Golden Plover (Pluvialis dominica); Lesser Yellowlegs (Tringa flavipes); White-rumped Sandpiper (Calidris fuscicollis); and Pectoral Sandpiper (Calidris melanotos).

Objectives

Improve the quality of life in the Asuncion Metropolitan Area (AMA) and deliver multiple benefits through the integration of transport and solid waste management and green infrastructure into a framework for a sustainable and resilient city.

USD $7,593,120

Grant amount

USD $240,340,000

Leveraged amount (co-financing)

1

Source(s) of fund

Source(s) of fund

 

  • Global Environment Facility – Trust Fund ($7,593,120)

Implementing partner(s)

  • Government of Paraguay

Joint agencies

  • World Bank

Project metrics

Outcome 1:

Enabling framework for a green sustainable city enhances integrated urban planning of the AMA

 Indicators:

Increase in 1% of global populations (number of individuals) of 5 species found seasonally at site: Buff-breasted Sandpiper (Tryngites subruficollis); American Golden Plover (Pluvialis dominica); Lesser Yellowlegs (Tringa flavipes); White-rumped Sandpiper (Calidris fuscicollis); and Pectoral Sandpiper (Calidris melanotos)
Number of direct participation structures of civil society, disaggregated by sex, in urban planning and management that operate regularly and democratically
Number of new partnership mechanisms with funding for sustainable management solutions of natural resources, ecosystem services, chemicals and waste at national and/or sub-national level.
Quantity of GHG emissions mitigated and sequestered through transport oriented development, green infrastructure and solid waste management policy uptake (tons of CO2e)
Quantity of UPOP emissions reduced through an integrated waste and chemical management system (gTEQ)
Level of capacity improvement of 3 institutions with mandates in sustainable city issues, measured through the UNDP Capacity Scorecard, with gender approach
Level of improvement of institutional capacities in planning, implementation and monitoring of urban, resilient, adaptive and sustainable growth of 3 institutions measured through the Sustainable City Capacity Scorecard, with gender approach
Percentage of increase of the municipal budget allocated to infrastructure works for the development of a sustainable city (Municipality of Asuncion)
Surface area (hectares) with improved biodiversity conservation from infrastructure development restrictions through mainstreaming green corridor restrictions and finance into urban plans and transport environmental impact assessments.
Number of pilot traffic management measures implemented (e.g. parking charges and restrictions, temporal one-way street implementation, reversible lanes, traffic signs, and dedicated bus lanes in a major city street) 0 2 8 STP, MOPC, SEAM and Municipality of Asuncion are willing to share the information generated by each institution and manage the implementation of pilot interventions in a coordinated manner.
Number of bus routes optimized to complement the BRT and including the construction of bus stop shelters for optimized passenger experience
Number of kilometers of dedicated urban bicycle paths constructed and maintained
Number of scrapped buses due to implementation of new vehicle emissions, maintenance and scratching standards for public transport vehicles
Number of urban passengers riding the alternative of low carbon BRT system -considering gender equality, time improvement and safety.
Number of tons of materials recovered/ recycled/day through a pilot on recovery of the value contained in MSW
Outcome 3
Improved chemicals and waste management system for reducing emissions of UPOPs, GHGs and toxic chemicals Number of tons/day of wastes managed through a pilot on collection and separation of MSW 0 5
(2% of total) 10
(10% of total) Municipalities and workers are willing to coordinate in the implementation of MSW management measures. Percentage of increase in incomes of waste pickers incorporated into pilot waste management facility (at least 50% of workers are female).
Level of improvement of management effectiveness score of 3 urban protected areas, measured by the GEF/METT
Number of hectares of green areas with improved management
Number of hectares of habitats in Bahia de Asuncion recovered and secured for 28 species of Nearctic migratory birds and 47 species of southern South American migratory birds
Number of persons using green areas (disaggregated by sex) who are involved in the improvement processes, understand the links with quality of life and cultural richness and feel safe
Number of publications on best practices and lessons learned (at least 1 on gender)
Level of project implementation and achievement of results (percentage of budgetary execution)
Mid-term review report and final evaluation report
Outcome 2:

Sustainable and safe mobility and transport in metropolitan Asunción for reducing GHG emissions from urban transport
Outcome 3:

Improved chemicals and waste management system for reducing emissions of UPOPs, GHGs and toxic chemicals
Outcome 4:

Emplacing and improving Protected Area and Urban Green Infrastructure management
Outcome 5:

Dissemination of Lessons-learned, monitoring & evaluation
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