Project

Promotion of Low Carbon Growth in the Cities of Novogrudok, Novapolatsk and Polatsk

Lead country

Belarus

Participating countries

Belarus

Project status

Under implementation

Implementing period

From October 30, 2015 to October 27, 2021

SDGs addressed by this project

SDG targets

  1. 7.3 Double global rate energy efficiency improvement
  2. 11.6 Reduce adverse environmental impact of cities

Project ID: 4981

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Technical team

  • Energy Programme

Technical area(s)

  • Energy efficiency

Sub-area(s)

  • Transport
  • Lighting
  • Appliances

Landscape(s)

  • Human altered areas

Sub-landscape(s)

  • Urban areas

Transformed sector(s)

  • Transportation
  • Other sectors

UNDP role(s)

  • Capacity development / Technical assistance
  • Institutional mechanism and system building
  • Optimising financing

Strategy

  • Governance
  • Capacity building
  • Technology innovation

Sub-strategy

  • Institutional framework
  • Laws/ Policy/ Plan formulation
  • Advocacy (towards policy makers)
  • Awareness raising
  • Institutional capacity building
  • Demonstration sites/Pilot
  • Infrastructure building

Social inclusion

  • Women
  • Local community/CSOs

Gender equality

  • Women's cooperatives and groups

Gender result effectiveness scale

  • Gender targeted

Pathway(s)

  • People pathway
  • Systems pathway
  • Sci-tech pathway

Risk reduction target(s)

  • Hazard control/mitigation

SDG target(s)

  • 7.3 Double global rate energy efficiency improvement
  • 11.6 Reduce adverse environmental impact of cities

Conventions and protocols

N/A

Private sector(s)

N/A

Hot topic

  • Multi-stakeholder collaboration

About this project

Description

The objective of the Project is the growth of development of green urban development plans and pilot green urban development initiatives related to energy efficiency and sustainable transport in small and medium cities in Belarus.

Objectives

The development of green urban development plans and pilot green urban development projects related to energy-efficiency and sustainable transport in small and medium cities in Belarus.

USD $3,171,000

Grant amount

USD $12,351,000

Leveraged amount (co-financing)

1

Source(s) of fund

Sources of fund

 

  • Global Environment Facility – Trust Fund ($3,171,000)

Implementing partner(s)

  • Government of Belarus

Project metrics

Outcome 1:

Green urban development plans successfully developed and adopted

 Indicators:

% of persons in green cities who are either aware of or have benefitted from green initiatives from the Project at EOP.
Cumulative direct energy savings (TJ) from Project investments in sustainable transport and energy efficiency measures by EOP
Cumulative lifetime project CO2 emission reductions resulting from pilot projects and technical assistance by EOP, ktonnes CO2.Number of enhanced national policies and regulations in the area of public lighting and urban transportation that have been reviewed and approved by EOP
Number of officially approved green urban development plans in Project cities by EOP
Average number of minutes of reduced bus journey time through sustainable urban transport measures in Novopolotsk and Polotsk
Kilometers of private car travel displaced from modal switches to public transport by EOP
Number of persons using improved public transport services during Year 5
GJ saved on LEDs installed for street lighting and public areas (indoor and outdoor), as well as new control gear and EMIS by EOP
Lifetime GJ saved from EE measures on municipal laundry by EOP
Number of completed or updated SEAPs and/or GUDPs by EOP
Number of hits on national website for promoting GUD by EOP
Number of officers in government who are dedicated to the promotion of urban low carbon growth to Belarusian cities by EOP
Outcome 2:

Successful pilots on sustainable urban transport completed in Novopolotsk and Polotsk
Outcome 3:

Successful pilots on energy efficiency completed in Novogrudok
Outcome 4:

Growth in green city development in Belarus
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Project reports and documentation

 

Project Document (ProDoc)

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Promotion of Low Carbon Growth in the Cities of Novogrudok, Novapolatsk and Polatsk

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