Project

Sustainable Cities in Turkmenistan: Integrated Green Urban Development in Ashgabat and Awaza

Lead country

Turkmenistan

Participating countries

Turkmenistan

Project status

Under implementation

Implementing period

From June 11, 2018 to June 11, 2024

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: 5452

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Technical team

  • Energy Programme

Technical area(s)

  • Energy efficiency
  • Renewable Energy

Sub-area(s)

  • Transport
  • Lighting
  • Type: Off-grid, standalone systems
  • Resource: Solar

Landscape(s)

  • Human altered areas

Sub-landscape(s)

  • Urban areas

Transformed sector(s)

N/A

UNDP role(s)

  • Capacity development / Technical assistance
  • Policy advice

Strategy

  • Capacity building
  • Law regulation
  • Enabling

Sub-strategy

  • Awareness raising
  • Institutional capacity building
  • Demonstration sites/Pilot
  • Laws/ Policy/ Plan formulation
  • Community engagement
  • Alignment

Social inclusion

  • Local community/CSOs

Gender equality

N/A

Gender result effectiveness scale

  • Gender targeted

Pathway(s)

  • Sci-tech pathway
  • Systems pathway

Risk reduction target(s)

N/A

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

Population growth and economic development have led to rapid expansion of cities in Turkmenistan over the past two decades, most notably in the capital city of Ashgabat and the resort zone of Awaza on the Caspian Sea. This growth has had an increasing negative environmental impact – resource consumption, waste, local air and water pollution, and emissions of greenhouse gases (GHG). Ashgabat and Awaza have already embraced some measures to manage this impact. But there remains much untapped technical potential to decrease the volume and impact of private vehicle traffic in all cities, further expand efficient street lighting, reduce waste and increase recycling, and introduce “green” practices to hotels. The development challenge of the project is to measurably reduce the negative impacts of urban growth in Turkmenistan while also advancing social and economic development goals. To this end, the project will provide technical assistance, institutional and policy support, organization and development of programs, and promotion of behavioral change, all in conjunction with national priorities and specific needs articulated by the Government. Measures introduced in Ashgabat and Awaza will yield significant GHG emissions reductions and social benefits in themselves, while also creating a basis for replication elsewhere in Turkmenistan.

Objectives

To promote and implement integrated low-carbon urban systems in Ashgabat and Awaza, thereby reducing GHG emissions and creating other environmental, social, and economic development benefits.

USD $6,180,046

Grant amount

USD $57,100,000

Leveraged amount (co-financing)

1

Source(s) of fund

Sources of fund

 

  • Global Environment Facility – Trust Fund ($6,180,046)

Implementing partner(s)

  • State Committee for Environmental Protection and Land Resources of Turkmenistan

Project metrics

Outcome 1:

Improved capacities and enabling conditions in Ashgabat to identify, design and implement integrated low-carbon and climate-resilient solutions in public space Reduced GHG emissions and other negative environmental impact through interventions involving public spaces and infrastructure

 Indicators:

Number of direct individual and institutional participants (including both women and men) in project-led initiatives on alternative transport, pilot waste sorting and reduction, and green hotel management
Reduction in energy consumption from transport, public lighting, and hotel management, relative to baseline
Reduction in GHG emissions from transport, public lighting, and hotel management, relative to baseline
Number of cities of Turkmenistan (and total population therein) that formally adopt sustainability practices in transport, lighting, and waste management
Reduction in electricity consumption from public outdoor lighting in Ashgabat and all of Turkmenistan
Reduction in landfill waste from Ashgabat and Awaza relative to baseline from recycling and waste reduction programs
Reduction in number of passenger-km of private car travel, via increased use of alternative modes and carpooling
Adoption and implementation of green hotel management standards by Awaza hotels
Number and capacity of solar-powered charging stations for electric cars
Reduction of energy consumption and water consumption in Awaza hotels
Existence and content of fuel economy standards and incentives for passenger vehicles
Number of citizens reached by public-relations and knowledge-sharing on sustainable urban development
Outcome 2:

Improved capacities and enabling conditions in Awaza for integrated low-carbon and climate resilient tourism development Reduced GHG emissions and other negative environmental impact through interventions involving tourism facilities and infrastructure in Awaza
Outcome 3:

Nationwide replication and scaling-up of results of first two components via information dissemination, enhancement of capacity of agencies and managers, and adoption of policies and regulation
Outcome 4:

M&E and Knowledge Management
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