Project

Transforming the Global maritime Transport Industry towards a Low carbon Future through Improved Energy Efficiency

Lead country

New York - GEF

Participating countries

Regional

Project status

Closure

Implementing period

From June 19, 2015 to December 5, 2020

SDGs addressed by this project

SDG targets

  1. 9.b Support development, research, innovation in developing countries
  2. 13.2 Integrate climate change into national policies, planning
  3. 14.1 Prevent, reduce marine pollution, including debris, nutrients

Project ID: 5201

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Technical team

  • Oceans and Water Programme

Technical area(s)

N/A

Landscape(s)

  • Marine

Sub-landscape(s)

  • Large marine ecosystem

Transformed sector(s)

  • Transportation
  • Shipping
  • Agriculture

UNDP role(s)

  • Capacity development / Technical assistance
  • Innovative approaches
  • Institutional mechanism and system building

Strategy

  • Governance
  • Management operation
  • Technology innovation

Sub-strategy

  • Institutional framework
  • Inter-sectoral coordination
  • Laws/ Policy/ Plan formulation
  • Ecosystem-based management
  • Environmental accounting
  • Waste management
  • Transition to safer alternatives

Social inclusion

  • Private sector

Gender equality

N/A

Gender result effectiveness scale

N/A

Pathway(s)

  • Sci-tech pathway
  • Systems pathway

Risk reduction target(s)

  • Reduce exposure

SDG target(s)

  • 9.b Support development, research, innovation in developing countries
  • 13.2 Integrate climate change into national policies, planning
  • 14.1 Prevent, reduce marine pollution, including debris, nutrients

Conventions and protocols

  • International Maritime Organization Conventions (IME)
  • United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC)

Private sector(s)

N/A

Hot topic

  • Public-private partnership
  • Food and agricultural commodities strategy

Project objectives

To build capacity in developing countries for implementing the technical and operational measures for energy efficient shipping and to catalyze overall reductions in GHG emissions from global shipping.

USD $2,000,000

Grant amount

USD $11,875,600

Leveraged amount (co-financing)

1

Source(s) of fund

Sources of fund

 

  • Global Environment Facility – Trust Fund ($2,000,000)

Implementing partner(s)

  • International Maritime Organisation

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