India: Water Pumping Improvements

The World Bank’s Community Development Carbon Fund is sponsoring a project in Karnataka State to improve efficiency and reduce pressure on water resources. Electricity makes up 40-60% of water supply costs. Thirty to forty percent of water is lost through leakage and unaccounted use during distribution.

Argentina: Landfill Gas Capture Projects

The main objective of the project activity is to reduce greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions from the sanitary landfills of the cities of Salta and Olavarria. The projects will generate revenues through the selling of certified emission reductions in the Clean Development Mechanism (CDM). Revenue will be administered by the respective Municipalities to improve landfill operation and overall waste management for the cities, as well as toward the community benefits plan.

India: Incentives for biogas plants

The government is giving financial incentives to provide fuel and improve sanitation by developing biogas plants. The amount of assistance varies in each region, and also includes subsidies for maintenance, repairs, and linking to plants with sanitary toilets.

Date Implemented: 2004

Status: In Force

South Korea: National Territory Plans

These plans aim to lead Korea’s development in a sustainable manner: planning and managing all aspects including traffic flows, energy consumption, population demographics, land use, food security and tourism, with an eye towards sustainability and the environment. 

Date Implemented: 1972, current 2000-2020

Status: In Force; Mandatory

Turkey: Agricultural Strategy Paper 2006-2010

To promote environmental sound agricultural production and to improve production efficiency, food safety, environment, rural development. 

Date Implemented: 2006-2010

Status: In Force; Framework Policy

References: National Communication to the UNFCCC

http://www.cevreorman.gov.tr/belgeler4/iklimbildirimi.pdf

Saudi Arabia: Eighth Five-Year Plan

In the General Objectives the 5th and the 11th statements plan to diversify the economic base with due emphasis on promising areas such as manufacturing industries, particularly energy, and related derivatives, intensive industries, as well as mining tourism and information technology industries and to protect the environment and develop suitable systems in the context of sustainable development requirement.

Date Implemented: 2005-2010

Argentina: Convocatoria presentación de ideas de proyectos MDL - 2007

South Africa: International Action Programme (IAP) Cape Town

To introduce a stated target of renewable energy sources in the energy mix of Cape Town, thereby moving towards a greater mix of cleaner and more efficient energy forms. The City hopes to finalise these targets within its Integrated Development Plan (IDP), which is the legislative long-term planning document, as well as to finalise these targets in the Cape Town Energy Strategy.

Status: Voluntary

Mexico: NADF-008-AMBT-2005

Mexico: Mexico Renewable Energy Program