XI-BRIDGE-6385676864-1907 Global Environment Facility NA Note: Disbursement data provided is cumulative and covers disbursement made by the project Agency.Global Environment Facility ADB Ministry of Agriculture and Hosbandry (MoA) CEO Approval Date Actual Implementation Start Date Expected Completion Date Actual Completion Date ' Afghanistan +![cdata[Biodiversity]]+ 325000.00 325000.00 325000.00 0 ADB Ministry of Agriculture and Hosbandry (MoA) 0 ADB Ministry of Agriculture and Hosbandry (MoA) 0 ADB Ministry of Agriculture and Hosbandry (MoA) 0 ADB Ministry of Agriculture and Hosbandry (MoA) 975000 GEF XI-BRIDGE-6385676864-4839 Global Environment Facility NA Note: Disbursement data provided is cumulative and covers disbursement made by the project Agency.Global Environment Facility UNDP National Environment Protection Agency, Ministry of Agriculture, Irrigation and Livestock CEO Endorsement Date Actual Implementation Start Date Expected Completion Date Actual Completion Date ' Afghanistan +![cdata[Environmental policy and administrative management]]+ 1288363.80 1288363.80 1288363.80 1288363.80 1288363.80 0 UNDP National Environment Protection Agency, Ministry of Agriculture, Irrigation and Livestock 0 UNDP National Environment Protection Agency, Ministry of Agriculture, Irrigation and Livestock 0 UNDP National Environment Protection Agency, Ministry of Agriculture, Irrigation and Livestock 1077267 UNDP National Environment Protection Agency, Ministry of Agriculture, Irrigation and Livestock 6441819 UNDP National Environment Protection Agency, Ministry of Agriculture, Irrigation and Livestock 5327428 UNDP National Environment Protection Agency, Ministry of Agriculture, Irrigation and Livestock 6441819 GEF XI-BRIDGE-6385676864-5017 Global Environment Facility NA Note: Disbursement data provided is cumulative and covers disbursement made by the project Agency.Global Environment Facility UNEP National Environmental Protection Agency (NEPA), Ministry of Finance. Afghanistan CEO Approval Date Actual Implementation Start Date Expected Completion Date Actual Completion Date ' Afghanistan +![cdata[Environmental policy and administrative management]]+ 303333.33 303333.33 303333.33 0 UNEP National Environmental Protection Agency (NEPA), Ministry of Finance. Afghanistan 0 UNEP National Environmental Protection Agency (NEPA), Ministry of Finance. Afghanistan 860000 UNEP National Environmental Protection Agency (NEPA), Ministry of Finance. Afghanistan 0 UNEP National Environmental Protection Agency (NEPA), Ministry of Finance. Afghanistan 2539 UNEP National Environmental Protection Agency (NEPA), Ministry of Finance. Afghanistan 15147 UNEP National Environmental Protection Agency (NEPA), Ministry of Finance. Afghanistan 877686 UNEP National Environmental Protection Agency (NEPA), Ministry of Finance. Afghanistan 910000 GEF XI-BRIDGE-6385676864-5610 Global Environment Facility NA Note: Disbursement data provided is cumulative and covers disbursement made by the project Agency.Global Environment Facility FAO National Environmental Protection Authority (NEPA), Ministry of Agriculture, Irrigation and Livestock (MAIL), Ministry of Energy and Water (MEW) and the Ministry of Rural Reconstruction and Development (MRRD) CEO Approval Date Actual Implementation Start Date Expected Completion Date Actual Completion Date ' Afghanistan +![cdata[Forestry policy and administrative management]]+ 578386.67 578386.67 578386.67 1119505 FAO National Environmental Protection Authority (NEPA), Ministry of Agriculture, Irrigation and Livestock (MAIL), Ministry of Energy and Water (MEW) and the Ministry of Rural Reconstruction and Development (MRRD) 1545161 FAO National Environmental Protection Authority (NEPA), Ministry of Agriculture, Irrigation and Livestock (MAIL), Ministry of Energy and Water (MEW) and the Ministry of Rural Reconstruction and Development (MRRD) 425656 FAO National Environmental Protection Authority (NEPA), Ministry of Agriculture, Irrigation and Livestock (MAIL), Ministry of Energy and Water (MEW) and the Ministry of Rural Reconstruction and Development (MRRD) 1735160 GEF XI-BRIDGE-6385676864-9285 Global Environment Facility NA Note: Disbursement data provided is cumulative and covers disbursement made by the project Agency.Global Environment Facility FAO MAIL NRM; NEPA; MRRD; IGDK CEO Endorsement Date Actual Implementation Start Date Expected Completion Date ' Afghanistan Asmar District 35.03333 71.35809 Ahmad Abad district 32.43243 63.75134 Abkamary District 34.92509 62.90171 +![cdata[Biodiversity]]+ 2099174.60 2099174.60 2099174.60 2099174.60 2099174.60 203663 FAO MAIL NRM; NEPA; MRRD; IGDK 921628 FAO MAIL NRM; NEPA; MRRD; IGDK 1273434 FAO MAIL NRM; NEPA; MRRD; IGDK 1872660 FAO MAIL NRM; NEPA; MRRD; IGDK 3405608 FAO MAIL NRM; NEPA; MRRD; IGDK 1133234 FAO MAIL NRM; NEPA; MRRD; IGDK 558263 FAO MAIL NRM; NEPA; MRRD; IGDK 10495873 GEF XI-BRIDGE-6385676864-9531 Global Environment Facility NA Note: Disbursement data provided is cumulative and covers disbursement made by the project Agency.Global Environment Facility UNDP Wildlife Conservation Society (WCS) CEO Endorsement Date Actual Implementation Start Date Expected Completion Date Actual Completion Date ' Afghanistan Kabul 34.52813 69.17233 +![cdata[Biodiversity]]+ 540972.40 540972.40 540972.40 540972.40 540972.40 281100 UNDP Wildlife Conservation Society (WCS) 750654 UNDP Wildlife Conservation Society (WCS) 356494 UNDP Wildlife Conservation Society (WCS) 0 UNDP Wildlife Conservation Society (WCS) 2704862 GEF XI-BRIDGE-6385676864-10143 Global Environment Facility The project objective is to implement energy efficiency labeling for refrigerators and air-conditioning and engage private financing to invest in energy efficiency of cold value chain operated by small and medium enterprises. Note: Disbursement data provided is cumulative and covers disbursement made by the project Agency.171. In order to evaluate the real value of energy efficiency policy, especially for the developing countries, where substantial economic growth and related energy demand increase are expected, the multiple benefits approach should be applied. This approach seeks to expand the perspectives of energy efficiency beyond the traditional measures of reduced energy demand and lowered CO2 emissions by identifying and measuring its impacts across many different spheres.172. Investments in energy efficiency support economic growth by reducing industrial energy consumption, as well as improving industrial productivity and, hence, increasing the sustainability and competitiveness of local businesses. While energy efficiency standards and labelling promote better market conditions for those businesses which produce good-quality efficient products. These impacts are likely to lead to the employment rate growth in the country.173. Improved energy efficiency helps developing countries with a low energy access rates to expand access to electricity, enabling them to supply power to more people through existing or expanding energy infrastructure. Energy efficiency measures also have the potential to reduce the country’s dependence on imports of oil and other fossil fuels, thereby improving their balance of trade and lowering exposure to associated price volatility.174. Energy efficiency standards and labelling provide consumers with the opportunity to choose more energy efficient appliances, leading to reductions of the per-unit cost of lightning, heating, refrigeration and other services, which contributes to poverty alleviation.175. Energy efficiency policy can help reduce local air pollution which, hence, leads to human health benefits.176. In today’s global farm to fork marketplace, refrigeration plays a huge role in terms of preserving nutrition, food (and medicine) safety, food waste and export opportunities. Perishable foods, including fruits, vegetables, dairy products and meats products, need to be kept in a chilled or frozen state along the entire supply chain. The benefits, in reality, go beyond just hunger-reduction and cold chain economics. Producing food that is spoiled or wasted, also wastes land, water, labor and other valuable resources. Food waste is a significant source of greenhouse gases, mostly in the form of methane, a pollutant at least 25 times more potent than carbon dioxide with a direct effect on the climate.177. Development of the cold chain helps meet market requirements for quality and safety, and improves food production and food security. Reliable and efficient cold chains contribute not only to reducing losses but also to enhancing the technical and operational efficiency of the food supply chain.178. The cold chain enables the country to take part in the global perishable products market either as producers or as consumers. On the one hand, the cold chain contributes to the local and regional market of temperature-controlled logistics which contributes to the economic benefit of the country. On the other hand, the growth in revenue is associated with a higher tendency to consume more fruits, vegetables, fish and meat products. Increasing income levels create a change in the diet and lead to a growing demand for fresh fruit and higher value foodstuffs such as meat and fish.179. From a geographical perspective, the cold chain has the following impacts on the market:· Local. Timely distribution to the final consumer of perishables, namely grocery stores, and restaurants. In addition guarantees access to temperature sensitive health care products in all different parts of the country.· Regional. It can support the specialization of production and economies of scale in distribution. This could involve sizeable investment in cold storage facilities servicing regional grocery markets or specialized laboratories exchanging temperature sensitive pharmaceutical components. In addition, specialization of agricultural functions permits the transport of temperature-sensitive food products to distant markets180. In the absence of refrigeration, high temperatures are not merely uncomfortable; they directly affect human health, national productivity and societal well-being in diverse and under-appreciated ways. Scaling up affordable access to cooling will thus be critical if countries are to meet the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), particularly in the areas of food security, health, education, employee productivity, and inequality 181. People of different ages and gender experience different thresholds of thermal comfort. Lack of sufficient refrigeration and exceeding the comfort threshold affects people's health and the quality of life in different ways. Improper cooling may lead to a person becoming critically unwell or even death.182. Thermal conditions affect people’s ability to function in their different individual and social activities. Studies show that children’s cognitive skills are affected negatively by high temperatures. A lack of air conditioning in schools can lead to temporary closures resulting in student absence and consequential underperformance.183. In a similar way, thermal conditions affect employees’ work performance and productivity directly, by impacting cognition, engagement, mood, and comfort, as well as indirectly, through absenteeism.184. In addition, cold chains facilitate the access to healthcare products and services. The WHO estimates that more than half of freeze-dried vaccines, and 25% of liquid vaccines, are wasted every year due to intermittent power supplies and a lack of effective cooling. Like vaccines, most medications are temperature sensitive. Some medicines can only handle a fluctuation of 2 to 8 degrees; others can’t be exposed to heat over 25 degrees Celsius. Many hospitals receive pharmaceutical shipments in coolers, which depending on the drug, can be safe for 24 to 48 hours without refrigeration; others must be used immediately. Promoting investment in technologies and services to guarantee the quality and efficacy of temperature sensitive health care products, including medicines, vaccines, insulins, blood products etc, during their transportation and distribution around the country improves the welfare of society.Global Environment Facility UNIDO National Environmental Protection Agency (NEPA) CEO Approval Date Actual Implementation Start Date Expected Completion Date ' Afghanistan Afghanistan - Herat 34.55 69.2 +![cdata[Energy conservation and demand-side efficiency]]+ 440380.33 440380.33 440380.33 1258960 UNIDO National Environmental Protection Agency (NEPA) 181 UNIDO National Environmental Protection Agency (NEPA) 0 UNIDO National Environmental Protection Agency (NEPA) 0 UNIDO National Environmental Protection Agency (NEPA) 0 UNIDO National Environmental Protection Agency (NEPA) 1321141 GEF XI-BRIDGE-6385676864-10155 Global Environment Facility By 2023, Afghanistan has: 1) developed a national monitoring and reporting system for greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions in the agriculture, forestry and land-use sectors; and 2) is able to track, monitor and report on mitigation and adaptation outputs and outcomes in line with the Enhanced Transparency Framework (ETF). Note: Disbursement data provided is cumulative and covers disbursement made by the project Agency.As a signatory to the Paris agreement, Afghanistan is committed to carrying out both adaptation and mitigation activities by maintaining ETF, with a view to advancing climate action in the country. The CBIT project will advance efficient tracking, monitoring, reporting of climate change adaptation and mitigation in the AFOLU and other sectors with durable and robust interventions on coordination, and technical capacity building in adaptation and mitigation. Currently, the country has no reliable database or data-management system for GHG inventories of AFOLU and other sectors, and has limited technical capacity to assess GHG removals and emissions for complex sectors like AFOLU. Hence, it is anticipated the CBIT project will benefit the country’s social and environmental sectors by building the capacity of government officials and tracking progress against NDC priority mitigations and adaptation in the country. Apart from the NDC, the project will also advance the goals and targets of the national plans and policies such as NAPA (2009), ACCSAP (draft), ANDS (2008), NEAP (2009), NBSAP (2013), NAMA and BUR (ongoing). Therefore, the major goals and activities of the GEF-funded CBIT project are highly aligned with national environment and climate change-related national action plans. This project will provide access to data and information used for multi-sector GHG inventories that contribute to climate change mitigation and adaptation. National stakeholders will have access to the data used for national and sub-national GHG monitoring, and will be able to monitor their performance using robust data and information. GHG data archiving and sharing with other national platforms will enhance the consistency of the data used for national climate change mitigation and adaptation, and contribute to integrated approaches and solutions. An appropriate transparency framework will generate multiple social, economic and environmental co-benefits, including human capacity, local and national institutional strengthening, cost-effective national budgeting and planning, reduced vulnerability of food systems, and resilient natural resources and ecosystems on which food systems depend. Through improved and more transparent data, the project will also support increased local, regional and national investments, and improved decision making. Activities and institutional arrangements such as required NGO and civil society representation on the PSC will ensure that the project directly benefits all stakeholders by improving the quality of information related to climate change in the AFOLU and other relevant sectors. Timely, accessible, high-quality information will enable better decision making and planning, and increase transparency to improve governance and accountability.Global Environment Facility FAO National Environmental Protection Agency (NEPA) CEO Approval Date Actual Implementation Start Date Expected Completion Date ' Afghanistan +![cdata[Environmental policy and administrative management]]+ 450000.00 450000.00 450000.00 162544 FAO National Environmental Protection Agency (NEPA) -158873 FAO National Environmental Protection Agency (NEPA) 1350000 GEF XI-BRIDGE-6385676864-10169 Global Environment Facility To combat land degradation and biodiversity loss by promoting sustainable rangeland management and biodiversity conservation in vulnerable landscapes of eastern Afghanistan (Khost, Laghman, Nuristan). Note: Disbursement data provided is cumulative and covers disbursement made by the project Agency.First, the project will generate socio-economic benefits by maintaining and enhancing the resource base (rangelands, forests) on which the local communities in the three target provinces rely for their livelihoods.Second, the project will support farmers and herders (women and men), including Kuchi herders, in the target districts to generate income from improved value chains, such as, for example, for pine nuts, medicinal plants or dairy products. It will also generate socio-economic benefits for women through the implementation of small-scale greenhouses (for sapling and fruit/vegetable production). Additionally, it will help herders to strengthen the health of their livestock through improved access to veterinary services and fodder. The project seeks to achieve additional income (or other socio-economic benefits as perceived by the beneficiaries) from enhanced value chains for at least 450 households.Finally, through these interventions, the project also works towards achieving full and productive employment and decent work in rural areas, including women and men.Global Environment Facility FAO Ministry of Agriculture, Irrigation and Livestock (MAIL) CEO Endorsement Date Actual Implementation Start Date Expected Completion Date ' Afghanistan +![cdata[Forestry development]]+ +![cdata[Biodiversity]]+ 1181370.00 1181370.00 1181370.00 1181370.00 1181370.00 796609 FAO Ministry of Agriculture, Irrigation and Livestock (MAIL) 2245564 FAO Ministry of Agriculture, Irrigation and Livestock (MAIL) 1667598 FAO Ministry of Agriculture, Irrigation and Livestock (MAIL) 5906850 GEF