Sustainable Development

  • Mobilizing Youth for Action in Preparation for Rio+20

    The project aims to mobilize Azerbaijani youth for environmental action and increase awareness of decision-makers on the issues in focus of the Rio+20 Summit in 2012.

  • Third National Communication on Climate Change

    The project supports the Government of Azerbaijan in preparation of its third national report under the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change. The report will contain an update on greenhouse gas inventory in the country, assessment of the country's vulnerability to climate change and an account of ongoing and planned adaptation and mitigation measures to minimize the impact of climate change.

  • Teaching Human Development Course

    This project introduces a human development course in the universities of Azerbaijan. It seeks to broaden perspective of young people on developmental issues.

  • Promoting Development of Renewable Energy

    The project aims to promote the development of sustainable energy sources in Azerbaijan. The project helps the newly created State Company on Alternative and Renewable Energy Sources to overcome barriers to development of sustainable energy by improving legislation, strengthening economic viability and building staff capacity.

  • Improving Solid Waste Management

    The goal of the project was to enhance the management of the municipal solid wastes in the country. The project helps to revise legislation, define waste generation capacity, create a data-bank on solid wastes, and launch a small-scale pilot project on wastes recycling.

  • Support to UN Global Compact Local Network

    The project aims to increase the social responsibility of business community in Azerbaijan by institutionalizing the local network of Global Compact in Azerbaijan, expanding its membership and organizing information-dissemination campaigns on the UN Global Compact.

  • Promoting Employment and Innovation

    In partnership with the Ministry of Labor and Social Protection and SYSLAB, a Norwegian NGO, the project has helped to establish Baku Training Center for the unemployed. It has introduced an innovative employment scheme which increases people's employability and supports them in proactive job search.

  • Improving Management of Marine Ecosystems

    The goal of this one-year initiative is to prepare, a full-fledged project on improving the management of protected areas represented by marine ecosystems in Azerbaijan. The project will particularly focus on enhancing the management of the globally important Ghizilagaj nature reserve located on the Caspian coast.

  • Promoting Development of Tourism Sector

    Project goal is to strengthen the capacities of the Ministry of Culture and Tourism to foster development of the tourism sector.

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