GREEN TRANSFORMATION PROJECT
Promoting Green Transformation in the Pacific
Donor
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Implementing Agency
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SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT GOAL
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PROJECT COUNTRIES
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Background
With every 0.1 degree rise in the average global temperature, the threats from climate-induced disasters increase disproportionately affecting fragile ecosystems, impacting socioeconomic systems, and fueling instability and volatility.
Small Island Developing States (SIDS) are on the frontlines of the climate crisis. At COP26 SIDS leaders stated that climate action is a matter of survival for these nations, that are facing more frequent and extreme weather events causing devastating damage to the environment, human life, and economies.
Therefore, climate mitigation and adaptation actions are paramount, and access to finance is at the heart of climate action. SIDS are highly vulnerable due to their dependence on imports of goods, services, energy supply, and economies that lack diversification.
The COVID-19 pandemic and impacts from the war in Ukraine have exacerbated these vulnerabilities, decimating tourism, intensifying socio-economic shocks, increasing food insecurity, and raising the costs of fossil fuels, resulting in aftershocks felt across the SIDS that are expected to persist for years.
The need for new growth strategies is critical to address multi-dimensional socio-economic risks, to shift to sustainable development to reduce the reliance on fossil fuels, drive economic growth, and help people cope with the impacts of climate change.
UNDP has been supporting countries to promote green growth, build resilience to crises, and respond to the growing adaptation and mitigation needs through several initiatives including its flagship Climate Promise initiative. The initiative, the biggest of its kind, supports developing countries in delivering their national climate pledges, namely Nationally Determined Contributions (NDC), that set emission reduction targets.
About the Project
The Pacific Green Transformation Project aims to advance climate action through innovation, helping communities build resilience, and adapt to climate risks, by providing access to renewable energy, for the most vulnerable to overcome a persistent energy crisis and drive green transformation across the Pacific and beyond.
Project Framework
The 4-countries project funded by the Government of Japan, is being implemented under the overarching goal of the Climate Promise framework. Lessons learned from the Climate Promise initiative will enrich the implementation process of the Pacific Green Transportation Project. The country-level climate actions and investments have been developed based on country-specific contexts to best realize their green transformation ambitions for a more inclusive, gender-responsive, and climate-resilient future.
IMPLEMENTING PARTNERS
National Governments, UN Agencies, Civil Society, Women and Youth Associations and the Private Sector
DURATION
February 2023 - February 2025
Total Budget
USD 37.5 million
Project Countries
Reports
Papua New Guinea (PNG)
Samoa
Timor-Leste
Vanuatu
South-South and Triangular Cooperation
To ensure the sustainability and scalability of the Pacific GX project's outcome, the efforts will be diverted to building regional cooperation in various forms through South-South and Triangular Cooperation (SSTC). The SSTC proved to be an important tool for empowering developing countries by facilitating knowledge sharing, capacity development, and promoting production networks by fostering culturally relevant solutions. This is not merely an exchange of financial and economic resources among nations in the global south, but multifaceted cooperation to achieve transformative change by enabling each other's potential for shared prosperity. By weaving a tapestry of collaboration and shared understanding, the SSTC component of the project envisions a ripple effect that extends far beyond the project's immediate scope. It aims to inspire a culture of continuous learning, adaptation, and innovation— a culture where the participating nations become not just beneficiaries but key actors in shaping a sustainable and resilient future. The SSTC component implementation includes cooperation with various relevant stakeholders performing a wide range of interventions. The main directions of the implementation process include
- Regional and country-level policy dialogue meetings and workshops;
- The facilitation of a key stakeholders' and regional officials' platform to promote continued dialogue and strong country ownership; and
- Modalities to strengthen knowledge-sharing activities in a range of themes related to environmental resilience improvement measures.
These processes intend to create a viable framework to address emerging risks, institutional and policy shortcomings, knowledge and technical gaps via improved domestic expertise, technical capacity, and, as a result, increased confidence, and commitments to achieve renewable energy targets and energy efficiency.
Reports
Impact
Photo Gallery
In the News
- Interest In Electric Cars Grow For Samoa
[Date: 30 April June 2024 Source: Newsline Samoa] - Project to make transportation in Samoa ‘greener’ now underway
[Date: 29 June 2023 Source: Newsline Samoa]
Contact Information
UNDP Bangkok Regional Hub
Regional Project Management Unit
Simbitwe Mwiya
simbotwe.mwiya@undp.org
Papua New Guinea
Project Management Unit
UNDP Papua New Guinea Country Office
Firdavs Faizulloev
firdavs.faizulloev@undp.org
Samoa
Project Management Unit
UNDP Samoa Country Office
Vladimir Kalinski
vladimir.kalinski@undp.org
Timor-Leste
Project Management Unit
UNDP Timor-Leste Country Office
Palmira Vilanova
Palmira.vilanova@undp.org
Vanuatu
Project Management Unit
UNDP in Vanuatu
Imran Khan
imran.khan@undp.org