Fourteen contracts awarded under

the third call of the Nordic Climate Facility

N ordic C lim ate F acility (N C F ), fin an ced by th e N ordic D evelopm en t F u n d (N D F ), en cou rag es
N ordic com pan ies an d org an isation s an d th eir cou n terparts in low -in com e cou n tries to join forces
to tack le th e ch an g in g clim ate. T h rou g h N C F, partial g ran t fin an cin g is provided to projects th at
su pport exch an g e of k n ow ledg e an d tech n olog ical k n ow -h ow in th e field of clim ate ch an g e.
N C F is adm in istered by th e N ordic E n viron m en t F in an ce C orporation (N E F C O ).
T h e th ird call for proposals focu sed on low -cost clim ate solu tion s w ith a stron g positive im pact
on local bu sin ess developm en t. F in an cin g w as g ran ted to th e 14 h ig h est scorin g
application s ou t of th e total of 128.
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Tanzania
Turning agricultural
waste into improved
soil conditions, energy
and income for women
Cambodia and Laos
Scaling up low-carbon
water purification
technologies
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Sanitation centre.
Making final adjustment to a ceramic water filter.
Kenya
Transforming human
waste into energy and
organic fertilisers
Niras Natura AB in Sw eden,
together w ith their K enyan
partner Umande Trust, w ill
construct a biogas and ferti-
liser plant w hich w ill utilise
hum an w aste from public la-
trines to produce energy and
natural fertilisers. The objec-
tive of the initiative is to cut
dow n greenhouse gas em is-
sions - especially m ethane -
orig in atin g from u n pro-
cessed w aste an d ch em ical
fertilisers. M eth an e h as a
h ig h g lobal w arm in g pot-
en cy, an d sew ag e is on e of
the m ajor sources of m ethane
em issions globally.
Currently, public latrines
in N airobi face challenges
due to the strong dem and
for sanitation services. The
sanitation centres do not
have the necessary storage
R ice is th e secon d m ost im -
portan t food an d com m er-
cial crop of Tan zan ia after
m aize. T h e produ ction of
rice leaves rice h u sk as a
w aste m aterial, w h ich is
often burned or disposed on
site. The Royal Norwegian
Society for Development
(Norges Vel), in cooperation
w ith Rural Development
I nitiatives, Tanzania Tradi-
tional Energy Development
Organisation an d Norwe-
gian Geotechnical I nstitute,
w ill im plem en t a project
th at w ill u tilise rice h u sk
to produ ce bioch ar for im -
provin g local soil qu ality
as w ell as for fu rth er pro-
cessin g in to briqu ettes.
B ioch ar im proves th e soil
w ater reten tion capacity
an d bin d n u trien ts in th e
g rou n d, an d can th erefore
in crease ag ricu ltu ral pro-
du ctivity an d im prove food
security during dry seasons.
T h e project w ill in stall
m u ltifu n ction al carbon isa-
tion retorts, w h ich w ill be
pow ered by rice h u sk an d
oth er ag ricu ltu ral w aste.
T h e resu ltin g bioch ar w ill
be sold by local entrepreneurs,
an d th e excess bioch ar w ill
be fu rth er refin ed in to cook -
in g briqu ettes, w h ich can be
u sed in cook in g stoves to
replace tradition al carbon -
in ten sive fu els, su ch as fire-
w ood and charcoal. The pro-
ject w ill establish w om en en -
trepren eu r g rou ps, w h o can
u tilise th e excess h eat from
th e carbon isation process to
ru n local bak eries, cafes an d
caterin g firm s. T h e in n ova-
tive produ ction process pro-
m otes syn erg ies betw een
variou s produ ction ph ases
an d u n derlays possibilities
for in com e-g en eratin g activ-
ities in differen t sectors.
T h e project h as g reat
poten tial to cu t C O 2 em is-
sion s, decrease deforesta-
tion , im prove soil qu ality
an d prom ote local bu sin ess
opportu n ities th rou g h sim -
ple clim ate-frien dly solu -
tion s. T h e project aim s to
establish broad su pport an d
fu rth er replication w ith in
th e cou n try th rou g h sen siti-
sation an d sh arin g of in for-
m ation an d tech n olog y.
capacity for the high volum e
of w aste and biogas. The bio-
slu rry typically en ds u p
being disposed of in rivers
or landfills due to the inade-
qu ate sew ag e treatm en t
system , an d m eth an e is
released to the atm osphere.
The w aste dum ping con-
tributes to global w arm ing
and harm s health and the
en viron m en t. In addition ,
the costs relating to w aste
disposal lead to considerable
decreases in th e m on th ly
in com es g en erated by th e
latrines, w hich im pede fur-
ther expansion of com m unal
latrine services.
The biogas and fertiliser
plan t w ill h elp to redu ce
n eg ative en viron m en tal
im pacts an d cu t th e w aste
and disposal costs faced by
pu blic latrin es. T h e plan t
w ill process the latrine w aste
an d process it in to h ig h
qu ality org an ic fertilisers
an d biog as, w h ich can be
sold in th e local m ark ets.
T h e u n iqu e desig n of th e
project w ill com bin e provi-
sion of urban sanitation and
com m ercial production of
both renew able energy and
organic fertilisers. Finally,
increased incom e w ill help to
further expand the provision
of sanitation services, w hich
together w ith decreased la-
trine overflow can reduce the
risk of w ater borne diseases.
A ccess to clean drin k in g
w ater is recog n ised as a
basic h u m an rig h t, bu t
m ore th an a billion people
w orldw ide still lack access.
In C am bodia an d L aos, u p
to 90 per cen t of th e popu -
lation boil th eir drin k in g
w ater to redu ce th e risk of
w ater-born e diseases. B oil-
in g , w h en don e properly,
is an effective m eth od for
k illin g m ost bacteria, viru-
ses and pathogens, but it is
also highly energy-intensive
an d tim e-con su m in g . T h e
boilin g costs h ave been in -
creasing due to the scarcity
of fuel-w ood. This increases
th e risk of n on -boilin g
am ongst the poorest incom e
g rou ps. T h e availability of
in n ovative low -cost alter-
n atives, su ch as ceram ic
w ater pu rifiers, h as been
lim ited. T h e fu ll availa-
bility h as so far been re-
stricted by th e lack of ex-
tern al fu n din g requ ired
for scalin g -u p m easu res.
Finland Futures Research
Centre, tog eth er w ith
Hydrologic Social Enter-
prise an d Nexus Carbon
for Development from
C am bodia an d TerraClear
Development Company Ltd.
from L aos, w ill in trodu ce
a fram ew ork w h ich can
lead to th e dissem in ation
of m ore th an 550,000
ceram ic w ater pu rifiers in
Cam bodia and Laos by 2020.
T h e project creatively u ti-
lises an establish ed an d
proven low -carbon w ater
pu rification tech n olog y,
th e ceram ic w ater pu rifier,
an d w ill in trodu ce a car-
bon fin an cin g fram ew ork .
F u n din g from volu n -
tary carbon m ark ets w ill
su pport th e m u ch -n eeded
scale-u p m easu res of low -
carbon w ater pu rification
tech n olog ies. T h e project
w ill develop tw o V olu n tary
G old Stan dard projects to
ru n in parallel, on e in
Cam bodia and one in Laos.
Local supply chains w ill be
strengthened to create jobs
in producing, selling, m ar-
keting and distributing the
pu rification tech n olog ies.
T h e project w ill produ ce
and distribute ceram ic w ater
pu rifiers, aim in g to h ave
arou n d 74,000 u n its in
u se by 2014, yieldin g an
issu an ce of arou n d 112,000
ton s of C O 2 redu ction s by
2014. In addition to reduced
carbon dioxide em ission s,
th e project can stren g th en
th e adaptive capacity of
th e popu lation th rou g h
im proved access to clean
drinking w ater and reduced
depen den cy on firew ood.
Tree nursery within the project area.
Fairtrade tea producer.
alon g th e su pply ch ain to
take an active role in invest-
ing in clim ate change adap-
tation . T h e in itiative w ill
u tilise th e existin g F air-
trade fram ew ork by focu s-
in g on adaptation w ith
producers that are already
em pow ered to m eet social,
econ om ic an d en viron -
m en tal stan dards,thus
contributing to a m ore com -
preh en sive approach w ith
h ig h er ch an ces of su ccess.
Kenya, Rwanda,
Tanzania and Uganda
Climate change
adaptation for Fairtrade
tea producers
T h e w eath er con dition s
an d sloping grounds of E ast
A frica m ak es th e reg ion
ideal for g row in g tea. O n e-
fou rth of g lobal tea exports
com e from th e reg ion , an d
th e tea in du stry provides a
livin g for a larg e n u m ber of
sm all-scale farm ers an d sea-
sonal w orkers in E ast A frica.
Sm all-scale tea farm ers are
h ighly vulnerable to clim ate
ch an g e du e to relian ce on
rain fall pattern s an d cool
tem peratu res. F airtrade tea
produ cers in E ast A frica
h ave requ ested resou rces
for m on itorin g w eath er
ch an g es, assessin g risk s
an d developin g strateg ies
to in crease clim ate ch an g e
resilien ce.
The Sw edish foundation
Vi-Skogen as w ell as Vi
Agroforestry (reg istered as
a n on -g overn m en tal org an i-
sation in K en ya, U ganda,
Tanzania and R w anda)toget-
her w ith K enya-based Fair-
trade Africa an d Fairtrade
I nternational, are an sw er-
in g th e produ cersrequ est
by proposin g a set of
activities that w ill build the
adaptive capacity and cli-
m ate resilience of Fairtrade
sm all tea producer organi-
sations in K enya, R w anda,
Tan zan ia an d U g an da.
T h e project w ill provide
tech n ical assistan ce an d
train in g on su stain able
lan d u se m an ag em en t,
in clu din g ag roforestry
an d w ater and soil conser-
vation. N ew practices aim
to in crease yields in a su s-
tain able m an n er, bu ild re-
silien ce in produ ction an d
provide addition al ecosys-
tem services, such as fruits,
tim ber an d seedlin g s.
F u rth erm ore, th e pro-
ject w ill su pport F airtrade
produ cers to develop adap-
tation risk an d opportu-
n ity assessm en ts an d to
provide a tech n olog y-based
in form ation -sh arin g plat-
form . T h e in n ovative an d
h olistic approach en cou r-
ag es com m ercial actors
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F irew ood an d ch arcoal
are im portan t sou rces of
en erg y for th e m ajority of
th e G h an aian popu lation ,
an d for a g reat n u m ber of
people charcoal production
and trade is the only source
of in com e. U rban m ig ra-
tion h as in creased th e de-
m an d for ch arcoal, an d
illeg al ch arcoal produ ction
is pu ttin g addition al pres-
su re on th e in dig en ou s
forests of G h an a.
Pyry Management
Consulting Oy from F in -
lan d, G h an a-based African
Plantations for Sustain-
able Development, WWF
West Africa Forest Pro-
gramme Office an d fou r
traditional councils as th e
local partn ers from G h an a
are im plem en tin g a pro-
ject w h ich advocates su s-
tain able forestry tog eth er
w ith en erg y-efficien t ch ar-
coal produ ction . T h e pro-
ject w ill establish 19 energy
w ood plantations to provide
w ood for seven charcoal pro-
du ction plan ts for th e u se
of local entrepreneurs. Com -
pared to cu rren t ch arcoal
produ ction practices, th e
n ovel distillation technology
in trodu ced by P yry pro-
du ces h ig h er qu ality ch ar-
coal an d requ ires on ly on e-
third of the natural resources.
T h e project w ill set u p a
cooperative w hich w ill bring
tog eth er en trepren eu rs of
both ch arcoal produ ction
an d tree plan tation s an d
create job opportu n ities in
forestry, log istics, ch arcoal
m an u factu rin g an d sales.
The local com m unity decision-
m akers and traditionalcou n -
cils, in cooperation w ith th e
A frican P lan tation s for Su s-
tain able D evelopm en t an d
W W F, h ave selected an d
allocated th e lan ds for th e
w ood plan tation s, in areas
th at are u n used or unsuit-
able for ag ricu ltu re. T h e
ch arcoal plan ts are im ple-
m en ted u sin g local con -
stru ction m aterials an d
w ork force.
T h e project w ill h elp
m itig ate clim ate ch an g e
by redu cin g illeg al h arvest-
in g from n atu ral forests
an d by in trodu cin g n ew
w ood plantations. The pro-
ject aim s to im prove energy
security and eradicate pov-
erty through local en trepre-
n eu rsh ip. T h e sim ple an d
efficien t tech n olog y is
hoped to encourage further
developm ent of sustainable
ch arcoal production in the
region. The project also aim s
to develop a new charcoal
produ ction m odel th at
th rou g h proven su ccess
w ould attract local in vestors
an d lead to project m u ltipli-
cation w ith in G h an a an d
elsew h ere in A frica.
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Distillation of chamomile.
Field water pipes for irrigating crops.
L an d deg radation , soil ero-
sion an d forest fires, are
m ajor con tribu tors to ru ral
poverty in N epal. H eavily
deg raded forest areas n o
lon g er perform th eir fu ll
n atu ral ecosystem roles,
su ch as protection ag ain st
w eath er an d provision of
firew ood an d n on -tim ber
produ cts. T h e deg radation
of forests directly translates
in to w orsen in g livelih oods
for th e com m u n ities th at
depen d on th ese services.
Danish Forestry Exten-
sion, Wildlife Conservation
Nepal, Choudhary Biosys
Nepal Pvt Ltd, an d Biosyn-
ergy Ltd are im plem en tin g
a project th at provides
ben efits to local residen ts
of frag ile lan dscapes. T h e
project w ill prom ote n on -
tim ber forest produ cts,
w h ich con tribu te in bu ild-
in g ecosystem resilien ce
ag ain st clim ate ch an g e in
local com m u n ities. T h e
n on -tim ber produ cts are
m ostly essen tial oils to be
sold to th e org an ic cosm e-
tics in du stry. T h ese pro-
du cts h ave a h ig h valu e
per volu m e, an d th erefore
n o soph isticated log istics
are requ ired to brin g th e
produ cts to th e m ark ets.
T h e u n derlyin g idea is
to in crease th e livelih oods
am on g st local h ou seh olds
th rou g h ag ro-forestry an d
sou n d m an ag em en t of
n atu ral forest areas in five
com m u n ity forestry u ser
g rou ps. A ppropriate low -
cost produ ction tech n olog y
w ill be tran sferred to com -
m u n ities an d th e produ c-
ers w ill be lin k ed to a
w ell-establish ed m ark et.
T h e project team is also
cu rren tly stu dyin g th e
possibility of tradin g th e
sequ estered carbon in th e
volu n tary carbon m ark ets,
w h ich w ou ld provide addi-
tion al reven u es for th e
com m u n ities. In addition ,
to sequ estered carbon , th e
ch an g e in lan d m an ag e-
m en t practices tow ards
clim ate-resilient ecosystem s
im proves g rou n d w ater
availability, redu ces n eg a-
tive effects of extrem e
w eath er even ts an d in -
creases soil qu ality. D u e
to th e effective low -cost
approach , th e project h as
a h ig h ch an ce of replica-
tion am on g st adjoin in g
com m u n ity forests.
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Malawi
Mainstreaming climate-
smart agriculture
A g ricu ltu re is th e m ain stay
of M alaw i's econ om y an d
sm all-h older farm ers dom i-
n ate th e sector. Sm all-h older
farm ers are h ig h ly su scep-
tible to clim ate ch an g e as
their incom es depend alm ost
solely on rain -fed irrig ation ,
leavin g th em stron g ly af-
fected by drou g h ts an d dry
spells. T h e low profitability
of sm allh older ag ricu ltu re
is fu rth er exacerbated by
w eak lin k s to m ark ets.
A D an ish org an isation ,
DanChurchAid, tog eth er
w ith its local cou n terparts
Church Action in Relief and
Development, Christian
Service Committee of the
Churches in M alaw i an d
Kusamala Institute of Agri-
culture & Ecology, is im ple-
m en tin g a project th at aim s
to im prove th e adaptive
capacity of sm all-h older
farm ers an d tack le th e
developm en t obstacles in
th e sector.
T h e project w ill su pport
15,000 farm in g h ou seh olds
in adaptin g to clim ate
ch an g e an d to m itig ate
em ission s th rou g h n ew
ag ricu ltu re practices.
Sm art ag ricu ltu re tech -
n iqu es, in clu din g org an ic
fertilisers, ag ro-forestry,
h ig h -yield crop varieties
an d con servation farm in g
are expected to lead to en -
viron m en tal an d fin an cial
su stain ability. R eplacin g
in org an ic fertilisers w ith
org an ic su bstitu tes h elp
redu ce C O 2 em ission s from
ag ricu ltu re an d an in ven -
tory of oth er g reen h ou se
g as em ission sou rces w ill
be prepared to provide
baselin e in form ation an d
g u idan ce for fu rth er deve-
lopm en t of clim ate sm art
ag ricu ltu re practices.
T h e farm ers w ill also be
su pported in accessin g vi-
able m ark ets an d adoptin g
effective m ark etin g strate-
g ies to in crease th eir in -
com es. T h e project tak es a
u n iqu e h olistic approach
to com bin e clim ate adapta-
tion , m itig ation an d ag ri-
cu ltu ral developm en t, in
an in teg rated an d su stain -
able w ay.
Nepal
Community based
business from non-
timber forest products
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F irew ood an d ch arcoal ac-
cou n t for m ore th an 90 per
cen t of total en erg y u se in
Tan zan ia. C h arcoal is th e
larg est sou rce of h ou seh old
en erg y in u rban areas, an d
m ore th an a m illion ton s of
ch arcoal are con su m ed an n u -
ally in th e cou n try. T h e pro-
duction of charcoal is a m ajor
con tribu tor to deforestation
an d C O 2 em ission s. T h e pro-
ject im plem en ted by Gaia
Tanzania
Sustainable business
models for producing
non-wood charcoal
briquettes
Bolivia
Promoting climate
resilient crops for
Bolivian highlands
Consulting Oy from Finland,
tog eth er w ith Appropriate
Rural Technology I nstitute
from Tan zan ia, aim s to re-
du ce deforestation , m itig ate
g reen h ou se g as em ission s
an d su pport local livelih oods
by in trodu cin g su stain able
n on -w ood-based ch arcoal
bu sin esses in Tan zan ia.
T h e project w ill train 770
en trepren eu rs an d provide
120 non-w ood charcoal kilns
to en able produ ction of su s-
tain able ch arcoal. Sou n d
bu sin ess m odels w ill be
establish ed for com m u n ity-
based en terprises. T h e pro-
ject an sw ers to th e existin g
h ig h dem an d for ch arcoal
an d aim s to in trodu ce an
affordable an d m ore su s-
tain able altern ative to u n -
su stain able ch arcoal. T h e
approach u tilises ag ricu l-
tu ral w aste, in stead of fu el-
w ood, in produ cin g h ig h
qu ality ch arcoal briqu ettes.
T h is tech n olog y h as so
far been in trodu ced on ly
in a lim ited con text in th e
cou n try.
T h e redu ced dem an d for
fu elw ood w ill m itig ate C O 2
em ission s orig in atin g from
forestry an d ch arcoal pro-
du ction . In addition , th e
project w ill redu ce th e pres-
su re on Tan zan ian forests,
w h ich w ill positively affect
w atersh ed m an ag em en t
an d biodiversity. T h e pro-
ject is in lin e w ith th e g ov-
ern m en ts overarch in g
developm en t plan by pro-
vidin g altern atives to w ood-
based ch arcoal produ ction
an d su pportin g ren ew able
en erg y in g en eral. Train -
in g of th e en trepren eu rs
an d developm en t of th e
com m u n ity-based en ter-
prises w ill particu larly
provide n ew in com e oppor-
tu n ities for people in ru ral
areas and encourage w om en
to en g ag e in all aspects of
ch arcoal in du stry, in creas-
in g th eir social stan din g .
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an d poverty m ak e th e popu -
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lands prone to food related
disasters. M elting of glaciers
is expected to exacerbate
w ater sh ortag es, an d de-
layed rain y season s are
seriou sly affectin g crop
produ ctivity. C h an g es in
precipitation patterns create
a n eed for crops w ith sh ort
g row in g cycles an d g ood
tolerance for extrem e w eather
con dition s, su ch as drou g h t
an d frost. C a ah u a is a
n ative bu t h ig h ly u n der-
u tilised g oosefoot plan t of
B olivia. C a ah u a is a close
cou sin to qu in oa, an d it is
ch aracterised by its h ig h
n u trition con ten t an d g ood
resilience to extrem e w eather
con dition s.
A project im plem en ted by
th e University of Copen-
hagens Department of Plant
and Environmental Sciences,
tog eth er w ith th eir local
partn ers in Fundacin para
la Promocin e I nvestiga-
cin de Productos Andinos,
w ill prom ote ca ah u a pro-
du ction am on g poor A n dean
h ou seh olds th rou g h th e
in trodu ction of varieties
adapted to n ew clim ate pat-
tern s w ith an application of
appropriate crop an d lan d
m an ag em en t tech n iqu es.
F u rth erm ore, th e project
w ill im plem en t a pilot plan t
for ca ah u a seed processin g
an d stren g th en local com -
m u n ity org an isation s to de-
velop m ark ets an d g en erate
in com e in th e food ch ain .
The project supports the
A ndean population to adapt
to extrem e w eather events
and to reduce the econom ic
losses du e to a sh orten ed
grow ing season. In addition
to im proved food secu rity,
the project contributes to
generating higher incom es
for farm ers by lin k in g
farm ersorg an ization s to
differen t m ark ets. T h e pilot
im plem en tation w ill be situ -
ated in th e n orth ern h ig h -
lan ds, w h ich h ou se a h ig h
diversity of ca ah u a in th e
m ost adverse clim ate con -
dition s. T h e pilot reg ion
w ill h elp to iden tify an d
develop varieties su itable
for oth er poten tial areas.
T h e developed tech n olog y
w ill be g en erated an d dis-
tribu ted as a pu blic g ood,
w ith n o restriction s on its
fu rth er dissem in ation
an d u se.
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Steel casting.
Rice husk will provide energy for the food processing unit.
Currently, the saw dust waste from saw
mills is burned instead of utilising it.
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Bangladesh
Recover the heat
renewing local steel
production industry
Burkina Faso
Food security with eco-
logical food processing
Ghana
Biomass briquettes
clean energy from
agricultural and forest
waste
Steel produ ction in B an g la-
desh is h ig h ly con cen trated
in sm all an d m ediu m -sized
en terprises. T h e produ ction
is m ostly based on refin in g
dom estic scrap m etal u sin g
in efficien t tech n olog ies
w ith h ig h en erg y con su m p-
tion , poor w ork in g con di-
tion s, sig n ifican t n eg ative
en viron m en tal im pacts an d
low produ ction capacity.
Viegand & Maage A/S
tog eth er w ith NI RAS A/S,
from D en m ark , Modern
Erection Ltd an d Vikram-
pur Steel Ltd as w ell as th e
Royal Danish Embassy in
B an g ladesh , w ill su pport
th e im provem en t of en erg y
efficien cy an d w ork in g con -
dition s in steel produ ction .
T h e project w ill pilot sim ple
locally produ ced en erg y
savin g s tech n olog y, w h ich
recovers lost h eat from steel
m elting furnaces and reuses
th e en erg y to preh eat in -
com in g scrap. T h e n ew
solu tion w ill lead to en erg y
savin g s, redu ced C O 2 em is-
sion s an d produ ction tim e
as w ell as im proved w ork -
in g con dition s. T h e opti-
m ised produ ction m eth ods
w ill be dissem inated through
train in g w ork sh ops for th e
staff in volved in th e daily
produ ction . T h e project w ill
also develop a draft N ation -
ally A ppropriate M itig ation
M ech an ism (N A M A ) pro-
posal for im plem en tation in
th e steel sector in B an g la-
desh . T h e N A M A w ill be
prepared in close coopera-
tion w ith th e G overn m en t
of B an g ladesh , represen ted
by th e D epartm en t of E n vi-
ron m en t.
T h e pre-h eat system s
h ave been already in stalled
in larg e fu rn aces in E u rope
an d th e U n ited States, bu t
th e sm all-scale adoption of
th e tech n olog y is still lim i-
ted. T h e cu rren t steel pro-
du ction practises are com -
m on ly u sed all over A sia in
h u n dreds of steel m eltin g
sh ops. T h erefore, th ere are
poten tial bu sin ess develop-
m en t perspectives both in
B an g ladesh an d in th e
reg ion for th is en erg y-
efficien t an d en viron m en -
tally frien dly tech n olog y.
C u rren t ag ricu ltu ral pro-
du ction in B u rk in a F aso
is con cen trated on cu lti-
vatin g basic cereals, su ch
as m aize an d sorg h u m ,
w hich cannot be produced
du rin g th e dry season .
B ecau se th e dry season is
expected to becom e longer
du e to clim ate ch an g e, it
is essen tial to su pport
sw itching to m ore clim ate-
resilien t crops su ch as
cassava. Im provin g an d
diversifyin g th e cou n trys
food processin g cou ld re-
du ce th e cou n trys vu ln er-
ability even fu rth er.
Danish Technological
I nstitutes Energy and
Climate Division, in col-
laboration w ith I somet
B u rk in a F aso, w ill pilot
th e first ren ew able an d
w aste en erg y-based food
produ ction u n it in W est
A frica. T h e in stalled food
processin g u n it w ill be
pow ered by biow aste an d
solar en erg y. T h e su stain -
able en erg y sou rces w ill
h ave m itig ation im pacts
th rou g h redu ced dem an d
for firew ood in food pro-
cessing. The versatile unit
can be u sed to process a
variety of food produ cts,
an d th e relatively sim ple
tech n olog y can be im ple-
m en ted elsew h ere in th e
reg ion w ith con siderable
in com e g en eration oppor-
tu n ities. C h an g in g food
con su m ption pattern s
h ave created a stron g
local, as w ell as g lobal,
dem an d for processed
produ cts an d h ig h qu al-
ity groceries, w hich w ould
m eet th e qu ality, h y-
g ien ic an d n u trition al
standards.
The unit w ill prim arily
con cen trate on produ cin g
th ree selected produ cts:
parboiled rice, dried m an -
g oes an d cassava cou s-
cou s. T h ese produ cts are
creatively ch osen so th at
rice h u sk provides bio-
w aste for en erg y g en era-
tion ; dried m an g os pro-
du ce con siderable profits
to en su re fin an cially
h ealth y bu sin ess; an d
cassava cou scou s pro-
m otes fu rth er cu ltivation
of tu ber plan ts. T h e u n it
w ill redu ce th e cou n trys
depen den ce on im ported
processed g oods, prom ote
th e cu ltivation of clim ate
resilien t crops an d dem -
on strate th e econ om ic
viability of su stain able
food processin g for fu r-
th er replication .
Soarin g dem an d for fu el
w ood in G h an a pu ts su s-
tain able forest reg en eration
at risk an d con tribu tes to
g reen h ou se g as em ission s.
F or every n ew ly-plan ted
tree in G h an a, m ore th an
tw o are been sim u ltan e-
ou sly cu t dow n in n eed for
firew ood an d ch arcoal.
C.F. Nielsen A/S from
D en m ark ,Cook Clean
Ghana Ltd an d B2A Busi-
ness to Africa join forces
to ease th e pressu re on
local forests by in trodu c-
in g n ew in n ovative tech -
nology w hich w ill provide
clean energy to the G hana-
ian m ark et. T h e project
w ill su pply biom ass bri-
qu ettes, w h ich can be di-
rectly u sed to su bstitu te
tradition al w ood fu els.
T h e briqu ettes are m ade
of agriculture and forestry
residu als, m ost im por-
tan tly of saw du st, bu t
also of m aize cobs, an d
sorg h u m an d m illet stalk s,
w h ich oth erw ise w ou ld be
disposed or in cin erated.
T h e briqu ettesprodu ction
process tran sform s th e
w aste in to an en d produ ct
w h ich bu rn s lon g er w ith
less sm ok e com pared to
tradition al fu el w ood.
T h e project w ill in stall
th e first biom ass briqu et-
tin g plan t of th is type in
G h an a an d tran sfers k n ow -
ledge on the production and
u se of biom ass briqu ettes.
T h e briqu ette produ ction
is expected to create local
bu sin ess opportu n ities. If
su ccessfu l, th e project is
plan n ed to be u sed as a
m odel for replication in
other W est A frican countries.
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A plant nursery at a multipurpose farm.
An example of an integrated
RWH system with water filters.
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Carbon sequestration
in farmlands
Ghana
Rainwater harvesting
for improved
climate resilience
A g ricu ltu re is on e of th e
larg est sou rces of g lobal
g reen h ou se g as em ission s,
but the sector also provides
larg e m itig ation poten tial.
M itig ation m easu res in
ag ricu ltu re in volve stron g
co-ben efits for su stain able
developm en t, su ch as im -
provem en t in food secu rity
an d better en viron m en tal
services.
Nordic Agency for
Development and Ecology
an d Cambodian Centre for
Study and Development in
Agriculture w ill m itig ate
g reen h ou se g as em ission s
by in trodu cin g a carbon
sequestration schem e w hich
w ill rew ard C am bodian
sm all-h older farm ers for
practisin g clim ate-sm art
farm in g . T h e project w ill
dissem in ate practical
approach es to clim ate-
resilien t ag ricu ltu re, con -
cen tratin g on creative low -
cost w ays to org an ise tree
plan tin g in th e farm in g
landscape. The project w ill
establish a business w hich
w ill connect w ith the exist-
ing farm ersassociations,
an d su pport th em to in -
crease th eir in com es from
carbon sequ estration . T h e
farm ers w ill be th erefore
lin k ed to th e volu n tary
carbon m ark ets in an in n o-
vative an d cost-effective
w ay. In addition , th e pro-
ject plan s to develop eco-
ag ro tou rism in ru ral
C am bodia in con n ection
w ith th e clim ate-sm art
farm in g , in trodu ce sm all-
scale bioch ar produ ction
and develop advisory serv-
ices for m itigation aspects
of sustainable agriculture.
The project w ill provide
sm all-h older farm ers in -
com e opportu n ities an d
im proved fin an cial secu -
rity, w h ile in clu din g con -
siderable en viron m en tal
ben efits. T h e ben efits are
n ot restricted to m itig a-
tion; additional adaptation
ben efits are expected
through decreased erosion
an d im proved g rou n d-
w ater availability.
SI NTEF from N orw ay, in
collaboration w ith Water
Research I nstitute an d
th e Science and Technol-
ogy Policy Research I n-
stitute of th e Council for
Scientific and I ndustrial
Research in G h an a, w ill
provide u rban h ou se-
h olds an d in stitu tion s
im proved access to w ater
th rou g h affordable, sim -
ple an d safe rain w ater
h arvestin g (R W H ) sys-
tem s. In th e capital city
of A ccra, on ly approxi-
m ately on e-fou rth of th e
citys popu lation en joys
24-h ou r w ater su pply.
W ater secu rity is also af-
fected by m ore extrem e
an d u n predictable rain -
fall events. E ffective R W H
system s can decrease th e
risk of u rban floodin g
du rin g extrem e rain fall
even ts w h ile providin g
access to clean w ater
du rin g prolon g ed dry
season s expected as a
resu lt of clim ate ch an g e.
F u rth erm ore, an R W H
system in u rban areas
can in crease local reten -
tion of rain w ater an d
th erefore act as an adap-
tion m easu re to flood-
related clim ate ch an g e
im pacts.
T h e project assesses
th e m ost appropriate
solu tion s for rain w ater
h arvestin g , m on itorin g
an d disin fection , an d im -
plem en ts m odel system s
in selected h ou ses an d
in stitu tion s. T h e project
w ill create stan dardised
desig n criteria an d in stall
in n ovative R W H system s.
T h e m odel system s are
m on itored an d evalu ated,
w h ile local artisan s are
train ed in h ow to con stru ct
an d m ain tain su ch R W H
system s, w h ich w ill pro-
vide a basis for local bu si-
n ess developm en t.
T h e project is developed
in lin e w ith th e objectives
of G h an as N ation al R ain -
w ater H arvestin g Strateg y,
w h ich can be expected to
im prove project su stain -
ability. In th e lon g ru n ,
effective solu tion s an d im -
proved k n ow ledg e of R W H
possibilities are expected
to in crease th e u se of su ch
system s, im prove th e cou n -
trys adaptive capacity an d
g ive rise to n ew bu sin ess
opportu n ities.
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T h e N ordic C lim ate F acility (N C F ) provides su pport to ch allen g in g an d in n ovative projects
th at w ill in crease low -in com e cou n triesabilities to m itig ate an d adapt to clim ate ch an g e. T h e facility is
based on calls for proposals. N ordic en tities w ith a local partn er in a low -in com e cou n try can apply for
N C F fu n din g . N C F is fin an ced by th e N ordic D evelopm en t F u n d (N D F ) an d im plem en ted join tly w ith th e
N ordic E n viron m en t F in an ce C orporation (N E F C O ).
N D F is a m u ltilateral developm en t fin an ce in stitu tion establish ed by th e five N ordic cou n tries.
N D F provides g ran t fin an cin g for clim ate ch an g e in terven tion s in low -in com e cou n tries.
N E F C O is an in tern ation al fin an cial in stitu tion establish ed by th e five N ordic cou n tries. N E F C O fin an ces
in vestm en ts an d projects in R u ssia, U k rain e, E ston ia, L atvia, L ith u an ia, M oldova an d B elaru s, as w ell as
clim ate ch an g e projects across th e w orld.
Contracted NCF3 projects
Distribution of origin by country
Country All proposals Shortlisted proposals Projects under implementation
Denmark 31 13 7
Finland 18 4 3
Iceland 2 1 0
Norway 24 7 2
Sweden 29 5 2
Other countries 24 0 0
Total 128 30 14
Host country
Bangladesh
Bolivia
Burkina Faso
Cambodia
Cambodia and Laos
Ghana
Ghana
Ghana
Kenya
Kenya, Tanzania,
Uganda and Rwanda
Malawi
Nepal
Tanzania
Tanzania
Nordic Partner
Viegand & Maage A/S,
Denmark
University of Copenhagen,
Denmark
Danish Technological Institute,
Denmark
Nordic Agency for Development
and Ecology, Denmark
Finland Futures Research
Centre, University of Turku,
Finland
Pyry Management
Consulting Oy, Finland
C. F. Nielsen A/S, Denmark
SINTEF, Norway
Niras Natura AB, Sweden
The Foundation Vi Planterar
Trd (Vi-Skogen), Sweden
DanChurchAid, Denmark
Danish Forestry Extension -
DFE, Denmark
Norges Vel, Norway
Gaia Consulting Oy, Finland
Project
NAMA and Innovative Energy Optimisation in the Steel
Sector in Bangladesh
Promoting Caahua in the Extreme Climatic Conditions
of the Bolivian Altiplano: A Highly Nutritive Crop with
Tolerance to the Effects of Climate Change
Ecological Food Processing Unit
Cambodian Farmland Carbon (CAFACA) Project
Scaling Up Low Carbon Household Water Purication
Technologies in the Mekong Sub Region
Efciency Enhancement and Entrepreneurship
Development in Sustainable Biomass Charcoaling
Biomass Green Briquette Fuel (GBF) Production
(BidiePa) under Kitchen Efciency Programme Ghana
Rain Water Harvesting (RWH) for Resilience to Climate
Change Impact on Water Availability in Ghana
Business Development Closing the Rural-Urban
Nutrient and Carbon Dioxide Cycles
ADAPTea: Climate Change Adaptation for FAIRTRADE
Tea Producers in East Africa
Mainstreaming Climate-Smart Agriculture in Solar
Irrigation Schemes for Sustainable Local Business
Development in Malawi
Developing Low-Cost Community Based Innovative
Solutions to Mitigate and Adapt with Climate Change
while Creating Viable Local Business Solutions
From Waste to Local Business Development and
Vigorous Soil
Sustainable Charcoal Business Development in Tanzania
F or m ore in form ation abou t N C F visit:
www.ndf.fi an d www.nefco.org