LATEST NEWS & EVENTS
This new video (in Spanish) shows some of the key environmental achievements made in this Argentine province, with support from the European Union through LACIF.
Lagreen, the Latin American green bond fund, financed by the EU, KFW and IDB, has invested USD 10 M in a sustainable bond issued by Banco de Bogota. The bond will channel funds to high impact projects in mitigation and adaptation to climate change.
This two-day event, the Caribbean’s largest gathering of professionals in the field of disaster management, is delivered under the theme: “CDM Road to Resilience: Checkpoint 2022 – Advancing a Risk-based Multi-hazard Approach during COVID-19 & Beyond.”
SUCCESS STORIES
Sustainable energy
Cerro Dominador: The first thermal solar power plant in Latin America
Project led by KfW
- 640,000 tons CO2 equivalent per year of direct GHG emissions avoided through the project
- 175,200 MWh/year generated by the CSP plant
- 382,000 homes supplied with electricity 24 hours/day
- at least 1,906 jobs created through the “Mirror Programme”
Support to SMEs
Eco Business fund for SME Development in Latin America
Project led by KfW
- 47,000 hectares under agroforestry systems supported
- 4.3 million tons of CO2 stored by agroforestry activities
- 4.2 million cubic meters of water saved
- 70,000 hectares of farmland under soil conservation practices
- 3,269 businesses and producers supported
Sustainable Agriculture
Modernized Irrigation Project for Small and Medium Farmers
Enabling sustainable agricultural production adapted to climate change
- 12,400 hectares are provided with an irrigation system.
- 14,150 families should benefit, many of them mestizos, indigenous, Afro-Ecuadorians and mountaineers.
Sustainable Energy
Improving the sustainability of the electricity service in Suriname
- 43% increase in annual electricity sales by EBS.
- 2,000 kW of solar PV installed capacity.
- 1,410 households benefiting from 24 hours electricity production.
- 30,000 Tons of C02eq will be reduced per year.