Implementation of the Lao PDR Emission Reductions Programme through improved governance and sustainable forest landscape management
Improving forest and land-use management in order to implement REDD+ in the Lao People’s Democratic Republic.
As a landlocked Least Developed Country, Lao PDR is highly vulnerable to climate change. Its economy is dependent on natural resources, especially forestry, agriculture, electricity generation and mining. Agriculture, forestry and fisheries account for 16 percent of its Gross Domestic Product (GDP) and employs 64 percent of the Lao workforce.
This project supports Lao PDR’s implementation of an ambitious REDD+- emission reductions programme after decades of losing tropical forest cover. It will strengthen an enabling environment for REDD+ by enhancing the availability of finance and strengthening the forestry sector’s legal and regulatory framework. It will also encourage deforestation-free agriculture and agroforestry by enhancing agricultural productivity.
Project timeline
Pipeline
26 Jun 2018 • 507 days
Concept note received
26 Jun 2018
Funding proposal received
03 Mar 2019
Legal opinion on AE's Internal Approval
12 Jul 2019
Cleared by GCF Secretariat
22 Aug 2019
Cleared by iTAP
22 Oct 2019
Approved
14 Nov 2019 • 188 days
Approved by GCF Board
14 Nov 2019
FAA executed
23 Dec 2019
Under implementation
19 May 2020 • 1,897 days so far
FAA effective
19 May 2020
Disbursement - USD 4,296,922
20 Aug 2020
Disbursement - USD 4,827,215
13 Dec 2021
Disbursement - USD 4,372,523
17 Apr 2023
Disbursement - USD 3,863,849
10 May 2024
To be completed
19 May 2026 • 295 days to go
One region
- Asia-Pacific
One country
One priority group
- Least Developed Countries
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Financing
- Private sector
- Public sector
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Size
- Micro
- Small
- Medium
- Large
GCF financing98% disbursed
| Instrument | Amount |
|---|---|
| Grant | USD 17,710,976 |
| Total GCF Financing |
|---|
| USD 17,710,976 |
Co-financing
| Co-financer | Instrument | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Co-Financing | In-kind | USD 13,829,860 |
| Co-Financing | Grant | USD 6,074,766 |
| Co-Financing | Loan | USD 14,415,726 |
| Co-Financing | Loan | USD 9,000,537 |
| Co-Financing | Grant | USD 5,551,051 |
| Co-Financing | Grant | USD 1,346,959 |
| Co-Financing | In-kind | USD 7,760,654 |
| Total Co-Financing |
|---|
| USD 57,979,556 |
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Entity
Deutsche Gesellschaft fuer Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ) GmbH
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National Designated Authority
Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment
Director General, Department of Planning and Finance, Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment (MONRE)
Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment, Nong Beuk Road, Vientiane Capital, Lao People's Democratic Republic (the)
Deputy Director General, Department of Climate Change, Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment (MONRE)
Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment, Nong Beuk Road, Vientiane Capital, Lao People's Democratic Republic (the)
Director of Planning and Cooperation Division
