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The project was first introduced in 2007 at the second EU-Africa Summit in Lisbon and aims to “provide a long-term, overarching framework for Africa-EU relations.” and the purpose is to build a stronger political background to organize their ability to “address global issues.”

GOPA Consulting has been helping implement more ways to bringing awareness to the project through communication and increasing the amount of visibility there is on the project.

The Joint Africa-EU Strategy Support Mechanism is going to benefit the relationship between continents and increase overall political awareness to give Africa a better chance at helping their people, communities, and economies. A project like this will let Africa have more of an influence on how other countries interact with them in many ways politically and economically.

There does not seem to be any evidence of the projects making waves or causing any effects.

Hopefully there will be a strengthening in Africa's ability to create independent change for themselves. The project is only said to be in their second stage of development and it looks like their relationships will get stronger with time and trust.

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Advisory Services for Ulaanbaatar Water Supply Infrastructure

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Advisory Services for Ulaanbaatar Water Supply Infrastructure

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Where and when is your project taking place? (Ex: Ghana Expected 2026..)

This project is taking place in Mongolia's capital, Ulaanbaatar. From research gathered, the project started in September of 2020, with a set 5 year plan, so hopefully the plan is completed by 2025.

What is the goal of your project?

There are 3 goals for this project. The first is to develop a bulk water supply, second is to institute wastewater recycling, and thirdly is to improve the sustainability of the water sector.

Who is contributing and running this project?

The agencies involved are the Government of Mongolia, the Milllenium Challenge Corporation, and Stantec. Currently the project has a value of $302 million.

What are the potential benefits and impact of this project?

The benefits of of this project are as follows:
-Increasing water supply by 70 million cubic meters/year
-Increase potable water to migrant based communities
-Groundwater wells
-Pipelines
-Water purification plants
-Improve industrial wastewater management

Are there concerns or fears over this project?

There are a few concerns that follow this project. Environmental standards, social harm, and fiscal plans are the big ones. The fiscal concerns are about sustainability, resettlement requirements, and livelihood restoration plans. There are also assessments about the impact and management.

Do you believe this project will benefit the people, nature and area as a whole? (can state fears and worries if this project has major flaws etc..)

This project seems to be a very beneficial addition to the people of Mongolia. This project will help give access to clean water to communities that primarily live in yurts and caravans. There is always going to be environmental concerns with regards to building pipelines and other facilities, but I believe the pros outweigh the cons.

-Sage Hillier

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Delivering community-changing water infrastructure in Mongolia's challenging climate in a non-extendable five-year compact period.

The Government of Mongolia (GoM) needs to meet projected water demand in its capital city, Ulaanbaatar. Millennium Challenge Corporation (MCC) and the GoM are investing in three related activities: bulk water supply, wastewater recycling, and water sector sustainability.

MCC contracted our team as technical and procurement infrastructure advisor. Major project components included new groundwater wells, pipelines, a water purification plant, and a wastewater recycling plant. Sustainability aspects included improvements to city-wide pollution management and supply to migrant communities through water-dispensing kiosks. Our work included compact schedule development, delivery and procurement approaches, and strategic review of engineering design, groundwater models, and cost estimates. MCC applies rigorous standards to avoid environmental and social harm, so we assisted with final approval of financial plans for sustainability, resettlement requirements, livelihood restoration plans, and impact assessments and management plans.

This project will increase water supply in Ulaanbaatar by nearly 70 million cubic meters per year, improve industrial wastewater management, and increase the availability of potable water to peripheral migrant yurt-based communities.

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technical advisory & construction supervision

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Advisory Services for Ulaanbaatar Water Supply Infrastructure

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Delivering community-changing water infrastructure in Mongolia's challenging climate in a non-extendable five-year compact period. The Government of Mongolia (GoM) needs to meet projected water demand in its capital city, Ulaanbaatar. Millennium Challenge Corporation (MCC) and the GoM are investing in three related activities: bulk water supply, wastewater recycling, and water sector sustainability.

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1. Where and when is your project taking place? (Ex: Ghana Expected 2026..)

The project that I have picked takes place in Addis Ababa in Ethiopia. Project WISE started in the year of 2019 and continues through the current year of 2023. This project will help the children in government schools have the appropriate water and sanitation facilities that will be maintained in every government school.

2. What is the goal of your project?

This Project is a five-year effort to reach every government school in Addis Ababa. Project WISE’s goal is to improve water, sanitation, hygiene, and menstrual health solutions in Addis Ababa government schools.

3. Who is contributing and running this project?

Project WISE’s team has worked with Splash who is a US-based non-profit organization and local engineers in Ethiopia to develop standard school sanitation prototypes that are appropriate for the local context in Addis Ababa. Splash has been Project WISE's greatest contributors in this project.

4. What are the potential benefits and impact of this project?

The potential benefits would be that over 500,000 children will have access to clean water and sanitation facilities. This would also impact every government school because this would give them a positive and safe sanitation environment for the schools and the children in them.

5. Are there concerns or fears over this project?

As of now there is no concerns or fears over Project Wise due to the project being helpful to the government schools and it is helping educate the children of these government schools about proper hygiene. They are giving these schools clean water and supplying them with proper sanitization so there has been no concerns or fears with this project as of now.

6. Do you believe this project will benefit the people, nature, and area as a whole? (can state fears and worries if this project has major flaws etc..)

I do believe that this project will greatly benefit the people, nature, and area because they were able to help over 500,000 children in Addis ABABA in Ethiopia. They are helping nature by giving the area clean water to use and they are maintaining them, so the water does not get polluted. This project is good for the area as a whole for the reasoning of being able to help every government school in Addis Ababa by improving their water, sanitation, hygiene, and menstrual health situations in this five-year effort which has helped Addis Ababa greatly.

- Stacey Simmons

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Lake Victoria Water and Sanitation (LVWATSAN) - Lenders' Supervisor  -Brooke Sliker

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1.  Where and when is your project taking place? My project is taking place in Tanzania, Africa. It is taking place in the towns of Misungwi, Magu, Lamadi, Bukoba, and Musoma.

2. What is the goal of your project?       My project's goal is to improve and ensure sewerage, sanitation, and wastewater treatment. The goal is also to improve the living conditions in those towns to make them safer to live in.

3. Who is contributing to and running this project? The European Investment Bank appointed the Lenders' Supervisor to ensure that living conditions will be improved. The Lake Victoria Water and Sanitation Programme is backed by the EIB, UN-Habitat, AFD, KFW, and the European Commission.

4. What are the potential benefits and impacts of this project? The potential benefit of this project is to have cleaner water to use and drink. This project will benefit the conditions and monitor where help is needed.

5. Are there concerns or fears over this project? The concerns and fears of this project are the ongoing assessments to track progress and monitor procurement and make sure the Tanzanian law is followed.

6. Do you believe this project will benefit the people, nature, and the area as a whole? (can state fears and worries if this project has major flaws etc..)           I think this project will benefit the people of Tanzania. Upon completion of the project, approximately half of the project's 1 million inhabitants will have improved water or sanitation access. This project will help the people of Lake Victoria with dealing with waterborne illnesses, make sure toilets are safe for schools, and improves the safety of all.

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Benin Water Project

1.     Where and when is your project taking place?

The project is taking place in Benin, West Africa and is occurring right now as we speak. It began in 2017 and is expected to achieve its goal around 2030. The entire country will be helped and maintained during this project.

2.     What is the goal of your project?

The goal of this project is to supply universal access to clean drinking water by 2030 at the latest.  This will help the rural areas of the country along with the urban areas as well.

3.     Who is contributing and running this project?

The world bank is mostly contributing the money for this project, so far they funded 250 million dollars to this great cause.

4.     What are the potential benefits and impact of this project?

Once this project is completed it will supply clean water for millions of people in Benin. Currently only 30% of people living in rural areas have access to clean water.  According to the World Bank 764,100 people will benefit from the improved sanitation services.

5.     Are there concerns or fears over this project?

As of now there aren’t any concerns over this project because they aren’t doing anything negative to the environment. Cleaning the water and supplying drinkable water will help the environment, animals, and people.

6.     Do you believe this project will benefit the people, nature and area as a whole?

I do believe this because clean water is beneficial to everyone in the country. With drinkable water the people’s hygiene will improve along with their overall health. Also the clean water supply will help the environment and animals flourish again. This project will save a lot of lives in this country, and hopefully will be implemented in other countries that don’t have clean water.

-Devon West

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Benin's Rural Water Supply Strategy- Lizeth Dutan

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Benin's Rural Water Supply Strategy- Lizeth Dutan

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1. My project is taking place in Benin, West Africa, and is expected to be completed by 2030.
2. The goal of this project is to provide safe drinking water to all communities in Benin.
3. Santec is assisting Benin by taking stock of the situation's needs. In addition to improving the sector’s technical and financial monitoring system. The World Bank approved an International Development Association, additional financing of $250 million to enable Benin to continue its large-scale program to provide water access to rural communities.
4. The impact of providing safe drinking water will benefit public health, whether it is used for drinking, domestic use, food production, or recreational purposes.
5. This project is still years away to be completed. A major concern of this project not being achieved is that the overall population will still suffer from waterborne diseases due to a lack of clean water and sanitation.
6. I do believe this project will benefit the whole population of Benin. By improving the water supply and sanitation, this project can boost the countries’ economic growth and can contribute greatly to poverty reduction.

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Providing desired water quality through rural infrastructure management, maintenance, and financing strategies

In line with the United Nations' Sustainable Development Goal 6 (SDG6), Benin aims to achieve universal access to safe drinking water by 2030 at the latest. This goal involves the development and implementation of a strong strategy and action plan for rural water supply development, building on the work undertaken in the previous 10 years.

Stantec was mobilized to assist the ministry in charge of water with taking stock of the existing situation and needs-notably through a survey involving 930 households and other stakeholders across 40 villages and urban districts. Our team formulated strategic options for achieving 100% coverage, and we also worked to improve the sector's technical and financial monitoring system. Following a stakeholder workshop, we prepared a national strategy for rural water supply development for the 2017-2030 period, an action plan for 2017-2021, a financing plan up to 2030, and a performance assessment framework for the sub-sector.

With these measures in place, Benin will be on track to providing safe drinking water to their communities by 2030.

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Stantec provided review, advisory, and stakeholder engagement services to deliver a strategic plan proposal that would guarantee universal, safe, and reliable drinking water to rural areas by 2030.

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1. Where and when is your project taking place?

This project is happening and taking place worldwide.

2. What is the goal of your project?

The goal is to ensure that environmental and climate issues are adequately mainstreamed into the European Union's developments cooperation along with its efforts in the areas of Environment, Climate change, and Biodiversity (ECCB).

3. Who is contributing and running this project?

Anca Andreescu and offices of Brussels (La Hulpe), BE

4. What are the potential benefits and impact of this project?

They aim to strengthen technical capacities through their share of knowledge, providing support to targeted audiences at various stages of the cycle of operations, and development guidance materials as well as conducts. Along with increasing awareness, and contributing to poverty eradication, and managing & animating communication.

5. Are there concerns or fears over this project?

It isn't stated in the page if they're any fears or concerns but since this is a worldwide project issue, I would think there could be if certain things do not work out and they don't know of any plans to counter any specific issue.

6. Do you believe this project will benefit the people, nature, and the area as a whole?

Any project that especially is affecting the worldwide cause, I think it can benefit but if there are no known fears, concerns, and not listed for a specific reasoning for this case I think likely not but it might.

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Kurram Tangi Dam Environmental Assessment 

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1.  Where and when is your project taking place?

This project is taking place in Pakistan, and it is expected to be completed by June of 2023, 7 years after it was initially started in July of 2016

2. What is the goal of your project?

The goal of this project is to spread power and irrigation to large parts of Pakistan that have been left undeveloped over the years.

3.  Who is contributing and running this project?

The United States Agency for International Development (USAID) has been working with various agencies for a number of years on this project, and the current project manager of it all is Manoj Bhattarai, an engineer.

4.  What are the potential benefits and impact of this project?

The benefits and impacts of this project are just the potential availability of electricity and energy to area that has previously not had any for the most part.  It will also provide much-needed flood control for these parts of the country.

5.  Are there concerns or fears over this project?

There are not any explicitly expressed concerns over the project, and all seems to being going completely fine and is looking to remain doing so for the final few months.

6.  Do you believe this project will benefit the people, nature and area as a whole? (can state fears and worries if this project has major flaws etc..)

I believe that there likely will not be any real repercussions to this project, and that there will be numerous benefits and I am very happy it is happening.  I think that the people there will be able to be safer and have much better access to water, and that there will be a much better way of farming and development over the land that is currently barren.

- Matthew Ruddy

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EU Policy and Outreach Partnership (EUPOP)-- Tias Weaver

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EU Policy and Outreach Partnership (EUPOP)-- Tias Weaver

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1) Where and when is your project taking place?

--The project takes place in South Korea (Republic of Korea). it was implemented in 2020 and ran into 2022.

2) What is the goal of your project?

-- The goal of the project is to "enhance the cooperation between the European Union and the Republic of Korea"

3)Who is contributing and running this project?

--Stantec was running the project while the EU and RoK were contributors

4) What are the potential benefits and impact of this project?

--The potential benefit from this project was to increase the strong bond between the European Union and the Republic of Korea

5) Are there concerns or fears over this project?

--As a homogenous country, there may have been some close-minded individuals in RoK who may not have wanted to get closer to the EU

6) Do you believe this project will benefit the people, nature, and areas as a whole?

--As the project was aimed more towards the youth and open-minded of South Korea, I believe that this project was beneficial in connecting people in both the EU and RoK

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Assistance and Technical Support for the Evaluation of LIFE Proposals

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Assistance and Technical Support for the Evaluation of LIFE Proposals

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1. Where and when is your project taking place? My project is taking place across the EU which spans 27 countries in Europe.

2. What is the goal of your project? LIFE is the EU's way of funding for environmental action and climate change. The assistance and technical support is coming from an independent party to go over applications about nature, biodiversity, environment, water, and climate projects. This independent party is used to make sure these applications have fair and transparent evaluations. They are also involved with the development and implementation of solutions to climate change and other related issues in Europe. Since 1992 LIFE has co-financed many environmental projects across the EU. It's budget was also just renewed for 5.4 billion from 2021-2027.

3. Who is contributing and running this project? All 27 countries in the European Union are involved with this project.

4. What are the potential benefits and impact of this project? I think that the potential benefits are figuring out long term and viable solutions to climate change and it's also just useful to keep an eye on our environment and having a deeper understanding as to what's going on around us so we can tackle these issues with the right ideas and mind sets. The impact is cracking down on climate change and taking action when it is really needed.

5. Are there concerns or fears over this project? I don't think there would be any fears or concerns here unless you don't believe that climate change exists.

6. Do you believe this project will benefit the people, nature and area as a whole? I think this will benefit the people and already has as investing in these projects and ideas are the future of this planet. Without these projects or research, we would be in a much worse situation but we must continue funding these projects to help save the planet. Protecting the environment is always worth it and it will benefit not only people but the local wildlife as well.

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1. My project takes place in Ethiopia, a country in Eastern Africa. It started in 2019 and will continue on in the future.
2. The goal is to provide long-term solutions for their energy problems, as well as providing clean energy for all of Africa.
3. The Ethiopian government seems to be the one leading this project.
4. The benefits would be providing power to the citizens that were dealing with shortages, and providing clean renewable energy for all of Africa.
5. There are the risks of hydropower along with making sure the people and the environment are safeguarded. Then there's also the amount of money and resources that is needed for this project.
6. I do believe that this project will benefit the country of Ethiopia and soon all of Africa.
-Michael Hall

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Togo, Africa: Solar Pay-as-you-go Rural Electrification Solution

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Togo, Africa: Solar Pay-as-you-go Rural Electrification Solution

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1)    My project takes place in Togo, Africa. My project was launched in 2017 by CIZO and is still currently continuing its efforts, with the hopes of completing the mission by 2030 at the latest.

2)    The goal of my project is to supply all citizens of Togo with electricity by 2030.

3)    The government of Togo runs the CIZO program, the officials contributing to the CIZO project are the government of Togo, the African Development Bank, and an investment fund from the European Union.

4)    The benefit of this program is to electrify rural areas with the wide-scale installation of solar home kits paired with pay-as-you-go systems to cover the cost.

5)    The only concern I have found with the project is how the citizens of Togo feel about the production speed of the project. Most citizens feel that they are decades behind the rest of the world and that this point should have completed this program. The citizens have waited so long for the government to produce this cheap energy source that they have found their own ways of harnessing electricity through homemade solar systems.

6)    I believe this program could be lifesaving in many ways. Although I agree with the citizens of Togo, they should have been caught up with the rest of the world for some time now. The program is helping electrify schools, streetlights, hospitals, homes, and water pumps. I think these are all good things, but I don’t agree with the “pay-as-you-go” aspect. The people of Togo are extremely poor, their cheapest plan starts at $90. This is not only expensive for the average citizen of Togo, but I worry that they will have their electricity confiscated if they cannot make the payments. Also, there is no language explaining what they will have to pay if the solar kit breaks. My only issue is the payment for these solar kits, these people are so poor that I think it is criminal for these people to have to pay for them… Electricity is a human right in my opinion, I think it is the government's duty to give them free solar kits and have them pay for the repairs in a “pay-as-you-go” system.

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GCCA+ Seychelles Climate Change Project 

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1. Where and when is your project taking place? My project is taking place in Eastern Africa, Seychelles. The project took place from 2017 through 2020.
2.What is the goal of your project?

The goal is for the environment of Seychelles to adapt and develop resilience to climate change and its effects. Rises in sea level, temperature increases, weather changes, and accelerated coastal erosion are all impacts of a changing environment that can be be continued going forward.
3. Who is contributing and running this project?
There are three climate change professionals on this project a full time team leader based in Seychelles, and then two part-time staff
4.What are the potential benefits and impact of this project?
Benefits of this project include changing the climate policy framework by improving climate governance, enhancing capacity to access and monitor climate finance, and building capacity for the Ministry of Environment, Energy & Climate Change
5.Are there concerns or fears over this project?
There are not as many concerns as one would think because at this point things can only get better for the area and the people living here.
6.Do you believe this project will benefit the people, nature and area as a whole?
I do believe this will benefit many people in Africa making it a sustainable place to live and survive.
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Developing local capacities to address climate change issues in a sustainable manner

The Global Climate Change Alliance+ ( GCCA+) is the second installment of a worldwide initiative by the European Union that facilitates the global sharing of knowledge around climate change. As part of the GCCA+ program, this project contributes to the goal that the people, economy, and environment of Seychelles are able to adapt and develop resilience to climate change and its effects-thereby safeguarding the sustainable development of the country. Specifically, by providing technical assistance for the implementation of the Seychelles Climate Change Strategy.

Climate change is an important topic for the Seychelles. Rises in sea level, temperature increases, weather changes, and accelerated coastal erosion are all impacts of a changing environment. An environment which is so important for the country.

We have three climate change experts on staff: a full time Team Leader based in Seychelles, and then two part-time staff (a Climate Finance Expert and a Climate Change Capacity Building Expert). A pool of international and local experts for capacity development support and the sharing of knowledge from other countries around the world is also involved. Over the course of the project (2017-2020), they will help strengthen the climate change policy framework by improving climate governance, enhancing capacity to access and monitor climate finance, and building capacity for the Ministry of Environment, Energy & Climate Change (MEECC) as well as other key stakeholders that will lead climate action.

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Developing local capacities to address climate change issues in a sustainable manner The Global Climate Change Alliance+ ( GCCA+) is the second installment of a worldwide initiative by the European Union that facilitates the global sharing of knowledge around climate change.

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1. Where and when is your project taking place? (Ex: Ghana Expected 2026..)
The project is taking place in Kosovo; it launched in 2013, and the expected date so far is undetermined.
2. What is the goal of your project?
The goal for the project is to prepare the implementation of KoSEP, and offer services that would assist sub-borrowers. Moreover, to provide tracking, monitoring, and a reporting system to guarantee precise data and standardized forms. It is a framework operation that support private SME and residential sector sub-borrowers by taking investments in energy and renewable energy in Kosovo.
3. Who is contributing and running this project?
It is supported by a grant from the European Union, as the EU gives funds for technical assistance.
4. What are the potential benefits and impact of this project?
The potential benefits are the environmental opportunities it offers, reduction of greenhouse gases in a country where banks has specific credit lines to support the energy efficiency. This Framework is the first in Kosovo, and it encourages the benefits of rational energy as costs are rising.
5. Are there concerns or fears over this project?
The concerns over this project is the issue of having the Framework follow proper national guidelines such as environment, health and safety standards.
6. Do you believe this project will benefit the people, nature and area as a whole? (can state fears and worries if this project has major flaws etc..)

Yes, I think it is necessary to have more ways to become energy efficient as humanity continues to progress towards technology. Even if it benefits companies and such, it is a better option to have it greenhouse friendly rather than have it possibly hazardous to the earth.

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Supporting Kosovo's compliance to EU environmental sustainability directives by facilitating energy efficiency and development

Developed by the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development, our Kosovo Sustainable Energy Projects (KoSEP) support energy efficiency investments and renewable energy development in the residential, commercial, industrial, and agricultural sectors by providing tailor-made loan products, free of charge technical assistance, and investment grants.

Our goal for this energy efficiency project is to assist in the preparation, successful implementation, and verification of KoSEP through a series of consultancy services. As conduits to ensure the success of KoSEP, we provide myriad specialized services such as assisting prospective sub-borrowers in their applications and establishing an efficient tracking, monitoring, and reporting system to ensure accurate data and standard forms are utilized. We also provide training using materials we designed and facilitate the transfer of skills workshops to banks, local engineers, and companies.

Due to the significant environmental opportunities it offers, KoSEP will contribute to the reduction of greenhouse gases in a transition country where the bank has established specific credit lines to support the local energy efficiency and renewable energy business sector.

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Kosovo Sustainable Energy Projects (KoSEP)

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Supporting Kosovo's compliance to EU environmental sustainability directives by facilitating energy efficiency and development Developed by the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development, our Kosovo Sustainable Energy Projects (KoSEP) support energy efficiency investments and renewable energy development in the residential, commercial, industrial, and agricultural sectors by providing tailor-made loan products, free of charge technical assistance, and investment grants.

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Green Economy Financing Facility (GEFF) in Egypt

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Green Economy Financing Facility (GEFF) in Egypt

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1. Where and when is your project taking place? (Ex: Ghana Expected 2026..)

My project is taking place in Egypt and has been up and running since 2017.

1. What is the goal of your project?

The goal of the project is to create a Green Economy Financing Facility(GEFF) which is a debt and technical assistance facility in Egypt. This facility will take part in helping businesses and supporting them to invest in more green technology in order to better harness the energy creation potential in Egypt.

1. Who is contributing and running this project?

The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) is the main contributor to the project with some additional help from the Agence Française de Développement (AFD) and the European Investment Bank (EIB).

1. What are the potential benefits and impact of this project?

The project provides renewable and more sustainable energy across the country while creating credit lines for financial institutions. These credit lines can then be used to fund projects that are contributing to the ambition of the EBRD.

1. Are there concerns or fears over this project?

There is some backlash to the project because of the mandated low energy prices, and water scarcity in the country due to climate change.

1. Do you believe this project will benefit the people, nature and area as a whole? (can state fears and worries if this project has major flaws etc..)

I think this project is a great thing for the people and businesses of Egypt. With the help of the EBRD and this GEFF not only can businesses in Egypt learn to invest in more green initiatives, but also the facility itself provides clean renewable energy to many people in Egypt. The backlash from some of the people of Egypt is completely understandable as well, they do not want to pay higher prices than they already do and the water shortage is already bad as it is. I think the project benefits these people overall and with their support they will better understand the possible outcomes of a more sustainable energy source.

-Cade Lutz

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Technical assistance for improving energy efficiency and renewable energy investments in Egypt

As the population and economic performance of Egypt increases, its energy and power demands have quickly followed suit. Though plentiful in natural resources, the country has been unable to fully leverage these to meet their power demands, resulting in numerous blackouts and a decrease in exports.

To address this challenge, the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD), in cooperation with the Agence Française de Développement (AFD) and the European Investment Bank (EIB), launched the Green Economy Financing Facility (GEFF). This €140 million debt and technical assistance facility will harness Egypt's domestic energy creation potential through investments in energy efficency projects. Though up against the backlash of low mandated energy prices and water scarcity due to climate change, the EBRD aims to accomplish their ambition to provide sustainable and renewable energy across the country by establishing credit lines for financial institutions to help fund projects that have been qualified as capable of contributing to this ambition.

In our role as project consultant, we support the implimentation of the facility by evaluating proposals and sharing knowledge on best practices and necessary skills with local banks.

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In our role as project consultant for the Green Economy Financing Facility (GEFF), we're supporting the implimentation of the facility by evaluating proposals and sharing knowledge on best practices and necessary skills with local experts.

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DIAMER BASHA DAM ENVIRONMENTAL SOCIAL IMPACT ASSESSMENT

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DIAMER BASHA DAM ENVIRONMENTAL SOCIAL IMPACT ASSESSMENT

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1. What and when is your project taking place?(Ex: Ghana Expected 2026..)
Located in Kohistan, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan. Located on the Indus river in the diamer district. Estimating completion in 2019.
2. What is the goal of your project?
We are working to have a power generating capacity of 4.5 GW apart from providing water storage and flood mitigation facilities for Pakistan.
3. Who is contributing and running this project?
Pakistan Water and Power Development Authority.
4. What are the potential benefits and impact of this project?
Benefits of the dam would be to reduce the current water shortage in the country. Created job opportunities and will prove to be a milestone in the flow of economic activity.
5. Are there concerns or fears over the project?
Bhasha dam is being opposed by downstream Sindh and Simultaneously people of Gilgit as they fear it would affect the social economic and ecological balance in the region. They fear inundate 32 villages of the district rendering thousands of homeless.
6. Do you believe this project will benefit the people, nature and area as a whole? (can state fears and worries if this project has major flaws etc)
Yes, I believe this project will benefit the people, nature and area as a whole. I believe it will provide them with the resources to be useful and grow an empire.

-Ashley Caka

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Groundwater plays a critical role in climate change adaptation

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1. Where and when is your project taking place? (Ex: Ghana Expected 2026..)

World Water Day took place in LA on March 22, 2022, just last year.

2. What is the goal of your project?

We’re working as part of a design-build team to help the Los Angeles Department of Water and Power with two multi-year treatment plant projects totaling $400 million. These plants will clean up the plumes and allow the City to use a critical local water source once again. Once remediated, water from the San Fernando Valley Groundwater Basin will provide drinking water for up to 800,000 Angelenos.

3. Who is contributing and running this project?

Los Angeles Department of Water

4. What are the potential benefits and impact of this project?

Having more groundwater to drink and benefit from, as we are losing water day by day. Groundwater is resourceful and we don’t even think about drinking the water we see on the ground.

5. Are there concerns or fears over this project?

Using contaminated water, such as sewer water that can be dangerous to drink.

6. Do you believe this project will benefit the people, nature and area as a whole? (can state fears and worries if this project has major flaws etc..)

Yes, I believe this project will benefit the people by providing more resourceful water that we don’t often think about drinking right when we see it. In some parts of the world, freshwater cannot be easily accessible, such as LA, so using ground water from rain or runoff can be used and treated to be cleaned and drank.

- Jillian Fandl

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Close your eyes. Think of a water source. You probably didn't imagine a source you can't even see: Groundwater.

This year, World Water Day is focused on making an invisible resource, groundwater, visible. Why? Because almost all the world's accessible freshwater is groundwater-and our supplies are in danger.

Groundwater might be out of sight, but it can't be out of mind. It's time to get creative to better tackle the issues of this essential resource.

Issue #1: Many aquifers are compromised by contamination

Imagine if we turned on the taps, and the water wasn't fit to drink. And imagine if that were the case, in part, because of our own actions.

Right now, half of the world's population uses groundwater for daily drinking. Our population would suffer, and our clients would struggle, if we couldn't rely on groundwater. Yet this worry is a reality in many places because of pollution from a variety of sources: Agricultural practices, mining operations, industrial waste, saltwater intrusion, and even natural geochemistry. All of these endanger the cleanliness and availability of groundwater. So, what can we do?

In Los Angeles, groundwater provides approximately 11% of the water supply. In drought years, that number has climbed to 20%. Unfortunately, historic industrial waste disposal practices, including from Cold War-era aerospace facilities, resulted in widespread contamination in some areas. Contaminant plumes have rendered several local wellfields unusable. We're working as part of a design-build team to help the Los Angeles Department of Water and Power with two multi-year treatment plant projects totaling $400 million. These plants will clean up the plumes and allow the City to use a critical local water source once again. Once remediated, water from the San Fernando Valley Groundwater Basin will provide drinking water for up to 800,000 Angelenos.

Issue #2: 40% of all water used for irrigation comes from aquifers, and agricultural demand is growing

We don't just need groundwater to supply our drinking water systems-we need it to fuel our food supply. In fact, agriculture is the largest consumer of the world's freshwater resources. But satellite imagery shows people have depleted more than half of the world's major aquifers. With the world's population expected to increase to nine billion people by 2050, it's estimated that food production will need to increase by 60%. So, we must withdraw water responsibly. If we extract more groundwater than we recharge, our water table will lower and potentially turn to brackish water-ultimately creating an untenable supply.

Can we improve the sustainable use of groundwater? Yes.

In the developing nation of Niger, the need to increase food production is significant-Niger has the fastest growing population in the world. The landlocked nation's population could triple by 2050. As part of our work with the Millennium Challenge Corporation, we're helping communities that have long relied on rain-fed agriculture investigate how they can sustainably tap into groundwater. This will help them to adapt to climate change and meet growing demand for food.

Issue #3: A long-term solution to the groundwater challenge will require embracing alternative sources

Cleaning up groundwater is important. Thinking about how much we use, and how we use it, matters too. However, the fact remains that those two actions alone may not be enough. A holistic integrated water cycle management plan includes consideration of all potential water sources: The sky, the sea, and even the sewers. In coastal areas around Australia, we've helped design desalination plants to create new sources of water. In the Northeastern United States, municipalities are beginning to reuse stormwater to fuel supply. In California, we're working on potable reuse projects where wastewater goes through advanced treatment and the highly purified product can be used to replenish aquifers. And in the deserts of the Middle East, we're helping clients examine and exercise a range of options to shift their water supply away from groundwater.

In Abu Dhabi, the population relies 100% on desalination for potable water and almost 100% on groundwater for agriculture. So, we're helping the Abu Dhabi Environment Agency develop a comprehensive set of strategies to improve water management. The goals will include transitioning the Emirate's reliance on groundwater for agriculture to 100% wastewater reuse.

The groundwater solution

We face challenges. But the work we're doing, and the benefits we're realizing, show there is hope. Our groundwater resources can be strengthened and secured.

The push to measure and protect groundwater at a large scale is surprisingly recent. Though there's long been a focus on localized site remediation in the treatment practice, it's only in the past few decades that people have begun to take a wider view of our aquifers and figure out how broad-sometimes disparate-groups of stakeholders can work together for the greater good. Treating contaminated groundwater to increase local water supplies in arid regions, implementing potable reuse and stormwater capture to recharge aquifers-these are all a part of sustainable groundwater management.

Now, the trends and innovations around infrastructure and beneficial reuse are really taking off. In many cases, I'm proud to say that Stantec is leading the way. We're helping with groundwater projects as small as 10 gallons [37 liters] per minute and as large as 50 million gallons [189 million liters] per day. Every drop counts.

This year's World Water Day theme provides us a prime opportunity to help make our important, invisible resource-groundwater-visible to everyone.

Michael 's an environmental engineer whose work includes conventional and advanced water treatment process engineering projects such as granular media filtration and groundbreaking water reuse, and research investigating and testing new treatments.
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1.  My project is taking place in Sierra Leone, and is expected to be finished by 2030
2. The goal of my project is reform Sierra Leone's water sector and strengthen its regulatory environment.
3.  The United States government's Millennium Challenge Cooperation, The Water Project and Sierra Leone Water Company.
4. The potential benefits and impact on this project is clean water for the entire country of Sierra Leone, a much better regulator environment, longevity of life in Sierra Leone, better water pressure. and little to no water loss.
5. The only concerns of this project is how fast can they get this done before the entirety of the world doesn't have clean drinking water anymore. It's a very hard task to get done as well.
6. I genuinely believe that this project can impact the people as a whole, since most of the deaths in Sierra Leone is due to bacteria and other aspects to make the drinking water dirty. Nature will be greatly improved too, as the environment will greatly benefit from clean water.