Kāpīsā

Baghlān

Khōst

Badakhshān

Laghmān

Dāykundī

Kunaṟ

Fāryāb

Lōgar

Farāh

Ghaznī

Nangarhār

Nūristān

Ghōr

Nīmrōz

Uruzgān

Panjshayr

Wardak

Helmand

Parwān

Zābul

Herāt

Paktīkā

Kābul

Paktiyā

Balkh

Jowzjān

Samangān

Kandahār

Bāmyān

Kunduz

Sar-e Pul

Bādghīs

Takhār

Afghanistan

Local CSOs and CBOs in landscapes-seascapes around the world access grant financing and technical assistance, including capacity development and knowledge sharing to maintain and enhance their socio-ecological resilience, well-being and socio-economic conditions for global environmental benefits.

Strengthened resilience of rural communities’ livelihoods to climate risks and variability in selected provinces in Afghanistan

To promote and support innovative and scalable initiatives, and foster multistakeholder partnerships at the local level to tackle global environmental issues in priority landscapes and seascapes

Afghanistan faces severe energy shortages due to an ailing energy infrastructure, high dependency on diesel and kerosene fuels, and weak power sector policy and regulatory frameworks. With no connection to the electricity grid, most rural communities depend on traditional biomass for cooking and heating - which aggravates indoor air pollution, accelerates deforestation, and leads to carbon emissions.

This project is designed to kick-start a renewable energy market in rural Afghanistan. It will lay the necessary groundwork for the development of a mini-grid energy sector.  This will be done by focusing on both public and private sector financing.  Investments will help set up three solar mini-grids, with the intention to stimulate the further building of similar mini-grids in the future.  The project is targeted at encouraging private sector engagement, while ensuring that the future development of mini-grids incorporates social and environmental considerations.

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