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Mongolia

Kharkhorin Soum Clean Heating System implemented by Asian Development Bank (ADB)

<p>The Sustainable Pasture Management and Adaptation with Resilient Technologies for Herders in Mongolia (SMART-Herders) project is designed with a comprehensive approach to foster climate-resilient and sustainable livestock and pasture management systems. Given Mongolia’s vulnerability to climate related disasters, such as dzuds, droughts, and land degradation exacerbated by extreme weather events, this project aims to build a foundation for resilience and long-term adaptability within the herder communities. Beyond the tangible impacts, such as the devastating loss of up to 30% of their livelihood, the project acknowledges the profound emotional and psychological toll that climate change can inflict on herder families.The overall objective of the project is to establish and implement a scalable climate adaptation model within Mongolia’s livestock sector, enhancing the resilience, productivity, and livelihood security of herder communities across targeted regions. This objective will be realized through a set of strategic interventions focusing on sustainable water resource management, climate-resilient infrastructure, and participatory knowledge-sharing mechanisms. Specifically, the project will introduce solar-powered water pumping systems, establish climate-resilient grazing and fodder production practices, and develop a robust knowledge management framework to facilitate the dissemination of best practices and assist in policy refinement. Aligned with Mongolia's National Adaptation Plan (NAP) 2024 and its climate resilience goals, the project has outlined six key objectives:1. Climate-Resilient Infrastructure: The addition of 2 solar-powered water stations and 4 White Gold Collection Centers strengthens the water and food security infrastructure for herder communities. More watering points allow livestock to spread out on pastures and lower grazing intensity around relatively few wells.2. Water Management: Integration of 40 water recharge berms supports drought resilience and aligns with sustainable water management goals.3. Sustainable Grazing Practices: Herders' Field Schools (HFS) to train 4,000 beneficiaries on adaptive pasture and livestock management, ensuring practical implementation. Sustainable pasture management practices and group pasture planning are key aspects for men and women.4. Knowledge and Technical Capacities: Expanding the National Adaptation Stakeholders Database to 1,000+ entities and linking it to early warning systems for dzud and drought prediction. Sharing experiences will be key to rapid adaptation.5. Knowledge Sharing  Policy Support: Documentaries and publications ensure knowledge dissemination, scaling up best practices and public support for rural communities.6. Empowering Vulnerable Groups: 40% of training participants and 30% of academic authors to be women, ensuring inclusivity in adaptation efforts.</p>

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.

Mobilising private sector climate finance is an urgent priority to enable vulnerable countries to move towards a climate-resilient future rapidly.

This programme aims to achieve a systemic transformation of the financial sector in 13 countries by providing concessional financing for climate change mitigation and adaptation projects for small and medium enterprises, housing associations, municipalities, public utilities, and others.

Building upon Green Economy Financing Facility (FP025), it aims to leverage existing networks in each of the participating countries to develop climate-compatible financial systems, so that five per cent of banking sector assets, amounting to USD 180 billion, will be channeled to Paris-aligned pathways by the tenth year of programme implementation.

The programme comprises a lending envelope of USD 620 million for banks, microfinancing institutions and leasing companies, and a grant-funded technical assistance facility of USD 49 million to assist financial institutions with developing green transition plans. To foster gender-inclusive development and greater economic inclusion, the programme intends to commit at least 20 per cent of the loans to women or women-led businesses and 30 per cent to end borrowers outside the countries’ main cities.

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