Region

Asia

Service Area

Clean Energy Finance

Project Title

Nationally Appropriate Mitigation Actions in the Construction Sector in Mongolia

Country

Mongolia

Client

UNDP

Project Funding Agency

United Nations Development Programme - Mongolia/ GEF

Project Duration

Start Date

Oct 2014

Scheduled Completion

Jan 2015

Project Description and Summary of Services

The objective of the assignment is to develop a medium size project that will support Nationally Appropriate Mitigation Actions in the Construction Sector of Mongolia.

IIEC provided consultancy services which included:

• Review of international best practices for financing climate mitigation actions that are applicable to Mongolia's context, including green building standards, green premium and investment needs and past, ongoing and anticipated relevant financial options
• Proposed feasible options for financial mechanism(s) to support the implementation of scaled up mitigation action/NAMA in the construction/buildings sector in Mongolia along with financial plans to support detailed design of NAMA and MRV framework
• Formulate project plan comprising of outputs, activities, indicators, and budget that will be supported through GEF assistance and ToRs for financial expert required during project implementation

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Region

Asia

Service Area

Clean Energy Finance

Project Title

Commercialization of Super Insulated Buildings - Mongolia

Country

Mongolia

Client

Ministry of Construction and Urban Development, Government of Mongolia

Project Funding Agency

United Nations Development Programme - Mongolia

Project Duration

Start Date

Jul 2005

Scheduled Completion

Dec 2005

Project Description and Summary of Services

The project promoted energy efficient houses with special focus on the use of straw bale as insulation. With funding from UNDP, the project provided technical assistance and capacity building to construction workers, home builders, home owners as well as straw bale suppliers. It also provided information dissemination on this type of housing technology which has been proven to reduce pollution, promote energy efficiency and use renewable resources.

IIEC provided financial advisory which included:

• Review of the financing systems and existing legislations for energy efficiency and the housing sector
• Evaluation of the financial mechanisms developed by the project
• Development of proposals for alternative funding mechanism
• Development of a clear set of guidelines for strawbale housing fund raising
• Development of recommendation to the Government and the financial sector of Mongolia to increase the financing for the construction of strawbale housing

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