This document discusses various tax credits, deductions, and programs available for greening affordable multifamily housing. It provides an overview of the federal tax incentives available, including the 30% investment tax credit, 10% investment tax credit, production tax credit, energy efficiency tax deduction, and bonus depreciation. It also discusses state and utility-based programs in Massachusetts. Finally, it provides an example of a potential solar retrofit project using these incentives and financing structures.
This document provides a summary of bills passed by the Hawaii House of Representatives up to the legislative session midpoint, or "First Crossover". It outlines bills related to the state budget and taxation, education, and healthcare. In particular, it discusses bills temporarily redirecting funds from the rainy day fund, increasing taxes on resort timeshares and general excise taxes, establishing a public school lands trust, defining bullying in schools, and using tobacco settlement funds for healthcare programs. The representative, Della Au Belatti, invites constituents to an event with the new Public Utilities Commissioner, Mina Morita, who was recently appointed by the governor.
Central Asia Energy-Water Development ProgramUNDP Eurasia
The Central Asia Energy-Water Development Program (CAEWDP) aims to improve energy and water security in Central Asia through regional cooperation. It will address water shortages, energy access issues, and economic losses from weather events. The CAEWDP will build on lessons from successful multi-country programs by addressing physical infrastructure needs, analyzing costs and benefits of cooperation, and supporting livelihoods. It will focus on energy development, energy-water linkages, and water productivity through activities like regional planning, modeling, capacity building, and infrastructure investments over the next several years. Partnerships with countries, regional organizations, and donors will be critical to the program's success.
This document proposes a benefit sharing paradigm for REDD+ in Indonesia that views communities as co-owners of projects rather than disturbed neighbors. It suggests defining benefits more broadly than just cash distributions, to include well-being, sustainability, and fulfilled social needs derived from carbon as well as other ecosystem services. The document outlines identifying various beneficiaries like communities, developers, and governments and their potential benefits, and distributing benefits through existing and new channels as part of a green development plan while ensuring community access, safeguards, and transparency. Key challenges mentioned are developing legal frameworks, defining ownership and beneficiaries, increasing capacity for management, and preventing corruption.
Impacts of Federal Spending Changes on DC Commercial Real Estatekottmeier
Federal spending impacts the DC region's economy and commercial real estate market. While cuts are proposed for FY2011 and FY2012, key agencies for the region like HHS saw increases in 2011. Long term trends still point to overall growth in federal budgets. The region has historically fared well even when federal spending slows as the private sector picks up. Defense remains important for Northern Virginia but the region has diversified. Federal employment declines may slow absorption temporarily but the office market typically performs well as private sector demand recovers.
The memorandum summarizes discussions from a CPUC workshop about On Bill Repayment (OBR) programs in California. Key points made include:
1) There was lack of consistency around terminology, with OBR meaning different things to different parties.
2) The workshop aimed to explore how OBR could help California increase energy efficiency loan volumes and project comprehensiveness.
3) An OBR program without disconnection may increase loan volumes by making loans easy for contractors and consumers, but likely would not significantly impact affordability or capital attraction for lenders since it lacks disconnection as a repayment mechanism.
The Office of State Lands and Investments (OSLI) manages wind energy leasing on state trust lands in Wyoming. There are currently 25 wind leases encompassing 50,052 acres. Revenue from wind leases has increased substantially in recent years, totaling $2.1 million to date. OSLI uses a progressive lease structure where rent and royalties increase over the lease period. Total installed wind capacity in Wyoming currently ranks 11th nationally at 1,099 megawatts.
This document discusses on-bill repayment (OBR) programs for energy efficiency loans in California. It argues that OBR could increase energy efficiency project uptake by providing more convenient, low-cost financing. However, it notes that the term "OBR" was used to describe different concepts. It then analyzes how OBR programs with and without disconnection policies could impact loan volume, affordability, and ability to attract capital. While OBR may increase volume, it likely would not significantly impact affordability or capital attraction without a disconnection policy.
This document discusses various tax credits, deductions, and programs available for greening affordable multifamily housing. It provides an overview of the federal tax incentives available, including the 30% investment tax credit, 10% investment tax credit, production tax credit, energy efficiency tax deduction, and bonus depreciation. It also discusses state and utility-based programs in Massachusetts. Finally, it provides an example of a potential solar retrofit project using these incentives and financing structures.
This document provides a summary of bills passed by the Hawaii House of Representatives up to the legislative session midpoint, or "First Crossover". It outlines bills related to the state budget and taxation, education, and healthcare. In particular, it discusses bills temporarily redirecting funds from the rainy day fund, increasing taxes on resort timeshares and general excise taxes, establishing a public school lands trust, defining bullying in schools, and using tobacco settlement funds for healthcare programs. The representative, Della Au Belatti, invites constituents to an event with the new Public Utilities Commissioner, Mina Morita, who was recently appointed by the governor.
Central Asia Energy-Water Development ProgramUNDP Eurasia
The Central Asia Energy-Water Development Program (CAEWDP) aims to improve energy and water security in Central Asia through regional cooperation. It will address water shortages, energy access issues, and economic losses from weather events. The CAEWDP will build on lessons from successful multi-country programs by addressing physical infrastructure needs, analyzing costs and benefits of cooperation, and supporting livelihoods. It will focus on energy development, energy-water linkages, and water productivity through activities like regional planning, modeling, capacity building, and infrastructure investments over the next several years. Partnerships with countries, regional organizations, and donors will be critical to the program's success.
This document proposes a benefit sharing paradigm for REDD+ in Indonesia that views communities as co-owners of projects rather than disturbed neighbors. It suggests defining benefits more broadly than just cash distributions, to include well-being, sustainability, and fulfilled social needs derived from carbon as well as other ecosystem services. The document outlines identifying various beneficiaries like communities, developers, and governments and their potential benefits, and distributing benefits through existing and new channels as part of a green development plan while ensuring community access, safeguards, and transparency. Key challenges mentioned are developing legal frameworks, defining ownership and beneficiaries, increasing capacity for management, and preventing corruption.
Impacts of Federal Spending Changes on DC Commercial Real Estatekottmeier
Federal spending impacts the DC region's economy and commercial real estate market. While cuts are proposed for FY2011 and FY2012, key agencies for the region like HHS saw increases in 2011. Long term trends still point to overall growth in federal budgets. The region has historically fared well even when federal spending slows as the private sector picks up. Defense remains important for Northern Virginia but the region has diversified. Federal employment declines may slow absorption temporarily but the office market typically performs well as private sector demand recovers.
The memorandum summarizes discussions from a CPUC workshop about On Bill Repayment (OBR) programs in California. Key points made include:
1) There was lack of consistency around terminology, with OBR meaning different things to different parties.
2) The workshop aimed to explore how OBR could help California increase energy efficiency loan volumes and project comprehensiveness.
3) An OBR program without disconnection may increase loan volumes by making loans easy for contractors and consumers, but likely would not significantly impact affordability or capital attraction for lenders since it lacks disconnection as a repayment mechanism.
The Office of State Lands and Investments (OSLI) manages wind energy leasing on state trust lands in Wyoming. There are currently 25 wind leases encompassing 50,052 acres. Revenue from wind leases has increased substantially in recent years, totaling $2.1 million to date. OSLI uses a progressive lease structure where rent and royalties increase over the lease period. Total installed wind capacity in Wyoming currently ranks 11th nationally at 1,099 megawatts.
This document discusses on-bill repayment (OBR) programs for energy efficiency loans in California. It argues that OBR could increase energy efficiency project uptake by providing more convenient, low-cost financing. However, it notes that the term "OBR" was used to describe different concepts. It then analyzes how OBR programs with and without disconnection policies could impact loan volume, affordability, and ability to attract capital. While OBR may increase volume, it likely would not significantly impact affordability or capital attraction without a disconnection policy.
Debt review presentation qecb-power saver, march 2012HarcourtBrownEF
This document discusses launching a residential energy upgrade program in Salt Lake County using a combination of Qualified Energy Conservation Bonds (QECBs) and the PowerSaver financing product. QECBs offer below-market interest rates subsidized by the IRS, while PowerSaver provides mortgage insurance through HUD. The proposed program would issue QECBs through a conduit to fund low-cost loans originated by an approved PowerSaver lender. This structure could create a sustainable financing model to scale the energy upgrade market in Salt Lake County while offering homeowners energy improvements at affordable rates.
Advocacy by the Ombudsman enabling Water ReformsBlancheCotlear
This case study explains the role the national Ombudsman played in facilitating the dialogue between water users and the national regulator for the water reform and improvements in the regulation.
Water Supply and Sanitation for Low income Communities (WSLIC-2)Oswar Mungkasa
This document provides an overview of the WSLIC-2 water and sanitation project for low income communities in Indonesia. The project aims to improve health outcomes through community-driven water and sanitation infrastructure and behavior change programs. It operates in 7 provinces and 2000 villages, with a total budget of $106.7 million from the World Bank, Australian aid, and the Indonesian government. The project supports village planning, infrastructure implementation, and post-construction management through district technical teams. However, implementation progress is behind schedule, and the project is reviewing strategies to increase health outcomes, procurement, and monitoring and evaluation.
Funding Public Infrastructure Stephen Labson slEconomicsStephen Labson
The purpose of this document is to provide an overview to broad options at hand in funding public infrastructure. In developing this overview we have had regard to a number of funding approaches found in practice, and have provided a small set of case studies so as to illustrate key aspects of various approaches and options.
This webinar discusses recent reforms to state and local government pension systems. It provides an overview of public pensions in the US, noting $3 trillion in assets, 15 million active participants, and 8 million retirees receiving $200 billion annually. Recent reforms across many states have increased employee contributions and retirement ages for both new and current employees in an effort to address underfunding and rising costs. The webinar examines case studies of negotiated reforms in five pension systems and updates on reforms enacted in 2012.
An integrated systems thinking deliberative process to explore approaches for...Joanna Hicks
This document discusses using an integrated systems thinking approach to explore ways to balance land use and water quality. It proposes a deliberative process involving stakeholders to identify shared problems, organize issues, and deliberate the impacts of different scenarios according to community values. The goal is to produce a range of solutions that recognize environmental limits and social/economic trade-offs to inform water quality limits and future pathways in a way that has broad support.
The document discusses property management of multi-unit residential buildings in Finland. It provides an overview of housing companies, which own and manage approximately 600,000 dwellings occupied by 1/3 of the Finnish population. Housing companies are responsible for maintenance and joint facilities, while owners pay monthly maintenance charges. The division of maintenance responsibilities between owners and housing companies is defined by law. The property manager's role includes implementing life cycle plans and coordinating inspections, repairs and renovations according to quality standards. Kiinko offers education programs to train property management professionals.
This document summarizes news from the Naval Construction Battalion Center in Gulfport, Mississippi. It discusses:
1) NMCB 1 installing solar panels at Camp Lemonnier in Djibouti to help the base go green and reduce energy costs.
2) NMCB 74 constructing berms at a firing range on Naval Base Guam.
3) Upcoming holiday events at the Youth Activities Center on the base, including a tree lighting.
4) A retired Navy Seabee donating a "Chemotherapy Victory Bell" to the oncology clinic at Keesler Air Force Base hospital to celebrate patients completing treatment.
This document discusses payments for watershed services (PWS) and summarizes key discussions from a meeting in Bellagio, Italy in 2007. It defines PWS as voluntary transactions between service buyers and sellers to manage land in ways that protect watershed services. The meeting brought together practitioners, researchers, and investors with experience in PWS schemes. They discussed lessons learned from global experiences to improve watershed management efficiency. The document also summarizes two common types of PWS schemes - user-financed schemes negotiated between buyers and sellers, and government-financed schemes where the state pays on behalf of users.
The document discusses challenges and frameworks for benefit sharing related to REDD+. It outlines several challenges, including determining who should benefit given multiple rights holders, and how benefits should be distributed effectively. It then presents several frameworks and instruments that can help address these challenges, including legal agreements, guidelines, and illustrative examples. The document emphasizes that there are no simple solutions, and the goal is to equip stakeholders to identify beneficiaries and assess options for mechanisms to share benefits appropriately within their specific country contexts.
TEEB for Policy Makers provides concise summaries of key elements from the document:
1. It outlines TEEB's goals of demonstrating the value of ecosystems, underlining the urgency of action, assessing ecosystem values, incorporating those values into decisions, identifying solutions, and addressing the needs of various end-users.
2. It describes the different TEEB reports being produced for different audiences like policymakers and business.
3. It highlights economic policy instruments like payments for ecosystem services (PES) that can reward the provision of ecosystem services and promote sustainability.
The document summarizes the Department of the Navy's fiscal year 2013 budget. It discusses reductions in funding levels due to the Budget Control Act of 2011 and impending sequestration cuts. Key areas that will see reductions include military and civilian personnel, operations and maintenance, procurement, and infrastructure funding. Readiness levels for ship operations, flying hours, and ground equipment maintenance are maintained but reduced compared to previous years due to constrained budgets.
Balancing Incentive Program Webinar (Nov 2011)edkako
This document outlines a work plan for states applying to a Medicaid program that supports providing long-term services and supports in community settings. The work plan requires states to standardize eligibility determination processes across agencies through a coordinated case management system with a single point of entry. It also mandates separating case management from direct service provision to prevent conflicts of interest. States must design an automated, two-stage eligibility system that conducts basic and full functional/financial assessments within 24 months of submitting their work plan.
Everything you ever wanted to know about lenox v5channinggibson
The document provides an overview of Lenox town finances, including sources of revenue and expenses. Property taxes make up the largest source of revenue at 58% of the budget, but are increasingly important as other sources decline. Expenses are dominated by personnel costs at 43% and capital projects at 13% of the budget. The town faces long-term challenges balancing a 2.5% cap on revenue growth with rising costs, while planning for infrastructure needs and future development. The upcoming town meeting will consider budget and spending proposals to address these issues.
This document provides a summary of priority programs and projects in Cordillera Administrative Region (CAR) as of March 2012. It outlines 17 social sector programs, 16 economic sector programs, and 42 infrastructure projects. The largest and most advanced projects include the Pantawid Pamilyang Pilipino Program (4Ps), the Second Cordillera Highland Agricultural Resource Management (CHARM 2) Project, and the Agrarian Reform Infrastructure Support Project Phase III. The document indicates implementing agencies, project costs, funding sources, and status or remarks for each program and project.
Gabriel ribenboim the juma reserve red projecttheREDDdesk
The document summarizes experiences from implementing an avoided deforestation project in the Juma Reserve in Brazil. It describes the location and creation of the reserve through community consultation. It outlines the beneficiaries of the forest allowance program and institutional roles. It discusses financial investments, carbon credits generated, community investments in education and health. It also describes capacity building programs, sustainable production, and the importance of community involvement for project success.
Gabriel ribenboim the-juma_reserve_red_projecttheREDDdesk
The document summarizes experiences from implementing an avoided deforestation project in the Juma Reserve in Brazil. It describes the location and creation of the reserve through community consultation. It outlines the beneficiaries of the forest allowance program and institutional roles. It discusses financial investments, carbon credits generated, community investments in education and health. It also describes capacity building programs, sustainable production, and the importance of community involvement for project success.
The report summarizes the status of major programs and projects in the Cordillera Administrative Region as of the second quarter of 2012. It provides details on 46 projects with a total cost of PHP 10.4 billion being implemented by 11 regional line agencies. The largest sectors by cost are economic at PHP 5.4 billion and infrastructure at PHP 2.8 billion. Overall physical accomplishment across all projects is 32.78% with priority given to monitoring 8 major projects totaling PHP 5.3 billion.
The report summarizes the status of major programs and projects in the Cordillera Administrative Region as of the second quarter of 2012. It provides details on 46 projects with a total cost of PHP 10.4 billion being implemented by 11 regional line agencies. The largest sectors by cost are economic at PHP 5.4 billion and infrastructure at PHP 2.8 billion. Overall physical accomplishment across all projects is 32.78% with priority given to monitoring 8 major projects totaling PHP 5.3 billion.
The Regional Project Monitoring and Evaluation System (RPMES) report provides an overview of the status of major programs and projects in the Cordillera Administrative Region of the Philippines. As of June 2012, there were 46 projects totaling PHP 10.414 billion being monitored across social, economic, infrastructure, and disaster recovery sectors. The largest sector was economic at PHP 5.424 billion or 52% of total cost, followed by infrastructure at PHP 2.794 billion or 27%. Overall physical accomplishment across all projects was 32.78% as of June 2012. Eight priority projects totaling PHP 5.3 billion would receive closer monitoring, including the Second Cordillera Highland Agricultural Resource Management Project and Pantawid Pamily
Debt review presentation qecb-power saver, march 2012HarcourtBrownEF
This document discusses launching a residential energy upgrade program in Salt Lake County using a combination of Qualified Energy Conservation Bonds (QECBs) and the PowerSaver financing product. QECBs offer below-market interest rates subsidized by the IRS, while PowerSaver provides mortgage insurance through HUD. The proposed program would issue QECBs through a conduit to fund low-cost loans originated by an approved PowerSaver lender. This structure could create a sustainable financing model to scale the energy upgrade market in Salt Lake County while offering homeowners energy improvements at affordable rates.
Advocacy by the Ombudsman enabling Water ReformsBlancheCotlear
This case study explains the role the national Ombudsman played in facilitating the dialogue between water users and the national regulator for the water reform and improvements in the regulation.
Water Supply and Sanitation for Low income Communities (WSLIC-2)Oswar Mungkasa
This document provides an overview of the WSLIC-2 water and sanitation project for low income communities in Indonesia. The project aims to improve health outcomes through community-driven water and sanitation infrastructure and behavior change programs. It operates in 7 provinces and 2000 villages, with a total budget of $106.7 million from the World Bank, Australian aid, and the Indonesian government. The project supports village planning, infrastructure implementation, and post-construction management through district technical teams. However, implementation progress is behind schedule, and the project is reviewing strategies to increase health outcomes, procurement, and monitoring and evaluation.
Funding Public Infrastructure Stephen Labson slEconomicsStephen Labson
The purpose of this document is to provide an overview to broad options at hand in funding public infrastructure. In developing this overview we have had regard to a number of funding approaches found in practice, and have provided a small set of case studies so as to illustrate key aspects of various approaches and options.
This webinar discusses recent reforms to state and local government pension systems. It provides an overview of public pensions in the US, noting $3 trillion in assets, 15 million active participants, and 8 million retirees receiving $200 billion annually. Recent reforms across many states have increased employee contributions and retirement ages for both new and current employees in an effort to address underfunding and rising costs. The webinar examines case studies of negotiated reforms in five pension systems and updates on reforms enacted in 2012.
An integrated systems thinking deliberative process to explore approaches for...Joanna Hicks
This document discusses using an integrated systems thinking approach to explore ways to balance land use and water quality. It proposes a deliberative process involving stakeholders to identify shared problems, organize issues, and deliberate the impacts of different scenarios according to community values. The goal is to produce a range of solutions that recognize environmental limits and social/economic trade-offs to inform water quality limits and future pathways in a way that has broad support.
The document discusses property management of multi-unit residential buildings in Finland. It provides an overview of housing companies, which own and manage approximately 600,000 dwellings occupied by 1/3 of the Finnish population. Housing companies are responsible for maintenance and joint facilities, while owners pay monthly maintenance charges. The division of maintenance responsibilities between owners and housing companies is defined by law. The property manager's role includes implementing life cycle plans and coordinating inspections, repairs and renovations according to quality standards. Kiinko offers education programs to train property management professionals.
This document summarizes news from the Naval Construction Battalion Center in Gulfport, Mississippi. It discusses:
1) NMCB 1 installing solar panels at Camp Lemonnier in Djibouti to help the base go green and reduce energy costs.
2) NMCB 74 constructing berms at a firing range on Naval Base Guam.
3) Upcoming holiday events at the Youth Activities Center on the base, including a tree lighting.
4) A retired Navy Seabee donating a "Chemotherapy Victory Bell" to the oncology clinic at Keesler Air Force Base hospital to celebrate patients completing treatment.
This document discusses payments for watershed services (PWS) and summarizes key discussions from a meeting in Bellagio, Italy in 2007. It defines PWS as voluntary transactions between service buyers and sellers to manage land in ways that protect watershed services. The meeting brought together practitioners, researchers, and investors with experience in PWS schemes. They discussed lessons learned from global experiences to improve watershed management efficiency. The document also summarizes two common types of PWS schemes - user-financed schemes negotiated between buyers and sellers, and government-financed schemes where the state pays on behalf of users.
The document discusses challenges and frameworks for benefit sharing related to REDD+. It outlines several challenges, including determining who should benefit given multiple rights holders, and how benefits should be distributed effectively. It then presents several frameworks and instruments that can help address these challenges, including legal agreements, guidelines, and illustrative examples. The document emphasizes that there are no simple solutions, and the goal is to equip stakeholders to identify beneficiaries and assess options for mechanisms to share benefits appropriately within their specific country contexts.
TEEB for Policy Makers provides concise summaries of key elements from the document:
1. It outlines TEEB's goals of demonstrating the value of ecosystems, underlining the urgency of action, assessing ecosystem values, incorporating those values into decisions, identifying solutions, and addressing the needs of various end-users.
2. It describes the different TEEB reports being produced for different audiences like policymakers and business.
3. It highlights economic policy instruments like payments for ecosystem services (PES) that can reward the provision of ecosystem services and promote sustainability.
The document summarizes the Department of the Navy's fiscal year 2013 budget. It discusses reductions in funding levels due to the Budget Control Act of 2011 and impending sequestration cuts. Key areas that will see reductions include military and civilian personnel, operations and maintenance, procurement, and infrastructure funding. Readiness levels for ship operations, flying hours, and ground equipment maintenance are maintained but reduced compared to previous years due to constrained budgets.
Balancing Incentive Program Webinar (Nov 2011)edkako
This document outlines a work plan for states applying to a Medicaid program that supports providing long-term services and supports in community settings. The work plan requires states to standardize eligibility determination processes across agencies through a coordinated case management system with a single point of entry. It also mandates separating case management from direct service provision to prevent conflicts of interest. States must design an automated, two-stage eligibility system that conducts basic and full functional/financial assessments within 24 months of submitting their work plan.
Everything you ever wanted to know about lenox v5channinggibson
The document provides an overview of Lenox town finances, including sources of revenue and expenses. Property taxes make up the largest source of revenue at 58% of the budget, but are increasingly important as other sources decline. Expenses are dominated by personnel costs at 43% and capital projects at 13% of the budget. The town faces long-term challenges balancing a 2.5% cap on revenue growth with rising costs, while planning for infrastructure needs and future development. The upcoming town meeting will consider budget and spending proposals to address these issues.
This document provides a summary of priority programs and projects in Cordillera Administrative Region (CAR) as of March 2012. It outlines 17 social sector programs, 16 economic sector programs, and 42 infrastructure projects. The largest and most advanced projects include the Pantawid Pamilyang Pilipino Program (4Ps), the Second Cordillera Highland Agricultural Resource Management (CHARM 2) Project, and the Agrarian Reform Infrastructure Support Project Phase III. The document indicates implementing agencies, project costs, funding sources, and status or remarks for each program and project.
Gabriel ribenboim the juma reserve red projecttheREDDdesk
The document summarizes experiences from implementing an avoided deforestation project in the Juma Reserve in Brazil. It describes the location and creation of the reserve through community consultation. It outlines the beneficiaries of the forest allowance program and institutional roles. It discusses financial investments, carbon credits generated, community investments in education and health. It also describes capacity building programs, sustainable production, and the importance of community involvement for project success.
Gabriel ribenboim the-juma_reserve_red_projecttheREDDdesk
The document summarizes experiences from implementing an avoided deforestation project in the Juma Reserve in Brazil. It describes the location and creation of the reserve through community consultation. It outlines the beneficiaries of the forest allowance program and institutional roles. It discusses financial investments, carbon credits generated, community investments in education and health. It also describes capacity building programs, sustainable production, and the importance of community involvement for project success.
The report summarizes the status of major programs and projects in the Cordillera Administrative Region as of the second quarter of 2012. It provides details on 46 projects with a total cost of PHP 10.4 billion being implemented by 11 regional line agencies. The largest sectors by cost are economic at PHP 5.4 billion and infrastructure at PHP 2.8 billion. Overall physical accomplishment across all projects is 32.78% with priority given to monitoring 8 major projects totaling PHP 5.3 billion.
The report summarizes the status of major programs and projects in the Cordillera Administrative Region as of the second quarter of 2012. It provides details on 46 projects with a total cost of PHP 10.4 billion being implemented by 11 regional line agencies. The largest sectors by cost are economic at PHP 5.4 billion and infrastructure at PHP 2.8 billion. Overall physical accomplishment across all projects is 32.78% with priority given to monitoring 8 major projects totaling PHP 5.3 billion.
The Regional Project Monitoring and Evaluation System (RPMES) report provides an overview of the status of major programs and projects in the Cordillera Administrative Region of the Philippines. As of June 2012, there were 46 projects totaling PHP 10.414 billion being monitored across social, economic, infrastructure, and disaster recovery sectors. The largest sector was economic at PHP 5.424 billion or 52% of total cost, followed by infrastructure at PHP 2.794 billion or 27%. Overall physical accomplishment across all projects was 32.78% as of June 2012. Eight priority projects totaling PHP 5.3 billion would receive closer monitoring, including the Second Cordillera Highland Agricultural Resource Management Project and Pantawid Pamily
The Regional Project Monitoring and Evaluation System (RPMES) report provides an overview of the status of major programs and projects in the Cordillera Administrative Region of the Philippines. As of June 2012, there were 46 projects totaling PHP 10.414 billion being monitored across social, economic, infrastructure, and disaster recovery sectors. The largest sector was economic at PHP 5.424 billion or 52% of total cost, followed by infrastructure at PHP 2.794 billion or 27%. Overall physical accomplishment across all projects was 32.78% as of June 2012. Eight priority projects totaling PHP 5.3 billion would receive closer monitoring, including the Second Cordillera Highland Agricultural Resource Management Project and Pantawid Pamily
This document discusses several case studies from the CGIAR Challenge Program on Water and Food (CPWF) that resulted in outcomes. It focuses on a case study in Peru around the development of benefit sharing mechanisms for water resources in the Cañete River watershed. Over 8-10 years, CPWF Phase 1 and 2 research contributed to changes in knowledge, attitudes, and behaviors regarding water valuation, payment targeting, and legal reforms that enabled the drafting of national ecosystem services legislation in Peru. The document also briefly mentions case studies on slash and mulch agriculture in Central America, urban wastewater use in West Africa, and a precursor project in Zimbabwe that addressed challenges in goat farming through innovations like organized auctions.
Research paper: Reducing REDD: Implementation issues for lower Mekong subre...SPERI
This document presents a critical analysis of challenges in implementing REDD programs in the Lower Mekong Subregion. It examines issues through field exposures and interviews. Key challenges discussed are the hunger for economic growth prioritized over environmental protection, insecure land tenure increasing land conflicts, and lack of inclusion of local communities in decision making. The document calls for more decentralization of forest resources and stronger inclusion of local voices in REDD programs to better address equity and indigenous rights.
Local Climate Adaptive Living Facility (LoCAL), CambodiaNAP Global Network
Presentation by Fakri Karim (LoCAL, UNCDF) on The Local Climate Adaptive Living Facility (LoCAL) of the UN Capital Development Fund. This was presented at COP 22 in Marrakech on Nov 8, 2016
Prepared by the students of corporate finance at the MBA program of IE Business School, this presentation provides an introduction to project finance and analyzes two case studies involving project finance.
The meeting on May 20th was between David Duncan of Barchester Healthcare and Steph Palmerone of Grove Investments. Barchester Healthcare delivers national quality care with local flexibility in partnership with local communities. They support people through individualized packages of care and services for older adults, those with disabilities, mental health needs, learning disabilities, and more. Funding comes from individuals, local authorities, and primary care trusts. Regional and local approaches vary across England, Scotland, Wales, and Ireland. Reforms aim to increase choice and reduce inequality through innovation and improved performance.
The Second Cordillera Highland Agricultural Resource Management Project (CHARMP 2) aims to reduce poverty and improve livelihoods in rural communities in the Cordillera Administrative Region of the Philippines. It has made less progress than planned due to delays in infrastructure projects from a lack of local government funding. The project coordinators are working on solutions like adjusting cost-sharing requirements between the national government and local governments. Overall implementation is 18.66% complete financially and physically, below the 53% target.
The document outlines Indonesia's strategy for financing transformative climate change projects through public-private partnerships and funding mechanisms. It establishes the Indonesia Green Investment fund that will co-invest with private investors in joint investment companies supporting renewable energy and other climate projects. Examples provided include a feed-in tariff program that pays an avoided cost rate premium to independent power producers to scale up renewable energy, with various entities and insurance programs in place to manage risks and ensure payments. The government also plans to gradually reduce electricity subsidies to free up funds for infrastructure and renewable energy development.
Summary of programs and projects as of first quarter 2012Rdc Cordillera
1. The document lists 42 programs and projects being implemented in the Cordillera Administrative Region as of March 2012 across social, economic, and infrastructure sectors.
2. The total cost of the programs and projects is PHP 6.3 billion with funding from various national and international sources.
3. Implementation status varies significantly across programs, with some nearly complete while others are in early stages or facing delays such as project rebidding due to failed initial bidding processes.
This document discusses strategic financial planning for water resources. It notes that finance is limited and comes from taxes, tariffs, and transfers. Good governance, institutions, and information are needed to effectively use finance. Strategic financial planning provides a structured approach to analyze needs and gaps, determine realistic targets based on available funding sources, and identify priorities. A study in Lesotho developed a financial plan under different scenarios and engaged stakeholders to inform policy and budgeting. Outcomes included improved data, priority setting, and aid effectiveness. Ongoing support is needed to ensure sustainability.
The document provides information on two schemes administered by the Ministry of Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises:
1) Prime Minister's Rozgar Yojana (PMRY), a credit-linked subsidy scheme that provides financial assistance to less educated and poor unemployed youth.
2) Scheme of Fund for Regeneration of Traditional Industries (SFURTI), which aims to develop clusters of traditional industries like khadi, village, and coir to increase their productivity and competitiveness.
Key details provided on both schemes include objectives, eligibility criteria, implementation mechanisms, budget allocations, targets, progress to date, and recent initiatives to strengthen the schemes.
Water and sanitation service models for the urban poor: Defining stakeholder relations, achieving sustainable finance
Side Event WEDC 06/07/2011. Session organized by WSUP Cranfield University and BPD Water and Sanitation
Similar to Profile of Current Practices for Benefit Sharing and Compensation Allocation in Hydropower Development Projects in Mekong Countries (20)
3rd Mekong Forum on Water, Food & Energy. Closing remarks for the forum by Dr Kim Geheb, Mekong Basin Leader, CGIAR Challenge Program on Water and Food
Session 20 comparing the nexus along the mekong gangaCPWF Mekong
3rd Mekong Forum on Water, Food & Energy 2013. Presentation from Session 20: Is the Nexus Secure … and for Whom?: Unpacking Nexus Discourses on Food, Water, and Energy Security in South and Southeast Asia
Sustainability tools in hydropower development & operationsCPWF Mekong
3rd Mekong Forum on Water, Food & Energy. Presentation from Session 19: Advancing Sustainability in the Mekong Region: the role of Assessment Tools, Standards and Safeguards.
Efforts to apply to rsat in mekong tributary sub basins under the mrc-ish pro...CPWF Mekong
The River Basin Sustainability Assessment Tool (RSAT) has been applied in Mekong tributary subbasins since 2010 as part of the MRC-ISH program to help facilitate sustainable hydropower development. The RSAT evaluates hydropower projects within the broader basin context across 10 topics related to economic, technical, social, and environmental criteria. It has been tested in 9 subbasins in the Mekong region to obtain feedback and improve the tool.
Advancing sustainability in the mekong region role of assessment tools and st...CPWF Mekong
3rd Mekong Forum on Water, Food & Energy. Presentation from Session 19: Advancing Sustainability in the Mekong Region: the role of Assessment Tools, Standards and Safeguards.
3rd Mekong Forum on Water, Food & Energy. Presentation from Session 19: Advancing Sustainability in the Mekong Region: the role of Assessment Tools, Standards and Safeguards.
Assessing livelihood piloting experiences associated with hydropower developmentCPWF Mekong
This document summarizes livelihood piloting experiences associated with hydropower development in Vietnam, Lao PDR, and Cambodia. Key outcomes include: 1) Introduction of a short term cassava variety in Vietnam that increased yields and farmer incomes; 2) Integrated rice-fish culture in Lao PDR that increased rice productivity and protein supply; and 3) Small scale aquaculture and vegetable production in Cambodia that diversified incomes and supported food security. Lessons learned indicate communities need more than one year to adopt new technologies, and partnerships with local authorities and companies can enable piloting of livelihood activities.
Profile of Current Practices for Benefit Sharing and Compensation Allocation in Hydropower Development Projects in Mekong Countries
1. Profile of Current Practices for Benefit Sharing and
Compensation Allocation in Hydropower
Development Projects in Mekong Countries
Mekong Project 4 on Water Governance
14 November 2012
Hanoi, Vietnam
2. Research Focus
Hydropower Dam
Development
Inclusiveness of
stakeholders’
participation
Outcomes Processes
(Distributive (Procedural
Inclusiveness of
Equity) Equity)
stakeholders’ interests
in the agenda setting
Results of allocation b
Benefits Costs
Monetary Non- Envi- Social
monetary ronment
a
3. Case Study Projects
Theun-
Hinboun
Expansion,
Lao PDR
Yaly,
Vietnam
Lower
Se San 2,
Cambodia
Yaly THXP LS2
operating Under construction/ Under planning/
since 2002 finish 2012 start 2012
4. Sharing of Benefits to Local Communities
Outcomes Case study projects/ Countries
Yali, Vietnam THXP, Lao PDR LS2, Cambodia
1. Sharing of project services
Electricity national power grid national power grid national power grid
Water supply Free supply resettles supply resettles
2. Sharing of non-monetary benefits
Resources entitlements
Priority in hiring during dam construction dam construction
3. Sharing of monetary benefits
Development funds provided & managed by provided by Project/
Project managed by Gov.
Taxes to provincial Gov. to national Gov. to national Gov.
Revenue sharing
Sharing of ownership
• Non-monetary benefits relating to livelihood options could be explored more.
• Development funds/taxes to local authorities need mechanisms to ensure the
revenue used for local development.
• More direct sharing schemes have not been widely used.
5. Compensation of Costs to Local Communities
Outcomes Case study projects/ Countries
Yali, Vietnam THXP, Lao PDR LS2, Cambodia
1. Compensation to resettles
Houses new houses built new houses built Details are not
Agricultural land land sizes of each HH average land size is available. But it is
surveyed and allocated allocated across all HHs. expected that
Crops monetary calculation monetary calculation compensation
Public utilities road/electricity/ water road/electricity/ water package in terms
Health/ education health centers/ schools health centers/ schools of cash and lost
Other supports agricultural extension Food supplied till income assets will be
target reached provided.
2. Compensation to made to Cambodians
other affected areas after the incidences.
3. Compensation to loss Forestry tax provided to Budget provided/ Budget provided
of ecosystem provincial Gov. managed by the Project to restore impacts
• Impacts areas recognized are ONLY areas flooded -- resettles provided with
compensation packages BUT other affected areas are not eligible. Noted that within the
eligible group, there are often subsequent issues after compensation.
• Impacts on ecosystem is another area needed attention. Need clear plan on what
impacts, how to implement and how to monitor the restoration works under the funds.
6. Selected Key Issues on Outcomes
Local communities is not the target beneficiaries of hydropower projects
Benefits of services
- Electricity targets urban sectors and some is exported.
- Electricity supplied to national power grid. need facilities for local to benefit.
- Improvement of physical infrastructure provided. Other benefits to enhance
livelihood options could be explored more.
Monetary Benefits
- In forms of development funds/ taxes to local authorities. need to ensure the use
of revenue (more difficult to secure when it is sent to the state’s budget).
- A more direct sharing schemes ?
Electricity users Kon Tum
% (NRT)/ 50% (VAT)
Natural resource tax
EVN power grid Annual provincial budget
Gia Lia
Yaly Hydropower Value added tax % (NRT)/ 50% (VAT)
Company
Forestry tax Provincial fund for
forest protection
7. Impact areas of dam development recognize only the areas flooded and
tend to exclude other anticipated and possible impacted areas.
Compensation
Eligible - As a result of such scoping, eligible
package
persons for compensation are only
those losing their physical assets
during dam construction.
Area flooded = impact zone
- Others that would affect during post-
construction and operational periods
are not considered.
- These affected groups are also not
included in information sharing.
Other impacts (more floods,
less fish, water shortage,
- Need a thorough study of impacts
poor water quality) NOT and a continue monitoring on arisen
Eligible impacts.
?
8. Negative impact on ecosystem has not been adequately addressed in
allocation of compensation.
- Scoping of environmental costs too is still debatable +
often has no representing agent.
- Details ecosystem impacts are usually limited.
- In the case studies – Yaly has ‘forestry tax’ and LS2 has
budget for ‘restoration of environmental impacts’ --
Need clear plan on implementation and monitoring of
the restoration works under the funds.
Agricultural land included in compensation package often has subsequent
issues after allocation.
- Main principle is to provide equivalent size. Types and
quality are often unknown.
- Let to disputes on unfair allocation/ changes in livelihoods
due to unsuitable land.
9. Compensation package provided by the projects may not be responsive to
the actual needs of the affected communities.
- Compensation package often provided uniformly across all groups whereas
there are actually diversity in locations, ethnics, and genders.
- A careful analysis of different groups and their direct participation in the
planning process would help enhancing efficiency in allocation of compensation.
Gender
Upstream-
Downstream
ethnics
10. Selected Key Issues on Procedures
Primary discourse to legitimize hydropower projects is to stimulate national
macro-economic development, benefiting the local project area and people
are not the principal concern.
generate electricity
supplying growth Local project area
contributing to and people ???
national economy
Key agencies responsible for hydropower development are from energy
sector and may overlook social and environmental aspects.
Water for domestic/irrigation Water for hydropower
Min. of Agricultural &
Rural Development
? Min. of Industry & Trade
primary mandate to provide
mandate on livelihoods energy supply to industry
11. Limited representation and meaningful participation of local communities
in project development in general and in decision-makings on allocation of
compensation in particular.
- Questionable public participation / acceptability of EIA
- Resettled residents directly involved in certain procedures
but not on decision (e.g. survey for lost assets but not on
identification of prices, inform of prescribed relocation
sites but not consulted on their preferred locations).
No follow-up mechanism to address concerns of resettled communities
after compensation allocation process is done .
- The official reports of all cases stated that the resettled residents have accepted all
compensation packages allocated.
- The study however found many concerns arisen after relocations BUT there is no
mechanism for people to make claims.
13. GROUP DISCUSSION
Two small group discussions
Immediate and
Long-term impacts of
ongoing impacts of dam development and
dam development and management
management
Each group will:
a) Validate and firm up the list of agenda issues (a matrix of initial list is provided),
b) Select three key issues and brainstorm on appropriate approaches to address them, and
c) Brainstorm on appropriate mechanisms to operationalize the approaches (i.e. lead
responsible agencies and budgeting resources )
Each team thereafter report back to the plenary to exchange opinions.
14. Matrix A: validation of key findings and agenda issues (a)
No Agenda issues Validity
/
Distributive equity issues
1 Unfulfilled compensation terms based on people’s
understandings of promised compensation package
2 Terms delivered but turned out to be defective or undesirable
(e.g. farm land with poor soil quality)
(please add more items)
Procedural equity issues
1 Lack of full disclosure of information relevant to planning during
construction and operation of dam projects
2 Gender difference is not critically considered particularly in the
accounting and decision-making for compensation of affected
groups
(please add more items)
Matrix B: appropriate approaches to address and operationalize key issues (b)/(c)
No Selected key agenda issues Approaches/ mechanisms to Operationalized
(a) address the issues (b) mechanisms (c)
1
2
3