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The United Nations Peace and Development Trust Fund (UNPDF) provides $786,600 to strengthen mechanization-based solutions for climate crop residue management in Cambodia, Indonesia, and Nepal

$786K USD

Funder	Unspecified Chinese Government Institution
Recipient Organization	Government of Cambodia\|Government of Indonesia\|Government of Nepal
Country	Asia, regional
Start Date	Jan 01, 2023
End Date	Jan 22, 2027
Duration	1,482 days
Number of Grantees	1
Roles	Recipient
Data Source	AidData Chinese Aid
Grant ID	`108780`

Grant Description

In 2016, the Chinese Government pledged to contribute $200 million to the United Nations over a ten year period.

The United Nations Peace and Development Trust Fund (UNPDF) was established to channel these earmarked funds to specific projects in coordination with the UN.

The UNPDF is divided into two sub-funds: The 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development Sub-Fund and The Secretary-General's Peace and Security Sub-Fund.

Approved in 2023 by UNPDF, a $768,600 grant under the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development Sub-Fund was allocated for a project to promote sustainable and climate-smart agriculture through innovative agricultural machinery in support of related SDGs, specifically by addressing the surplus of crop straw primarily managed through burning, which poses environmental and health risks.

This project builds upon Phase 2 of China-ESCAP Cooperation's Project on Integrated Straw Management from 2021-2023 in China and Vietnam, and was recognized by the UN South-South-Cooperation Office in 2022 as "one of the best practices in South-South and triangular cooperation." In 2024, pilot projects for Phase II were launched in Cambodia, Indonesia, and Nepal.

UNPDF's funding will build upon Phase II and establish new pilot sites within Cambodia, Indonesia, and Nepal to adapt and scale up mechanization-based solutions to address crop straw burning while providing follow-up technical and outreach support to the existing pilots through study tours. The project's duration is between April 2024-March 2028 with UNESCAP as the implementing entity.

Collaborating partners include FAO, RCOs, and national governments.

📋 Staff Comments

The UNPDF reference number for this project is PDF-SDG-2023-06.
The commitment date is estimated based upon the project's year of approval.

📚 Sources & References

Strengthening mechanization-based solutions for climate-smart crop residue management in Cambodia
Indonesia and Nepal
Phase II Pilot Project on Integrated Straw Management Launched in Cambodia
CSAM Launched the Phase II Pilot Project on Integrated Straw Management in Indonesia
Study Tour on Integrated Straw Management in China - under the project 'Strengthening mechanization-based solutions for climate-smart crop residue management in Cambodia
Inodnesia, and Nepal
Annex III: Financial statement of the Centre for Sustainable Agricultural Mechanization for the year ended 31 December 2024, by project component
CSAM launches Phase II Pilot Project on Integrated Straw Management in Nepal Loan applications and disbursements are still being received and processed as the projects continue to evolve. Ongoing monitoring and evaluation are in place to ensure project continuity.