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Overview

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

Commitments (Constant USD, 2023)$786,000
Commitment Year•2023Country of Activity•Asia, regionalDirect Recipient Country of Incorporation•Multiple JurisdictionsSector•Agriculture, Forestry, FishingFlow Type•Grant

Status

Project lifecycle

Implementation

Pipeline: PledgePipeline: CommitmentImplementationCompletion

Timeline

Key dates

Commitment date
Jan 1, 2023
Start (planned)
Apr 1, 2024
End (planned)
Mar 1, 2028

Stakeholders

Organizations involved in projects and activities supported by financial and in-kind transfers from Chinese government and state-owned entities

Funding agencies

Government Agencies

  • Unspecified Chinese Government Institution

Cofinancing agencies

Intergovernmental Organizations

  • United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (UN ESCAP)

Receiving agencies

Government Agencies

  • Government of Cambodia
  • Government of Indonesia
  • Government of Nepal

Implementing agencies

Intergovernmental Organizations

  • Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)

Loan description

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

Narrative

Full Description

Project narrative

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

1. The UNPDF reference number for this project is PDF-SDG-2023-06. 2. The commitment date is estimated based upon the project's year of approval.