Project Description
The program conducts at least 30 scoping visits and at least 20 in-depth
advisory engagements with clients in the Europe and Central Asia region to
promote the uptake of cleaner production (CP) investments in Eastern
Europe. It performs initial CP audits for each client and produces
baseline data. The program also conducts at least eight workshops to raise
awareness of CP among firms, policy makers, and financial institutions.
Approximately 50 percent of program activities are in IDA (International
Development Association) countries or in frontier regions of middle-income
countries. Objectives are to: 1) facilitate $90 million (including $60
million from IFC) of investment in CP projects; 2) reduce costs by $18
million per year as a result of CP improvements; 3) avoid 120,000 tons per
year of GHG emissions through financed projects; and 4) increase overall
energy and resource efficiency of client enterprises.