Country Partnership Strategy for India: 2013–17
On pollution management, Bank’s ongoing Ganga Basin Project will help build the capacity of the National Ganga River Basin Authority to pilot wastewater collection and treatment, and adopt river conservation measures.
change (adaptation) as well as towards reducing the carbon growth intensity of agricultural growth (power consumption and fertilizer use (mitigation)). Outcome 2.5 Improved environmental protection and biodiversity conservation The WBG will focus on developing effective systems and institutions to enable more efficient environment management and reduction of resource degradation. This would include interventions in three key areas: (i) coastal management; (ii) industrial pollution management; and (iii) natural resources (particularly water), ecosystems and biodiversity. Efforts to integrate sustainability considerations and lower carbon approaches in project design across sectors, but especially in infrastructure, will intensify. On coastal management, the Bank will support the simultaneous economic development of India’s extensive coast line and preservation of its fragile ecosystems with pilots in Gujarat, Odisha, and West Bengal. The new coastal disaster risk reduction project in Puducherry and Tamil Nadu will also pilot improvements to marine fisheries, particularly in inshore coastal areas. On pollution management, Bank’s ongoing Ganga Basin Project will help build the capacity of the National Ganga River Basin Authority to pilot wastewater collection and treatment, and adopt river conservation measures. The Capacity Building for Industrial Pollution project is helping deploy technologies and management practices for cleaning up toxic legacy sites. Outcome 2.6 Reduced Greenhouse Gas emissions through energy efficiency and renewable energy production The WBG will continue to promote low-carbon growth. The Bank will support Himachal Pradesh’s inclusive green growth strategy through a series of development policy loans—one of which is expected to be funded through the Clean Technology Fund. In line with its Climate business strategic priority, IFC investments will continue to support private companies to move to lower carbon growth paths through renewable energy, and energy and resource efficiency In recent years, IFC’s innovative PPP advisory work in India has supported India’s first solar roof-top project (Gujarat) and the first street lighting energy efficiency project in the low income states of Rajasthan and Odisha. IFC has also partnered with financial institutions to expand the availability of capital for renewable energy and energy financing. Through its Clean Technology Innovation Fund, IFC will be able to invest in clean-tech companies, including seed investments in higher risk sectors and locations. On the advisory front, IFC will help financial institutions to expand their focus on clean energy financing by promoting improved access to finance for lowincome households, strengthening microfinance networks, and introducing financial products that enable access to clean energy, water and sanitation products. Green cities can also be a source of efficiencies. A series of CTF-funded projects in India aim to improve energy efficiency of equipment, buildings, and industry which improve cities. The proposed projects aim to reduce the growth of emissions from energy consumption in the country. Carbon finance
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