Case studies

The following case studies illustrate how E Co. helps clients plan, develop and fund their projects. Please contact us for more information on these case studies or to discuss how we can support your initiatives.

Developing the Concept Note for IUCN’s Great Blue Wall initiative

Developing the Concept Note for IUCN’s Great Blue Wall initiative

  • Sector: Adaptation
  • Type: Stakeholder engagement, Concept Note
  • Countries: Kenya, Tanzania, Mozambique, South Africa, Sudan, Comoros, Mauritius, Madagascar
  • Client: IUCN
  • Funder: GCF

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GCF APPROVED: Water security in Vanuatu project approved at GCF B.34

GCF APPROVED: Water security in Vanuatu project approved at GCF B.34

  • Sector: Community resilience, Adaptation
  • Type: Funding Proposal
  • Countries: Vanuatu
  • Client: SPC
  • Funder: GCF

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GCF APPROVED: Funding proposal for Vanuatu community-based climate resilience approved at GCFB.32

GCF APPROVED: Funding proposal for Vanuatu community-based climate resilience approved at GCFB.32

  • Sector: Adaptation, community resilience
  • Type: Funding proposal
  • Countries: Vanuatu
  • Client: Save The Children
  • Funder: GCF

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E Co. institute: ICLEI City Climate Finance Training for Sub-Saharan Africa

E Co. institute: ICLEI City Climate Finance Training for Sub-Saharan Africa

  • Sector: Capacity building, project design
  • Type: Training
  • Countries: Sub-Saharan Africa
  • Client: ICLEI
  • Funder: GIZ

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E Co. institute: Virtual training with GGGI Indonesia - Country ownership, gender focus, post-training support

E Co. institute: Virtual training with GGGI Indonesia - Country ownership, gender focus, post-training support

  • Sector: Capacity building, project design
  • Type: Training
  • Countries: Indonesia
  • Client: GGGI Indonesia
  • Funder: N/A

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E Co. institute: Delivering GCF Concept Note training in Rwanda

E Co. institute: Delivering GCF Concept Note training in Rwanda

  • Sector: Capacity building, project design
  • Type: Training
  • Countries: Rwanda
  • Client: GIZ
  • Funder: N/A

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Supporting the World Bank with the development of the GCF proposal for the Ethiopia Resilient Landscapes and Livelihoods Project

Supporting the World Bank with the development of the GCF proposal for the Ethiopia Resilient Landscapes and Livelihoods Project

  • Sector: Adaptation, agriculture, sustainable land management
  • Type: GCF, Concept note, funding proposal
  • Countries: Ethiopia
  • Client: World Bank
  • Funder: World Bank

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Technical assistance to the Government of Georgia with the development of an energy efficiency law

Technical assistance to the Government of Georgia with the development of an energy efficiency law

  • Sector: Energy Efficiency
  • Type: Legislation and regulation development
  • Countries: Georgia
  • Client: EBRD
  • Funder: EBRD

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E Co. institute: Building capacity with GGGI Indonesia - Tackling the GCF paradigm shift

E Co. institute: Building capacity with GGGI Indonesia - Tackling the GCF paradigm shift

  • Sector: Capacity building, project design
  • Type: Training
  • Countries: Indonesia
  • Client: Global Green Growth Institute (GGGI) Indonesia
  • Funder: N/A

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Supporting ISULabaNtu, an informal settlement upgrading in Durban, South Africa

Supporting ISULabaNtu, an informal settlement upgrading in Durban, South Africa

  • Sector: Built environment; urban resilience
  • Type: Research
  • Countries: South Africa
  • Client: University of Westminster
  • Funder: Economic and Social Research Council (ESRC)

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Disaster risk reduction and mitigation: green growth in Jordan’s humanitarian sector

Disaster risk reduction and mitigation: green growth in Jordan’s humanitarian sector

  • Sector: Disaster Risk Reduction through Green Growth
  • Type: Evaluation, Strategy development
  • Countries: Jordan
  • Client: Danish Refugee Council
  • Funder: GIZ

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Assessment of the residential energy efficiency investment potential in the Western Balkans

Assessment of the residential energy efficiency investment potential in the Western Balkans

The objective of this assignment was to prepare a Market Demand Study that assessed the residential energy efficiency investment potential in Western Balkans countries and provided information to guide the EBRD and the European Commission through the design of a successful facility.

  • Sector: Infrastructure and built environment resilience
  • Type: Market assessment, strategy development
  • Countries: Albania, Bosnia Herzegovina, Kosovo, Macedonia, Serbia
  • Client: EBRD
  • Funder: EBRD

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Development of the GEF CEO endorsement document for “Sustainable City Development in Malaysia”

Development of the GEF CEO endorsement document for “Sustainable City Development in Malaysia”

In this assignment E Co. supported the development of a request for GEF CEO Endorsement / project proposal in the climate change mitigation focal area.

  • Sector: Green cities
  • Type: Strategy development, project formulation
  • Countries: Malaysia
  • Client: UNIDO
  • Funder: GCF

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Support to the development of the Global Environment Facility (GEF) portfolio at EBRD

Support to the development of the Global Environment Facility (GEF) portfolio at EBRD

For nine years (March 2007- March 2016), E Co. has supported the EBRD in designing project proposals for climate change mitigation and adaptation projects for the GEF in Eastern Europe, Central Asia and Mediterranean countries.

  • Sector: Sustainable energy
  • Type: Market assessment, strategy development, project formulation
  • Countries: Multiple countries
  • Client: EBRD
  • Funder: Multiple funders

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Formulating a full funding proposal for GCF-backed energy efficiency project in Armenia

Formulating a full funding proposal for GCF-backed energy efficiency project in Armenia

In this assignment E Co. supported the development of a concept note and full funding proposal for the GCF in the climate change mitigation focal area.

  • Sector: Green cities
  • Type: Market assessment, strategy development, project formulation
  • Countries: Armenia
  • Client: UNDP Armenia
  • Funder: GCF

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Supporting the AfDB in project development for GEF-LDCF and Uganda's NAPA

Supporting the AfDB in project development for GEF-LDCF and Uganda's NAPA

E Co. designed a project document for AfDB for the GEF-LDCF in order to fund the implementation of Uganda’s National Adaptation Programme of Action (NAPA).

  • Sector: Infrastructure and built environment resilience
  • Type: Market assessment, strategy development, project formulation
  • Countries: Uganda
  • Client: AfDB
  • Funder: GEF

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