Deadline: 30-Aug-2024
The Climate and Clean Air Coalition (CCAC) invites proposals for Establishing a Lower Mekong Regional Hub for Clean Air to Strengthen Harmonized National Regulatory Capacity in Thailand.
The project responds to a request by Thailand’s Pollution Control Department to set itself up as a Lower Mekong Regional Hub for Clean Air, encouraging and providing capacity for regulatory action that is harmonized across the national governments.
Thailand is seeking to foster clean air actions in the Lower Mekong region, given its existing and ongoing collaborations with the governments of Cambodia, and Laos
To foster clean air actions across the above countries, the Hub will:
- Be a platform for exchange both on policy/regulatory actions, as well as related air quality monitoring by the governments
- Provide tools for decision-making and regulatory approaches that are then applied by the individual countries in the Lower Mekong region in a harmonised way
- Facilitate access to air quality monitoring support through international funding sources (including bilateral donors)
- Increase data availability through a data sharing platform the Lower Mekong region
- Strengthen partnerships and enhance collaboration and cooperation in addressing environmental challenges in the Lower Mekong region
These efforts are part of Thailand’s commitment to deliver the “Roadmap on ASEAN Cooperation towards Transboundary Haze Pollution Control” 2022-2030, which was adopted in August 2023. The proposed activities would also deliver against Thailand’s “CLEAR Sky Strategy” with respect to the “Experience Sharing” strategic area. All three countries have endorsed the “CLEAR Sky Strategy.”
The activities proposed above should also build on the ongoing assessment of short-lived climate pollutants (SLCPs) from Forest Fire and Open Burning in the Lower Mekong Sub-region (LMS) to support the ASEAN haze control supported by the CCAC.
Funding Information
- Estimated project cost: $300,000
Expected Results
- Outcome 1: The Governments of Thailand, Cambodia, and Laos each endorse individualised recommendations for strengthening national regulatory frameworks for clean air during the project.
- Indicator: Number of laws, regulations, or other policy mechanisms with SLCP targets or mitigation measures proposed.
- Output 1.1: A report, with individual chapters for each of the four countries, that sets out at minimum recommended regulatory actions to be framed in the context of harmonization and collaboration amongst the Lower Mekong region countries.
- Output 1.2: A data and information management system that developed in alignment with the CCAC platform to inform regulatory actions and enhancements needed over the long-term for the Lower Mekong Region.
- Output 1.3 Stakeholder consultations with national entities from Thailand, Cambodia, and Laos organized to support the endorsement of the individualised recommendations for strengthening the regulatory frameworks for clean air.
- Outcome 2: The Government of Thailand secures political and financial support (national and/or international) for long-term operations of the Lower Mekong Regional Hub for Clean Air by the end of the project or soon after.
- Indicator: Number of possible donors for external funding (“catalysed funding”) for SLCP actions
- Output 2.1: Assessment detailing investment needs of the Lower Mekong Regional Hub for Clean Air and potential sources of financing Investment needs are identified.
- Outcome 3: The Government of Thailand, Cambodia, and Laos endorse project concepts/proposals by the end of the project for submission to international funding sources for putting high-quality air quality monitoring systems in place to inform future government commitments and regulatory enhancements by the end of the project.
- Indicator: Number of possible donors for supporting regional high-quality monitoring systems
- Output 3.1: At least two comprehensive and written project concepts/proposals for the hub that at minimum set out:
- Description
- Link to policies and regulations
- Costs overview
- A sustainability plan for long-term upkeep
- Output 3.2: Powerpoint pitches for each concepts/proposals
- Output 3.3: A list of potential donors, including contact details
Eligibility Criteria
- To be eligible for consideration, project proposals must meet the following requirements:
- Complete and submitted before the deadline
- Submitted by a non-governmental organization (NGO), intergovernmental organization (IGO), or other not-for-profit entity.
- Requested funding is within the estimated budget amount, or includes a clear justification for additional expenses
- Project duration is less than 24 months
- Budget criteria are met and spending caps on expenses are respected.
- Please note that entities will be required to provide the last three (3) audited financial statements to be eligible for CCAC funding. These statements may be provided along with the application for funding or at the request of the CCAC Secretariat during the evaluation process.
- For-profit entities may only participate in the project as stakeholders, co-funders, or end users. Applicants are encouraged to include for-profit entities in the development of the project proposal and/or during project implementation if their ownership of the proposed solution is key to the project’s success.
For more information, visit CCAC.