Significant progress has been made in delivering grant activities and achieving results in FY24. The finalization of the land-use/land-cover classification has been a major milestone, providing the necessary data to complete the land accounts. READ MORE
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Partners Countries
Africa
Ethiopia
Ghana
The development of natural capital accounts has made significant progress this fiscal year, with the completion of the Land and Ecosystem Extent Accounts. The reference data and methodology used in developing the wealth and adjusted macroeconomic indicators were published. READ MORE
Kenya
In FY25, the GPS program advanced Kenya’s natural capital accounting across land, water, ecosystems, forests, and energy. Technical working groups were formed, data compiled, and capacity built, producing water and energy tables, ecosystem reports, and forest asset data. The program also strengthened the National Treasury’s ability to integrate climate and natural capital into macro-fiscal modeling through the KENMOD tool and policy simulations.
Nigeria
The CIC program in Nigeria has a clear objective: to provide support for the country’s planning and implementation of climate change mitigation and adaptation commitments, while enhancing its water security and environmental management policies. READ MORE
Zambia
GPS has been supporting NCA activities in Zambia under the previous TTA project which provided the basis for the CIC activity to update the existing accounts. Accordingly, significant progress was made during FY25, with three updated and/or expanded natural capital accounts completed.
The inaugural Zambia NCA Forum, held in Lusaka in December 2025, convened policymakers, experts, and partners to review progress and advance integration of natural capital accounting into national planning, showcasing Zambia’s transition to a policy-driven approach for sustainable, climate-resilient development and positioning the nation as a regional leader.
East Asia and Pacific
Cambodia
The GPS-funded grant “Enhancing Natural Resource and Pollution Management in Cambodia” is closely aligned with the country’s priorities and strategic focus on nature-based solutions. This enables the integration of nature-based solutions principles into various sectors such as transport/roads, agriculture, water, tourism, urban development, and water supply and management. READ MORE
Lao People's Democratic Republic
Building on the previous GPS TTA grant, the Lao PDR CIC program aims to leverage natural capital data and analytics to support decision-making in forestry and water sectors to help policy makers make informed decisions on prioritizing critical areas and actions for investment (e.g. water infrastructure development). To achieve this objective, the program intends to produce three analytical reports that will inform relevant policies and lending projects. READ MORE
Europe and Central Asia
Uzbekistan
The objective of the GPS-sponsored grant in Uzbekistan is to chart a long-term path towards climate change mitigation and environmental sustainability, while facilitating the ongoing economic transformation of the country. In FY24, the grant focused on supporting the next green recovery Development Policy Operations by identifying areas for prior approved actions related to stronger environmental policy and the new Environmental Code. READ MORE
Middle East and North Africa
Tunisia
Tunisia’s GPS grant aims to guide the development of the tourism sector in a way that is more sustainable and resilient to threats such as climate change. It will do so by developing and using a select set of ecosystem natural capital accounts at national and subnational/local levels, along with key information related to tourism activity, to provide the Tunisian government with a decision tool. READ MORE
Türkiye
The production of various accounts is under way. Specifically, data has been collected, drafts have been compiled, and results have been discussed for the Ecosystem Extent Account, Forest Condition Account, Provision Ecosystem Account, and Nature-Based Tourism Ecosystem Account. READ MORE
South Asia
Bangladesh
Significant progress has been made in delivering grant activities and achieving results in FY24. The finalization of the land-use/land-cover classification has been a major milestone, providing the necessary data to complete the land accounts. READ MORE
India
The GPS-sponsored grant in India was established to assess the impact of nature-smart and climate resilient policies in India using macroeconomic and land-use models that incorporate natural capital and ecosystem services. READ MORE
Nepal
Remarkable progress has been made in the compilation of data for the socioeconomic and biophysical forest data sets in FY24. The nationally representative socioeconomic forest data compilation (which was done in parallel with the Fourth Nepal Living Standards Survey) has been completed, and the data will be published and made publicly available by the Nepal National Statistics Office in FY25. READ MORE
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Maldives
The primary development objective of the GPS grant is to advance the use of knowledge-driven mechanisms to facilitate green, resilient, and inclusive development and recovery in the Maldives. READ MORE
Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka’s grant aims to provide important data and analysis to help guide discussions and support policies that connect natural resources, climate, development, and poverty. This work supports the World Bank’s efforts to help Sri Lanka recover from its ongoing economic, financial, and social crisis, and to build a future that is greener, more resilient, and more inclusive, especially in the face of climate change. READ MORE
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