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To help the Government of South Africa reduce its waste footprint in a sustainable way that aligns with the green economy vision in its National Development Plan 2030, the USAID South Africa Low Emissions Development (SA-LED) program developed the South Africa Waste Management Decision-Making Tool.

• 08/17/2020

This simplified financial model for the procurement of solar photovoltaic projects is designed to appraise the affordability of municipal solar photovoltaic projects.

• 08/17/2020

The municipal fleet costs and environmental impacts calculator can be used to estimate the costs, air pollution emissions of fossil fuel and alternative bus fleets, and greenhouse gas emissions associated with a given municipal bus fleet over ten years.

• 08/17/2020

Wastewater treatment plants consume electricity for the operation of equipment and produce methane gas, a greenhouse gas, from the process of anaerobic digestion, used to break down solid waste.

• 08/14/2020

This webinar presented highlights from the USAID-funded Climate Economic Analysis, Development, Investment, and Resilience (CEADIR) Activity’s Climate Finance Assessment: Opportunities for Scaling Up Financing for Clean Energy, Sustainable Landscapes, and Adaptation.

• 08/12/2020

To help the Government of South Africa to reduce its waste footprint in a sustainable way, the USAID South Africa Low Emissions Development (SA-LED) program developed a data collection methodology to analyze and characterize various waste streams.

• 08/11/2020

To help the Government of South Africa reduce its waste footprint, the USAID South Africa Low Emissions Development (SA-LED) program developed the South Africa Waste Management Decision-Making Tool.

• 08/11/2020

This excel-based calculator is designed to appraise the affordability of municipal solar photovoltaic projects.

• 08/11/2020

The South African National Standards (SANS) 10400-XA provides for the application of Regulation XA, or the minimum requirements of the South African National Building Regulations on energy efficiency and environmental sustainability in building design.

• 08/11/2020

The USAID South Africa Low Emissions Development (SA-LED) program adapted the Organizational Capacity Assessment Tool (OCAT) to assess organizational capacity of municipalities in South Africa to plan financially for and implement climate action projects.

• 08/05/2020

This calculator can be used to estimate the costs, air pollution emissions of fossil fuel and alternative bus fleets, and greenhouse gas emissions associated with a given municipal bus fleet over ten years.

• 08/05/2020

This case study explores the support that the SA-LED program provided and offers lessons learned and recommendations on the grant application process.

• 08/05/2020

A significant untapped opportunity for small hydropower development in South Africa lies in capturing power from municipal water and wastewater, or conduit infrastructure.

• 08/05/2020

Wastewater treatment plants consume electricity for the operation of equipment and produce methane gas, a greenhouse gas, from the process of anaerobic digestion, used to break down solid waste.

• 08/04/2020

Wastewater treatment plants consume electricity for the operation of equipment and produce methane gas, a greenhouse gas, from the process of anaerobic digestion, used to break down solid waste.

• 08/04/2020