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Name of the entity
Inter-American Development Bank (IDB)
Type of Support Provider
Multilateral
Close Date
Funding Amount
USD 750,000
Eligible to submit a proposal
Non-state actors (e.g., academic/research institutions, non-profits, etc.)
Private companies
Climate Objective
Adaptation
Region
Latin America and the Caribbean
Sectors and Themes
Oceans and Coasts
Waste
Co-financing Requirement
No
Consortium Requirement
No
Call Summary
The Inter-American Development Bank (IDB), through its innovation laboratory, IDB Lab, and in partnership with the Global Environment Facility (GEF) seeks to support innovative solutions that contribute to the sound management of hazardous Chemicals and Waste (C&W) to protect human health and the environment, and address climate vulnerability in the Caribbean region.
This initiative seeks solutions for the following priority waste streams:
- used lubricating oils
- used and end-of-life tires
- used and end-of-life vehicles
- used and end-of-life electronic and electrical equipment (E-waste)
- plastics
- manufacturing/industrial waste
- organic and municipal solid waste
- medical waste
- hazardous pesticides
Solutions must be implemented in the following target countries: Antigua and Barbuda, Bahamas, Barbados, Belize, Dominican Republic, Guyana, Saint Kitts and Nevis, Saint Lucia, Suriname, Trinidad and Tobago.
This initiative seeks solutions for the following priority waste streams:
- used lubricating oils
- used and end-of-life tires
- used and end-of-life vehicles
- used and end-of-life electronic and electrical equipment (E-waste)
- plastics
- manufacturing/industrial waste
- organic and municipal solid waste
- medical waste
- hazardous pesticides
Solutions must be implemented in the following target countries: Antigua and Barbuda, Bahamas, Barbados, Belize, Dominican Republic, Guyana, Saint Kitts and Nevis, Saint Lucia, Suriname, Trinidad and Tobago.
Eligibility Criteria
The proposed solutions must:
- Be innovative in nature and present a business model that has not been implemented before in the country or that adds an innovation component to an existing model.
- Focus on reducing environmental pollution and climate vulnerability, thus, contributing to at least one of the following indicators: reduction, disposal/destruction, phase out, elimination and avoidance of chemicals of global concern and their waste in the environment and in processes, materials and products (metric tons of toxic chemicals reduced); reduction, avoidance of emissions of Persistent Organic Pollutants (POPs) to air from point and non-point sources; reduction of marine litter.
- Promote the social and economic inclusion of poor and vulnerable population; and
- Contemplate a path for scalability or replication, as well as financial sustainability.
Who can submit a proposal?
- Startups, small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs), corporations, NGOs, and others with demonstrated expertise in managing at least one of the priority waste streams mentioned.
- If your organization is located in one of the 10 target countries where the project will be implemented, you may submit a proposal.
- If your organization is located in one of the 48 IDB member countries other than one of the 10 target countries where the project will be implemented, you may submit a proposal only in partnership with an organization registered and located in one of the 10 target countries where the project will be implemented. The Caribbean-based organization should be materially involved in the activities of the proposed project. Project impact must favor one of the 10 target countries.
- Be innovative in nature and present a business model that has not been implemented before in the country or that adds an innovation component to an existing model.
- Focus on reducing environmental pollution and climate vulnerability, thus, contributing to at least one of the following indicators: reduction, disposal/destruction, phase out, elimination and avoidance of chemicals of global concern and their waste in the environment and in processes, materials and products (metric tons of toxic chemicals reduced); reduction, avoidance of emissions of Persistent Organic Pollutants (POPs) to air from point and non-point sources; reduction of marine litter.
- Promote the social and economic inclusion of poor and vulnerable population; and
- Contemplate a path for scalability or replication, as well as financial sustainability.
Who can submit a proposal?
- Startups, small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs), corporations, NGOs, and others with demonstrated expertise in managing at least one of the priority waste streams mentioned.
- If your organization is located in one of the 10 target countries where the project will be implemented, you may submit a proposal.
- If your organization is located in one of the 48 IDB member countries other than one of the 10 target countries where the project will be implemented, you may submit a proposal only in partnership with an organization registered and located in one of the 10 target countries where the project will be implemented. The Caribbean-based organization should be materially involved in the activities of the proposed project. Project impact must favor one of the 10 target countries.
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