Grants and Contributions

The purpose of this project is to support the creation of Sub-Projects that provide youth participants with quality employment opportunities and skills training in the natural resources sector (energy, forestry, mining, and earth sciences, as well as clean technology), which advances environmental outcomes and supports the transition to a low-carbon economy.

SHIFT Energy makes cutting energy consumption at your chilled water plant facility automatic with a patent-approved solution that works with existing building automation systems and equipment. Shift Energy is developing an Optimal Control solution using machine learning technology that automatically optimizes the performance of your chilled water plant to reduce energy consumption by 30%. That means lower carbon emissions, lower costs and a technology solution that will help reach a net-zero 2050 climate goal in support of global decarbonization.

Plastic packaging is responsible for significant soil pollution, water pollution, and greenhouse gas emissions. Compostable and fully recyclable packaging materials have the potential to displace single-use plastics in the food-packaging industry, but these sustainable alternatives have poor moisture-barrier properties so can’t keep food fresh.

Nfinite Nanotechnology Inc., a Waterloo startup company, has developed barrier coating technology for sustainable packaging. The technology enables solvent-free, open-air coating at high throughput on flexible packaging materials. It produces coatings with excellent moisture-barrier properties that are only a few tens of nanometers thick, so they do not affect the biodegradability or recyclability of the sustainable packaging.

In this project, Nfinite is setting up infrastructure to test its barrier coatings with packaging suppliers and consumer-packaged-goods companies. Together they aim to tackle the global plastic-waste challenge.

Vive uses precision chemistry to deliver new possibilities for farmers. Vive has modified its proprietary Allosperse™ delivery technology to solve formulation issues with biopesticides. This will enable the development of hybrid synthetic-biological pesticide products for major Canadian crops (Canola, wheat and pulses). Biopesticides are viewed as less toxic and more environmentally friendly by consumers and regulators, compared to synthetic pesticide counterparts; however, they are not as widely adopted because of certain drawbacks: They have inconsistent reproducibility of product efficacy in open field situations; limited product shelf-life; poor transferability of standard formulation methods; and poor compatibility with conventional chemical pesticides. Vive is partnering with leading biopesticide manufacturers to develop hybrid synthetic-biopesticide products specifically tailored for key Canadian crops: Canola, wheat, and pulses. These hybrid synthetic-biopesticide products will have the proven reliability of the synthetic pesticide but will also offer a secondary mode of action of a biological pesticide. Vive will develop, test, register and work with our partners to sell these products using a business model successfully developed in prior SDTC projects, delivering jobs and launching products commercially. This product concept is the key to drive further adoption of biological pesticides in mainstream agriculture.

The ''Justice and Fight against Impunity in Haiti (JISTIS)'' project, implemented by LWBC, is centered in an approach called ''empowerment through law'' for the most vulnerable people, in particular women, displaced and rural populations, and victims of gender-based violence (GBV). An empowerment through law approach enables people to acquire a better knowledge of their rights and of justice mechanisms and helps build the capacities of those providing legal aid and judicial assistance services. In addition, advocacy and strategic litigation actions are carried out to create jurisprudential precedents as a lever for transformative change in Haiti's legal framework and the country's fight against impunity.

The project will ensure: (1) to raise awareness and mobilise people in vulnerable situations about their rights and possible legal remedies; (2) to improve the provision of legal and judicial services accessible to victims of human rights violations, particularly for internally displaced populations and for those living in rural areas; and (3) to build the capacity of justice sector actors and civil society organisations in their documentation of human rights violations, their contributions to jurisprudence to advance human rights in a context of fragility, and their advocacy efforts for systemic reforms towards the defence and protection of human rights.

The project will support the Government of Angola’s efforts to create regional stability through inclusive dialogue, conflict resolution, and mediation. It will be framed by the Luanda Peace Process, an Angolan initiative to establish and implement sustained peace between the Governments of DRC and Rwanda. Following recent decisions by regional bodies and the AU, the Luanda process is to be merged with the Nairobi process which had been led by the Kenyan government. This investment will support Angolan engagement in this new merged process focused on peace mediation for the crisis in the DRC. The project will also establish a Centre of Excellence for Peace and Reconciliation, build capacity in the Angolan Ministry of External Relations to support inclusive peace building and conflict resolution, and provide administrative, logistical, and advisory support for mediation dialogues and verification missions. These efforts will strengthen the role of the AU Champion of Peace and Reconciliation which is held by Angolan President João Lourenço.

South Sudan is one of the world’s most fragile states, with decades of conflict contributing to some of the worst health indicators in the world. The country’s poor health outcomes result from a significantly underdeveloped health sector. The project is a multi-donor trust fund that delivers the Government of South Sudan’s basic package of health and nutrition services in all 10 states from the community to the state level. The initiative is the backbone of the healthcare system in South Sudan. It delivers much needed supplies and services to improve health outcomes, especially for women and children. The basic health package includes services such as maternal and newborn child health care, immunization, treatment for infectious diseases, family planning, and support for survivors of sexual and gender-based violence. To enhance sustainability, the World Bank collaborates with the Ministry of Health in co-financing efforts and capacity-building initiatives.

Acquire specialized equipment in support of winter tourism

Engage expertise to create an export marketing strategy

Purchase automated processing equipment to expand capacity and improve productivity