Innovation Challenge - Innovative climate and disaster risk solutions for a more resilient Petropavlovsk (Kazakhstan)

Last update: Oct 19, 2026

Location: Kazakhstan

Funding Agency: UNDP - United Nations Development Programme (HQ), Japan International Cooperation Agency HQ

Contracting Authority: United Nations Development Programme (Kazakhstan)

Status: Open

Budget: USD 240,000

Award ceiling: 40,000

Award floor: N/A

Sector: Environment & Climate, Urban Development & Housing, Disaster Reduction & Humanitarian Relief

Eligible applicants: NGOs / Nonprofit Organisations, Academic Institutions, Private Sector, Individuals, Research and Technology Organisations (RTOs)

Eligible nationalities: Kazakhstan

Date posted: Oct 16, 2026

Objectives:

Objectives

Purpose: Identify, test and demonstrate innovative, pilot-ready and scalable solutions that strengthen Petropavlovsk's resilience to climate and...

Eligibility criteria:

Eligible applicants: Legally constituted entities, including start-ups, micro, small and medium-sized enterprises, private companies, NGOs, non-profit organizations, community-based organizations, universities, research institutions, innovation centres, technology developers, individual entrepreneurs and other eligible entities. Applications may be submitted individually or as a consortium.
Geographic and legal eligibility: Organizations and compa...