GCIP
The UNIDO and GEF Global Cleantech Innovation Programme. The Center is the national implementing partner. Kazakhstan became the first country in Central Asia with a national GCIP accelerator programme.
Ongoing
Programme
UNIDO and GEF
Center’s role
National implementing partner
For whom
Cleantech start-ups and small businesses
Results in figures
Global Cleantech Days winners
- HydroTech ATM — Top 3 · Vienna, 2026
- Murat Beton Technology — 1st place · Istanbul, 2025
- Ozen-M — 2nd place · Vienna, 2024
Eco Startup Competition Central Asia
A regional pilot at RES 2026 EXPO in Astana: 15 teams from Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan and Uzbekistan. Grand Prix — AuaLine (Kazakhstan). Finalists: Water Watch AI Plus, Defuse-IT, Sirly, Organic Living. A foundation for the Regional Green Acceleration Hub.
Areas: waste management, energy efficiency, renewable energy, water solutions, sustainable agriculture, clean transport, green construction.
How to take part
For whom: start-ups and small businesses with solutions in waste, energy efficiency, renewable energy, water, agriculture, transport and green construction.
What you get: the UNIDO and GEF accelerator programme, a chance to represent Kazakhstan at the global Cleantech Days competition. Kazakh graduates have been among the winners there three years in a row.
Project news
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Kazakhstan and UNIDO to explore regional development of the GCIP Cleantech Innovation Programme across Central Asia
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International Green Technologies and Investment Projects Center (IGTIC) and the Global Cleantech Innovation Programme (GCIP) from UNIDO.
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Kazakhstani Startup Wins Grand Prix at Eco Startup Competition Central Asia 2026
More about the programme
About GCIP program
The Global Clean Technology Innovation Program (GCIP) is one of the flagship programs of the Global Environment Facility (GEF) and UNIDO, which promotes innovation and entrepreneurship in the field of environmentally friendly technologies.
«International Green Technologies and Investment Projects Center» NCJSC has been designated as the Implementing Organization of the Project in accordance with the letter of the Ministry of Ecology, Geology and Natural Resources of the Republic of Kazakhstan dated January 16, 2020 No. 13-04-107/I.
The program is designed to help the 16 participating countries organize a National Competition to identify innovators and expand its geographical coverage to create a global technology platform in the field of clean technologies.
In the current cycle, GCIP starts in the following countries:
The program is aimed at activating new enterprises in the field of clean technologies through strengthening institutional capacity and financial mechanisms for the development and implementation of innovative solutions in the field of clean technologies. GCIP approaches include pre-selection, acceleration and commercialization of start-ups, based on competition, to identify the most promising entrepreneurs in 7 areas:
How to participate
In order to identify and accelerate startups, annual Cleantech competitions are held to select 30-40 promising projects in the field of clean technologies that will attract public and private investment. As a result of the 3-year program, 100 new companies will be created with the help of government support, and 13 companies will be launched into the global clean technology market.
If you are a startup or small enterprise engaged in the development of environmentally friendly technologies and would like to participate in the GCIP program, please contact us for more information about the application process and conditions of participation.
