The NEPAD Climate Change Fund for Organizations Working in Africa - do 28. 2. 2015

Deadline: 28 February 2015

The New Partnership for Africa's Development (NEPAD) Agency invites all eligible institutions and organizations working in African sub-continent to apply for the NEPAD Climate ChangeFund. The fund primarily aims to strengthen the resilience of African countries to climate change by building national, sub-regional and continental capacity. The NEPAD Climate Change Fund is a program of the African Union (AU).

Up to EUR 200,000 will be awarded to activities of maximum 6 months duration. The current fund will run for an initial period of two years (2014-2015).

Target Areas

1. Adaptation of agricultureto climate change
2. Biodiversity
3. Access and benefit sharing
4. Development and implementation support to National Adaptation Plans (NAPs)
5. Integrating climate change into the National Agricultural Investment Plans (NAIPs)

Focus Activities

1. Training, Capacity Development and Awareness Creation
   • Training & capacity building for technical persons and stakeholders
   • Awareness creation and provision of education and information for decision-makers
   • Support interventions using already-proven instruments and measures at regional and national level, disseminating of lessons learned and good practices
2. Policy advice and technical support
   • Support mainstreaming of climate change into national policies particularly in National Adaptation Plans (NAPs) and National Agriculture Investment Plans (NAIPs).
   • Development of policies, strategies and guidelines for improving frameworks in line with international standards and Multilateral Environmental Agreements (MEAs).

The fund also provides support to

1. Strengthening the role of civil society or media organizations in climate change, agriculture and environmental issues.
2. Human resource development activities such as workshops, training and capacity building

Eligibility Criteria

• Applicants should be institutions and organizations working specifically in the target areas of the Fund.
• Priority is given to African government institutions, regional economic communities, and regional and national coalitions of civil society organizations involved in the target area of the Fund.
• Co-funding is a requirement. Contributions may be in the form of cash or/and in-kind. Co-funding will be as follows:
  1. A contribution of 5% of the total budget for projects under EUR 100,000.
  2. A contribution of 10% of the total budget for projects between EUR 101,000 and EUR 200,000.
  3. A contribution of 12% of the total budget for exceptional projects approved above EUR 200,000.
• All proposals must be submitted in English or French.

Note: All project proposals must be submitted using Form A “Grant Application Form”. This Grant Application Form must be endorsed by the Head of Institution or his/her accredited representative.

For more information, please visit NEPAD Climate Change Fund.

vložila: Darina Koubínová