Grants  &  Criteria

A minimum of 30 small grants for development and implementation of community-led landscape ecosystem-based adaption initiatives will be financed while the size of such grants will range from USD 100,000 - USD 400,000 per grant

Small Grants Facility will be launched to support the following interventions in landscapes: 

• •Diversification of agricultural landscapes and agro-forestry systems, including pastures, windbreaks, shelterbelts, riparian forest buffers and integration of crops, livestock and trees in the context of climate change adaption;
• •Ecosystem restoration activities that also enhance landscape connectivity and increase landscape resilience; 
• •Restoration of river water flows, wetlands, and water quality by protecting and enhancing forest ecosystem services;
• •Supporting sustainable income generation connected to biodiversity conservation;  
• •Restoration of river water flows, wetlands, and water quality by protecting and enhancing forest ecosystem services; and
• •Marketing of the corridors as destinations in partnership with the private sector, conservation livelihood opportunity development such as community ranger system establishment and other conservation jobs, development of alternative community revenue streams such as habitat banking.

Two Investment Windows

Grant Investment Window 1 : Restoration and Climate Proofing

This window will finance projects that adheres to the below basic principles:

• •Promote the resilience of ecosystems and societies
• •Promote multi-sectorial approaches
• •Operate on multi-geographical scales
• •Allow adaptive management;
• •Maximize benefits, with a view to development and conservation, as well as avoiding negative impacts of a social and environmental nature
• •Be based on the best local and scientific knowledge available, with a view to generating and disseminating knowledge
• •Use resilient ecosystems, as well as solutions based in nature which must provide a service to people – especially the most vulnerable
• •Participatory, transparent and culturally appropriate processes.
• •Provide support to sectorial adaptation (including measures in the national adaptation plans, and influencing sectorial development plans, among others)
• •>Reduce risks and disasters
• •Complement the infrastructure (restoration of floodplains for avoiding flooding in cities, maintaining the original course of rivers, recovery of riparian forest, etc.)
• •Avoid maladaptation (learning from the results of adaptation activities undertaken previously and avoiding accidental impacts on communities and ecosystems, among others).

Grant Investment Window 2 : Eco Enterprise Adaptation Investments

This window will finance projects that adheres to the below basic principles:

• •Supporting sustainable income generation connected to biodiversity conservation
• •Marketing of the corridors as destinations in partnership with the private sector, conservation livelihood opportunity development such as community ranger system establishment and other conservation job development of alternative community revenue streams such as habitat banking and
• •These will include beekeeping for honey production, tree-planting activities, sustainable enterprise development from bush encroachment, agro-tourism, use of medical herbs, production of handicrafts, etc.

Eligibility For Grants 

• •Any infrastructure development must comply with the Environmental Management Act
• •Interventions need to be linked to projected climate change related impacts on rural facilities
• •Demonstrates sound financial management experience;
• •Experience in managing grant funds;
• •Well established accounting and financial reporting systems, auditing requirements; Adherence to the implementation of Environmental and Social Safeguard system; and Demonstrate gender mainstreaming