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Displaying 1171 - 1175 of 2117Integrated Management of Protected Areas in the Arid Regions of Mauritania (IMPADRA)
Objectives
To enhance the conservation of key species in Mauritania through the creation and sustainable management of a new Protected Area in the arid Wilaya of Adrar.
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Note: Disbursement data provided is cumulative and covers disbursement made by the project Agency.
Target Groups
1. The proposed project will support biodiversity conservation efforts to generate Global Environmental Benefits (GEBs) by creating and improving the management effectiveness of a new PA in an arid Wilaya of Adar. The global benefits associated with the Biodiversity focal area are the creation of and improved management effectiveness of 200,000 ha for conservation and sustainable natural resource use and 100,000 ha under sustainable land management in production systems in landscapes adjacent to the new PA. The 35,000 ha of El Ghallâouîya KBA will be extended towards the south-west where the KBA has the same contiguous landscape with the Guelb er Richatt Nature Reserve to create a 200,000ha terrestrial protected area. This will contribute to improving the conservation of the bird species in El Ghallâouîya KBA in Adrar Wilaya. The project will support conservation actions through changes in local community behavior and by improving and changing production practices in arid areas to be more biodiversity-positive with a focus on sectors that have significant biodiversity impacts such as agriculture and tourism, through technical capacity building and implementation of financial mechanisms. This approach will be scaled up to other areas in Mauritania, particularly the arid zones of the country. Socio-economic benefits from the project will include the improved livelihoods and reduced vulnerability of at least 1,775 community members. Furthermore, the project’s communication strategy will aim to reach at least 135,316 people through radio environmental education/awareness programs on the value of biodiversity conservation and sustainable natural resource management. 2. Embedded in the principles of an integrated natural resource management approach, the generation of the aforementioned GEBs will consider the environmental conditions of the arid landscapes in Adrar Wilaya. The project will also consider existing production practices (including pastoral practices), how communities interact with the environment and the limited institutional frameworks, insufficient regulations and current land uses in Adrar. The rationale is based on an integrated approach to more holistically address underlying drivers of environmental degradation while simultaneously, addressing socio-economic concerns of local communities. In this regard, an integrated natural resource management approach will be valuable in ensuring economic, social and ecological sustainability in a resource-constrained and climate-impacted environment[1] as in Mauritania. [1] Sara J. Scherr, Seth Shames and Rachel Friedman. (2013). Defining Integrated Landscape Management for Policy Makers
Promoting durable solutions for displacement affected populations in Somalia through Information, Counseling a
Objectives
The project will apply legal methods during interventions to provide timely, effective and quality lifesaving protection response and service provision to respond to Housing, Land and Property rights violations through preventative and remedial mechanisms within the protracted displacement context in Somalia. Responses will be timely in order to address emerging housing, land and property issues by improving and securing land tenure thereby reducing potential exposure to forced evictions in Dalxiiska IDP settlement in Kismayo and a cluster of IDP settlements in the north of Baidoa. Prevention of forced evictions will be approached through the use of community structures in dispute settlement, advocacy and response to housing, land and property rights violations through information, counseling and legal assistance. The project will prioritize land tenure security within settlements and facilitate the development and acquisition of legal land tenure documentation for enhanced shelter and livelihoods initiatives. Capacity building for humanitarian and local actors on Housing Land and Property rights will be done to ensure that this is mainstreamed within the interventions of other stakeholders. The project will assist displaced persons claim and exercise their HLP rights and attain durable solutions through the prevention of further displacement by supporting them to overcome legal obstacles related to accessing and controlling housing, land and property rights. The project will strengthen dispute resolution for community structures through collaborative Dispute Resolution (CDR) trainings to ensure alternative dispute resolution mechanisms are used to resolve HLP specific cases in the first instance with litigation as a last resort. The project will conduct capacity building through trainings and advocacy to ensure rights holders, duty bearers and decision makers are empowered to claim, promote and exercise HLP rights and subsequently address HLP violations such as land grabbing, multiple land claims, forced evictions among others. Limited access to land and insecurity of land tenure is a major obstacle to the provision of sustainable solutions for vulnerable displaced populations across Somalia, Kismayo remains particularly affected. As the community based protection systems are often male dominated and often discriminate against women, NRC will prioritize female beneficiaries during information sessions and legal assistance considering their vulnerability levels. To further enhance collaboration and multisector responses to forced evictions, the project will work closely with the shelter cluster, other humanitarian actors, HLP sub-cluster members and NRC shelter project. Land tenure secured through communal land agreements will be implemented prior to construction of any humanitarian infrastructure and alternative land will be negotiated and secured for populations at risk of forced evictions. Community participation processes will be used to identify beneficiaries and ensure interventions are both inclusive and community driven. Field conversations will be used to engage the community through consultations prior to and after the implementation of project activities in both Kismayo and Baidoa. This approach will be used to strengthen community networks while gender will be mainstreamed within all the initiatives.
Emergency WASH Response to displacement affected population in Liben zone, Somali Region
Objectives
This project targets prioritized zone in Somali region covering 4 woredas and 8 IDP sites reaching 26,451 individuals (13,541 F, 12,910 M). The target IDPs and host communities affected by conflict and live in spontaneous sites or settled within the host communities. The selected woredas are classified as severe by the WASH Cluster with limited basic services and were selected in close collaboration with Somali regional WASH cluster .The project aims to have increased equal and sustained access to reliable safe water, appropriate sanitation and hygiene services for the IDPs and host community women, men, boys and girls in the target locations. At the same time help in mitigating the spread of COVID-19 in the target locations as some of these camps are congested thus at high risk. This will be achieved through improving access to secure gender-sensitive water and sanitation facilities and intensive hygiene promotion activities. The facilities will conform to cultural norms of users, and through increased awareness of key public health risks and adoption of good Hygiene practices of targeted population in the zone. To ensure inclusion of all population groups, NRC will identify people with special needs and measures undertaken in the execution of the interventions or referred to specialized partners. Housing, land and property (HLP) assessment will be undertaken at the start of the project led by NRC core competency of Information, Counseling and Legal Assistance (ICLA). This assessment will identify protection issues as well as land issues which will guide implementation of planned infrastructures in this project. This will minimize any disputes or tensions over land ownership thus fostering good co-existence in the target locations. Activities related to outputs such as awareness raising campaigns and Hygiene promotion trainings, adequate water provision and the provision of hand washing stations, including trainings provision related to operation, maintenance amp management to WASH committees will support sustainable WASH infrastructure and services. This will ultimately improve public health status of the targeted population in proposed intervention locations.Recently agreed and endorsed "Guidelines for Needs Based Targeting of Humanitarian Response in Displacement Areas,April 2019" by National Disaster Risk Management Commission (NDRMC) will be used to ensure all assistance will be need based. NRC will focus lifesaving interventions for 7 months with flexibility to adjust in case of sudden spike in returned IDP numbers or new life threatening crises occurs. The project is integrated with other NRC core competencies of Education , ICLA, Livelihood and Food Security (LFS) and Shelter/ESNFI. This will ensure the beneficiaries receive an all inclusive interventions addressing most of their needs. Collaboration will also be done with health and nutrition partners to ensure unified approach given the close link between WASH, Health and Nutrition.
Pronaca Agro
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The proposed project entails providing a corporate facility to finance the expansion of Procesadora Nacional de Alimentos C.A. PRONACA (Pronaca or the Company), a vertically integrated poultry and pork processor and one of Ecuadors leading agro-industrial companies. The Company initiated its operations in 1958 and today it produces and commercializes meats (poultry, pork, and turkey), value added foods, rice and eggs, as well as animal feed and pet foods. The proposed facility will help the Company finance its growth both domestically and abroad.
Objectives
(i) Farmers reach: Pronaca supports the activities of about 3,000 farmers. As an input to its operations, Pronaca buys about 40 percent of the country''s corn production. It also works together with the Government under an initiative called "Inclusive Business Program", a program that supports small farmers in increasing land productivity by providing technical assistance and financing for the purchase of certified seeds and inputs. It also ensures the purchase of their products (guaranteed volume and prices) via purchase agreements (849 farmers under this program). (ii) MSME development: Currently, Pronaca purchases about US$340 million from domestic suppliers, out of which over 90 percent are considered MSMEs. In addition, the Company supplies over 65,000 small retailers across the country with its products, thus supporting a vast supply chain, which is mostly composed of MSMEs. (iii) Downstream reach: Pronaca serves over 75,000 clients across the country directly and indirectly, through 43 exclusive distributors. By supporting Pronaca''s growth, the Project will generate business downstream. (iv) E&S best practices: Pronaca places high value on conducting its business in a sustainable manner and follows IFC''s best practices in E&S matters, being an example to the sector players in Ecuador.
Connectivity corridors in two priority landscapes of the Ecuadorian Amazon Region
Objectives
To improve the ecological connectivity of two priority landscapes, the Putumayo – Aguarico and the Palora-Pastaza, in the Ecuadorian Amazon, through the establishment of two connectivity corridors and associated management mechanisms, to ensure the long-term biodiversity conservation of its ecosystems.
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Note: Disbursement data provided is cumulative and covers disbursement made by the project Agency.
Target Groups
The project will generate socio-economic benefits by maintaining and enhancing the resource base on which local communities in the two project landscapes rely for their livelihoods. By developing actions that lead to the conservation of biodiversity, the project will benefit the inhabitants of the prioritized landscapes by preserving ecosystem services, such as fresh water, a healthy environment, medicines, and food production (Component 1). As well-being of indigenous local communities in the two project landscapes largely depends upon natural ecosystems, indigenous populations in both landscapes (approximate 40% of the total population in the Putumayo-Aguarico landscape and 70% in the Palora-Pastaza landscape) will benefit from the conservation of their remaining forests, in line with their Life Plans and other land-use planning tools. Through an inclusive approach, the strategy of this project will benefit vulnerable groups, in particular indigenous peoples, women, and youth, strengthening their participation in formal decision-making platforms for connectivity corridor management (Component 3). The project will strengthen existing bioeconomy initiatives, in the two project landscapes, that have the potential to succeed in local, national, and international markets, with the goal of strengthening and improving aspects of value addition and commercialization, resulting in inclusive socio-economic benefits for the involved communities. The project will support producers to strengthen market-driven value chains for bioeconomy initiatives, linked to biodiversity conservation, contributing to increasing their incomes as they follow a value chain approach with a market orientation. Existing bioeconomy initiatives in both landscapes, that could be supported are related to the sustainable harvest, process, and commercialization of sweet water fish like paiche (arapaima gigas) and cachama (piaractus brachypomus); citronella; guayusa (ilex guayusa); ungurahua (oenocarpus bataua); turmeric, ishpingo (amazon cinnamon); morete (mauritia flexuosa); sacha inchi (amazon peanut); and community nature-based tourism. Increasing the profitability of sustainable production systems at the family level, will reduce direct pressures (ex. deforestation, land use change and illegal hunting) upon the native forest within the corridors.