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Land Portal Foundation administrative account
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KIG - TRIDE-WATER DRC
General
TRIDE is aimed at alleviating insecurity and instability by promoting economic development and access to markets and land in eastern DRC. It has three components, focusing on land access and land tenure security; resilient agriculture (using an IWRM lens); and revitalising the local economy.
Low Carbon Solutions through Nature Based Urban Development for Kutaisi City
Objectives
Enable a transformative shift towards sustainable urban development within and outside of Kutaisi City of Georgia by strengthening planning and institutional frameworks, demonstrating and scaling-up investment in integrated low-carbon electric solutions in transport and sustainable land management practices.
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Note: Disbursement data provided is cumulative and covers disbursement made by the project Agency.
Target Groups
Economics1. The Project will deliver social, economic and environmental benefits as a result of the envisioned technical assistance activities and the demonstration pilots. These include: (a) direct energy savings; (b) mitigated greenhouse gas emission from AFOLU sector; (c) increased efficiency of electric transport mobility and associated costs savings; (d) reduced emissions from transport sector in terms of reduction of atmospheric contaminants in urban area, which reliefs public health risks associated with baseline vehicle emissions; (e) development of innovative businesses contributing to economic growth and job creation; and (f) enhanced quality and user experiences.2. There is not any feasibility study that demonstrates the long-term economic benefits of green urban development or green public transport for Kutaisi. There is a lack of good practices and demonstrations of low carbon urban transportation in Kutaisi. In order for Kutaisi to adopt green urban and green transport development, evidence from demonstrations are needed.3. Moreover, a robust methodology for quantification of indicated socio-economic benefits in Georgia is currently not in place; aspects such as impact on public health and business and employment will expectedly be assessed as inputs for the economic and technical feasibility studies of integrated municipal projects (i.e. green public transport and green urban development) for Kutaisi City that are envisaged to be elaborated under the main outcome 2 of this project. 4. This low emission electric urban transportation pilot initiative has the potential to provide long-term strategic benefit to Kutaisi. This pilot will provide an opportunity for public and private operators to assess the viability of electric buses in routes around Kutaisi and in Georgia more generally (e.g., the round-trip from Kutaisi City Center to Sataplia Nature Reserve is about 20 km. The pilot will include two li-on battery-operated buses and a fast charger at the end stop complemented with low power overnight chargers at the main bus-park which seems the most economical charging combination).Supporting the achievement of global environment benefits (GEF Trust Fund)5. SLM related activities will be undertaken on at least 700 ha of urban forest lands in Kutaisi City. Out of the above 700 ha, restoration activities will cover 220 ha of degraded forest lands, while HCF forest loss will be avoided on the rest 480 ha. 6. Implementation of the Project will contribute to estimated CO2 reduction in total of 3.276 million metric tons of CO2 for a period of 20 years (2024-2044).7. The project will ensure the sustainability and replicability of global environmental benefits in several ways: enhancing the capacity of the national and local authorities to enforce the implementation and demonstrating modern environmentally friendly technologies. Social benefits and Gender 8. To meet the requirements of the GEF Policy on Gender Equality (2017), the Project Gender Action Plan (GAP) will be implemented in accordance with the GEF Policy. The Project will ensure equal opportunities for women and men of Kutaisi municipality to participate in, contribute to, and benefit from the Project. Project activities will be designed and implemented in an inclusive manner. Women's organizations based in Kutaisi will be invited to the consultation meetings.
Grant: STFZ-1166:Sharing Knowledge on the use of Biochar for Sustainable Land Management (Bilateral)
General
A $1,000 Bilateral grant from Starfish Initiatives to ICRAF for STFZ-1166:Sharing Knowledge on the use of Biochar for Sustainable Land Management
Grant: STFZ-1166:Sharing Knowledge on the use of Biochar for Sustainable Land Management (Bilateral)
General
A $219,961 Bilateral grant from Starfish Initiatives to ICRAF for STFZ-1166:Sharing Knowledge on the use of Biochar for Sustainable Land Management
Grant: CDE (SWITZERLAND-LBS)-Engagement Platform to unite and scale Sustainable Land Management action in Sub-
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A $320,408 Bilateral grant from University of Bern, Centre for Development and Environment - CDE to CIAT for CDE (SWITZERLAND-LBS)-Engagement Platform to unite and scale Sustainable Land Management action in Sub-Sahara Africa (AfrioCAT)
Grant: Services related to WOCAT 2020+in the Global Network for Sustainable Land Management (Bilateral)
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A $147,800 Bilateral grant from University of Bern, Centre for Development and Environment - CDE to ICARDA for Services related to WOCAT 2020+in the Global Network for Sustainable Land Management
Grant: URTZ-1543:Reversing land degradation trends and increasing food security in degraded ecosystems in semi
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A $250,000 Bilateral grant from Tanzania-Ministry of Agriculture to ICRAF for URTZ-1543:Reversing land degradation trends and increasing food security in degraded ecosystems in semi-arid areas of Tanzania
Grant: UNCD-1540:Development of a Strategic Framework for the G20 Global Initiative on Reducing Land Degradati
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A $69,430 Bilateral grant from UNCCD-United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification to ICRAF for UNCD-1540:Development of a Strategic Framework for the G20 Global Initiative on Reducing Land Degradation and Terrestrial Habit Loss
Grant: GTZG-1536:Sector Programme Soil Protection, Combating Desertification, Sustainable Land Management (Bil
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A $1,127 Bilateral grant from Germany-GIZ-Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit GmbH to ICRAF for GTZG-1536:Sector Programme Soil Protection, Combating Desertification, Sustainable Land Management
Scaling community land protection in the face of large-land investments in Sierra Leone
General
Like many West African countries, Sierra Leone has identified large-scale land investments as a key pathway for economic growth. However, large land concessions risk dispossessing rural communities and depriving them of access to natural resources vital to their livelihoods. Even when welcomed by communities, investments may lead to environmental degradation, human rights violations, and inequity. Communities have few avenues to seek redress when investments result in social and environmental harm. This action research project is implemented by Namati, Inc., a Washington D.C.-based foundation specializing in supporting community land protection initiatives. The project will test approaches to scaling up community land protection efforts and strengthening community capacity to engage with investors on more equitable terms. The project will employ community paralegals to support communities in Sierra Leone at key moments in the interaction between communities and investors. A mix of research methods will examine the institutional and policy barriers to securing tenure, how land registration processes and community-level rules can protect women and minorities against exclusion, strategies to address power imbalances in negotiations between communities and investors, and how citizens’ legal empowerment can foster state accountability for ensuring compliance with the social and environmental terms set prior to investment. As rising competition over land can increase the vulnerability of women’s rights to land, the project includes a specific focus on protections for women and vulnerable populations. It will also develop and test approaches to enhancing their participation in decision-making over communal land and during negotiations with investors. Findings are expected to strengthen community land rights and governance and to contribute to national land reforms and international debates on land rights. This project is part of a group of IDRC-supported projects in sub-Saharan Africa entitled “Using Action Research to Improve Land Rights and Governance for Communities, Women and Vulnerable Groups”