Deadline: 29-Aug-2025
The Critical Ecosystem Partnership Fund (CEPF) and its regional implementation team (RIT) for the Madagascar and Indian Ocean Islands Biodiversity Hotspot are inviting letters of inquiry from civil society organizations. These should focus on ecosystem-based adaptation (EbA) to climate change and align with the eligible activities and geographic priorities of the current call.
Each selected project can receive funding of up to $50,000. For Comoros, eligible projects must strengthen early warning systems, improve the availability of climate data for rural communities, ensure sustainability beyond the grant period, and collaborate with key institutions like the Direction Technique de la Météorologie and the Direction Générale de la Sécurité Civile.
In Madagascar, priority goes to projects that increase access to reliable climate information for communities near Key Biodiversity Areas (KBAs), enhance existing agricultural early warning systems, promote innovative nature-based Disaster Risk Reduction (DRR) solutions such as ECO-DRR, and ensure long-term sustainability. These projects should be led by civil society organizations with proven DRR experience.
For Mauritius, projects must show previous work in community-based vulnerability assessments and in delivering or facilitating Community Disaster Risk Preparedness Training.
In Seychelles, eligible projects must focus on community-led disaster preparedness and early warning systems or capacity building for local community-based organizations. This includes developing emergency response plans, conducting evacuation drills, and offering training in DRR skills like first aid and psychosocial support, while also integrating traditional knowledge into resilience strategies.
Organizations eligible to apply include NGOs, community groups, associations, universities, research institutes, private companies, and other civil society organizations. However, the fund does not support projects involving child or forced labor, large dam construction, salary payments to government staff, firearms, toxic chemicals, harmful pesticides, forced displacement, land purchases, activities impacting critical habitats, use of invasive species, or the removal of cultural heritage.
For more information, visit CEPF.
