Deadline: 30-Jun-21
UNDP is calling for proposals for GEF Small Grants Programme to provide non-governmental and community-based organizations (NGOs/CBOs) with grants to enable them to tackle global environmental challenges while addressing local sustainable development needs.
SGP is a GEF corporate programme, implemented by UNDP and executed by UNOPS. SGP Suriname started financing projects in 1997. Since then, it has succeeded in funding and providing technical support for more than 100 grant projects.
The 7 th Operational Phase (OP7) which will be under implementation during 2021 to 2024, GEF SGP has the following aims: “to promote and support innovative, inclusive and scalable initiatives, and foster multi stakeholder partnerships at the local level to tackle global environmental issues in priority landscapes and seascapes”.
GEF SGP Suriname’s country strategy for the period 2021-2024, includes the following initiatives:
- Community-based conservation of threatened ecosystems and species
- Sustainable agriculture, fisheries and food security
- Chemicals- and Waste management Coalition
Priorities
- Community-based conservation of threatened ecosystems and species
- Sustainable agriculture and fisheries, and food security
- Local to global coalitions for chemicals and waste management
- Enhancing social inclusion (mandatory)
- Knowledge Management (mandatory)
- Results Management, Monitoring & Evaluation (mandatory)
Funding Information
Grants ranging from USD 5,000 to 50,000
Country Priority
The SGP country programme is highly relevant to the international commitment of the Government of Suriname on environmental management and sustainable development. Although Suriname has not yet ratified some of the below listed international conventions, the Government of Suriname makes efforts to develop and implement policy, regulations, protocols, guidelines, technology and practices that support the achievement of the global environmental benefits/goals.
Results
The most important national results and accomplishments achieved by the country programme from previous phases and up to OP6 are:
- Receiving the approval of a grant allocation from the AusAID funded Small Island Developing States Community-Based Adaptation programme (SIDS-CBA) out of which four organizations receive funding for their full project proposal. Three of the projects are successfully completed and one project is still in the execution phase. Planting the banks with mangrove plants to prevent calving can be considered one the successes of this CBA Programme. The idea of this CBA project is continued in another project that is financed by SGP Suriname.
- The mapping of the Matawai Maroon Community from the upper Saramacca region was established, which will be used as a baseline of the current situation and can be used as land use management plan for the Matawai maroon communities in that area. This is a deliverable of the project “Sustainable development opportunities for the Matawai people related to gold mining and protected areas”.
- The re-introduction of the cultivation of Palepou (Bactris gasipaes), which is a unique palm species to the maroon community of Lespansie. Cultivation of this palm in various areas of the community, including the Lespansie nature park (previous SGP project) helps with the prevention of land erosion. Additionally, the fruits from this palm serve as food for the community. The remaining quantities are being sold, hence creating economic opportunities for community members. The name of the project is “Cultivation of Palepou (Bactris gasipaes) to stimulate agroforestry and prevent land erosion in Lespansie”. Last year the first palms bore fruits for the first time.
- Ongoing is a project “Sranan Krakti” which, aims to have of a long-term/ permanent interactive exhibition to inform the youth between 6-13 years about culture, nature, environment and traditions of Suriname. The exhibition will increase the awareness of the children regarding the nature and culture of Suriname, the environment with its related problems and proposed solutions.
- The SGP Suriname managed to receive an additional top-up allocation of OP6 Core Resources in the amount of US$ 200,000 whereby the focus will be on the Community Landscape / Seascape conservation – Resource Management and Land use planning.
For more information, visit https://procurement-notices.undp.org/view_notice.cfm?notice_id=79228