Deadline: 17 July 2019
On behalf of the Arab Land Initiative’s Partners, the Global Land Tool Network (GLTN) and UN-Habitat have launched a Call for Proposals to solicit interest from non-profit organisations from the Arab region to implement activities under the “Arab region programme on good land governance in support to inclusive development, peace and stability” funded by BMZ.
Priorities
The “Arab region programme on good land governance in support to inclusive development, peace and stability” has four priorities:
- Promote collaboration and coordination.
- Develop and share knowledge.
- Develop capacities of individuals and organisations.
- Support the implementation of existing land-related programmes and interventions in selected countries through the use of fit-for-purpose land tools and approaches.
Agreements of Cooperation
- Land and Conflict
- Regional study on land-related causes of conflict in the Arab region
- Budget: 40,000
- Expert Group Meeting on Land and Conflict
- Budget: 25,000
- Regional study on land-related causes of conflict in the Arab region
- Monitoring land governance and land tenure security
- Expert Group Meeting: Monitoring land governance and land tenure security
- Budget: 25,000
- Two (2) training events on monitoring land governance
- Budget: 50,000
- Expert Group Meeting: Monitoring land governance and land tenure security
- Land, women empowerment and socioeconomic development
- Study on evidence-based linkages between access to land and socio-economic development and empowerment, especially for women
- Budget: 40.000
- Expert Group Meeting on Women’s Access to Land
- Budget: 25.000
- Two (2) training events on Women’s Access to Land
- Budget: 50.000
- Study on evidence-based linkages between access to land and socio-economic development and empowerment, especially for women
- Capacity and Knowledge Development
- Capacity needs assessment on land governance in the Middle East; Review of the curricula in the region; Assessment of existing land governance related courses and institutions in the region and proposal of a work plan to complement and add value to existing efforts.
- Budget: 70.000
- Two (2) capacity development events on GLTN tools and other land tools
- Budget: 50.000
- Establishment of a research innovation fund for young professionals and practitioners
- Budget: 40.000
- Translation of key materials
- Budget: 35,000
- Capacity needs assessment on land governance in the Middle East; Review of the curricula in the region; Assessment of existing land governance related courses and institutions in the region and proposal of a work plan to complement and add value to existing efforts.
- Fit-for Purpose Land Administration
- Organisation of an Expert Group Meeting on Fit-for-Purpose Land Administration
- Budget: 25,000
- Two training events on Fit the contract -For-Purpose Land Administration
- Budget: 50,000
- Organisation of an Expert Group Meeting on Fit-for-Purpose Land Administration
- Land, Natural Resources and Climate Change
- Study on the linkages between land tenure security, land degradation and climate change
- Budget: 40,000
- Organisation of an Expert Group Meeting on Land and climate change
- Budget: 25,000
- Organisation of an Expert Group Meeting on Pastoral land and range land
- Budget: 25,000
- Study on the linkages between land tenure security, land degradation and climate change
- Land Professionals
- Undertaking a capacity needs assessments of land professionals in the region
- Budget: 20,000
- Organisation of a knowledge exchange the contract event: Reflecting on the role of land professionals in the region and how to enhance it
- Budget: 25,000
- Undertaking a capacity needs assessments of land professionals in the region
- Baseline study on land related legal frameworks
- Baseline for land tenure security and land governance in the region, including policies, laws, institutional frameworks
- Budget: 40,000
- Baseline for land tenure security and land governance in the region, including policies, laws, institutional frameworks
- Civil society
- Knowledge exchange event: The role of civil society on land governance in the region
- Budget: 25,000
- Knowledge exchange event: The role of civil society on land governance in the region
- Private sector
- Knowledge exchange event: The role of private sector on land governance in the region
- Budget: 25,000
- Knowledge exchange event: The role of private sector on land governance in the region
Activities will be implemented in the coming 12 to 24 months through collaborations that will entail the contribution of complementary resources (e.g. human resources, knowledge, in-cash and in-kind contributions, supplies and/or equipment, etc.) by implementing partners.
Eligibility Criteria
Institutions and organisations applying for the implementation of one of the above-mentioned Agreements of Cooperation should comply with the following criteria of eligibility:
- Be a registered non-profit organization (academic, civil society, intergovernmental and/or international organization).
- Be based in one of the countries composing the Arab region (Algeria, Bahrain, Comoros, Djibouti, Egypt, Iraq, Jordan, Kuwait, Lebanon, Libya, Mauritania, Morocco, Oman, Palestine, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Somalia, Sudan, Syria, Tunisia, United Arab Emirates, and Yemen).
How to Apply
Expressions of Interest must be delivered in electronic format at the address given on the website.
For more information, please visit https://gltn.net/2019/06/17/call-for-proposal-arab-land-initiative/