Call for Proposals: RRC-EA Wetland Fund 2024

Deadline: 10-Nov-23

The Ramsar Regional Center – East Asia (RRC-EA) is now accepting project proposals for funding support under the RRC-EA Wetland Fund 2024.

Thematic Areas

• Two (2) thematic areas constitute the RRC-EA Wetland Fund 2024.
  • Thematic area 1:
    • Conservation and wise use of wetlands to support the implementation of the 4th Ramsar Strategic Plan 2016-2024
      • support to national or sub-national processes on wetland conservation and wise use, including policy development;
      • implementation of activities that support the preparation or updating of Ramsar Site Information Sheets;
      • socio-economic and ecological studies to determine possible expansion of Ramsar Site boundaries;
      • wetland site/ecological assessments and research studies that will support the development and updating of Ramsar Site/wetland management plans, designation of new Ramsar Sites, and the establishment of transboundary Ramsar Sites;
      • completion and dissemination of national wetland inventories;
      • mapping of wetlands for restoration measures;
      • support to processes for the development and implementation of wetland restoration plans as aligned with Ramsar Site/wetland management plans;
      • support to processes for the development or revision of national wetland CEPA action plans or programs;
      • measures to control invasive alien species;
      • joint development and implementation of activities with the private sector;
      • provision of capacity building support for Ramsar Site and wetland managers;
      • assessment of wetland ecosystem services/values and management effectiveness of Ramsar Sites;
      • wetland research or capacity building activities on ecosystem-based disaster risk reduction (Eco-DRR), climate change adaptation and carbon sequestration;
      • support to national processes to facilitate country accession to the Ramsar Convention on Wetlands.
  • Thematic area 2:
    • Celebration of World Wetlands Day 2024
      • any type of WWD celebration activity;
      • preference is given to activities that reach out to other wetland stakeholders who are not normally involved in affairs related to the Ramsar Convention on Wetlands.

Funding Information

• Four (4) projects for Thematic Area 1: USD 10,000 (KRW 12,500,000)
• Three (3) projects for Thematic Area 2: USD 5,000 (KRW 6,250,000)

Duration

• The duration of projects is limited to one (1) year.

Target Countries

• The target countries of this program are 16 Ramsar Contracting Parties in East, Southeast, and SouthAsia, namely: Bangladesh, Bhutan, Cambodia, China, India, Indonesia, Japan, Republic of Korea, Lao PDR, Malaysia, Mongolia, Nepal, Philippines, Sri Lanka, Thailand, and Viet Nam.

Eligibility Criteria

• Applicants must:
  • be experienced in any of the thematic areas;
  • have established linkages or networks with various wetland stakeholders (practitioners, researchers, policy makers, local communities) involved in any of the thematic areas;
  • have the capacity to encourage active stakeholder participation;
  • possess strong management and communication skills.

For more information, visit RRC-EA.