Deadline: 23-May-23
The Climate and Clean Air Coalition (CCAC) is inviting project proposals that will support Moldova to raise its ambition for the agriculture sector in its 2025 NDC update, delivering a sub-sector strategy that prioritizes actions to reduce methane from manure.
This work will build on data from Moldova’s Fifth National Communication that is based on Tier 1 level data. Findings from this project will be integrated into broader short-lived climate pollutant (SLCP) planning in the agriculture sector in Moldova, and will be coordinated with ongoing activities to develop a National SLCP Plan and National Methane Roadmap.
This project responds to a request made by the Ministry of Environment of Moldova to deliver a sub-sectoral plan for the agriculture sector with a focus on manure.
Key Partners
This project will require close coordination with the Ministry of Agriculture, Regional Development and Environment, Central and Local Public Authorities.
Sector: Agriculture
Funding Information
- Estimated budget: US$ 75,000
Expected Results
The project is expected to deliver at a minimum:
- The Government of Moldova endorses the sub-sector strategy for manure management by the end of the project or soon after.
- Indicator: Number of action plans, roadmaps, strategies, or other future plans with SLCP targets or mitigation measures.
- Output 1.1: A sub-sector strategy for manure management that includes:
- Updated national emissions inventory
- Review of current laws, policies, and regulations
- SLCP mitigation options including mitigation potential of new technologies
- Cost of implementation and sources of funding
- Co-benefits assessment
- Monitoring, reporting, and evaluation framework
- Output 1.1: A sub-sector strategy for manure management that includes:
- Indicator: Number of action plans, roadmaps, strategies, or other future plans with SLCP targets or mitigation measures.
- The Government of Moldova includes SLCP mitigation measures and/ or targets in its NDC by 2025.
- Indicator: Number of NDCs targeting SLCPs.
- Output 2.1: Recommendations to include SLCP emissions reductions measures and/or targets related to agriculture/manure management into Moldova’s updated NDC in 2025.
- Indicator: Number of NDCs targeting SLCPs.
Eligibility Criteria
- To be eligible for consideration, project proposals must meet the following requirements:
- Complete and submitted before the deadline
- Submitted by a non-governmental organization (NGO), intergovernmental organization (IGO), or other not-for-profit entity. Governments are not eligible to apply directly for funding in this call.
- Requested funding is within the estimated budget amount, or includes a clear justification for additional expenses
- Project duration is less than 24 months
- Budget criteria are met and spending caps on expenses are respected
- For-profit entities may only participate in the project as stakeholders, co-funders, or end users. Applicants are encouraged to include for-profit entities in the development of the project proposal and/or during project implementation if their ownership of the proposed solution is key to the project’s success.
Evaluation Criteria
Proposals will be evaluated against the following criteria:
- Presents a clear plan to achieve the required outcomes during the lifetime of the project or soon after
- Includes a plan or activities to enable the scaling up of, replication of, or sustained use of project results over time
- Sets out a clear approach for enabling or contributing to SLCP emissions reductions and resulting co-benefits
- Involves relevant stakeholders
- Approach is grounded in a strong understanding of relevant risks
- Complements other relevant initiatives, funding mechanisms, and existing policy processes
- Applicant demonstrates necessary capacity and experience to perform the work
- A realistic, cost-effective, and clearly justified budget and approach is proposed
- Project meets the minimum requirements for the OECD DAC gender equality marker Score 1
Selection Process
- A preliminary review of proposals submitted by the deadline will be conducted by members of the CCAC Secretariat, Funding Task Team, and Board, in consultation with relevant CCAC Partners.
- Shortlisted applicants will be invited to present their proposals in further detail and to respond to follow-up questions about their application.
- Successful applicants will be invited to develop a Project Implementation Plan and Detailed Budget in consultation with the CCAC Secretariat and relevant CCAC Partners.
For more information, visit Climate and Clean Air Coalition (CCAC).