Deadline: 08-Nov-2024
The German Foreign Office’s Climate Fund supports projects in the areas of climate change mitigation, adaptation and biodiversity.
The German Foreign Office’s Climate Fund hence aims at supporting projects supporting either or both of the areas (economic opportunities of an ecological transition and/or the climate change, (food) security and peace nexus),
In response to climate change, societies need to transform their whole economies towards climate neutrality overcoming the strong dependence on fossil fuels. This transformation creates significant opportunities and potential for innovation and business development in various sectors, for example in decarbonizing industry, green hydrogen, electromobility, critical raw materials for the transformation, agriculture, adaptation, biodiversity and others.
Funding Information
- Projects may be supported with a budget between 10,000 € and 30,000 €.
Eligible Projects
- The German Foreign Office’s Climate Fund aims at supporting projects which will:
- Present innovative ideas and proposals in the context of economic opportunities of an ecological transformation, including for example in decarbonizing industry, green hydrogen, electromobility, critical raw materials for the transformation, agriculture, adaptation, biodiversity and others; and/or
- Contribute to awareness raising, transfer of information, create action-oriented strategies or policy making related with the climate change, food security and peace nexus.
- This could include for example proposals related to a growing population and potential climate migration, climate and sustainable food production, or access to water, healthy food and renewable energy with the goal to keep peace in the region, or related projects.
Eligibility Criteria
- The Call invites submissions from both, private and public sector
- Non-governmental multipliers (economy, science, civil society)
- Applicants and implementing organisations must have a South African base and need to contribute financially or by in kind contribution/staff
For more information, visit German Foreign Office.