Deadline: 30-Aug-2024
The Climate and Clean Air Coalition (CCAC) is offering grants for the Development of a National Strategy to Mitigate Short-Lived Climate Pollutants (SLCP) in the Rice Sub-Sector in the Philippines.
This project responds to the request from the Department of Environment and Natural Resources to develop a national rice sub-sector strategy for short-lived climate pollutant (SLCP) mitigation and strengthened policy measures for methane mitigation in the sector. The SLCP mitigation policy recommendations should support the implementation of the SLCP plan that is underway and should inform the Philippines’ 2025 NDC.
The project should build on relevant assessments and recommendations in the Philippines’ national SLCP plan and contribute to the Philippines’ commitments to the Global Methane Pledge.
Funding Information
- Estimated project cost: $300,000
Expected Results
- Outcome 1: The Government of the Philippines endorses the Rice Sub-Sector Strategy by project completion or shortly after.
- Indicator: Number of action plans, roadmaps, strategies, or other future plans with SLCP targets or mitigation measures.
- Output 1.1: A Rice Sub-Sector Strategy drafted, including at a minimum:
- A national study on the impacts of SLCPs on agricultural productivity
- Updated national emissions Tier 2 inventory for the agriculture sector
- Review of current laws, policies and regulations
- Review of the different production systems throughout different regions of the country
- Stakeholder mapping
- SLCP mitigation potential from the rice cultivation and agriculture sector
- SLCP mitigation options including mitigation potential of new technologies
- Cost of implementation and sources of funding
- Co-benefits assessment on health, food security and economy
- Prioritized policy recommendations
- Short- and long-term priorities based on speed, impact
- Recommended policy interventions
- Estimated cost
- Responsible parties
- Progress indicators and monitoring approaches
- Recommendations to enhance the Monitoring and Evaluation Framework
- Output 1.2: Consultation meetings conducted with relevant stakeholders such as researchers, farmers, farmer organizations, private sector institutions (agricultural development banks, food processors and distributors) and policymakers.
- Outcome 2: The Government of the Philippines integrates SLCP reduction targets and/or mitigation measures for the agriculture sector in its 2025 updated NDC.
- Indicator: Number of NDCs targeting SLCPs.
- Output 2.1: Recommendations to include agriculture SLCP mitigation measures and/or SLCP reduction targets in the Philippines next updated NDC drafted.
- Outcome 3: Relevant government ministries have improved capacity for planning and monitoring by the end of the project.
- Indicator: Number of government entities with a demonstrated improved capacity for SLCP action in the agriculture sector.
- Output 3.1: Assessment of capacity to implement the national rice sub-sector strategy for short-lived climate pollutants conducted among relevant government agencies.
- Output 3.2: Workshop/s to implement the strategy provided to responsible government agencies.
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.
- 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.
- Please note that entities will be required to provide the last three (3) audited financial statements to be eligible for CCAC funding. These statements may be provided along with the application for funding or at the request of the CCAC Secretariat during the evaluation process.
- 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.
For more information, visit CCAC.