Deadline: 28 February 2019
The Stockholm Environment Institute (SEI) is currently accepting concept notes for regional strategic events in Asia that focus on advancing environmentally sustainable development with integration of gender and social equality and rights-based approaches, in addition to poverty reduction, into the themes and design of these events.
The events should include a mix of representatives from government, private sector, civil society, research or academic institutions and development partners that ensure active exchanges between participants.
The Strategic Collaborative Fund seeks to change mindsets and everyday practices to ultimately benefit the citizens of the region, with particular attention to marginalized groups including, but not limited to, those living in poverty, women, youth, children, ethnic minorities and other environmentally vulnerable groups, based on their specific contexts.
Themes
- Climate Change Adaptation – Actionable knowledge for sustainable development, climate change adaptation and disaster resilience
- Disaster Risk Reduction – Local level action for transforming communities at risk in Asian cities Energy – Energy investments in contested landscapes in Asia
- Gender – Greening growth: Transformative practices and reflections on gender and environmental justice
- Water – Water, landscapes and ecosystems: Contributing to human development for Asia
- Agriculture – Smallholders of the 21st century as the primary drivers of sustainable agriculture
Grant Information
SEI will support 6 themes in 2019 and aim to cover one grant per theme. A total of SEK 500,000 (approximately USD 50,000) will be awarded per grant. The awards can fund one or more events in their entirety or provide supplemental funding to already confirmed co-funded event(s). The delivery period of event organization and impact monitoring must be within the timeframe of one year, March 2019 – February 2020.
Grant Recipient
- Recipient organizations should generally be based in Asia, but if they are based outside the region, the proposed event should address issues relevant to Asia and engage stakeholders in Asia.
- Recipients are expected to be mainly nonprofit organizations or networks with experience in providing platforms for policy dialogue to enable engagement of different groups and stakeholders. Participants should be able to share knowledge and experience primarily in environmentally sustainable development while addressing related gender equality, environmental rights-based approach and poverty reduction issues in Asia.
- SEI encourages participation from the private sector, and applications from business forums or networks will be considered if they also seek to engage with the public sector and/or civil society organizations with whom they are not currently interacting. Funding cannot be used for covering private sector actors’ participation in the supported event (related travel and accommodation expenses). It should, however, be used to increase participation of other stakeholders such as civil society and the public sector. A cost-sharing option for micro and small enterprises with resource constraints can be considered.
Selection Criteria
The following criteria will be used during concept note review and selection:
- Provides evidence of regional-level outreach and scope in the Asia region, as opposed to a country-level event
- Addresses the thematic focus and relevance to environmentally sustainable and inclusive development
- Demonstrates how the event leads to positive impact on gender equality, rights-based approaches and poverty reduction
- Demonstrates how the event would target and benefit the citizens of the region, with particular attention to the poor, women and other marginalized groups
- Ensures diverse participation including the public sector, private sector, civil society organizations, research and academic institutions and development partners
- Uses innovative methods and technologies to enhance participation and active discussion among participants
- Shows proponents’ institutional capacity for organizing regional events
How to Apply
Applicants can download the concept note template available on the given website.
For more information, please visit https://www.sei.org/projects-and-tools/projects/strategic-collaborative-fund-phase-2/#call-for-concept-notes%E2%80%94regional-event-support
