Deadline: 22-Mar-2024
The United Nations Development Program (UNDP) has announces the Call for Concept Papers within COMDEKS-4, to promote and support local initiatives to promote the sustainable use of natural resources in land and sea landscapes.
The community level initiatives focused on:
- Sustainable management of forest, wetland, mountain, dryland, coastal and marine ecosystems.
- Policy development and institutionalization in relevant sector policies and strategies that promote the implementation of other effective area-based conservation measures (OECMs)
- Promotion and realization of Circulating and Ecological Economy, while localizing the implementation of SDGs through the implementation of nature-based solutions for climate change adaptation and disaster risk reduction; community-based energy saving and renewable energy production; waste management; and other related activities.
This Phase 4 of the programme is aimed to provide valuable contribution to the implementation of the Kunming-Montreal Global Biodiversity Framework, including in relation to target 3 on the “30 by 30” goals to expand conservation of biodiversity in 30 percent of the landscapes and seascapes globally, target 2 on restoration of at least 30 percent of the degraded lands, and target 10 on sustainable use of biodiversity in agriculture, forestry and other production sectors. The programme will also contribute to implement sustainable use of biodiversity resources at the socio-ecological production landscapes and seascapes in diverse countries under their National Biodiversity Strategies and Action Plans (NBSAP). Lessons learned from the implementation of the 4th phase of the programme will be disseminated through the global network of 128 SGP Country Programmes, the International Partnership for the Satoyama Initiative (IPSI), and other partners worldwide for further upscaling and replication.
Geographical priorities
- Red River Delta and Mekong Delta
Funding Information
- The project proponent may request for a grant up to 50,000 USD in 24 months.
Procedure of Project Selection
- The proponent develops project concept paper (in Vietnamese) in accordance with UNDP/GEF SGP format and submits this to the National Coordinator (NC).
- The NC screens and considers the concept paper according to GEF criteria and then submits it to the National Steering Committee (NSC) for further approval.
- The proposing organization whose concept paper cleared by UNDP/GEF SGP submit a grant application in case of need. UNDP/GEF SGP provides a small grant for project design, stakeholder consultation and surveys.
- The proposing organization whose proposal cleared by UNDP/GEF SGP submit a Project proposal.
- The proposing organization submit the project proposal to the NC:
- The project proposal is either cleared by the NC and submitted to the NSC
- It can be returned to the proposing organization with the NC’s comments for adjustment.
- Proposals cleared by the NC are submitted to the NSC:
- It might be accepted or rejected by the NSC
- The NSC might return the proposal with a request for further work or additional sponsor
- Proposals cleared by the NSC are submitted to UNDP Vietnam for final clearance.
Who can apply?
- Vietnamese non-governmental organizations, Civil Society Organizations (CSOs) and community-based organizations (CBOs).
For more information, visit UNDP.
