To identify and provide grant funding to support innovative projects that:
- (i) enable indigenous peoples to improve their adaptation to climate change,
- (ii) provide co-benefits for sustainable natural resource management measures including biodiversity conservation actions, or
- (iii) support actions that build on and address disaster risk management, while improving resiliency of communities to changes in climate.
Budget
USD 6,300,000
Total Cost of the project
USD 2,000,000
GEF Allocation to project
Partners
The main focus is on helping the poorest people and the poorest countries, but for all its clients the Bank emphasizes the need for:Investing in people, particularly through basic health and educationFocusing on social development, inclusion, governance, and institution-building as key elements of poverty reduction Strengthening the ability of the governments to deliver quality services, efficiently and transparently Protecting the environment Supporting and encouraging private business developmentPromoting reforms to create a stable macroeconomic environment, conducive to investment and long-term planning.