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Community-based Climate Solutions for Sustainable Development
This publication provides an overview of initiatives under the GEF Small Grants Programme's (SGP) climate change portfolio which fall under the following thematic areas:
Celebrating three decades of community leadership for the environment
Yoko Watanabe is Global Manager of the GEF Small Grants Programme (SGP), which supports community-based efforts to address global environmental issues in developing countries. In an interview, she shared lessons from this work and reflected on her career path, which started with an internship at SGP when it was first established 30 years ago.
What do you enjoy most about your work?
Prioritizing financial inclusion in climate-vulnerable countries
Green and inclusive microfinance is an emerging lending category with the potential to boost climate resilience, encourage sustainable practices, and improve livelihoods in vulnerable communities globally, civil society organizations shared in consultations convened by the Global Environment Facility ahead of its 62nd Council meeting.
Community-based Micro-financing and Small Enterprises
The private sector has a key role to play in driving sustainable development. Micro, small and medium enterprises account for 90 percent of the private sector and more than 50 percent of employment globally. As such the sector provides an opportunity for innovative, inclusive and sustainable economic development. The GEF Small Grants Programme facilitates partnerships between civil society, community-based organizations, and the private sector to scale up and promote the sustainability of community-led initiatives.
GEF CEO celebrates mangrove restoration efforts in Cote d'Ivoire
Mangroves can withstand soil and water conditions that would kill most plants, and yet these hardiest of tropical forests are vanishing from the Earth so quickly that every effort to protect them is of value – both locally and globally.
This is because mangroves have an outsized environmental and economic impact wherever they grow. They protect against coastal erosion, help with flood control, act as carbon sinks, and are unique ecosystems that harbor a wealth of fish, insect, bird, and reptile species.
GEF CEO visits women-led community forest project in Senegal
As a former environment minister from Costa Rica, a country more than half covered in trees, Carlos Manuel Rodriguez knows well the vital role forests can play in community life.
That is what stood out for the Global Environment Facility CEO from his visit to the village of Djilor Djidiack, Senegal, where residents have planted, managed, and protected a 20-hectare community forest with the support of the GEF Small Grants Programme (SGP).
'There is still hope for our planet'
Lauren Naville Gisnås is a Senior Advisor on environmental and climate-related issues at the Norwegian Agency for Development Cooperation (Norad) and an Advisor to Norway’s GEF Council Member. In an interview, she reflected on the potential of global efforts to address marine litter, plastic pollution, and the impacts of climate change, and shared what inspired her from a recent visit to a GEF Small Grants Programme initiative in Indonesia.
Local Action on Sustainable Land Management
This GEF Small Grants Programme (SGP) publication presents an updated overview of the SGP community-based approach and portfolio in the area of sustainable land management, as part of UNDP's overall related portfolio. Special attention is given to gender and youth, with a spotlight on the innovative partnership with SOS Sahel International, focusing on the Sahel region.