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GEF CEO visits Small Grants Programme organic farming projects in Indonesia
Last week, the CEO and Chairperson of the Global Environment Facility, Carlos Manuel Rodriguez, visited Indonesia to attend the fourth meeting of the Conference of the Parties to the Minamata Convention on Mercury and took the opportunity to visit two local initiatives supported by the GEF Small Grants Programme (SGP).
Trabajando para marcar la diferencia generacional
Alba Verónica Vicenta Yacabalquiej Salanic es una defensora de la juventud, la igualdad de género y la gobernanza comunitaria de Xecam, un pueblo del altiplano occidental de Guatemala.
Youth in Action: Experiences from the Small Grants Programme
As we collectively address the global climate and nature crises, it is absolutely critical to engage youth as agents of change, creative entrepreneurs and innovators. Through education, science and technology, young people are scaling up their efforts and skills to accelerate concrete actions. Through the support and partnership provided by the GEF Small Grants Programme (SGP), youth are acquiring knowledge and skills to build a more sustainable future, while actively engaging in developing a green and blue economy.
Working to make a generational difference
Alba Verónica Vicenta Yacabalquiej Salanic is a youth, gender equality, and community governance advocate from Xecam, a village in Guatemala’s western highlands. In an interview, she reflected on how her Mayan K'iche' identity has informed her approach to environmental issues and shared lessons from her work as an Indigenous Peoples Fellow with the UNDP-managed GEF Small Grants Programme.
What does being an Indigenous Peoples Fellow entail?
Adapting to climate change from the ground up
Developing countries’ climate change adaptation needs are vast, growing, and increasingly urgent.
Enhancing Climate Resilience: Experiences from the SGP's Community-Based Adaptation Programme
This publication showcases examples from the SGP’s CBA Programme and highlights the essential role of civil society organizations and local communities in building resilience and adapting to a changing climate at the local level. These case studies feature action from the ground up, from Jamaica to Kiribati, which have demonstrated the importance of investing in indigenous peoples, young people, women, persons with disabilities, and other marginalized groups affected by climate change.