UNESCO’s Climate Frontlines Initiative is launching a new project for pastoral/herding communities in 13 countries in sub-Saharan Africa. The project aims at understanding pastoral peoples’ own knowledge of weather and climate, their forecasting skills, and their observances of environmental change.
WORTH
- Small grants
- Capacity building through workshops and dialogue sessions
ELIGIBILITY
- The proposals must involve herding/pastoral/agro-pastoral peoples based in one or more of the following countries: Benin, Burkina Faso, Chad, Djibouti, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Gambia, Mauritania, Niger, Senegal, Somalia, Tanzania or Uganda.
- The proposals must be carried out in communities that consent to participate in the initiative. During the application process, applicants will be asked to prove that the communities are aware of and consent to the proposed initiative.
- The proposed activities must be carried out in 2015-16 and finish in 2016.
- The proposal budget can be up to but not exceeding 5,000 USD.
- Applications from indigenous peoples and local communities are encouraged.
DEADLINE: 11th May 2015
To apply and for more information visit here.
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