FP023
Climate Resilient Agriculture in three of the Vulnerable Extreme northern crop growing regions (CRAVE)
Climate Resilient Agriculture in three of the Vulnerable Extreme northern crop growing regions (CRAVE)
Increasing the climate-resilience and reducing the food insecurity of subsistence farmers in Namibia.
Namibia’s northern small-scale subsistence farming communities are vulnerable to climate-related challenges as incidents of drought and high temperatures increase. The communities in Zambezi, Kavango East and West are dependent on primary production and natural resources, rely on rain-fed (dry land crop production) agriculture, and have limited livelihood options and employment opportunities. These communities experience high levels of poverty, and climate change is expected to lead to reduced crop yields, loss of ecosystems services (such as water purification and biomass energy) and ecosystem degradation.
CRAVE will reduce food insecurity by allowing beneficiaries to acquire abilities to adopt conservation agriculture and climate-resilient agricultural practices to produce food, as well as providing them with access to renewable energy.
The project will scale up the adoption of adaptive measures such as conservation agriculture and micro drip irrigation. A centre of excellence, the Mashare Climate Resilient Agriculture Centre of Excellence (MCRACE) will also be established, which will carry out demonstration pilots including a fertilizer mixing plant, organic manure and guano trials. Farmers will be provided with sustainable access to off-grid solar energy technologies including water pumping for small-scale micro horticultural systems, and refrigeration for harvested food, reducing the dependency on imported fuels.
The project has an estimated lifespan of 5 years.
Project timeline
Pipeline
19 Apr 2016 - 179 days
Cleared by GCF Secretariat
19 Apr 2016
Funding proposal received
22 Apr 2016
Legal opinion on AE's Internal Approval
01 Sep 2016
Approved
14 Oct 2016 - 152 days
Approved by GCF Board
14 Oct 2016
Cleared by iTAP
14 Oct 2016
FAA executed
15 Dec 2016
Under implementation
14 Mar 2017 - 2,802 days so far
FAA effective
14 Mar 2017
Disbursement - USD 3,085,000
21 Jun 2017
Annual Performance Report
01 Mar 2018
Annual Performance Report
01 Mar 2019
Disbursement - USD 3,670,000
18 Apr 2019
Disbursement - USD 1,240,000
24 Nov 2020
Disbursement - USD 1,505,000
07 Mar 2022
To be completed
14 Mar 2024 - -243 days to go
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Financing
- Private sector
- Public sector
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Size
- Micro
- Small
- Medium
- Large
GCF financing100% disbursed
Instrument | Amount |
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Grant | USD 9,500,000 |
Total GCF Financing |
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USD 9,500,000 |
Co-financing
Co-financer | Instrument | Amount |
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Co-Financing | Grant | USD 500,000 |
Total Co-Financing |
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USD 500,000 |
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Entity
Environmental Investment Fund
Chief Executive Officer
P.O. Box 28157, Auas Valley, Windhoek, Namibia
Chief Operations Officer
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More contacts
National Designated Authority
Ministry of Environment and Tourism
Environmental Commissioner
Deputy Director, Multilateral Environmental Agreements, Department of Environmental Affairs
Ministry of Environment and Tourism, Private Bag 13306, Windhoek, Namibia, Windhoek, Namibia
Chief Conservation Scientist