Sahara and Sahel Observatory

OSS

  • Type Direct (Regional)
  • Date of accreditation 02 Oct 2017

The Sahara and Sahel Observatory (OSS) is a regional entity in Africa that aims to serve as an international framework for partnership and dialogue in the fight against desertification and in the attenuation of the effects of drought, the adaptation to climate change and the protection of biodiversity. OSS supports the efforts of its member countries in the Sahara-Sahel region in the fields of natural resource management and sustainable development, particularly on key themes such as land degradation, desertification, drought and the adverse impacts of climate change on ecosystems and populations.

Accreditation timeline

Accreditation term 1

07 Feb 2019 - 06 Feb 2024

Accreditation date

02 Oct 2017

AMA execution date

20 Jun 2018

AMA effectiveness

07 Feb 2019

Term end date

06 Feb 2024

Entity details

  • Size
    • Micro
    • Small
    • Medium
    • Large
  • Environmental and social risk category
    • Category C
    • Category B
    • Category A
    • Intermediation 3
    • Intermediation 2
    • Intermediation 1
  • Fiduciary standards
    • Basic
    • Project management
    • Grant award
    • On-lending/blending:
    • Loan
    • Equity
    • Guarantee
    • Blending

Projects

SAP044
Adaptation

Angola

Empowering Women Groups to Build Resilience to Climate Impacts in the Province of Cunene in South West Angola (CREW Angola)

SAP025
Adaptation

Guinea-Bissau

Adaptation of agricultural production systems in Coastal Areas of Northwest Guinea-Bissau

Documents

News + Stories

GCF approves 11 projects at its final Board meeting of the year

02 Oct 2017 / The 18th meeting of the Board (B.18) approved funding for 11 climate finance initiatives during a three-day meeting in the Egyptian capital of Cairo.

Contacts

Mr. Nabil BEN KHATRA
Primary

Executive Secretary
Boulevard du Leader Yasser Arafat PO Box 31, Tunis, 1080 (Tunisia), Tunis, Tunisia
Phone (216) 71 20 66 33
Phone (216) 98 57 43 00
nabil.benkhatra@oss.org.tn
Mrs. Khaoula JAOUI
Secondary

Climate Department Coordinator
Boulevard du Leader Yasser Arafat PO Box 31, Tunis, 1080 (Tunisia), Tunis, Tunisia
Phone (216) 55 62 01 18
Phone (216) 71 20 66 33
khaoula.jaoui@oss.org.tn