SAP038
Climate Adaptation, Resilience and Engagement in Local Governments (CARE-LG)
Climate Adaptation, Resilience and Engagement in Local Governments (CARE-LG)
The Kingdom of Bhutan is highly vulnerable to climate-induced water scarcity, glacial lake outburst floods, landslides, windstorms, and forest fires. These hazards affect farmers, damage roads, homes, and critical infrastructure like schools, health facilities, and government offices, and harm crops and livestock. This threatens livelihoods and creates food and water insecurity.
To address these challenges, the project aims to enhance technical and institutional adaptive capacities and knowledge and support locally-led climate-responsive practices. It focuses on placing communities at the center of adaptation planning and budgeting, ensuring interventions meet the needs of local governments and communities.
The project will establish a grant facility covering at least 60 gewogs (groups of villages) with an adaptation-focused investment grant package of up to USD 125,000 USD per gewog. It targets the most vulnerable communities identified in the country’s 2023 Climate Vulnerability Risk Assessment Report. Additionally, the project will support gender-friendly farm mechanisation, provide equipment, promote green initiatives, and implement nature-based solutions to enhance ecosystem services and community resilience.
Project timeline
Pipeline
10 Oct 2022 - 1 days
Concept note received
10 Oct 2022
Funding proposal received
15 Jan 2024
Cleared by GCF Secretariat
18 Apr 2024
Approved
10 Oct 2022 - 647 days so far
Under implementation
To be completed
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Financing
- Private sector
- Public sector
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Size
- Micro
- Small
- Medium
- Large
GCF financing
Instrument | Amount |
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Grant | USD 10,000,000 |
Total GCF Financing |
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USD 10,000,000 |
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Bhutan Trust Fund for Environmental Conservation
Managing Director
Post Box 520, Genyen Lam, Thimphu, Bhutan
Chief Financial Officer
Chief Program Officer
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National Designated Authority
Department of Macro-fiscal and Development Finance (DMDF), Ministry of Finance
Director
Post Box 127, Tashichhodzong, Thimphu,, Thimphu, Bhutan
Chief, Development Coordination and Debt Management Division (DCDMD), DMDF, Ministry of Finance
GCF Focal Officer, DCDMD, DMDF, Ministry of Finance