SAP001
Improving rangeland and ecosystem management practices of smallholder farmers under conditions of climate change in Sesfontein, Fransfontein, and Warmquelle areas of the Republic of Namibia
Improving rangeland and ecosystem management practices of smallholder farmers under conditions of climate change in Sesfontein, Fransfontein, and Warmquelle areas of the Republic of Namibia
Reducing the vulnerability of smallholder famers from the effects of climate change by safeguarding natural capital in order to sustain agricultural production system.
This is GCF's first approved project under the Simplified Approval Process (SAP).
Climate change forecasts predict an increased length of the dry season in Kunene region, located in north-west Namibia. The most vulnerable populations - due to a predominantly drying climate - are small-scale and subsistence farmers, mostly women. They depend entirely on the rain-fed agriculture of staple grains for income and household food security.
To reduce the vulnerability of smallholder famers, this project will address the impacts of increasing temperature and higher water evaporation on crop production and bush encroachment on land and livestock productivity. It will increase the efficiency with which rainfall is used to maintain agricultural and rangeland production.
The project has an estimated lifespan of 5 years.
Project timeline
Pipeline
17 Nov 2017 - 105 days
Concept note received
17 Nov 2017
Funding proposal received
20 Dec 2017
Cleared by GCF Secretariat
19 Jan 2018
Cleared by iTAP
12 Feb 2018
Approved
01 Mar 2018 - 357 days
Approved by GCF Board
01 Mar 2018
Legal opinion on AE's Internal Approval
18 Jun 2018
FAA executed
05 Dec 2018
Under implementation
20 Feb 2019 - 2,138 days so far
FAA effective
20 Feb 2019
Disbursement - USD 3,765,000
15 Apr 2019
Disbursement - USD 2,653,000
31 Mar 2022
Disbursement - USD 1,259,069
16 Jun 2023
Disbursement - USD 1,622,931
11 Sep 2024
To be completed
20 Aug 2025 - 237 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 |
|---|---|
| Grant | USD 9,300,000 |
| Total GCF Financing |
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| USD 9,300,000 |
Co-financing
| Co-financer | Instrument | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Co-Financing | Grant | USD 700,000 |
| Total Co-Financing |
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| USD 700,000 |
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Entity
Environmental Investment Fund
Chief Executive Officer
P.O. Box 28157, Auas Valley, Windhoek, Namibia
Chief Operations Officer
P.O. Box 28157, Auas Valley, Windhoek, Namibia
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