The United Nations World Meals Programme (WFP) has introduced a name for functions for its Local weather Adaptation Innovation Accelerator Programme, supported by the Adaptation Fund.
The US $10 million initiative, a part of the Adaptation Fund Local weather Innovation Accelerator (AFCIA) partnership, will run for the following 5 years and invitations functions from ventures with local weather innovation options which are operational in Lebanon, Jordan and Egypt, or these that may be scaled in these nations, to use for a grant by 4 August 2024. The grants, as much as US$ 200,000 every, will assist regionally pushed ventures which are inexpensive, inclusive and tailor-made to particular regional challenges. Established in 2001 below the Kyoto Protocol of the UN Framework Conference on Local weather Change, the Adaptation Fund funds adaptation tasks and programmes in growing nations significantly susceptible to the antagonistic results of local weather change.
“The local weather disaster is a significant driver of starvation,” says Saliha Dobardzic, Lead for Programming and Innovation on the Adaptation Fund. “With out speedy international motion, we face a way forward for unprecedented meals insecurity and battle. With such partnership, we prioritize assist for innovators and resolution finders from communities in danger and the brand new Local weather Adaptation Innovation Accelerator Programme by WFP will allow precisely that, guaranteeing they’ve the instruments they should adapt and thrive in a altering local weather.”
“The launch of the Local weather Adaptation Innovation Accelerator Programme underscores WFP’s dedication to combating starvation in an overheating local weather,” mentioned Gernot Laganda, Local weather & Resilience Service Director at WFP. “With assist from the Adaptation Fund, this Programme permits governments and native establishments to assume in another way and discover efficient new methods to strengthen the resilience of meals programs to local weather hazards.”
Earlier this yr, WFP held workshops in Lebanon, Jordan and Egypt to establish downside statements and develop future local weather resilience methods. These workshops have been attended by humanitarian organizations, innovation ecosystem stakeholders and authorities representatives.
“WFP not solely responds to the direct necessities of its beneficiaries but in addition integrates complete systems-thinking that places climate-adaptive improvements on the prime of its priorities,” mentioned Antoine Renard, WFP Lebanon Deputy Nation Director.
In Jordan, Laurene Goublet, WFP Deputy Nation Director mentioned, “Local weather change is threatening Jordan’s pure assets, which poses a severe menace to the agriculture sector. Jordan possesses a robust entrepreneurial panorama, which might develop options to handle these local weather challenges, benefiting not solely farmers however total communities.”
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The official name for functions is stay on the Local weather Adaptation Innovation Accelerator Programme webpage. The webpage supplies particulars on this yr’s precedence themes, eligibility standards and the dash programme for chosen improvements.
“We’re proud to be supporting the programme’s launch in Egypt, harnessing the ability of native innovation that may present lasting and substantial options to these most affected. For a rustic like Egypt that’s each affected by excessive local weather and wealthy in native improvements, this supplies crucial assets and assist for the event of sustainable options led by expertise and innovation. This collaboration strongly aligns and contributes to our shared mission to make sure meals safety for all,” mentioned Jean-Pierre de Margerie, WFP Egypt Nation Director.
“The launch of the Local weather Adaptation Innovation Accelerator Programme is a robust testomony that innovation is essential to sort out meals insecurity and local weather change. This partnership represents an essential chapter in our battle for a food-secure future in a quickly altering world,” mentioned Bernhard Kowatsch, Head of WFP Innovation Accelerator.
Final yr alone, WFP supported virtually 18 million individuals in 60 nations with particular options and companies to construct resilience and handle local weather dangers to meals safety, together with by early warning programs, anticipatory actions, local weather threat insurance coverage, sustainable vitality initiatives and the restoration of degraded ecosystems.
