Call for Proposals to fight Environmental Degradation and promote Alternative Energy Sources in Refugee Hosting Districts in Uganda
Deadline: 18 May 2020
The European Union Emergency Trust Fund for Africa (EUTF) launches a call for proposals titled, “Response to Increased Environmental Degradation and Promotion of Alternative Energy Sources in Refugee Hosting Districts.”
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Objectives and Expected Results
The overall objective of this action is to increase environmental protection and restoration and to improve sustainable energy for improved livelihoods and rights among displaced populations and their host communities in refugee hosting areas.
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The specific objectives are the following:
Specific Objective 1: Environmental and natural resources are protected and restored and concerned population is sensitised and have adopted environmental-friendly practices.
Specific Objective 2: Improved access to sufficient, healthier, sustainable and alternative sources of energy, increased capacity to construct and maintain these, decreased dependence on energy from unsustainable and unregulated sources for households and causes of conflicts between refugees and host communities are addressed.
Specific Objective 3: Energy, environment and climate action programming, coordination and capacity is strengthened at local, district government and sub-county levels.
The expected results under SO1 are:
Increased rehabilitation of degraded forests and other fragile eco-systems (e.g. woodlands, wetlands)
Trainings delivered on reforestation and agroforestry practices and refugee and host population tree planting, protection and restoration practices.
The expected results under SO2 are:
Sensitisation and training on energy saving technologies and practices in particular for cooking
Construction/dissemination and maintenance of energy saving technologies, incl. heat retaining bags, and practices in particular for cooking
Increased alternative income generating activities, through linkages to private sector, for people that engage in unsustainable and unregulated charcoal and woodfuel production.
The expected results under SO3 are:
Developed policy guidelines, promoted related tools and developed long-term capacity at district and sub-county level on energy, including in gender-responsive environment and climate change programming and community-based natural resources management and renewable energy
Increased participation of women and improved coordination and capacities between different actors at district and sub-county level, which are responsible for implementing, co-ordinating and monitoring energy, environment and climate change interventions
Funding Information
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Component 1: Environmental and Natural resources protection and restoration (SO1): EUR 4 600 000
Component 2: Improved access to sufficient, sustainable and alternative sources of energy (SO2) and strengthened coordination and planning at district and sub-county levels (SO3): EUR 5 000 000
Communication and visibility: EUR 200 000
Monitoring, evaluation and audit (direct management: procurement): EUR 200 000
The indicative implementation period of the action is 48 months.
The programme will be implemented in the West Nile region, not only because it is the most impacted refugee-hosting area but because it will also help create linkages with other EUTF activities in this particular region.
For more information, visit https://eeas.europa.eu/delegations/uganda/76570/corrigendum-call-proposals-10-million-eur-fight-environmental-degradation-and-promote_en