Call for Demo Proposals: GMS Climate Change and Environmental Sustainability Program
Deadline: 1-Jul-22
The Greater Mekong Subregion (GMS) Climate Change and Environmental Sustainability Program (CCESP) is now accepting applications for pilot demonstrations relating to priority themes of the CCESP.
Demonstrations are one of the main activities of the CCESP in order to help enhance climate resilience, green growth, and environmental quality in the GMS. The program plans to have 27 demonstrations relating to the different themes (such as demonstrations on gender-responsive community resilience projects, and on the circular economy, pollution control, and waste management, etc.).
Through these demonstrations, the CCESP plans to pilot climate action practices, innovative technologies, and financing instruments. These demonstrations could eventually be scaled up or lead to wider investments.
Priority Themes
Climate and disaster resilience – gender-responsive community resilience projects (only)
Low-carbon transitions – green freight; low-carbon agriculture; green energy technologies
Climate-smart landscapes – transboundary landscape project; capacity building for rangers in protected areas
Environmental quality through pollution control and sustainable waste management – air-water-soil-plastic pollution from agriculture and industry emissions/effluents/wastes, plastic pollution due to COVID-19
Digital technology for climate actions and environmental sustainability – application of blockchain technology for waste management; drone technology for forest management
Financing low-carbon and climate-resilient infrastructure and technologies –demonstrations on innovative climate and disaster risk financing instruments; improving financial mechanisms for the natural resources and environment sector (e.g., nature-based solutions and climate-smart agriculture); financing the decarbonization of the transportation and energy sectors (e.g., demonstration on the use of emissions trading mechanisms and carbon credits)
Funding Information
The budget will vary between US$40,000–$100,000, depending on the scope of the demonstrations.
Eligibility Criteria
The proposals can be developed and submitted by any of the following entities:
Working Group on Environment (WGE) coordinators and relevant government departments and agencies
Development partners
Civil society organizations and community-based organizations
Private sector
Academia and research institutes
For more information, visit https://greatermekong.org/call-proposals-submit-applications-pilot-demonstrations-under-gms-climate-change-and-environmental