Reference: GGGI Project ID: PH24 Country: Philippines Budget: USD 33,000 Duration: 5 months Context: In the Philippines, recognised for its dynamic economy, the agriculture sector still underperforms relative to the services and industry sectors, with its GDP contribution dwindling to about 9%, despite employing a significant portion of the workforce. Poverty remains predominantly rural, with …
CC and Management of natural resources and ecosystems
NEW CONTRACT AWARDED in support to the “Mozambique Team Europe Initiative implementation facility””
Reference : SIEA-2018-17230, within the FWC SIEA 2018 LOT 1: Sustainable management of natural resources and resilience (EuropeAid/138778/DH/SER/Multi); in association with COWI Belgium Country: Mozambique Budget: € 563,376 Duration: 35 months Context: Mozambique is one of the most vulnerable countries to climate change and weather-related disasters in the world and one of the least prepared …
Making agricultural investments sustainable and ecologically resilient to climate change in Kenya
Vision 2030 is Kenya’s main planning blueprint to be implemented through a series of 5-year, medium-term rolling plans (MTP), with flagship projects under the current MTP (2013-2017) focusing on promoting pathways to devolution, socio-economic development, equity and national unity. MTP 2 recognizes environmental conservation and management of natural capital as pivotal to Kenya’s agriculture-driven economic …
Formulation of IGAD Regional Climate Change Strategy (IRCCS)
The Horn of Africa has been noted to be one of the most vulnerable regions to climate change, in particular its mainly natural resources-based economy, and faces serious water shortages, food scarcity, increased risks of livelihood systems, and vulnerability to a number of climate change-induced disasters and diseases. The overall objective of this assignment was …
Identification and Formulation of Integrated ASEAN Climate Change & Biodiversity Projects
The overall objective of this project was to develop appropriate intervention measures for EU-ASEAN support actions addressing initiatives related to biodiversity conservation for the period 2014-2020, that also contribute to poverty reduction in the long term. A detailed strategy was elaborated in this regard. As part of the strategy two interventions focusing on climate change …
The EuropeAid Framework Contract Beneficiaries 2013 Lot 6: Environment
Prospect C&S is an active member of one of the consortium that is contracted to provide expert services under Lot 6 “Environment” of the new EuropeAid Framework Contracts Beneficiaries [2014-2018]. The object of Lot 6 is the recruitment of short-term expertise in the following sectors: sustainable management and protection of natural resources and ecosystems; climate …
Protection of forests and livelihoods improvement in the Alaotra Mangoro Region, Madagascar
The purpose of this assignment was to conduct a feasibility study on a pilot project for improving livelihoods while promoting sustainable natural resources management around the protected forest areas of Alaotra Mangoro region, in support to the national NGO Ecodev who had identified the project. Capacity building assistance (on-the-job learning) was provided to Ecodev to …
Climate change adaptation in Lake Victoria Basin, Kenya
This mission was implemented under the global contract “GCCA Climate Support Facility”. The African Collaborative Centre for Earth Systems Sciences (ACCESS) is a regional body of African Scientists based at the University of Nairobi. Amongst other activities, ACCESS is fostering global change research on a regional scale, including the impacts of climate change on water …
Formulation of EU Support to Maldives on Climate Change Trust Fund Phase II
Prospect C&S has been contracted, under the EU Framework Contract Beneficiaries Lot 6, in order to carry out a formulation mission to prepare a design for the Climate Change Trust Fund (CCTF) Phase II in Maldives. The CCTF is a multi-donor recipient owned program. The purpose of the CCTF is to support the development and …
Development of a climate change adaptation strategy and programme for the coastal area of Ivory Coast
This mission was implemented under the global contract “GCCA Climate Support Facility”. With its 550 km, Ivory Coast is one of the West African country with the longest coast. The area is characterised by a rich and unique biodiversity but suffers from an intense pressure generated by human activities such as agro-industry, urbanisation, fishing, tourism, …