Grants Awareness

Kiwa Initiative Local Projects

Component

IUCN Oceania Regional Office

16/17 • June • 21

This Initiative

is funded by:

In partnership

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KIWA Initiative Local Projects Components

Outline1. Introduction of Kiwa Initiative

a. Donors + Partners

b. Components (local, regional,technical)

2. Overview of Kiwa Initiative Local Projects Component

a. Goal/Objective of the grants

b. Grant Funding Range and Duration

c. Eligibility – Countries, Organisations and Actions/Projects

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d. Application Process

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Kiwa Initiative Overview

Theme/Goal:

Biodiversity protection and climate change adaptation

using Nature-Based Solutions (NbS)

Components: Three Components:

1. Local Projects - Very small to medium sized grants: EUR 25k up to

EUR 400k

2. Large regional grants: EUR 1.5M up to EUR 5M

3. Technical Assistance for access to regional grants

Donors:

5 International donors:, European Union, France, Canada, Australia,

New-Zealand,

Budget:

A total budget of EUR 35M Officially launched in 2020

Eligible Countries

19 eligible PICTs: 16 Pacific islands countries + 3 French territories

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OVERALL KIWA INITIATIVE COMPONENTS

1. Local Projects

2. Technical Assistance

3. Regional Projects

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IUCN Oceania Regional Office

• Steering Committee• ORO Kiwa Initiative

Programme• Technical Support

IUCN French National

Committee

OCTs(French Polynesia, New

Caledonia, Wallis and

Futuna

ACPs(Melanesia, Polynesia

and Micronesia

Independent

Technical Experts

AFD• Kiwa Steering Committee

• AFD Secretariat

• Technical Task Force

• Partners (SPC/SPREP)

Finance Agreement

• Annual Reports

• Component updates

• Procurements

• Capacity Building

• Submit Concept and Proposal

• Contracts

• Capacity Building

• Technical Support

• Concept/proposal tech/

review support

On-granting

Agreement

• Full proposal

• technical review

Implementation

Flow-Map

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1. Kiwa Initiative Local Projects

OBJECTIVES

Very Small, Small, Medium Grants

Overall objective(s): Strengthening the resilience of

Pacific Island ecosystems, economies and communities

to the effects of climate change.

Specific objective(s): Improve access to funding

allocated to climate-change adaptation in terms of nature-

based solutions for local and national authorities as well

as regional organisations and civil society by

mainstreaming gender equality and a human-rights-

based approach.

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2. Funding Range and

Duration

Funding range Duration

Very Small €25,000 – 50,000

18 - 36 monthsSmall €50,001 – 100,000

Medium €100,001 – 400,000

Maximum of €1,000,000 for ODA-ineligible

French territories

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Eligible Countries and Territories (19)

Federated States of Micronesia, Fiji , French Polynesia, Kiribati, Nauru,

New Caledonia, Niue, Palau, Papua New Guinea, Republic of Marshall

Islands, Samoa, Cook Islands, Solomon Islands, Timor Leste, Tokelau,

Tonga, Tuvalu, Vanuatu, Wallis and Futuna

Geographic.

ACPs (Melanesia, Micronesia, Polynesia)

OCTs (French Polynesia, New Caledonia and Wallis and Futuna)

Eligible grantees

• Local civil society organizations

• Community-based organizations

• International non-governmental organizations

• Local and national public institutions and authorities

3. Eligible Countries and Entities

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4. ELIGIBILE - ACTIONS

Main Objective:

Nature-based solutions and

Climate Adaptations

Employs cost-efficient Nature-based

Solutions to achieve rights-based, gender-sensitive and socially

inclusive with measurable benefits

for climate change adaptation.

Specifically Projects that..

integrate climate adaption

into:-

• Conservation of Biodiversity

• Sustainable-use of biodiversity

and ecosystem services

• Enabling tools for

conservation and sustainable

use of biodiversity and

ecosystem services

what types of projects that will be

eligible?

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CONSERVATION OF BIODIVERSITY

• Eradication/control of invasive

species

• Coastal and marine ecosystem

and resource management;

• Threatened species and their

habitats;

• Vegetation/habitat mapping for

restoration and conservation

actions

• Establishment/extension of

Community conserved areas

• Strengthening Resource

Management

• Research can be funded if it is

accompanied by clear and

tangible on ground follow-up

actions, delivered within the

project term.

SUSTAINABLE USE

• Support livelihood options for

biodiversity, ecosystems and

ecosystems services (e.g.

ecotourism);

• Establishment of new financing

mechanisms eg conservation

(e.g., links to Payments for

Ecosystem Services, biodiversity

offsets…);

• Analyses to better

understand/quantify the threats

on biodiversity (including

socioeconomic studies);

• Actions to reduce detrimental

edge effects and to protect core

refugia for species populations

• Actions to maintain hydrographic

integrity and contiguity in

freshwater ecosystems

• Agricultural and fisheries good

practices promoting species

conservation

ENABLING TOOLS

• Support for public

awareness, education

campaigns, training

and capacity-building;

• Support to local

stakeholders (e.g., local

communities and

authorities) to help

protect/manage

biodiversity, ecosystems

(e.g. ecosystem

management,

participatory

Examples – not exhaustive. Applicants are encourages to propose innovative approaches that align with

NbS and climate adaptation

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Definition

Nature-based Solutions (NbS) are defined by IUCN as

“actions to protect, sustainably manage, and

restore natural or modified ecosystems, that address

societal challenges effectively and adaptively,

simultaneously providing human well-being and

biodiversity benefits”.

5. Nature-based solution and Climate Adaption

definition and examples

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Demonstrate multiple

benefits

The implementation of cost-

efficient Nature Based

Solutions with measurable

and multiple benefits for

climate change

adaptation, biodiversity

and human well being

Explicit Design

The demonstration of the

links between project

activities/outcomes and

climate change adaptation

Appllying Nature-based Solutions

and climate Adaptation

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Addressing societal problems with

NbS and Climate Adaptation

A problem solving approach for nature and

society

Ensure your project address societal challenges caused by climate change with nature-based solutions

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EXAMPLES OF

NATURE BASED SOLUTIONS

(i) Ecosystem restoration approaches:

Ecological restoration: Control of invasive species, Re-introduction of native species…

Ecological engineering: Creation of artificial ecosystems, Re-vegetation for erosion control…

(ii) Issue-specific ecosystem-related approaches:

Ecosystem-based adaptation

Ecosystem-based disaster risk reduction

(iii) Infrastructure-related approaches:

Natural and green infrastructure: reefs or mangroves

(iv) Ecosystem-based management approaches:

Integrated coastal zone management

Integrated water resources management

(v) Ecosystem protection approaches:

Area-based conservation approaches

Protected area management

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Societal Challenge• Climate change mitigation and adaptation • Disaster risk reduction • Economic and social development• Environmental degradation and biodiversity loss

Nature based Solution• Sea wall made of locally sourced boulders• Mangroves planted in front of the wall, to absorb and

contain tidal flows and diffuse waves and storm surges• Vetiver grass planted behind the wall, to form a strong

hedge, its deep roots hold in the soil, and can thrive even in soil inundated by seawater

Benefits• More effective and less expensive solution to protect

communities compared to concrete sea walls• Mangrove ecosystems also important local source of

food, sequester carbon, protect coral reefs by holding in soil, and are home to shellfish and other marine life

• Less erosion of soil and reduced impacts on local food crops

Hybrid Sea Walls, Fiji

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Societal Challenge• Climate change mitigation and adaptation

• Disaster risk reduction

• Economic and social development

• Environmental degradation and biodiversity loss

Nature based Solution• National protected areas legislation, network

and fund

• Palau National Marine Sanctuary

Benefits• Studies show the creation of the sanctuary will

increase diving tourism revenues, improve

local fisheries, and allow for the long-term

sustainability of marine resources.

• Healthy coastal ecosystems increase

resilience of coastal communities to climate

change

Palau National Marine Sanctuary

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Q & A Break

• Organisation eligibility

• Eligible Actions/Projects

• Nature-based Solutions and

Climate Adaptation

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Kiwa Initiative Local Projects

Grants Application Process

• Overview of Application Process

1. Issuing calls for concepts and proposals

2. Receiving concept notes and full proposals

3. Proposal screening and review

4. Grant award decision-making

5. Due diligence

6. ESMS

7. Contracting

8. Fund disbursement

9. M&E

10. Capturing lessons learned

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1. Issuing Call for Proposals

Grant Announcement:Grant Application Concept Notes will open on 22nd June 2021 for Very Small, Small and Medium

Size Budget range (€) Duration Concept proposal closing dates

Proposal Invitations

Very Small €25,000 – €50,000 Up to 18 months

September 30th 2021, 23:59 UTC+12:00 Fiji

November 1st 2021

(3months)

Small €50,001 – €100,000 Up to 24 months

September 30th 2021, 23:59 UTC+12:00 Fiji

November 1st 2021

(3months)

Medium €100,001 – €400,000 Up to 36 months

August 31st 2021, 23:59 UTC+12:00 Fiji

October 1st

(2 months)

Concepts development

2 months

Review 1 month

Proposal Development

2 months

Review 1 month

Award/Contracts 2 months

Notes:

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Grants Application ProcessProposal submission and review: Two-step

process

1. CONCEPT NOTE

• Applicant information

• Brief project description

• Alignment with Kiwa

Initiative Local Projects

investment priorities

• Project stakeholders

• Budget

• ESMS self-assessment.

2. FULL PROPOSAL

• Applicant Information

• Project Description (in greater detail

than the concept note)

• Logical Framework

• Detailed Workplan/Timeline.

• Detailed Budget Breakdown

• Provisions To Promote Sustainability

of project results and impacts

• Description Of Project Team

• Signed Letters Of Support

• Justification Of Link between the

proposed work and Kiwa-CA

investment priorities.

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Receiving Submissions & Review

Concept and Proposal submission and review:

- All interested parties will submit a concept note

using the provided template

- Only applicants with successful concept notes

will be invited to submit full proposals

- Successful small and medium grant concept

note applicants will receive their response with

instructions to complete a full proposal, using

the provided proposal template

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Grant Award Decisions:

• Full proposals are subject to a standard review

process – relevance, feasibility, technical quality,

and cost-effectiveness

• There is no obligation (or expectation) for IUCN

ORO to approve all full proposals for funding

• Once funding decisions have been made, all

applicants will be notified (by email).

• Grants by invitation: IUCN ORO may also award

grants by invitation

• Due Diligence & ESMS

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CRITERIA DETAIL

1. Relevance

• Alignment with Kiwa-CA investment priorities

• Consider national/regional context and “needs”

2. Feasibility

• Consider the complexity and scope of the proposed work

• Consider applicant management capacity and technical capacity

• Consider synergies with other projects/initiatives

3. Technical quality

• Consider whether proposed objectives are achievable and contribute to the proposed goal.

• Consider whether proposed activities contribute to the achievement of proposed objectives

• Consider if proposed activities generate proposed outputs and expected impacts.

4. Cost-effectiveness

• Consider if the proposed budget appropriate given the likely cost of the proposed work.

• Consider applicant capacity for financial management

Comply with the Kiwa-CA ESMS standards and principals

Assessment Criteria details

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CAPACITY BUILDING

o Weekly webinars every Thursdays at 10:00am: on

specific capacity building topics (concept & proposal

development, ESMS, Finance & Technical reporting

- 17th June awareness

- 24th June – Capacity building on concept notes

OFFICAL LAUNCH – 9:00AM JUNE 22ND (Fiji time)

Grant Support: Next Steps

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Q & A Break

• Grant Application Process

• General Questions

THANK YOU FOR YOUR ATTENTION

In partnership with:

The Initiative is

funded by:

www.kiwainitiative.org