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Benin

Local CSOs and CBOs in landscapes-seascapes around the world access grant financing and technical assistance, including capacity development and knowledge sharing to maintain and enhance their socio-ecological resilience, well-being and socio-economic conditions for global environmental benefits.

<p>The project “Building resilience to climate change of the neighbouring populations of the classified forests of Bassila and Penessoulou in the Central region of Benin” aims to build the capacity of the most vulnerable small farmers and enhance the local governance in the classified forests areas of Bassila and Penessoulou to adapt with CC. The project proposes concrete solutions tailored to the various actors and groups concerned (producers,beekeepers, processors, etc.).For example, in response to the projected increase in rainfall combined with the irregularity of rainfall andthe increase in temperature, it is proposed that rainwater be stored and that water and soil conservationtechniques be used to cope with pockets of drought. In doing so, the specific objectives of the project areworded as follows:1) building the capacity of the most vulnerable small farmers on good practices for adaptation to CC;2) developing value-added chains (VACs) in promising sectors in order to diversify the sources ofincome of the most vulnerable communities,3) reinforcing the local governance and management framework for adaptation to CC.</p>

To build the climate resilience of fisheries resources by implementing adaptive strategies and bolstering institutional capacities, with a strong focus on local community and woman’s empowerment, climate smart technologies and infrastructure, knowledge transfer, and policy reform.

In the past two decades, there has been an 83 per cent global increase in the frequency of major climate-related disasters, such as floods, droughts, heatwaves, and violent maritime weather. Low- and middle-income economies bear the heaviest burden related to these events. Yet climate adaptation investments in the most vulnerable, least prepared states are often too few and too far between to meet their adaptation needs. The estimated annual cost of adaptation in these countries is expected to reach as much as 500 billion per year in 2050. To meet the adaptation needs of the most vulnerable countries, public and private financiers have to work together in investment partnerships. This is the driving force behind Project GAIA.   

Project GAIA will establish a blended finance platform that offers long-term loans for climate adaptation and mitigation investments in 19 of the most climate vulnerable countries in the world - making funding accessible through sources previously unattainable to participating countries. To answer to the immediate needs of developing countries, the platform allocates 70 per cent of its portfolio investments towards adaptation projects; with a further allocation of 25 per cent for Least Developed Countries and Small Island Developing States, ensuring that funding reaches the most climate vulnerable communities. The project targets countries facing similar challenges in accessing climate finance for their pipeline of high-impact adaptation projects.

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