Grand Anse Praslin

La Digue

Anse aux Pins

English River

Anse Boileau

Mont Buxton

Anse Etoile

Mont Fleuri

Au Cap

Plaisance

Anse Royale

Pointe Larue

Baie Lazare

Port Glaud

Baie Sainte Anne

Saint Louis

Beau Vallon

Takamaka

Bel Air

Les Mamelles

Bel Ombre

Roche Caiman

Cascade

Ile Perseverance I

Glacis

Ile Perseverance II

Grand Anse Mahe

Seychelles

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.

To transition to a Blue and Green Economy in the Seychelles through nature positive action and decision-making in the tourism, food and urban sectors.

SGP-OP8 builds on 30 years of successful experience in empowering local CSOs and CBOs in community driven initiatives that have enhanced wellbeing, increased awareness and resilience, and generated global environmental benefits. With economic development pressures intensifying in the developing world and the associated rising inequalities, local communities, particularly vulnerable and disadvantaged groups are becoming increasingly marginalized. The objective of Part 1 of SGP OP8 is to engage local CSOs/CBOs in landscape-seascape approaches across the 99 participating countries, providing them access to knowledge and information, capacitating them through learning-by-doing, skills development, and delivering technical and grant assistance for interventions that enhance socioeconomic conditions and generate global environmental benefits. In line with the GEF-8 SGP Implementation Arrangements Paper, core SGP resources are to be allocated equally among all eligible countries.

The proposed strategy, elaborated through four complementary outcomes, reflects the key features of GEF Small Grants Programme 2.0, including new approaches to support youth, women and Indigenous Peoples, linking up with complementary partnerships, cooperating with the two additional GEF agencies, and leveraging opportunities with other GEF programs. SGP-OP8 will facilitate opportunities for innovation and scaling up, catalyze multi-stakeholder alliances, and leverage dialogue platforms for greater impact.

An important comparative advantage of SGP is the focus on social inclusion and vulnerable groups, including women, Indigenous Peoples, persons with disabilities, the elderly and youth. Expected results under OP8-Part 1 include 225,000 ha of land and ecosystems under restoration, 3,800,000 ha of landscapes under improved practices, 90,000 ha of marine protected areas under improved management, 270,000 ha of marine habitat under improved practices, and 500,000 direct beneficiaries, of whom 250,000 are women.

Even though renewable energy (RE) is now an economically viable option on par and often surpassing the return on investment compared to more traditional energy resources, the investment level towards RE resources in developing countries have remained at a standstill in recent years. In developing countries, a range of investment barriers such as the limited capacity of utilities for energy generation and transmission planning as well as challenges with grid integration prevent private sector investment inflow, making it difficult for these countries to transition towards more sustainable modes of electricity production. 

SRMI-Resilience, the second phase of the SRMI Facility, aims to support the energy transition in nine developing countries by increasing access to affordable, reliable, modern, and sustainable electricity. The project will help these countries develop their energy transition programmes and uphold solid procurement processes needed to crowd-in private investments for future RE infrastructure. The project will serve as an example of how developing countries can level market disadvantages and bring in private sector financing into cleaner and more sustainable energy sources. Moreover, since each country has a unique set of market barriers that need to be overcome, this project will provide much needed knowledge about how the public and private sector can work together in challenging RE markets.

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