Contribution to international development report: 2018-2019

This second annual report takes a holistic look at a wide cross-section of Scottish Government international development activity, and presents it within the context of the UN Global Goals.


Annex E: Climate Change and Climate Justice Projects

Climate Justice Fund

#

Lead Organisation

Country

Programme

Project

Project Aim

Local Partners

Financial Years

Total Awarded (£) 

SDGs

1

University of Strathclyde

Malawi

Water Futures Programme

Water Futures Programme

To support the development of a programme of integrated water resource management in southern Malawi under the Climate Justice Fund.

Government of Malawi

2016-20

5,644,194

1, 3, 4, 5, 6, 9, 10

2

SCIAF

Malawi

Climate Challenge Programme Malawi

Climate Challenge Programme Malawi

To support a select group of rural communities to identify and implement their own solution for adapting to and building resilience against the worst effects of climate change.

Trocaire; Eagles Relief; CADECOM; Centre for Integrated Community Development for Chikwawa; Church Action in Relief and Development; Zomba Diocese Research and Development Department; Civil Society Network on Climate change; Coalition of Women Farmers. Lilongwe University of Natural resources; Community Energy Malawi; Area 55

2017-21

3,200,000

1, 2, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 11, 12, 13

3

Water Witness International

Malawi

CJF Grants

Malawi Water Stewardship Initiative

Contributes to climate resilience and water security in Malawi through applying and adapting the international water stewardship standard.

Water Witness International

2017-21

262,669

1, 2, 6, 8, 9, 11, 12, 13

4

University of Strathclyde

Malawi 

CJF Grants

Barrier Removal for Energy Access

The overall goals of this project are to build the capacity of CEM, continue to support the sustainability of CEM installed community energy projects, and contribute to removing barriers for off-grid community renewables deployment in Malawi.

Community Energy Malawi

2018/19

101,618

7, 11, 13, 17

5

Leith Community Crops in Pots

Malawi

Climate Justice Innovation Fund

Living Trees of Livingstonia

To improve the nutrition of school children in Malawi through school kitchen gardens.

Living Trees of Livingstonia 

2017-21

99,993

1, 2, 4, 11, 12, 13, 15

6

Tearfund Scotland

Malawi

Climate Justice Innovation Fund

Fall Armyworm

To build a scientific evidence base as to whether conservation farming can protect against the devastating effect of Fall Armyworm in Malawi.

The Synod of Livingstonia Development Department (SOLDEV)

2017-20

99,998

1, 2, 9, 12, 13, 15

7

Malawi Fruits

Malawi

Climate Justice Innovation Fund

Water for Life

To upgrade water and electricity infrastructure in a small farming community in Malawi.

Centre for Youth and Development

2017-20

£76,880

1, 6, 7, 9, 13

8

Challenges Worldwide

Rwanda

Climate Justice Innovation Fund

Cool Coffee

To improve the efficiency and resilience of coffee production by small-holder growers in Rwanda.

Twin Rwanda

2017-20

99,924

1, 8, 9, 13

9

Community Energy Scotland

Malawi

Climate Justice Innovation Fund

Building community climate resilience through sustainable electricity for enterprise

To install a solar-powered electricity grid to power a cooling system for milk production in Malawi.

Community Energy Malawi (CEM)

2017-20

96,909

1, 7, 12, 13

10

Aquatera

Zambia

Climate Justice Innovation Fund

Waste to Wealth

To turn waste into energy and recyclable plastic in an urban area of central Zambia.

Rehub Africa Limited

2017-20

99,95

1, 7, 8, 12, 13

11

Community Energy Scotland

Malawi

Climate Justice Innovation Fund

Solar Ovens for Co-operative Economic Growth

To pilot the use of solar ovens in two biomass dependent bakery co-operatives in rural, off-grid areas of Malawi.

Community Energy Malawi (CEM)

2017-20

99,992

1, 7, 8, 12, 13

12

Global Eco-village Network

Zambia

Climate Justice Innovation Fund

Green Economy and Social Enterprise for Climate Resilient Communities

To diversify farmers’ cash crop income to include essential oils, increasing resilience to climate change in Zambia

ReSCOPE Programme

2017-20

99,824

1, 8, 9, 13, 15

13

University of Strathclyde

Malawi

Climate Justice Innovation Fund

Maximizing Artesian Systems for Sustainable Agriculture Malawi

To build community resilience to the impacts of climate change by utilising artesian well capping technology for irrigation and sustainable agriculture in Malawi.

BASEflow

2017-20

96,824

6, 13

14

VSO

Malawi

Climate Justice Innovation Fund

Community Led Action for Sustainable Energy in Schools (CLASSEC)

To make use of biogas to provide sustainable energy for school meals in Malawi.

VSO (Malawi)

2017-20

99,231

2, 3, 4, 7, 11, 12, 13

15

VSO

Zambia

Climate Justice Innovation Fund

Mansa District Land Alliance (MDLA)

To increase agricultural production in an environmentally sustainable way, while promoting livelihood opportunities for some of the most vulnerable people in Zambia.

Mansa District Land Alliance (MDLA)

2019-21

99,992

1, 2, 8, 9, 10, 12, 13

16

Water Witness International

Malawi

Climate Justice Innovation Fund

Innovating Water Stewardship for small-holder resilience in Malawi

To test how implementation of water stewardship standards can benefit and build the climate resilience of small-scale farmer co-operatives in Malawi.

Water Witness International, Malawi

2019-21

99,998

6

Sustainable Action Fund

#

Lead Organisation

Country

Programme

Project

Project Aim

Local Partners

Financial Years

Total Awarded (£)

SDGs

1

2015 Group

Malawi

Climate Change Grants

2050 Malawian Young Climate Leaders

To equip Malawian young leaders with the knowledge, skills and confidence to lead and take action against climate change, through creating a network of young people interested in and committed to tackling this issue.

Malawi Scotland Partnership

2018/19

50,000

4, 5, 13, 16, 17

2

Women's Environment and Development Organization (WEDO)

USA

 

Women’s Delegates Fund (WDF) – Women’s Leadership and Climate Justice Programme

To provide travel and logistical support to women delegates from Least Developed Countries (LDCs) and Small Island Developing States (SIDs) to attend climate policy related global meetings; to carry out capacity building sessions for women delegates; to contribute to ongoing baseline research and outreach on the importance of women’s leadership and participation in decision-making for advancing climate action and climate justice, as a key monitoring and evaluatory element of the WDF towards its overall goal.

 

2018/19

50,000

4, 5, 13, 16, 17

3

The Climate Group (Under two Coalition)

UK

Future Fund

 

The Grant will be used to help stakeholders in developing countries and emerging economies engage with programmes and activities aimed at building knowledge and capacity in the global fight against climate change, including an expansion of activities of the Under2 Coalition.

 

2018/19

50,000

4, 5, 13, 16, 17

4

United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change Secretariat

Germany

Marrakech Partnership for Global Climate Action

 

To promote and facilitate the engagement of non-Party stakeholders in support of increasing ambition to achieve the objectives of the Paris Agreement and Sustainable Development Goals, by engaging with new actors, co-ordinating and facilitating work of existing actors, providing links with the international policy making process, and tracking, reporting and recognizing climate action.

 

2018/19

200,000

4, 5, 13, 16, 17

5

IIED (International Institute for Environment and Development) and sustainability charity Sniffer

Malawi

Traction

 

To develop a climate adaptation competency assessment framework to foster learning between Scotland and, initially, Malawi, then Least Developed Countries (LDCs), by contributing to Scotland's support for capacity building in developing countries under the UNFCCC Paris Agreement.

 

2017-20

180,000

9, 10, 11, 13, 17

6

Sniffer

Scotland and various LDCs

Adaptation Scotland

 

To act as an example of best practice in transitioning to a low carbon, climate change ready nation, with the aim of replicating Adaptation Scotland projects across the UK and internationally.

     

9, 10, 11, 13, 17

Contact

Email: joanna.keating@gov.scot

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