SDG-Climate Facility: Climate Action for Human Security


With financial support from the Swedish International Development Agency (Sida), the ‘SDG-Climate Facility: Climate Action for Human Security’ project, is a multi-partner platform focusing on the impacts of climate change on human security in the Arab region, especially in the context of countries in crisis.

It brings the UN Development Programme (UNDP) together with the League of Arab States (LAS), the Arab Water Council (AWC), the World Food Programme (WFP), the UN Office for Disaster Risk Reduction (UNDRR), the UN Environment Programme Finance Initiative (UNEP-FI), and the UN Human Settlement Programme (UN Habitat), to deliver climate-oriented solutions that address climate challenges, and to bring co-benefits across the SDGs. In doing so, it aims to scale up access to and delivery of climate finance, including through innovative partnerships with the private sector.
 

The project aims to address two main priorities in the region

To promote more integrated solutions for climate action that brings benefits across SDGs and for crisis prevention/recovery goals.

To scale up local partnerships and finance to this end. Through a combination of regional dialogues and technical assistance at the regional level, and innovation grants at the country level.

Country resilience grants 
 

Renewable energy solutions for climate security in protracted crisis in Yemen

The pilot aims to enhance the climate security of vulnerable and marginalized communities in Yemen by demonstrating innovative off-grid waste-to-energy (WtE) models that create jobs and enhance livelihoods while providing sustainable energy supply from treatment of local waste.

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Qat-to-coffee for climate resilience and human security in Yemen:

The objective of the pilot is to promote sustainable coffee production and value chains in Yemen as a high value crop alternative to unsustainable qat production, reduce groundwater exploitation, enhance livelihood opportunities, and empower women
Fostering renewable energy access for climate security in Palestine

The objective of the pilot is to develop, finance, and apply integrated solutions for climate-secure clean energy in marginalized communities to kickstart socio-economic recovery and mitigate social instability at the local level in Palestine.

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Building climate security in Egypt’s rural north coast

The objective of the pilot is to enhance climate security among rural communities in the north coastal strip of Egypt’s Nile Delta by increasing and diversifying employment opportunities and income sources for women and youth and enhancing climate resilience of agricultural and aquaculture practices

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Climate action for human security in Iraq’s Al-Hawizeh marshlands

The objective of the pilot is to enhance climate security among returning internally displaced persons (IDPs) to the Al-Hawizeh marshes.

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Scaling up water innovation for climate security in northern Jordan

The objective of the pilot is to identify and nurture innovative water security entrepreneurs and SMEs in northern Jordan.

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Planning and financing climate-secure city development in Tunisia

The objective of the pilot is to support sustainable, climate-secure urban planning and financing environments in Tunisia by developing solutions for more inclusive, integrated urban planning that is evidence based and climate-risk informed for the city of Kairouan

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Project numbers

22,933

The SDG Climate Facility Project Beneficiaries in Palestine, Yemen, and Jordan through the resilience grants

9,545,415 USD

The total budget for the project is

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Solar panels in one of the areas in Palestine which is supported by the SDG-Climate Facility project country grant, in Qabalan Municipality