Recognizing the essential role of households and communities in dealing with global environmental issues, UNDP launched the GEF Small Grants Programme (GEF SGP) in 1992. The GEF SGP provides grants to community-based groups (CBOs) and non-governmental organizations (NGOs) to address local problems related to the GEF areas of concern in a way that is suitable with each local’s circumstance.

GEF SGP Vietnam (SGP) was launched in 1999. Focal areas of SGP include biodiversity conservation, climate change mitigation and adaptation as well as land degradation and desertification. Most projects aim at building models for testing community strategies and technologies to sustainably use the natural resources with community-based approaches. They also focus on local people’s and community’s capacity development.

Within the framework of GEF 7 cycle programme, SGP calls concept papers on sustainable urban solutions.

For those who are interested, please review detailed information and concept paper template at these links.

Submission of concept paper (in Vietnamese) to:

UNDP – GEF SGP Vietnam

Green One UN House, 304 Kim Ma, Ba Dinh, Ha Noi

Soft file should be sent to email: gef-sgp-vietnam@undp.org

Deadline: 15 July 2021 (17h00 Hanoi time)