Call for Proposals is invited for Small-scale climate change project fund. This fund offers financial support of around 25,000 Euro to applicants mainly from South African organizations. The Environmental, Climate and Energy Department of the German Embassy Pretoria announce innovative, small-scale project fund aimed at fighting climate change and its effects.
Applications for projects should be on following topics:
- RAISE PUBLIC AWARENESS ABOUT THE EFFECTS OF CLIMATE CHANGE – by informing the South African society; promoting a political dialogue, enhancing interdisciplinary and critical reflection of the current debate, fostering an understanding of the climate change topic.
- INTRODUCE PRACTICAL INSTRUMENTS FOR CLIMATE PROTECTION – by providing sustainable tools for environmental protection and resource management for South African communities including a detailed outline of how to achieve them.
- SUPPORT THE DEVELOPMENT AND IMPLEMENTATION OF LOW-CARBON DEVELOPMENT STRATEGIES – such as international, national and local mitigation and adaptation strategies, concepts in support of the transition towards a green economy or research on the potential of emission reduction regulations like emissions trading, carbon taxes etc. in South Africa.
The German Embassy invites project proposals to be submitted on extensive range of objectives. The fund is open for bids from both public as well as private sector. Bids are invited from business and governmental institutions, along with qualified civil society organizations. The organization involved in implementing the proposal must have a South African base and should be able to contribute financially or by staff participation.
Deadline for receipt of project proposals is May 4, 2012.
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