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Application deadline: 15 August 2022 Click
here to apply
Dear Mountain Partnership members and friends, The Mountain Partnership Secretariat is now accepting applications for the
first phase of the Mountain Facility financing mechanism. The application deadline is
15 August 2022. Mountain producers’ organizations and institutions engaged in the development of sustainable food systems in mountain areas are invited to participate in the call for application
for the Mountain Facility, a financing mechanism aimed at responding to members’ requests and needs with specific grants. Please note that each application should involve at least two Mountain Partnership members. Six broad thematic areas of work for funding have been identified in consultation with Mountain Partnership members: I. Policy support and institutional strengthening II. Capacity-building III. Climate change adaptation and resilience building IV. Natural resources management V.
Strengthening of local economies VI. Data collection and dissemination This first phase of the Mountain Facility aims at the promotion of climate resilient business models based on mountain biodiversity and of sustainable local economies in
mountain areas. It will target three of the six thematic areas of work described above: III) Climate change adaptation and resilience building, IV) Natural resources management and V) Strengthening
of local economies. The purpose is to assist mountain innovative entrepreneurship in implementing their concrete and achievable business plans, to provide financial and technical capacity to
cope with climate change effects and reduce livelihoods vulnerability. The investment support will be implemented as follows:
- FAO contribution
maximum USD 25 000 (maximum 65 percent of the proposal’s total budget); - Applicants’ cash contribution
minimum 30 percent of the proposal’s total budget; - Total budget can include additional
in-kind contribution maximum 5 percent of the proposal’s total
budget. The total amount committed for this phase is USD 120 000, funded by the MP member
Terra del Terzo Mondo Onlus. This call for application will target: · Investments to promote
mountain biodiversity and agrobiodiversity conservation, through improved production, productivity, quality, clean technologies, processing, access to markets and value addition.
· Promotion of mountain products
based on native biodiversity and agroecology principles, as a strategy for food security and food sovereignty.
· Promotion of fair value
chains and social enterprises, strengthening local producers’ participation and governance. · Implementation of nature-based
solutions, including reforestation and agroforestry practices, for climate change mitigation and adaptation in mountain ecosystems.
All recipients will be selected competitively. The deadline to apply is 15 August 2022. Please apply via the
application
form. For more information on eligibility and selection criteria, visit the official
Mountain Facility webpage. Questions may be directed to
[log in to unmask]. Best regards, The Mountain Partnership Secretariat |
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