Green Climate Fund (GCF)

23 Jan

EIF to establish a financing facility to support agriculture

ObserverNational NewsEIF to establish a financing facility to support agriculture, Green Climate Fund (GCF)

Martin Endjala The Environmental Investment Fund of Namibia (EIF) plans to establish a sustainable financing facility that supports value chains and market penetration of agricultural production. This is to enhance long term adaptation capacities within the peri-urban environments. The submission of this project is said to have been submitted at the Green Climate Fund (GCF) programme consultations which kicked off on the 18 January 2023, at the Windhoek Country Club and Resort with various stakeholders. The signing of the Accreditation Master Agreement (AMA) with the GCF in Songdo, South Korea on the 15th of September 2022 between the GCF and…

Gender mainstreaming vital in fighting climate change

ObserverNational News(IREMA Kunene Project), Gender mainstreaming vital in fighting climate change, Green Climate Fund (GCF), Kunene region Khorixas

Martin Endjala Smallholder farmers in the Kunene region Khorixas under severe conditions of climate stress in the Sesfontein, Fransfontein and Warmquelle areas are advised to iron out issues pertaining to gender equality inclusion in projects. The Improving rangeland and ecosystem management practices of smallholder farmers (IREMA Kunene Project) conducted a training of trainers workshop on gender mainstreaming recently in Opuwo and Khorixas. The project, is funded by the Green Climate Fund (GCF), implemented by the Environmental Investment Fund of Namibia (EIF) in conjunction with the Ministry of Agriculture, Water and Land Reform (MAWLR). It is aimed at strengthening the capacity…