The Global Environment Facility (GEF) Small Grants Programme (SGP) is once again supporting local communities who are at great risk from climate change due to their fragile ecosystems.
Community-based organizations from six villages have been awarded financial grants from the GEF-SGP, totalling over US$233,652, which will be used to implement environmental projects. These include wetland restoration, securing of marine protected areas, protection of marine ecosystems, freshwater pools rehabilitation, and increasing the resilience of spring pools to natural disasters.
An inception workshop was held last Friday in Savaii for the successful grantees, to provide an opportunity for the GEF-SGP team to clarify any queries that the project leaders may have, and to help build their capacity in implementing their approved Memorandum of Agreements.
“It’s an honour to collaborate with our local communities to implement these sustainable environmental projects. The work of the GEF-SGP, with the important assistance from Government partners, will continue to ensure the positive impact of civil society interventions at national level, and a continued effort to build the capacity of civil society actors to be transformative agents of change, contributing to Samoa’s efforts to achieve its national plans and the Sustainable Development Goals,” said Lemalu Nynette Sass, Chairwoman of the GEF-SGP National Steering Committee.
