Local Climate Adaptive Living Facility (LoCAL)
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LoCAL is a global programme from the United Nations Capital Development Fund (UNCDF) on climate change mainstreaming and finance at the local level.
The programme aims to increase local governments’ access to climate finance to implement climate change adaptation measures in target countries, primarily in LDCs. Its expected outputs are three-fold:
1. climate change adaptation is mainstreamed into (local) governments’ planning and budgeting systems
2. increased awareness of and response to climate change at the local level
3. increased amount of climate change adaptation finance available to local governments and economies
LoCAL operates through a performance-based grant mechanism for climate resilience, making full use of country systems rather than using a project approach.
LoCAL currently works in Asia, Africa and the Pacific, in Bangladesh, Benin, Bhutan, Cambodia, Ghana, Lao PDR, Mali, Nepal and Niger; and will soon start operating in Mozambique, and the Solomon Islands.
LoCAL is co-funded by the EU GCCA+, EU geographical instruments, Swedish International Cooperation Development Agency (SIDA), the Government of Lichtenstein, the Belgian Cooperation, UNDP GEF, the Government of Benin, and UNCDF.
More information is available at: http://www.local-uncdf.org/
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L’initiative LoCAL (Local Climate Adaptive Living Facility) Bénin mise en œuvre par le Ministère de l’Environnement Chargé de la Gestion des Changements Climatiques, du Reboisement et de la Protection des ressources forestièresle avec l'appui du Fonds d’Equipement des Nations Unies (UNCDF) lance un appel à candidature visant à recruter un Consultant National, Spécialiste en Changement Climatique et Développement Local pour accompagner le processus de prise en compte de l’adaptation des changements climatiques dans les instruments de planification locale.
http://procurement-notices.undp.org/view_notice.cfm?notice_id=20159
VIDEO from LoCAL-Cambodia.
Climate change adaptation can not be done effectively without vulnerability assessments. This information is the starting point for climate resilient planning. From there, Mr Phum Phal explains how participation and a clear process make it possible for the Local Governance and Climate Change program (LoCAL-Cambodia) to make a real impact at local levels.
http://youtu.be/qBl43fuNIW0
LoCAL Story from the field: "Kingdom in the clouds: a travelogue about scaling up LoCAL in Bhutan"
http://www.local-uncdf.org/kingdom-in-the-clouds.html
LoCAL Story from the field: "A new elevated road in Cambodia serves as shelter during the floods and brings access to key services like schools and hospitals"
http://www.local-uncdf.org/business-not-as-usual.html
Niger and Ghana join LoCAL.
Since it started its work in Bhutan and Cambodia countries in 2011, LoCAL has been introduced in an additional 5 countries in Asia and Africa. To date, LoCAL has provided grants to 29 local governments, reaching out to a population of over 4 million, across 7 LDCs in Asia (Bangladesh, Bhutan, Cambodia, Lao PDR and Nepal) and Africa (Benin and Mali). The objective of the support is to pilot a mechanism that can then be scaled up to the national level, therefore targeting over 230 million people across countries.
Last month, the Memoranda of Understanding with Niger and with Ghana were signed, expanding the programme to another 2 African countries.
Peuhl woman, UNCDF
LoCAL article in Capital Finance International CFI.co Summer 2015
http://issuu.com/cfi.co/docs/cfi.co_summer_2015/198
LoCAL Bénin: Formation technique sur les problématiques du changement climatique
http://www.uncdf.org/en/node/3323
Looking for Specialists in Climate Change Adaptation Mainstreaming and Local Development Planning/Budgeting, UNCDF-LoCAL (Up to 6 Positions)
Please visit http://jobs.undp.org/cj_view_job.cfm?cur_job_id=59394
LoCAL Niger looking for a national technical advisor
http://jobs.undp.org/cj_view_job.cfm?cur_job_id=59498
COP21 Paris Agreement Recognizes Role of Subnational Levels of Government in Strengthening Resilience to Climate Change
http://www.uncdf.org/en/cop21-paris-agreement-recognizes-role-subnation…
LoCAL Board announces key partnerships with World Resources Institute (WRI) and Korean Environment Institute (KEI).
LoCAL Board 12-13 April 2016
http://www.local-uncdf.org/news/local-reaffirms-commitment-to-subnation…
LoCAL is looking for a bilingual (FR/EN) consultant in communication and knowledge management to help document and disseminate experiences in Africa. Please share widely.
https://jobs.undp.org/cj_view_job.cfm?cur_job_id=65984
WRI pays visit to Niger’s “last mile”: ongoing country case studies on monitoring and evaluation lead LoCAL to rural Niger
Field visit of LoCAL in Dosso region, Niger © UNCDF Photo Nasser AlQatami 2016
http://www.local-uncdf.org/news/wri-pays-visit-to-nigers-last-mile-ongo…
More Water, Less Walking
How LoCAL’s well rehabilitation helped cut down hectic travel distances in the plains of Dogonkiria, Niger
LoCAL rehabilitated well, Dogonkiria, Niger (c) UNCDF LoCAL Nasser Alqatami
See more at: http://www.uncdf.org/en/more-water-less-walking
UNCDF signs a strategic partnership on Climate Adaptation with the Local Authorities National Investment Agency in Mali
The United Nations Capital Development Fund has entered into a new agreement in Mali on April 2019. This agreement between the Local Authorities National Investment Agency (ANICT) and UNCDF, through the Local Climate Adaptive Living Facility (LoCAL), is a strategic partnership in order to scale up the programme to the national level.
https://www.uncdf.org/article/4581/uncdf-local-signs-a-strategic-partne…
LoCAL participated to a national conference to promote climate change adaptation in Tanzania with the European Union
See more at :
https://europa.eu/capacity4dev/gcca-community/discussions/eu-funded-nat…
Dans la Région de Dosso au Niger, les femmes s'approprient les infrastructures d'adapation au changement climatiques
L’UNCDF à travers le mécanisme LoCAL collabore avec les institutions publiques locales et nationales du Niger depuis 2015, pour soutenir les communes de Sokorbé et Dogonkiria, dans la région de Dosso dans leurs activités d’adaptation au changement climatique.
https://www.uncdf.org/article/4835/dans-la-rgion-de-dosso-au-niger-les-…
The video features experiences from Bangladesh, Benin, Niger and Cambodia from the Local Climate Adaptive Living Facility (LoCAL) of the UN Capital Development Fund. LoCAL provides a country-based mechanism to increase awareness and response to climate change at the local level, integrate climate change adaptation into local governments’ planning and budgeting
systems in a participatory and gender sensitive manner, and increase the amount of finance available to local governments for climate change adaptation. LoCAL combines performance-based climate resilience grants (PBCRGs) with technical and capacity-building support.
UNCDF becomes member of the NDC Partnership, a climate action global coalition
On September 2019, UNCDF has joined the Nationally Determined Contributions (or NDCs) Partnership, a global coalition of countries and institutions collaborating to drive transformational climate action through sustainable development.
https://www.uncdf.org/article/4928/uncdf-becomes-member-of-the-ndc-part…
“Climate Finance and Sustainable Cities” in UNFCCC Forum: how cities assessed their financial needs and investment priorities
12-13 September, Beirut, Lebanon. The Standing Committee on Finance (SCF) of 2019 UNFCCC Forum on “Climate Finance and Sustainable Cities provides a platform for a wide range of stakeholders.
https://www.uncdf.org/article/4882/climate-finance-and-sustainable-citi…