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Displaying 1411 - 1420 of 6947Support of the UN Con-vention to Combat Desertification (UNCCD)
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1.5 billion people in more than 100 countries are affected by desertification and 42% of the world’s poor live in these areas. 12 million hectares of land are lost by desertification every year. The UN Convention to Combat Desertification (UNCCD) links sustainable land management to social and economic development to achieve its goal of combating desertification/land degradation and mitigating the effects of drought.
Strengthening Protection Environment for Famine Prevention on GBV Prevention, Response Mitigation of Child Pr
Objectives
The humanitarian crisis continues to worsen across Somalia. As of July 2022, a severe drought, which has persisted since the mid-last year, affects large parts of Somalia and is likely to worsen in the coming months following a fourth consecutive below-average rainfall season, pushing thousands of families into displacement. As of 3rd July 2022, nearly half of the population – 7.7 million people – require humanitarian or protection assistance, of whom 7 million have been impacted by the drought, with over 900,000 displaced from their homes in search of water, food, and pasture including minority groups. Livelihoods have been devastated, and hundreds of thousands of people face catastrophic hunger and starvation (OCHA Report). The impact of the drought and increasing economic pressures are deepening the severity of needs and driving Somalia to the brink of famine. Southwest State, particularly Bakool Region, is now facing the negative impact of droughts, including an influx of displaced, vulnerable people, such as lactating women, older people, and girls, to GBV/FGM, on sexual violence are increasing day by day, inadequate services as well as, integrated community referrals, of abuse, neglect, violence, and severe distress have access to well-coordinated and disability, gender-sensitive quality child protection services, exercise and housing, land, and property (HLP) rights and the response of conducting due diligence of IDPs, stakeholder engagement to relevant institutions and facilitation, of accessing land tenure documents. SCWRW proposes strengthening the protection environment for Famine Prevention on GBV, Child Protection, and HLP and for the target of 8,940.00 drought-affected IDPs. This proposed project is linked to the 3rd SHF 2022 Reserve Allocation, Famine Prevention, with the objective of life-saving response in current and potential hotspots and addressing the immediate impact of drought in the El-Berde, Hudur, amp Wajid Bakool Region. This project will ensure urgent life-saving, gender-based violence on the provision of clinical management of rape services through existing GBV one-stop centers. Case management, psycho-social services, counseling through existing GBV one-stop centers, clinical management of rape (CMR), provision of dignity kit for GBV Survivors, and requirement for unconditional cash and vouchers assistance through the case management system and conditional cash transfers to individual vulnerable women and girls Provision of transport cost to sexual assault survivors, case management, psychosocial, medical care, and material assistance and aims at enhancing the accessibility of GBV services, particular consideration towards increasing the availability and proximity of services to drought-affected communities, for garget of 3,880 beneficiaries (400 were male and 3,480 were female). Child protection case management for vulnerable children that meets their unique needs supports existing community-based Child-friendly spaces to ensure the safety and wellbeing of children, Provision of complete FTR Services to Unaccompanied and Separated Children, Provisions Mental health and psychosocial support services to children and reunification, UASC from famine, provide PSS to vulnerable caregivers affected by drought and conflict for 3,600 beneficiaries (1,800 male and 1,800 female) will provide comprehensive child protection that includes different activities case management reunification of children (50% girls), PSS and transport costs for UASC reunification, provision of material support. SCWRW will conduct HLP activities by strengthening the land property and tenure security, providing legal assistance, information services, legal aid on conducting due diligence, facilitation and distribution of proper land tenure documents related to HLP, Provision of due diligence support, product due diligence assessment report, distribution of land tenure document. target of 14 IDP Sites (1,100 female amp 400 male
Provision of Integrated Life-saving Protection Response to Drought -Affected Population in Baidoa;Berdale, Bur
Objectives
In response the growing the humanitarian needs in the country due to the devastating drought situation SOS CVS is proposing an integrated CP, GBV and HLP interventions with aim of addressing the acute protection needs of the affected populations in Baidoa, Berdale, Burhakaba and Qansax Dheere in Bay region. SOS CVs will primarily target newly displaced IDPs including children at risk of abuse, violence, exploitation and neglect including UASC vulnerable women and girls with heightened GBV risk including GBV survivors and supporting IDP communities with insecure land tenures. The project will target the following IDP camps ()Balad amar, Bilal, Buulo jay, Buulo Tugeer, Edaan Qaboobe and Hagaray IDP camps in Baidoa, Aray, Holwadag, Masusow and Waberi in Burhakaba and All Xamdu, Badbaado, Bakaro, Barwaqo, Bulsho and Camp Eyle In Bardel and Busle, Buulo Abag and Maanyow IDp camps in Qasaxdhere. The main objective of the proposed integrated protection project is to address holistically the acute protection needs by providing prevention and responsive interventions. The integrated protection response is designed to improve the protection of the target children, girls and women from abuse, violence and exploitation through provision of CP /GBV comprehensive case management support including rapid identification, tracing and family reunification services for those at risk of family separations, GBV survivor centered services, PSS/PFA services. SOS CV will engage with the authority and community in secure land for the IDPs in Baidoa. SOS CV will be strengthening CM systems by strengthening the capacity of the frontline CM staff, facilitate service mapping specially newly established IDP camps and updating of referral pathways. SOS CV will closely be working with GBV and CP state-level coordinators and partners to ensure coherent response to protection needs of the populations. SOS will scale-up the provision of case management services by deploying trained social workers in sites the new IDPs are settling into as the needs are high in those sites, a total 300 children will be targeted for the CM. SOS CV will support the arrangement and placement of 200 UC in interim care. and will provide support during the care arrangement. SOS CV will initiate family tracing and reunification exercise for all UASC using the CPMIS + and CM SOPs. The project will provide PSS support to 4000 children such as sports activities, indoor games and other interactive plays, counselling services and life-skills sessions. Existing CFS will be supported with additional resources including maintenance and small rehabilitations as deemed necessary. IDP sites without no existing CFS will have mobile CFS team who provide PSS activities within the camp. The project will support two existing CFS in Baidoa and will establish two mobile CFS Burhakaba and Berdale. Each CFS will have 2 animators and 1 social worker while CP officer will have the overall supervision of the work. The two static CFS have disaggregated WASH facilities with hand washing standing. 4 recreational kits will be procured for PSS programs The project will support IDPs with land insecurity by verifying land ownership, creating conducive environment for dialogue between land owners and community by facilitating access to land, supporting and facilitate proper agreement between the stakeholders including the development and reviews of the land tenure documents. The interventions will help new IDPs have secured and agreed land tenures. The proposed interventions will be reinforced and strengthen the protection of the drought affected populations and will significantly contribute in reduction of the protection risks increased safety and community wellbeing in the midst of the drought condition. Total 16 IDP sites will be supported with HLP services
Strengthening the Protection and Lifesaving of 9,420 people (1,570hhs) in IDP sites through Shelter NFIs assi
Objectives
This project is intended to strengthen the protection and lifesaving of displacement affected communities in the assessed IDP sites in Kaxda and Daynile districts in Mogadishu through Shelter amp NFIs response as per cluster-specific objectives. This project is part of complementarity integrated multi-sectoral packages including CCCM and Protection (HLP, GBV, CP, amp GP) with other humanitarian organizations to jointly implement this package for these districts CCCM amp HLP for NoFYL, IRRDO for GBV, SSWC for GP, and CP for SWDC to address acute humanitarian needs of same sites and same populations. The project is prioritizing most vulnerable IDP families including women, girls, persons with disabilities and women headed households. In order to ensure centrality of protection the project will use community participatory approach in collaboration with different levels of the community including marginalized groups as well as camp committees who have already participated during assessment survey and project designing stage. This project is specifically designed to directly assist 9,420 people (1,570HHs) selected from 15 IDP sites (5 in Kaxda and 10 in Daynile districts) through survey assessment conducted by HINNA in terms of their vulnerability criteria in shelter and NFIs assistance including women: 1,507, men: 1,507, boys: 3,203, and girls: 3203. The IDP sites assessed include: (1) Baarliin, (2) Ciidyare, (3) Bismillaah, (4) Yaaqle 2 and (5)Saacid in Kaxda district, and (1)Duco-waalid, (2)Hadii la yaabo Yasinka, (3) Maalincad, (4) Iimey, (5) Yaa Allah, (6) Guryasamo, (7) Ismahurto, (8) Maansoor, (9) Banooda, (10) Oromada in Daynile. During the survey assessment, the target IDP communities of this project have collectively demanded in-kind distribution of NFIs and direct construction of ESKs intervention rather than the cash-based approach that can contribute to local inflation and poses security risks. They have also mentioned that IDPs and landowners have jointly agreed three to five years of land tenure with the presence of the existing camp committees and local authorities. In summary, the project will directly construct 1570 ESKs and distrribute1570 NFIs to same beneficiaries of 1570hhs (9,420 individuals) as each IDP family will receive one constructed shelter and one NFI kit. At the onset of the project, 200 from community levels will be mobilized and sensitized on project scope and information as well as the beneficiaries’ selection process. PCM/PDM exercise will be conducted four to six weeks after the construction and distribution to know more about the future preference of IDP communities. A Complaint Response and Feedback Mechanism (CRFM) will be set up so that anyone with complaints about the beneficiaries’ selection process or any other issue will be able to complain. A hot-line will be available for anyone to forward his/her complaints. Secondly, complaints will be channeled through CRFM desk attendants and HINNA MampE team on the ground, settlement leaders and community elders. The project will consider the protection mainstreaming of gender and GBV related issues, as well as disability inclusion is matter in both the response and it’s monitoring to ensure safety and dignity as well as accountability to the affected target populations.
Strengthening Land Governance and Dispute
General
Sustaining Peace and Reconciliation through Strengthening Land Governance and Dispute Resolution Mechanisms.
Reg. Tenencia de la Tierra
General
Implementación de un sistema con información de base para la regularización de la tenencia de la tierra.
Using Community Land Rights to Build Local Governance and Reduce Land Conflicts
General
In the past five years, commercial interest and investments in agricultural land have intensified in quantity, speed, and size over the past five years, with demand for land in Africa particularly high. Yet, while the supply of fertile land diminishes globally, pressure continues to mount to meet the demands of growing populations. Experience has shown that even when communities welcome outside investment, they can face a number of potentially destabilizing risks. These include expropriation, or reduced use, displacement, loss of livelihoods, and conflict brought on by increased competition for land. Communities are often left out of land concession-granting processes. They tend to have little power to advocate for equitable terms which support local prosperity and protect community interests. This is particularly true for communities that manage land use and ownership through customary rules, and have no formal legal title to their lands. In these contexts, communal lands not under cultivation can become flashpoints, as they are often the first to be allocated to investors, claimed by elites, and appropriated for state development projects. Studies have shown that increased scarcity and competition for land can trigger a breakdown in customary rules, especially rules that previously protected vulnerable groups' land rights and ensured that communal resources were equitably and sustainably managed. The effects for women can be particularly pronounced. Evidence shows that families may reinterpret customary rules to weaken women's right to land. This project aims to fill an important knowledge gap. Researchers will conduct the first known longitudinal study on the impact of community land registration efforts. The potential for community land protection to provide an alternative to individual land rights registration systems' remains largely unknown. Initial evidence suggests that community land protection may help to build more accountable land governance and management practices at the local and national level. This, in turn, can help increase communities' ability to negotiate with government and outside investors in cases of proposed land concessions. Efforts to secure community land titles have also produced important improvements in women's land rights and their participation in local decision-making processes. The research will take place in three countries: Liberia, Mozambique, and Uganda. Each has laws that create community land titles, and processes to formally register them. The research will draw on a mixture of quantitative and qualitative methods, including randomized control trials to assess the use of different legal empowerment interventions. Researchers will also apply participatory action methods used to build community governance processes. The project team includes a strong mix of local civil society organizations. The project will build on their existing close partnership with researchers based in developed countries. This project is part of a series of projects on promoting accountability around large-scale land acquisitions in Africa.
Cofinancing of Ghana Second Land Administration Project
General
The objective of the Second Land Administration Project supported by the Trust Fund is to consolidate and strengthen land administration and management systems for efficient and transparent land service delivery.
Support to the implementation of the Livestock Support Programme : Procurement Expert
General
The Consultant shall support the Project Management Unit (PMU) in the context of procurement implemented under the programme estimate and governed by EDF 11 and corresponding PRAG provisions and in particular:
· to liaise with the PMU and the directorates within the Ministry of Agriculture Water, and Land Reform (MAWLR) to identify and develop procurement plans based on the programme estimate and corresponding financing agreement,
· to draft tender files (supply, works and services), in line with: EDF11 and PRAG provisions, or the government¿s regulations when necessary,
· to liaise with the NAO and EUD Namibia and submit procurement files for ex-ante and ex-post verification of the EUD,
· to manage, to completion and in a timely manner, tender procedures,
to prepare contracts for signature and to monitor implementation of contracts until a final payment and closure.
Large-scale Assessment of Land Degradation to guide future investment in SLM in the Great Green Wall countries
Objectives
To assess available tools and methodology for scientific measurement of the ecological impacts of land degradation and SLM practices to guide future investment decisions in the GGWI region.
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