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Nature based Solutions
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Listen to the voices and discover the stories from the Pacific that bring
Nature based Solutions in Action
Nature based Solutions
in Action
Listen to the voices and discover the stories from the Pacific that bring
Nature based Solutions in Action

Submit a project
 2024 Call for regional projects is closed

J.SILVADEJESUS | © Kiwa Initiative | July 2023
Submit a project
 2024 Call for regional projects is closed
Submit a project 
2024 Call
for regional projects
is closed
J.SILVADEJESUS | © Kiwa Initiative | July 2023
J.SILVADEJESUS | © Kiwa Initiative | July 2023

Who are eligible?

The Initiative promotes strengthened cooperation between Pacific Island countries and French territories.

As of today, the Kiwa Initiative covers 18 PICTs, including 15 Pacific Island countries and 3 French territories:

  • Federated States of Micronesia
  • Fiji
  • Kiribati
  • Nauru
  • Niue
  • New Caledonia
  • Marshall Islands
  • Palau
  • Papua New Guinea
  • French Polynesia
  • Solomon Islands
  • Samoa
  • Timor Leste
  • Tokelau
  • Tonga
  • Tuvalu
  • Vanuatu
  • Wallis and Futuna

What are the opportunities provided by the Kiwa Initiative?

  1. Call for local projects ranging from €25,000 to €400,000 in grants. These projects are implemented at the local level. This component is managed by the regional office of IUCN based in Fiji.

  2. Call for regional projects between 1.5 and 5 million euros in grants. A regional project involves at least two countries or territories from the list of eligible countries. These projects are monitored by AFD with the support of the Kiwa Initiative Secretariat.

  3. Technical assistance provided by SPC and SPREP to assist their Pacific States and territories members in designing regional project proposals to be submitted to the Kiwa Initiative. These two regional technical and scientific organizations run capacity building activities and assist their members in the identification, development and implementation of projects, as well as their monitoring.

 
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Local projects

Several types of local projects are supported by the Kiwa Initiative:
  • Very small grants
    EUR 25 000 - 50 000
  • Small grants
    EUR 50 000 – 100 000
  • Medium grants
    EUR 100 000 – 400 000

Who can apply for a local project?

  • Local or national authorities and public institutions from the 19 eligible countries and territories (find the list here)
  • Civil society organisations, community organisations, national NGOs and local associations
  • International NGOs provided the project is approved by the national authorities and a local stakeholder is involved in implementation

Regional projects

Regional projects are between 1.5 and 5 million euros in grants. All projects must demonstrate their impacts in terms of climate change adaptation and biodiversity conservation through the use of Nature-based Solutions.

A regional project involves at least two countries and/or territories from the list of the 18 eligible countries.

Who can apply for a regional project?

  • National (and local) authorities,

  • public bodies and institutions present in one of the 18 eligible countries and territories, (find the list here),

  • regional organizations* (Council of Regional Organizations of the Pacific, CROP) recognized by Pacific Island countries and territories,

    * For project concepts submitted by SPC and SPREP, please contact the SPC and SPREP Kiwa focal points.

  • international and national NGOs.
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The Kiwa Initiative Secretariat

The Agence Française de Développement has recruited a Secretariat that supports it in monitoring and accompanying all regional projects. The Secretariat provides technical, logistics, communication, administrative and financial support to AFD for the management of the Kiwa Initiative. The Secretariat also supports AFD in the monitoring of regional projects.

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