Call summary :

Objectives of the programme and priority issues
The global objective of this call for proposals is: to complement the EU’s overall development cooperation with Yemen by strengthening the EU’s partnership with Yemeni Civil Society Organizations (CSOs) as independent actors of good governance and development in their own right.

Lot 1: environment and climate change action
The specific objective(s) of Lot 1 for this call for proposals is to support Yemeni civil society actors’ initiatives that aim to increase awareness, resilience, adaptation and/or mitigation related to climate change in Yemen.

The priorities of Lot 1 for this call for proposals are:
- Actions that target areas most affected by climate change including drought and water scarcity, heavy rainfall and flooding, and protected areas.
- Actions that reach out to excluded and marginalised individuals and groups who are most vulnerable and impacted by climate change, including but not limited to IDPs, Muhamasheen, PWDs, and women.
- Actions that promote coordination and cooperation between CSOs and the various key stakeholders including government, relevant local authorities, private sector actors, think tanks, and others.
- Actions with concrete measure to raise awareness of targeted communities on climate change impact and promote behavioural changes to mitigate and/or adapt, absorb, climate change stresses, shocks and variability.
- All proposals under this lot should include capacity building interventions that contribute significantly to the development of the capacities of CSOs to understand and address the impact of climate change, manage climate change risks, mainstream climate action into their development and humanitarian interventions, and mobilise resources for climate change funds.

Types of activity
The lead applicant with the participation of any co-applicants or other partners should design and identify the set of activities necessary for the achievement of the Action’s objectives. Activities should be in line with and support the achievement of the overall objective, specific objectives, and priorities of this Call for Proposals, as outlined in section 1.2 of these Guidelines. Actions should include one or more of the following activities:

Lot 1:
The following type of activities may be financed under this call (list is indicative only, and non-exhaustive):
- Climate resilient (adaptive) agricultural interventions that enhance resilience, and production of agricultural (livestock, crops, fisheries, forestry), and incorporate sustainable practices.
- Water resource management interventions.
- Climate resilient (mitigation) interventions that promote low carbon development.
- Coastal zones management interventions that aim to increase climate resilience of the local population and their livelihoods.
- Climate resilient/adaptive interventions that respond to impact of drought, water scarcity, heavy rainfall and flooding.
- Interventions that contribute to the conservation of biodiversity, protecting/enhancing ecosystems, species or genetic resources.
- Interventions that include capacity building component on climate change for both CSOs and local community.
- Interventions that include awareness raising, advocacy activities related to climate change.

Financial allocation provided by the contracting authority
The overall indicative amount made available under this call for proposals is EUR 3,939,500. The contracting authority reserves the right not to award all available funds. Similarly, this amount could be increased should more funds become available

Indicative allocation of funds by lot:
Lot 1 (Environment and Climate change): EUR 1,939,500 (minimum amount: EUR 600,000, maximum amount: EUR 1,939,500)

Any grant requested under this call for proposals must fall between the following minimum and maximum percentages of total eligible costs of the action:
- Minimum percentage: 75 % of the total eligible costs of the action.
- Maximum percentage: 90 % to 95% of the total eligible costs of the action
The balance (i.e. the difference between the total cost of the action and the amount requested from the contracting authority) must be financed from sources other than the general budget of the Union or the European Development Fund.