Call for funding proposals: Economics of climate change adaptation in Africa

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Name of the entity
Raising Adaptation Impact and Ambition (RAIA)
Type of Support Provider
Multilateral
Close Date
Funding Amount
USD 120,000
Eligible to submit a proposal
Non-state actors (e.g., academic/research institutions, non-profits, etc.)
Climate Objective
Adaptation
Region
Sub-Saharan Africa
Country Grouping
Least Developed Countries (LDCs)
Co-financing Requirement
No
Consortium Requirement
No
Call Summary

Raising Adaptation Impact and Ambition (RAIA) is a UK Aid-funded climate adaptation project under the Foreign Commonwealth and Development Office (FCDO)’s Climate Adaptation and Resilience (CLARE) Research Programme, led by the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) in partnership with Stockholm Environment Institute (SEI). RAIA addresses persistent gaps in economic evidence, research capacity, and policy tools needed to promote effective climate change adaptation in developing countries. Despite growing climate impacts, many countries still struggle to identify priority adaptation investments, evaluate their economic costs and benefits, and incorporate adaptation into national planning, budgeting, and financing frameworks. These challenges lead to low ambition for adaptation and hinder the optimal use of available climate finance.

For more information about the call, please see here.

Eligibility Criteria

Applicants must meet the following requirements:

  1. The lead applicant organization must be a university, an academic institution, a policy or economic research institution, a parastatal body, a think tank, or an independent entity. Government ministries are not eligible to apply.
  2. The lead applicant organization must be legally registered and based in an African country and must demonstrate relevant prior experience in similar research projects, such as climate risk analysis, economic impact assessments, climate finance, or related climate adaptation and economic policy research.
  3. The research project clearly demonstrates that it addresses a specific and well-defined barrier or gap in economic research related to inclusive adaptation, that has a clearly identified pathway for implementation. These may include filling a specific policy gap, a demand from a Ministry of Finance, among others.
  4. The applicant organization must demonstrate an existing partnership, collaboration, or prior working relationship with the Ministry of Finance or similar national finance authority. 
  5. The proposed research activities, methodology, and outputs must align with RAIA project timelines.

Please check the Terms of reference for more details.

Application Link
https://airtable.com/appMA5WBQHw9UYvec/pagJpOuMpZ3FxhM0E/form