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Up to US$30,000 for Community-Led Environmental Solutions

The Global Environment Facility Small Grants Programme (GEF-SGP), implemented by UNDP, has launched its 2026 Call for Proposals under GEF-8 to support innovative, community-driven environmental initiatives in Ghana 

This funding window focuses specifically on communities along the Black Volta Basin, targeting environmental resilience, inclusive development, and locally led sustainability solutions.

The Raising Adaptation Impact and Ambition (RAIA) project is inviting proposals for country-level research on the economics of climate change adaptation in Africa.

RAIA is a UK Aid-funded initiative under the Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office (FCDO)’s Climate Adaptation and Resilience (CLARE) Programme. The project is led by the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) in partnership with the Stockholm Environment Institute (SEI) Africa.

The 2026 UNEP Young Champions of the Earth Programme is now open for applications, offering one of the most prestigious global opportunities for young environmental innovators.

Led by the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP), this flagship youth initiative recognises ambitious individuals aged 18–30 who are actively tackling the triple planetary crisis:

Regenerative Emerging Agriculture Challenge

Advancing Climate-Smart, Off-Grid and Regenerative Farming Systems for Limpopo’s Emerging Agricultural Sector

Limpopo is one of South Africa’s most important agricultural provinces, contributing over 40% of the country’s citrus production. Yet its semi-arid climate, dependence on rainfed systems, shared water resources, and reliance on unstable national grid infrastructure expose emerging and small-scale farmers to severe climate and energy risks.

The POUR ELLES Project is a €2.5 million grant facility implemented by Expertise France to strengthen the economic empowerment of women entrepreneurs in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), specifically in Kinshasa and Kikwit.

The programme seeks to reduce gender inequalities by strengthening the entrepreneurial ecosystem and providing structured technical support, financial services, and empowerment pathways to women-led enterprises.

The Alstom Foundation 2026 Call for Projects is now open, inviting NGOs to submit high-impact, community-driven initiatives aligned with sustainable development priorities in countries where Alstom operates.

The Foundation funds projects that generate measurable social, environmental, and economic benefits, particularly those improving livelihoods, environmental resilience, access to mobility, and essential services.

The 2026 funding cycle opens on 16 February 2026 and closes on 10 April 2026 (11:59 pm CET).

The Clean Port Logistics Challenge forms part of the National Cleantech Innovation Challenge and is focused on accelerating sustainable logistics, distributed clean energy, and circular manufacturing solutions across KwaZulu-Natal’s maritime economy.

KwaZulu-Natal is home to the Durban and Richards Bay ports, two of Africa’s busiest trade corridors and critical drivers of South Africa’s import-export economy. However, these industrial ecosystems are currently:

The SADC Transfrontier Conservation Areas (TFCA) Financing Facility (TFCA FF) has launched its Third Open Call for Concept Notes, inviting proposals that scale green economy solutions within selected Transfrontier Conservation Areas (TFCAs) in Southern Africa.