HURIDAC

GEF - Environmental Projects

  • STATUS : aPPROVED FOR IMPLEMENTATION

THE GAMBIA CBIT PROJECT

HURIDAC has been instrumental to the access of the The Gambia Ministry of Environment, Climate Change and Natural Resources to the Capacity Building Transparency Initiatives (CBIT) project through the partnership with Conservation International, a GEF accredited agency.   The project is a Medium-Sized Project to Strengthen The Gambia’s Capacity to Monitor and Report Climate Action. The three-year project will streamline collection, processing, management and reporting of quality greenhouse gas emissions data. The CBIT Project was approved by the The Global Environment Facility (GEF)for implementation in August 2020. 

According to the press release published by all the partners states ” The project will be implemented by the Gambia’s Ministry of Environment, Climate Change and Natural Resources (MECCNAR) and supported by Conservation International, a GEF Agency, in collaboration with Conservation International’s Vital Signs program, and the Human Rights Advancement, Development and Advocacy Centre (HURIDAC). It is financed by a US$1.1 million GEF grant and US$145,000 co-financing from project partners”.

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  • STATUS : PPG STAGE

NIGERIA CBIT PROJECT

HURIDAC helped the Department of Forestry of the Nigeria Ministry of Environment to access the Capacity Building Transparency Initiatives (CBIT) project through the partnership with Conservation International, a GEF accredited agency.   THE  medium-sized project to strengthen the capacity of the Federal Republic of Nigeria to effectively track and report progress in achieving national targets in combating climate change, in line with the transparency requirements of the Paris Agreement (Article 13) was approved for PPG stage in December 2020.  This GEF funded project seeks to support Nigeria in meeting the enhanced transparency requirements defined in Article 13 of the Paris Agreement. The transparency provisions of the Paris Agreement require developing countries to (a) regularly monitor, analyse, and report their national GHG emissions (by sources) and removals (sinks); (b) Provide information necessary to track progress towards achieving their Nationally Determined Contributions (NDCs); (c) Provide information related to climate change adaptation and mitigation; and (d) Provide information on financial, technology transfer and capacity building support needed and received.  The project will be executed by Department of Forestry under the Federal Ministry of Environment and supported by Conservation International, a GEF Agency, in collaboration with the Human Rights Advancement, Development and Advocacy Centre (HURIDAC). 
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  • STATUS : PPG STAGE

                                     SIERRA LEONE – GOLD +  PROJECT

HURIDAC partner with Conservation International to helped the Environmental Protection Agency of Sierra Leone to Access a Full Size Gold + Child Project to Sierra Leone. 

The Global Environment Facility (GEF), Conservation International, UNIDO and governments of Sierra Leone, through the Gold + Program seek to reduce the use of mercury in the artisanal and small-scale gold mining (ASGM) in Sierra Leone through a holistic, multisectoral integrated formalization approach, and increasing access to finance leading to adoption of sustainable mercury free technologies and access to traceable gold supply chains. The Gold+ Program comprises 3 country projects in Sierra Leone, Mali and Zambia that aim to formalize the ASGM sector in these countries and reduce its harmful effects on the environment and improve livelihoods and the national economies. 

It is estimated that Sierra Leone hosts up to 80,000 artisanal gold miners who produce an estimated 2.94 tons of gold annually with an estimated export value of US $ 125,000,000. The Environmental Protection Agency in Sierra Leone is working together with other stakeholders to implement strategies of international conventions and national action plans that focus on the improvement of the ASGM sector, to mitigate the negative social, health and environmental impacts and unlock its full potential. The Gold + Project that is aimed to reduce the use of mercury in Sierra Leone’s ASGM sector is one such implementation actions.

The project that was approved in July, 2021 is now under going the PPG stage to design the project.