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“Funding the funders” – Stronger ownership for locally-led action IKI Small Grants supports national institutions in countries in executing their own call for proposals for locally-led climate or bi…

IKI Small Grants launches 3rd Call for Proposal

15. December 2021 The third call for proposals by IKI Small Grants is open from 15 December 2021 until 15 April 2022. In a one-stage selection procedure, small regional, national and local organ…

38 new projects and 6 funding institutions selected

01. November 2021 The IKI Small Grants Programme commissioned by the German Federal Environment Ministry (BMU) has selected 38 climate and biodiversity projects in its second international call…

Imprint

IKI Small Grants Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ) GmbH Registered offices Bonn and Eschborn Germany Friedrich-Ebert-Allee 30 + 32 53113 Bonn Germany T +…

IKI Small Grants with big ambitions in El Salvador

El Salvador is the smallest but most densely populated country in Central America. 300 kilometres of coastline, volcanoes and forests characterise its landscape and result in a wide clima…

IKI Small Grants: High participation in the 2nd call for proposals

With an enormous participation of about 520 project entries, the second call for proposals of the IKI Small Grants programme ended on the 9 February. More than 500 organisat…

IKI Small Grants – New call for funding proposals launched

The Federal Ministry for the Environment, Nature Conservation and Nuclear Safety (BMU) has launched the second call for proposals under the IKI Small Grants programme with funds from the Inter…

Programme

About IKI Small Grants The German Federal Government is committed to strengthening climate and biodiversity action worldwide. Through its funding programme, the International Climate Initiative (IKI…

Projects

trainee ambassador for biodiversity

!Khwa ttu – Conserving Biological Diversity

The buffer zone of South Africa’s West Coast National Park is home to a globally unique but endangered biodiversity. To address habitat loss in the fragmented region, this IKI Small Grants project…

On this photo you can see a winnowing ceremony. The practitioners leave behind dusty puffs of grain.

Strengthening Women Seed Custodians in Community Adaptation to the Impacts of Climate Change

Weather extremes, soil erosion, seed loss, and biodiversity depletion increase the vulnerability of communities in Bikita district in the Masvingo Province. The goal of the IKI Small Grants project…

Participants of Abaako Womens Association

Onfarm Conservation of Indigenous Plant Species in Mayuge District

Farmers in the Mayuge district of Uganda are increasingly relying on monoculture sugarcane cultivation that depend on adapted plant species. Monocultural farming systems reduce plant diversity and…

The picture shows two men who are standing on a roof and want to install a solar collector there.

Community Based Sustainable Forest Management in Pshavi Forest Georgia

The condition of Georgia’s state forests has deteriorated dramatically in the last 30 years due to overuse for commercial logging, firewood consumption as well as overgrazing. At the same…

A Man standing in a wide green fertile field holding proudly one of his plants and smiling to the camera in India.

Climate Smart Agriculture for Small Land Holders

The IKI Small Grants project targeted the Rayagada district in Odisha state in Eastern India which is rich in natural resources. However, a third of its population is considered poor. Due to its…

The photograph shows High Andean Wetlands of Northwestern Argentina.

Raising Awareness for Andean Wetlands in Argentina

The Andean Wetlands located in the Northwest of Argentina play an important role in addressing climate change due to their ability to capture and store carbon reducing greenhouse gases of the…

The picture shows a jackfruit cut in half and the hands of a person processing the fruit.

Jackfruit – Exotic Species Control through Productive Sustainable Management

The Atlantic Forest is a biodiversity hotspot that extends along the entire coastline of Brazil. The exotic jackfruit tree has massively spread throughout the region and control programs failed to…

training

Building Resilience through Permaculture in Sierra Leone

In Sierra Leone, agriculture is predominantly based on the Slash-and-burn principle, which leads to a loss of (forest) vegetation and soil fertility. It also contributes significantly to greenhouse…

Beneficiary farmers preparing to plant tree seedlings in one of the communal areas offered by the Chebara ATC in Elgeyo Marakwet

Implementing Silvopastoral Systems in the North Rift

The livelihoods of pastoral and agropastoral communities living in arid and semi-arid areas of Kenya is significantly threatened by the adverse effects of climate change. Severe droughts and other…

Seven women surrounding a large table set in a garden preparing medicine from plants in El Salvador.

Building Capacities to Reduce the Impacts of Climate Change in Urban Areas Near San Salvador

Climate change induced extreme weather like hurricanes or droughts are an increasing concern in El Salvador. Deforestation and unsustainable farming practices threaten the country’s biodiversity as…

Citizen EbA plan for Karkaralinsky District in Kazakhstan

Kazakhstan is the breadbasket of Central Asia, but the fast-changing climate increases the risk of natural hazards and threatens water security. This IKI Small Grants project introduces a bottom-up…

ICT4resilience To Climate Change in Gran Chaco

In the Gran Chaco region, high deforestation rates and the effects of climate change are increasingly challenging the livelihoods of the 7.5 million inhabitants. Smallholder farmers are threatened by…

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