Funding-Climate-Resilient
Ecosystems and Livelihoods (CREL); May 30, 2012
Agency
Name
US
AID
Description
The
United States Agency for International Development (USAID) Bangladesh is
issuing this Request for Applications (RFA) for a five-year Cooperative
Agreement titled Climate-Resilient Ecosystems and Livelihoods (CREL) to provide
technical advisory and assistance services to a range of stakeholders,
including existing community-based, co-management organizations as well as
relevant Government of Bangladesh (GOB) ministries and technical agencies for
sound natural resource management and biodiversity conservation in focus
regions that results in improved social, ecological, and economic resilience.
In many ways, CREL will be a continuation of three USAID co-management
activities: Integrated Protected Area Co-Management (IPAC) project, the Nishorgo Support Project (NSP), and the Management of
Aquatic Ecosystems through Community Husbandry (MACH) project, but with key
differences and a focus on building resiliency to climate risks for enhanced
adaptation to climate change impacts for improved livelihoods and successful
management of critical ecosystems in priority regions of the country. The four
components required for implementation of CREL are as follows: (1) Improved
Governance of Natural Resources and Biodiversity; (2) Enhanced Knowledge and
Capacity of Key Stakeholders; (3) Strengthened Planning and Implementation of
Climate-Resilient Natural Resource Management and Adaptation; and (4) Improved
and Diversified Livelihoods that are Environmentally Sustainable and Resilient
to Climate Change.
Announcement
Number: RFA-388-12-000007
Due
Date: May
30, 2012
Contact
Information
M.
Sirajam Munir
Sr. Acquisition & Assistance Specialist
Phone 885-5500