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Background

The main reference document determining the capacity of Calls for Proposals to address green issues is the Guidelines to Applicants. The following steps indicate how to green its main sections.  Civil society plays a critical role in promoting climate and environmental action and the green transition, as well as social justice, which deserves to be supported.

Entry points for Calls for Proposals

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➡️ Inform the context

Briefly explain the rationale for the Call for Proposal, through the following steps:

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• Include other relevant reference information useful to increase environmental and climate resilience, or underlining opportunities for positive environmental action. This can include past actions or processes considered good practice in the CfP thematic field or geographical area.

➡️ Formulate green objectives and priorities

In all cases, the objectives and priorities should:

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• • Strengthening civil society’s role in advocating for-and supporting environmental and climate action, sustainable consumption and production, natural resource governance and the green transition, through advocacy and awareness raising, public participation, policy influence, accountability and equity, knowledge and as implementing agents, as well as “watchdogs” and environmental defenders.
  • Contributions to national or local green transition, climate and/or environmental strategies and plans.
  • Promoting social, climate and environmental justice as a key element of the green transition.
  • The piloting, promotion, development and/or scaling-up of identified good green transition, environmental and/or climate and DRR practices in determined locations or in the context of a thematic support (e.g. agricultural production, local climate governance, ecosystem-based approaches, integrated natural resource management, actions in a context of disaster risk reduction).
  • The development of a local economy that is green, diversified, sustainable and inclusive, particularly for women and young people.
  • The promotion of local partnerships (e.g. between CSOs and local authorities, universities, and the private sector) focused on environmental and/or climate planning and implementation.
  • The physical protection of people, spaces and property against the harmful effects of climate change.
  • The promotion of inclusive dialogues, focusing on vulnerable groups, over climate impacts, environmental and green transition issues, access to and management of local natural resources, and addressing inequalities.
  • Knowledge creation and transfer, strengthened competences and skills, related to identified environmental and climate issues, and a just green transition.
  • Strengthening the capacity to mobilise partnerships and networks, including at financial level, for climate and environment action and the just transition.
  • Increased participation of women, local communities and indigenous peoples in natural resources management and in climate action.
  • Support to information dissemination and communication activities furthering international environmental and climate commitments and European Green Deal objectives.

➡️ Determine which actions should be considered eligible

The list of eligible Actions should allow candidates to demonstrate a clear link between the identified environment and climate issues and their proposed project activities. Proposals should be encouraged to contribute to a positive nature and/or climate agenda and invited to address risks and vulnerabilities emanating from environmental degradation and under current and future climate change.

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The formulation of the Activities is highly context-specific and can benefit from the suggestions formulated in the Quick Tips for the integration of environment and climate change, available at sector level.

➡️ M&E and implementation

Environmental, climate and green transition issues need to be meaningfully monitored and evaluated. This involves the use of metrics that are specific to the identified issues (e.g. improved water quality; loss reduction due to improved adaptation to climate change) and the assessment of benefits from a beneficiary perspective.

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