Sahara and Sahel Observatory (OSS)

Type Direct (Regional)
Date of accreditation 02 Oct 2017

The Sahara and Sahel Observatory (OSS) is a regional entity in Africa that aims to serve as an international framework for partnership and dialogue in the fight against desertification and in the attenuation of the effects of drought, the adaptation to climate change and the protection of biodiversity. OSS supports the efforts of its member countries in the Sahara-Sahel region in the fields of natural resource management and sustainable development, particularly on key themes such as land degradation, desertification, drought and the adverse impacts of climate change on ecosystems and populations.

Accreditation timeline

Accreditation date

02 Oct 2017

AMA execution date

20 Jun 2018

AMA effectiveness

07 Feb 2019

Term end date

06 Feb 2024

Entity details

Size
- Micro
- Small
- Medium
- Large
Environmental and social risk category
- Category C
- Category B
- Category A
- Intermediation 3
- Intermediation 2
- Intermediation 1
Fiduciary standards
- Basic
- Project management
- Grant award
- On-lending/blending:
- Loan
- Equity
- Guarantee
- Blending

Projects

SAP044

Adaptation

Angola

Empowering Women Groups to Build Resilience to Climate Impacts in the Province of Cunene in South West Angola (CREW Angola)

SAP025

Adaptation

Guinea-Bissau

Adaptation of agricultural production systems in Coastal Areas of Northwest Guinea-Bissau

Documents

Title	Type	Date
Empowering Women Groups to Build Resilience to Climate Impacts in the Province of Cunene in South West Angola (CREW Angola) OSS	Approved funding proposal	26 Nov 2024
Gender action plan for SAP044: Empowering Women Groups to Build Resilience to Climate Impacts in the Province of Cunene in South West Angola (CREW Angola) OSS	Gender action plan	24 Oct 2024
Gender assessment for SAP044: Empowering Women Groups to Build Resilience to Climate Impacts in the Province of Cunene in South West Angola (CREW Angola) OSS	Gender assessment	24 Oct 2024
Building Eritrea’s Capacity for Effective Engagement with the Green Climate Fund OSS	Approved readiness proposal	29 Mar 2024
Empowering Women Groups to Build Resilience to Climate Impacts in the Province of Cunene in Southwest Angola OSS	Approved project preparation funding application	20 Mar 2023
Adaptation of agricultural production systems in Coastal Areas of Northwest Guinea-Bissau OSS	Approved funding proposal	14 Nov 2022
Gender action plan for SAP025: Adaptation of agricultural production systems in Coastal Areas of Northwest Guinea-Bissau OSS	Gender action plan	20 Oct 2022
Gender assessment for SAP0025: Adaptation of agricultural production systems in Coastal Areas of Northwest Guinea-Bissau OSS	Gender assessment	20 Oct 2022
Improvement of resilience of water resources to climate change for communities living in the mountain ecosystems of Adrar Wilaya in Mauritania OSS	Concept note	13 Feb 2020
Promoting a climate-resilient agriculture sector to increase the climate resilience of vulnerable populations and to reduce deforestation in Sud- Ubangi province OSS	Concept note	04 Dec 2019

Pages

News + Stories

GCF approves 11 projects at its final Board meeting of the year

02 Oct 2017 / The 18th meeting of the Board (B.18) approved funding for 11 climate finance initiatives during a three-day meeting in the Egyptian capital of Cairo.

Contacts

Mr. Nabil BEN KHATRA

Primary

Executive Secretary
Boulevard du Leader Yasser Arafat PO Box 31, Tunis, 1080 (Tunisia), Tunis, Tunisia

Phone (216) 71 20 66 33
Phone (216) 98 57 43 00
nabil.benkhatra@oss.org.tn

Mrs. Khaoula JAOUI

Secondary

Climate Department Coordinator
Boulevard du Leader Yasser Arafat PO Box 31, Tunis, 1080 (Tunisia), Tunis, Tunisia

Phone (216) 55 62 01 18
Phone (216) 71 20 66 33
khaoula.jaoui@oss.org.tn