FP158

Ecosystem-Based Adaptation and Mitigation in Botswana’s Communal Rangelands

Ecosystem-Based Adaptation and Mitigation in Botswana’s Communal Rangelands

  • Status Under implementation
  • Date approved 19 Mar 2021 at B.28
  • Est. completion 01 Jun 2030
  • ESS Category Category B

While raising livestock forms the cultural and economic bedrocks of many communities in Botswana, this practice is becoming increasingly affected by climate change. With rising temperatures and more erratic rainfall, livestock are increasingly moving into wildlife areas to search for water and fodder. This leads to increasing contact between domestic cattle and wild buffalo with infectious foot-and-mouth disease.

This project will restore vegetation in communal grazing lands that are particularly impacted by climate change. The restoration and management of grazing vegetation will increase the amount of moisture held by the soil. This will make cattle- raising more resilient to drought, while at the same time enhancing soil carbon and reducing greenhouse gas emissions.  

Total project value

 

Tonnes of emissions avoided

 

Beneficiaries

 

Direct
247,000
Indirect
2,290,000
Theme

Cross-cutting

Result areas

Project timeline

Pipeline

21 Oct 2017 - 1246 days

Concept note received

21 Oct 2017

Funding proposal received

23 Apr 2020

Cleared by GCF Secretariat

16 Dec 2020

Cleared by iTAP

23 Feb 2021

Legal opinion on AE's Internal Approval

16 Mar 2021

Approved

19 Mar 2021 - 258 days

Approved by GCF Board

19 Mar 2021

FAA executed

15 Sep 2021

Under implementation

01 Dec 2021 - 1,073 days so far

FAA effective

01 Dec 2021

Disbursement - USD 1,900,000

03 Feb 2022

Disbursement - USD 4,800,000

10 Aug 2023

To be completed

01 Jun 2030 - 2,033 days to go

One region

  • Africa

One country

One priority group

  • African States
USD  
  • Financing
    • Private sector
    • Public sector
  • Size
    • Micro
    • Small
    • Medium
    • Large

GCF financing18% disbursed

InstrumentAmount
GrantUSD 36,760,394
Total GCF Financing
USD 36,760,394

Co-financing

Co-financerInstrumentAmount
Co-FinancingGrantUSD 54,013,138
Co-FinancingGrantUSD 6,859,491
Total Co-Financing
USD 60,872,629

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Entity

Conservation International Foundation
Mr. Steven Panfil
Primary

Vice President CI-GCF Agency
2011 Crystal Drive, Suite 600 Arlington, VA 22202, United States
Phone +1 703 341 2400
spanfil@conservation.org
Mr. Robert Merritt
Secondary

Director, Project Development CI-GCF Agency
2011 Crystal Drive, Suite 600 Arlington, VA 22202, United States
Phone +1703 341 2400
rmerritt@conservation.org
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National Designated Authority

Botswana
Ministry of Finance and Economic Development
Ms. Keineetse Lepekoane Primary
Director, Development Programmes
Phone +267 3950353
klepekoane@gov.bw
Ms. Catherine Matongo Primary
Chief Economist
Phone +267 398 9990
cmatongo@gov.bw
Ms. Keneilwe Bolebano Primary
Principal Economist
Government Enclave, State Drive,, Gaborone, Botswana
Phone +267 3950378
kbolebano@gov.bw
Ms. Gaanewe Mogotsi Primary
Deputy Director, Development Programmes
Government Enclave, State Drive, P/Bag 008, Goborone, Botswana
Phone +267 3950224
gnmogotsi@gov.bw