FAO - Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations

$25,000,000.00 CAD

≈ $0.60 for every person in Canada ≈ 323 Canadians' average pay for a year
Department
Global Affairs Canada
Program
International Development Assistance Program
Recipient country
Italy
Fiscal year
2022-2023
Agreement period
March 30, 2023 – March 31, 2026
Reference
dfatd-maecd:064-2022-2023-Q4-00119

Published purpose

The project aims to strengthen the resilience of ecosystems and vulnerable populations, especially women and youth, to climate change in the regions bordering the Great Green Wall in Senegal, through reforestation, natured-based solutions, climate resilient agriculture, inclusive climate governance and advocacy. The GGW is a flagship initiative of the African Union that involves 11 countries and aims at countering the effects of desertification.

In plain English AI-generated

This project supports climate resilience and reforestation in Senegal's Great Green Wall regions, focusing on women and youth through nature-based solutions and inclusive governance.

Category: Foreign Aid Development Primarily funds activity outside Canada

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