CDKN LAUNCHES NEGOTIATION SUPPORT INNOVATION CHALLENGE

Description                                             Min. Grant amount: £50,000

Negotiations Support is one of CDKN’s four strategic themes, as well as being the focus of the Climate Window of the Advocacy Fund which aims to provide effective negotiation support to the poorest and most climate vulnerable countries. CDKN is running a Negotiation Support Innovation Challenge to fund innovative projects that support developing country negotiators to be more influential in international climate change negotiations. We welcome applications for different types of projects including:
   - New Initiatives
   - Project scale-ups
   - New editions to existing initiatives

Eligibility

In order to qualify, projects must have evidence of demand from poor and most climate vulnerable developing country negotiators and must meet one or more of the CDKN Advocacy Fund outcomes below:
   - Changes in the ways that the poorest and most vulnerable countries influence global climate change
     negotiations
   - Changes in the capacity of the poorest and most vulnerable countries to contribute to climate change
     negotiations
   - Changes in the coordination, collaboration and mobilisation of the poorest and most vulnerable
     countries in negotiations
   - Changes in the quality and relevance of knowledge and skills to support the poorest and most
     vulnerable country negotiators
   - Changes in the ability of the poorest and most vulnerable countries to leverage and channel climate
     change related resources strategically

Budget

Multiple awards will be made for projects of £50,000 or more. Projects should last between 3 and 6 months and be able to start in mid to late January 2013.
Application procedure
Project application documents can be found in the application pack and downloaded.

Deadline: 06 January 2013

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