Difference between revisions of "Great Green Wall for Sahara and the Sahel Initiative (GGWSSI)"
(One intermediate revision by the same user not shown) | |||
Line 38: | Line 38: | ||
The first GGWSSI conference was held 2-7 May 2016 in Dakar. | The first GGWSSI conference was held 2-7 May 2016 in Dakar. | ||
A Regional Harmonizes Strategy has been developed, and National Strategy Plans made in 2014 can be downloaded for Burkina Faso, Djibouti, Ethiopia, Eritrea, Gambia, Niger, Nigeria, and Senegal. | A Regional Harmonizes Strategy has been developed, and National Strategy Plans made in 2014 can be downloaded for Burkina Faso, Djibouti, Ethiopia, Eritrea, Gambia, Niger, Nigeria, and Senegal. | ||
+ | |Participants research and educational organisations number=2 | ||
+ | |Participants research and educational organisations names=KEW Royal Botanical Gardens (United K.), Sahara and Sahel Observatory (Tunisia) | ||
+ | |Participants non-governmental organisations names=IUCN (France) | ||
|Participants national actors number=21 | |Participants national actors number=21 | ||
|Participants national actors names=ALGERIA, BENIN, BURKINA FASO, CAMEROON, CAPE VERDE, CHAD, DJIBOUTI, EGYPT, ERITREA, ETHIOPIA, GAMBIA, GHANA, LIBYA, MALI, MAURITANIA, NIGER, NIGERIA, SENEGAL, SUDAN,SOMALIA, TUNISIA. | |Participants national actors names=ALGERIA, BENIN, BURKINA FASO, CAMEROON, CAPE VERDE, CHAD, DJIBOUTI, EGYPT, ERITREA, ETHIOPIA, GAMBIA, GHANA, LIBYA, MALI, MAURITANIA, NIGER, NIGERIA, SENEGAL, SUDAN,SOMALIA, TUNISIA. | ||
− | |Participants intergovernmental organisations number= | + | |Participants intergovernmental organisations number=5 |
− | |Participants intergovernmental organisations names=FAO (Italy), EU (Belgium). | + | |Participants intergovernmental organisations names=African Union (Ivory Coast), CILSS (Burkina Faso), FAO (Italy), GEF (USA), EU (Belgium). |
|Participants financial institutions number=1 | |Participants financial institutions number=1 | ||
|Participants financial institutions names=World Bank (USA) | |Participants financial institutions names=World Bank (USA) |
Latest revision as of 12:40, 11 April 2022
General
Name of initiative | Great Green Wall for Sahara and the Sahel Initiative (GGWSSI) |
---|---|
LPAA initiative | Yes |
NAZCA Initiative | Yes |
Website address | http://www.greatgreenwall.org |
Related initiatives | |
Starting year | 2008 |
End year | |
Secretariat | African Union Headquarters, PO. Box 3243, Roosvelt Street (Old Airport Area), W21K19, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia |
Organisational structure | The Great Green Wall for the Sahara and the Sahel Initiative (GGWSSI) is a pan-African programme launched in 2008 by the UN Convention to Combat Desertification (UNCCD), and African Union (AU). Its goal is to reverse land degradation and desertification in the Sahel and Sahara, boost food security and support local communities to adapt to climate change. |
Geographical coverage | Africa |
Name of lead organisation | African Union (AU) |
Type of lead organisation | United Nations or Specialised agency |
Location/Nationality of lead organisation | Ethiopia |
Description
Description | The objective of the initiative is to grow an 8,000km-long line of trees and plants across the entire Sahel, from the Atlantic coast of Senegal to the east coast of Djibouti – halting desertification and creating a huge swathe of green across the entire African continent, by 12 African nations. |
---|---|
Objectives | By 2030, the expectation of the new phase of the initiative is to restore 50 million hectares of land; sequester 250 million tons of carbon; support 300 million people in communities across the Sahel; and provide access for 10 million smallholder farmers to climate resilient agricultural technologies. |
Activities | To fulfill the vision of the GGW, the UNCCD is proposing this new initiative to help reach out to every GGW community and make sure that no community or country is left behind. This will require a mass engagement of local communities under the Great Green Wall.
The first GGWSSI conference was held 2-7 May 2016 in Dakar. A Regional Harmonizes Strategy has been developed, and National Strategy Plans made in 2014 can be downloaded for Burkina Faso, Djibouti, Ethiopia, Eritrea, Gambia, Niger, Nigeria, and Senegal. |
One or two success stories achieved |
Monitoring and Impacts
Sustainable Development Impact:
Function of initiative | Technical dialogue, Capacity building |
---|---|
Activity of initiative | Knowledge dissemination and exchange, Training and education |
Indicators | |
Goals | |
Comments on indicators and goals | |
How will goals be achieved | |
Have you changed or strenghtened your goals | |
Progress towards the goals | |
How are you tracking progress of your initiative | |
Available reporting |
Participants
Participants | Number | Names | ||
---|---|---|---|---|
Members | 29 | |||
Companies | 0 | |||
Business organisations | 0 | |||
Research and educational organisations | 2 | KEW Royal Botanical Gardens (United K.), Sahara and Sahel Observatory (Tunisia) | ||
Non-governmental organisations | 0 | IUCN (France) | ||
National states | 21 | ALGERIA, BENIN, BURKINA FASO, CAMEROON, CAPE VERDE, CHAD, DJIBOUTI, EGYPT, ERITREA, ETHIOPIA, GAMBIA, GHANA, LIBYA, MALI, MAURITANIA, NIGER, NIGERIA, SENEGAL, SUDAN, SOMALIA, TUNISIA. | ||
Governmental actors | 0 | |||
Regional / state / county actors | 0 | |||
City / municipal actors | 0 | |||
Intergovernmental organisations | 5 | African Union (Ivory Coast), CILSS (Burkina Faso), FAO (Italy), GEF (USA), EU (Belgium). | ||
Financial Institutions | 1 | World Bank (USA) | ||
Faith based organisations | 0 | |||
Other members | 0 | |||
Supporting partners | 0 | |||
Number of members in the years |
| |||
Have only national states as participators | No |
Theme
Transport | Agriculture | Forestry | Business | Financial institutions | Buildings | Industry | Waste | Cities and subnational governments | Short Term Pollutants | International maritime transport | Energy Supply | Fluorinated gases | Energy efficiency | Renewable energy | Supply chain emission reductions | Adaptation | Other | Resilience | Innovation | Energy Access and Efficiency | Private Finance |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
No | No | Yes | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | Yes | No | Yes | No | No | No |
Last update: 11 April 2022 11:40:26
Not only have national states as participators