Revision as of 14:05, 15 March 2017

General

Name of initiative	Great Green Wall for Sahara and the Sahel Initiative (GGWSSI)
LPAA initiative	Yes
NAZCA Initiative	Yes
Website address	http://www.greatgreenwallinitiative.org
Related initiatives
Starting year	2008
End year
Secretariat	Convention to Combat Desertification, UNCCD Secretariat, P.O. Box 260129, Platz der Vereinten Nationen 1, D-53113 Bonn, Germany, e-mail: cnordheim@unccd.int; and African Union (AU), African Union Headquarters, P.O. Box 3243; Roosvelt Street; (Old Airport Area), W21K19, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, Tel: (251) 11 551 77 00.
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
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

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

0

Companies

0

Business organisations

0

Research and educational organisations

0

Non-governmental organisations

0

National states

0

Governmental actors

0

Regional / state / county actors

0

City / municipal actors

0

Intergovernmental organisations

0

Financial Institutions

0

Faith based organisations

0

Other members

0

Supporting partners

0

Number of members in the years

2018

24

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

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 |Website address=http://www.greatgreenwallinitiative.org
 |Starting year=2008
-|Monitoring and Reporting=Unclear
 |Secretariat=Convention to Combat Desertification, UNCCD Secretariat, P.O. Box 260129, Platz der Vereinten Nationen 1, D-53113 Bonn, Germany, e-mail: cnordheim@unccd.int; and African Union (AU), African Union Headquarters, P.O. Box 3243; Roosvelt Street; (Old Airport Area), W21K19, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, Tel: (251) 11 551 77 00.
 |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.
-|Primary function=Knowledge dissemination and exchange / Information and Networking (e.g. output databases / workshops / conference)
 |Geographical coverage=Africa
-|Type of initiative=Implementation
+|Type of initiative=Technical dialogue
+|Primary function=Knowledge dissemination and exchange / Information and Networking (e.g. output databases / workshops / conference)
+|Secondary functions=Institutional capacity building (e.g. training publication / workshops / conferences)
 |Name of lead organisation=African Union (AU)
 |Location/Nationality of lead organisation=Ethiopia
+|LPAA Theme Transport=No
+|LPAA Theme Agriculture=No
 |LPAA Theme Forestry=Yes
+|LPAA Theme Business=No
+|LPAA Theme Financial institutions=No
+|LPAA Theme Buildings=No
+|LPAA Theme Industry=No
+|LPAA Theme Waste=No
+|LPAA Theme Cities and subnational governments=No
+|LPAA Theme Short Term Pollutants=No
+|LPAA Theme International maritime transport=No
+|LPAA Theme Energy Supply=No
+|LPAA Theme Fluorinated gases=No
+|LPAA Theme Energy efficiency=No
+|LPAA Theme Renewable energy=No
+|LPAA Theme Supply chain emission reductions=No
 |LPAA Theme Adaptation=Yes
+|LPAA Theme Other=No
 |LPAA Theme Resilience=Yes
+|LPAA Theme Innovation=No
+|LPAA Theme Energy Access and Efficiency=No
+|LPAA Theme Private Finance=No
 |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.
 |Goals=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.
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 |International organisations=FAO, WB, EU
 |Participating national governments=12
+|Have only national states as participators=No
+|Related initiatives=
+|Monitoring and Reporting=Unclear
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