Call for Partnership: Women’s Adaptation Plans for Climate Resilient Livelihoods in the Sundarbans in Bangladesh

Deadline: 5-Jun-25

The Global Center on Adaptation (GCA) invites registered non-profit organizations (local and international non-government organizations, community-based organizations, universities, and companies limited by guarantee) with substantial expertise in community engagement, community-led development, climate adaptation planning, and facilitating multi-disciplinary dialogues, to present proposals to formulate Women’s Adaptation Plans for Climate Resilient Livelihoods in the Sundarbans in Bangladesh.

GCA is an international organization that works as a solutions broker to catalyze action and support for adaptation solutions, from the international to the local, in partnership with the public and private sector, to ensure we learn from each other and work together for a climate resilient future.

GCA is seeking a local delivery partner in  Bangladesh with proven expertise in locally led approaches to develop Women’s Adaptation Plans in three villages in Khulna or Barisal division. The partner is expected to share a list of villages situated within 5 KM from the Sundarbans reserve forest in Khulna and Barisal region and provide a justification on their selection of villages. This will further be finalized in consultation with GCA, the Government of Bangladesh, and the World Bank.

Pillars

• GCA’s ambitious 2020-2025 business plan and strategy have three pillars:
• Programs: Food Security; Using Nature for more resilient infrastructure; Water for Urban Growth and Resilience; Climate Finance; Youth Leadership.
• Knowledge: Building adaptation knowledge globally through cutting edge products such as the State and Trends in Adaptation Report and the Adaptation Knowledge Portal.
• Advocacy and Awareness: Formulating policy messages to move the global, regional, and local adaptation agendas forward.

Duration 

• The duration of the project is up to eight months, commencing upon the signing of the subgrant agreement and completing it no later than 15 March 2026.

Components

• Prepare a situational analysis report for the three villages, including a scientific current and future climate risk and vulnerability assessment, to inform the planning process.
• Facilitate locally led mapping and enumeration in the three villages.
• Facilitate Women’s Adaptation Labs.
• Develop guidelines on the methodology, in English and Bangla, for Project Implementation Units (PIUs) documenting a practical, step-by-step guide to replicate and scale the locally-led planning approach across all project areas during implementation, by the results of a rapid evaluation of the processes conducted to deliver components.
• Develop an approach to deliver capacity building to the PIUs.

Eligibility Criteria

• Only registered non-profit organizations (INGO, NGO, CBO, Company Limited by Guarantee) are eligible to receive a sub-grant from GCA.

For more information, Please visit  GCA

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