Assisting community organisations to build resilience against Climate Change was the purpose of a workshop held on Wednesday last week at the T.A.T.T.E Maota Fono.
Organised by the government in partnership with the United Nations Development Programme (U.N.D.P) the workshop was the next step in their work which is supported by the Adaptation Fund.
The aim of the workshop was to raise awareness of participants on the Small Grant Scheme, currently open for applications from the 10 eligible communities under the 25 districts of Adaptation Fund project.
Over 160 people from 10 districts of Upolu attended this workshop. Many participants expressed their enthusiasm and gratitude for this opportunity.
“This is a great opportunity for us in the communities as it will help us with some of the developments within our village in terms of building resilience from climate change natural hazards,” said Ferila Kirisome from Lufilufi a community representative who had attended the workshop.
Through the scheme, communities are encouraged to apply for funding to implement small – scale adaptation initiatives and programs, such as projects that enhances the chance of climate resilience within communities, protects the environment from soil erosion near the coastal areas, and more. The administering of these funds to the eligible communities is coordinated by the Civil Society Support Program (C.S.S.P).
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