Integrating Conflict Sensitivity in GGGI

Environmental organisations (such as GGGI) grapple with conflict issues and face risks to their staff, partners and communities with which they work. In a world where biodiversity and fragility hotspots increasingly overlap, conflict-sensitive approaches can be a game-changer to achieve environmental objectives in conflict contexts. They can help organisations pursue their mission while not inadvertently fuelling tensions and can also strengthen contributions to social cohesion and peace. Selected applicants will receive our process accompaniment and a small grant of up to 45,000 CHF to cover external expertise and process costs (for example for meetings, travel, communication). Support may cover various aspects of conflict sensitivity integration, including but not limited to: building staff and partners’ skills on dealing with conflict; piloting new approaches at programme level, notably on stakeholders’ engagement or how to conduct and use conflict analysis; bringing a conflict lens into organisational policies and frameworks, such as environmental and social safeguards; developing guidance and support mechanisms for field teams dealing with conflict; securing resources for environmental peacebuilding work. One phase of support lasts about one year. We typically provide our partners with up to two follow-on phases, pending progress.