Other technical facilities
Other technical facilitiesThrough this section, users can be referred to other expert facilities beyond the CLEAN Helpdesk's core areas of expertise. These facilities offer targeted support in areas like climate adaptation, health risks related to climate change, and more.
Through this section, users can be referred to other expert facilities beyond the CLEAN Helpdesk's core areas of expertise. These facilities offer targeted support in areas like climate adaptation, health risks related to climate change, and more.Description
DescriptionThe Nature Facility provides advice on demand to help FCDO staff and partners put nature at the heart of their work. It aligns with the UK’s international climate and environment commitments and aims to make FCDO’s work more effective and sustainable.
The Nature Facility provides advice on demand to help FCDO staff and partners put nature at the heart of their work. It aligns with the UK’s international climate and environment commitments and aims to make FCDO’s work more effective and sustainable.Regions
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DescriptionThe Fund supports the uptake of adaptation and resilience research and existing knowledge into practical applications that meet the current needs of decision makers in Africa and Asia. Funding opportunities are available for short term and small-scale interventions that support the needs of decision makers to adapt to climate change through the use of existing research and evidence. The CLARE R4I Opportunity Fund will source and procure the service of researchers and technical experts to deliver the interventions. Resources are not available for conducting new primary research, and interventions must be completed within a 12-month timeframe.
The Fund supports the uptake of adaptation and resilience research and existing knowledge into practical applications that meet the current needs of decision makers in Africa and Asia. Funding opportunities are available for short term and small-scale interventions that support the needs of decision makers to adapt to climate change through the use of existing research and evidence. The CLARE R4I Opportunity Fund will source and procure the service of researchers and technical experts to deliver the interventions. Resources are not available for conducting new primary research, and interventions must be completed within a 12-month timeframe.Regions
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DescriptionThe Disability Inclusion Helpdesk is a research, advice and technical assistance service for FCDO and HMG. The Helpdesk provides research and advice to FCDO and other UK government departments on disability inclusion in ODA funded policy and programming. It can advise on disability inclusion across sectors and themes, providing support to identify entry points to protect and promote disability rights in strategies, plans, campaigns, programmes and policies in development and diplomatic settings. This includes providing research and advice on disability inclusion in climate, environment, and nature programming and policy, alongside other topics. It takes a rights-based approach to disability inclusion and apply a gender and intersectionality lens in everything it does.
The Disability Inclusion Helpdesk is a research, advice and technical assistance service for FCDO and HMG. The Helpdesk provides research and advice to FCDO and other UK government departments on disability inclusion in ODA funded policy and programming. It can advise on disability inclusion across sectors and themes, providing support to identify entry points to protect and promote disability rights in strategies, plans, campaigns, programmes and policies in development and diplomatic settings. This includes providing research and advice on disability inclusion in climate, environment, and nature programming and policy, alongside other topics. It takes a rights-based approach to disability inclusion and apply a gender and intersectionality lens in everything it does.Regions
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DescriptionThe Knowledge for Development and Diplomacy Programme (K4DD) supports the use of evidence and learning to improve the impact of development and diplomacy policy and programmes. It is funded by UK International Development and is designed to assist the Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office (FCDO), other UK government departments and partners to be innovative and responsive to rapidly changing and complex development challenges.
The Knowledge for Development and Diplomacy Programme (K4DD) supports the use of evidence and learning to improve the impact of development and diplomacy policy and programmes. It is funded by UK International Development and is designed to assist the Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office (FCDO), other UK government departments and partners to be innovative and responsive to rapidly changing and complex development challenges.Regions
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DescriptionThe Social Protection Technical Assistance, Advice, and Resources Facility (STAAR) is a joint initiative of the U.K. Foreign, Commonwealth, & Development Office (FCDO)’s Better Assistance in Crises (BASIC) and Gender-Responsive Social Protection (GSP) programmes. The project is dedicated to expanding and improving the effectiveness of investments in both gender-responsive social protection and social protection approaches in crises, including those driven by climate change and extreme weather events. In its final year of operation, STAAR is focussing on supporting the uptake and use of assistance already or currently being provided. We will continue to publish insights, outputs and syntheses from our work - so do follow our LinkedIn and publications page on Socialprotection.org to access these.
The Social Protection Technical Assistance, Advice, and Resources Facility (STAAR) is a joint initiative of the U.K. Foreign, Commonwealth, & Development Office (FCDO)’s Better Assistance in Crises (BASIC) and Gender-Responsive Social Protection (GSP) programmes. The project is dedicated to expanding and improving the effectiveness of investments in both gender-responsive social protection and social protection approaches in crises, including those driven by climate change and extreme weather events. In its final year of operation, STAAR is focussing on supporting the uptake and use of assistance already or currently being provided. We will continue to publish insights, outputs and syntheses from our work - so do follow our LinkedIn and publications page on Socialprotection.org to access these.Regions
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DescriptionSPARC has a significant demand-responsive component, offering operational advice to address evidence gaps on the effectiveness of interventions that support the resilience of agricultural, pastoral and transitional livelihoods in protracted and recurrent crises in the drylands of the Sahel and the Middle East. The programme’s approach uses a process of scoping, summarising, tailoring and disseminating lessons from existing initiatives to support better development practice and evidence-based decision making in policy and programming.
SPARC has a significant demand-responsive component, offering operational advice to address evidence gaps on the effectiveness of interventions that support the resilience of agricultural, pastoral and transitional livelihoods in protracted and recurrent crises in the drylands of the Sahel and the Middle East. The programme’s approach uses a process of scoping, summarising, tailoring and disseminating lessons from existing initiatives to support better development practice and evidence-based decision making in policy and programming.Regions
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DescriptionUK Partnering for Accelerated Climate Transitions (UK PACT) is a £340m technical assistance programme, funded by the UK’s International Climate Finance (ICF). UK PACT supports select ODA-eligible countries with high mitigation potential to increase their climate ambition and implement that ambition more rapidly, more effectively, and more equitably. UK PACT delivers impact through a combination of funding longer-term capacity-building projects and the rapid mobilisation of expertise, through ten bilateral Country Programmes and two regional funds. The programme works across sectors including climate governance & policy, energy transition and efficiency, climate finance, sustainable agriculture, nature and forests, urban mobility and resilient development in cities. Posts and staff outside of the selected countries should contact the team directly to discuss the programme and potential support.
UK Partnering for Accelerated Climate Transitions (UK PACT) is a £340m technical assistance programme, funded by the UK’s International Climate Finance (ICF). UK PACT supports select ODA-eligible countries with high mitigation potential to increase their climate ambition and implement that ambition more rapidly, more effectively, and more equitably. UK PACT delivers impact through a combination of funding longer-term capacity-building projects and the rapid mobilisation of expertise, through ten bilateral Country Programmes and two regional funds. The programme works across sectors including climate governance & policy, energy transition and efficiency, climate finance, sustainable agriculture, nature and forests, urban mobility and resilient development in cities. Posts and staff outside of the selected countries should contact the team directly to discuss the programme and potential support.Regions
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