Resilient Recovery Rapid Readiness Support in Lesotho

The 'Resilient Recovery Rapid Readiness Support in Lesotho' project seeks USD 300,000 from the Green Climate Fund (GCF) to ensure that Lesotho's recovery from the COVID-19 pandemic accelerates its climate goals. The initiative focuses on creating a National strategy for resilient recovery, including an investment plan, and developing two concept notes for climate-resilient agriculture and food security. The project is led by the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) under the guidance of the Lesotho Meteorological Services, which serves as the National Designated Authority (NDA). It aims to address the socio-economic shocks of the pandemic—which increased vulnerable households by 50%—by integrating climate adaptation and mitigation into economic stimulus and recovery planning.

• The project aims to develop a National strategy for resilient recovery, which will include an investment plan to promote a green resilient recovery in Lesotho.
• A core objective is the creation of two concept notes specifically focused on promoting food security and agriculture that is resilient to climate change for future GCF submission.
• The proposal identifies that COVID-19 exacerbated existing challenges in Lesotho, including climate change, food insecurity, and drought, while increasing the number of vulnerable households by 50% to 899,000.
• The project will analyze how the COVID-19 pandemic and subsequent economic stimulus measures have impacted or created opportunities for the country's existing climate change plans.
• The total requested funding for this 12-month implementation period is USD 300,000.
• The project will be governed by a Project Steering Committee (PSC) comprising the FAO and several government ministries, including Energy and Meteorology, Agriculture, Marketing and Food Security, Forestry, Range and Soil Conservation, and Tourism, Environment and Culture.

APA

Green Climate Fund (2021). Resilient Recovery Rapid Readiness Support in Lesotho. https://www.greenclimate.fund/sites/default/files/document/20210521-lesotho.pdf

Chicago

Green Climate Fund. Resilient Recovery Rapid Readiness Support in Lesotho. 2021. https://www.greenclimate.fund/sites/default/files/document/20210521-lesotho.pdf.

Wikipedia

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BibTeX

@techreport{greenclimatefund2021resilient, author = {{Green Climate Fund}}, title = {{Resilient Recovery Rapid Readiness Support in Lesotho}}, institution = {Green Climate Fund}, year = {2021}, month = may, url = {https://www.greenclimate.fund/sites/default/files/document/20210521-lesotho.pdf}, urldate = {2026-10-23}, note = {Indexed by Climate Insights Directory} }