Sierra Leone Coastal Resilience Project

The Sierra Leone Coastal Resilience Project's GESI Action Plan establishes a framework to integrate marginalized groups into coastal adaptation. It focuses on three main components: strengthening community governance and WASH infrastructure, enhancing climate-resilient food systems and livelihoods, and implementing ecosystem-based adaptation through mangrove restoration. The plan sets specific quantitative targets for the participation of women, youth (under 35), and people with disabilities across all project activities, supported by a dedicated GESI specialist and budget allocations for inclusive training and infrastructure.

• The project aims to establish inclusive governance structures, targeting at least 90% of Community Adaptation Committees (CACs) to consist of 50% women and 30% youth, with 30% of members from vulnerable households.
• Climate-resilient WASH (Water, Sanitation, and Hygiene) interventions will prioritize women and children, with targets requiring at least 60% of those trained on climate-related WASH and 70% of those receiving initial training on WASH interventions to be women.
• The plan integrates climate change education into primary schools, requiring that at least 25% of teachers trained to deliver the new module and 25% of those receiving peer-to-peer support are women.
• To secure food and livelihoods, the project will implement training and technology distribution where at least 50% of agricultural training participants must be women and 30% must be youth.
• The project supports women's entrepreneurship through business model development, targeting at least 200 business models developed by women or youth who were not previously business owners.
• Mangrove conservation and restoration efforts will be co-managed, with a requirement that Mangrove stewardship groups consist of 50% women and 30% youth.
• The project mandates the inclusion of people with disabilities across various activities, including a target that at least 60% of new Village Savings and Loan Association (VSLA) groups have at least one member with a disability.
• Internal project operations will be mainstreamed for GESI, targeting 40% of project staff and 40% of project leadership positions to be held by women.

APA

Green Climate Fund (2024). Sierra Leone Coastal Resilience Project. https://www.greenclimate.fund/sites/default/files/document/sap036-gap.pdf

Chicago

Green Climate Fund. Sierra Leone Coastal Resilience Project. 2024. https://www.greenclimate.fund/sites/default/files/document/sap036-gap.pdf.

Wikipedia

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BibTeX

@techreport{greenclimatefund2024sierra, author = {{Green Climate Fund}}, title = {{Sierra Leone Coastal Resilience Project}}, institution = {Green Climate Fund}, year = {2024}, month = mar, url = {https://www.greenclimate.fund/sites/default/files/document/sap036-gap.pdf}, urldate = {2026-10-23}, note = {Indexed by Climate Insights Directory} }