Sierra Leone Coastal Resilience Project (SLCRP)

The Sierra Leone Coastal Resilience Project (SLCRP) is a 60-month initiative requesting USD 25 million from the Green Climate Fund to enhance the adaptive capacity of 260,000 direct beneficiaries in five coastal districts: Kambia, Port Loko, Moyamba, Bonthe, and Pujehun. The project focuses on three main components: establishing participatory governance and climate-responsive planning (including Community Adaptation Plans), promoting climate-resilient farming and fishing practices to secure food and water security, and implementing ecosystem-based adaptation to protect and restore 1,500 hectares of mangrove forests. The project emphasizes gender equality and social inclusion, targeting women and youth for leadership in climate-resilient entrepreneurship and resource management. Implementation is led by Save the Children Australia (Accredited Entity), with Save the Children Sierra Leone and the Environmental Protection Agency of Sierra Leone as executing entities.

• The project targets 75 coastal communities across five districts—Kambia, Port Loko, Moyamba, Bonthe, and Pujehun—aiming to directly benefit 260,000 people (156,000 women and girls, 104,000 men and boys) and indirectly benefit 1 million people.
• Sierra Leone's coastal regions face significant climate risks, including a mean annual temperature increase of 0.18 °C per decade since 1960 and projected sea level rises of between 0.1 and 0.56 meters by 2100.
• The project will implement ecosystem-based adaptation (EbA) to protect and restore 1,500 hectares of mangrove forest, which are currently being degraded by timber demand and land clearing for farming.
• A central goal is to establish a paradigm shift in governance by creating Community Adaptation Plans (CAPs) and Coastal Governance Platforms (CGPs) to integrate local climate needs into District Development Plans (DDPs).
• The SLCRP will introduce climate-resilient agricultural and fishing technologies, including solar-powered cold freezers, efficient fish-smoking kilns, and drought-tolerant crop varieties, while strengthening Village Savings and Loan Associations (VSLAs).
• The project includes a 'Resilient Schools Program' to equip 75 primary schools with climate change education curricula and infrastructure such as rainwater harvesting and solar-powered water pumps.
• The total investment for the project is USD 26,863,400, consisting of a USD 25 million grant from the Green Climate Fund and USD 1,863,400 in co-financing from the Government of Sierra Leone, Clifford Chance, and the Jersey Overseas Aid Commission.

APA

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

Chicago

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

Wikipedia

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BibTeX

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