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The Rabobank Acorn Agroforestry Carbon Programme, supported by FSD Africa, utilizes a technology-enabled marketplace for carbon sequestration to provide financial sustainability for smallholder farmers in Africa transitioning to agroforestry. The program leverages carbon credits as Payment for Ecological Services (PES) to monetize natural capital, with pilot phase activities including the disbursement of carbon loans and technical training in Zambia, Kenya, and Nigeria.

The Climate Finance Training Programme, running from November 2020 to March 2025, aims to build climate finance capacity for policymakers, academia, regulators, and financial market participants in Sub-Saharan Africa through a twinning arrangement between the UK and African academic institutions.

This fact sheet describes the 10-Year Framework of Programmes on Sustainable Consumption and Production (10YFP) Programme on Sustainable Lifestyles and Education (SLE). The programme aims to foster the uptake of sustainable lifestyles as a common norm to address global challenges such as climate change, resource efficiency, and biodiversity conservation through multi-stakeholder cooperation and education.

This fact sheet describes the scoping phase of a programme titled 'Building Long-Term Capacity for Managing and Adapting to Climate Change in Asia and Africa', funded by the Swedish International Development Agency (SIDA) and partnered with Global Change Systems for Analysis, Research and Training (START). The initiative aims to enhance the capacity of universities, research institutes, government, industry, and NGOs in selected least developed countries to manage risks associated with climate variability and change.

The SUMERNET PLUS fact sheet describes a transboundary programme running from July 2025 to December 2029, funded by the Swedish Government. The initiative aims to enhance climate resilience in the Mekong Region through scientifically robust research, inclusive policy development, and the adoption of sustainable practices by the private sector.

This fact sheet describes the EcoSanRes programme, a Sida-financed initiative managed by the Stockholm Environment Institute from 2001 to 2010. The programme focuses on promoting sustainable and ecological sanitation systems that recycle organic waste for crop production to address global sanitation challenges and support the Millennium Development Goals.

This brochure from WWF South Africa outlines the Graduate Internship Programme, which aims to develop environmental leaders and enhance green economy skills for graduates from South African universities through 18-month paid placements.