Funded by the EU and implemented by the Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR), the EU Green Economy Partnership with the Philippines (GEPP) aims to support the Philippines’ transition towards a green economy, including a circular economy, sustainable consumption and production, reducing waste and plastic, as well as increasing energy and material efficiency and renewable energy deployment to support climate change mitigation. Added benefits of circular economy include the reduction of the use of energy and greenhouse gas emissions, improved biodiversity and natural capital, decreased pollution levels, and climate change adaptation.
The Programme has 4 Specific Objectives (SOs) with the following lead agencies:
SO1: Improved systemic circular economy and climate change policies and reduced GHG emissions. This is led by Germany’s development agency GIZ with DENR.
SO2 [Green LGUs Project]: Enhanced practices of circular economy by LGUs in collaboration with the private sector and the civil society sector, with focus on youth and gender equality. This is co-led by the Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) and UNDP Philippines.
SO3: Focuses on enhanced engagement of the private and financial sectors into circular, waste-reduction economy. This is being implemented by the Department of Trade and Industry (DTI), Expertise France, and Global Green Growth Institute.
SO4: Focuses on increased energy efficiency and renewable energy deployment (crosscutting). This is being implemented by the Department of Energy (DoE) with the International Finance Corporation (IFC)-World Bank.
1. Recognition and Empowerment for Informal Waste Sector
Mapping and identification of the informal sector workers and their challenges and enabling factors for meaningful inclusion
Recognition of the informal sector for circular economy value chains
Capacity building and tailored support
Connecting them with social safety nets and income generation activities
Sustaining the Local Circular Economy
2. Strengthening GEDSI-led circular economy models: The proposal should cover at least one of the below activities:
Inclusive Social Enterprise Development
Cultural Sustainability and Creative Circular Economy Projects
Youth/Senior Citizens Led Circular Initiatives
For CE Education and Behavioral Change Grants
1. Rapid baseline study/ethnographic research to identify barriers that prevent the adoption of circular practices to implement the below tailored solutions that remove the barriers and promote desired behavioral change among target citizens and businesses.
2. Strategic Campaigns for Behavioral Change to drive measurable behavior change in favor of circular practices: Activities may cover but not be limited to:
Disseminating information on the circular economy, based on materials on a circular economy provided by the project for example in collaboration with schools, barangays, or other institutions.
Strategic and targeted campaigns that foster a "circular" identity and mindset and promote “circular” practices among citizens and businesses (e.g., avoiding single-use plastics, reducing plastic and food waste, and enhancing waste segregation and recycling). This can involve partnerships with influencers, creating compelling narratives, and offering incentives that align with social and cultural norms and convenience.
Proposed activities should be aligned with and directly contribute to the priority portfolio of CE solutions which each LGU identified to create an enabling system and should complement other components of the project activities (e.g., policies, regulations, finance, infrastructure, business models, and GEDSI-sensitive initiatives with enhanced knowledge and skills).
The current grants are to be implemented in the first 10 Partner LGUs of the Project which include the following: Baguio City; Caloocan City; Davao City; Municipality of Del Carmen, Siargao; Iloilo City, Pasig City, Puerto Princesa City, Ormoc City, Quezon City, Island Garden City of Samal.
Applicant CSOs can partner with other GEDSI-led CSOs/groups to jointly propose and deliver the project. In this case, the Lead CSO as well as GEDSI-led partner CSO/group(s) must be properly indicated and the share of work be properly identified and delineated. The Lead CSO must also be working or have local operations/offices or based in the LGU they are proposing to work in.
Capacity (30% or 300 out of 1,000 points): specialized knowledge and experience on similar engagement, previous experience operating in the specific LGU, financial report of the CSO (audited report if available), management structure, composition of proposed team
Methodology (50% or 500 out of 1,000 points): Proposed methodology, approach, objectives, workplan, and timeline of activities, alignment to the LGU Local Circular Economy workplan
Inclusion (20% or 200 out of 1,000 points): making sure that informal workers, women, youth, and people with disabilities are clearly well represented as beneficiaries of proposed projects/ activities
For CE Education and Behavioral Change Grant:
Capacity (25% or 250 out of 1,000 points): Specialized knowledge and experience on similar engagement, experience operating in the specific LGU, financial report of the CSO, management structure, composition of proposed team
Methodology (35% or 350 out of 1,000 points): Proposed approach, objectives, workplan, and timeline of activities, alignment to the LGU Local Circular Economy workplan
Impact (30% or 300 out of 1,000 points): Proposed activities should be able to address challenges in CE education and behavioral change of LGUs/communities it aims to operate. Proposals must include methods to periodically assess the effectiveness of activities and projects in encouraging behavioral shifts towards circular economy practices vis a vis baselines.
Identity (10% or 100 out of 1000 points): Does the CSO represent GEDSI groups (women, youth, IP, PWD, LGBTQ, senior citizens and etc.)?
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