Project

Mitigating key sector pressures on marine and coastal biodiversity and further strengthening the national system of marine protected areas in Djibouti

Lead country

Djibouti

Participating countries

Djibouti

Project status

Under implementation

Implementing period

From July 24, 2018 to July 24, 2023

Project ID: 5560

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Technical team

  • Ecosystems and Biodiversity Programme

Technical area(s)

  • Mainstreaming biodiversity

Sub-area(s)

  • Ecosystem-based mitigation
  • Wildlife conservation
  • Biodiversity financing

Landscape(s)

  • Conserved areas
  • Marine

Sub-landscape(s)

  • Marine and coastal protected areas
  • Coasts
  • Seas
  • Large marine ecosystem

Transformed sector(s)

  • Aquaculture
  • Tourism

UNDP role(s)

  • Capacity development / Technical assistance
  • Institutional mechanism and system building
  • Policy advice

Strategy

  • Management operation
  • Governance
  • Finance economy

Sub-strategy

  • Integrated coastal zone management
  • Ecosystem mitigation and adaptation
  • Wildlife and habitat conservation
  • Institutional capacity building
  • Advocacy (towards policy makers)
  • Transboundary governance
  • New/other financial schemes/mechanism
  • Fiscal planning
  • Nature finance

Social inclusion

  • Women

Gender equality

  • Livelihoods for women
  • Gender-responsive policies

Gender result effectiveness scale

  • Gender responsive

Pathway(s)

  • Systems pathway

Risk reduction target(s)

  • Hazard control/mitigation
  • Reduce exposure

SDG target(s)

  • 14.2 Sustainably manage, protect, restore marine, coastal ecosystems

Conventions and protocols

  • Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD)
  • National Biodiversity Strategies and Action Plans (NBSAPs)

Private sector(s)

  • Individuals/Entrepreneurs
  • Financial intermediaries and market facilitators

Hot topic

  • Structural/system transformation
  • Poverty reduction

About this project

Description

Enhance the resilience of Djibouti's marine biodiversity through increasing institutional capacity, enhancing financial sustainability and management effectiveness of the MPA system, and mainstreaming marine biodiversity into key maritime sector development

Objectives

Enhance the resilience of Djibouti"s marine biodiversity through increasing institutional capacity, enhancing financial sustainability and management effectiveness of the MPA system, and mainstreaming marine biodiversity into key maritime sectors .

USD $2,922,374

Grant amount

USD $12,390,000

Leveraged amount (co-financing)

1

Source(s) of fund

Sources of fund

 

  • Global Environment Facility – Trust Fund ($2,922,374)

Implementing partner(s)

  • Government of Djibouti

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