Potential Funding Sources Potential Funding Sources for Climate Vulnerability for Climate Vulnerability

Index ProjectIndex Project

CVI WorkshopCVI Workshop

Guayaquil, EcuadorGuayaquil, Ecuador

March 23, 2005March 23, 2005

EPAEPAThe Impact of Climate Change & Variability on The Impact of Climate Change & Variability on

Human HealthHuman Health

““Research on the consequences for human health of Research on the consequences for human health of global change -- including climate, climate variability, global change -- including climate, climate variability, land-use, economic development, and technology”. land-use, economic development, and technology”.

Us: Human health as a measure of Vulnerability to Us: Human health as a measure of Vulnerability to Climate Change?Climate Change?

Eligibility: Public and State controlled institutions of Eligibility: Public and State controlled institutions of higher education higher education

Award Ceiling $600,000.00 (4 in total) Award Ceiling $600,000.00 (4 in total) Application Receipt Date: March 24, 2005, 4:00 p.m. Application Receipt Date: March 24, 2005, 4:00 p.m. http://fedgrants.gov/Applicants/EPA/OGD/GAD/2005-STAR-http://fedgrants.gov/Applicants/EPA/OGD/GAD/2005-STAR-

E1/Modification2.htmlE1/Modification2.html http://es.epa.gov/ncer/rfa/http://es.epa.gov/ncer/rfa/

2005/2005_hsa_impacts_research.html2005/2005_hsa_impacts_research.html

USDAUSDA (Foreign Service) (Foreign Service) Scientific Cooperation Research ProgramScientific Cooperation Research Program

““Long-term & short-term international collaborative research & Long-term & short-term international collaborative research & exchanges that address concerns for food security, environmental exchanges that address concerns for food security, environmental stewardship, and agricultural trade”. Focus on “mutual strategic goals stewardship, and agricultural trade”. Focus on “mutual strategic goals of USDA and its worldwide partners. SCRP projects promote the of USDA and its worldwide partners. SCRP projects promote the enhancement of agricultural producers’ economic opportunities, enhancement of agricultural producers’ economic opportunities, protection from agricultural pests and diseases, food safety, nutrition protection from agricultural pests and diseases, food safety, nutrition and health, rural quality of life, and the environment.”and health, rural quality of life, and the environment.”

Us: CVI addresses food security, nutrition, health, environmental Us: CVI addresses food security, nutrition, health, environmental stewardship, quality of life, etc., in holistic way.stewardship, quality of life, etc., in holistic way.

Eligibility: U.S. scientists affiliated with a college or university Eligibility: U.S. scientists affiliated with a college or university $45,000.00 $45,000.00 Mar 15, 2005 Mar 15, 2005 http://fedgrants.gov/Applicants/USDA/FAS/FAS/USDA-GRANTS-http://fedgrants.gov/Applicants/USDA/FAS/FAS/USDA-GRANTS-

122904-001/Grant.html122904-001/Grant.html

USAIDUSAIDUnited States-Mexico Training, Internships, United States-Mexico Training, Internships,

Exchanges and Scholarships InitiativeExchanges and Scholarships Initiative

““A successful application: (1) training to build capacity in eligible focus A successful application: (1) training to build capacity in eligible focus areas (detailed below), as identified by the Mexican institution and local areas (detailed below), as identified by the Mexican institution and local stakeholders; (2) appropriate persons selected through a fair, transparent stakeholders; (2) appropriate persons selected through a fair, transparent process; approximately half of training opportunities and scholarships process; approximately half of training opportunities and scholarships offered to women; (3) training responsive to institutional & development offered to women; (3) training responsive to institutional & development priorities; (4) oversight provided by both institutions; (5) trainees return to priorities; (4) oversight provided by both institutions; (5) trainees return to work in Mexico within a defined timeframe, to an established setting with work in Mexico within a defined timeframe, to an established setting with follow-on support and monitoring from partner relationship; (6) follow-on support and monitoring from partner relationship; (6) private private sector, NGO, and local government engagementsector, NGO, and local government engagement in partnership with in partnership with significant cost-share contributions.”significant cost-share contributions.”

Our proposal could fit in: Focus Areas 3) Environment (Oaxaca, Chiapas, Our proposal could fit in: Focus Areas 3) Environment (Oaxaca, Chiapas, Tabasco, & Veracruz; this might not be useful for San Pedro), 4) Rural Tabasco, & Veracruz; this might not be useful for San Pedro), 4) Rural Prosperity for Small-Scale Producers; and 5) Health. Prosperity for Small-Scale Producers; and 5) Health.

Eligibility: U.S. higher education institutionsEligibility: U.S. higher education institutions 10 applications, $500.000 each10 applications, $500.000 each DEADLINE: April 15, 2005 DEADLINE: April 15, 2005

The Christensen FundThe Christensen Fund Back locally grounded efforts to elucidate relationships between Back locally grounded efforts to elucidate relationships between

culture & environment; to strengthen world's capacity to maintain culture & environment; to strengthen world's capacity to maintain cultural & biological creativity and diversity, by:cultural & biological creativity and diversity, by:

(1) convening diverse entities involved in a given field to explore (1) convening diverse entities involved in a given field to explore ideas & approaches that could form part of long-term strategies (2) ideas & approaches that could form part of long-term strategies (2) experimenting with innovative approaches that need testing or experimenting with innovative approaches that need testing or development (3) building relationships with key organizations or development (3) building relationships with key organizations or groups, or (4) making timely but small investments in key groups, or (4) making timely but small investments in key institutions in priority regions.  institutions in priority regions. 

Regional focus: The Greater Southwest (USA and NW Mexico), Regional focus: The Greater Southwest (USA and NW Mexico), Central Asia, Turkey and Iran, The African Rift Valley (Ethiopia), Central Asia, Turkey and Iran, The African Rift Valley (Ethiopia), Northern Australia.Northern Australia.

Us: Vulnerability and resilience Us: Vulnerability and resilience Eligibility: U.S. 501(c)(3)s or similar not-for-profit organization, Eligibility: U.S. 501(c)(3)s or similar not-for-profit organization,

government unit, university or museum, either in U.S. or abroad government unit, university or museum, either in U.S. or abroad $100.000 of one year or less duration.$100.000 of one year or less duration. DEADLINE: January 15DEADLINE: January 15thth (1 (1stst quarter) and March 31 quarter) and March 31stst (2 (2ndnd quarter) . quarter) . http://www.christensenfund.org/frame_grants.htmlhttp://www.christensenfund.org/frame_grants.html

Potential Sources Potential Sources not directly not directly applicable to usapplicable to us, but worth a look , but worth a look

for possible project partnersfor possible project partners

EU: 6EU: 6thth Framework Program Framework Program

Objectives: promote scientific and technological cooperation Objectives: promote scientific and technological cooperation between undertakings, organizations, and researches from between undertakings, organizations, and researches from third countries and from the Communitythird countries and from the Community

Us: ?Us: ?

Any other country may participate project-by-project if in Any other country may participate project-by-project if in conformity with interests of the Community and on a self-conformity with interests of the Community and on a self-financing basis, only if its participation is also of substantial financing basis, only if its participation is also of substantial added value for implementing all or part of the specific added value for implementing all or part of the specific programs in accordance with its objectives.programs in accordance with its objectives.

The CVI project has partners in Europe, esp. through HELP & The CVI project has partners in Europe, esp. through HELP & CPWCCPWC

http://fp6.cordis.lu/fp6/calls.cfmhttp://fp6.cordis.lu/fp6/calls.cfm

START Program START Program (Co-funded by IGBP, IHDP,WCRP)(Co-funded by IGBP, IHDP,WCRP)

ONLY FOR AFRICAN INSTITUTIONSONLY FOR AFRICAN INSTITUTIONS

Establish and foster regional networks of Establish and foster regional networks of collaborating scientists and institutions in collaborating scientists and institutions in developing countries, who asses environmental developing countries, who asses environmental change and vulnerabilities to it.change and vulnerabilities to it.

Swedish Funding InstitutionsSwedish Funding Institutions

Numerous opportunities for institutions in Numerous opportunities for institutions in developing countries collaborating with Swedish developing countries collaborating with Swedish Universities Universities

Swedish South Asian Studies Network Swedish South Asian Studies Network

Sida'sSida's Developing Country Research Council Developing Country Research Council

Mistra (Swedish Foundation for Strategical Mistra (Swedish Foundation for Strategical Environmental Research)Environmental Research)

Stockholm International Water Institute (SIWI)Stockholm International Water Institute (SIWI)

Other future possibilities that Other future possibilities that might applymight apply

Assessments of Impacts and Assessments of Impacts and Adaptations to Climate Change (AIACC) Adaptations to Climate Change (AIACC)

in Multiple Regions and Sectorsin Multiple Regions and Sectors

To try in approximately one year (they’ll have To try in approximately one year (they’ll have funding), for institutions in developing funding), for institutions in developing countries mostlycountries mostly

Eligibility mostly for project partners in Eligibility mostly for project partners in developing countries.developing countries.