| Reporting Organization: | The Jane Goodall Institute of Canada |
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| Total Budget ($CAD): | $ 17,308,256 |
| Timeframe: | June 2, 2023 - March 31, 2026 |
| Status: | Implementation |
| Contact Information: |
Marie Meloche [email protected] |
The Jane Goodall Institute of Canada
| Kenya - $ 13,846,604.80 (80.00%) | |
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| Tanzania, United Republic of - $ 3,461,651.20 (20.00%) | |
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| Environment & Climate Change (50.00 %) | |
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| Gender Equality (25.00 %) | |
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| Economic Development & Empowerment (25.00 %) | |
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The project aims to improve climate-resilient, equitable economies within communities relying on coastal and marine ecosystems, especially women, in Kenya’s and Tanzania’ coastal regions.
| Gender and age: | Adolescent females Adolescent males Adult men Adult women |
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| Descriptors: | Indigenous peoples Rural |
| Total Direct Population: | 49,902 |
| Total Indirect Population: | 322,000 |
| 1,132 | Local women trained to promote and pilot NbS |
| 1,211 | Women trained on gender responsive NbS, economic rights, life skills, & GE&I, including UPCW |
| 1,312 | Clubs supported to implement community based climate change and conservation initiatives |
| 1,333 | Members of WRO and YLOs trained on leadership, gender and climate change, and evidenced-based advocacy |
The ultimate outcome of COSME is improved climate-resilient, equitable economies within communities relying on coastal and marine ecosystems, especially women, in Kenya’s and Tanzania’s Coast Region. In order to achieve this outcome, COSME aims to accomplish the following intermediate outcomes: 1. Enhanced adoption of gender-responsive and socially inclusive nature-based solutions (NbS) for climate change adaptation with biodiversity and ecosystem integrity co-benefits 2. Increased agency of women in their diversity to exercise their right to participate in gender-responsive, nature-based solutions with biodiversity co-benefits to increase adaptive capacity and build household and community resilience 3. Improved gender-responsive and inclusive governance for climate adaptation and resilience
