Securing Landscapes for Nature, People and Climate

This sideevent at CBD COP 17 aligns closely with 3CA4R’s mandate and operational principles, particularly regarding sustainable finance, community-led interventions, and evidence-based landscape management.
The analysis of the alignment between the strategic issues discussed at the event and 3CA4R’s internal policies:

1. Sustainable Long-Term Finance for Conservation

• Event Focus: The event highlighted the benefits of long-term, public-private finance for area-based conservation, such as the Legacy Landscapes Fund (LLF).
• 3CA4R Alignment: This aligns with 3CA4R’s strategic focus on sustainable resource mobilization. The organization is actively developing donor engagement and resource mobilization strategies to overcome the challenge of donor fatigue. 3CA4R’s Finance and Procurement Policy Manual establishes the necessary governance structures—such as adherence to international donor standards (GCF, GEF, USAID, UNDP, IUCN)—to successfully manage and attract such long-term funding.

2. Amplifying Local and Vulnerable Voices (“Ground Up” Solutions)

• Event Focus: The event emphasized “From the Ground Up: Solutions for Nature,” specifically focusing on amplifying the voices of women, youth, and Indigenous peoples/local communities in providing solutions to biodiversity challenges.
• 3CA4R Alignment: This is central to 3CA4R’s operational mandate.
  • Gender and Inclusion: 3CA4R’s Gender Policy explicitly aims to embed gender equity and protection across all project interventions, targeting 30%–50% representation of women in governance and technical structures.
  • Participatory Tools: 3CA4R utilizes participatory tools such as Participatory Disaster Risk Assessment (PDRA), Participatory Vulnerability and Capacity Assessment (PVCA), and Participatory Integrated Community Development (PICD) to ensure solutions are derived from community priorities. These tools directly facilitate the “ground-up” approach championed at the COP 17 side event.

3. Integrated Landscape-Level Planning

• Event Focus: The discussion centered on bridging the gap between climate data and actionable landscape-level planning.
• 3CA4R Alignment: This is reflected in 3CA4R’s commitment to “shock-responsive solutions”. The organization’s ESMS Manual requires that projects identify E&S risks before activities commence and integrate these considerations into project design and budgeting. 3CA4R aligns its priorities with County Integrated Development Plans (CIDPs) and Kenya Vision 2030, ensuring that community-level actions are integrated into broader landscape and development planning.

Summary of Strategic Alignment