Deadline: 11 September 2015
The Secretariat of the 10 Year Framework of Programmes on Sustainable Consumption and Production (10YFP) is inviting applicants for its Sustainable Lifestyles and Education Programme in order to identify innovative ideas that help accelerate the transition toward sustainable and low carbon lifestyles by scaling up existing approaches and mainstreaming sustainable lifestyles.
The theme of the call is the Implementation and scaling-up of Sustainable Lifestyles and Education.
The mission of the program is to foster the uptake of sustainable lifestyles as the common norm, with the objective of ensuring their positive contribution to addressing global challenges, such as resource efficiency and biodiversity conservation, climate change mitigation and adaptation, poverty eradication and social well-being.
Size of Grants
Project amounts should range between 100,000 USD and 200,000 USD.
Program Objectives
- Build a shared vision of sustainable lifestyles;
- Integrate sustainable lifestyles principles and practices across all sectors of society;
- Develop tools and incentives, provide capacity-building for achieving sustainable lifestyles and disseminating good practices;
- Empower individuals to adopt sustainable lifestyles through education, awareness-raising and participation, engaging all forms of education;
- Measure and track the benefits of action targeting sustainable lifestyles.
Work Areas
- Developing and Replicating Sustainable Lifestyles, including Low Carbon Lifestyles
- Educating for Sustainable Lifestyles
- Transforming Current and Shaping Future Generation´s Lifestyles.
Eligibility Criteria
- Government institutions, agencies, and not-for-profit organizations from developing countries and countries with economies in transition are eligible to apply for the program.
- Project implementation will result in or contribute to reduced CO2/greenhouse gas emissions, and the methodology for providing scientific estimations of real or potential CO2/greenhouse gas emissions eductions or prevention must be presented in the project proposal
How to Apply
Interested applicants can submit their proposals online via address given on the website.
For more information, please visit 10YFP Sustainable Lifestyles and Education Programme.
