We assist actions related to sustainable agricultural practices: green economy (agriculture), forest governance and all its resources, ecotourism, Environmental Education, and sustainable development goals. We want to enhance practical and relevant knowledge, build capacity, and transfer technical know-how on green economy project planning and policymaking in response to climate change and persistent poverty in Mountain countries. Mountain countries, with their rich water, biodiversity, including agro-biodiversity, and traditional knowledge, are primarily following a low carbon growth path in their development policies and programs. However, the persistent poverty, social and gender inequity, and increasing disaster risks call for renewed actions for building resilience in all sectors and redrawing sustainable development roadmaps.
PEP Africa works with communities to learn from existing and traditional knowledge systems, experiences, and good practices to facilitate local, national, and regional actions to promote a green/low carbon economy and adaptive growth strategies and policies.
The proposed action research and knowledge-sharing commitment have regional and global significance for mountainous countries and regions. It aims to fill in the critical knowledge gaps and facilitate actions in raising awareness, forging a multi-dimensional partnership, and building capacities of key institutions of regional and global mountain regions, with a particular focus on CONGO BASIN countries for designing appropriate policy and institutional mechanisms in adaptation to climate change and promotion of green economy and alleviating poverty.
