IKI grant to BES-Net and UNEP-WCMC supporting developing countries address science-policy issues through national and regional capacity building

Description of Impact(s) (English Only) Euro 4.5 million grant from the International Climate Initiative (IKI) of the German Federal Ministry for the Environment, Nature Conservation and Nuclear Safety to UNDP BES-Net and UNEP-WCMC's Sub-Global Assessment (SGA) Network. Aims: to address pressing development questions; conduct thematic assessments at national and regional levels and apply the findings. The grant responds to calls from developing countries for UNDP to support the work of IPBES on capacity building.