Facility for Action for Climate Empowerment to achieve Nationally Determined Contributions (FACE NDC)
Climate change presents a major threat to the economic development of Zambia. Forestry, agriculture, and energy sectors are major contributors to the country’s greenhouse gas emissions. Transformative behavioural change is required to fight climate change. The project empowers society to achieve the NDCs through three critical activities: development of context-specific climate change education materials and curricula for primary and secondary schools, universities and vocational colleges; extending support to the country’s institutional and human capacity to engage in the green transition; and working in non-formal education by strengthening clubs and civil society organizations to reach the most vulnerable and marginalized groups and ensure that young people and women have a voice in the development trajectory of the country.
- Countries
- Zambia
- IKI funding
- 17,479,516.79 €
- Duration
- 06/2022 till 02/2030
- Status
- open
- Implementing organisation
- Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
- Political Partner
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- Ministry of Green Economy and Environment - Zambia
- Implementing Partner
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- The Copperbelt University (CBU)
- The United Nations Institute for Training and Research (UNITAR)
- The University of Zambia (UNZA)
- UNESCO Regional Office for Southern Africa
State of implementation/results
- The project provided technical support to the Ministry of Education for curriculum review, training and greening the teaching materials.
- The behavioural report, outlining project approach and methodologies, and prioritization of target behaviours and interventions was developed.
- The project supported civil society organisations in the piloting of a Zambia-tailored Climate Change Challenge Badge (an educational resource for children and young people).
- The project is piloting a Presidential Award for youths that creates empowerment, civic action, and generates future green leaders.
- Behavioural science training packages were shared for piloting in Madagascar.
- The project participated in the Regional Youth Conference in 2025 with over 350 youth from 13 African countries in Lusaka, Zambia.
- The project has established a communications network with line ministries.
- The project trained 45 NGOs on behaviour change science approaches.
Latest Update:
12/2025
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