[Iyrp-gcg] IYRP request to GEF CEO to priorities' rangelands for GEF9

[WAMIP Secretariat]

Dear Igshaan, dear Global Coordinating Group,

On behalf of the WAMIP Steering Committee, we thank you for the initiative
and the work you have put into preparing the letter to the GEF CEO, as well
as adding revisions to highlight pastoralists at a greater extent based on
feedback from some of our members.

Yet, we would like to bring the attached letter to the attention of IYRP
International Support Group and Global Coordinating Group, calling for more
representation and visibility of pastoralists in the organisation and
engagement under the IYRP. Please find our detailed feedback in the letter.

We hope that these points can be taken into consideration, and we remain
open to further discussion to strengthen our collective efforts for the
success of IYRP 2026.

Kind regards,

Aliya Kumekbayeva (she/her)
Technical support
Global Secretariat of WAMIP
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On Wed, Oct 9, 2024 at 12:58 PM Igshaan Samuels <isamuels at uwc.ac.za> wrote:

>
> Dear GCG members
>
> The IYRP and some of our supporters and supporting organisations, had been
> having discussions on how work on rangelands and
> sustainable pastoralism could be funded in the future. Given the great work
> for the environment that GEF projects have been doing for some time, there
> is still scope for the projects to increase their focus on rangelands.
> With the new GEF9 scheme in the pipeline, we thought that we should write
> to the GEF CEO to initiave a process where we can engage them on
> prioritizing rangelands as well.
>
> I have signed the letter to the GEF CEO (attached), but ask whether GCG
> members would want to add their support to this letter and we will
> attach the names of the GCG members who support our call to prioritize
> rang;ands. We just need an email from you on whether you support this, and
> we will add your name, institution and country to the list. No need for
> everyone to sign the document.
>
> Kind regards
>
> IYRP ISG co-chair
>
>
>
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