Weather and Climate Science for Service Partnership (WCSSP) India - Calls- tender-SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY FACILITIES COUNCIL (STFC)

DEPARTMENT FOR SCIENCE, INNOVATION AND TECHNOLOGY

To undertake research on natural hazards in South Asian Monsoon system (both summer and winter); Improve capability of global coupled, regional convective scale (km) coupled and sub-km city-scale (300m) modelling frameworks to predict priority natural hazards over India. This is for 100TBAs storage on the JASMIN system to support scientists storing and sharing their outputs in order to carry out research for the weather and climate science to service partnership (WCSSP).

Global Programme on Sustainability

Department for Environment, Food, and Rural Affairs

The programme supports sustainable economic growth that is both long-lasting and resilient to climate-related stressors. It does this through the integration of natural capital into decision making by governments, the private sector and financial institutions. The inability to value natural capital can undermine long-term growth and critically, the livelihoods of the poorest people dependent on ecosystems for their livelihoods. This programme directly addresses this challenge by (i) investing in data and research on natural capital; (ii) assisting countries to integrate this analysis into government policy making; and (iii) integrating this data and analysis into financial sector decision making.

Ocean Country Partnership Programme

Department for Environment, Food, and Rural Affairs

The Ocean Country Partnership Programme (OCPP) supports countries to manage the marine environment more sustainably, including by strengthening marine science expertise, developing science-based policy and management tools and creating educational resources for coastal communities. The programme is funded through official development assistance (ODA) as part of the UK’s £500 million Blue Planet Fund. Through the OCPP, the UK government partners with ODA-eligible countries to deliver positive impacts for coastal communities that depend on healthy marine ecosystems. Bilateral partnerships under the OCPP are primarily delivered by the Centre for Environment, Fisheries and Aquaculture Science (Cefas), the Joint Nature Conservation Committee (JNCC) and the Marine Management Organisation (MMO), agencies of the UK government that possess unique expertise in marine science and management. The OCPP also funds two international initiatives that align with its aims and help to develop global public goods, the Global Ocean Accounts Partnership (GOAP) and the Friends of Ocean Action (FOA). GOAP is a global, multi-stakeholder partnership established to enable countries and other stakeholders to effectively measure and manage progress towards sustainable ocean development. FOA is a platform hosted by the World Economic Forum in collaboration with the World Resources Institute, which brings together ocean leaders from a wide range of sectors to encourage action and investment into sustainable ocean projects. GOAP and FOA are both strategic partners of the OCPP, and are funded by the Blue Planet Fund (BPF). They do however remain independent organisations from OCPP, BPF, and Defra. Their work, and its intended outcomes and impacts, are strategically aligned with the OCPP and complement its programming in bilateral partnerships. GOAP and FOA were originally developed as separate business cases under the BPF, then in 2022 introduced as integrated components under OCPP to provide a clearer overall BPF offer to recipient countries. The investment to GOAP supports ODA-eligible countries to develop 'ocean accounts' to more accurately and comprehensively capture data on the natural capital assets contained within their oceans. Using this data - and through further technical, advisory, and capacity building support - GOAP aims to ensure that biodiversity is valued and integrated into policy making, decision making, and infrastructure investments in these countries, resulting in the inclusive and sustainable use and management of the ocean. An initial investment of £1million was awarded to GOAP in FY 2021/2. Following good performance in year one, a further £6million of investment was awarded, split evenly over FY's 2022/3, 23/4, and 24/5; giving a total of £7million. From December 2023, following evidence of strong value for money, this investment has since been uplifted to a total of £14.2million, involving new and expanded scope for certain activities, as well as extending the strategic partnership into FY 2025/6. FOA is a multi-stakeholder platform hosted by the World Economic Forum in collaboration with the World Resources Institute, which brings together ocean leaders from a wide range of sectors to encourage action and investment into sustainable ocean projects. FOA, working closely with the High Level Panel for Sustainable Ocean Economy, aims to mobilise ocean leaders to achieve Sustainable Development Goal 14: Life Below Water. Through OCPP the investment supports pillars of FOA's work that strategically align with OCPP's own outcomes. There was an initial investment of £1million to FOA in FY 2021/2. After FOA performed well against investment and performance criteria in year one, a further investment of £2million was awarded in both FY's 2022/3 and 2023/4; rounding total investment for FOA to £5million.

ORRAA Programme

Department for Environment, Food, and Rural Affairs

The Ocean Risk and Resilience Action Alliance (ORRAA) is a multi-sector alliance that aims to drive investment into coastal natural capital through the development of innovative finance solutions. These products will reduce vulnerability and build resilience in the most exposed and vulnerable coastal regions and communities. The UK has committed £13.9 million into ORRAA, delivered in two phases. A successful Phase 1 in 2021-22 provided £1.9m in grant funding, followed by Phase 2 from 2022-2026 with £12m committed in grant funding. The UK’s investment will address 2 challenges faced by coastal communities and the ocean environment: 1) Tackling the impacts of anthropogenic climate change and biodiversity loss. 2) Overcoming barriers that prevent finance flowing into nature-based solutions. The grant awarded to ORRAA will support their aims to drive at least $500 million of investment into coastal and ocean natural capital, and produce at least 50 new, innovative finance products, by 2030. This would positively impact the resilience of 250 million climate vulnerable people in coastal areas worldwide.

Darwin Initiative

Department for Environment, Food, and Rural Affairs

The Darwin Initiative is the UK’s flagship international challenge fund for biodiversity conversation and poverty reduction, established at the Rio Earth Summit in 1992. The Darwin Initiative is a grant scheme working on projects that aim to slow, halt, or reverse the rates of biodiversity loss and degradation, with associated reductions in multidimensional poverty. To date, the Darwin Initiative has awarded more than £195m to over 1,280 projects in 159 countries to enhance the capability and capacity of national and local stakeholders to deliver biodiversity conservation and multidimensional poverty reduction outcomes in low and middle-income countries. More information at https://www.gov.uk/government/groups/the-darwin-initiative. This page contains information about Rounds 27 onwards. For information about Rounds 1 to 26, please see the Darwin Initiative website -https://www.darwininitiative.org.uk/

Illegal Wildlife Trade Challenge Fund

Department for Environment, Food, and Rural Affairs

Illegal wildlife trade (IWT) is a widespread and lucrative criminal activity causing major global environmental and social harm. The IWT has been estimated to be worth up to £17 billion a year. Nearly 6,000 different species of fauna and flora are impacted, with almost every country in the world playing a role in the illicit trade. The UK government is committed to tackling illegal trade of wildlife products and is a long-standing leader in efforts to eradicate the IWT. Defra manages the Illegal Wildlife Trade Challenge Fund, which is a competitive grants scheme with the objective of tackling IWT and, in doing so, contributing to sustainable development in developing countries. Projects funded under the Illegal Wildlife Trade Challenge Fund address one, or more, of the following themes: • Developing sustainable livelihoods to benefit people directly affected by IWT, • Strengthening law enforcement, • Ensuring effective legal frameworks, • Reducing demand for IWT products. By 2023 over £51 million has been committed to 157 projects since the Illegal Wildlife Trade Challenge Fund was established in 2013. This page contains information about Rounds 7 onwards. For information about Rounds 1 to 6, please see the IWTCF website -https://iwt.challengefund.org.uk/

India - Newton International Fellowships

DEPARTMENT FOR BUSINESS, ENERGY & INDUSTRIAL STRATEGY

Enables talented early career post-doctoral researchers from partner countries to spend two consecutive years undertaking research at a UK host institute. The fellowship supports talented early career researchers from partner countries to develop their research capabilities by hosting them with some of the best research departments in the UK.

Newton International Fellowships (Year 6 Round 1)

DEPARTMENT FOR BUSINESS, ENERGY & INDUSTRIAL STRATEGY

Enables talented early career post-doctoral researchers from partner countries to spend two consecutive years undertaking research at a UK host institute. The fellowship supports talented early career researchers from partner countries to develop their research capabilities by hosting them with some of the best research departments in the UK.

Weather & Climate Service Partnership (WCSSP) India - Met Office

DEPARTMENT FOR SCIENCE, INNOVATION AND TECHNOLOGY

To undertake research on natural hazards in South Asian Monsoon system (both summer and winter); Improve capability of global coupled, regional convective scale (km) coupled and sub-km city-scale (300m) modelling frameworks to predict priority natural hazards over India. This will involve a significant observational strand to evaluate coupled models at the process level (see Appendix A for draft observations strategy); and Improve tools and techniques for risk based (Ensemble) forecasting of natural hazards at a range of prediction timescales up to a season ahead as a mechanism/pathway for delivering improved weather and seasonal climate services in country.

Weather & Climate Service Partnership (WCSSP) India - Calls - tender

DEPARTMENT FOR SCIENCE, INNOVATION AND TECHNOLOGY

To undertake research on natural hazards in South Asian Monsoon system (both summer and winter); Improve capability of global coupled, regional convective scale (km) coupled and sub-km city-scale (300m) modelling frameworks to predict priority natural hazards over India. This will involve a significant observational strand to evaluate coupled models at the process level (see Appendix A for draft observations strategy); and Improve tools and techniques for risk based (Ensemble) forecasting of natural hazards at a range of prediction timescales up to a season ahead as a mechanism/pathway for delivering improved weather and seasonal climate services in country.

Newton Fund India programme delivery

DEPARTMENT FOR SCIENCE, INNOVATION AND TECHNOLOGY

Newton Fund India programme delivery to support the delivery of ODA activities in Newton Fund countries

3one4 Capital - Fund III

British International Investment plc

3one4Capital Advisors LLP is a venture capital firm specializing in early-stage investments. 3one4Capital Advisors LLP is based in Bengaluru, India.

The fund targets technology and technology-enabled companies whose disruptive solutions have the potential to reach large parts of the Indian population. These companies can help to increase economic opportunities and market participation for consumers, employees, and suppliers.

Aavas Financiers Limited

British International Investment plc

Aavas is housing finance company focused on providing affordable housing finance loans to the low and middle income population in semi-urban and rural areas in India.

Aavishkaar Emerging India Fund

British International Investment plc

Aavishkaar invests in early-stage companies targeting under-served areas and people, in sectors such as agriculture, financial services, healthcare, waste, sanitation, renewable energy and logistics. Our investment will enable the fund to support companies that are providing innovative ways of reaching rural areas where the population has limited access to affordable goods and services, servicing the ?last mile? in the supply chain.

Ascent India Fund IV

British International Investment plc

The fund will invest in small and mid cap companies, which will lead to employment creation and improved access to goods and services to the emerging middle class.

Asian Institute of Medical Sciences

British International Investment plc

The company is a healthcare provider focused on bringing specialist facilities to under-served cities in northern and central India. Due to poor healthcare coverage, many patients in outlying areas have to travel for several hours to receive the treatment they need. Our investment will increase access to high-quality care in poorer cities. The expansion will create around 2,000 new jobs and deliver training and improved skills for nursing and paramedic staff in these cities, delivered through outreach programmes.

Ayana Holdings Limited

British International Investment plc

Ayana Renewable Power is a newly-launched independent solar and wind generation company that will develop green energy infrastructure in India and neighbouring countries in South Asia. Our investment will support the development of several 1000 megawatt platforms in the under-served northern and eastern states which suffer from a greater power deficit and are much more dependent on coal power. Building this green energy capacity is vital to India?s long-term economic development, including direct and indirect job creation, as well as attracting other investors to the region. The aim is also to develop renewable energy projects and provide a secure energy supply to other countries in South Asia including Bangladesh, Nepal, Myanmar and Sri Lanka.

Boston Ivy Healthcare Solutions Private Limited

British International Investment plc

Medikabazaar is a B2B medical supplies platform in India. It serves hospitals, dental clinics, nursing homes, medical institutions, and physicians.

CARE

British International Investment plc

Investment by CDC in CARE bringing access to healthcare and creation of a large number of jobs.

CX Partners Fund II

British International Investment plc

The Fund will invest in mid-cap businesses which provide employment and on-the-job training to a significant number of unskilled and semi-skilled workers in India.