Source: https://tendernation.io/opportunities/01a13d08-dac3-72ac-b0bd-ca6e02f662f4/call-for-concept-notes-climate-change-informal-trade-and-instability-in-conf closed GB open procedure Suitable for SMEs # Call for concept notes - Climate change, informal trade, and instability in conflict-affected borderlands  [Chemonics International, Inc.](https://tendernation.io/buyers/chemonics-international-inc) Estimated value £120,000 Published 11 Sept 2025 Deadline Closed 16 Sept 2025 ## Who can bid - Buyer says suitable for SMEs The buyer ticked “suitable for SMEs” on the notice. Anyone can still bid. - Buyer says suitable for VCSEs The buyer ticked “suitable for voluntary, community and social enterprises” on the notice. - Open procedure Anyone can submit a full tender; there is no shortlisting stage. [More contracts for small businesses and VCSEs](https://tendernation.io/opportunities/for-small-businesses) ## About this tender The XCEPT Research Fund (XRF) is inviting applications for a 12-month project that will produce innovative, empirically grounded research examining the relationship between climate change, informal trade networks, and instability in conflict-affected borderlands, with a focus on the role of informal cross-border trade in the causal pathways linking climate stress to instability and conflict. Building on the understanding that climate stress in conflict-affected borderlands - and the resulting increase in informal cross-border trade - can both amplify the agency of local communities as well as fuel instability, this Call for Concept Notes seeks to fund research that examines whether - and under what conditions - such trade networks support climate change adaptation and/or influence conflict. Concept notes should consider the following interlinked research questions: - How do communities in conflict-affected borderlands draw on informal, cross-border trade networks to adapt to climate extremes? - How are existing trade networks utilised or new ones formed? How effective are such networks as a form of climate change adaptation and resilience-building? - Under what conditions do such informal, cross-border trade networks fuel instability and conflict, and what are the implications for local communities and climate adaptation? Funding support up to £120,000 is available per award, depending on the scope of the research and methods employed. Applications are welcome from organisations only. Interested applicants can read more about this opportunity here: [xcept-research.org](https://www.xcept-research.org/grants_post/call-for-concept-notes-climate-change-informal-trade-and-instability-in-conflict-affected-borderlands/) The deadline for submission is Tuesday 16 September 2025 at 10:00 BST Read full description ## CPV classification Research services Source Contracts Finder (UK) [View official notice](https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/notice/82667ea1-350f-4ad4-9724-32a824edd091) Never miss a tender like this again Get AI summaries, deadline alerts and a bid pipeline for tenders matched to your business. Free to start. 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