The Office of Natural Resources and Environmental Policy and Planning is appointed Focal Point to the Green Climate Fund (GCF); To adequately fulfil its roles and responsibilities the Focal Point requests support on the key areas.

There is continuous demand to get in-depth knowledge of the GCF and its procedures and operations. In particular this refers to the implementation of the no-objection procedure and disseminating key updates and operational procedures of the fund to all the interested parties.

Additionally the Focal point requires support in strengthening its capacity as well as facilitating and institutionalizing stakeholder dialogues and consultation processes to setup a strategic framework to engage with the GCF.

The Focal Point also encourages national institutions (especially, private and financial institutions) to get direct access to the Fund, with the ultimate goal to enhance country ownership and to access and allocate the fund’s resources effectively. Therefore, the focal point strives to support national institutions to become accredited and inform them about the Fund’s accreditation process, fiduciary standards, ESS and gender policy and action plan as well as initiating annual dialogue among the focal point, GCF and NIE in order to share lessons learned on GCF implementation in the country. Moreover, the focal point ensures the involvement of private sectors in relevant consultative processes.

These activities will support Thailand to prepare and implement climate change measures in the frame of the Fund.