FP198
CATALI.5°T Initiative: Concerted Action To Accelerate Local I.5° Technologies – Latin America and West Africa
CATALI.5°T Initiative: Concerted Action To Accelerate Local I.5° Technologies – Latin America and West Africa
The CATALI.5°T (pronounced “catalyst”) Initiative will establish funding support for climate start-ups and other micro and small enterprises in Latin America and West Africa. Collectively known as ‘climate ventures’, these enterprises are well placed to make a difference in delivering climate action by demonstrating market feasibility of innovative, low emission technologies, and business models. The objective of each regional CATALI.5°T is to trigger investments in start-ups and young businesses with the highest climate mitigation impact and business growth potential.
This programme will address the nascent sector’s limited technical capabilities and support networks, the lack of ‘industry standard’ tools and frameworks, and the mismatch between the current capacities of climate ventures and what’s needed for them to successfully access venture capitalist (VC) finance. The CATALI.5°T hubs will foster an enabling environment and provide capacity building support to local NDAs and government stakeholders, pre-accelerators, accelerators, entrepreneur support organizations, VC firms, and other venture investors.
Project timeline
Pipeline
29 Jun 2019 - 1210 days
Concept note received
29 Jun 2019
Funding proposal received
18 May 2022
Cleared by GCF Secretariat
05 Aug 2022
Legal opinion on AE's Internal Approval
20 Sep 2022
Cleared by iTAP
26 Sep 2022
Approved
20 Oct 2022 - 102 days so far
Approved by GCF Board
20 Oct 2022
Under implementation
Completed
Two regions
- Africa
- Latin America and the Caribbean
Thirteen countries
- Côte d'Ivoire
- Mexico
- Argentina
- Costa Rica
- Dominican Republic
- Honduras
- Benin
- Guinea
- Mauritania
- Niger
- Togo
- Burkina Faso
- Senegal
Three priority groups
- Least Developed Countries
- Small Island Developing States
- African States
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Financing
- Private sector
- Public sector
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Size
- Micro
- Small
- Medium
- Large
GCF financing
Instrument | Amount |
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Grant | USD 28,891,500 |
Total GCF Financing |
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USD 28,891,500 |
Co-financing
Co-financer | Instrument | Amount |
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Co-Financing | Grant | USD 10,441,334 |
Total Co-Financing |
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USD 10,441,334 |
GCF Contacts
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Accredited Entity

Deutsche Gesellschaft fuer Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ) GmbH
Head of GCF Business Development Unit
Dag-Hammarskjold-Weg 1-5, Eschborn, Germany
Head of GCF Oversight Unit
Dag-Hammarskjold-Weg 1-5 65760 Eschborn, Germany, Eschborn, Germany
More contacts
National Designated Authority
Minister's Office, Ministry of Environment and Sustainable Development
Public Policy, Climate Change and Ecological Transition Expert / Technical Advisor to the Minister in charge of International Cooperation and Resource Mobilization
Cite Administrative, Plateau, Tour D, 10eme etage - 20 BP 650 Abidjan 20, Abidjan, Cote d'Ivoire
Deputy Director of Climate Change
Cite Administrative, Plateau, Tour D, 10eme etage - 20 BP 650 Abidjan 20, Cote d'Ivoire
Ministry of Finance and Public Credit (SHCP), Unit for Public Credit
Director General, Unit for Public Credit and International Affairs, SHCP
Av. Insurgentes Sur 1971, Plaza Inn, Torre III, Piso 3, Col. Guadalupe Inn, Alcaldía Álvaro Obregón, Ciudad de México, Mexico
laura_aguirre@hacienda.gob.mx
dir_fs@hacienda.gob.mx
mexico_gcf@hacienda.gob.mx
Under-Secretary of International Financial Relations for Development of the Ministry of Economy
Under Secretary of International Financial Relations for Development
Yrigoyen 250, City of Buenos Aires, Buenos Aires, Argentina
Advisor
Yrigoyen 250, City of Buenos Aires, Buenos Aires, Argentina
Ministry of Environment and Energy
Minister of Environment and Energy
Calle 5. Av. 8-10, San José, Costa Rica
Phone +(506) 22571417
Phone +(506) 22575456
andrea.meza@minae.go.cr
despachominae@minae.go.cr
Director of the Climate Change Directorate
Esquina Calle Ronda, Barrio Dent, Centro de Cambio Climático, San José, Costa Rica
Ministry of Environment and Natural Resources
Deputy Minister of International Cooperation
Avenida Cayetano Germosén esq. Avenida Gregorio Luperón, Ensanche El Pedregal, Santo Domingo, Distrito Nacional, Dominican Republic (the)
Secretary of Energy, Natural Resources, Environment and Mines
Secretary of State, Secretary of Energy, Natural Resources, Environment and Mines
Edificio Principal, 200 metros al Sur del Estadio nacional, Tegucigalpa, Honduras
Ministry of Living Environment and Sustainable Development
Director General, Division of Climate Change
01 BP 3502 - 01 BP 3621, Cotonou, Benin
01 BP 3502 - 01 BP 3621, Cotonou, Benin
The National Directorate of the Environment
Executive Secretary of the National Designated Authority of the Green Climate Fund
Coléah Lansébounyi, Commune de Matam, Conakry, Guinea
Substitute
Coléah Lansébounyi- Commune de Matam, Conakry, Guinea
Ministry of Environment and Sustainable Development
Policy Officer and Coordinator of the National Program on Climate Change
National Council of the Environment for Sustainable Development (CNEDD)
Executive Secretary
Cabinet du Premier Ministre, PL 17 Rue du Gouverneur Jules Brévié, BP 10193, Niamey, Niger, Niamey, Niger (the)
Directorate of Environment, Ministry of Environment
Director of Environment
240 rue des Nîmes Lomé - Togo -, Lomé, Togo
Environmentalist, head of planning unit
240 rue des Nîmes Lomé - Togo, Lomé, Togo
Prime Ministry
Policy Officer
Policy Officer
Ministry of Environment and Sustainable Development
Head of Climate Change Division
Parc Forestier de Hann, B.P. 4055 Dakar, Senegal, Dakar, Senegal
Documents
Title | Type | Date |
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CATALI.5°T Initiative: Concerted Action To Accelerate Local I.5° Technologies – Latin America and West Africa GIZ FP198 |
Approved funding proposal | 14 Nov 2022 |
Environmental and social safeguards (ESS) report for FP198: CATALI.5°T Initiative: Concerted Action To Accelerate Local I.5° Technologies – Latin America and West Africa GIZ FP198 |
Environmental and Social Safeguards report | 16 Sep 2022 |