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Technical assistance project to facilitate APIA’s accreditation process to the GCF
The Tunisian NDA team has defined a strategy to implement its GCF country programme, including the identification of the existing accredited entities and potential entities needed to implement ... a gap assessment and prepare a roadmap to speed up its accreditation process, with a focus on building its capacity ...
Document > Approved readiness proposal Tunisia APIA
Development of Strategic Framework for upgradation to a smart water network system through technological interventions in Sousse and Monastir in Tunisia
... economy, the population, and ecosystems are highly vulnerable to climate change (CC). The country is expected to see ... transfer, dams and other solutions. Many of the available options are highly energy-intensive thus causing high ... access to water for the population a national priority. Implementation of smart water networks is one way of supporting ...
Document > Approved readiness proposal Tunisia UNEP-CTCN
Developing a Natural Resources Conservation and Management Strategy (NRCMS) for tackling climate change and development challenges in Myanmar
... to promote multi- partnership mechanisms to support and scale-up climate action in the natural resource sector. To ... has been established by the government. To optimize the role of natural resource institutions in climate change action ... will provide awareness and capacity building that enables national and sub-national stakeholders to seek public ...
Document > Approved readiness proposal Myanmar TNC
Enhance Capacity of Myanmar to Advance the Process of Formulation and Implementation of National Adaptation Plan
... of Myanmar to undertake the process of formulation and implementation National Adaptation Plan (NAP) including the ... mechanism of updating the NAP on a regular basis and, compile and communicate aggregated results of reduction of ... United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) has agreed two primary objectives of the national ...
Document > Approved readiness proposal Myanmar UNEP
Developing GCF pipeline of projects from locally- driven climate actions
... scaling up climate change mitigation actions at local level through improved energy efficiency, scale-up of renewable energy in households, and strengthened ... there are some Thai Local Governments actively playing roles on climate actions, however they identify their needs to ...
Document > Approved readiness proposal Thailand TGO
Strengthening Adaptation Planning in Tonga
... Intended Nationally Determined Contribution, INDCs to the UNFCCC Secretariat and ratified the Paris Agreement in ... NDC identified developing a NAP as a priority for implementation and identified JNAP as a key mechanism for ... achieving NDC goals in a manner that is inclusive, equitable and respects gender and social concerns as outlined ...
Document > Approved readiness proposal Tonga
Resilient COVID-19 recovery and transformational pipeline to boost climate actions in agriculture, land and water sectors in Lao PDR
... GHG emissions and pose risks to resilience due to unstainable use of natural resources,. Green growth and resilience ... land use (AFOLU) sectors that are the most climate vulnerable and heavily affected by COVID-19 while also being the largest emitting sectors in the country; ...
Document > Approved readiness proposal Lao People's Democratic Republic (the) FAO
Readiness for registry and nesting system to facilitate climate-related investments in agriculture, forest and land use (AFOLU) sector in Papua New Guinea
... from deforestation and forest degradation and the role of conservation, sustainable management of forests and ... process through UN-REDD National Programme (2012-2017), FCPF REDD+ Readiness Project (2015-2020), EU National Forest ... a nesting system to account for investments, define the rules of engagement of the private sector in REDD+ and other ...
Document > Approved readiness proposal Papua New Guinea FAO
Agriculture Sector Readiness for enhanced climate finance and implementation of Koronivia Joint Work on Agriculture priorities in Southeast Asia
... to several agriculture-dependent countries highly vulnerable to adverse climate impacts. According to the Global ... United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) through the ASEAN Negotiating Group on Agriculture ... practices, fragmented planning and monitoring of field level measures to address climate change, and low capacity ...
Document > Approved readiness proposal Multiple countries FAO
Supplemental request for the further enhancing of REDD+ Readiness Preparation in Jamaica
... however, none of the four pillars are at this time completed. To be specific, with regards to the NFREL component, ... System (SIS), preliminary assessment are underway and requisite entities for the function of the system are being engaged to complete the Strategic Environmental and Social Safeguards ...
Document > Approved readiness proposal Jamaica
Develop a renewable energy investment framework to increase the share of renewable energy-based electricity generation to achieve Liberia’s NDC commitments
... to attract national and international investments in renewable electricity to achieve its 30% by 2030 and carbon neutrality ... project concept note in partnership with an accredited entity. In the absence of the Readiness Proposal, ...
Document > Approved readiness proposal Liberia UNEP
Groundwork for e-mobility investments in Lao PDR
Lao PDR has no domestic petroleum resources, the country fully relies on imports, and ... In contrast, Lao PDR has large untapped domestic renewable energy sources. The Government has set the objective of ... Mines, users, banks, as well as suppliers of electric vehicles and charging stations, this Readiness program will ...
Document > Approved readiness proposal Lao People's Democratic Republic (the) GGGI
Rwanda Cooling Initiative: Enabling Deployment of Energy-Efficient and Climate-Friendly Cooling
... The growing demand for cooling will raise consumption of electricity, straining Rwanda’s electrical grid and intensifying direct and indirect CO2 ... promote higher efficiency cooling appliances and a sustainable cold chain. Rwanda has adopted Minimum Energy Performance ...
Document > Approved readiness proposal Rwanda UNEP
Support The Union of Comoros to increase access to Climate Finance under the Green Climate Fund (GCF): enhancing decision-making process through better mainstreaming sciencebased Information
... by reducing its emissions by 84% and achieving its sustainable development and adaptation goals.1 However, several gaps ... are preventing the country from achieving its voluntary pledge and increasing its level of ambition. One of the main challenges is its low ...
Document > Approved readiness proposal Comoros (the)
Phase 1: Capacity development and institutional strengthening to support the development and delivery of Dominica’s GCF work program and facilitate the enabling environment for hydrogen production as part of Dominica’s low carbon and climate resilient economy
... carbon climate resilient economy and (ii) Lack of available finance within the Commonwealth of Dominica to implement the level and scale of financing required for this transition. ...
Document > Approved readiness proposal Dominica
GCF appoints UN Climate Change high-level champion as facilitator for its second replenishment process
To support the Green Climate Fund’s (GCF) second replenishment process (GCF-2), the Fund appointed Mahmoud ... United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) ,” he emphasised. Dr. Mohieldin brings a wealth of ... international finance and development. He held high-level roles at the World Bank, including as the Senior Vice ...
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Readiness Support for the Implementation of the IRMF for SPC
... under formulation as well as projects moving into implementation, it is critical that SPC is able to report against GCF’s new Integrated Results ... analysis to synthesize learning from the active portfolio. Lessons will be used to inform ongoing implementation, as ...
Document > Approved readiness proposal SPC
Institutional and technical support for REDD+ readiness in West Africa
All participating countries for this proposal are Least Developed Countries where economy’s is mainly based ... resources are receding at an alarming rate. Despite the low-level contribution of participating countries to global GHG ... forest degradation, promote forest conservation, sustainable management of forests and enhancement of forest carbon ...
Document > Approved readiness proposal Multiple countries FAO
Strengthen WAEMU sub-national governments’ capacities to access climate finance and develop a pipeline of projects to support their countries’ climate goals.
... the BOAD bank, UNDP, and Expertise France, under the title “Strengthening the Resilience and Increasing the ... in Africa”. The Forum asserted the important role of local governments in the collective effort to address ... increase limit, and in adaptation, and finance. Nevertheless, the WAEMU subnational governments face several ...
Document > Approved readiness proposal Multiple countries UCLG Africa
Advancing the National Adaptation Plan process in Algeria to address short- and medium-term adaptation needs and lay the ground for long-term adaptation
... as the country is a major export of these commodities, while being a net importer of staple food. Like other Mediterranean countries, Algeria is ... 1.5 and 2°C in the region during the twentieth century, while rainfall decreased by about 20% relative to the last ...
Document > Approved readiness proposal Algeria UNDP
Local Governments and Climate Change-III (LGCC3)
... of weather events, changes and rainfall patterns and sea-level rise have put traditional farming systems under ... Secretariat (NCDD-S) of Cambodia was nominated as an Accredited Entity (AEs) of the GCF and has gained direct ... the Nationally Determined Contribution 2020 (NDC) to the UNFCCC and SDGs numbers 1, 11 and 13. Proposed interventions ...
Document > Approved project preparation funding application Cambodia NCDD
Advancing programming and partnership framework with GCF and matching with country’s long-term low- carbon development strategies
... of Armenia’s engagement with the Fund during the first replenishment cycle (ending in 2023). It defines long-term priority sectors ... monitoring and evaluation framework of the Programme implementation. However, the draft has not been approved by the ...
Document > Approved readiness proposal Armenia EPIU
Strengthening Kyrgyzstan's capacity to manage the climate finance process and prepare quality projects
... is to prepare the country for the mobilization and implementation of climate finance through capacity building in ... resources to be accessed such as various expert groups, while further various expert groups could be trained regarding ... pipeline and in raising general awareness in order to enable the country to identify, prioritize, develop and ...
Document > Approved readiness proposal Kyrgyzstan GIZ
Strengthening Tajikistan's capacity to access and deploy climate finance
... as a small landlocked country, is the most climate vulnerable country in the Central Asia region. Increasing ... women, young women and men, and vulnerable groups, who are less able to cope and less likely to have access to ... capacity of NDA and lack of resources to update the NDA website and develop communication and knowledge products to be ...
Document > Approved readiness proposal Tajikistan GIZ
Niger - Accreditation Support for Agence Nationale de Financement des Collectivités Territoriales (ANFICT)
... ANFICT’s capacity to meet and maintain the GCF’s accreditation standards as a Direct Access Entity (DAE). Like ... affects areas and populations that are already vulnerable, both through poverty and through the degradation of ... and institutional systems to enable it to fulfil the roles and responsibilities of a DAE of GCF while enhancing its ...
Document > Approved readiness proposal Niger (the)
Increased climate resilience planning for municipal water resources in Lebanon
... of Energy and Water (MoEW), and MoE; (iii) lack of reliable data and climate change related information on water resources for municipal use; and (iv) limited implementation of existing action plans for water. The goal of ... the resilience of water resource planning in urban areas in Lebanon. This project has clear climate rationale as it ...
Document > Approved readiness proposal Lebanon UNDP
GCF workshops for investment planning and pipeline development in Madagascar and Djibouti
... the climate change, the two countries have encountered challenges in accessing the GCF including limited capacity of ... programming strategy with the GCF, and a small network of accredited entities (AEs) operating in the countries. These ... approved by the GCF Board for Madagascar, only one is a single country project and all of the 5 programmes approved for ...
Document > Approved readiness proposal Djibouti Madagascar FAO
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines: Pursuing Climate Resilient Development by Enhancing the National Adaptation Planning Process [SVG-NAP]
Capacity building at different levels is a key requirement to mainstream climate change ... process and for effective planning, budgeting and implementation of adaptation measures. To enhance adaptive ... enhancing its national adaptation planning capacity and accelerate its National Adaptation Plan implementation to build ...
Document > Approved readiness proposal Saint Vincent and the Grenadines CCCCC
Implementing the Saint Lucia Fisheries Sectoral Adaptation Strategy Action Plan (SASAP)
... Designated Authority NDA) has appointed FAO as the Accredited Entity (AE) to support the development of the “Implementing the Saint Lucia Fisheries Sectoral Adaptation ... Lucia as a Small Island Developing State faces several challenges, including a lack of quality public data and limited ...
Document > Approved project preparation funding application Saint Lucia FAO
Accelerating adoption of climate-resilient agricultural production systems through integrative landscape approach to manage climatic risks (PILAR)
... events with estimated losses at US$3.2Billion PPP ‒ equivalent to half of the country’s GDP1. It is projected that ... livelihood pathways for approximately 3.5 million people. CRA reflects an ambition to improve the integration of agriculture ...
Document > Approved project preparation funding application Philippines (the) Landbank