Lessons Learned from GIZ's Climate Finance Readiness Programme
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Expert Workshop on International Climate Finance for the Countries of Estern
Europe, the Caucasus and Central Asia
Paris, 11.7.2016
Dorit Lehr
Lessons Learned from GIZ‘s Climate Finance
Readiness Programme
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Content
• GIZ‘s Climate Finance Readiness Programme
• GIZ‘s support in the region
• Achievements// Challenges and Road Ahead
• Accreditation Support
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1 │ Climate Finance Readiness Programme
Vision
Improve the conditions needed to achieve results-
oriented, transformational and efficient use climate
financing ( – in particular from the GCF)
Implementers
GIZ and KfW (German Development Bank)
Volume (GIZ) and Time frame
€ 15 million, 2013 - 2018
Support offered through GIZ:
Strategic Climate Finance Frameworks, Support to
National Designated Authorities (NDAs) and for
accreditation of national institutions for direct access,
knowledge management and international networks
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Climate Finance Readiness Programme
Project Countries
Bangladesh
Vietnam
Tajikistan
Morocco
Zambia
Namibia
Tanzania
Uganda
South Africa
Peru
Caribbean
(region)
2 │ GIZ‘s support in the region
Cambodia
Climate Finance Readiness Programme
cooperation with bilateral programmes
Mongolia
India
LaosTunisia
Indonesia
Georgia
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Content
• GIZ‘s approach in Climate Finance Readiness
• GIZ‘s support in the region
• Achievement‘s and Challenges
• Accreditation support
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2 │ GIZ‘s support in the region
• Tajikistan
• Climate Finance Readiness activities since 2014 in close cooperation
with the Committee for Environmental Protection
• Georgia
• Pilot activity in the context of the INDC programme in 2015: Development
of a Country Programme
Georgia
Tajikistan
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Content
• GIZ‘s approach in Climate Finance Readiness
• GIZ‘s support in the region
• Achievements // Challenges and Road Ahead
• Accreditation support
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3 | Programme‘s Achievements
Giving guidance in planning for accessing and implementing climate
finance
• Supported the integration of climate change aspects into the Tajik National
Development Strategy
• CF Ready provided strategic advice on funding options as an input for
the National Adaptation Strategy (NAS)
• Support for the Ministry of Agriculture in developing a sectoral climate
financing framework and strengthening project implementation capacities
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3 | Tools and Cooperation
• Climate Finance Readiness Training (CliFiT): is becoming the standard
training for Climate Finance Readiness – widely used also by other donors
• GCF Accreditation Self-Assessment Tool – developed in cooperation
with the GCF Secretariat and WRI: Gives guidance on the requirements for
accreditation to the GCF – used more than 380 times
• Environmental and Social Safeguards (ESS) Training – developed in
cooperation with WRI: Supports potential Accredited Entities to fulfill GCF‘s
ESS standards
• Close cooperation with the GCF Secretariat´s Readiness Programme and
active participation in the GCF Readiness Coordination Mechanism
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3 | Challenges
• Building on in-country experience
• Intensive in-country coordination necessary – with all relevant ministries
and other donors (“country’s ownership”)
• Be flexible – developments in climate finance (e.g. in the GCF) are
dynamic and sometimes difficult for countries to keep track; disseminate
latest information to countries; learn from experiences
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3| The Road Ahead: Developments in 2016 and beyond
• Supporting NDC Implementation:
• Developing a financing strategy to implement transformational
programmes, including introduction of incentives and regulations for
(I)NDC implementation
• Linking the NDC, the GCF Country Programme, the NAP process
etc. to create a coherent climate architecture
• Support of projects or programmes outlined in the (I)NDC: turning
them into bankable project proposals and moving to implementation
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Content
• GIZ‘s approach in Climate Finance Readiness
• GIZ‘s support in the region
• Achievements // Challenges and Road ahead
• Accreditation support
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Thank you for your attention!
For further information: dorit.lehr@giz.de
Notes de l'éditeur
TZ: National Environment Management Council
UG: Ministry of Water and Environment
In x countries: support
On behalf of BMZ and with a cofinancing from the Czech Ministry of Environment, GIZ’s CF Ready Programme is helping 15 partner countries to access and effectively use
climate finance. Split: €15 million (€1,5m CZR, €3,5m USAID + €10m BMZ) The KfW programme equally has received €10 million from the BMZ.
The programme supports national climate finance institutions and NDAs to coordinate in the area of climate finance and assist potential national implementing
entities and/or intermediaries during accreditation. Furthermore, the programme provides strategic and conceptual support in developing strategic frameworks, national
climate strategies and policy packages for ambitious, climate- resilient low-carbon development paths.
Work in each country is based on an initial assessment of the challenges
and barriers. In cooperation with partner countries, the services are customised to best respond to these countries’ needs, to optimally supplement existing programmes
in this field and to build expertise in each country.
In addition to this programme, GIZ also promotes climate finance readiness as part of a larger bilateral climate change support
programme, helping a total of more than 40 countries with climate finance.
In rot: CF Ready programme
Further interest of countries in Kazachstan// Kirgistan
GCF foresees the NDA as key institution for coordinating climate finance
// or as a first step for the (I)NDC implementation
GCF foresees the NDA as key institution for coordinating climate finance
INDC implementation Starting in Peru/ Cambodia
Early stage of project development
None of the institutions in Central Asia
Tools to support the accreditation process, including:
Comperative analysis of national entity‘s potential
Self-Assessment
ESS training