NAP Expo ciews GCF WMO

1. GCF Investments in Climate Information and
EarlyWarning Systems
Joseph Intsiful (PhD)
Senior Climate Information and EWS Specialist
Division of Mitigation and Adaptation

2. Content
1. Background and Context:
• State of the global climate
• Climate extremes, disaster risk
and sustainable development
2. Investments in CIEWS:
• Investment criteria
• Approved projects and Pipeline
3. Conclusion

3. Climate Extremes and Related
Disasters are on the Rise
WMO Statement on the State of the Global Climate for 2017 (WMO-No. 1212)

4. Key Concepts:
Disaster Risk, Climate Change and
Low-Emission Climate-Resilient Development
Source: IPCC, SREX 2013
• Disaster risk – intersection
of exposure, vulnerability
and hazard/extreme events
• Climate events affect
vulnerability to future
extreme events by
modifying resilience, coping
capacity, and adaptive
capacity
Climate disasters occur when extreme climatic events interact with vulnerable
social, economic and environmental conditions leading to severe alterations in
normal functioning of a community or a society.

5. Mandates for Investments in Climate Information
and Early Warning Systems
(sub-paragraph 7(c)) mentions: “..strengthening scientific
knowledge on climate, including research, systematic observation
of the climate system and early warning systems, in a manner that
informs climate services and supports decision-making..”
Paris
Agreement
(Board Decision B.07/04 (b) (iii)) mentions the need for: “...
increased generation and use of climate information in decision-
making..”
At B.07
the Board called on the Secretariat to develop an integrated
approach to enhance the climate rationale of GCF-supported
activities (Decision B.19/06).
At B.19

6. GCF FundingWindows
Standard project/programme
window
Enhanced Direct Access
(Devolved & decentralized
decision-making, $200M,10 pilots)
SimplifiedApproval Process
(up $10M, low ESS requirements)
REDD+ Results-Based Payments

7. Investment Criteria and Policies
Paradigm shift potential
Sustainable development potential
Country ownership
Performance against
investment criteria
Consistency
with GCF policies
Impact potential
Needs of the recipient
Efficiency and effectiveness
Gender policy
Risk framework
Results management and reporting
Environmental and social safeguards
Fiduciary standards
Legal framework

8. Impact potential
Paradigm shift potential
Sustainable development potential
Needs of recipient
Country ownership
Efficiency & effectiveness
Potential of the programme/project to contribute to the
achievement of the Fund's objectives and result areas
Economic and, if appropriate, financial soundness of the
programme/project, and for mitigation-specific
programmes/projects, cost-effectiveness and co-financing
Beneficiary country ownership and capacity to implement a
funded project or programme (policies, climate strategies
and institutions)
Vulnerability and financing needs of the beneficiary country
and population in the targeted group
Wider benefits and priorities, including environmental,
social, and economic co-benefits as well as gender-sensitive
development impact
Degree to which the proposed activity can catalyze impact
beyond a one-off project or programme investment
Investment Criteria

9. Implementation arrangement/
flow of funds
Project components
Expanded hydro-meteorological
observation network and modelling
capacities secure reliable information on
climate-induced hazards, vulnerability
and risks
Component 1
Multi-hazard early warning system
and new climate information products
supported with effective national
regulations, coordination mechanism
and institutional capacities
Component 2
Component 3
Improved community resilience
through the implementation of the
MHEWS and priority risk reduction
measures
Country GCF financing Accredited entity Co-Financing Beneficiary
Georgia $27.05M(Grant) UNDP $43.24M 46% (Direct)
Case Study 1: B19 - UNDP
Scaling-up Multi-Hazard Early Warning System and the
Use of Climate Information in Georgia

10. Hydro-met
26%
Cross-Cutting
74%
Total
Projects
23
CIEWS Approved Projects

11. GCF
Financing
$659 M
Total
Financing
$1,570 M
Total
Beneficiaries
125 M
Total
Projects
23
CIEWS Approved Projects

12. GCF
Financing
$436 M
Total
Financing
$619 M
Total
Beneficiaries
1,570 M
CIEWS Pipeline Projects
Total
Projects
17

13. 8 Results Areas
What we look for?
Compliance with
GCF Policies
▪ Fiduciary standards
▪ Risk Management
▪ ESS
▪ M&E Criteria
▪ Gender Policy
▪ Legal Standards
Additionality of
GCF Funding
▪ Why GCF?
▪ Projects must crowd-in
additional financing on
top of GCF
Six Investment
Criteria
1. Impact Potential
2. Paradigm Shift Potential
3. Sustainable development
potential
4. Recipient needs
5. Country ownership
6. Efficiency & effectiveness
Strong Climate
Rationale
▪ Climate Impact of
investment is key
▪ Robust scientific
evidence is crucial
▪ Low-emission climate
resilient development
Completeness of
documentation
▪ Feasibility study
▪ Financial Model
▪ Project Timetable
▪ Gender Analysis
▪ Environmental studies
▪ No-objection letter
Country Driven
Approach
▪ Alignment with NDCs
▪ Early country (NDA)
engagement
▪ No-objection letter
Energy Transport
Buildings, Cities,
Industries
Ecosystems
Livelihoods of
people & comm.
Forests and
land use
Infrastructure
Health, food
and water
security

14. Contact
Green Climate Fund
Songdo International Business District
175, Art Center-daero
Yeonsu-gu, Incheon 22004
Republic of Korea
Email:jintsiful@gcfund.org
Joseph Intsiful (PhD)
Climate Information and Early
Warning Systems Senior Specialist
Division of Mitigation and
Adaptation
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