Practitioners from various countries shared their experiences in accessing climate finance for gender responsive projects. Panelists shared their lessons learned from an ADB mitigation project and suggested the need for a more systematic and ambitious approach to auditing climate projects and finance flows. The participants...
10.06.2014
Email Discussion: The APAN Exchange Series on Climate Change Adaptation
Dr. Peter King is asking key questions for The 4th Exchange Series on Climate Change Adaptation, focusing on the need for realistic financing to be built into the NAP process under the UNFCCC. Dr. King is the Adaptation Project Preparation and Finance Team Leader for...
29.05.2014
Bangladesh Uncovers the Crippling Cost of Climate Change Adaptation
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With a population of 140 million, Bangladesh is one of the world's most populated countries. It is also one of the most vulnerable to the impacts of climate change. Cyclones, floods and droughts have long been part of the country's history but they have intensified...
26.05.2014
GCF Board Paves Way for Mobilizing Resources
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At its seventh meeting, the Green Climate Fund (GCF) Board took the final steps necessary to operationalize the Fund and begin mobilizing resources. The Board adopted decisions on results management, the initial process for approving proposals, accreditation of implementing entities and risk management. The Board,...
15.05.2014
EU, GIZ Support Climate Resilience, Energy Security in the Pacific
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The EU and the German International Cooperation Agency (GIZ) have signed an agreement to support 15 Pacific island countries in adapting to climate change impacts through sustainable livelihoods and in reducing their dependence on fossil fuels. The €18.6 million agreement will fund the first of a...
15.05.2014
New China-UNEP Agreement to Boost South-South Cooperation on Climate Change Adaptation
In a new high-level agreement – endorsed today in Nairobi by Chinese Premier Li Keqiang and UN Under-Secretary-General and UNEP Executive Director Achim Steiner – UNEP and China agree to harness their "strengths, capacities and resources" to assist countries of the Global South combat climate...
11.05.2014
UNWTO-led project helps fight climate change in Indonesia
The UNWTO-led Sustainable Tourism through Energy Efficiency with Adaptation and Mitigation Measures (STREAM) project, which concludes this week in Indonesia, is supporting the tourism sector in the popular tourism destination of Pangandaran in West Java in reducing its energy footprint and adapting to climate change...
08.05.2014
IFAD Funds Ben Tre Climate Change Adaptation Project
A Mekong Delta project on sustainable rural development and climate change adaptation will start in Ben Tre province later this month, Vietnam News Agency (VNA) reported Director of the provincial Department of Planning and Investment Nguyen Truc Son, as saying. The scheme is a follow-up...
02.05.2014
Adaptation Fund Calls for Applications: South-South Collaboration in Accreditation
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The Adaptation Fund Board is launching a Readiness Programme for Climate Finance. The Programme includes a component to increase South-South cooperation among accredited National Implementing Entities (NIEs) and those seeking accreditation. Under this activity, developing countries that are Parties to the Kyoto Protocol and do...
02.05.2014
CBA8 Adopts Kathmandu Declaration on Financing Local Adaptation
The 8th Annual Community-Based Adaptation Conference (CBA8) brought together over 400 stakeholders and practitioners in community-based adaptation (CBA) for field trips, plenaries and meetings, focusing on financing CBA, sharing best practices and integrating lessons learned into development planning. The conference concluded with the adoption of a...