1. Climate finance and the role of civil society
Vadim Ni
Chairperson of Ecoforum of NGOs of Kazakhstan
23 October 2017

2. Green Climate Fund finance in Kazakhstan from the NGO perspective
Policy framework
Legal framework
Transparency of action and support
Development of national, sectoral and local adaptation plans
Development of national low-carbon development policy document
Criteria and determination of projects (mitigation and adaptation)
Green finance instruments
Monitoring, reporting and verification
Public awareness on funding, funded projects and their outcomes
Institutional framework for MRV and public awareness raising

3. Possible niches for CSOs in relation to climate finance in Central Asia
Transparency of support and climate action
Participation in consultations on decision-making of financing and evaluation of outcomes
Public awareness
Dissemination of information on climate financing, eligible project and activities
Implementation of community-based projects and activities
Projects on sustainable energy and transport in cities, adaptation and mitigation projects in communities

4. The environmental information platform for Central Asia was established by the EU funded “Media for Improved Reporting on Environment and Natural Resources in Central Asia” The project was implemented by the Internews Europe Ecoforum of NGOs of Kazakhstan is the operator of Living Asia from October 2017
Advanced, user-friendly and popular online platform of environmental information in Central Asia