1. CF Ready Climate Finance Webinar:
“Guidebook: Writing a Green Climate Fund Funding Proposal – Lessons Learned so far and guidance for project development”
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2. GIZ Climate Finance Readiness Programme (CF Ready)
Established in 2013
Support +15 countries on climate finance readiness
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Financed by:
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3. CF Ready – Publications
GIZ (2017) Guidebook: Writing a Green Climate Fund Funding Proposal, Bonn, Germany.
Available (just GIZ-internally)
CF Ready Climate Finance Webinar: GCF Guidebook

4. The Global Challenge
Holding the increase in the global average temperature to well below 2°C above pre-industrial levels and pursuing efforts to limit the temperature increase to 1.5°C above pre-industrial levels Increasing the ability to adapt to the adverse impacts of climate change and foster climate resilience and low greenhouse gas emission development; and Making finance flows consistent with a pathway towards low greenhouse gas emissions and climate-resilient development. Article 2, Paris Agreement
09/11/2018

5. Green Climate Fund – Financial Mechanism
Objectives:
Make a significant and ambitious contribution to the global efforts towards attaining the goals set by the international community to combat climate change
Contribute to the achievement of the objective of the UNFCCC
Promote the paradigm shift towards low-emission and climate resilient development pathways
Guiding Principles:
Maximize impact
Pursue a country-driven approach and promote and strengthen engagement at the country level through effective involvement of relevant institutions and stakeholders.
Be scalable and a continuously learning institution
Catalyse public and private investment at the national and international level
GCF 2011
09/11/2018

6. GCF Comparative Advantages
Programme and manage financing at scale;
Engage in partnerships with both public and private actors at various levels;
Take on risks that other funds/institutions are not able or willing to take, including risks associated with deploying innovative climate technologies;
Pilot and potentially scale-up and replicate innovative approaches;
Deploy the full range of financial instruments at its disposal;
Leverage additional financial inputs from innovative and alternative sources;
Leverage its status as an operating entity of the financial mechanism of the UNFCCC to set new standards with regard to country ownership, direct access and level of ambition impacting the global practice of climate finance beyond its immediate engagement.
Source: GCF Strategic Plan (2016)

7. Guidebook GCF proposal writing
Webinar
Marion Vieweg
20| September| 2017

8. Outline 1
GCF basics The GCF proposal template Key messages 2 3

9. 1 GCF basics
Introduction to GCF processes, policies and tools

10. 2.1 What is funded Determined by Investment area & priorities
Activities need to fit
Portfolio targets
No direct influence by applicants
Need to engage with GCF secretariat to avoid disappointments and to ensure ideas with a high likelihood to fit the portfolio are pursued

11. 2.1 Elements: How funds should be spent
Impact potential
Paradigm shift potential
Sustainable development potential
Responsive to recipients needs
Promote country ownership
Efficiency & effectiveness
Source: GCF
Determined by
Investment criteria
Policies
Relevance of policies for processes and
linkage of policies to proposal template
Country Ownership guidelines

12. 2.1 Understanding paradigm shift
No agreed GCF definition
Useful working definition for understanding:
A structural change that alters the interplay of institutional, cultural, technological, economic and ecological dimensions of a given system. It will unlock new development paths, including social practices and worldviews” (Mersmann, Arens, & Ujj, 2014)
Elements considered by the GCF:
Overall contribution to low-carbon development pathways, consistent with a temperature increase of less than 2 degrees; or degree to which the Fund is achieving a climate-resilient sustainable development impact
The degree to which knowledge and learning are achieved;
Extent to which the enabling environment is created or enhanced; and
Extent to which the regulatory framework and policies are strengthened.

13. 2.2 Actors Entities National Designated Authorities (NDA)
Accredited Entities (AE)
Executing Entities (EE)
Implementing Entities (IE)
Intermediaries
Role
Develop country programmes
Ensure alignment with country’s priorities
Convene national stakeholders
Nomination for the accreditation of DAEs
Issue no-objection letters for projects and programmes
Coordinate and approve readiness support
Recommend funding proposals to the GCF board
Submit funding proposals for projects and programmes
Oversee project and programme management and implementation
Monitoring and reporting
Same as IE +
Administer grants, loans and also blend funds with their own
Execute funding proposals
Work under the supervision and overall management of the AE
National
Multilateral
Regional

14. 2.3 Steps and timeline
Updated

15. 2.3 Link to project development
Main challenges for successful project proposals:
Designing the project or programme in the right way to meet investment criteria; and
Providing the required information concisely and in sufficient detail and quality.

16. 2.3 Linkages and further guidance
Project cycle stage
Important elements
Further guidance
Link to proposal template
Understand climate impacts / emissions
Understanding current situation and recent trends of emissions profile and climate impacts and consequences of non-action
Information sources: NCs, BURs, NAPAs, NAPs
study-series
Analyse policy context
Existing strategies, policies, investment plans, laws and regulations, the institutional framework as well as documents submitted at the international level, like the NDC and GCF country programs
Section E.5: demonstrating country ownership
Proposals need to be aligned with national policies, priorities and development plans, so a sound understanding of this context is important.
Identify potential actions
Providing a long-list of activities that are suitable to national circumstances, based on the analysis of the starting situation
Information on potential activities can often be found in already existing assessments for the country or region. Where this is not available, studies for other, ideally similar, countries can provide ideas. Technical literature can also serve as input, as well as stakeholder consultations.
Assess and select actions
Evaluation of actions based on multiple criteria related to expected impacts (mitigation/resilience), sustainable development effects and other considerations, e.g. feasibility, political acceptability.
Depending on the type of analysis a wide range of tools and guidance exists, e.g.:
(Activity: NAMA)
Section E.1: Impact potential Section E.2: Paradigm shift potential Section E.3: SD potential Section E.6: Efficiency and effectiveness
The impact criteria represent important criteria in the selection of appropriate actions and mostly correspond to those generally used in multi-criteria assessment.

17. 2.4 The results management framework
The results management framework (RMF) is intended to measure the achievement against the defined goals.
The framework contains:
The definition of impact areas & priorities
Logic models for the mitigation and adaptation funding windows
A performance management framework (PMF) for each area, defining indicators for each level of the logic models for mitigation and adaptation and for each of the impact areas with a specific PMF for REDD+ measures
Reporting responsibilities for each of the levels of the logic model

18. 2.4 RMF: interaction of components

19. 2 The GCF proposal template

20. 3.1 Structure

21. 3.1 Structure: checklist supporting documents
Document
Relates to section(s)
Required?
Applicability conditions
Recommendations
Documents required in section I if applicable 
Confirmation letter or letter of commitment for co-financing commitment
B.2.
i.a.
In case co-financing is provided
Environmental and Social Impact Assessment (ESIA) or Environmental and Social Management Plan
F.3.
For category B/I.2 and A/I.1 (see section 3.6 for definitions)
Appraisal Report or Due Diligence Report with recommendations
C, F, G
Applicants have the choice to either provide only a summary in the template and the documents as annex or fill in the respective sections of the template
If detailed supporting documents are available, it is useful to attach them and make reference to relevant sections in the template. If individual sections/elements are not addressed in supporting documents make sure to fill in the template.
Evaluation Report of the baseline project
In case the project/programme builds on a previous project/programme
Other useful supporting documents
Economic analysis
F.1. No
Recommended.
Gender Action Plan
Demonstrates compliance with the Gender Policy. Recommended.
Procurement Plan
F.4.
In case project/programme involves substantial procurement of goods and services

22. 3 Key messages
Lessons learned that project developers should take into account

23. Lessons learned
Demonstrate that proposed activities are in line with national priorities and existing strategies and policy frameworks Specify the logic framework Specify stakeholder engagement during project development and implementation Plan for the time and cost involved in proposal preparation Provide evidence 1 2 3 4 5

24. Lessons learned 6
Focus on climate change Provide a narrative and proof of feasibility Pay attention to the detail Share your knowledge Think about the end at the beginning 7 8 9 10

25. CF Ready – Publications
GIZ (2017) Guidebook: Writing a Green Climate Fund Funding Proposal, Bonn, Germany.
Available (just GIZ-internally) at:
CF Ready Climate Finance Webinar: GCF Guidebook

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