1. Regional Director, ICLEI-South East Asia
Workshop Overview
Victorino Aquitania
Regional Director, ICLEI-South East Asia
24 June 2013

2. Workshop Objectives
To raise awareness of SEAN-CC focal points on the different financing options available internationally and regionally
To facilitate sharing of knowledge and experiences among the SEAN –CC on access to climate finance highlighting challenges and how to overcome challenges
To familiarize countries with requirements of different funds and ways to write proposals as required by funding agencies
To provide hands-on training on developing adaptation proposals
To promote networking among participants

3. Outline Session 1: Adaptation Financing in the Region
Session 2: Unlocking Adaptation Financing
Session 3: Initiating Adaptation Projects
Session 4: Proposal Development Exercise
Session 5: Reporting and Feedback
The workshop is composed of 5 sessions. Each session covers half of a day, except for session 4 which covers a whole day.
In Session 1, you’ll be given an introduction to Adaptation Financing in general and its current status in the Region.
Session 2 will be mainly about donor requirements and criteria. Also, some of the participants will share adaptation financing in their own countries.
Then, Session 3 will prepare you in making an adaptation project proposal.
Session 4 offers a venue for the practical application of what you have learned in Session 3. In this session, participants will be asked to form groups and make their own proposals.
Session 5 is a continuation of Session 4, wherein participants will report their proposals and they will have a chance to receive feedback from representatives from funding agencies.
After that, there will be an open discussion on lessons learned and ways forward.
This workshop was designed to have a 2-way dialogue between presenters and participants. Thus, participants are requested to actively listen and participate in the discussions.
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