1. Refining the role of the private sector to enhance finance flows for achieving NDCs
Global NDC Conference
13 June 2019
Berlin, Germany
Josh to present the first three slides and then introduce Shehnaaz to take us through the remaining slides (4-6). Introduce SSN as a Southern based NPC that supports national and regional responses to climate change through policy and knowledge interventions, partnerships and deep collaboration. We do this by connecting people and information, enhancing capability and mobilising resources to respond innovatively to the challenges and opportunities that climate change presents.

2. What is the SACFP?
The Southern Africa Climate Finance Partnership (SACFP) is a programme that has been run by SSN since 2017 which seeks to develop a regional partnership between six countries (Botswana, Lesotho, Namibia, South Africa, Zambia and Zimbabwe) to support country-owned and managed climate finance portfolios
The objective of the project is to contribute to shared lessons and experiences of climate finance stakeholders in the countries
The impetus for the project comes from the fact that stakeholders in Southern Africa – including GCF Nationally Designated Authorities and Accredited Entities – face challenges when sequencing and activating transformative project portfolios. The quality, scale, and coordination of project portfolios should be addressed through:
A systematic, coordinated approach by developing countries accessing the GCF and other climate finance; and
Partnership, collaboration, learning, and ultimately enhanced capability to coordinate transformative investments.
This video from the first Regional Learning Forum convened by SSN captures the experiences of participants at one of the regional learning forums hosted by SSN (next slide)

3. Regional Learning Forum
(video to go here)
The Southern Africa Climate Finance Partnership (SACFP) seeks to develop a regional partnership between six countries (Botswana, Lesotho, Namibia, South Africa, Zambia and Zimbabwe) to support country-owned and managed climate finance portfolios
The objective of the project is to contribute to shared lessons and experiences 
Stakeholders – including GCF Nationally Designated Authorities and Accredited Entities – face challenges when sequencing and activating transformative project portfolios. The quality, scale, and coordination of project portfolios should be addressed through:
A systematic, coordinated approach by developing countries accessing the GCF and other climate finance; and
Partnership, collaboration, learning, and ultimately enhanced capability to coordinate transformative investments.
This video captures the experiences of participants at one of the regional learning forums hosted by SSN

4. What have we learned through the SACFP so far?
The private sector in Southern Africa is generally unfamiliar with NDC targets
Public sector stakeholders as custodians of climate policy are central to increasing private sector participation, but most are not sure how to achieve this
There is a region-wide need to highlight opportunities:
- for increased collaboration with the private sector;
- to grow private sector knowledge and understanding of NDC targets
At the end of this slide, introduce Shehnaaz and hand over to her to take us through the rest of the presentation and introduce the question we are exploring throughout the session:

6. NDC Planning Timeline 2030: 3rd updated NDC 2025: 2nd updated NDC
Stress the importance of private sector in achieving CC goals (both for seizing opportunities as well as safeguarding against risks (resilience)
NDC Timeline; reflect on passed process for the first submission (not always inclusive) and the fact that consultative processes take time and that action needs to be taken now to be prepared for the upcoming 2020 NDC submission
The SACFP has revealed that in Southern Africa:
The private sector generally unaware of NDCs and their role in responding to climate change, both in terms of opportunities for their involvement or the risk of inaction
The public sector unaware how to capitalise on, unlock & target private sector involvement for max benefit, or risk averse because of uncertain regulatory frameworks
Where are the opportunities to shift the status quo?
Africa's need for inclusive development and a just transition to a low-emissions, climate resilient future reshapes role of private sector and can drive win-win scenario
NDCs are over-arching policy instruments that have impact across sectors horizontally, and vertically through different levels of government and are thus provide a useful and important tool for effecting change and shifting the status quo

7. NDC Planning Timeline 2020: updated NDC submitted
2023: Global stocktake
2025: New global goal on climate finance
2025: Second updated NDC submitted
2027: Second global stocktake
2030: Third updated NDC submitted
Stress the importance of private sector in achieving CC goals (both for seizing opportunities as well as safeguarding against risks (resilience)
NDC Timeline; reflect on passed process for the first submission (not always inclusive) and the fact that consultative processes take time and that action needs to be taken now to be prepared for the upcoming 2020 NDC submission
The SACFP has revealed that in Southern Africa:
The private sector generally unaware of NDCs and their role in responding to climate change, both in terms of opportunities for their involvement or the risk of inaction
The public sector unaware how to capitalise on, unlock & target private sector involvement for max benefit, or risk averse because of uncertain regulatory frameworks
Where are the opportunities to shift the status quo?
Africa's need for inclusive development and a just transition to a low-emissions, climate resilient future reshapes role of private sector and can drive win-win scenario
NDCs are over-arching policy instruments that have impact across sectors horizontally, and vertically through different levels of government and are thus provide a useful and important tool for effecting change and shifting the status quo

8. The question we want to explore is…
What kind of NDC planning action can unlock greater private sector involvement and investment?
This is the question we hope to explore today and we invite you to share your thoughts and experiences

9. Scene setting scenarios

10. Cape Town water crisis
Given what we witnessed in Cape Town, how could greater collaboration between the public and the private sector lead to greater win-win scenarios? How can we make sure that climate change allows for opportunities for businesses but in their response, does not negatively impact the most vulnerable or the environment?

11. Lusaka rapid urbanisation

12. Lusaka rapid urbanisation

13. Lusaka rapid urbanisation

14. Lusaka rapid urbanisation

15. Kenya geothermal

16. Key discussants Ms. Aina-Maria Iteta
Environmental Investment Fund of Namibia (EIF), Monitoring & Evaluation Specialist
Mr. Munalula Mulonda
Zambia National Commercial Bank (ZANACO), Senior Manager Corporate Banking
Mr. Olympus Manthata
Development Bank of Southern Africa (DBSA), Head - Climate Finance
Josh to introduce key discussants.

17. The question we want to explore is…
What kind of NDC planning action can unlock greater private sector involvement and investment?
This is the question we hope to explore today and we invite you to share your thoughts and experiences

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