The Regional Resource Centre for Asia and the Pacific (RRC.AP) in partnership with the Institute for Global Environmental Strategies, under the umbrella of the Climate Change Asia, and with the generous financial support from the Ministry of Environment, Japan, aims to strengthen the capacity of government agencies of selected Asian countries to access international climate finance, in particular for projects focusing on technologies for climate change mitigation. Having consulted the target countries, RRC.AP has designed the training programme covering a detailed introduction to the process of developing bankable project proposals complemented by hands-on exercises. In response to the needs expressed by the target countries, the training programme focused exclusively on project proposals for the Green Climate Fund (GCF).
The training programme on Developing Project Proposals on Climate Change Mitigation was implemented on 12-16 December 2016 in Grand Sukhumvit Hotel in Bangkok, Thailand.
Twenty-four trainees from Bangladesh, India, Indonesia, The Philippines, Thailand, and Vietnam participated in the training programme. Three participants represented GCF National Designated Authority offices in their countries (Bangladesh, Indonesia and Vietnam). One participant represented a Direct Access Entity (DAE) to the GCF and another a candidate DAE. The remaining trainees were from institutions aiming to develop project proposals.
Objectives and outcomes
The overall objective of the training programme is to contribute to the proliferation of clean technologies and the advancement of low-emission climate-resilient development by establishing a cadre of skilled personnel in Asia able to prepare bankable projects, and access and utilise international climate finance.
As demonstrated by the feedback received, the learning evaluation, and the concept note outlines developed, the training programme was successful in ensuring that the participants:
- Improved their understanding of the operational procedures and policies of the GCF;
- Learned the basics of how to develop a GCF project concept;
- Developed outlines of five new GCF concept notes; and
- Acquired knowledge that can be disseminated to colleagues at their respective institutions.
Training content
The training programme featured lectures, group work, and presentations by resource persons. The programme covered the following topics:
- Module 1 – Understanding GCF operations from a project development point of view;
- Module 2 – Developing a GCF Project Concept Note: elaboration of a logical framework, defining result areas and choosing a suitable Accredited Entity;
- Module 3 – Developing a GCF Project Concept Note: complying with the GCF Investment Framework;
- Module 4 – Developing a GCF Project Concept Note: elaboration of implementation arrangements, ensuring stakeholder engagement, complying with regulatory requirements, and carrying out risk analysis; and
- Module 5 – Developing next steps (road map) to allow for finalizing the draft GCF Concept Note and elaborating a Full Funding Proposal.
