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Reflections on the First and Second APRM Reports of Kenya, Mozambique and Uganda","publisher":{"name":"South African Institute of International Affairs","organization":"south-african-institute-of-international-affairs"},"document_type":"report","language":"en","date_published":"2021-10","source_url":"https://saiia.org.za/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/Special-Report-bosman-clifford.pdf","generator":"Climate Insights Directory","generated_fields":["summary","key_insights","climate_tags","geography_discussed","analysis_type"],"summary":{"text":"The report examines the governance trajectories of Kenya, Mozambique, and Uganda, the only three African countries to have completed the APRM review process twice. 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Half of all commitments were directed toward agriculture and water (supply and sanitation), while funding for biodiversity and basic development sectors like health and education was negligible.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"sei-001367#insight-3","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},{"text":"There is a significant gap between the commitment of adaptation funds and their actual disbursement. For the 2014–2018 period, only 46% of adaptation commitments (US$4.7 billion of US$10.1 billion) were disbursed, excluding multilateral development banks. This is notably lower than the disbursement ratio for mitigation (56%) and general development finance to Africa (96%).","ai_generated":true,"unit":"sei-001367#insight-4","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},{"text":"The financial instruments used for adaptation are skewed toward loans, which the authors argue is problematic from a climate justice perspective. Loans accounted for 57% of funding, while grants accounted for 42%. 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Case studies in Indonesia and Malaysia demonstrate that environmental safeguards can add to a project's overall net value and that safeguard benefits can outweigh their costs.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"wwf-000829#insight-3","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},{"text":"Capacity assessments across 28 Asian countries identify significant barriers to WFLI implementation, particularly during the planning, design, and construction phases. Key needs include formalizing nationwide laws for governments, including safeguard funding in budgets for International Financial Institutions (IFIs), and providing specific design training for industry.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"wwf-000829#insight-4","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},{"text":"Effective wildlife crossing mitigation requires a combination of well-located crossing structures (overpasses and underpasses) and fencing. 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Co-financed by the Green Climate Fund (USD 31.4 million) and the Egyptian Ministry of Water Resources and Irrigation (USD 73.8 million), the initiative targets direct benefits for 768,164 people. 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