Green Climate Fund Readiness Support for Sierra Leone

The proposal seeks USD 330,171 over 18 months to empower the Environment Protection Agency (EPA) of Sierra Leone as the National Designated Authority (NDA). The programme focuses on establishing a gender-responsive country programme, improving stakeholder engagement, and developing a pipeline of high-priority climate projects. Implemented by the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP), the initiative aims to address Sierra Leone's vulnerability to flooding, rainfall changes, and sea-level rise by enhancing the country's ability to navigate GCF procedures and coordinate inter-ministerial climate efforts.

• Sierra Leone is identified as a least developed country (LDC) highly vulnerable to climate change, specifically facing "frequent flooding that destroy lives and livelihoods", "changes in rainfall pattern that are negatively affecting the agricultural productivity", and "sea level rise that is destroying the coastal environment".
• The proposed readiness programme requests a total of USD 330,171 with an anticipated duration of 18 months to strengthen national capacities for managing and tracking climate finance.
• A primary objective is the development of a "gender- responsive country programme" and a strategic portfolio that identifies "high-impact and transformational investment areas" for adaptation and mitigation.
• The programme aims to establish a formal "No objection procedure" and a communication strategy to ensure that gender and social inclusive factors are embedded in the NDA's engagement with the GCF.
• The initiative seeks to enhance the project pipeline by developing one full GCF concept note and two well-structured project ideas, while also creating a "private sector engagement strategy" to involve women-led SMEs.
• The United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) will act as the Delivery Partner, managing funds and providing oversight, while the National Climate Change Secretariat (NCCS) under the EPA will handle day-to-day project management.

APA

Green Climate Fund (2021). Green Climate Fund Readiness Support for Sierra Leone. https://www.greenclimate.fund/sites/default/files/document/20201221-sierra-leone.pdf

Chicago

Green Climate Fund. Green Climate Fund Readiness Support for Sierra Leone. 2021. https://www.greenclimate.fund/sites/default/files/document/20201221-sierra-leone.pdf.

Wikipedia

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BibTeX

@techreport{greenclimatefund2021green, author = {{Green Climate Fund}}, title = {{Green Climate Fund Readiness Support for Sierra Leone}}, institution = {Green Climate Fund}, year = {2021}, month = dec, url = {https://www.greenclimate.fund/sites/default/files/document/20201221-sierra-leone.pdf}, urldate = {2026-10-23}, note = {Indexed by Climate Insights Directory} }