Support The Union of Comoros to increase access to Climate Finance under the Green Climate Fund (GCF): enhancing decision-making process through better mainstreaming sciencebased information

The Union of Comoros is seeking a USD 395,000 grant from the Green Climate Fund (GCF) to address critical gaps in its institutional capacity to generate and use scientific climate data. The proposal, implemented by the OACPS over 18 months, aims to establish a Climate Services Working Group, develop data collection methodologies, and create a public online repository for climate information. These efforts are designed to strengthen the 'climate rationale' of project concept notes, enabling the country to better meet its revised Nationally Determined Contribution (NDC) goals, such as becoming a carbon sink by 2030. The project specifically targets the agriculture, forestry, and water sectors and includes a strong gender mainstreaming component to ensure women's needs are represented in climate programming.

• The Union of Comoros faces significant barriers to accessing climate finance due to a lack of scientific data required to build a credible business case for funding, which has limited the number of GCF-approved projects.
• The country's revised Nationally Determined Contribution (NDC) targets becoming a carbon sink by 2030, aiming for a 23% reduction in greenhouse gas emissions (excluding land use and land cover change) and a 47% increase in its net sink.
• There is a critical lack of technology platforms for managing and sharing climate data, and a high reliance on international consultants for climate information services.
• The proposed intervention will establish a Climate Services Working Group to bridge the gap between researchers and decision-makers and oversee a new public online data repository.
• The project will specifically target the agriculture, forestry, and water sectors to develop case studies and tools for integrating science-based information into policy and project design.
• Gender mainstreaming is a core component, with a requirement for 50/50 gender representation in the Climate Services Working Group and a minimum 30% female representation in workshops.
• The total requested amount for the 18-month implementation period is USD 395,000, with the Organization of African, Caribbean, and Pacific States (OACPS) serving as the delivery partner.

APA

Green Climate Fund (2022). Support The Union of Comoros to increase access to Climate Finance under the Green Climate Fund (GCF): enhancing decision-making process through better mainstreaming sciencebased information. https://www.greenclimate.fund/sites/default/files/document/20221109-com-ap.pdf

Chicago

Green Climate Fund. Support The Union of Comoros to increase access to Climate Finance under the Green Climate Fund (GCF): enhancing decision-making process through better mainstreaming sciencebased information. 2022. https://www.greenclimate.fund/sites/default/files/document/20221109-com-ap.pdf.

Wikipedia

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BibTeX

@techreport{greenclimatefund2022support, author = {{Green Climate Fund}}, title = {{Support The Union of Comoros to increase access to Climate Finance under the Green Climate Fund (GCF): enhancing decision-making process through better mainstreaming sciencebased information}}, institution = {Green Climate Fund}, year = {2022}, month = nov, url = {https://www.greenclimate.fund/sites/default/files/document/20221109-com-ap.pdf}, urldate = {2026-10-23}, note = {Indexed by Climate Insights Directory} }