Developing capacities for the implementation of climate change strategic frameworks in Nicaragua

The proposal seeks USD 687,710 over 24 months to address five key barriers hindering Nicaragua's climate action: limited knowledge of GCF investment criteria, technical capacity gaps within the National Climate Change Management System (SNGCC), the absence of a long-term strategic roadmap, a lack of a scalable knowledge platform, and inadequate climate integration in educational curricula. The project, implemented by the Global Green Growth Institute (GGGI), will deliver training on project design, develop a National Climate Change Strategy Roadmap, update the NDC, and create an online educational platform for government officials, academia, and the private sector.

• Nicaragua is highly vulnerable to climate change, with 2,506 communities identified as having high or very high vulnerability; 18.58% are very high and 31.95% are high.
• The country's greenhouse gas emissions are low, contributing only 0.02% of global emissions, with 79% of its 2015 net emissions (28,967 GgCO2-eq) originating from the agriculture, forestry, and other land use (AFOLU) sector.
• Extreme weather events cause severe economic damage, as evidenced by Hurricanes Eta and Iota in 2020, which affected approximately 50% of the population and caused an estimated USD 740 million in damages.
• Nicaragua faces a significant climate financing gap estimated at USD 2 billion annually, while current GCF financing is limited, with only one project exclusively focused on Nicaragua (USD 64 million).
• The National Climate Change Policy (PNCC) 2022-2026 is the primary guiding framework, organized around five pillars: adaptation, mitigation, loss and damage, knowledge/research/innovation/technology transfer, and climate governance.
• The National Climate Change Management System (SNGCC) consists of 21 public sector institutions and ministries, chaired by the Secretariat of Climate Change of the Presidency (SCCP).
• Nicaragua's updated 2020 NDC sets specific 2030 targets: 65% of electricity generation from renewable sources, a 25% increase in carbon absorption capacity in forests and land use, and a reduction in fluorinated gas consumption.
• Despite high rankings in the Global Gender Gap Index, women in rural Nicaragua face specific climate-related challenges, including a 16% wage gap and limited decision-making power over water resources despite spending five to nine hours daily on water-related domestic tasks.
• The proposed grant will address technical gaps by delivering a training program on GCF Investment Criteria for the SCCP and creating a results framework and M&E plan for the PNCC.
• To improve long-term planning, the project will develop a Roadmap for the National Climate Change Strategy and an Action Plan for the revision of the NDC, including proposed mitigation actions for 'green' (agriculture/forestry) and 'grey' (waste/energy) sectors.
• The project will establish an online educational platform and five technical guides based on the PNCC pillars to disseminate climate knowledge to government officials, students, and the private sector.

APA

Green Climate Fund (2024). Developing capacities for the implementation of climate change strategic frameworks in Nicaragua. https://www.greenclimate.fund/sites/default/files/document/20240325-apprvd-rdnss-grnt-nicaragua-gggi-nic007.pdf

Chicago

Green Climate Fund. Developing capacities for the implementation of climate change strategic frameworks in Nicaragua. 2024. https://www.greenclimate.fund/sites/default/files/document/20240325-apprvd-rdnss-grnt-nicaragua-gggi-nic007.pdf.

Wikipedia

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BibTeX

@techreport{greenclimatefund2024developing, author = {{Green Climate Fund}}, title = {{Developing capacities for the implementation of climate change strategic frameworks in Nicaragua}}, institution = {Green Climate Fund}, year = {2024}, month = mar, url = {https://www.greenclimate.fund/sites/default/files/document/20240325-apprvd-rdnss-grnt-nicaragua-gggi-nic007.pdf}, urldate = {2026-10-23}, note = {Indexed by Climate Insights Directory} }