Progress and outlook report of the Readiness and Preparatory Support Programme – Addendum Readiness proposals

The report details two readiness requests: one for Vanuatu to develop Climate Information Services (CIS) to support adaptation and disaster risk reduction, and one for Senegal to establish a pipeline of privately funded, grid-connected solar projects to address an acute energy crisis.

• Vanuatu is requesting USD 137,316 from the GCF (out of a total cost of USD 157,316) to determine the needs of policy developers and planners for Climate Information Services (CIS). This support is intended to strengthen a full funding proposal titled 'Pacific Climate Adaptation Policy and Planning Support through Applied Climate Information Services (Pac CLIM APPS)'.
• The readiness activities for Vanuatu include stakeholder consultations to identify capacity gaps, an analysis of lessons learned from CIS programs in the western Pacific, and the design of a socio-economic Cost-Benefit Analysis (CBA) framework to measure the impact of CIS delivery.
• Vanuatu faces significant climate risks, including rising sea levels, ocean acidification, coral bleaching, and changes in the intensity of tropical cyclones. The document notes that TC Pam caused economic costs of approximately US$450 million, or 64% of GDP.
• Senegal is requesting USD 600,000 from the GCF (out of a total cost of USD 2,531,799) to build a pipeline of private sector operated solar projects. The International Finance Corporation (IFC) will serve as the delivery partner and finance the majority of the costs.
• Senegal's energy sector is characterized by an acute crisis and a heavy reliance on petroleum imports, which account for approximately 90% of electricity production. This dependency makes the country vulnerable to oil price fluctuations, with oil imports consuming more than 35% of foreign exchange earnings (USD 1.2 billion).
• The readiness support for Senegal includes a legal and regulatory assessment to ensure laws allow for private sector renewable energy, technical and economic feasibility analysis of project sites, and a review of grid integration for renewable sources.
• The goal for Senegal is to mobilize competitive, privately funded, grid-connected solar projects within two years. This is intended to reduce the state utility SENELEC's reliance on oil-based electricity and lower the government subsidies, which ranged from XOF 77 billion to XOF 120 billion between 2012 and 2014.

APA

Green Climate Fund (2016). Progress and outlook report of the Readiness and Preparatory Support Programme – Addendum Readiness proposals. https://www.greenclimate.fund/sites/default/files/document/gcf-b12-inf06-add01.pdf

Chicago

Green Climate Fund. Progress and outlook report of the Readiness and Preparatory Support Programme – Addendum Readiness proposals. 2016. https://www.greenclimate.fund/sites/default/files/document/gcf-b12-inf06-add01.pdf.

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BibTeX

@techreport{greenclimatefund2016progress, author = {{Green Climate Fund}}, title = {{Progress and outlook report of the Readiness and Preparatory Support Programme – Addendum Readiness proposals}}, institution = {Green Climate Fund}, year = {2016}, month = mar, url = {https://www.greenclimate.fund/sites/default/files/document/gcf-b12-inf06-add01.pdf}, urldate = {2026-10-23}, note = {Indexed by Climate Insights Directory} }