Progress and outlook report of the Readiness and Preparatory Support Programme

As of March 2017, the Green Climate Fund (GCF) has engaged with 111 countries on 172 readiness requests, committing a total of USD 27.4 million. The programme focuses on strengthening national designated authorities (NDAs), supporting the accreditation of direct access entities, and assisting with adaptation planning and strategic frameworks. While 83 requests have been approved (USD 24.2 million), only 48 have seen disbursements (USD 4.5 million). The GCF plans to process approximately 160 new requests in 2017 and is automating its administration through the Fluxx system.

• By March 2017, the GCF had engaged with 111 countries on 172 readiness requests, with 76 of these countries being small island developing States, least developed countries or African States.
• The Secretariat committed a total of USD 27.4 million since the programme's launch, with USD 24.2 million committed or spent on 83 requests across 66 countries, and USD 3.2 million spent on regional workshops and in-kind support.
• Of the approved readiness requests, more than 56 per cent have entered the implementation stage, a figure projected to reach approximately 80 per cent by the end of the first quarter of 2017.
• The GCF has provided in-kind accreditation support to 80 entities nominated by NDAs/focal points from 43 countries; 15 of these entities received technical assistance totaling USD 537,434 for institutional capacity and safeguard assessments.
• Regarding adaptation planning, 24 countries expressed interest in support for formulating national adaptation plans (NAPs), with proposals already approved for Liberia (USD 2.26 million) and Nepal (USD 2.93 million).
• The Secretariat anticipates processing approximately 160 requests in 2017, with 103 of these expected to be submitted via international delivery partners UNDP and UNEP.
• The GCF is implementing the Fluxx system to automate the submission, review, and approval of Readiness requests, with the goal of automating monitoring, completion, and disbursement processes by the end of the second quarter of 2017.

APA

Green Climate Fund (2017). Progress and outlook report of the Readiness and Preparatory Support Programme. https://www.greenclimate.fund/sites/default/files/document/gcf-b16-inf05.pdf

Chicago

Green Climate Fund. Progress and outlook report of the Readiness and Preparatory Support Programme. 2017. https://www.greenclimate.fund/sites/default/files/document/gcf-b16-inf05.pdf.

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@techreport{greenclimatefund2017progress, author = {{Green Climate Fund}}, title = {{Progress and outlook report of the Readiness and Preparatory Support Programme}}, institution = {Green Climate Fund}, year = {2017}, month = mar, url = {https://www.greenclimate.fund/sites/default/files/document/gcf-b16-inf05.pdf}, urldate = {2026-10-23}, note = {Indexed by Climate Insights Directory} }