Revised Report on Readiness and Preparatory Support Programme

The GCF readiness programme aims to empower developing countries to access climate finance through five activity areas: strengthening National Designated Authorities (NDAs), developing strategic frameworks, supporting accreditation of implementing entities, building project pipelines, and information sharing. As of April 2015, 70 countries expressed interest, with over 120 NDAs nominated. The Fund provides up to US$ 1 million per country annually, with a minimum of 50% allocated to particularly vulnerable nations. The Secretariat has standardized work packages for NDA strengthening and strategic frameworks, each budgeted up to US$ 150,000, and is coordinating with partners like UNDP, GIZ, and the African Development Bank to avoid duplication of efforts.

• The readiness programme is structured around five key pillars: establishing and strengthening NDAs or focal points, creating strategic frameworks and country programmes, supporting the selection and accreditation of implementing entities, developing initial project pipelines, and facilitating information sharing and learning.
• Financial support is capped at US$ 1 million per calendar year for individual countries, with a specific target that at least 50% of readiness support be directed toward particularly vulnerable countries, including African States, least developed countries, and small island developing States.
• As of 28 April 2015, 70 countries had expressed interest in the programme, and the Fund had facilitated the nomination of more than 120 NDAs and focal points.
• The Secretariat has implemented standardized work packages for Activity areas 1 and 2, with a budget of up to US$ 150,000 for each area (or US$ 300,000 combined). For 45 existing requests in these areas, the total projected cost is up to US$ 13 million.
• The Fund coordinates its readiness efforts with other international providers to maximize impact and avoid duplication, specifically partnering with the GIZ Climate Finance Readiness Programme, the UNEP–UNDP–WRI Readiness Programme, and the African Development Bank Climate Change Fund.
• The Secretariat has conducted outreach and provided support to various countries, including participating in national dialogues in Colombia, joint missions in Kenya, and workshops in Bangladesh and Indonesia.

APA

Green Climate Fund (2015). Revised Report on Readiness and Preparatory Support Programme. https://www.greenclimate.fund/sites/default/files/document/gcf-bm-2015-inf05.pdf

Chicago

Green Climate Fund. Revised Report on Readiness and Preparatory Support Programme. 2015. https://www.greenclimate.fund/sites/default/files/document/gcf-bm-2015-inf05.pdf.

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BibTeX

@techreport{greenclimatefund2015revised, author = {{Green Climate Fund}}, title = {{Revised Report on Readiness and Preparatory Support Programme}}, institution = {Green Climate Fund}, year = {2015}, month = apr, url = {https://www.greenclimate.fund/sites/default/files/document/gcf-bm-2015-inf05.pdf}, urldate = {2026-10-23}, note = {Indexed by Climate Insights Directory} }