Strategic Framework and Country Program for Climate Finance in Kiribati

The Strategic Framework and Country Program (SFCP) for Kiribati outlines a structured approach to accessing climate finance to enhance national resilience and mitigation. It establishes a project pipeline and a programming cycle managed by the Climate Finance Division (CFD) of the Ministry of Finance and Economic Development (MFED). The framework prioritizes sectors such as coastal protection, water and food security, and energy transition, while emphasizing the need for community-based adaptation and gender-responsive programming. It identifies key international partners, including the Green Climate Fund (GCF), the Adaptation Fund (AF), and the World Bank, to bridge the significant infrastructure and adaptation funding gap, which is estimated by the IMF to require up to 6% of GDP annually.

• Kiribati faces extreme climate vulnerability, with projections under the high emission SSP5-85 scenario indicating a temperature increase of up to 4°C by the end of the century and a median sea-level rise of approximately 80 cm by 2100 and 200 cm by 2200.
• The government's climate finance strategy focuses on seven priority program areas: coastal protection and infrastructure, food security, water security, energy security, environmental sustainability and resilience, health security, and disaster risk management.
• Kiribati aims for a 60% reduction in fossil fuel use in all rural public infrastructure by 2025, targeting a 40% reduction through renewable energy deployment and 20% through energy efficiency improvements.
• The SFCP establishes a formal project pipeline for 2022-2024, including a Coastal Security Project (~USD 35 million), a regional project for Adapting Tuna-dependent Pacific Island Communities (~USD 148 million total), and a Pacific Climate Resilient Healthcare Project (~USD 50 million).
• Women in Kiribati are identified as highly vulnerable to climate impacts due to their roles as primary household managers and providers, yet they are often marginalized in traditional decision-making forums like maneabas.
• The government is exploring innovative financing mechanisms to implement the Joint Implementation Plan, including carbon levies on international air transport, fuel VAT set-asides, and fees for climate research.
• Kiribati currently lacks a Direct Access Entity for the Green Climate Fund, relying instead on regional entities like SPREP and SPC, although the MFED has passed the GCF financial management capacity assessment.

APA

Green Climate Fund (2023). Strategic Framework and Country Program for Climate Finance in Kiribati. https://www.greenclimate.fund/sites/default/files/document/kiribati-country-programme.pdf

Chicago

Green Climate Fund. Strategic Framework and Country Program for Climate Finance in Kiribati. 2023. https://www.greenclimate.fund/sites/default/files/document/kiribati-country-programme.pdf.

Wikipedia

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BibTeX

@techreport{greenclimatefund2023strategic, author = {{Green Climate Fund}}, title = {{Strategic Framework and Country Program for Climate Finance in Kiribati}}, institution = {Green Climate Fund}, year = {2023}, month = nov, url = {https://www.greenclimate.fund/sites/default/files/document/kiribati-country-programme.pdf}, urldate = {2026-10-23}, note = {Indexed by Climate Insights Directory} }