Strengthening NDA Capacity on Project Evaluation and Development of Climate Finance Strategy to Enhance Papua New Guinea’s Access to Climate Finance

The document outlines a request for USD 290,774 to enhance the capacity of the Climate Change and Development Authority (CCDA) in Papua New Guinea. The project aims to address gaps in project evaluation, the lack of a long-term climate finance strategy, and a shortage of quality concept notes. Key activities include recruiting technical consultants to be embedded in the NDA, developing a project evaluation manual, conducting a Readiness Needs Assessment, and creating a 2022-2027 National Climate Finance Strategy. The project is implemented by the Global Green Growth Institute (GGGI) over an 18-month period.

• Papua New Guinea faces three primary barriers to accessing climate finance: difficulties in evaluating project concepts and funding proposals, the absence of long-term strategies such as a National Climate Finance Strategy, and a lack of high-quality concept notes.
• The Climate Change and Development Authority (CCDA) currently lacks sufficient technical staff to implement the established no-objection procedure, with only one interim staff member managing coordination, GCF communication, and technical guidance as of October 2021.
• The proposal requests a total amount of USD 290,774 to be implemented over 18 months by the Global Green Growth Institute (GGGI).
• The project will recruit five specialized consultants to be based in Port Moresby: a GCF Projects Liaison Specialist, a Finance/Investment Specialist, a Climate Change Projects Specialist, a Readiness Needs Assessment consultant, and a Climate Finance Specialist.
• A key output of the grant is the development of a 2022-2027 National Climate Finance Strategy, which will include a situation analysis of potential private sector financiers.
• The project aims to produce a program development process manual for the NDA to assist in the no-objection procedure, which will be made public on the NDA website for transparency.
• The proposal targets the submission of at least one quality concept note to the GCF, supported by technical assistance and capacity building workshops on concept note writing.
• The project incorporates a gender-responsive approach, targeting 50% women's participation in all capacity building workshops and Readiness activities.
• Papua New Guinea's climate vulnerability is highlighted by extreme weather events, such as the 2008 El Niño which displaced approximately 63,000 people and the 2015-16 frost and drought that impoverished 1.8 million people.

APA

Green Climate Fund (2022). Strengthening NDA Capacity on Project Evaluation and Development of Climate Finance Strategy to Enhance Papua New Guinea’s Access to Climate Finance. https://www.greenclimate.fund/sites/default/files/document/png-gggi.pdf

Chicago

Green Climate Fund. Strengthening NDA Capacity on Project Evaluation and Development of Climate Finance Strategy to Enhance Papua New Guinea’s Access to Climate Finance. 2022. https://www.greenclimate.fund/sites/default/files/document/png-gggi.pdf.

Wikipedia

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BibTeX

@techreport{greenclimatefund2022strengthening, author = {{Green Climate Fund}}, title = {{Strengthening NDA Capacity on Project Evaluation and Development of Climate Finance Strategy to Enhance Papua New Guinea’s Access to Climate Finance}}, institution = {Green Climate Fund}, year = {2022}, month = feb, url = {https://www.greenclimate.fund/sites/default/files/document/png-gggi.pdf}, urldate = {2026-10-23}, note = {Indexed by Climate Insights Directory} }