Direct access to climate finance

The proposal requests USD 404,285 over 24 months to make the newly created Environmental and Social (E&S) unit within Tunisia's Agricultural Investment Promotion Agency (APIA) operational. The project focuses on strengthening staff capacity in E&S safeguards, project design, and the preparation of three concept notes for climate-resilient agriculture projects. It includes a learning mission to Morocco to study the experience of the accredited ADA Morocco entity.

• The GCF Secretariat previously recommended that APIA apply for category B environmental and social safeguards, but found that the agency lacked the necessary capacity to do so.
• A gap assessment conducted by the French agency (AFD) in 2018/2019 identified three primary deficiencies: insufficient staff for the accreditation process, a lack of training on E&S safeguards and climate change projects, and limited experience in designing climate projects with international finance.
• To address these gaps, APIA has established a special E&S unit consisting of 12 nominated employees, though further capacity building is required to meet GCF expectations.
• The proposal requests a total of USD 404,285 to be disbursed in four tranches over a 24-month period to operationalize the E&S unit and prepare a project pipeline.
• Key project activities include the development of a procedures manual and seven function sheets for the E&S unit, and the preparation of three concept notes for adaptation projects aligned with Tunisia's country programme.
• The project includes a five-day knowledge-sharing mission to Morocco for 10 employees to learn from the experience of ADA Morocco, which has a similar profile to APIA.

APA

Green Climate Fund (2020). Direct access to climate finance. https://www.greenclimate.fund/sites/default/files/document/tunisia-apia-republic-tunisia.pdf

Chicago

Green Climate Fund. Direct access to climate finance. 2020. https://www.greenclimate.fund/sites/default/files/document/tunisia-apia-republic-tunisia.pdf.

Wikipedia

{{cite report |author=Green Climate Fund |title=Direct access to climate finance |date=29 December 2020 |url=https://www.greenclimate.fund/sites/default/files/document/tunisia-apia-republic-tunisia.pdf |access-date=23 October 2026 |via=Climate Insights Directory}}

BibTeX

@techreport{greenclimatefund2020direct, author = {{Green Climate Fund}}, title = {{Direct access to climate finance}}, institution = {Green Climate Fund}, year = {2020}, month = dec, url = {https://www.greenclimate.fund/sites/default/files/document/tunisia-apia-republic-tunisia.pdf}, urldate = {2026-10-23}, note = {Indexed by Climate Insights Directory} }