Summary
The document outlines the implementation goals and specific indicators for the Green Climate Fund's (GCF) investment criteria. These indicators are designed to provide transparency and consistency in funding proposals without serving as binary pass/fail tests. The criteria cover six main areas: impact potential (mitigation and adaptation), paradigm shift potential, sustainable development potential (co-benefits), recipient needs, national ownership, and efficiency and effectiveness.
Key insights
- The investment criteria indicators are intended to guide the GCF Board, the Independent Technical Advisory Panel, the Secretariat, and accredited entities to ensure projects are described clearly while considering the diverse national circumstances of developing countries.
- The indicators must not be used as a screening tool or a binary pass/fail test with a single threshold; instead, they support the description of a proposal's delivery relative to investment standards.
- Impact potential is measured separately for mitigation (tonnes of CO2 equivalent reduced over the project lifecycle) and adaptation (expected changes in loss of life, asset value, livelihoods, and environment/society in the intervention area).
- Paradigm shift potential requires a vision for long-term change beyond a one-time investment, supported by a theory of change to replicate or scale results.
- National ownership is evaluated based on alignment with Nationally Determined Contributions (NDCs), national plans, and support policies, as well as engagement with national designated authorities.
- Efficiency and effectiveness indicators for mitigation include the cost per tonne of CO2 equivalent, the co-financing ratio, and, where appropriate, the expected internal rate of return (economic or financial).
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