INSIDER: 4 Priority Issues for the Green Climate Fund Board Meeting in Zambia

The document identifies critical priorities for the GCF Board meeting in Zambia, emphasizing the need for 'paradigm-shifting' project approvals and a better balance between national and international implementing entities. It argues for increased transparency in the accreditation and proposal process and the urgent establishment of a Strategic Plan to manage the $10 billion in committed funds.

• The GCF Board is reviewing eight project proposals involving adaptation and mitigation, including climate-resilient infrastructure in Bangladesh and distributed renewable energy in Rwanda and Kenya. The author argues that the Board must ensure these projects are innovative and articulate a path for success to set a positive precedent.
• There is a significant imbalance in the GCF's accredited entities; of the 20 institutions approved to channel funds, only five are national developing country institutions. To address this, the briefing recommends increasing support for the readiness programme by $14 million and improving the disbursement of readiness funding, noting that only two of 17 committed requests have been disbursed this year.
• Current GCF transparency is insufficient because information on accreditation and proposals is often released only two or three weeks before Board decisions. The document proposes that the GCF should disclose applicant information at early stages and make proposals and concept notes available for public comment before internal due diligence.
• The GCF lacks a formal strategy to manage its $10 billion in committed funds. The author asserts that the Board must commit to a process for developing a Strategic Plan by the next meeting in 2016 to define the fund's unique role and identify where it can play a catalytic role in financing to achieve a paradigm shift.

APA

World Resources Institute (2015). INSIDER: 4 Priority Issues for the Green Climate Fund Board Meeting in Zambia. https://www.wri.org/technical-perspectives/insider-4-priority-issues-green-climate-fund-board-meeting-zambia

Chicago

World Resources Institute. INSIDER: 4 Priority Issues for the Green Climate Fund Board Meeting in Zambia. 2015. https://www.wri.org/technical-perspectives/insider-4-priority-issues-green-climate-fund-board-meeting-zambia.

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BibTeX

@techreport{worldresourcesinstitute2015insider, author = {{World Resources Institute}}, title = {{INSIDER: 4 Priority Issues for the Green Climate Fund Board Meeting in Zambia}}, institution = {World Resources Institute}, year = {2015}, month = nov, url = {https://www.wri.org/technical-perspectives/insider-4-priority-issues-green-climate-fund-board-meeting-zambia}, urldate = {2026-08-17}, note = {Indexed by Climate Insights Directory} }