Climate Change, Sustainable Development, REDD + & Global Climate Finance
Climate change remains one of the biggest challenges across Africa in the 21st century. Africa School of Project Management (ASPM) will be bringing together delegates across Africa to deliberate, learn and share experiences on Climate change & sustainable development, REDD+ and Green Climate Change Fund (GCF).
In-order to better understand the current global climate change, the discourse will focus on the historic, prehistoric climate change before considering the scientific prognosis for climate change. The discourse will explore options for mitigation and adaptation. The workshop will also explore Reducing Emissions from Deforestation and Forest Degradation (REDD+). Some of the elements that will be covered include; the Project implementation of REDD+ at regional, country, county and community levels including the current financial resources available. The discussion will also cover how to engage the relevant stakeholders to principles of good governance.
The Green Climate Fund (GCF) is the world’s largest dedicated fund helping developing countries reduce their greenhouse gas emissions and enhance their ability to respond to climate change.
GCF aims to catalyze a flow of climate finance to invest in low-emission and climate-resilient development, driving a paradigm shift in the global response to climate change. The discourse on GCF will aim to achieve the following; Have a better understanding of the Financial Management instruments, fiduciary compliance and project/program monitoring, evaluation, and reporting techniques and systems. Understand the private sector accreditation processes for financial institutions; the Environmental and Social Standards.
Main Training Modules
Climate Change & Sustainable Development
Understanding Climate Change
The Greenhouse Effect and Global Warming
Climate Hazards and Risk
Impact of Climate Change to Selected Sectors – Agriculture, Water and Energy Sectors
Concept of Sustainable Development
Climate Change Impact on Sustainable Development in Africa
Contributors to Vulnerability to Climate Change
Risk and Vulnerability Assessments
Stakeholder Analysis and Participation
International Response to Climate Change – UNFCCC
Mitigation and Adaptation Practices
Concept of climate change, risk, vulnerability and adaptation
Risk and vulnerability assessment for climate change adaptation planning
Evaluating climate risk in community context
Integrated approach in vulnerability assessment
Planning climate change adaptation
Communicating climate risk
Monitoring, evaluation and learning for adaptation
Clean Development Mechanism (CDM)
Integrating Climate Change into National Plans and Budgets
Mainstreaming Adaptation into Policies, Strategies
Reducing Emissions from Deforestation & Forest Degradation (REDD+)
Introduction to REDD+, IPCC, UNFCCC
Climate Change and the Role of Forests
Drivers for deforestation and degradation
UNFCCC context and requirements
REDD+ Safeguards under the UNFCCC
Community based monitoring
Carbon emission estimations
GHG emission estimation from Biomass burning
Current and evolving technologies
Performance reporting for REDD
Green Climate Fund (GCF) Discourse
Climate Strategy and agenda for Africa/East Africa
Overview of Climate Finance
Introduction to GCF
Priority Setting and Country Ownership
GCF Readiness Programmes
Designing a GCF concept notes and proposals
Simplified Approval Process (SAP)
Co-financing
GCF investment criteria
Delivery of projects and programs including monitoring, evaluation, and reporting
Financial management instruments and fiduciary standards
Planning, identifying and designing of country driven transformational climate investment
Preparation of concept notes and funding proposals within the investment criteria and result areas of the GCF
The GCF Proposal/concept note review and appraisal process
GCF REDD-plus results-based payments pilot program
GCF Access modalities and accreditation upgrading process
Project preparation facility (PPF) application
Opportunities and challenges for the engagement of the private sector;
Lessons on the accreditation of Development banks and suggestions and important institutional networks to the accreditation of Development Bank of Ethiopia
Basic fiduciary standards
Key administrative and financial capacities
Transparency and accountability
Project management
On- lending and/or blending
Environmental & social safeguards
Environmental and Social Management System (ESMS)
Environmental and Social (E&S) policy
Identification of Risks and Impacts
Management program
Organization capacity and competency
Monitoring and review
External Communications channels
Gender considerations
Competencies, policies and procedures to implement the Green Climate Fund’s Gender Policy
Experience with gender and climate change, including a track record of leading to both men and women.
GCF Indigenous People’s Policy
Acquire skills on grievance redress mechanisms
Way forward After the Training
Participants will develop a work plan through the help of facilitators that stipulates application of skills acquired in improving their organizations. ASPM will continuously monitor implementation progress after the training.