Readiness News and Capacity Building Events

News and seminar information for the Adaptation Fund’s Readiness Programme for Climate Finance

Upcoming Events

13-17 May 2024- Country Exchange, Tanzania

Events in Calendar Year 2024

14 March 2024- Climate Finance Readiness Webinar #17 on AF Evaluation Guidelines

21-23 February 2024- CPDAE Annual Meeting, Yerevan, Armenia

Events in Calendar Year 2023

22 November 2023- Webinar on Introduction to AF Evaluation Policy

The Adaptation Fund hosted a webinar on the Introduction to the AF Evaluation Policy and its implications to the implementing entities, on 22 November 2023. The new Evaluation Policy of the Adaptation Fund is a Fund-wide policy that came into effect in October 2023 and replaced the Evaluation Framework. The purpose of the Evaluation Policy is to identify the fundamental expectations, processes, and protocols to support a reliable, useful, and ethical evaluation function that contributes to learning, decision-making, and accountability for the Adaptation Fund.

Below, you will find the webinar presentations:

9 November 2023- Climate Finance Readiness Webinar #16

The Adaptation Fund (AF) through its Readiness programme hosted the 16th Webinar on 9 December 2023, to discuss the topic, Environmental and Social Policy requirements during post project approval.

The webinar  discussed the Fund’s requirements for reporting on the ESP during project implementation and will share insights on issues that entities should consider when reporting on the implementation of E&S safeguards in line with the Fund’s ESP. It facilitated peer-to-peer exchange and lesson sharing among NIEs on monitoring and reporting on compliance with the Fund’s ESP improved monitoring and reporting practices.

Below, you will find the webinar presentations:

7 November 2023- Webinar on Key updates from the Decisions of the 41st Adaptation Fund Board meeting

The Adaptation Fund hosted a webinar to share key updates from the decisions of the 41st Adaptation Fund Board meeting and its implications to the implementing entities, on 7 November 2023.

Below, you will find the webinar presentations:

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12-15 September 2023- Annual NIE Seminar in the Dominican Republic

The Adaptation Fund (AF)’s 2023 Annual National Implementing Entity (NIE) Seminar kicked off from September 12-15 in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic with more than 60 participants. For four days, participants from AF together with the Fund’s 32 NIEs across the globe and their projects’ executing entities discussed monitoring and evaluation of ecosystem-based interventions/adaptation actions, enhancing access to climate finance under the AF new funding windows, mainstreaming of environmental, social, and gender issues in adaptation projects and programmes, AF project Innovations, and, project performance report submissions.

23 NIEs participated and shared their experiences during the Annual NIE Seminar.

Below, you will find the workshop presentations, along with a graphic representation of all the AF funding windows in once place that was presented during the seminar:

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June 2023- Country Exchange, Indonesia

24 May  2023- Webinar on Gender

The Adaptation Fund (AF) through its Readiness programme hosted the Gender Webinar on 24 May 2023, to discuss the topic, Gender-responsive project/programme design and implementation reporting. The Gender Webinar aimed to provide participants with technical tools and good practices to ensure compliance with AF GP and the integration of a gender-responsive approach in project/programme design and implementation reporting. Additionally, it facilitated peer-to-peer exchange through working groups and lesson sharing among NIEs on the challenges and opportunities they have faced in implementing a gender-responsive approach within their projects.

Below, you will find the workshop presentations:

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9-11 May  2023- Enhanced Direct Access Workshop in Kigali, Rwanda

The Adaptation Fund Board secretariat (the secretariat) facilitated a climate finance readiness workshop on Enhanced Direct Access in Kigali, Rwanda from 9-11 May 2023. The workshop provided a platform for countries to share and exchange lessons, knowledge, and experiences in the programming of EDA funding, in order to boost confidence as well as encourage the programming of climate finance through EDA. It is expected that NIEs who access the EDA funding window would be able to submit clear, complete and concise proposals that align with the objectives of EDA as a funding modality, and that result in enhanced locally led climate resilience and adaptation action. The workshop focused on the EDA funding window and the project review process and seeked to enhance understanding of the readiness support available for EDA and the EDA implementation models.

23 NIEs participated and shared their experiences during the EDA workshop.

Below, you will find the workshop presentations and the report:

Workshop Report

Presentations

24 April 2023- Climate Finance Readiness Webinar #15

The Adaptation Fund (AF) through its Readiness programme hosted the 15th Webinar on 24 April 2023, to discuss the topic, Climate change reasoning for adaptation project development. The webinar  discussed the Fund’s approach to adaptation reasoning and the lessons that can be learnt from previous project submissions. It facilitated peer-to-peer exchange and lesson sharing among NIEs on the approaches they have used, and best practice applied across different geographic regions on project design and development that is based on evidence and data collected through assessments, studies and other observations of vulnerability due to adverse climate impacts, including the options to address such vulnerabilities

Below, you will find the webinar presentations:

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Events in Calendar Year 2022

8 December 2022- Climate Finance Readiness Webinar #14

The Adaptation Fund (AF) through its Readiness programme hosted the 14th Webinar on 8 December 2022, to discuss the topic, Distilling the characteristics of Enhanced Direct Access and Innovation Project design in Adaptation. This webinar discussed the key features that distinguish EDA and innovation projects from regular adaptation projects and will share experiences and learning from proposals approved by the Adaptation Fund Board under the afore-mentioned funding windows

Below, you will find the webinar presentations:

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7 December 2022- Webinar on Accreditation

The Adaptation Fund, through its Readiness Programme hosted a webinar on accreditation and and re-accreditation with the Fund to increase Direct Access to climate finance by developing countries. The workshop sought to enhance understanding on the Fund’s accreditation process and criteria among developing countries, navigating accreditation challenges and overview of the fiduciary standards and requirements.

Below, you will find the webinar presentations:

26-30 September 2022 – Annual NIE seminar in Washington, D.C, USA

The Adaptation Fund (AF)’s 9th Annual National Implementing Entity (NIE) Seminar kicked off from September 26-30 in Washington, D.C with more than 60 participants. For five days, participants from AF together with the Fund’s 34 NIEs across the globe and their projects’ executing entities discussed the Fund’s expanded funding windows offering additional finance in project scale-up, innovation, learning and Enhanced Direct Access, the updated gender guidance document, proposal development, reaccreditation, the next Medium-Term Strategy (MTS) and the community of practice for direct access entities.

25 NIEs participated and shared their experiences during the Annual NIE Seminar.

Below, you will find the workshop presentations, along with a graphic representation of all the AF funding windows in once place that was presented during the seminar:

AF Funding Windows Graphic Representation

Annual NIE Seminar Summary Video

NIE Seminar Report

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21-24 June 2022- Enhanced Direct Access Workshop in Costa Rica

The Adaptation Fund in cooperation with Fundecooperación para el Desarrollo Sostenible hosted a three-day international workshop on Enhanced Direct Access in Costa Rica, from 21 to 23 June. The workshop provided a platform for countries to share and exchange lessons, knowledge and experiences in the programming of climate adaptation finance, and the development of adaptation projects and encourage the programming of climate finance through Direct Access. The workshop, while focusing on EDA, also offered an overview and recent updates on some of the other more recently established modalities available through Direct Access, namely innovation. The workshop also seeked to enhance understanding on the Fund’s re-accreditation process among developing countries, and discuss the common gaps and challenges identified with respect to accreditation of a second entity.

27 NIEs participated and shared their experiences during the EDA workshop.

Below, you will find the workshop presentations:

Presentations

9 June 2022- Webinar on Accreditation

The Adaptation Fund, through its Readiness Programme hosted a webinar on accreditation and accreditation of a second NIE with the Fund to increase Direct Access to climate finance by developing countries. The workshop sought to enhance understanding on the Fund’s accreditation process and criteria among developing countries, and discussed the common gaps and challenges, as well as requirements for the accreditation of a second NIE from a country.

3 NIEs (ADA-Morocco, EPIU-Armenia and FIRCA- Cote d’Ivoire) gave presentations and shared their experiences on the AF Accreditation process.

Below, you will find the webinar presentations:

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Events in Calendar Year 2021

9 December 2021- Webinar on Enhancing Access to Climate Finance under the AF new Funding Windows

 

The Adaptation Fund (AF) through its Readiness programme hosted the 13th Webinar on 9 December 2021, to discuss the topic, Enhancing Access to Climate Finance under the AF new Funding Windows. The webinar shared experiences and learnings from NIEs that have already accessed the funding windows and engaged participants in discussion with the AF Secretariat on improving access.

3 NIEs (EPIU- Armenia, PACT- Belize and CSE- Senegal) shared their experiences on accessing climate finance under the AF new funding windows.

Below, you will find the webinar presentations:

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22-23 November 2021- Workshop on Innovation in Adaptation

In order to accelerate, encourage and enable innovation for effective, long-term adaptation to climate change, the Adaptation Fund Board Secretariat through its Readiness Programme hosted a workshop on Innovation in Adaptation. The virtual workshop discussed examples of types of innovation, clarity around the innovation process or pathway, and the different stages into which a proposal can fit.

3 NIEs (AGCID- Chile, IDDI-Dominican Republic and DoE-Antigua and Barbuda) shared their experiences on the AF Innovation process.

Below, you will find the webinar presentations:

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9 September 2021- Workshop on Accreditation and Re-accreditation

The Adaptation Fund, through its Readiness Programme hosted a workshop on accreditation and Re-accreditation with the Fund to increase Direct Access to climate finance by developing countries. The workshop sought to enhance understanding on the Fund’s accreditation and re-accreditation process among developing countries, and discussed the common gaps and challenges identified in the AF Bridging the Gaps in Accreditation Report, 2020.

2 NIEs (PKSF-Bangladesh and CASM-Honduras) gave presentations and shared their experiences on the AF Accreditation process.

Below, you will find the webinar presentations:

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17,19 and 24 August 2021 – Adaptation Fund 2021 NIE Virtual Country Exchange Visit in India

Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the third country exchange was held as a virtual event jointly with the Adaptation Fund and the National Bank for Agriculture and Rural Development (NABARD) of India which is the accredited NIE for India on 17, 19 and 24 August 2021. The themes of Food Security was selected by the secretariat based on NIE responses to a survey that was administered by the secretariat ahead of the country exchange.  In general, the objective of country exchange visits under the Readiness Programme is to enhance the accredited NIEs’ capacity for project design, development and implementation by facilitating interaction and engagement with project stakeholders, and facilitation of benchmarking for these NIEs towards an Adaptation Fund project within a sector or model of interest.

Please find more information on the second country exchange below:

Country exchange on: Food Security

3-5 August 2021- 2021 Global Annual NIE Seminar

The Adaptation Fund (AF)’s 8th annual National Implementing Entity (NIE) seminar kicked off on August 3 virtually with more than 75 participants including executing entities for the first time. For three days, participants from AF together with the Fund’s 34 NIEs across the globe and their projects’ executing entities discussed the Fund’s expanded funding windows offering additional finance in project scale-up, innovation, learning and Enhanced Direct Access. They also shared experiences and lessons in project design, implementation, review and monitoring, readiness, accreditation/reaccreditation and accessing AF’s existing and new resources for countries that are vulnerable to climate change.

The seminar concluded with a Knowledge Fair on the last day, where several NIEs shared experiences and best practices from their AF-funded projects as well as opportunities for scaling them up or replicating them to extend their sustainability and reach in the vulnerable communities they serve and beyond.

Below, you will find the seminar presentations:

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15 July 2021- Webinar on Climate Finance Access and Accreditation

The Adaptation Fund, through its Readiness Programme hosted a webinar on accessing climate finance and obtaining accreditation with the Fund to increase Direct Access to climate finance by developing countries. The webinar aimed to strengthen knowledge and understanding of the Fund’s accreditation and re-accreditation processes and discuss challenges and gaps faced by developing countries in accessing adaptation finance from the Fund, as well as possible solutions to address these.

3 NIEs (BFTEC- Bhutan, FIRCA-Cote d’Ivoire and CASM-Honduras) gave presentations and shared their experiences on the AF Accreditation process.

Below, you will find the webinar presentations:

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29 June 2021- Regional Workshop on Direct Access and Project Development for Asia and East Europe

The Adaptation Fund, through its Readiness Programme hosted the regional webinar for Asia-Pacific and East Europe focusing on project development and Direct Access to adaptation finance. The webinar took place on 29 June 2021 as a 2-hour online session. The Asia-Pacific and East Europe regional webinar aimed to strengthen the knowledge of developing countries and raise awareness in the Asia-Pacific and East Europe regions on the Adaptation Fund project development process and project life cycle.

3 NIEs (KEMITRAAN- Indonesia, NABARD- India and MFEM-Cook Islands) gave presentations and shared their experiences on the adaptation approaches through Direct Access in the Asia-Pacific region.

Below, you will find the webinar presentations:

25 March 2021- Climate Finance Readiness Webinar #12

The twelfth Adaptation Fund Readiness Webinar took take place on 25 March 2021. The webinar discussed the topic: Understanding Project Review Criteria and Vulnerability Assessment in Preparation of Project Activities.

6 NIEs (ADA- Morocco, SANBI- South Africa, EPIU- Armenia, MCT- Micronesia, IDDI- Dominican Republic and NEMC- Tanzania) gave presentations and shared their experiences on the Adaptation Fund’s project review criteria based on the Fund’s Operational Policies and Guidelines (OPGs) and facilitated peer to peer exchange and lesson sharing through roundtable discussions on the approaches they have used and best practice applied across different geographic regions on project design and development that is based on evidence and data collected through assessments, studies and other observations of vulnerability due to adverse climate impacts, including the options to address such vulnerabilities.

Below, you will find the agenda of the webinar and related speaker presentations:

Webinar 12 Agenda

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Events in Calendar Year 2020

30 November-10 December 2020- Adaptation Fund 2020 NIE Virtual Country Exchange Visit in Senegal

Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the second country exchange was held as a virtual event jointly with the Adaptation Fund and the Centre de Suivi Ecologique (CSE) which is the accredited NIE for Senegal on 30 November, 3 and 10 December 2020. The combined themes of Disaster Risk Reduction (DRR) and Coastal Zone Management were selected by the secretariat based on NIE responses to a survey that was administered by the secretariat ahead of the country exchange.  In general, the objective of country exchange visits under the Readiness Programme is to enhance the accredited NIEs’ capacity for project design, development and implementation by facilitating interaction and engagement with project stakeholders, and facilitation of benchmarking for these NIEs towards an Adaptation Fund project within a sector or model of interest.

Please find more information on the second country exchange below:

Country exchange on: Disaster Risk Reduction and Coastal Zone Management

 

10-11 November 2020- Climate Finance Readiness Webinar #11

The eleventh Adaptation Fund Readiness Webinar took take place on 10 November 2020 and was repeated on 11 November 2020 to accommodate NIEs located in different time zone. The webinar discussed the topic:  Climate change adaptation reasoning to support project development and assessing broader vulnerabilities.

Over the course of the 2 days, 6 NIEs (NEMC- Tanzania, MoWE- Uganda, IDDI- Dominican Republic, MCT- Micronesia, BTFEC- Bhutan and MFEM- Cook Islands) gave presentations and shared their experiences on approaches to adaptation reasoning during project design and development and how the COVID-19 pandemic had impacted the conceptualization of adaptation reasoning and the context in which adaptation rationale is or will be presented in projects and programmes. The webinar also touched on how adaptation is defined by the Fund and expectations for adequately addressing the adaptation reasoning criteria.

Below, you will find the agenda of the webinar and related speaker presentations:

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3 and 5 November 2020- 2020 Virtual Workshop on Bridging the gaps in Accessing Adaptation Finance- Lessons from the Adaptation Fund Board Secretariat, Accreditation Panel and Accredited Entities

The Adaptation Fund Board Secretariat (the secretariat) hosted a virtual global workshop to support developing countries access the Fund’s resources and increase their resilience to climate change through concrete projects and programmes that are country-driven, based on country needs and that benefit the most vulnerable communities impacted by adverse climate impacts, on 3 and 5 November 2020.

The objective of the workshop was to enhance understanding on the AF accreditation process among developing countries that are yet to have national implementing entities or that have just started the process (prior to submission) and aspire to seek accreditation with the Adaptation Fund, and to introduce and encourage them to take ‘AF’s e-learning course on accreditation’. The workshop also served to further address main mitigating factors to close the gaps and accreditation, used a peer-to-peer learning approach and open dialogue to include case studies from AF accredited NIEs on lessons learnt and interaction with the Fund’s accreditation and climate finance readiness teams.

Below, you will find the agenda of the meeting and related speaker presentations:

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1-3 September 2020- 2020 Global Annual NIE Seminar

The Adaptation Fund Board Secretariat (the secretariat) hosted the seventh annual global Climate Finance Readiness Seminar for its accredited National Implementing Entities (NIEs), from 1-3 September 2020. Held virtually on Zoom for the first time, most of Adaptation Fund’s 32 NIEs were among nearly 60 attendees, along with the Technical Evaluation Reference Group (AF-TERG) which was newly established by the Adaptation Fund Board (the Board) to carry out independent evaluation functions. The seminar brings together the Adaptation Fund’s national implementing entities under its pioneering Direct Access modality, which builds country ownership in adapting and building resilience to climate change, to share best practices and lessons learned. The objective of the seminar was to facilitate a forum where the NIEs could engage in discussions sharing project successes & lessons, responses to Covid-19, reaccreditation best practices, as well as project scale-up, innovation & learning grants. The meeting also served to further learning through the Community of Practice for Direct Access Entities (CPDAE).

Below, you will find the agenda of the meeting, the seminar report and related speaker presentations:

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22-23 April – Climate Finance Readiness Webinar #10

The tenth Adaptation Fund Readiness Webinar took take place on 22 April 2020 and was repeated on 23 April 2020 to accommodate NIEs located in Asia and the Pacific. The webinar discussed the topic:  Managing project extensions through adaptive management during project implementation.

Over the course of the 2 days 4 NIEs (AGCI-Chile, MoE-Rwanda, NABARD-India and MOPIC-Jordan) gave presentations and shared their experiences on the factors that cause delays in project implementation resulting in the need for project extensions, the possible ways of addressing the causes of project delays, and the lessons that can be learnt from their experiences. The webinar also touched on expected project delays due to the COVID-19 pandemic which presented an additional risk to communities and project implementation. A key aspect of the discussions was that addressing climate vulnerability and impacts remained urgent in the midst of the pandemic which presented additional risks as well as some opportunities in the fight against climate change.

Click on the links below to read the webinar report and the speakers’ presentations:

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Events in Calendar Year 2019

24 October 2019- Climate Finance Readiness Webinar #9

The Adaptation Fund hosted the ninth climate finance readiness webinar for its accredited national implementing entities (NIEs). The webinar focused on the topic of evidence-based interventions – assessing vulnerability and feasibility for sustained local-level resilience.

The webinar discussed how evidence from vulnerability assessments, feasibility studies, research and other sources can be used to inform interventions that enhance resilience to the adverse impacts of climate change. Examples of how evidence has been used to inform project development and scaling-up opportunities by NIEs were at the center of discussions.

This included peer-peer exchange of best practices in undertaking vulnerability assessments (VAs), feasibility studies (FSs), and other studies that impacted the development of informed project proposals and the effective identification of vulnerabilities, project risks and subsequent solutions to address these.

Below, you will find the webinar report and the speakers’ presentations:

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2-3 September 2019- Accreditation Training Workshop at the UNFCCC Asia-Pacific Climate Week, Bangkok, Thailand

The Adaptation Fund convened nearly 20 developing country representatives from Asia and the Pacific in a training workshop to enhance access to adaptation funding within the region through the Fund’s Direct Access modality.

The workshop coincided with the 2019 Asia Pacific Climate Week (APCW), which is part of a regional climate week series organized by the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change and Nairobi Framework Partnership targeted at raising climate ambition and action around the Paris Agreement, UN Climate Summit in New York in late September and COP 25 in Chile in December.

The workshop used a peer-to-peer learning approach and open dialogue to include case studies and interaction with the Fund’s accreditation and climate finance readiness teams.

Below, you will find the agenda of the meeting, the workshop report and related presentations: 

REPORT: Regional Accreditation Workshop

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5-9 August 2019- Climate Finance Readiness Seminar #6, Saint John’s, Antigua and Barbuda

The sixth Climate Finance Readiness Seminar for national implementing entities (NIEs) of the Adaptation Fund (AF) was held on 5-9 August in Saint John’s, Antigua and Barbuda. The Adaptation Fund’s accredited entities that are implementing adaptation projects, partner organizations and other stakeholders gathered together to share knowledge and practices of the adaptation finance. The seminar also included a field visit to several project sites in Antigua.

Below, you will find the agenda of the meeting and related presentations: 

REPORT: Climate Finance Readiness Seminar

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19 June 2019- Side-event on the margins of the 50th session of the subsidiary bodies (SB50): Enhancing the Delivery of Readiness and Capacity Building Support for Climate Change Adaptation

The Adaptation Fund Board (AFB) secretariat, Climate Technology Centre and Network (CTCN), and the Paris Committee on Capacity-building (PCCB) have partnered to bring together organizations that are providing readiness and capacity-building support for adaptation at a side-event on the margins of the 50th sessions of the subsidiary bodies (SB50) of the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) in Bonn, Germany. The side-event will take place on Wednesday, 19 June 2019.

The side-event will provide an opportunity for organizations providing readiness and capacity-building support to enhance adaptation action in developing countries to provide input into development of the bulletin for providers of readiness and capacity-building for adaptation which will be launched at the 25th Conference of the Parties (COP25) in Santiago, Chile. The bulletin will provide information from the organizations providing such support, to developing country Parties to the UNFCCC, Kyoto Protocol and Paris Agreement, including the type of readiness and capacity-building support available and how Parties can access the support. In addition, there will be a general discussion on how delivery of readiness and capacity-building support can be enhanced. The AFB secretariat/CTCN/PCCB partnership also intends to promote collaboration, partnerships and complementarity in the delivery of readiness and capacity-building support which in turn could strengthen the quality of technical assistance and other forms of support delivered to developing countries to enhance the programming of adaptation finance and implementation of resilience activities on the ground.

For the full agenda of the event, please click here.

5-7 June 2019- The Community of Practice for Direct Access Entities (CPDAE) holds first face-to-face meeting in Durban, South Africa

The Community of Practice for Direct Access Entities (CPDAE) is an initiative conceived by accredited national implementing entities (NIEs) of the Adaptation Fund (AF) and direct access entities (DAEs) of the Green Climate Fund (GCF) to provide an avenue for knowledge exchange, learning and experience sharing, collaboration and peer support within the community of NIEs and DAEs involved in the programming of climate change adaptation and mitigation finance. The community seeks to increase the effectiveness of entities in accessing resources and implementing adaptation and mitigation projects and programs through Direct Access. The CPDAE is led and driven by the entities themselves with support from the AF and GCF as well as other partners such as the African Development Bank’s Africa Climate Change Fund (ACCF) who have provided financial and in-kind support for establishment of the community. The CPDAE held its first face-to-face meeting from 5-7 June 2019 in Durban, South Africa at which it validated and finalized the Governance framework of the community; and developed an action plan to address gaps and challenges identified by the entities so as to enhance the capacity of NIEs and DAEs to access and programme climate finance.

Below, you will find the agenda of the meeting and related presentations: 

REPORT: CPDAE meeting

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 5-11 May 2019- Adaptation Fund and National Implementing Partner AGCID host country learning exchange in Chile

As part of its robust ongoing activities to share lessons and experiences from adaptation projects in the field, the Adaptation Fund (AF) facilitated a ‘Country Exchange’ in Chile, partnering with its accredited national implementing partner in the country, the Agencia Chilena de Cooperación Internacional para el Desarrollo (AGCID).

Including AGCID, the five-day exchange brought together 12 AF-accredited national implementing entities (NIEs) from around the world to visit firsthand the AF-funded adaptation project in Chile that is implemented by AGCID to help small rural farmers in the vulnerable dry O’Higgins region adapt and build resilience to climate variation, water scarcity and climate change that impacts the cattle, crops, water and soils they depend on.

25 April 2019- Climate Finance Readiness Webinar #8

The Adaptation Fund hosted the eighth climate finance readiness webinar for its accredited national implementing entities (NIEs). The webinar continued and advanced the conversation on the topic of Knowledge Management (KM) systems and products, specifically how different NIEs, MIEs and the private sector manage KM within their organizations.

KM experiences from 2 NIEs (AGCID Chile and PIOJ Jamaica) were detailed and shared with the audience, including arrangements and support for KM under the AF, while Rita Kumar shared her vast experience as a KM expert. Key take-home messages from the webinar: consider a holistic approach and establish a KM process at the institutional level, leverage tools and systems already in place, improve visibility and communication of knowledge products, and learning and sharing should include internal and external dissemination of institutional and project-level experience.”

Below, you will find the webinar report, the press release and the speakers’ presentations:

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18-19 March 2019- Regional Climate Finance Readiness Workshop, Accra, Ghana

The Adaptation Fund (AF) hosted representatives from 9 countries from Central Africa, including civil society representing the Adaptation Fund NGO network, for a regional workshop held on March 18-19 in Accra, Ghana to promote access to Adaptation Finance, through the Fund’s Direct Access modality, and to develop effective adaptation projects. Discussions focused on familiarizing country focal points and candidate national implementing entity (NIE) representatives with the AF fiduciary requirements for accreditation, project proposal submission and review process, and familiarization with AF policies and procedures, including its Direct Access modality and its environmental and social policy (ESP) and gender policy (GP).

The workshop took place on the margins of the UN Africa Climate Week 2019 which is under the auspices of the Nairobi Framework Partnership that supports developing countries in preparing and implementing their plans to address climate change under the Paris Climate Change Agreement.

REPORT: Regional Climate Finance Readiness Workshop

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Events in Calendar Year 2018

25 October 2018- Climate Finance Readiness Webinar #7

The Adaptation Fund hosted the seventh climate finance readiness webinar for its accredited national implementing entities (NIEs). The webinar provided guidance on the topic of change, specifically how to manage change in adaptation projects/programmes during project implementation.

At its twenty-ninth meeting, the Adaptation Fund Board (the Board), decided to consolidate all its previous decisions related to requests for direct project services, requests for material change, and requests for revision of original activity/output/outcome and/or associated indicators and targets into a new annex which it subsequently approved at its thirtieth meeting as annex seven of the Operational Policies and Guidelines (OPGs) related to project/programme implementation.

In general, the need for changes in a climate change project, which may be as minor as  modifying an activity, to changing an entire project’s design, could be triggered by internal factors (such as poorly conducted vulnerability, safeguards or other assessments, technical feasibility studies, and logical gaps among activities in the project design), external factors (such as changes in the country’s policy framework or other adaptation initiatives, changes in foreign exchange rates, and unexpected situations such as natural catastrophes), or both.  Therefore, while changes in a project/programme can be an undesirable aspect of project/programme management, particularly change due to internal factors, it is useful to gain better understanding of possible triggers and to share experiences and knowledge on how to foster long-term adaptive management for change that cannot be prevented or averted.

Below, you will find the webinar report, the press release and the speakers’ presentations:

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28-31 August 2018- Climate Finance Readiness Seminar #5, Washington D.C.

The fifth Climate Finance Readiness Seminar for national implementing entities (NIEs) of the Adaptation Fund (AF) was held in 28-31 August in Washington DC. The Adaptation Fund’s accredited entities that are implementing adaptation projects, partner organizations and other stakeholders gathered together to share knowledge and practices of the adaptation finance. The seminar also included a field visit to local resilience project stream restoration sites coordinated by the Washington, D.C. government.

REPORT : Climate Finance Readiness Seminar

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19 April 2018- Climate Finance Readiness Webinar #6

The Adaptation Fund hosted the sixth climate finance readiness webinar for its accredited national implementing entities (NIEs). The webinar provided guidance on mainstreaming environmental, social and gender issues in adaptation projects, especially focusing on the project proposal phase.

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4-6 April 2018- Readiness Workshop on Accreditation and the Readiness Support Package, Nairobi, Kenya

The one-year pilot ‘Readiness Package’ was launched at a workshop held April 4-6 in Nairobi, Kenya. The Adaptation Fund co-hosted the workshop with its NIE for Kenya, the National Environment Management Authority (NEMA).The workshop gathered representatives from over 20 select developing countries, including 13 countries that have expressed a strong interest to progress further in the accreditation application process, as well as 11 NIEs already accredited with the Fund that are eligible to provide south-south peer support through the Fund’s South-South cooperation grants.

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Events in Calendar Year 2017

7 December 2017- Climate Finance Readiness Webinar #5

The fifth Adaptation Fund webinar for its National Implementing Entities tackled the evaluation of Adaptation Fund projects with a specific focus on mid-term evaluation and final/terminal evaluation.

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24-25 October 2017- Climate Finance Readiness Workshop for the Caribbean Region, Barbados

The Adaptation Fund convened 15 countries from across the Caribbean in Barbados to share knowledge and best practices in developing and implementing effective adaptation projects. The Readiness workshop, which took place October 24-25 in Wildey, was co-hosted with the Caribbean Development Bank, an accredited regional implementing entity of the Adaptation Fund. The workshop covered all aspects of the Adaptation Fund project cycle – from design, preparation and development to evaluation. It also discussed mainstreaming gender, environmental and social considerations into Fund projects.

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26 – 28 July 2017- Climate Finance Readiness Seminar for NIEs #4, Puntarenas Province, Costa Rica

The Adaptation Fund brought its fourth NIE Seminar directly to the field, as it co-hosted the seminar in Costa Rica with Fundecooperación para el Desarrollo Sostenible, the Fund’s accredited National Implementing Entity. The seminar provided overviews of the AF programmes and developing strategies, the project development process, as well as accreditation and re-accreditation processes. The Environmental and Social Policy and Gender Policy were discussed, and a panel of NIEs provided country experiences in a peer-to-peer interactive format. The seminar included also a field visit to Fundecooperación’s AF-funded project site in San José.

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Documents and Handouts Related to the Presentations

30 May – June 1 2017- Climate Finance Readiness Workshop for Least Developed Countries, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia

Adaptation Fund convened more than 35 Least Developed Countries (LDCs) at a Climate Finance Readiness Workshop for LDCs in Ethiopia. The workshop was co-hosted with Ethiopia’s Ministry of Finance and Economic Cooperation (MOFEC).

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13 May 2017- Meeting for Providers of Readiness Support for Adaptation

The Adaptation Fund Board Secretariat in partnership with the Climate Technology Centre and Network (CTCN) hosted a meeting with providers of readiness support for adaptation on the margins of the SB46 meetings in Bonn, Germany. The meeting agreed among other things, to continue coordination and communication between providers of readiness support for adaptation, and to continue further engagement of the issues discussed at the meeting and which were captured in the meeting report. Please view the meeting report for further details on the meeting.

20 April 2017- Climate Finance Readiness Webinar #4

The fourth Readiness webinar on “Monitoring and Evaluation in Adaptation Projects and Programmes” brought together National Implementing Entities to share practical experiences on implementing the Results-Based Management (RBM) approach, and to discuss best practices for applying M&E in adaptation work.

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Events in Calendar Year 2016

27 October 2016- Climate Finance Readiness Webinar #3

The third Readiness webinar focused on the topic “Management of Environmental and Social Risks and Gender Risks in Adaptation Projects”. The webinar was aimed at providing a practical approach for NIEs of the Fund to apply the environmental and social policy and the gender policy to their projects and programmes and to share best practices for implementing related safeguards.

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6-8 September 2016- Climate Finance Readiness Workshop for the MENA region, Rabat, Morocco

The Adaptation Fund (AF) brought together some 50 participants from more than a dozen Middle East and North Africa (MENA) countries for a workshop in Rabat, Morocco aimed at enhancing climate finance readiness and access for a region that is increasingly vulnerable to climate change and water scarcity. Co-sponsored by the Fund’s accredited National Implementing Entity for Morocco, the Agency for the Development of Agriculture (ADA), the workshop also served as a pivotal momentum-gathering point for countries on the road to COP22 in Marrakech, Morocco in early November.

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Discussion on adaptation strategies and project implementation in MENA region

23-25 August 2016- Climate Finance Readiness Workshop for the Asia and Asia-Pacific Region, Mumbai, India

The Adaptation Fund’s Climate Finance Readiness Workshop in Mumbai, India for the Asia-Pacific Region draw over 60 participants from some 35 countries to share best practices and knowledge. The workshop was co-hosted with the National Bank for Agriculture and Rural Development of India (NABARD), the Adaptation Fund’s accredited NIE for India, as well as the UNEP Regional Office for Asia and the Pacific, and Climate Action South Asia. It marked the Adaptation Fund’s third readiness seminar held for the Asia-Pacific region, and focused on the Fund’s accreditation and project development processes while providing guidance and a shared learning environment for both current NIEs and those seeking accreditation.

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13-15 July 2016- Climate Finance Readiness Seminar #3, Washington D.C.

The third Climate Finance Readiness Seminar for national implementing entities (NIEs) of the Adaptation Fund (AF) was held from 13-15 July in Washington DC. The seminar, which is a global and annual event, is organized under the AF Readiness Programme and hosted specifically for accredited NIEs of the Fund. It presents an opportunity for NIEs to meet and share experiences among themselves and with the Adaptation Fund Board (AFB) secretariat. 19 out of the 23 accredited NIEs attended the seminar, including two regional implementing entities (RIEs) and one multilateral implementing entity (MIE). Read more about the outcomes of the event in the Seminar Report.

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7-9 June 2016- Climate Finance Readiness Workshop, Tegucigalpa, Honduras

The Adaptation Fund and Central American Bank for Economic Integration (CABEI) co-hosted a Regional Climate Adaptation Finance Readiness Workshop in Tegucigalpa, Honduras that drew more than 12 countries from Latin America and the Caribbean to share experiences and best practices in the accreditation and project development processes for the Fund’s implementing entities. Several Fund staff were also on hand to deliver presentations and discuss policy updates and the Fund’s work in the region, which covers about 27% of Adaptation Fund projects.

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3-5 May 2016- Climate Finance Readiness Workshop, Casablanca, Morocco

The Adaptation Fund’s Climate Finance Readiness Workshop for the Francophone Africa took place in Casablanca, Morocco on May 3-5, 2016. During the event, the accredited NIEs shared best practices and lessons learned with the accreditation and project development processes within the Fund’s pioneering Direct Access modality. The workshop was co-sponsored by the Institute de la Francophonie pour le Developpement Durable (IFDD) and the Project Centre de Competences Changement Climatique (4C) Maroc, with the Fund’s NIE for Morocco, the Agency for Agricultural Development (ADA) also instrumental in organizing the event.

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28 April 2016- Climate Finance Readiness Webinar #2

The second readiness webinar focused on the topic of knowledge management. The webinar included presentations from a knowledge management expert as well as Adaptation Fund’s stakeholders and national implementing entities.

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Events in Calendar Year 2015

19 November 2015- Climate Finance Readiness Webinar #1

The first readiness webinar focused on community engagement and stakeholder consultation in climate adaptation projects. The webinar included presentations from the Readiness Program and NGOs followed by an open online discussion.

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22-24 September 2015- Climate Finance Readiness Workshop, Abuja, Nigeria

Co-organized with the Economic Community of West African States and the Heinrich Boll Foundation.

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28-30 July 2015- Climate Finance Readiness Seminar #6, Washington DC, USA

The sixth readiness seminar focused on readiness throughout project cycle and environmental and social safeguards.

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18-20 May 2015- Climate Finance Readiness Seminar #5, Windhoek, Namibia

24-26 March 2015- Climate Finance Readiness Seminar #4, Panama City, Panama

  • Co-hosted with CAF and the government of Panama
  • Focus on increasing capacity of applicant and accredited implementing entities

Events in Calendar Year 2014

10-12 September – Climate Finance Readiness Seminar #3, Bangkok, Thailand

  • Co-hosted with UNEP
  • Focus on increasing capacity of applicant and accredited implementing entities
  • Press Release – Seminar 3 (77 KB, PDF)

15-17 July – Climate Finance Readiness Seminar #2, Washington DC

1-4 July – First NIE Readiness Workshop in Africa, Nairobi, Kenya

  • Focus on accreditation process and implementation of projects
  • Hosted by the National Environment Management Authority (NEMA) of Kenya, and supported by the Heinrich Boell Foundation, Adaptation Fund and the Climate and Development Knowledge Network (CDKN)

1-2 May – Climate Finance Readiness Seminar #1, Washington DC

  • The Readiness Programme for Climate Finance kicked off with a two day seminar in Washington, DC, bringing together experts and thought leaders from a variety of organizations around the world.
  • Focus on convening experts and thought leaders in climate finance readiness, sharing experiences and charting paths forward.
  • Press Release – Seminar 1 (320 KB, PDF