Background
The UN Climate Change secretariat launched a Needs-based Finance project (NBF) – in response to decisions of the Conference of the Parties under Long-term finance[1] – with the objective of facilitating access and mobilization of climate finance for the implementation of priority mitigation and adaptation projects to address the needs identified by developing countries.
Accordingly, the East African Community (EAC) Secretariat entered a collaboration with the UN Climate Change to facilitate the implementation of NBF in the East African Community. This collaboration is informed by EAC’s prioritization of Climate Change Management and Green Grow in the Sixth EAC Development Strategy; and the unprecedent need for international climate finance mobilization for Partner States to meet their climate ambitions under the Paris Agreement. Over the last two years, this collaboration has resulted into the assessment of the regional climate finance needs, development of a regional Climate Finance Access and Mobilization Strategy as endorsed at the 42nd Council of Ministers in July 2022 and the Implementation Plan, and a Pipeline of Priority projects.
The EAC Secretariat with the support of the UN Climate Change secretariat are organizing a training workshop on climate finance access and mobilization jointly with the operating entities of the Financial Mechanism (Global Environment Facility, Green Climate Fund) and Adaptation Fund (AF) and other institutions (e.g. accredited entities).
The workshop aims to complete the formulation of the pipeline of priority projects into concept notes and full proposals for submission to the funds later, as well as enhance knowledge of requirements of these funds, the proposal development process and how to ensure proposals meet funding requirements.
Provisional Programme
Provisional Programme
Day 1 (17 April)
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Time
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Item
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Interventions
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08.30 – 09.00
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Arrival and Registration
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EAC Secretariat
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09.00 – 10.00
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Opening
- Welcoming note
- Constitution of bureau
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Introduction
- Opening remarks
- Overview of the training workshop and objectives
- Adoption of the Agenda and Programme
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- EAC Secretariat
- Chairperson
- Host Government
- UNFCCC
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10.00-10.30
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Coffee/Tea Break
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All
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10.30 -11:00
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Enhancing Collaboration through the EAC Climate Finance Strategy
- Overview of the Implementation Plan PPT
- EAC Regional priorities projects PPT
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11.00 -13:00
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Session 1: GROUP discussions
- Updates on national priorities to enable identification of further potential regional programmes.
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Chairperson
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PLENARY DISCUSSIONS
- Consolidating and ranking of priorities discussed.
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Moderator
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13.00- 14.00
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Lunch break
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All
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14.00-15:30
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SESSION 2: CLIMATE FINANCE FACILITIES AND THEIR PROJECT CYCLES
- Overview including funding windows, access modalities and key aspects of project development cycle, highlighting their priorities, requirements, and key players for each phase of the process.
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Moderator:
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15.30- 16.30
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SESSION 3: INTERACTIVE DISCUSSION & WORKING SESSION
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Moderator:
Interactive discussion
Breakout work on Miro Board and initial discussions on the potential regional programme ideas.
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16:30 – 17:00
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CLOSING
- reflections from participants
- Remarks by EAC and Day 2 outlook
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Chair
EAC
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Day 2 (18 April)
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Time
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Item
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Interventions
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08.30-9:00
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Welcome and briefing
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CHAIR
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09.00 – 10.30
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SESSION 4: UNDERSTANDING PROGRAMME DESIGN AND INTRODUCING THE THEORY OF CHANGE APPROACH
This session will introduce the Theory of Change (ToC) approach and provide insight into how this relates to how the respective funds utilise this approach with regards to their project development, appraisal, implementation, and M&E. This session will provide an important foundation for the working sessions later in the programme in which a draft ToC will be developed for the potential regional programme ideas.
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Moderator:
Overview presentation PPT
Perspectives from funders
Interactive discussion
Break-out work on Miro Board
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10.30 – 11.00
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Tea/Coffee break
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All
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11:00 – 12:00
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SESSION 5: ESTABLISHING THE CLIMATE AND REGIONAL RATIONALE
This session will elucidate the concept of a climate rationale, a crucial component of developing a project/programme seeking to access climate finance. An interactive panel discussion with several multilateral climate funds will allow the audience to gain insight into their respective perspectives on what a climate rationale is and what a robust climate rationale looks like. Participants will then breakout into smaller groups to work on an exercise in developing a climate rationale, with the intention of developing a succinct articulation of the climate rationale for the respective regional programme ideas identified in session 1.
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Moderator:
- Interventions:
- Interactive discussion
- Break out work on Miro Board
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12.00 – 13.00
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SESSION 6: SOCIAL AND GENDER CONSIDERATIONS, ENVIRONMENTAL AND SOCIAL SAFEGUARDS AND RISK MANAGEMENT
This session will focus on gender and social considerations in designing project proposals, including the importance of multi-stakeholder consultation processes for developing fit-for-purpose and inclusive programmes. In addition, it will also identify and discuss the different risks that a project should consider and how can they be mitigated and managed. Linked to this issue is the environmental and social safeguards that need to be in place to reduce and prevent potential negative project impacts to the environment and the communities.
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Moderator:
Overview presentation PPT
Perspectives from funders.
Interactive discussion
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13.00 – 14.00
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Lunch Break
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All
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14:00 – 15:30
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SESSION 7: WORKING SESSION
Programme idea teams will begin fleshing out the regional programme idea on Miro Board, including articulating the baseline and context, understanding data availability and gaps, and starting the process of conceptualising the programme idea with a Theory of Change.
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Moderator:
Breakout work on Miro Board with the respective regional programme idea teams
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15:30 – 16:15
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SESSION 8: DETERMINING FINANCIAL FEASIBILITY/PROJECT VIABILITY AND ESTABLISHING THE INVESTMENT FRAMEWORK
Partners will provide insight into how they understand and assess if a project/programme is viable, including insight into their investment framework, if applicable.
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Moderator:
Perspectives from funders.
Interactive discussion
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16:15 – 17.00
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SESSION 9: MOBILISING PRIVATE SECTOR CLIMATE FINANCE: INSTRUMENTS OF CLIMATE FINANCE AND THE ROLE OF BLENDED FINANCE
The session will explain the role of private sector in the mobilisation of climate finance, including blended finance and opportunities for private sector access to climate finance e.g. the GCF Private Sector Facility.
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Moderator:
Perspectives from funders.
Interactive discussion on private sector opportunities as it relates to the respective programme ideas
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Day 3 (19 April)
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Time
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Item
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Intervention
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8.30 –09.00
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Welcome and briefing
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Chair
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9.00 – 10.00
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SESSION 10: PACKAGING REGIONAL PRIORITY PROGRAMMES – MOVING FROM AN IDEA TO A WELL ARTICULATED PROGRAMME
This session will allow the respective funds and resources persons to provide further insight into how to package the regional programme ideas into a well-articulated regional programme for accessing climate finance. i.e, articulating key components of the programme, delivery mechanisms (including sub-national, national, regional and international entities for delivery), common challenges of programmes seeking to access climate finance and advice on how to address these early in the conceptualisation of programmes (etc).
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Moderator:
Insights from the funds and resource persons
Interactive discussion
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10.00-10.30
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Coffee/Tea Break
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All
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10.30-13.00
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SESSION 11: Working session - Project concept and programme theory of change development
In this session, participants will continue work with the trainers in developing a simple logical framework for their project/programme idea, including identifying inputs, activities, outputs, outcomes, and impacts for their projects. The intention is for participants to use the notes, learning and insight from the previous sessions to structure their idea using a logical framework, and flesh out a concept note template as well as a PowerPoint template that will be presented after lunch.
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Moderator:
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13.00–14.00
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Lunch Break
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All
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14:00 – 14:30
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COMPLETE PPT SLIDES FOR PRESENTATION IN PLENARY
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Regional programme idea teams to complete a 3 – 5 slide ppt templates to be presented in session 11.
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14.30-16:00
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SESSION 12: PROGRAMME CONCEPT PRESENTATIONS AND NEXT STEPS
During this session the participants will have an opportunity to present their programme concepts they have developed during the workshop.
Partners and government officials will provide feedback and discuss next steps so that the participants have a list of things they can do after the workshop to move the programme concept further.
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Moderator:
Rapporteur
EAC
Chair
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16:00 – 17:00
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Reflections
Closing remarks
Preparation and adoption of outcome report
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Chair & Rapporteur
Host Government
EAC & HoDs
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17:00
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End of the meeting
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