Civil Society Presentation Sept 2017

GEF Operational Focal Point, Sept 2017
Outline
Background on climate finance
Part I: GEF financing to Uganda
Part II: Part III: GEF 6
Part IV: LDCF
Part V: AF
Part VI: GCF

Background on climate finance
Introduction of Global Environmental Facility, 1991
Least Developed Countries Fund (LDCF), 2001
Special Climate Change Fund (SCCF), 2001
Adaptation Fund (COP7), est. 2001, launched 2007
Green Climate Fund, est. 2010, launched in 2012 &
operational 2013
Global Environmental Facility
Established in 1991. Allocates resources according to the
impacts of dollars spent on environmental outcomes,
but ensures that all developing countries have a share
of the funding.
Under the 5th replenishment (2011-2014): 40 donor
countries pledged US$ 1.35 Billion to the Climate
Change Focal area.
GEF had approved US$ 799 for 232 projects.
The 6th replenishment (2015-2018) will ensure that
GEF makes an estimated US$ 3 Billion available for
climate change,
GEF Resource Allocation Process
GEF- System Transparent Allocation of Resources
(STAR) allocation to Countries in 2018
1st GEF portfolio Review & Programming Meeting
2nd GEF Programming Meeting
Annual Portfolio Review meetings
ATTENDANCE :- Government Agencies, Implementing

Agencies and Civil Society
GEF financing to Uganda
Uganda is a member of the East Africa constituency
comprised of 14 African Countries:
In total 84 projects worth US$ 464.81million grant
Indicative Allocation
allocation ($) utilized ($)
STAR 5 (2011-2014) 10,690,000 10,690,000
STAR 6 (2015-2018) 9,999,303 6,485,681
Focal areas Biodiversity, Land Degradation and

Climate Change, POPs, International
Waters
GEF 6
Co-
Focal GEF Funding
Title Agencies Financin Status
Areas Grant Source
g
Strengthening the Capacity of Climate Conservation 1,100,000 450,000Concept Capacity-
Institutions in Uganda to Change International Approved building
Comply with the Transparency Initiative for
Requirements of the Paris Transparency
Agreement
Strengthening Institutional Bio UNDP 900,000 1,050,000 Project STAR

Capacity for Effective Diversity Approved
Implementation of Rio
Conventions in Uganda
NAMA on Integrated Waste Climate UNDP 2,170,030 15,138,000Project STAR

Management and Biogas in Change Approved
Uganda
Food-IAP: Fostering Land UNDP & FAO 7,139,450 58,000,000 Project STAR
Sustainability and Degredati Approved
Resilience for Food on,
Security in Karamoja Sub Climate Agreement
Region Change, to be signed
Bio soon
Diversity
Reducing the Climate Climate UNEP 4,350,000 17,500,000 Concept LDCF

Change Vulnerability of Change Approved
Local Communities in
Uganda through EbA in
Forest and Wetland
Ecosystems
Integrating Climate Climate FAO 6,886,838 29,269,269 Concept LDCF

Resilience into Change Approved
Agricultural and Pastoral
Production in Uganda,
through a Farmer/Agro-
Pastoralist Field School
Approach
Least Developed Countries Fund
(LDCF)
The Least Developed Countries Fund (LDCF) was
established on directives to the Conference of the
Parties to the UNFCCC at its seventh session.
LDCF finances the preparation and implementation of

National Adaptation Programme of Actions (NAPAs)
in response to urgent and immediate adaptation needs
in least developed countries.
Uganda has so far been allocated US$ 26.6 million to

implement 6 projects
Green Climate Fund (GCF)
GCF resources
USD 10.3 billion in pledges
USD 9.9 billion in signed
contributions
50/50 split between adaptation
& mitigation
Geographical balance
50% of adaptation resources for
SIDS, LDCs and African States
~USD 80 million for Readiness
support
USD 40 million for Project
Preparation
Figures as of 7 December 2016

A growing portfolio
~$1.5b for 35 projects
Serbia Georgia Mongolia

Moldova Armenia Uzbekistan
Tajikistan
Tunisia Jordan
Morocco Egypt Pakistan
Mexico Bangladesh
Eastern Caribbean
Senegal Mali
Gambia Viet Nam
El Salvador Sri Lanka
Uganda Maldives Tuvalu
Ecuador Kenya
Pacific Islands
Peru Rwanda Fiji
Samoa Mauritius Vanuatu
Namibia Malawi
Madagascar
South Africa
Chile
Argentina
Status as of B15 (Dec 2016)

Portfolio composition
Status as of B15 (Dec 2016)

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GEF Operational Focal Point, Sept 2017

Part I: GEF financing to Uganda

Part II: Part III: GEF 6

Part IV: LDCF

Part VI: GCF

ATTENDANCE :- Government Agencies, Implementing

Focal areas Biodiversity, Land Degradation and

Strengthening Institutional Bio UNDP 900,000 1,050,000 Project STAR

NAMA on Integrated Waste Climate UNDP 2,170,030 15,138,000Project STAR

Reducing the Climate Climate UNEP 4,350,000 17,500,000 Concept LDCF

Integrating Climate Climate FAO 6,886,838 29,269,269 Concept LDCF

LDCF finances the preparation and implementation of

Uganda has so far been allocated US$ 26.6 million to

Figures as of 7 December 2016

Serbia Georgia Mongolia

Status as of B15 (Dec 2016)

Status as of B15 (Dec 2016)

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