Kulima closely follows the international debates and progress around climate finance (fast-start and long-term), particularly the UNFCCC mechanisms (Least Developed Countries Fund, Special Climate Change Fund, and Adaptation Fund), the Climate Investment Funds (CIF), and the Green Climate Fund. We regularly include overviews of these various funds (eligibility criteria, application process etc) in our training courses. Ms Tracy Cull was invited to participate in an expert panel on innovations in gender at the 2012 CIF Partnership Forum. We also have direct experience of applying to various UNFCCC funds on behalf of MIEs (African Development Bank and UNDP).
Specific climate finance projects in which we have been involved include:
-Building resilience to climate change in the water and sanitation sector – Uganda (LDCF)(2012)
On assignment with the African Development Bank, Katharine Vincent developed this project and wrote the Project Identification Form in partnership with AfDB's Uganda country office and the Climate Change Unit of the Ministry of Water and Environment, with inputs from other relevant stakeholders. The aims of the project are threefold:
-Building resilience to climate change in flood-prone areas of Mount Elgon through catchment management
-Ensuring climate-resilient sanitation in flood-prone peri-urban areas through the installation
-Ensuring access to water for production as an adaptation in drought-prone areas through water harvesting and storage
The baseline intervention is funded to the tune of $38 million, and $8 million is requested from the LDCF under the additionality principle.
-Building resilience to climate change in the water and sanitation sector – Sierra Leone (LDCF)(2012)
On assignment with the African Development Bank, Katharine Vincent contributed to the development of this project and wrote the Project Identification Form in partnership with the water and sanitation division of AfDB. The aims of the project are fourfold:
-Ensuring access to climate-resilient water supply and sanitation through provision of water holes and training on water harvesting
-Building the institutional framework required for climate-resilient management of the water and sanitation sector through development of a sector framework
-Building improved awareness of climate-resilient WASH practices through awareness raising on hand-washing etc.
-Establishing collaborative research and monitoring to enable efficient, climate-resilient, water management, through installation of streamflow gauges and groundwater monitoring
The baseline intervention is funded to the tune of $28 million, and $4 million is requested from the LDCF under the additionality principle.
-Enabling climate resilience in the agriculture sector in the southwest region of Madagascar (LDCF)(2012)
On assignment with the African Development Bank, Katharine Vincent contributed to the development of this project and wrote the Project Identification Form in partnership with the agriculture division of AfDB and the Ministry of Agriculture. The aims of the project are twofold:
-Making agricultural water infrastructure climate resilient through the raising and rehabilitation of the Bas-Mangoky dam and associated irrigation infrastructure, and catchment management
-Strengthening community livelihoods strategies in relation to climate change, through creating water user associations and community health interventions
The baseline intervention is funded to the tune of $31 million, and $6 million is requested from the LDCF under the additionality principle.
2011
-Design of a Strategic Climate Change Policy Fund for South Africa
In partnership with Sustainable Energy Africa, Kulima contributed to the development of a Business Case for the UK Department for International Development regarding the establishment of a Strategic Climate Change Policy Fund for South Africa. The Business Case involved an assessment of options and comments on both the Strategic Case (context, barriers and need) and Appraisal Case (appraising options, exploring how the needs will be addressed, and identifying best value for money).
-Promoting resilience of agro-ecological systems in Morocco’s oasis and mountain zones (Adaptation Fund)(2010)
On assignment with UNDP, Katharine Vincent developed this project and wrote the full proposal in partnership with the UNDP Morocco country office and the Secretary of State for Water and Environment. The aims of the project are threefold:
-Improved water management practices in the oasis and mountain agro-ecological systems. through rehabilitation of water management infrastructure and management institutions
-Improved farming practices encouraging more efficient resource use, including land management techniques
-Diversification of livelihood activities to include new productive livelihoods that are resilient in the face of projected climate change, through access to microfinance
A total of $8 million was requested from the Adaptation Fund (note for unrelated reasons, the government of Morocco ultimately decided not to submit this proposal).