Capability and experience

ACCESS TO INTERNATIONAL CLIMATE FUNDS

Building Readiness of the Private Sector in Bangladesh

for Green Climate Fund (GCF) Accreditation (2016)

Acclimatise supported the Climate and Development

Knowledge Network (CDKN) to raise private sector

awareness about accessing the GCF and the opportunities

that are available to finance their climate-related investments.

Developing fundable concept notes and designing

bankable projects to support private sector

adaptation in the Caribbean (2013-2015)

Acclimatise supported the Inter-American Development

Bank (IDB) to prepare 3 concept notes for submission

to the Pilot Program for Climate Resilience (PPCR).

Two were endorsed by the PPCR Sub-Committee

in November 2013 and Acclimatise assisted in the

detailed design of these two projects (in St Lucia

and Jamaica).

NAVIGATE THE CLIMATE FINANCE LANDSCAPE

EXAMPLES OF OUR WORK

Fund Inventory Database currently lists 50 different mechanisms for adaptation finance, most of which have specific funds’ application requirements and eligibility criteria. Understanding to which mechanism to apply and how to best access funding is far from easy.

Acclimatise’s experts are fluent in climate adaptation finance. We can help you identify the funds that best suit your needs, and guide you through the application procedures. Acclimatise’s team is composed of highly qualified international experts, with relevant experience in the identification and development of investment-grade adaptation projects.

Understanding better what funding opportunities are available and how to access them is a significant step to move from planning to implementation of fully-fledged projects on the ground. These projects save money and resources, protect property and people, and ultimately, build climate resilience.

As global temperatures climb, so do the costs of adapting in a warmer world. Extreme weather events are becoming more frequent and severe. The costs to governments are rising and especially for those in the developing world. The most recent estimates show that developing countries will require between $140 and $300 billion each year by 2050 to adapt to climate change.

To meet the needs of developing nations, adaptation finance will need to increase significantly. Developed countries have already committed to provide annually $100 billion of funding by 2020 from public and private sources to support climate action in developing countries. It is important that developing countries take action now to fully exploit emerging international financing opportunities.

Despite funding being available, accessing the finance can be challenging. The Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) Climate

“ Shifting the global economy onto a low-carbon and climate resilient development pathway requires additional investments of many tens of billions of dollars. To achieve this, both Governments and key financial actors must commit to massively scaling up public and private financing to meet the growing challenge of climate change.”

- Ban Ki-moon, Secretary-General of the United Nations, 2014

adaptation strategies. We support our clients to access, manage and channel the necessary financial resources for the implementation of climate adaptation strategies, programmes and projects.

Acclimatise is helping to shape the emerging climate finance architecture by utilising the skills and experience gained from advising regional agencies and national governments as well as some of the largest global businesses in developing and implementing

Helping you to engage with climate funds

• Working with National Designated Authorities (NDAs) to access and mobilise international climate finance• Supporting dialogue between public and private sector• Developing strategic investment priorities• Identifying suitable candidate organisations for accreditation to access funds

Developing fundable adaptation projects and sourcing relevant finance opportunities

• Preparing project concept notes and proposals aligned with national priorities and the funds’ investment criteria• Developing fully-fledged adaptation projects, including those to build the capacity of domestic small businesses• Fostering business-to-business partnerships

Learning and mentoring services

• Providing tailor-made awareness raising and mentoring sessions of personnel and important stakeholders to build their skills and capacities to access and manage climate finance, including developing bankable projects

Providing support throughout the application process for direct access to funds

• Undertaking gap analyses of candidate compliance against the accreditation requirements• Providing practical recommendations to address gaps and ensure a successful application• Supporting the development of internal policies and procedures to meet fund requirements• Submitting applications according to the application cycle• Supporting the post-submission process

Capacity Building of National Designated Authority

(NDA) and Preparation of Country Strategic

Framework of the Cooperative Republic of Guyana

(CRG) (2017)

Acclimatise was commissioned by the Caribbean

Community Climate Change Centre to enhance Guyana’s

readiness to access international climate finance, in

particular from the GCF, through strengthening of the

NDA’s capacities to facilitate efficient planning and

administration of fund-related responsibilities, as well

as the identification of national funding priorities by

developing a Country Strategic Framework.

Support to the Republic of Uzbekistan in identifying,

assessing and strengthening a national institution to

directly access the GCF (2017)

Acclimatise has been commissioned by United Nations

(UN) Environment to support the Republic of Uzbekistan

through the process of identifying, assessing and

strengthening a national Implementing Entity (IE) to

directly access the GCF.

HOW CAN WE HELP YOU

OUR SERVICES

Acclimatise is a specialised advisory and digital application company that provides world-class expertise in climate change adaptation and finance. With experience in more than 60 countries, we only focus on adaptation, and our work plays a key role in shaping the international adaptation agenda. Understanding the rapidly evolving landscape of climate finance is also an essential feature of our work.

By bridging the gap between the latest scientific developments and real world decision-making, we help our clients interpret this knowledge in the context of their own strategies, processes, capacities and stakeholders.

We offer strategic and project-specific advice on climate change to the private and public sectors.

Acclimatise is accredited as a private sector observer organisation to the GCF.

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ABOUT ACCLIMATISE

Virginie Fayolle, Senior Consultant – Manager of the Climate Finance Practice Area

Virginie is a trained economist and specialised in climate change finance and adaptation planning. She leads the climate finance practice area at Acclimatise. Over the past six years, she has advised public and private sector clients to access, manage and use international climate finance, by presenting work and leading stakeholder engagement processes. She is a qualified GIZ trainer on climate finance readiness, having trained civil servants, Civil Society Organisations (CSOs) and private companies in Bangladesh, Comoros, Madagascar, Maldives, Mali, Mauritius, Seychelles and Tanzania on how to access and use international climate finance, with a particular focus on the GCF. Virginie holds a master’s degree in environment and development from the London School of Economics. She is bilingual in French and English.

Contact details: v.fayolle@acclimatise.uk.com +44 (0) 7826 554 606

Maribel Hernandez, Senior Consultant

Maribel has more than 15 years of experience in climate finance and adaptation to climate change. She provides strategic and technical advice to governmental, multilateral and non-governmental organisations to identify the most appropriate sources of funding for climate change adaptation. Her expertise includes integrating climate change adaptation into national and sectoral budgeting, economic and financial assessment of climate change investments and plans, and access to climate finance. She is a qualified GIZ trainer on climate finance readiness and is certified as a Finance Certified Expert Climate and Renewable Energy Finance expert by UN Environment and the Frankfurt School of Management and Finance. Maribel holds a master’s degree in natural resources management from the International Centre for Advanced Mediterranean Agronomic Studies in Montpellier and is also a graduate of the Polytechnic Institute of Madrid. She is trilingual in Spanish, French and English.

Contact details: m.hernandez@acclimatise.uk.com +33(0)6 84 21 34 95

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