Gender and Climate Change - Master class on Climate Finance

Master Class on Access to Climate Finance - Applying a Gender Lens

This event will examine how different sources of financing can be accessed to implement transformative climate mitigation and adaptation actions and policies. By applying a gender lens and looking at lessons learned, the Master Class will identify the key skills, steps and tools needed to successfully access different sources of climate finance to implement transformative, from a gender and climate perspective, climate change projects, and how national institutional frameworks can enhance the enabling environment for such access.

Climate Action Arena, Room Fes (Blue Zone)
Tuesday, 15 November 2016
Time: 11:00 – 13:30

pdf-icon Concept Note (351 kB)

Moderator: Amal-Lee Amin Chief Climate Change and Sustainability Division, Inter-American Development Bank
Scene setting (11:00 - 11:30)
Overview of the climate finance landscape and different sources of funding	Amal-Lee Amin Inter-American Development Bank	Presentation (3262 kB)
Key challenges to accessing finance and principles for gender-responsive financing	Liane Schalatek Heinrich Böll Stiftung North America	Presentation (478 kB)
Examining different funding sources Beginning with grant financing, and using both mitigation and adaptation examples, presenters will identify the steps, skills and tools needed to successfully access different climate finance sources that also support the integration of gender considerations (11:30-13:20)
Sources of finance
Grant-based funding
Adaptation Fund – direct access funding - Gender a Pivotal Difference Maker in Adaptation Fund Projects - Building Resilience to Drought by Enhancing Traditional Water Channeling Systems - Adaptation Fund Morocco Project on Road to COP22	Young Hee Lee Legal, Operations Analyst	Presentation (1369 kB)
Fundecooperacion Para el Desarollo Sostenible – National Implementing Entity, Costa Rica	Marianella Feoli Executive Director	Presentation (1189 kB)
Fondo Centroamericano de Mujeres (FCAM)/Global Alliance for Green and Gender Action (GAGGA)	Carla López Executive Director FCAM
U.S. Agency for International Development	Amanda Wheat Climate Change Specialist	Presentation (536 kB)
Case Study - funding for an energy NAMA in Georgia	Katharina Habersbrunner Senior Coordinator Sustainable Energy WECF	Presentation (1981 kB)
Public sector intermediation and blended finance
Global Environment Facility	Diana Movius Multilateral Environmental Agreements Consultant	Presentation (217 kB)
United Nations Development Programme	Verania Chao Policy Specialist	Scaling Up Climate Action to achieve the SDGs Sustainable Development Goals
Green Climate Fund	Stephanie Kwan Accredited Entities Specialist	Presentation (317 kB)
Wrap up and close (13:20 - 13:30)

Who should attend?

Government officials and policy makers (national, regional, local) involved in sectors relevant to climate change e.g. energy, environment, industry, finance, women and gender, agriculture, water, health, education
Non-governmental organizations (NGOs) and civil societies
Climate mitigation and adaptation project developers and implementers
Funders and investors
Anyone wanting to understand better: what funding sources are available, how to go about accessing these sources and how these sources have already been utilised

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