Financing programmatic approaches to adaptation: promoting sustained adaptation action across multiple sectors and scales

April 15, 2015

Roland Sundstrom Climate Change Specialist

“an overarching vision for change that generates a series of interconnected projects under a common objective, and whose anticipated results are more than the sum of its components” (GEF/C.47/07)

often aims for larger-scale impact, over longer timeframes

potential for enhanced partnerships, catalytic effects, and learning

Characteristics of programmatic approaches

Regional (13 PICs): Pacific Adaptation to Climate Change (PACC) (UNDP; SCCF grant: $14.82M; $44.70M from other sources)

Regional (12 countries): Sahel and West Africa Program in support of the Great Green Wall Initiative (World Bank; total GEF contribution: $100.8M, including $16M from the LDCF and $5M from the SCCF; $1.8bn from other sources)

Regional: Climate Information for Resilient Development and Adaptation to Climate Change in Africa (UNDP; LDCF grant: $60M; $300M from other sources)

Regional (Bolivia, Ecuador and Peru): Adaptation to the Impact of Rapid Glacier Retreat in the Tropical Andes (World Bank; SCCF grant: $9.30M; $25.54M from others)

Glacier monitoring in the Andes

Taking the programmatic approach to the next level: Integrated Approach Pilot Program on Enhancing Sustainability and Resilience for Food Security in Sub-Saharan Africa (IFAD + six GEF Agencies; GEF grant: $116M; $805M from other sources)

Thank you GEF Programming Strategy on Adaptation to Climate Change for the LDCF and the SCCF (http://www.thegef.org/gef/sites/thegef.org/files/documents/GEF.LDCF_.SCCF_.16.03%2C%20Programming%20Strategy%20on%20Adaptation%20to%20Climate%20Change%20for%20the%20LDCF%20and%20the%20SCCF%2C%205-20-14.pdf)

FY13 Annual Monitoring Review for the Least Developed Countries Fund and the Special Climate Change Fund (http://www.thegef.org/gef/sites/thegef.org/files/documents/GEF.LDCF_.SCCF_.16.05%2C%20FY13%20AMR%20of%20the%20LDCF%20and%20the%20SCCF%2C%2004-30-14.pdf)

Progress Report for the Least Developed Countries Fund and the Special Climate Change Fund (http://www.thegef.org/gef/sites/thegef.org/files/documents/GEF-LDCF.SCCF_.17-03%2C%20Progress%20Report%20on%20the%20LDCF%20and%20the%20SCCF%2C%202014-10-08.pdf)

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