Technical Workshop on Project Preparation

The Technical Workshop on Project Preparation for Transformational Climate Resilience Water Project Concepts in Asia

 15-16 October, Manila, Philippines

The Global Water Partnership, in collaboration with its Regional Water Partnerships in South Asia, South East Asia, and Central Asia and the Caucasus, with technical inputs from the Green Climate Fund (GCF) and World Meteorological Organization (WMO) organized a “Technical Workshop on Project Preparation for Transformational Climate Resilience Water Project Concepts in Asia”. The workshop took place at Asian Development Bank (ADB) Headquarters in Manila, Philippines, as a pre-forum event of the 6th Asia Pacific Climate Change Adaptation Forum.

80 participants – comprised of Green Climate Fund (GCF) National Designated Authorities (NDAs), GCF Direct Access Entities (DAEs), and decision makers in Water Ministries and agencies – from 18 countries across Asia attended the workshop. The workshop responded to countries’ needs and expressed demand for support to strengthen the capacity of NDAs, DAEs, and Water Ministries and agencies to prepare climate resilient water projects that meet GCF investment criteria.

More information on workshop activities and outcomes in this Press Release and Workshop Report .

Can you also include a ‘link box’ on the right of the web page for the Workshop Report (just as done for workshop agenda and workshop pictures)

WORKSHOP PRESENTATIONS

MONDAY 15 OCTOBER 2018

Session 1: Welcome & Workshop Rationale

1.Portfolio of country prioritized water project ideas in Asia for the GCF: strengths & challenges; Alex Simalabwi, GWP 

Session 2: GCF Introduction

2. Introduction to the GCF: what it is and is not able to support, overview of funding windows • GCF mandate, Investment Criteria, Project Cycle • GCF funding windows and financing mechanisms o Readiness and Preparatory Support Jason Spensley GCF (by VC) o Project Preparation Grants o Programme and Project Finance o Private Sector Facility o Simplified Approval Process Pilot Scheme (SAP) • Environmental and social safeguards (ESS) • Gender mainstreamingtroduction to the GCF: what it is and is not able to support, overview of funding windows - Jason Spensley, GCF (by VC)

Session 3: GCF Investment Criteria & Project Cycle

3. Case Study 1: Bhutan NDA – Gross National Happiness Commission. How GCF investment criteria was applied to approved project ‘Bhutan for Life’ – experiences and lessons. -  Kinley Yangden, Bhutan GNHC

4. Case Study 2: GWP Nepal.  How did Nepal access GCF readiness support? How is adaptation planning and NDA strengthening helping Nepal prepare proposals for GCF projects that meet that GCF investment criteria? - Batu Krishna Uprety, GWP Nepal

5. Case Study 3: Philippines NDA. Ensuring country readiness for GCF: How is the Philippines NDA coordinating among DAEs, Delivery Partners, executing entities, across sectors, and with Ministries of Planning and Finance? - Josefina Ramos, Philippines NDA

Session 4: Climate Rationale

6. What is a climate rationale? Discussion of GCF’s required justification to ensure its projects tackle GHG induced climate change impacts on the most vulnerable communities, in the most technically and financially efficient ways • Climate impact projections • Identifying vulnerabilities • Assessing responses to reduce climate risk • Attributing development vs. climate adaptation benefits • Case studies – climate rationale in successful project proposals • Relevant data sources, analytical methods and tools-  Frederik Pischke, GWP/WMO

7. What resources can countries access to articulate climate rationale for water projects? • WMO services - Dominique Berod, WMO

8. Case Study 4: Sri Lanka NDA. Climate Rationale in approved GCF Project in Sri Lanka: Strengthening the resilience of smallholder farmers in the Dry Zone to climate variability and extreme events through an integrated approach to water management - G S Chanke Rodrigo Ministry of Mahaweli Development & Environment - Sri Lanka NDA

TUESDAY 16 OCTOBER 2018

9. Recap  of Day 1

Session 5: Climate Resilience across Water Sub-sectors

10. Approaches for building resilience across watersubsectors, including prioritizing and sequencing project options will be introduced.
• Adaptation: Water resources, Irrigation, Water supply, sanitation, and drainage, Coastal defence and coastal zone management, Flood management, Water-borne diseases
• Mitigation: Navigation, Hydropower, Renewable energy, Water recycling
• Cross-cutting projects: Leakage reduction

Alex Simalabwi, GWP – on behalf of Alastair Morrison, GCF 

11. Concept Note-Climate Resilient Water Sector in Grenada (CREWS)

Session 6: GCF Project Preparation Facility

12. Introduction to Project Preparation Facility (PPF) - support to take project from concept note to full funding proposal. Sharing case studies of successful PPF proposals to the GCF and highlighting in particular, capacity and coordination challenges and solutions - Anjali Lohani, on behalf of Jason Spensley,  GCF,  

13. What gets submitted?

Walk through concept note and full funding proposal for a successful project – pitfalls and tips -  Lyan Villacorta, AIT

Session 7: Preparing Concepts Notes

14. Document 9 Worksheet for Group Discussion on GCF Concept Note Preparation

Session 8: Fit-for-purpose Financing

15. Presentation on the range of financing instruments offered by the GCF, along with examples of fit-for-purpose pairing of project design and financing instruments • Grants, Loans, Guarantees & Equitynancing of GCF projects, An overview

- Alex Simalabwi, GWP – on behalf of GCF

16. Introduction to the GCF’s Private Sector Facility:Enhancing private sector participation in climate finance, - Alex Simalabwi, on behalf of Tony Clamp, Deputy Director PSF, GCF

17. Co-financing GCF, and beyond: Overview of the climate finance landscape in Asia - Francois Brikke, \WP

18. Case study 6: Mongolia. Mongolia Sustainable Finance Association and its role in structuring a GCF proposal for the Green Finance Corporation Project as a PPP.  -Naidalaa Badrakh, MSFA

19. Case study 7: JICA. PPPs for climate resilience water projects – Leveraging private finance through the Philippines Water Revolving Fund (PWRF)- Flerida Chan JICA

20. Case study 8:  Adaptation Fund. Project preparation for integrated flood management in the transboundary Volta River Basin.- Frederik Pischke, GWP/WMO

21. Case study 9: Blue Orchard. Impact investing, climate insurance, blending finance for improved resilience in Asia – experiences and opportunities-Pierrick Balmain, Blue Orchard Singapore (by VC)

Session 9: In-country Coordination for Improved Concept Notes and Proposals

22. To develop high quality GCF concept notes and project proposals, how will countries enhance coordination among NDA, DAEs, Delivery Partners, executing entities, across sectors, and with Ministries of Planning and Finance? Presentation and interactive discussion. - Ridzwan Ali, Malaysia Ministry of Energy, Sci & Tech, Env & Climate Change Malaysia NDA

 Session 10: Next Steps and Closing

 23. Summary of workshop outcomes-Anjali Lohani GWP