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Titre : Enhancing Direct Access to Adaptation Funding in Kenya

Pays : Kenya

Date/Durée : 1st January 2016 - 1st March 2017

Contexte
CDKN received a request from the Government of Kenya for support towards enhanced direct access to climate finance, specifically from the GCF. This project is designed to enhance Kenya’s prospects to access international sources of finance, by offering technical support to the Government of Kenya to develop an investment-grade adaptation project pipeline and proposals, a country-driven approach with a long-term programmatic view. The overall objective of the project was to enhance Kenya’s direct access to international climate finance for adaptation, specifically from the GCF, through developing an investment-grade adaptation project pipeline and proposals in line with the country’s development agenda and national policies and plans.

Objectif (s)
The specific objectives were to :
* i. Enhance national capacity to identify and prioritise transformative investments for adaptation and to facilitate a strategic, country driven and programmatic approach to adaptation investment priorities through supporting multi-stakeholder engagement and consultation in line with GCF guidance ;
* ii. Undertake targeted skills enhancement, through on-the-job mentoring, support and skills building, to enhance direct access and monitor delivery of climate finance resources ;
* iii. Increase the likelihood of further access to climate finance through developing M&E frameworks and tools to measure and report on project outcomes.
* iv. Develop national capacity to identify and access additional modalities of enhanced direct access to GCF funds, and promote country ownership and oversight, by developing a governance framework and tools ;
* v. Support lessons learning and knowledge sharing related to enhanced direct access to climate finance for adaptation investments through supporting effective use of existing national knowledge management platforms.

Description
This project has : * Developed an investment-grade adaptation project pipeline * Conducted skills enhancement, through on-the-job mentoring, support and skills building of the relevant Government of Kenya entities to maximise opportunities from the GCF through to funding proposal development. * Developed three project concept notes and 1 full proposal for submission to the GCF. * Developed Lesson learning and knowledge sharing mechanisms

Budget : £249,865

Présentation : CDKN