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Green Climate Fund 3
A Germanwatch presessional briefing
The third meeting of the Green Climate Fund Board is scheduled for the 12th to the 15th of March (in Berlin) and represents a critical juncture for the work of the GCF Board. The discussions on the core modalities to operationalize its objectives, also subsumed under the term "Business Model Framework", will be at the centre of the... >> mehr
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Standing Committee on Finance #3
A Germanwatch report on the outcomes of the 3rd meeting
The third meeting of the Standing Committee on Finance (SCF) took place in Bonn from the 8th to the 10th March 2013. The SCF has been established by the Conference of the Parties to the UNFCCC to assist the Conference of Parties (COP) in exercising its functions with respect to the financial mechanism of the Convention. Certain outcomes... >> mehrGermanwatch Adaptation Committee Report
Head start towards implementation of three year’s work programme
The Adaptation Committee (AC) under the UNFCCC met for the second time from 5th to 8th of March in Bonn. The Committee, founded as part of the Cancun Adaptation Framework by the climate summit in 2010, is the world primary body to... >> mehr
Different Tales from Different Countries
A First Assessment of the OECD "Adaptation Marker"
In response to the launch of the OECD "Adaptation Marker" in 2010 and the first complete Creditor Reporting System dataset published in March 2012, this paper ex-amines the credibility of the marker. Our assessment reveals that far less projects than the donor countries reported are in fact relevant to what can be considered climate change adaptation. >> mehr
Accreditation of Two New NIEs, Approval of the Second Direct Access Projects
Report on the 16th Meeting of the Adaptation Fund Board
The Adaptation Fund (AF) was established under the Kyoto Protocol of the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) in order to finance concrete adaptation projects and programmes, which should support the adaptation of developing countries to negative impacts of climate change. This report summarises the key decisions taken during the 16th meeting of the Adaptation Fund Board. >> mehr
A Need for Submission of Good Project Proposals
Report on the 15th Meeting of the Adaptation Fund Board
The Adaptation Fund (AF) was established under the Kyoto Protocol of the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) in order to finance concrete adaptation projects and programmes in developing countries affected by the global climate change. This report summarises the key decisions taken during the 15th meeting (September 2011) of the Adaptation Fund Board. >> mehr
Briefing on the 15th Meeting of the Adaptation Fund Board
This briefing paper summarises the key issues that are on the agenda of the 15th meeting of the Adaptation Fund Board, which go >> mehr
Institutions for Adaptation
Towards an Effective Multi-Level Interplay
Different institutions play a crucial role in order to promote adaptation to climate change in developing countries. As a contribution to the current political debate, in particular in the UNFCCC negotiations, this paper analyses key institutional approaches on the different levels and makes a number of concrete suggestions with a view to optimising the interplay between institutions on the different level. >> mehr
Further Important Steps Underlying the “Direct Access Approach”
Report on the 14th Meeting of the Adaptation Fund Board
The Adaptation Fund (AF) was established under the Kyoto Protocol of the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) in order to finance concrete adaptation projects and programmes in developing countries affected by the global climate change. This report summarises the key decisions taken during the 14th meeting (June 2011) of the Adaptation Fund Board. >> mehr
Briefing on the 14th Meeting of the Adaptation Fund Board
by Alpha O. Kaloga and Sven Harmeling >> Briefing Paper [PDF, 385 KB] Brief Summary This briefing paper summarises the key issues that are on the agenda of the 14th meeting of the Adaptation Fund Board… >> mehr