Progress and outlook report of the Readiness and Preparatory Support Programme

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1 Meeting of the Board 4 6 April 2017 Songdo, Incheon, Republic of Korea Provisional agenda item 10(a) GCF/B.16/Inf March 2017 Progress and outlook report of the Readiness and Preparatory Support Programme Summary The progress and outlook report of the Readiness and Preparatory Support Programme gives an overview of progress made by the programme since its inception, with a focus on progress made since the fifteenth meeting of the Board. The Board is requested to take note of the information provided in this document.

2 Page b Table of Contents I. Introduction 1 II. State of play Overview Cumulative commitments in the period 2 III. Status of implementation of approved readiness activities Support to national designated authorities/focal points, including the preparation of s Support for accreditation and accredited direct access entities Support for adaptation planning processes, including national adaptation plans Support for strategic frameworks Working with partner initiatives to deliver GCF readiness support 6 IV. Workplan for Expected Results Estimated Submissions and Approvals Knowledge-sharing Programme Administration 8 Annex I: Readiness and preparatory support portfolio as at March Annex II: Readiness and preparatory support portfolio and pipeline by region as at March Annex III: Expected results from the readiness resources disbursed under activity areas 1 and 2 23 Annex IV: Countries whose national designated authorities/focal points nominated entities that are receiving in-kind accreditation support as at March

3 Page 1 I. Introduction 1. The Board approved the operationalization of the Readiness and Preparatory Support Programme through decision B.08/11 and requested the Secretariat to report biannually to the Board on the progress of the programme. Given the interest in the early progress of the programme, the Secretariat has been reporting on it to the Board at each meeting. This report builds on the last one, presented to the Board at its fifteenth meeting, and provides updates on the cumulative progress achieved since the launch of the programme up to March II. State of play 2.1 Overview 2. As at March 2017, the GCF has engaged with 111 countries on 172 readiness requests (annex I contains further details for each request). Figure 1 includes a summary of the requests by types of readiness activities, and Figure 2 by region. Seventy-six of the 111 countries are small island developing States, least developed countries or African States. Figure 1: Number of readiness requests as at March 2017 Type of activity Interested (USD amount) Approved (USD amount) Disbursed (USD amount) NDA strengthening, incl. country programmes 103 (30,156,904) 60 (17,099,970) 32 (3,937,734) Support for direct access entities 31 (5,464,996) 19 (1,214,044) 15 (537,434) Adaptation planning processes 27 (33,890,813) 2 (5,198,817) 0 Strategic Frameworks 11 (2,905,493) 2 (737,000) 1 (70,000) All activities 172 (72,418,206) 83 (24,249,831) 48 (4,545,168) Abbreviation: NDA = national designated authority.

4 Page 2 Figure 2: Readiness requests per region as at March 2017 Region Interested (USD amount) Approved (USD amount) Disbursed (USD amount) Africa 65 (28,493,009) 32 (10,564,641) 21 (2,450,559) Latin America & Caribbean 44 (19,070,569) 22 (4,655,415) 10 (581,281) Asia - Pacific 55 (20,117,714) 25 (7,829,775) 16 (1,431,398) Eastern Europe 8 (4,736,914) 4 (1,200,000) 1 (81,930) Total 172 (72,418,206) 83 (24,249,831) 48 (4,545,168) 3. Highlights since the last report include the following: (a) (b) (c) The Secretariat made an additional USD 1,116,568 in disbursements, including first disbursements to Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit GmbH (GIZ) in the amount of USD 376, ; The procurement process for grant administration support with the United Nations Office for Project Services (UNOPS) has been completed and the contract is now being worked on; and The Secretariat is working on framework agreements with other regional and international delivery partners. 2.2 Cumulative commitments in the period 4. Since the launch of the Readiness Programme, the Secretariat commited a total of USD 27.4 million. USD 24.2 million has been committed or spent in the form of grants or technical assistance on 83 requests in 66 countries, and USD 3.2 million has been spent on regional 1 GIZ requested for the first disbursement in EUR 348,749, however, for consistency, USD equivalent is used for reporting.

5 Page 3 workshops and other readiness events, national designated authority (NDA) visits and in-kind support to countries and direct access entities over the period. 5. More than 56 per cent of the approved readiness requests have entered the implementation stage and this ratio is projected to increase to around 80 per cent by the end of the first quarter of In order to effectively manage this portfolio, the Secretariat is expected to receive and process progress reports as well as subsequent disbursements, while accelerating the processing of a growing number of new requests in III. Status of implementation of approved readiness activities 3.1 Support to national designated authorities/focal points, including the preparation of s 6. As at March 2017, the Secretariat has approved 60 requests from 58 countries for USD 17.1 million to strengthen the institutional capacity of their NDAs or focal points and to develop s Countries accessing support directly through local or regional delivery partners 7. For 39 requests, countries are directly accessing support for NDA/focal point strengthening, including the preparation of s, through national or regional delivery partners for a total of USD 11.1 million. The financial management capacity of such delivery partners, if not accredited with the GCF, has been assessed and deemed sufficient. For 27 requests, grant agreements have been signed, and 20 of them have received disbursements to start their activities. Further details of the requests under implementation are summarized in annex II, while progress in one country, Zambia, is highlighted in box 1. Box 1: National designated authority strengthening for Zambia ZAMBIA NDA strengthening & country programming USD 300,000 November 2015 to October 2017 To strengthen institutional capacities of the NDA to effectively fulfil its roles and responsibilities in relation to the GCF and prepare a through national consultative processes Baseline study on climate change policies and initiatives targetting GCF Multi-stakeholder consultations and public calls for potential entitis and projects Monitoring, evaluation and reporting plan under development High level inter-ministerial coordination on climate change and GCF Abbreviation: NDA = national designated authority. 2 The proposals and inception reports have been published on the GCF website at <

6 Page Countries accessing support through international delivery partners 8. For 21 requests, countries are accessing support for NDA/focal point strengthening, including the preparation of s, through international delivery partners for a total of USD 6 million. They include GIZ, the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP), the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) and the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO). Framework arrangements for readiness and preparatory support were concluded with each of these international delivery partners in In addition to the first disbursement of USD 1.35 million to UNDP for the implementation of activities in 8 countries last year, the Secretariat disbursed the first disbursement of EUR 348,749 to GIZ for the implementation of activities in four countries (Bangladesh, Georgia, Thailand and Vanuatu). 9. Since B.15, the Secretariat received 17 proposals from the countries with UNDP and UNEP as their delivery partner. However, the interpretation of fee policy has been raised as an issue, which requires further discussion with the partners and needs further guidance from the Board. 3.2 Support for accreditation and accredited direct access entities 10. The Secretariat has provided in-kind accreditation support to 80 entities nominated by the NDAs/focal points of 43 countries in all three regions (see the list of countries in annex III). Among them, 15 entities nominated by 12 countries have received technical assistance totalling USD 537,434 for in-depth assessments of their institutional capacity, and fiduciary, environmental and social safeguards and gender standards to meet GCF accreditation requirements (see annex I for details). 11. With the technical assistance provided, 2 entities are at stage I of the accreditation process, and 15 have completed both an assessment and an action plan. The institutional gap assessments reduces the time taken for reviews undertaken at stage I and stage II and helps entities to accelerate the accreditation process. 12. In order to accelerate the accreditation of more direct access entities, support for institutional gap assessments is being expanded to further support at least 15 entities. In addition, the process of creating a roster of institutions to support direct access entities in strengthening their environmental and social safeguards, and gender policy and capacities has been completed and countries may request such support for their direct access entities. 13. Furthermore, a more user-friendly version of the online GCF accreditation selfassessment tool developed with GIZ and the World Resources Institute is available on the GCF website. The tool provides stakeholders interested in accreditation with insights into the fit-forpurpose accreditation requirements of the GCF. Since its launch, more than 200 users, including NDAs/focal points and entities have completed the assessment. 3.3 Support for adaptation planning processes, including national adaptation plans 14. Following decision B.13/09 on adaptation planning processes, 24 countries have expressed an interest in obtaining support for the process of formulating national adaptation plans (NAPs). The Secretariat has processed and approved the two proposals from Liberia (UNDP) and Nepal (UNEP) last year, and the two countries Colombia and Niger had shared draft proposals in November Since then, 6 countries have also submitted proposals. These countries include Antigua and Barbuda, Armenia, Democratic Republic or Congo, Mongolia,

7 Page 5 Pakistan and Uruguay. The Secretariat is working with these countries to provide feedback and finalize them. Box 2 provides some highlights from Liberia s on national adaptation plans. Box 2: Highlights of the national adaptation plan proposal for Liberia LIBERIA Advancing National Adaptation Planning process USD 2.3 million December 2016 November 2019 To advance the National Adaptation Planning (NAP) process for medium-term investment planning in climate-sensitive sectors (i.e. agriculture, energy, waste management, forestry and health) and coastal areas in Liberia Strengthening institutional frameworks and coordination for the implementation of the NAP process Expansion of the knowledge base for scaling up adaptation Building capacity for mainstreaming climate change adaptation into planning, and budgeting processes and systems Formulation of financing mechanisms for scaling up adaptation, including public, private, national and international Abbreviation: NAP = national adaptation plan. 15. In response to decision 13/09, paragraph (h), the Secretariat revised the Readiness and Preparatory Support Programme proposal template to incorporate the support that can be extended to countries for developing their NAPs and/or other adaptation planning process. Based on early feedback received and lessons learned from the early submissions, the Secretariat plans to finalize the initial version of the template and guidelines by the end of March 2017 to assist countries. 3.4 Support for strategic frameworks 16. The readiness requests from two countries Senegal (International Finance Corporation) and Vanuatu (Secretariat of the Pacific Regional Environment Programme (SPREP)) had been approved earlier for USD 600,000 and USD 137,000, respectively. Activities with the SPREP for Vanuatu s readiness proposal for the project titled Pacific climate adaptation policy and planning support through applied climate information services was approved by the Board at its fifteenth meeting. Senegal s request is pending the finalization of legal arrangements with the International Finance Corporation. 17. In addition to the two requests from Vanuatu and Senegal, Vanuatu (Global Green Growth Institute (GGGI)) has requested additional readiness support from the GCF for USD 370,000 to support the Government of Vanuatu in establishing the National Green Energy Fund. This proposal was endorsed in February and is now in the process of approval.

8 Page Working with partner initiatives to deliver GCF readiness support 18. Global Readiness Coordination Mechanism (RCM). The Secretariat facilitates a global (RCM for partners independently providing GCF readiness support to maximize coordination, lesson learning and harmonized approaches. 3 Key updates on RCM activities includes finalization of arrangements with GIZ to implement a Training of Trainers programme for NDA and Focal Point capacity building, as well as a project development checklist targeting direct access entities. 19. Pacific RCM round table. On the margins of the fifteenth meeting of the Board in Samoa, the Secretariat facilitated a roundtable discussion on the concept of a Pacific Readiness Coordination Mechanism. This built on recommendations from the Pacific Structured Dialogue in August 2016 to address persistent capacity challenges faced by NDAs and Focal Points in working with multiple partner initiatives. The roundtable was hosted by SPREP on its campus and attended by over 40 participants from 15 organizations. Participants shared information on their regional and country-level activities supporting GCF access, emphasizing the need for coordination at regional and country levels, building on existing regional coordination and leadership frameworks. As a next step, the GCF is undertaking a survey of partner activities in the region to establish a baseline and identify opportunities for synergies as well as overlaps or gaps with a view to facilitating coordination and planning going forward. IV. Workplan for In 2017, the Secretariat will focus on the following priorities under the Readiness Programme: (a) (b) (c) (d) Support the timely implementation readiness grants to deliver the intended results; Streamline submissions and approvals, including through forecasting demand in close coordination particularly with international partners; Strengthen knowledge sharing across countries and entities, including on programming through structured dialogues; and Improve the administration of the programme through automation, professional administration of the portfolio of approved grants, and expert advise to review the readiness outcome framework and develop an excel-based dashboard. 4.1 Expected Results 21. The Readiness activities to be implemented will help to achieve the following results (see annex II for details): (a) (b) Augment the capacity of 54 NDAs/FPs staff to better engage with the GCF by establishing or strengthening inter-ministerial coordination mechanisms and noobjection procedures; Enable 50 NDAs/FPs to lead an inclusive process of stakeholder engagement towards developing their s for the GCF; and 3 The institutions participating in this group include the African Development Bank, the Climate Technology Centre and Network, the Commonwealth Secretariat, the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, GIZ, Kreditanstalt für Wiederaufbau, UNEP, UNDP and the World Resources Institute. Other bilateral and multilateral agencies also participate occasionally in meetings in an observer capacity.

9 Page 7 (c) Enable 20 direct access entities to assess their accreditation capacity with a view to advancing their accreditation with the GCF. 22. As reported at B.15, early results from the Readiness programme included the accreditation of CABEI and the approval of the Vanuatu proposal submitted by SPREP. Further, Antigua & Barbuda had also shared a draft of its, which has since been finalized with inter-ministerial coordination and stakeholder input. 4.2 Estimated Submissions and Approvals 23. The Secretariat anticipates receiving and processing for approvals of around 160 requests in 2017 (see table 1). This estimate is based on information available from the Secretariat s day-to-day dialogues with countries, and with delivery partners supporting countries. Table 1: Estimated Quarterly Requests by Region Region Quarter 1 Quarter 2 Quarter 3 Quarter 4 Requests Africa Pacific Latin America & Caribbean Eastern Europe Asia Pacific Total Of the anticipated 160 requests, only 87 have entered the Readiness pipeline as a result of countries expressing their interest through formal letters or through submitted proposals even if only in draft form (see Annex I, table A1.3, A2.3). The estimated value of 64 such requests are known amounting to a total of USD 40.8 million. Of the 23 requests for which the estimated value has not been provided as yet, 17 are for adaptation planning processes, including NAPs. In the first quarter alone, the Secretariat has received and is processing 40 readiness proposals from 36 countries totalling USD 24 million. 25. Of the expected requests, UNDP and UNEP have informed the Secretariat that various countries have requested them to act as their Readiness delivery partner. They anticipate that these countries will submit 103 such proposals in 2017 as shown in Table 2. Table 2: Estimated quarterly requests with international delivery partners Delivery partner Quarter 1 Quarter 2 Quarter 3 Quarter 4 Requests UNDP UNEP Total Knowledge-sharing 26. In 2017, the Secretariat plans to cover all regions with a regional meetings, including structured dialogues:

10 Page 8 (a) (b) (c) The first structured dialogue will be for Asian countries in Indonesia from April; Another meeting is planned for the Eastern Europe and Central Asia region in Georgia late May; and Structured dialogues for Africa, the Caribbean, the Pacific and Latin America regions are being planned between June-October. 27. The Secretariat is also planning to organize an event in May aimed at supporting direct access entities to accelerate their pipeline development with the GCF. 4.4 Programme Administration 28. The Secretariat has concluded the procurement process of retaining UNOPS to provide grant administration support for the portfolio of readiness grants implemented directly by NDAs or their local/regional delivery partners. The scope of services include financial management capacity assessment pre-approval, legal arrangements post-approval, monitoring and disbursements, and completion procedures. The Secretariat is working to ensure a smooth transition of these grants to the UNOPS during the second quarter. 29. Late last year, the Secretariat started the process of automating the submission, review and approval of Readiness requests through a system called Fluxx. This stage of automation is nearing completion and should be ready for testing by April Following further development of the business processes and upon strengthening the capacity of the Portfolio Management Unit, the Secretariat aims to start the automation of the monitoring, completion and disbursement processes in the second quarter with the aim of going live by the end of the second quarter. Automation will bring efficiencies in processing requests and disbursements, improve record-keeping and facilitate reporting. 30. With assistance from the Economic Intelligence Unit (EIU), the Secretariat is currently undertaking a review of the Readiness logical framework proposed to countries to facilitate and to strengthen their engagement with the Fund. The Secretariat facilitated nine interviews conducted by the EIU with selected NDAs and Readiness delivery partners to capture their experiences using the Readiness logical framework of the Readiness and Preparatory Support Programme of the Fund. Some of the key findings of these interviews include: (a) (b) (c) The current Readiness logical framework is used by countries as (i) a tool that helps them to diagnose their existing capabilities, (ii) a tool that serves only for them to communicate their requests to the Fund, or (iii) both a diagnostics and a communication tool. The Readiness logical framework can be improved to facilitate countries understanding of the caps imposed on specific readiness activities (e.g. activities that can benefit of up to US$ 300,000 of direct support to help establish an NDA or focal point, as per Decision B.08/11); An independent Readiness logical framework is needed for readiness proposals requesting support for national adaptation plans and/or adaptation planning processes.

11 Page 9 Annex I: Readiness and preparatory support portfolio and pipeline by readiness activities as at March 2017 A1.1 Readiness and preparatory support disbursed 1 as at March 2017 Activity Country Delivery partner Access type NDA strengthening Country Programming Disbursed Duration (months) Bangladesh GIZ International 150,000 69, Cook Islands Ministry of Finance and Economic Management Direct 150, , Thailand GIZ International 150, ,343 6 Bangladesh UNDP International 150, , Mali Sahel Eco Direct 41,165 41,165 6 Antigua and Barbuda Ministry of Health and Environment Direct 300, , Bolivia (Plurinational State of) Ministry of Development Planning Direct 300,000 60, Central African Republic UNDP International 300, , Democratic Republic of the Congo CSE Direct 300, , Djibouti CSE Direct 300, , Dominican Republic Fundación Reservas del País Direct 300,000 75, Ethiopia Ministry of Finance and Economic Cooperation Direct 300, , Gabon CDC-Gabon Direct 300, , Gambia Ministry of Finance and Economic Affairs Direct 300,000 75, Georgia GIZ International 300,000 81, Guinea UNDP International 300, , Guyana Caribbean Community Climate Change Centre Direct 300, , India UNDP International 300, , Liberia UNDP International 300, , Mali Sahel Eco Direct 300, , Micronesia (Federated States of) Secretariat of the Pacific Community Direct 300, , Disbursed refers to all readiness proposals having received a first tranche of disbursement and is under implementation or having completed the activities.

12 Page 10 Activity Country Delivery partner Access type Entity Support Strategic Frameworks Disbursed Duration (months) Morocco Beya Capital Direct 300, , Pakistan NRSP Direct 300, , Republic of Congo UNDP International 300, , Rwanda Environment and Climate Change Fund Direct 300, , Senegal CSE Direct 300, , Swaziland UNDP International 300, , Timor-Leste UNDP International 300, , Togo CSE Direct 300, , Tunisia The Sahara and Sahel Observatory Direct 300, , Vanuatu GIZ International 300, , Zambia Ministry of Finance Direct 300,000 60, Benin PwC na 37,000 36,070 Brazil PwC na 37,000 33,851 Cambodia PwC na 37,000 35,343 Colombia (2 entities) PwC na 74,000 68,639 Honduras (2 entities) PwC na 74,000 68,346 Kenya PwC na 37,000 34,102 Mexico PwC na 37,000 35,445 Micronesia (Federated States of) (2 entities) PwC na 74,000 76,037 Niue PwC na 37,000 42,122 Pakistan PwC na 37,000 35,367 Palau PwC na 37,000 37,890 Seychelles PwC na 37,000 34,222 Vanuatu Secretariat of the Pacific Regional Environment Programme Direct 137,000 70,000 5 Total 9,391,165 4,545,168 Abbreviations: CSE = Le Centre de Suivi Ecologique, GIZ = Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit GmbH, na = not applicable, NDA = national designated authority, PwC = PricewaterhouseCoopers, UNDP = United Nations Development Programme, UNEP = United Nations Environment Programme.

13 Page 11 A1.2 Readiness support approved as at March 2017 Activity Country Delivery partner Access type Duration (months) NDA strengthening Benin UNEP International 150, Kenya Kenya National Treasury Direct 150, Albania UNEP International 300, Bahamas Caribbean Community Climate Change Centre Direct 300, Barbados Ministry of Finance and Economic Affairs Direct 300, Belize Caribbean Community Climate Change Centre Direct 300, Cambodia Ministry of Environment Direct 275, Chad UNDP International 300, Chile Chilean International Cooperation Agency (AGCI) Direct 300, Comoros UNEP International 300, Costa Rica UNDP International 300, Côte d Ivoire UNDP International 300, El Salvador Deputy Ministry for Development Cooperation, Ministry of Foreign Affairs Direct 300, Guatemala IUCN Direct 300, Honduras MiAmbiente Direct 300, Kiribati New Zealand Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade International 585, Kyrgyz Republic FAO International 300, Mauritius Ministry of Finance and Economic Development Direct 300, Moldova Climate Change Office, Ministry of Environment Direct 300, Mongolia Xac Bank International 300, Montenegro UNEP International 300, Peru GIZ International 300,000 6 Philippines Climate Change Commission Direct 300, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines Ministry of Economic Planning, Sustainable Development, Industry, Labour and Information Direct 300, Tonga Ministry of Finance and National Planning Direct 300, United Republic of Tanzania Ministry of Finance and Economic Planning Direct 300, Zimbabwe UNEP International 300, Bangladesh PWC na 34,620 6 Entity Support Chile CAF Direct 200, Namibia EIF Direct 391, Peru PWC na 33,415 6

14 Page 12 Activity Country Delivery partner Access type Strategic Frameworks Adaptation Planning Senegal IFC International 600, Duration (months) Liberia UNDP International 2,263, Nepal UNEP International 2,935, TOTAL 14,519,416 A1.3 Readiness and preparatory support in pipeline as at March 2017 Activity Country Delivery partner Access type NDA strengthening Country programming NDA strengthening + country programme Uganda Ministry of Finance, Planning and Economic Development Duration (months) Direct 150, Fiji KPMG Direct 150,000 tbc Argentina TBD TBD Armenia Environmental Projects Implementation Unit State Institution, Ministry of Nature Protection Direct 300, Brazil IDB International 300,000 tbc Burkina Faso IUCN Direct 300, Colombia APC Direct 380, Cook Islands Ministry of Finance and Economic Management (MFEM) Direct 699, Costa Rica CAF Direct 300, Cuba UNDP International 300, Dominica UNDP International 487, Ecuador UNDP International 300, Egypt UNEP International 300, Eritrea Ministry of Land, Water and Environment Direct 300, Ghana Ministry of Finance Direct 300, Grenada GIZ International 300,000 9 Guinea-Bissau Beya Capital Direct 300, Haiti Ministry of Environment Direct 300, Indonesia LEAD pakistan 300, Jamaica Ministry of Economic Growth and Job Creation Direct 300,000 21

15 Page 13 Activity Country Delivery partner Access type Duration (months) Jordan 300,000 Kazakhstan UNDP International 300, Lao PDR Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment Direct 300, Madagascar UNEP International 300, Malawi UNDP (tbc) International 300, Malaysia UNDP International 300, Maldives UNEP International 300, Mauritania CSE Direct 300, Mozambique Ministry of Land, Environment and Rural Development Direct 300, Myanmar UNEP International 300, Niger UNEP International 300, Nigeria UNDP International 300, Niue Project Management and Coordination Unit, Office of the Premier, Fale Fono, Alofi NIUE Direct 600, Oman Sultan Qaboos University Direct 600, Palau Ministry of Finance Direct 300, Paraguay Corporación Andina de Fomento Direct 300, Serbia UNEP International 300, Sierra Leone Environment Protection Agency Direct 300, Solomon Islands Ministry of Environment, Climate Change, Disaster Management and Meteorology Direct 300, South Sudan UNEP International 300,000 Tajikistan UNDP International 300, Turkey TBD TBD Uruguay UNDP International 400,000 Vietnam UNDP International 300, Antigua and Barbuda Ministry of Health and Environment Direct 600,000 Argentina UCAR Direct Cook Islands TBD TBD 340,626 6 Entity Support Côte d Ivoire PwC TA 31,000 6 Democratic Republic of the Congo Beya Capital Direct 700, Guatemala FCG Direct 190, Mali PwC TA 30,626 6 Morocco ADA Direct

16 Page 14 Activity Country Delivery partner Access type Duration (months) Senegal CSE Direct 208, Seychelles TBD TBD 700,000 South Africa SANBI Direct 380, Strategic Frameworks Adaptation Planning Chile CAF Direct 490,000 Colombia CCAP International Ecuador TBD TBD Ghana CTCN International 233, Mongolia GGGI International 350,000 6 Samoa Secretariat of the Pacific Regional Environment Programme Direct 77,743 6 Tonga CTCN, UNEP International 200,000 6 Vanuatu GGGI International Antigua and Barbuda Ministry of Health and Environment Direct 3,000,000 Armenia UNDP International 2,936,914 Bhutan UNDP International Burundi UNDP International Colombia TBD TBD 2,679, Democratic Republic of the Congo UNDP International Gabon CDC-Gabon Direct Lesotho UNEP International Maldives UNEP International Mauritania UNEP International Mongolia UNEP International 2,969, Montenegro UNDP International Myanmar UNEP International Nauru UNEP International Niger UNDP International 2,108, Pakistan UNEP International 3,000, Papua New Guinea UNEP International Seychelles UNEP International Sri Lanka UNEP International South Sudan UNEP International Swaziland UNEP International United Republic of Tanzania UNDP International 3,000, Uruguay UNDP International 2,998,380 36

17 Page 15 Activity Country Delivery partner Access type Vanuatu UNEP International Zimbabwe UNEP International Duration (months) Abbreviations: CSE = Le Centre de Suivi Ecologique, GIZ = Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit GmbH, na = not applicable, NDA = national designated authority, PwC = PricewaterhouseCoopers, UNDP = United Nations Development Programme, UNEP = United Nations Environment Programme.

18 Page 16 Annex II: Readiness and preparatory support portfolio and pipeline by region as at March 2017 A2.1 Readiness and preparatory support disbursed as at March 201`7 Region Country Activity Delivery Partner Access Type Africa Disbursed Duration (months) Benin Entity Support PwC na 37,000 36,070 - Central African Republic UNDP International 300, , Democratic Republic of the Congo CSE Direct 300, , Djibouti CSE Direct 300, , Ethiopia Ministry of Finance and Economic Cooperation Direct 300, , Gabon CDC-Gabon Direct 300, , Gambia Ministry of Finance and Economic Affairs Direct 300,000 75, Guinea UDNP International 300, , Kenya Entity Support PwC na 37,000 34,102 - Liberia UNDP International 300, , Country Programming Sahel Eco Direct 41,165 41,165 6 Mali Sahel Eco Direct 300, , Morocco Beya Capital Direct 300, , Republic of Congo UNDP International 300, , Rwanda Environment and Climate Change Fund Direct 300, ,000 12

19 Page 17 Region Country Activity Delivery Partner Access Type Asia Pacific Latin America Disbursed Duration (months) Senegal CSE Direct 300, , Seychelles Entity Support PwC na 37,000 34,222 - Swaziland UNDP International 300, , Togo CSE Direct 300, , Tunisia The Sahara and Sahel Observatory Direct 300, , Zambia Ministry of Finance Direct 300,000 60, Bangladesh Country Programming UNDP International 150, , NDA strengthening GIZ International 150,000 69, Cambodia Entity Support PwC na 37,000 35,343 - Cook Islands Ministry of Finance and Economic Management Direct 150, , India UNDP International 300, , Micronesia Direct Secretariat of the Pacific Community (Federated 300, , States of) Entity Support PwC na 74,000 76,037 - Niue Entity Support PwC na 37,000 42,122 - Entity Support PwC na 37,000 35,367 - Pakistan NRSP Direct 300, , Palau Entity Support PwC na 37,000 37,890 - Thailand NDA strengthening GIZ International 150, ,343 6 Timor-Leste UNDP International 300, , Vanuatu GIZ International 300, , Strategic Frameworks Secretariat of the Pacific Regional Environment Programme Direct 137,000 70,000 5 Antigua and Barbuda Ministry of Health and Environment Direct 300, ,000 24

20 Page 18 Region Country Activity Delivery Partner Access Type & Caribbean Eastern Europe Bolivia (Plurinational State of) Disbursed Duration (months) Ministry of Development Planning Direct 300,000 60, Brazil Entity Support PwC na 37,000 33,851 - Colombia Entity Support PwC na 74,000 68,346 - Dominican Republic Fundación Reservas del País Direct 300,000 75, Guyana Caribbean Community Climate Change Centre Direct 300, , Honduras Entity Support PwC na 74,000 68,346 - Mexico Entity Support PwC na 37,000 35,445 - Georgia GIZ International 300,000 81, ,391,165 4,545,168 A2.2 Readiness support approved as at March 2017 Region Activity Country Delivery partner Access type Duration (months) Benin NDA strengthening UNEP International 150, Chad UNDP International 300, Comoros UNEP International 300, Côte d Ivoire UNDP International 300, Kenya NDA strengthening Kenya National Treasury Direct 150, Liberia Adaptaion Planning UNDP International 2,263, Africa Ministry of Finance and Economic Mauritius Development Direct 300, Namibia Entity Support EIF Direct 391, Senegal Strategic Frameworks IFC International 600, United Republic of Ministry of Finance and Economic Tanzania Planning Direct 300, Zimbabwe IFC International 600,000 12

21 Page 19 Region Activity Country Delivery partner Access type Duration (months) Bangladesh Entity Support PWC na 34,620 6 Cambodia Ministry of Environment Direct 275, Kiribati New Zealand Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade International 585, Asia Pacific Nepal Entity Support UNEP International 2,935, Mongolia Xac Bank International 300, Philippines Climate Change Commission Direct 300, Tonga Ministry of Finance and National Planning Direct 300, Bahamas Caribbean Community Climate Change Centre Direct 300, Barbados Ministry of Finance and Economic Affairs Direct 300, Belize Caribbean Community Climate Change Centre Direct 300, Chilean International Cooperation Chile Agency (AGCI) Direct 300, Entity support CAF Direct 200, Latin Costa Rica UNDP International 300, America & Deputy Ministry for Development Caribbean El Salvador Cooperation, Ministry of Foreign Direct 300, Affairs Guatemala IUCN Direct 300, Honduras MiAmbiente Direct 300, Peru GIZ International 300,000 6 Entity support PwC na 33,415 6 Ministry of Economic Planning, Saint Vincent and Sustainable Development, the Grenadines Industry, Labour and Information Direct 300, Albania UNEP International 300, Eastern Europe Kyrgyz Republic FAO International 300, Moldova Climate Change Office, Ministry of Environment Direct 300, Montenegro UNEP International 300, TOTAL 14,519,416

22 Page 20 A2.3 Readiness and preparatory support in pipeline as at March 2017 Region Country Activity Delivery partner Access type Africa Duration (months) Burundi Adaptation Planning UNDP International Burkina Faso IUCN Direct 300, Côte d Ivoire Entity Suuport PwC na 31,000 6 Democratic Republic of the Congo Entity Suuport Beya Capital Direct 700, Adaptation Planning UNDP International Egypt UNEP International 300, Ministry of Land, Water and Eritrea Direct 300, Environment Gabon Adaptation Planning CDC-Gabon Direct Strategic Frameworks CTCN International 233, Ghana Ministry of Finance Direct 300, Guinea-Bissau Beya Capital Direct 300, Lesotho Adaptation Planning UNEP International Madagascar UNEP International 300, Malawi UNDP (tbc) International 300, Mali Entity Suuport PwC na 30,626 6 Mauritania CSE Direct 300, Adaptation Planning UNEP International Morocco Entity Suuport ADA Direct Mozambique Ministry of Land, Environment and Rural Development Direct 300, Niger UNEP International 300, Adaptation Planning UNDP International 2,108, Nigeria UNDP International 300, Senegal Entity Suuport CSE Direct 208, Entity Suuport TBD TBD 700,000 Seychelles Adaptation Planning UNEP International Sierra Leone Environment Protection Agency Direct 300, South Africa Entity Suuport SANBI Direct 380, UNEP International 300,000 South Sudan Adaptation Planning UNEP International

23 Page 21 Region Country Activity Delivery partner Access type Asia Pacific Duration (months) Swaziland Adaptation Planning UNEP International Uganda NDA strengthening Ministry of Finance, Planning and Economic Development Direct 150, United Republic of Adaptation Planning Tanzania UNDP International 3,000, Zimbabwe Adaptation Planning UNEP International Bhutan Adaptation Planning UNDP International Ministry of Finance and Economic Cook Islands Management (MFEM) Direct 699, Entity Support TBD TBD 340,626 6 Fiji Country Programmeing KPMG Direct 150,000 tbc Indonesia LEAD pakistan 300, Jordan 300,000 Kazakhstan UNDP International 300, Lao PDR Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment Direct 300, Malaysia UNDP International 300, Maldives UNEP International 300, Adaptation Planning UNEP International Mongolia Strategic Frameworks GGGI International 350,000 6 Adaptation Planning UNEP International 2,969, Myanmar UNEP International 300, Adaptation Planning UNEP International Nauru Adaptation Planning UNEP International Niue Office of the Premier Direct 600, Oman Sultan Qaboos University Direct 600, Palau Ministry of Finance Direct 300, Pakistan Adaptation Planning UNEP International 3,000, Papua New Guinea Adaptation Planning UNEP International Samoa Strategic Frameworks Secretariat of the Pacific Regional Environment Programme Direct 77,743 6 Sri Lanka Adaptation Planning UNEP International Solomon Islands Ministry of Environment, Climate Change, Disaster Management and Meteorology Direct 300,000 24

24 Page 22 Region Country Activity Delivery partner Access type Duration (months) Tajikistan UNDP International 300, Tonga Strategic Frameworks CTCN, UNEP International 200,000 6 Turkey TBD TBD Vietnam UNDP International 300, Vanuatu Adaptation Planning UNEP International Strategic Frameworks GGGI International Antigua and Entity Support Ministry of Health and Environment Direct 600,000 Barbuda Adaptation Planning Ministry of Health and Environment Direct 3,000,000 Latin America & Caribbean Eastern Europe Argentina TBD TBD Entity Support UCAR Direct Brazil IDB International 300,000 tbc Chile Strategic Frameworks CAF Direct 490,000 Colombia Adaptation Planning TBD TBD 2,679, APC Direct 380, Strategic Frameworks CCAP International Costa Rica CAF Direct 300, Cuba UNDP International 300, Dominica UNDP International 487, Ecuador UNDP International 300, Strategic Frameworks TBD TBD Grenada GIZ International 300,000 9 Guatemala Entity Support FCG Direct 190, Haiti Ministry of Environment Direct 300, Jamaica Ministry of Economic Growth and Job Creation Direct 300, Paraguay Corporación Andina de Fomento Direct 300, Uruguay UNDP International 400,000 Adaptation Planning UNDP International 2,998, Armenia Ministry of Nature Protection Direct 300, Adaptation Planning UNDP International 2,936,914 Montenegro Adaptation Planning UNDP International Serbia UNEP International 300, Abbreviations: CSE = Le Centre de Suivi Ecologique, GIZ = Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit GmbH, na = not applicable, NDA = national designated authority, PwC = PricewaterhouseCoopers, UNDP = United Nations Development Programme, UNEP = United Nations Environment Programme.

25 Page 23 Annex III: Expected results from the readiness resources disbursed under activity areas 1 and 2 Country (USD disbursed) Antigua and Barbuda Ministry of Health and Environment (USD 120,000) Bangladesh UNDP (USD 150,000) Bolivia Ministry of Development Planning (USD 60,000) Central African Republic UNDP (USD 150,000) Cook Islands Ministry of Finance and Economic Management (USD 75,000) Democratic Republic of Congo Le Centre de Suivi Ecologique (USD 120,000) Djibouti Le Centre de Suivi Ecologique (USD 120,000) Dominican Republic Fundación Reservas del País (USD 75,000) List of Selected Outputs Internal processes for project management, reporting and participatory project identification improved; Knowledge management, communication and public awareness improved Country programme developed Country programme developed through a stakeholder engagement process, and including programming priorities and programme/project concepts. Strengthening of the NDA capacity on knowledge management, procedures and systems regarding GCF operations Country Programme prepared Multi-party training, workshops and consultations; Assessment of mitigation and adaptation priorities; Identification of roles of prospective public and private sector entities that may be accredited by the Fund. Country programme prepared. Online materials on the nomination of direct access entities and a no-objection procedure developed; and Assessment of the country s priorities in line with the principles of the GCF, identified through stakeholder consultations Coordination process among stakeholders improved; and Country programme prepared Country programme prepared Multi-party training, workshops and consultations; Assessment of mitigation and adaptation priorities Country programme prepared Strengthening of the NDA capacity on knowledge management, procedures and systems regarding GCF operations Ethiopia Coordination process among stakeholders established; Ministry of Finance Training provided to NDA on the operations of the and Economic GCF; Cooperation (USD 120,000) Communication plan prepared; Country programme prepared Gabon Country programme prepared CDC-Gabon (USD Strengthening of the NDA capacity on knowledge 120,000) management, procedures and systems regarding GCF operations Gambia Country programme prepared Coordination process among stakeholders established; Due May 2017 October 2017 October 2017 Apri 2018 Jan 2017 (Midterm report received) February 2018 August 2018 April 2018 September 2017 November 2017 April 2018

26 Page 24 Country (USD disbursed) Ministry of Finance and Economic Affairs (USD 75,000) Georgia GIZ (USD 81,930) Guinea UNDP (USD 300,000) List of Selected Outputs Assessment of country s mitigation and adaptation priorities; Country programme prepared Designated NDA and institutional arrangements strengthened and supported for engagement with the Fund; Improved capacitv to coordinate and consult with stakeholders; Assessment of country s mitigation and adaptation priorities; Identification of roles of prospective public and private sector entities that may be nominated for accreditation by the GCF; Country programme prepared. Due July 2018 October 2017 Guyana Caribbean Community Climate Change Centre (USD 120,000) India UNDP (USD 150,000) Liberia UNDP (USD 150,000) Federated States of Micronesia Secretariat of the Pacific Community (USD 120,000) Mali Sahel Eco (USD 141,000) Morocco Beya Capital (USD 100,000) Pakistan NRSP (USD 135,000) Republic of Congo UNDP (USD 150,000) Capacity to coordinate across stakeholders and facilitate effective consultation and communication Establishment of system for reviewing proposals and issuing no-objections Capacity and systems to monitor, evaluate and report on the activities of the Fund Priorities for project and concepts determined Country programme prepared Designated NDA and institutional arrangements strengthened and supported for engagement with the Fund; Country programme developed. Strengthened capacities of NDA; Country programme developed. Coordination process among stakeholders improved; Country programme prepared March 2017 April 2018 April 2018 December 2017 Workshop on country programming priorities Completed April 2015 Country programme prepared; Interim report NDA capacity for project prioritization improved expected by end Nov 2016 Country programme prepared April 2018 Multi-party training, workshops and consultations; Assessment of mitigation and adaptation priorities Country programme prepared February 2018 Coordination process among stakeholders improved; Strengthened capacities of the NDA; Strengthened capacities of the NDA; April 2018 Incresed awareness of relevant stakeholders about the GCF s opportunities and procedures; Country programme developed.

27 Page 25 Country (USD disbursed) Rwanda Environment and Climate Change Fund (USD 120,000) Senegal Le Centre de Suivi Ecologique (USD 120,000) Swaziland UNDP (USD 150,000) Thailand GIZ (USD 104,343) Timor Leste UNDP (USD 150,000) Togo CSE (USD 100,000) Tunisia The Sahara and Sahel Observatory (USD 250,000) Vanuatu GIZ (USD 120,616) Zambia Ministry of Finance (USD 60,000) Abbreviation: NDA = national designated authority. List of Selected Outputs Due Country programme prepared; Due December Process for supporting coordination across stakeholders established; and 2016 (interim report received) A no-objection procedure established Process for supporting coordination across December 2017 stakeholders established; and A no-objection procedure established Country programme prepared Establishment of an articulated framework for April 2018 engagement with the Fund; Integration of a gender perspective in the identification of transformational investment opportunities; Country programme developed. Strengthened institutional capacities of the NDA July 2017 Strengthened institutional capacities of the NDA; Country programme developed. Outreach and information tools on the GCF developed; Potential implementing entities and project sponsors encouraged and prepared to submit projects to the GCF; Establishement of a no objection procedure. Country programme developed. Country programme prepared NDA capacity to assess projects or programmes for GCF financing improved Country programme prepared Process for supporting coordination across stakeholders established; and A no-objection procedure established Country programme developed; and NDA capacity to assess projects or programmes for GCF financing improved April 2018 August 2018 November 2018 January 2019 October 2017

28 Page 26 Annex IV: Countries whose national designated authorities/focal points nominated entities that are receiving in-kind accreditation support as at March 2017 Asia and the Pacific Africa Latin America and the Caribbean Bangladesh (5) Benin Argentina (2) Cambodia Ethiopia Belize China Kenya (3) Brazil (3) Fiji (2) Mauritius Colombia (3) India (4) Morocco (3) El Salvador (2) Indonesia (4) Namibia (2) Guatemala (2) Jordan Rwanda Haiti Marshall Islands Seychelles (2) Honduras (2) Micronesia (Federated States of) (2) Senegal Mexico (2) Mongolia South Africa (2) Panama Republic of Palau Tunisia (4) Peru (2) Niue Pakistan (5) Viet Nam Philippines Bhutan Nepal (2) Sri Lanka Maldives Cook Islands (2) Note: Numbers in parentheses are the number of entities. Mali