1. Articulating and translating needs identified in country-driven processes into projects and programmes;
2. Roles of policies and enabling environments for mitigation and adaptation finance;
3. Facilitating enhanced access.

The main objective of the in-session workshops on long-term climate finance in 2017 and 2018 is to facilitate technical and action-oriented discussions on the topics stated above and generate, in the measure possible, concrete findings and conclusions to be considered by the COP. The outcomes will also inform the deliberations at the high-level ministerial dialogue at the COP in 2018.

In addition to achieving the broader objective mentioned above, the workshop’s sub-objectives are to:

• arrive at a better understanding of how climate finance needs identified and assessed by developing countries can be articulated and translated into projects and programmes, including through international cooperation.
• identify steps and actions that can be undertaken to improve access to climate finance.
• achieve greater clarity on the policy and regulatory environment needed to scale-up climate finance.

Opening Remarks

Patricia Espinosa, Executive Secretary, UNFCCC

Ambassador Aziz Mekouar, COP 22 Presidency

Welcoming remarks by the co-facilitators

Ambassador Janine Felson, Belize, and Stefan Schwager, Switzerland

Part I: Scene-setting presentation on current ways for assessing and articulating needs under the Convention

Mariama Williams, South Centre
Presentation (836 kB)

Part II: Case-study discussions on experiences and lessons learnt from identifying and assessing financial needs in the context of NDC and TNA development

A) Experiences in the context of NDC development in Mexico

• Discussants
• Juan Carlos Arredondo Brun, Secretariat of the Environment and Natural Resources, Mexico
  Presentation (757 kB)
• Amal-Lee Amin, Inter-American Development Bank
  (pre-recorded video input)
  NDC Invest, NDC Invest infographic, NDC Invest presentation
  
• Jacob Waslander, NDC Partnership
  Presentation (915 kB)

• Discussants
• Bubu Pateh Jallow, The Gambia
  Presentation (614 kB)
• Chizuru Aoki, Global Environment Facility
  Presentation (174 kB)
• Sara Traerup, UNEP-DTU Partnership
  Presentation (922 kB)

C) Follow-up questions

Part III: Breakout group discussions

• Guiding questions
• What steps and actions are needed to further improve the identification and assessment of climate finance needs at country level?
• Based on existing lessons learned and best practices, which actions can developing countries and partners take to accelerate the translation of climate finance needs into projects and programmes?
• What are countries’ respective support needs?

Part II: Case-study discussions on accessing climate finance from multilateral climate funds: Experiences from Morocco and the Pacific

A) Experiences in Morocco

• Discussants
• Meryem Andaloussi, Agency for Agricultural Development of Morocco
  Presentation (763 kB)
• Juan Hoffmaister, Green Climate Fund
  Presentation (213 kB)
• Silke Spohn, GIZ
  Presentation (801 kB)
  Summary slide (148 kB)

• Discussants
• Espen Ronneberg, Secretariat of the Pacific Regional Environment Programme
  Presentation (549 kB)
• Silvia Mancini, Adaptation Fund Board Secretariat
  Summary slide (289 kB)
  Accessing Climate Finance: AF experience (889 kB)

Part III: Breakout group discussions

• Guiding questions
• What needs to be improved or simplified both at the recipient country level and the fund level to facilitate enhanced and country-driven access to climate finance?
• Which further steps and actions are needed to create enabling policy and regulatory environments that help facilitate private climate investments in developing countries and in which areas do countries require support?

• Panelists
• Peter Glynn, International Chamber of Commerce
  Presentation (887 kB)
• Zaheer Fakir, Department of Environmental Affairs, South Africa
• Chizuru Aoki, Global Environment Facility
  Presentation (469 kB)