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This page contains submissions, reports and publications as provided to the Standing Committee on Finance by stakeholders involved in climate finance.
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Building on the experience from the previous Forums, where the SCF worked with a wide range of partner institutions and, where possible, held the Forum in conjunction with relevant events, the SCF invites interested stakeholders to submit proposals on its next Forum on the topic of Financing Nature-Based Solutions (NBS):
- Scope and purpose of the Forum
- NBS related papers and case studies that could inform the Forum
- Potential institutions and events to partner with, in the organization of the Forum
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| Norwegian Ministry of Climate and Environment |
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Independent Alliance of Latin America and the Caribbean (AILAC) |
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Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) |
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| Rio Impact | 31 July 2020 |
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Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ) GmbH |
3 August 2020 |
| Zurich Flood Resilience Alliance |
3 August 2020 |
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United Nations Convention to Combat Dessertification (UNCCD) |
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| Indonesia |
23 September 2020 |
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As mandated by the Conference of the Parties (COP), the Standing Committee on Finance (SCF) reports on its Forum in its annual reports to the COP |
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| 2018 SCF Forum - "Climate Finance Architecture - Enhancing collaboration, seizing opportunities" Report (Annex III of 2018 SCF annual report) |
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| 2017 SCF Forum - "Mobilizing Finance for Climate-Resilient Infrastructure" Report (Annex V of 2017 SCF annual report) |
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| 2016 SCF Forum - "Financial instruments that address the risks of Loss and Damage" Report (Annex III of 2016 SCF annual report) |
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2015 SCF Forum - "Enhancing coherence and coordination of forest financing" |
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2014 SCF Forum - "Mobilizing Adaptation Finance" |
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2013 SCF Forum - "Mobilizing Finance & Investment for Climate Action Now" |
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1 May |
Side event of the Standing Committee on Finance |
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3 May |
Second meeting of the Paris Committee on Capacity-building |
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18 September |
Eighth meeting of the Executive Committee of the Warsaw international Mechanism for Loss and Damage |
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4 October |
12th meeting of the Advisory Board of the Climate Technology Centre and Network |
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Modalities for implementation of the outcomes of the five in-session workshops on issues related to agriculture and other future topics that may arise from this work |
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8 May |
Side event of the Standing Committee on Finance |
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12 May |
First meeting of the Paris Committee on Capacity-building |
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13 May |
Fourth voluntary meeting on the coordination of support for the implementation of REDD-plus activities in developing countries |
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18 May |
In-session workshop on long-term finance |
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20 May |
Side event of the Standing Committee on Finance |
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23 May |
Side event of the Standing Committee on Finance SCF side event – Enhancing coherence and coordination of forest finance" |
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23 May |
3rd voluntary meeting on the coordination of support for the implementation of activities referred to in Decision 1/CP.16, paragraph 70 (REDD+) |
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2015 |
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3 June |
Information event of the Standing Committee on Finance |
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2014 |
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June |
Update on the preparation of the first biennial assessment and overview of climate finance flows during the first meeting of the contact group of the agenda item on the issue of methodologies for reporting financial information by Parties included in Annex I to the Convention during the 40th session of the Subsidiary Body for Scientific and Technological Advice (SBSTA) |
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8 June |
Side event on the biennial assessment and overview of climate finance flows at the margins of the 40th session of the SBs, |
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25 August |
Informal Dialogue on Climate Finance, hosted by the incoming Presidency of the COP 20 |
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16 - 17 September |
Global Forum of the Climate Change Expert Group, OECD |
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29 September - 1 October |
Sixth meeting of the Adaptation Committee |
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4 December |
Outreach event on financing for forests |
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This section* contains reports and publications as provided to the Standing Committee on Finance by stakeholders involved in climate finance.
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Contributions received |
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Operationalizing a Gender-Sensitive approach in the Green Climate Fund (647 kB) |
Liane Schalatek and Katya Burns; |
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20/06/2013 |
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Toward Mutual Accountability: the 2015 Adaptation Finance Transparency Gap Report (2582 kB) |
AdaptationWatch consortium |
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15/01/2016 |
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AGWA recommendations to the UNFCCC Standing Committee on Finance NEW! (287 kB) |
Stockholm International Water Institute (SIWI) and the Alliance for Global Water Adaptation (AGWA) |
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30/09/2016 |
AGWA recommendations to the UNFCCC Standing Committee on Finance
At COP 17, Parties mandated the SCF to prepare a biennial assessment and overview of climate finance flows. The SCF invited inputs from interested stakeholders to support its work on the biennial assessment and overview of climate finance flows in general, as well as on the objective, scope and proposed outline of the biennial assessment and overview of climate finance flows in particular. More information on the biennial assessment and overview of climate finance flows in 2014, 2016 and 2018 can be found here.
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Submissions received on the call for evidence: information and data for the preparation of the fourth biennial assessment and overview of climate finance flows |
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| Document | Submitted by | Date |
| 2 Degrees Investing Initiative | 23/12/2020 | |
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The Institutional Investors Group on Climate Change (IIGCC) |
30/11/2020 |
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Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia |
6/11/2020 |
| Submission | Economic Community of West African States | 30/11/2020 |
| Submission | Government of Ecuador | 30/11/2020 |
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Heinrich Böll Stiftung Washington, DC (hbs) supported by the Women’s Environment and Development Organization (WEDO) |
30/10/2020 |
| Submission | National Council for Climate Change and Clean Development Mechanism | 30/10/2020 |
| Submission | OXFAM | 30/11/2020 |
| Submission | Ian Mitchell, Atousa Tahmasebi, Rachel Calleja, Euan Ritchie | 30/11/2020 |
| Local Climate Adaptive Living facility of the UN Capital Development Fund |
30/10/2020 4/03/2020 |
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| Additional submission Submission |
Mercy Corps | 1/07/2020 28/02/2020 |
| Raising the Game on Paris Alignment | Germanwatch, New Climate Institute and World Resources Institute |
02/04/2020 |
| Submission Mexico | Mexico | 19/03/2020 |
| Romain Weikmans | 13/03/2020 | |
| Submission: Perspective Climate Group GmbH | Perspective Climate Group GmbH | 12/03/2020 |
| Submission E3G | E3G | 7/03/2020 |
| Submission | Disclosure Insight Action | 2/03/2020 |
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Relevant links to SEB actions within Asset Management: SEB public newsletter with compiled data and forecasts: SEB:s portal for Green Bonds: |
Skandinaviska Enskilda Banken AB (SEB) | 2/03/2020 |
| Submission: SEI | Stockholm Environment Institute | 2/03/2020 |
| Submission: Universidad Tecnológica de Pereira-Colombia |
Universidad Tecnológica de Pereira-Colombia | 29/02/2020 |
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2018 Climate Activity Report |
Agence Française de Développement (AFD) | 28/02/2020 |
| Submission: IDFC
Aligning with the Paris Agreement - Executive Summary |
International Development Finance Club (IDFC) | 28/02/2020 |
| Submission: Turkey | Turkey | 28/02/2020 |
| Submission: OECD | Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development | 28/02/2020 |
| Submission WRI | World Resources Institute | 28/02/2020 |
| Submission Oil Change International | Oil Change International | 28/02/2020 |
| Exploring options to measure the climate consistency of real economy investments: the manufacturing industries in Norway | OECD (in close cooperation with the Norwegian Ministry of Climate and Environment) | 28/02/2020 |
| Submission UfM Secretariat | UfM Secretariat | 28/02/2020 |
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Calling for business unusual: reforming climate finance |
International Institute for Environment and Development | 26/02/2020 |
| Submission CREWS | Climate Risk and Early Warning Systems | 25/02/2020 |
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Submissions received on the call for evidence: information and data for the preparation of the 2018 biennial assessment and overview of climate finance flows |
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| Submission E3G | E3G | 15/05/2018 |
| Submission OECD | Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development | 15/05/2018 |
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Pacific Islands Forum Secretariat |
15/05/2018 |
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Submission Climate Action in Financial Institutions Initiative Secretariat |
Secretariat of the Climate Action in Financial Institutions Initiative |
15/05/2018 |
| Submission Assessing the credibility of how climate adaptation aid projects are categorised | Weikmans, R., Roberts, J. T., Baum, J., Bustos, C., & Durand (2017) | 09/05/2018 |
| Submission Postface: fragmentation, failing trust and enduring tensions over what counts as climate finance | Roberts, J. T., & Weikmans, R. (2017) | 09/05/2018 |
| Submission The international climate finance accounting muddle: is there hope on the horizon? | Weikmans, R., & Roberts, J.T. (2018) | 09/05/2018 |
| Submission UNDP | United Nations Development Programme | 06/04/2018 |
| Submission IATI | Swedish International Development Cooperation Agency (SIDA) | 21/03/2018 |
| Submission EBRD | European Bank for Reconstruction and Development | 16/03/2018 |
| Submission ODI | Overseas Development Institute | 15/03/2018 |
| Submission UN ECLAC | United Nations ECLAC | 13/03/2018 |
| Submission IDFC | International Development Finance Club | 08/03/2018 |
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This section contains submissions received from Parties on their views on the operational definitions of climate finance for consideration by the SCF in order to enhance its technical work in the context of preparing the 2020 Biennial Assessment and Overview of Climate Finance Flows (Decision 11/CP.25 and Decision 5/CMA.2). |
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| Submission | Belize on behalf of the Alliance of Small Islands States (AOSIS) | 31 August 2020 |
| Submission | Kingdom of Bhutan on behalf of the Least Developed Countries | 30 June 2020 |
| Submission | Republic of Gabon on behalf of the Africa Group of Negotiators | 30 June 2020 |
| Submission | Indonesia | 4 June 2020 |
| Submission | Japan | 15 May 2020 |
| Submission | Honduras on behalf of AILAC Group | 13 May 2020 |
| Submission | Canada | 13 May 2020 |
| Submission | Norway | 12 May 2020 |
| Submission | Philippines | 8 May 2020 |
| Submission | Solomon Islands | 8 May 2020 |
| Submission | European Union | 5 May 2020 |
| Submission | Switzerland on behalf of the Environmental Integrity Group | 1 May 2020 |
| Submission | Republic of Vanuatu | 1 May 2020 |
This section contains submissions received from SCF members and observers on their views on the elements of the workplan on measurement, reporting and verification of support beyond the biennial assessmenet and overview of climate finance. The submission was invited by the SCF at its 10th meeting held in June 2015.
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Views on elements of the work plan on measurement, reporting and verification of support beyond the biennial assessment and overview of climate finance |
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Submission South Centre (129 kB) |
South Centre |
29/6/2015 |
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Submission GFLAC (698 kB) |
Climate Finance Group for Latin America and the Caribbean |
4/7/2015 |
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Submission Rajasree Ray (66 kB) |
Rajasree Ray, SCF member |
8/7/2015 |
COP 19 requested the SCF to continue to provide expert input to the fifth review of the Financial Mechanism, with a view to the review being finalized by COP 20. In addition, COP 19 requested the SCF to continue to provide expert input to the fifth review of the Financial Mechanism, with a view to the review being finalized by COP 20. In this context, the SCF prepared a technical paper on the fifth review (1085 kB) , and included the executive summary of the technical paper in its report to COP 20 for consideration by the COP.
Side event on the work of the SCF related to the fifth review during the 40th session of the SBs, June 2014 Programme; Presentation
At its ninth meeting, the Standing Committee on Finance agreed to invite submissions from SCF members, observers and thematic bodies under the Convention by 8 May on the following issues:
Possible future relations between the Adaptation Fund and with other institutions under the Convention;
Possible future institutional linkages between the Adaptation Fund and other institutions under the Convention, taking into account any legal and technical implications identified.
For more information, including specific questions, please click here (90 kB) .
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Received submissions on possible future institutional linkages and relations between the Adaptation Fund and other institutions under the Convention |
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Information received |
Submitted by |
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Submission - Oxford Climate Policy (118 kB) |
Oxford Climate Policy |
17/4/2015 |
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Submission – SCF Member (257 kB) |
Stephan Kellenberger |
7/5/2015 |
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Submission – CIAT/CCAFS (325 kB) |
Dhanush Dinesh |
7/5/2015 |
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Submission – SCF Member (25 kB) |
Inka Gnittke |
8/5/2015 |
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Submission – Observer of the South Centre to the SCF (239 kB) |
Bernarditas Muller |
8/5/2015 |
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Submission – SCF Member (100 kB) |
Richard Sherman |
11/5/2015 |
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Submission – SCF Member (172 kB) |
Edith Kateme Kassajja |
11/5/2015 |
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Submission – Germanwatch (58 kB) |
David Eckstein |
13/5/2015 |
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The SCF agreed to invite inputs on the topics below, in order to inform the Forum’s preparatory work:
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05/02/2016 |
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LEAD Pakistan (232 kB) |
15/02/2016 |
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22/02/2016 |
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Swiss Re (77 kB) |
22/02/2016 |
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23/02/2016 |
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Munich Re (197 kB) |
26/02/2016 |
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African Risk Capacity (ARC) (420 kB) |
28/02/2016 |
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Climate Justice Programme (125 kB) |
29/02/2016 |
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United Nations World Food Programme & Oxfam America (616 kB) |
29/02/2016 |
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CAN International (536 kB) |
29/02/2016 |
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SCF member: Sarah Conway (312 kB) |
29/02/2016 |
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United Nations World Food Programme (403 kB) |
01/03/2016 |
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Republic of Mali on behalf of the African Group of Negotiators (105 kB) |
06/03/2016 |
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Japan (85 kB) |
10/03/2016 |
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United Nations Environment Programme Finance Initiative (UNEP FI) (121 kB) |
21/03/2016 |
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African Risk Capacity (ARC) |
ARC_Overview (136 kB) |
*) This section is a compilation, “as is”, of materials provided by the users. The UNFCCC secretariat does not represent or endorse the reliability, accuracy or completeness of any materials posted herein. The UNFCCC secretariat does not make any warranties express or implied, including, without limitation, warranties of non-infringement of intellectual property rights nor does it make any warranties or representations as to the accuracy, reliability or completeness of any such materials. Reliance upon any such materials shall be at the user’s sole risk.
For comprehensive UNFCCC disclaimer please click here.
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Received contributions on relevant information/case studies: coherence and coordination for financing for forests |
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Received information |
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Submission Forest Sciences Centre of Catalonia (57 kB) |
Denis Boglio |
Forest Sciences Centre of Catalonia, Spain |
13 October 2014 |
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Hossein Moeini-Meybodi |
United Nations Forum on Forests |
16 October 2014 |
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Submission Tropenbos International (64 kB) |
Herman Savenije |
Tropenbos International |
28 October 2014 |
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Submission OECD (66 kB) |
Anthony Cox |
Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development |
29 October 2014 |
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Submission Towards Transparency (101 kB) |
Cao Hai Thanh |
Towards Transparency |
6 November 2014 |
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Submission WeForest (67 kB) |
Fraser Brown |
WeForest |
11 November 2014 |
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CfRN Submission on SCF Working Paper (131 kB) |
Frederica Bietta |
Coalition for Rainforest Nations |
20 November 2014 |
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El desarrollo de un Sistema Nacional de Salvaguardas para REDD+ en México (3454 kB) The Development of a National Safeguard System for REDD+ in Mexico (3952 kB) |
Juan Carlos Carrillo F. |
Centro Mexicano de Derecho Ambiental |
6 December 2014 |
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Submission Finance Alliance for Sustainable Trade (FAST) (201 kB) |
Lily Minkova |
Finance Alliance for Sustainable Trade (FAST) |
17 December 2014 |
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Submission by the Plurinational State of Bolivia (447 kB) Annex 1. The Joint Mitigation and Adaptation Mechanism for the Integral and Sustainable Management of Forests (JMA) (2833 kB) |
National Focal Point of Bolivia |
Plurinational State of Bolivia |
28 January 2015 |
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Submission Althelia (1255 kB) |
Edit Kiss |
Althelia ecosphere |
30 January 2015 |
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Submission CDP (3174 kB) |
Roberta Iley |
CDP |
30 January 2015 |
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Submission World Bank Group (520 kB) |
Rama Chandra Reddy |
World Bank Group |
30 January 2015 |
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Submission International Emissions Trading Association (240 kB) |
Sophy Greenhalgh |
International Emissions Trading Association |
30 January 2015 |
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Submission Climate Policy Initiative (132 kB) |
Angela Falconer |
Climate Policy Initiative |
31 January 2015 |
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Submission SCS_Coherence_Coordination_UNFCCC_013015 (98 kB) SCS GHG Qualifications Profile (2765 kB) |
Christie Pollet-Young |
SCS Global Service |
31 January 2015 |
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Declaration Pacte Tunisie Verte (3494 kB) Brochure Partenariat Forêts Marocaines (2718 kB) |
Ludwig Liagre |
GIZ-CPMF |
4 February 2015 |
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Submission by FAO, UNEP and UNDP to support REDD+ activities through the UN-REDD programme (410 kB) |
Stephen Gold |
FAO, UNDP, UNEP |
6 February 2015 |
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South-originating Green Finance (1870 kB) Climate Change: Implications for Investors and Financial Institutions (1191 kB) Integrated Governance: A new model of governance for sustainability (3188 kB) |
Iain Henderson |
UNEP FI |
6 February 2015 |
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Randy Caruso |
United States of America |
12 February 2015 |
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Submission – Japan (198 kB) |
Ida Mizuki |
Japan |
16 April 2015 |
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Submission – Center for International Forestry Research (224 kB) |
Stephen Leonard |
Center for International Forestry Research |
22 April 2015 |
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Towards effective national forest funds (8552 kB) |
Rao Matta |
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations |
28 April 2015 |
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Submission – Permain Global (86 kB) |
Keven Brough |
Permian Global Research Ltd |
22 May 2015 |
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Submssion - Tools to Unlock Finance for Sustainable Land-Use (566 kB) |
Adeline Dontenville |
EU REDD Facility, CPI and Climate Focus |
10 June 2015 |
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Comments from Peru on the proposed SCF forum on finance for forests (42 kB) |
Mirko Serkovic |
Ministry of Environment, Peru |
23 June 2015 |
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Leticia Guimaraes |
Ministry of the Environment, Brazil |
23 June 2015 |
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Contribution from Colombia on the draft concept note on the 2015 Standing Committee on Finance Forum (202 kB) |
Santiago Briceño Flórez |
Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Colombia |
23 June 2015 |
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GEF Case Studies (176 kB) GEF report to SCF on REDD+ and SFM (193 kB) |
Chizuru Aoki, Roland Sundstrom |
GEF |
24 June 2015 |
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Comments by Mexico to the Draft Concept Note for the 2015 Forum of the Standing Committee on Finance (162 kB) |
Roberto Donisch |
Government of Mexico |
11 July 2015 |
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For the first two SCF Forums, the SCF worked with partner organizations and held the Forum in conjunction with their events, such as Carbon Expo (2013) and Climate Investment Funds Partnership Forum (2014).
In planning for the 2015 SCF Forum to be held on the topic of financing for forests
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Submission Forest Sciences Centre of Catalonia (62 kB) |
Denis Boglio |
Forest Sciences Centre of Catalonia, Spain |
14 October 2014 |
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Submission United Nations Forum on Forests (60 kB) |
Hossein Moeini-Meybodi |
United Nations Forum on Forests |
30 October 2014 |
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Letter to the SCF (presented during the eighth meeting of the SCF) (267 kB) |
Steve Leonard |
Center for International Forestry Research |
31 October 2014 |
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Sophy Greenhalgh |
International Emissions Trading Association |
31 October 2014 |
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Submission (178 kB) |
Sarah Conway |
SCF Member |
4 November 2014 |
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XIV World Forestry Congress |
Tiina Vahanen |
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) |
19 January 2015 |
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SCF Forum, 21 and 22 June 2014 in Montego Bay, Jamaica |
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Programme of the 2014 Forum of the Standing Committee on Finance Mr. Daniel Buckley, Climate Change Policy Analyst, UNDP
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SCF Forum, 28 May 2013 in Barcelona, Spain |
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Programme of the 2013 Forum of the Standing Committee on Finance |
This section* contains submissions on elements to be taken into account for the development of a work programme on measurement, reporting and verification of support and the conduct of the biennial assessments and overview of climate finance flows in 2014, as provided to the Standing Committee on Finance by stakeholders involved in climate finance pursuant to specific calls for inputs by the Standing Committee on Finance.
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Call for inputs on elements to be taken into account for the development of a work programme on measurement, reporting and verification of support and the conduct of the biennial assessments and overview of climate finance flows in 2014, June-July 2013 |
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Submission CPI (799 kB) |
Climate Policy Initiative |
29/7/2013 |
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Submission Germanwatch (202 kB) |
Germanwatch |
30/7/2013 |
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Submission Haites (125 kB) |
Erik Haites, Margaree Consultants Inc. |
31/7/2013 |
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Submission OECD (218 kB) |
OECD |
31/7/2013 |
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Submission IAETA (146 kB) |
IAETA |
31/7/2013 |
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Submission CIF (193 kB) |
CIF |
31/7/2013 |
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Submission BlindSpot Think Tank (70 kB) |
BlindSpot Think Tank |
31/7/2013 |
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Objective of the webinar The objective of the capacity-building webinar is to highlight the linkages of climate finance and gender, and thereby further strengthen the SCF’s capacity to integrate gender into the work of the SCF in the current and forthcoming workplans. Through this webinar members shared their views related to gender and climate finance. |
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| Presentation: Overview of decisions on gender and their relevance for constituted bodies, including the SCF by Ms. Fleur Newman, UNFCCC secretariat | |
| Presentation: Gender Aspects of public and private financial flows - latest research by Ms. Mariama Williams, South Centre | |
| Presentation: Gender-Responsive Climate Finance by Ms. Tara Daniel, Women's Environment and Development Organization |