Report of the Standing Committee on Finance to the Conference of the Parties.

This report contains information on the outcomes of the work of the Standing Committee on Finance (SCF), including its meetings, in 2016. The report also contains: the summary and recommendations by the SCF on the 2016 biennial assessment and overview of climate finance flows; the summary report on the 2016 SCF forum; the two draft decisions containing draft guidance to the operating entities of the Financial Mechanism of the Convention; the recommendation on frequency of guidance to the Green Climate Fund; the summary of the side event on “Enhancing coherence and coordination of forest finance”; an overview of mandates provided to the SCF by the Conference of the Parties compared to outputs delivered by the SCF in the years 2011–2015; and a list of members of the SCF.