WHO webinar on receiving support for health and climate change through the GCF Readiness Programme

3 – 4 March 2020

In partnership with the Green Climate Fund (GCF), WHO is conducting a 4-hour webinar, over 2 days (3rd to 4th March, 2020) to provide guidance to countries in the preparation of readiness (3rd March, 9p.m. – 11p.m. CET) and project proposals to the GCF (4thMarch, 9p.m. – 11p.m.).  The webinar has a focus on the WHO SEARO and EMRO regions, however, it is open globally.

The World Health Organization (WHO) has recently been approved as a Green Climate Fund (GCF) Readiness Partner. As a Readiness Delivery Partner, WHO provides services to member states such as:

  • Development of readiness request proposals to the GCF;
  • Implementation and supervision of climate projects;
  • Support with financial management; progress reporting; and
  • Project completion and evaluation.

WHO can support countries in developing readiness proposals and implementing readiness activities for public health such as conducting a health vulnerability and adaptation assessment (V&A's), developing the health component of the national adaptation plan (H-NAP), assessing the health co-benefits of mitigation, as well as providing support with the development of a full project proposal or any other health priority issues as agreed with the National Designated Authority or Focal Point (NDA).

The GCF Readiness Programme provides up to USD 1 million per country per year and up to USD 3 million per country for the development of National Adaptation Plans (NAPs), including H-NAPs.

The next deadline to submit readiness proposals to the Green Climate Fund is 31st March 2020.

You can join the webinar on March 3rd (9p.m. – 11p.m. CET) on country guidance in the preparation of readiness, here.

You can join the webinar on March 4th (9 p.m. – 11 p.m. CET) on preparing GCF project proposals, here.

Please contact Elena Villalobos for further information.

 

Learn More

Q&A: Accessing GCF Readiness Funds

Publication: GCF Guidebook on Readiness and Preparatory Support

Français: Programme de Préparation du Fonds Vert pour le Climat (FVC)