AP-PLAT participated in the Regional Training Workshop on Developing Concept Notes for the Green Climate Fund
| Event | Regional Training Workshop on Developing Concept Notes for the Green Climate Fund: Strengthening Climate Resilience in Pacific Small Islands Developing States |
|---|---|
| Date | 17-21 June 2024 |
| Place | Nadi, Fiji |
| Organizers | AIT RRC.AP, Ministry of the Environment, Japan (MOEJ) |
| Collaboration | Pacific Climate Change Centre (PCCC), Secretariat of the Pacific Regional Environment Programme (SPREP), Green Climate Fund (GCF), National Institute for Environmental Studies, Japan (NIES) |
The Regional Resource Centre for Asia and the Pacific at the Asian Institute of Technology (AIT RRC.AP) organized a 5-day Regional Training Workshop on Developing Concept Notes for the Green Climate Fund from June 17 to 21, 2024, in Nadi, Fiji.
About 30 participants attended, including resource speakers, representatives of National Designated Authorities (NDAs), officers from relevant national ministries, and representatives of civil society organizations from Fiji, Kiribati, Niue, Papua New Guinea, Solomon Islands, Tonga, and Tuvalu.The workshop aimed to collaboratively define high-quality concept notes to secure climate change funding from the GCF for their respective countries.
ClimoCast, a tool for rainfall and temperature forecasting based on the latest climate data, was introduced by Dr. Yuji Masutomi, the head of the AP-PLAT team at NIES. In his presentation, Dr. Masutomi emphasized that incorporating scientific climate evidence using ClimoCast would make project proposals more convincing to the GCF. We at AP-PLAT have the tools to provide evidence-based information grounded in scientific research, and we plan to include proposal support for the GCF in our future scope.
This comprehensive program, enabled participants to develop GCF concept notes for their respective countries. As a result, seven country concept notes were successfully drafted using the GCF template.
We would like to thank the organizers, and everyone involved for providing a very valuable experience. AP-PLAT will continue to offer a platform to support decision-making and effective climate adaptation in the Asia-Pacific region.
(Posted : 26/Aug/2024)
