Workshop Presentations

19 September, Wednesday – GCF 101

Session 1: Welcome, Introduction of participants

1. Portfolio of water project ideas in Africa for the Green Climate Fund, Alex Simalabwi, GWPSA/Africa

Session 2: GCF introduction

2. Introduction to the GCF,  Jason Spensley-GCF

Session 3: GCF investment criteria & project cycle-Case Studies

3. Case Study 1: Rwanda DAE: How GCF investment criteria was applied to a GCF approved project,   Alex Mulisa,  Rwanda Ministry of Environment

4. Case Study 2: Namibia DAE: How GCF investment criteria was applied to a GCF approved project under SAP, Presentation by Lazarus Nafidi,  Namibia Environmental Investment Fund

5. Case Study 3: Zambia NDA:  Presentation on GCF project cycle, and how Zambia NDA has organised  roles of different actors  for each stage of the project cycle, Nefuno Kabwe Chanda, Ministry of National  Development Planning

6. Case Study 4: Africa Climate Change Fund (ACCF): Example of Regional Climate Change Fund supporting  countries to access GCF resources, Brown Louise Helen Africa Climate Change Fund

Session 4: GCF Climate Rationale

7. GCF Climate Rationale, focus Water,  Dominique Berod, WMO

8. Data sources, analytical methods and tools, Frederik Pischke, GWP

9. Climate rationale for water projects, Alastair Morrison-GCF

20 September, Thursday – Designing GCF Projects for Impact

Session 5: Climate impacts on water

10. Climate impacts on water in southern Africa, Charles reeve, CRIDF

11. Case Study 5: The Cape Town water crisis:, Mr. Balzer Trevor, Department of Water  and Sanitation, South Africa, Deputy Director- General: Special Projects

12. Case Study 6: Integrated flood management in the Volta River Basin, Armand Houanye, GWP West Africa

13. Case Study 7: Challenges and opportunities in preparation of transoundary climate resilient water projects. The case of Orange-Senqu  River Basin Commission, Lenka Thamae, GWPSA

Session 6: Climate resilience across water sub-sectors

14. The GCF Water Portfolio across the sub-sectors. Alastair Morrison-GCF

15. Presentation of case studies of successful GCF project proposals Alastair Morrison-GCF

Session 7: GCF Project Preparation Facility: Creating a successful GCF concept note and GCF proposal from concept to approval

16. Sharing case studies of successful PPF proposals to the GCF and highlighting in particular, capacity and coordination challenges and solutions Jason Spensley-GCF

17. GCF Funding Proposals Alastair Morrison-GCF

21 September, Friday  – Designing GCF Projects for Impact

Session 8: GCF financing instruments

18. GCF financing instruments: Grants, Loans, Guarantees & Equity Jason Spensley-GCF

19. DBSA Climate Finance Facility, Muhammed Sayed

20. Case Study 8: Africa Water facility: Support to Climate resilience water   projects in Africa. David AWF  

Session 9: Private Sector Facility & blended finance

21. Introduction to the GCF’s Private Sector Facility, Tony Clamp, GCF

22. Case study 9: Water-energy nexus- SADC regional perspective. Penny Herbst  Africa GreenCo

Session 10: GCF-coordination at Country level for improved project proposals.

23. Case study 10: South Africa Nationally Determined Contributions. Department of Environmental Affairs

24. Case Study 11: NEMA and the GCF-experience as a DAE. Wangari-Kenya DAE

25. Case study 12: South Africa National Biodiversity Institute. Mike Jennings, SANBI

Session 11: Closing Session

26. Project Preparation Partnership for Climate Resilient GCF Water Projects,  Alex Simalabwi, GWP