The Second Green Climate Fund (GCF) Global Programming Conference brought together Ministers, GCF National Designated Authorities (NDA) or Focal Points (FP), accredited entities, and delivery partners to provide a platform for high-level dialogue on translating long-term low-emission and climate resilient strategies into investment plans. The event took stock of the GCF´s role in enabling climate action and provided a platform for GCF stakeholders to inform the strategy for the second replenishment period to effectively respond to the increasingly urgent needs to address climate change and meet the Paris Agreement objectives. The conference was an opportunity to advance country programming, share lessons from implementation and disseminate knowledge of GCF operational tools as well as strengthen the GCF partnership network.
The programme included a high-level segment with participation of Ministers and Heads of Accredited Entities (13 September), two days of parallel thematic and sectoral tracks (14-15 September), and bilateral meetings throughout the event.
The in-Country facilitator of the Nationally Determined Contribution (NDC) Secretariat under the Committee for Environmental Protection under the Government of Tajikistan (CEP), Sino Tohirzoda, attended the event to support Tajikistan delegation throughout the conference.
The participation of the In-Country Facilitator helped to showcase the coordination between donors and key development partners in Tajikistan toward NDC implementation and to connect emerging project activities in various sub-sectors working on climate change adaptation and mitigation.
He attended bilateral meetings with Dennis Mutschler-Neumann (GIZ), The Division of Country Programming’s (DCP), Juan Hoffmaister (Green Climate Fund), and Urvaksh D. Patel (Green Climate Fund).
He also attended several events including:
- Opening session– Catalyzing climate finance: The role of partnerships in moving from NDCs to co-investments
- The GCF journey in enabling climate ambition
- System transitions: Programming for transformational change
- How can readiness resources address the needs of countries to advance climate investments?
- Investment planning for NDC implementation
- Side Events on Marketplace and UNOPS – Support for implementation of GCF Readiness project
The conference agenda, list of participants, and presentations can be found here.