NDC finance and proposal development training – Latin America

The main objective of this three-day training course was to enhance the skills of the National Technical Institutions in the framework of the NDC Action Project and technical employees of Ministries in preparing concept notes for future submission to the financial institutions.

The online training was delivered over three days 3 – 5 April 2024, with a mix of presentations from experts at UNEP Copenhagen Climate Centre and in-country partner organizations.

More than 250 people attended the webinars, which included opportunities for questions and answers with the speakers.

Copies of the presentations are available for download here:

Day 1:

1. The NDC Action project: background and purpose of the webinar series 
2. Introduction to the climate finance landscape 
3. Establishing BAU scenarios and assessing climate impacts
4. Case study from Costa Rica: Acelerando la Acción Climática en Latinoamérica y el Caribe mediante la promoción de hojas de ruta para la descarbonización y resiliencia del sector empresarial

Day 2:

1. Sustainable development benefits and transformational change
2. Barrier analysis and logical frameworks
3. Budgeting principles and Cost Benefit Analysis
4. Case study from Argentina: GCF Readiness para Cadenas de valor agrícolas en el Norte Grande

Day 3:

1. Identification of national sources of finance and financial structuring
2. Addressing financial and operational risks
3. Case study from Colombia: progress and challenges with energy efficiency and renewable energy

This is the first webinar in a series of three regional courses covering Latin America, MENA/Africa, and Asia.