Regional: Supporting the Pacific DMCs in Financing their Climate Change Response

Project Name Supporting the Pacific DMCs in Financing their Climate Change Response
Project Number 46435-001
Country / Economy Regional
Kiribati
Tuvalu
Project Status Closed
Project Type / Modality of Assistance Technical Assistance
Source of Funding / Amount
TA 8237-REG: Supporting the Pacific DMCs in Financing their Climate Change Response
Technical Assistance Special Fund US$ 200,000.00
Strategic Agendas Environmentally sustainable growth
Inclusive economic growth
Regional integration
Drivers of Change Governance and capacity development
Sector / Subsector

Energy / Energy efficiency and conservation

Gender No gender elements
Description The TA will carrout a stocktake and analysis of existing climate change financing in the Pacific Region, consolidate infomration on program implementation and new sources of financing for climate initiatives to support cross-country learning, and propose concrete, feasible recommendations to increase Pacific DMCs' access to climate change financing. it will consider ongoing initiatives of ADB's Regional and Sustainable Development Department (RSDD) as well as relevant Council of Regional Organizatinos of the Pacific (CROP) agencies and development partners on climate change financing studies, particularly the SPREP Climate Change Financing Study (2010) and the PIFS Study on Improving Access to and Management of Climate Change Resources (2011). The TA will have two main outputs: (i) stocktake and analysis of existing climate change financing in the Pacific Region conducted; and (ii) recommendations to improve the Pacific DMCs' access to the said climate change financing windows prepared. These two outputs will be consolidated in a technical report that will be submitted by ADB to the Working Committee of Pacific DMC Finance Ministers, for them to present to the Pacific Governors at the 46th ADB Annual Meeting in May 2013.
Project Rationale and Linkage to Country/Regional Strategy This small-scale regional capacity development technical assistance is a response to the request of the Pacific DMC Governors for ADB to support the Working committee of Pacific Finance Ministers, through the preparation of a technical report that will align the Pacificf DMCs; climate change financing needs with current financing schemes, including workable recommendations for improving the countries' acces to the said funding sources.
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Geographical Location Regional
Summary of Environmental and Social Aspects
Environmental Aspects
Involuntary Resettlement
Indigenous Peoples
Stakeholder Communication, Participation, and Consultation
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During Project Implementation
Business Opportunities
Consulting Services The TA will require 6-person months of international consulting services of a Climate Change and Project Formulation specialist/Team Leader (3-person months), an Institutional Development Specialist (2-person months), and a Communications Specialits/Workshop Facilitator (1-person month).
Responsible ADB Officer Drilon, Maria Lourdes
Responsible ADB Department Pacific Department
Responsible ADB Division Transport, Energy and Natural Resources Division, PARD
Executing Agencies
Asian Development Bank
6 ADB Avenue,
Mandaluyong City 1550, Philippines
Timetable
Concept Clearance -
Fact Finding -
MRM -
Approval 05 Dec 2012
Last Review Mission -
Last PDS Update 17 Dec 2012

TA 8237-REG

Milestones
Approval Signing Date Effectivity Date Closing
Original Revised Actual
05 Dec 2012 - 05 Dec 2012 31 Aug 2013 30 Nov 2013 23 Dec 2013
Financing Plan/TA Utilization Cumulative Disbursements
ADB Cofinancing Counterpart Total Date Amount
Gov Beneficiaries Project Sponsor Others
200,000.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 200,000.00 17 Jun 2022 123,024.71

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