Ethiopia - Capacity Building on Climate Change Financing

This assessment is designed to contribute to building the capacity of developing countries to mobilize funding for sustainable development. It aims to support capacity building activities by identifying the capacity gaps to increased access to climate finance for Ethiopia from the international support measures (ISMs), with particular focus on agriculture and forest sectors. The scope of the assignment will particularly focus on climate financing in the agriculture and forest sector development which are critical element and major contributors of the national Green House Gas (GHG) emission, major share of the national GDP and the country’s overall Climate Resilient and Green Economy and development financing strategy. For these sectors, this review analyzes financing opportunities and gaps, and recommends capacity building interventions to enhance access to international support funds for climate change responses. Overall, the objectives of this exercise and capacity building support are two folds: (a) To identify capacity gaps and challenges to contribute to building the capacity of relevant government officials/experts to mobilize increased international financing for addressing climate change challenge, and (b) To conduct capacity building activities on international support measures (ISMs) for climate finance for Ethiopia, focusing on Agriculture, food security and forest sectors. As required, it provides a step-by-step training guide or orientation on the fundamentals for project preparation to the relevant government officials or experts, either virtually or in-person.