A three-day capacity building training on climate finance and Green Climate Fund (GCF) project conceptualization has been held in Kathmandu, bringing together female government officers from multiple sectors to strengthen their understanding of climate finance mechanisms and develop their skills in preparing GCF project concepts.

The programme combined technical learning with a strong focus on promoting women’s participation in climate finance processes and project development.

Throughout the three-day training, participants enhanced their practical and technical knowledge through expert presentations, interactive discussions and hands-on group exercises. The sessions covered the evolution of climate finance, international climate funds, GCF policies and programming and Nepal’s procedures for mobilising climate finance.

The participants also received training on preparing GCF concept notes, developing climate rationales for mitigation and adaptation, project conceptualization, problem and solution tree analysis, designing Theory of Change, stakeholder engagement, environmental and social safeguards, gender mainstreaming, GCF investment criteria, risk assessment and carbon markets.

Read more at: https://theclimatewatch.com/building-womens-leadership-in-climate-finance-through-gcf-training/