So now, at long last, we are training people to write proposals for accessing climate finance. I guess this incudes understanding and following the guidelines of multilateral agencies such as GCF, GEF, ADB, World Bank, EU, USAID, etc, etc.
Guess that is some explanation of why Fiji has been failing to get the funds it deserves as a vulnerable nation, not just to climate change and disasters but to other demographic and economic factors.
It was extraordinary to read that CEO of FDB is now signing MOUs with AFD, GGGI etc to try and assist access funds.
One wonders what FDB has been doing since it got accreditation to the GCF? Has this new accredited agency received any funds from GCF?
We have also had Climate Change experts from the previous Ministry of Economy attending all sorts of meetings as focal points? Haven’t we built any local capacity to do this?
We have also had expensive expats who have been planted in these ministries, supported by all sorts of partners, including UK FCDO, to assist our efforts.
It doesn’t look like there has been too many successes to write home about and we now have to go back to the basics.
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