2nd Technical Workshop on Green Climate Fund Project Preparation for Transformational Climate Resilience Water Projects in the Mediterranean: Special Focus on Gender

11 February 2021. Since 2008, the UfMhas provided a framework for enhancing regional co-operation, dialogue, and the implementation of projects and initiatives with tangible impact on the citizens of its member states, in order to address three strategic objectives of the region: stability, human development, and integration. Promoting Integrated Water Resources Management (IWRM) and ensuring access to water resources and affordable water services has been a key element of the UfM agenda since its inception along with tackling climate change impacts and promoting action on adaptation policies and practices.

In this framework the UfM is organising together with the Global Water Partnership Mediterranean (GWP-Med) the 2ndTechnical Workshop on GCF Project Preparation: Special Focus on Gender on Thursday, 11 February 2021,09:30-12:30 CET, online. The workshop aims to:

• Build on the first workshop and briefly present the GCF, its mandate, investment criteria, and its operational modalities and procedures for delivering climate finance to water initiatives through different windows.
• Discuss GCF financing instruments, along with fit-for-purpose examples of climate rationale, paradigm shift, project design, and financing instrument selection in the Mediterranean context, tackling priorities of MENA and SEE countries.
• Introduce the GCF Gender guidelines and discuss methodologies for articulating Gender objectives and meeting requirements of climate-proofing water projects.
• Identify opportunities and follow-up activities for GCF Project Concept Note preparation.

The Workshop is supported by the Swedish International Development Cooperation Agency (Sida) and the GWP Water, Climate and Development Programme – Gender (WACDEP-G) that is supported by the Austrian Development Assistance (ADA), while the activity is also part of the GEF UN Environment/MAP Project on Enhancing regional climate change adaptation in the Mediterranean Marine and Coastal Areas.