May 31, 2022
Submission Deadline: 12 August 2022
Since it was established in 2008, the Climate Investment Funds (CIF) has succeeded in accelerating progress towards a climate-smart future that leaves no one behind, promoting climate resilience, seeding investments in clean technology, and supporting sustainable forest management. Now, after widespread consultation, CIF has mapped the next frontier of climate challenges – among them, deploying Nature-based Solutions that recognize the interdependence between land use, climate change mitigation and adaptation, and improving the sources of livelihoods of rural communities and Indigenous Peoples.
New donor commitments to the Nature, People and Climate Investment Program will allow potential allocation per investment plan of up to approximately $50 million. Fundraising for the program will continue subsequent to selection of an initial cohort of countries for inclusion in the NPC program. Additional countries will be brought into the program as funding becomes available.
CIF is now launching the selection process for identifying countries that will receive funding under its new Nature, People and Climate Investment program.
All eligible countries are invited to submit an Expression of Interest (EoI) by August 12, 2022.
Nature, People and Climate (NPC) Investment Program
CIF’s Nature, People and Climate Investment Program will tackle in an integrated manner, the multiple drivers and impacts of climate change resulting from human activities on land resources and ecosystems services. By working with multilateral development banks as implementing agencies, fostering strategic partnerships, and deploying scaled-up and flexible concessional capital, the program aims to support multi-sectoral solutions, including the creation of enabling environments and direct investments for improved use of land, coastal and other natural resources.
The program is premised on a landscape approach that will enable CIF recipient governments and implementing partners to deliver core climate results (GHG mitigation, resilience strengthening of lands and communities), while also generating improved livelihoods, biodiversity conservation, and disaster risk reduction among other benefits. The program seeks to contribute progress towards sustainable, just and equitable rural development.
Who is Eligible?
Eligibility to participate in the NPC Investment Program is determined by the approved CIF Country Selection Process policy.
All countries that meet the following criteria can submit an EoI:
- Country is eligible for Official Development Assistance (ODA) at the time of the call(s) for EoI.
- Country must have an active lending program with at least one of CIF’s partner MDBs.
- The Proposed line of actions contribute to one or more of the following Nature-based Solutions to Climate Change:
- Conserving, sustainably managing, or restoring natural ecosystems or enhancing forest, coastal, or soil carbon stocks, while supporting rural livelihoods and conserving biodiversity;
- Improving agricultural productivity through practices that reduce GHG emissions, and/or strengthen the resilience of lands and rural communities to the impacts of climate change, while supporting rural livelihoods;
- Protecting or restoring coastal and/or other inland water-related ecosystems while reducing GHG emissions and/or strengthen the resilience of lands and rural communities to the impacts of climate change, and developing livelihood options for local communities;
- Addressing the climate vulnerability of coastal systems and communities.
How to Apply
If your country is interested in accessing funding for the NPC Investment Program, kindly submit an EoI by the closing date of August 12, 2022.
Further details on the Program, eligibility criteria, country selection process and next steps, can be found here.
Country Selection Process – Next Steps
Following the deadline for receipt of expressions of interest from countries, an Independent Expert Group, whose composition has been approved by the relevant Strategic Climate Fund (SCF) Trust Fund Committee, will evaluate and rank EoI’s received. The Independent Expert Group will submit to the SCF, a ranked list of eligible countries and or regions along with the expert group’s recommendations. The SCF Trust Fund Committee is then responsible for final country selection.
Upon selection by the SCF Trust Fund Committee countries and/or regions will be invited to participate in the Program.
Learn more
For more information about the Nature, People and Climate Investment Program, please read:
