The Nordic Climate Facility (NCF) has launched the Fourth Call for
Proposals on this year’s theme “Inclusive green growth projects
contributing to private sector development”. The deadline for submitting
applications is 31 January 2014 via the on-line application platform here.
The aim of NCF is to promote the transfer of technology, expertise
and innovative ideas between the Nordic countries and low-income
countries facing challenges related to climate change. The main goal is
to bolster the capabilities of low-income countries to mitigate and
adapt to climate change challenges and implement sustainable development
measures that will reduce poverty.
Grant financing of up to EUR 500,000 can be granted to partnerships
between relevant Nordic (Sweden, Finland, Denmark, Norway and Iceland)
institutions, organisations, companies, authorities and qualified local
partners in low-income countries. A minimum of 20% co-financing is
required.
NCF is financed by the Nordic Development Fund (NDF) and administered
by the Nordic Environment Finance Corporation (NEFCO). The total budget
for the Fourth Call is EUR 4 million.
In its previous calls, NCF has received 442 applications, and 40
climate projects have been financed by the facility. The projects relate
to mitigation of climate gases as well as to adaptation to the impacts
of climate change. Since the inception of the facility in 2009, 11
projects have been completed.
Key requirements
The applicant must be an active institution, organisation, company or
authority holding a registered place of operations in Denmark, Finland,
Iceland, Norway or Sweden with relevant experience. The applicant may
have one or more partners.
The applicant shall have one or more eligible local partners in a country in which the project is proposed to be implemented.
The applicant’s average annual audited turnover for the past two
years must exceed twice the NCF funding applied for. In case the
applicant alone cannot fulfil this requirement, the applicant is allowed
to be supported by another Nordic institution, organisation or company.
The project must be implemented in at least one of the following eligible countries:
Africa: Benin, Burkina Faso, Cape Verde, Ethiopia, Ghana, Kenya,
Malawi, Mozambique, Rwanda, Senegal, Tanzania, Uganda, Zambia, Zimbabwe
Asia: Bangladesh, Cambodia, Kyrgyz Republic, Lao PDR, Maldives, Mongolia, Nepal, Pakistan, Sri Lanka, Vietnam
Latin America: Bolivia, Honduras, Nicaragua
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