Description of the project and Services provided:
The overall objective (impact) is to increase the resilience of the ACP regions and countries, to climate change and achieving the UN’s Sustainable Development Goals in particular its goal 13 “take urgent action to combat climate change and its impacts” in order to alleviate poverty and promote sustainable development.
The purpose of this contract is to enhance the capacity of the ACP Secretariat in achieving the objectives the Intra ACP GCCA+ Programme and fulfil its role in coordinating the Programme with the view to deliver the six programme result
The specific objective (outcome) is better regional and national adaptation and mitigation responses to climate change challenges faced by ACP countries at operational institutional and financial levels.
The results issued are:
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Regional organisations in all ACP regions have dedicated operational and institutional capacity serving the needs of ACP countries in relevant GCCA+ concentration areas, in the Climate Negotiations and in the implementation of the Paris Agreement
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Regional and national climate change startegies and priorities serving the implementation of the Paris agreement (Including NDC implementation) by ACP countries have been strengthened and supported
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Pilot adaptation projects, including ecosystem-based solutions, implemented and tested in ACP regions and countries serving as references for further replication in ACP regions and countries have been scaled up
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The ACP regional organisation and ACP countries intensify strategic dialogue with strengthened negotiation capacity, share information and capacity, results and knowledge about climate action in southern countries and regions
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Strengthened provision of services by technical Institutions, Universities and Regional providing services in capacity building/research and innovation at regional/national level in sectors related to adaptation and mitigation to climate change with staff trained, capacity built.
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Innovation and climate action associating private and public sectors making southern economies more climate resilient developed and prepared with view to direct access to Climate Finance and Climate Investment Funds.
The services provided are:
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Institutional capacity building/strengthening
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Data management and processing
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Technical Studies (architecture, engineering, industry, etc)
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Organisation of study tours
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Training
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Project/programme implementation/management
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Know how transfer
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Policy advice
