Regional Clinic on the Design and Management of
National Climate Funds
CAMBODIA CLIMATE CHANGE ALLIANCE (CCCA)
Outline
• Cambodia Climate Change Alliance and National
Climate Change (CCCA)
• CCCA at a Glance
• The Process of CCCA Establishment
• Governance Structures
• Human and Institution Capacity to Establish and
Manage a Fund
• Lessons Learned
Cambodia Climate Change Alliance and
National Climate Fund
• CCCA Trust Fund is a transitional arrangement to
channel external resources to support pilot projects
focused on adaptation and mitigation
• CCCA Trust Fund will also provide lessons learned to
develop a National Climate Fund and CC financing
mechanisms for the medium to long-term
CCCA at a Glance
Objectives:
• To strengthen the capacity of the National CC Committee (NCCC) to
fulfill its mandate to address climate change and to enable line
ministries and CSOs to implement priority climate change actions
which focus on:
1. Capacity building and institutional strengthening in
preparing for and mitigating climate change risks;
2.
Directly helping vulnerable communities by enhancing their
resilience to climate change and other natural hazards
(support to local actions)
UNDP Trust Fund : National implementation (MoE) but all grantees
make agreement with UNDP
CCCA at a Glance cont…..
• CCCA is a Pilot for
1. National Procedure to allocate fund in
addressing climate change issues
2. Engagement of all stakeholders through NCCC
and CC Technical Team (Inter-Ministerial)
3. Lessons learnt to design National Climate Fund
4. Policy recommendations on adaptation and
mitigation approaches from pilot projects.
The Process of CCCA Establishment
• Origin of CCCA is Global Climate Change Alliance (GCCA), an EU
initiative started in 2007 to support LDCs. Cambodia was one of 18
GCCA beneficiary countries;
• Funds became available after COP 15 in Copenhagen resulting in the
formulation of CCCA;
• CCCA is a comprehensive programme launched in February 2010 to
address climate change and disaster risks in Cambodia. MoE is the
implementing agency. Multi-donor by EU, UNDP, Sida and Danida
• US$10.6 millions until mid 2014.
• National Climate Fund still in process (2012-2014)
1. Cambodia Public Expenditure Review (CPEIR)
2. Consultancy to prepare Cambodia Climate Financing
framework
3. Design National Climate Fund
5 Key Components
Governance structures
• The Royal Government of Cambodia established the National
Climate Change Committee (NCCC) in 2006. Presided by the
Prime Minister as the Honorary Chair, the NCCC is composed
of 20 Government ministries and agencies and is chaired by
the Senior Minister, Minister of Environment.
• The Climate Change Department (CCD) in the MoE is
mandated to serve as the NCCC Secretariat.
• The inter-ministerial Climate Change Technical Team (CCTT)
was established in May 2011 as a technical advisory body to
the NCCC.
Cambodia Climate Change Institutional Framework
Cambodian DNA
UNFCCC & KP
Focal Point
National Climate
Change Committee
(NCCC)
20 Govt. Institution’s
Representatives
Climate Change
Technical Team
(CCTT)
Ministry of
Environment (MoE)
IPCC Focal Point
NCCC & CCTT
Secretariat
Admin. &
Planning
Office
GHG Inventory
& Mitigation
Office
Climate Change
Department (CCD)
Education &
Awar. Raising
Office
Vulnerability
& Adaptation
Office
Policy &
Coordination
Office
CCCA Structure
NCCC
PM Honorary Chair
MoE Chair
Climate Change
Technical Team
(CCTT)*
CCCA
Programme Support
Board (PSB)
MoE Chair
Trust Fund Secretariat
Head of Trust Fund
Secretariat (from MoE)
Trust Fund Administrator
(UNDP)
Climate Change Policy
Development/Knowledge
Management Project
Coastal Adaptation
and Resilience
Grant projects
Planning Project
*CCTT will be the key technical advisory body for CCCA. It is a national structure that will serve other CC
initiatives such as PPCR.
Grant projects
Human and Institutional Capacity to Establish
and Manage a Fund
•
Human resources capacity constraints in Cambodia.
Twinning arrangements between national
consultants and Government staff
•
CCCA initiative is to develop capacity, to develop
procedures to manage grants, involve focal points in
line ministries and build their capacity in
preparation for NCF
Lessons Learned
• CCCA has been able to deliver :
1.
2.
8 grants plus 2 longer projects with DHI and CCD (MoE)
Expected to provide 12 more grants by the end of 2012
• Still have some capacity challenges but procedures have been
developed
• A lot of lesson learned from 1st CFP to improve procedures and
build staff capacity
• Some challenges to involve all concern ministries such as
MAFF and MoWA which have established Climate Change
Technical Working Group
Lessons Learned cont…
• Another challenge: Global mechanisms for climate change
financing are still a bit unclear, especially their
implementation requirements and if they will be compatible
with NCFs
• National Climate Fund objectives will build on CCCA
experience, but the objectives of the National Climate Fund
will probably be wider than CCCA Trust Fund, including pilot
projects but also some scaling-up of high-relevance projects.
• NCF is only one part of a wider national CC finance framework,
which needs to be put in place.
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