{"id":57,"date":"2026-02-03T13:02:39","date_gmt":"2026-02-03T13:02:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/gwpo-gwp.org\/afrique-ouest\/?p=57"},"modified":"2026-05-08T16:02:29","modified_gmt":"2026-05-08T15:02:29","slug":"a-post-template","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/gwpo-gwp.org\/afrique-ouest\/news\/a-post-template\/","title":{"rendered":"Building Capacity for Climate Finance: GCF Accreditation Training Held in Accra"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1268\" height=\"505\" src=\"https:\/\/gwpo-gwp.org\/afrique-ouest\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/17\/2026\/02\/Grouppic.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1215\" srcset=\"https:\/\/gwpo-gwp.org\/afrique-ouest\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/17\/2026\/02\/Grouppic.jpg 1268w, https:\/\/gwpo-gwp.org\/afrique-ouest\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/17\/2026\/02\/Grouppic-300x119.jpg 300w, https:\/\/gwpo-gwp.org\/afrique-ouest\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/17\/2026\/02\/Grouppic-1024x408.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/gwpo-gwp.org\/afrique-ouest\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/17\/2026\/02\/Grouppic-768x306.jpg 768w, https:\/\/gwpo-gwp.org\/afrique-ouest\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/17\/2026\/02\/Grouppic-18x7.jpg 18w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1268px) 100vw, 1268px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-ast-global-color-0-color has-text-color has-link-color has-medium-font-size wp-elements-bec917aabd2287d30002bf6c752b24f0\"><strong>From <strong>25\u201327 February 2026<\/strong>, Accra hosted a three-day <strong>Green Climate Fund (GCF) Direct Access Accreditation Training Programme<\/strong>, organized under the <strong>African Union\u2019s Continental Africa Water Investment Programme (AIP)<\/strong>.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The event brought together Direct Access Entities (DAEs), government representatives, and partners to strengthen institutional capacity for climate-resilient water investments and gender-transformative financing.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The training covered:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Day 1:<\/strong> Climate change fundamentals and the accreditation journey, including fiduciary standards, environmental and social safeguards, and gender policy.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Day 2:<\/strong> Navigating the accreditation portal, documentation requirements, and lessons learned from DAEs such as the Environmental Investment Fund of Namibia and Ecobank Ghana.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Day 3:<\/strong> Post-accreditation operationalization, including project preparation facility (PPF) access, reporting, monitoring, and re-accreditation.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>Case studies from the <strong>Development Bank of Southern Africa (DBSA)<\/strong> and Ecobank Ghana provided practical insights into fiduciary compliance and GCF processes. 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