{"id":1184,"date":"2026-03-30T10:54:57","date_gmt":"2026-03-30T09:54:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/gwpo-gwp.org\/eastern-africa\/?page_id=1184"},"modified":"2026-05-14T10:33:28","modified_gmt":"2026-05-14T09:33:28","slug":"gcf-readiness-nda-strengthening-country-programming-support-and-project-pipeline-development-in-somalia","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/gwpo-gwp.org\/eastern-africa\/work-areas\/past-projects\/gcf-readiness-nda-strengthening-country-programming-support-and-project-pipeline-development-in-somalia\/","title":{"rendered":"GCF Readiness: NDA strengthening, country programming support and project pipeline development in Somalia"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-uagb-image uagb-block-d108a57e wp-block-uagb-image--layout-default wp-block-uagb-image--effect-static wp-block-uagb-image--align-none\"><figure class=\"wp-block-uagb-image__figure\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/gwpo-gwp.org\/eastern-africa\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/2026\/04\/somalia.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"uag-image-1408\" width=\"1003\" height=\"470\" title=\"somalia\" loading=\"lazy\" role=\"img\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>On 15th June 2022, the Green Climate Fund Readiness Programme started its implementation in Somalia, targeting the National Designated Authority, which is Somalia&#8217;s Ministry for Environment &amp; Climate Change, for capacity building and institutional strengthening, to ensure that this office has the necessary capacity to provide strategic oversight of GCF activities in Somalia<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>GWPEAf received funding from the\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.greenclimate.fund\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Green Climate Fund (GCF)<\/a>\u00a0 to implement the National Designated Authority (NDA)\/ GCF Readiness project in Somalia.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The 15-month project, which started on 16th June 2022, constitutes Somalia\u2019s first readiness project outside of the National Adaptation Plan strengthening through UNDP.&nbsp; The project activities fill the urgent need for NDA strengthening, development of a country programme and establishment of a GCF pipeline for Somalia.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The main challenge that this project is set to overcome is that of the insufficient NDA technical and institutional capacity to effectively oversee climate finance in Somalia. This limited capacity exists because:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>The NDA does not have the existing operational procedures or technical capacity to effectively fulfil its role.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>While a policy for climate change coordination has recently been passed in Somalia, this does not cover climate finance.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Somalia does not have a Country Programme for the GCF.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Somalia\u2019s country project pipeline is not well developed; and<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>The NDA does not yet have an adequate system for collecting, managing, and sharing lessons learned and best practices specifically on climate finance.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Project Objectives<\/strong><br>It is expected that, upon completion of the readiness activities, the NDA of Somalia will have:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>The required processes and tools in place to oversee GCF activities.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>A well-developed Country Programme for strategic engagement with the GCF;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>An initial pipeline of priority projects and hands-on experience in overseeing the development of GCF concept notes; and<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>An established knowledge management platform to collect, curate and disseminate best practices and lessons learned from GCF activities in-country.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n<p>These activities will complement the existing NAP strengthening activities, as well as the activities of the NDA currently taking place in Somalia. 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