GWP South Asia will support the integration of water in climate resilience planning and investments and will promote equal opportunities for women, girls, youth, and marginalised groups in the design and implementation of all climate-resilient water investments.
The GCF Readiness Project: Sri Lanka
2nd Readiness Project title: Strengthening the capacity of Direct Access Entities (DAEs), NDA and GCF project programming stakeholders in Sri Lanka to access climate finance through enhanced strategic frameworks for stakeholder engagement and a strengthened project pipeline

Country submitting the proposal: Sri Lanka
Name of institution representing NDA or Focal Point: Ministry of Environment (MoE), Sri Lanka
The relevant GCF Readiness objectivs:
I. Capacity building
II. Strategic frameworks
IV. Pipeline development
Water and Climate Resilience Programme (WACREP)
WACREP is a landmark initiative by Global Water Partnership South Asia (GWP SAS) formulated to improve the climate resilience of South Asian countries to withstand the impact of climate change. Through the Country Water Partnerships in Bangladesh, Bhutan, India, Nepal, Pakistan and Sri Lanka. The programme will provide planning support to government agencies for better use of water.