CLIENT
ADB
COUNTRIES
Georgia, Kazakhstan, Lao PDR, Marshal Islands, Mongolia, Tajikistan, Thailand
DATES
2022 2023
TITLE
Climate Financing Specialist
SECTOR
Multiple
PROJECT DESCRIPTION
S&E is providing support to a number of ADB developing member countries (DMCs) to assist them in meeting their climate objectives – as identified in their nationally determined contributions (NDCs) – through identifying and improving access to external public and private climate finance including support for innovative financing mechanisms.
SERVICES PROVIDED BY STRATEGY & ECONOMICS
The focus of S&E’s work is on five key program elements: Leading the delivery of: (i) country assessment reports analysing constraints and opportunities for mobilization of private sector and institutional finance in alignment with the DMCs' NDC goals; (ii) roadmaps for the DMC’s mobilization of private sector and institutional finance in priority NDC sectors; (iii) preparation and review of concept notes / draft term sheets for specific investment projects in selected NDC priority sectors; (iv) workshop training programs for government staff at the national and subnational levels to improve their capacity to utilize innovative financing modalities and structures for scaling private sector funds; and (v) regional knowledge events with participation from various DMCs to raise awareness and capacity on utilizing innovative financing modalities for scaling international and domestic private sector funds for NDC-aligned investments.