Support for accreditation of direct access entities, pipeline development and private sector mobilization in Burkina Faso

FIE was nominated for accreditation by the Government of Burkina Faso on March 18th, 2018 and CBI is an entity applying for on-lending and/or blending fiduciary functions. So this project will : (i) provide accreditation & work programme alignment support to the Environment Intervention Fund (FIE) and Coris Bank International (CBI), (ii) implement capacity building activities to government agencies and candidate entities for accreditation in the preparation and management of climate projects, and through the development of 4 GCF concept notes for mitigation and/or adaptation projects, and (iii) reinforce the private sector engagement strategy to be developed under IUCN’s program through the identification of private sector stakeholders and the organization of a workshop to inform about GCF financing opportunities for mitigation and adaptation, to better understand the challenges towards enhanced private capital involvement in climate projects, and to discuss innovative solutions to overcome investment barriers, including the introduction of the GCF’s Private Sector Facility.