Presentation at the Asian Development

Bank Transport NAMA Workshop

September 2016

NDF Today
The only joint Nordic finance institution focused exclusively on
climate change and development in low income countries

Total assets 880 million

88 climate finance projects in Africa, Asia and Latin America
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Development
Development
Fund
Fundcommitments
EUR 244Nordic
million
in total

NDF Mission and Core Principles

Mission
Provide financing and knowledge for climate change and development
activities primarily in low income countries

Core principles
Climate change and development
Nordic identity and know-how
Innovative frontrunner
Agile and flexible
Reaching over regions

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New Strategy

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Typical Characteristics in NDF Projects

Catalytic Role and Leverage targeting projects with significant
scale-up potential
Project Preparatory Funding targeting opportunities early in
the project cycle
Support for Innovation targeting new climate solutions, new
financing tools and new partners
Support for Private Sector Development harnessing immense
private sector potential for climate solutions
Piloting of High Risk Interventions with targeted grant and
blended finance
Emerging Climate Change Issues allowing for dynamic and
evolving climate threats and solutions

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Financing
Parallel and joint co-finance with MDBs and bilateral partners
88 active climate finance projects
EUR 250 million in total commitments

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Eligible Countries

Latin America (3)

Bolivia
Honduras
Nicaragua

Africa (14)
Benin
Burkina Faso
Cape Verde,
Ethiopia
Ghana
Kenya
Malawi
Mozambique
Rwanda
Senegal
Tanzania
Uganda
Zambia
Zimbabwe
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Asia (10)
Bangladesh
Cambodia
Kyrgyz Republic
Lao PDR
Maldives
Mongolia
Nepal
Pakistan
Sri Lanka
Vietnam

Ongoing NDF projects

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NDF Transport Adaptation Projects:

Regional Distribution

NDF Transport Adaptation

Projects:
Cambodia: Adaptation Approaches for the Transport Sector Project
Cambodia: Rural Roads Improvement Project II
Vietnam: Integrating Climate Change Adaptation to Transport
Senegal: Integrating Climate Change Adaptation to Transport
Zambia: Developing Climate Resilient Infrastructure Standards
Mozambique: Developing Capacity for a Climate Resilient Road Sector
Nicaragua: Road Sector Support Program - Developing Adaptive Capacity for
Climate Change
Rwanda: Developing Capacity for Climate-Resilient Road Transport
Infrastructure

Design features
Cambodia: Adaptation Options
for the Transport Sector

Climate
modelling and
vulnerability
mapping
Training and
capacity
Tools
development

Norms and design

standards
Policy and plans
Asset management
Pilot projects
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NDF supported NAMAs

Region
Asia
Asia
Asia
Latin America
Asia
Asia
Africa
Latin America

Country
Regional
Vietnam, Thailand
Bangladesh
Bolivia, Nicaragua
Vietnam
Bangladesh
Mozambique
Honduras, Nicaragua

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Sector
Transport
Transport
Railway
Transport
Cement
Steel
Waste
Livestock

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Key results of NDF's transport NAMAs

Regional Transport NAMA Facility
operational
Bangladesh Railway NAMA work
started October 2015
Transport NAMA in Vietnam and
Thailand starting in Q2/2016
Bolivia (Cochabamba) and Nicaragua
(Managua): exploring feasibility of
mass transit system

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Advantages of NAMAs
Results based approach: MRV key
element
MRV covers not only at emission
reductions but also on co-benefit
Broad perspective:
projects => programs =>policies
Opportunity for integrated approach
Nationally Appropriate: counts on
strong country involvement

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Approach for the future?

Build on the NDCs
Link low-carbon and
resilient development
strategies with investment
planning
Build solutions for project
planning cycle and
financing
Monitor and document
results
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Thank you

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info.ndf@ndf.fi
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