Call for Proposals from Developing Countries from the Nordic Climate Facility (NCF)

2012 funding opportunities for Climate Change
Grant Amounts:          250,000 to 500,000 EUR
Project duration:         less than 24 months
Every year, NFC calls for innovative proposals comprising specific themes related to climate change.
Nordic Climate Facility (NCF) is the group dedicated towards combating climate change and reducing poverty in low-income countries. NCF gets financial support from Nordic Development Fund (NDF) and is helped by Nordic Environment Finance Corporation (NEFCO) in implementation of its projects in developing countries.
Mission
NCF encourages and promotes technological innovation in areas susceptible to climate change such as: energy, transport, water and sanitation, health, agriculture, forestry as well as other areas related to natural resource management. Once every year, NCF calls for innovative proposals comprising specific themes related to climate change. The best proposals may receive grant financing amounting to between 250,000 and 500,000 euro, or, in exceptional circumstances, between 150,000 and 250,000 euro. The projects should have an implementation period of less than 24 months.
Main Themes
NFC call for proposals are mainly around two main themes: adaptation to and mitigation of climate change.
1.      Climate change adaptation proposals may be related to issues such as, rising sea levels, threats to water and agricultural resources as well as to overall human welfare.
2.      Climate mitigation proposals can comprise efforts to reduce the emission of greenhouse gases by utilizing energy efficiency technologies, substituting fossil fuels for environmentally-sound renewable sources, and carbon sequestration. The climate change themes vary each year.

Since 2009 when the first call for proposals was issued, a total of EUR 12 Million has been granted to 26 organizations. The first call for proposals theme in 2009 focused on water and energy efficiency while the second call for proposals theme was urban adaptation and renewable energy. The third call for proposal scheduled for October 2011 will have a similar allocation of EUR 6 million.

The theme for the 2011 call for proposals which will be launched in late October is “Innovative low-cost climate solutions with focus on local business development.” The theme encourages business development and business opportunities which provide goods and services that will help reduce carbon dioxide emissions and facilitate climate change adaptation. A strong positive development impact, in addition to expected climate change benefits, is expected from successful applicants.
Eligibility for NCF Oct 2011 call for proposals
The applicant must be an active institution, organization, company or authority holding a registered place of operations in Denmark, Finland, Iceland, Norway or Sweden with relevant experience. The applicant may have one or more partner(s).
The applicant’s average annual audited turnover for the past two years must exceed the NCF funding applied for. In case the applicant alone cannot fulfill this requirement, the applicant is allowed to be supported, on a joint and several basis by another Nordic institution, organization, or company. The applicant shall have an eligible local partner in an eligible country where the project is proposed to be implemented.
The third call for proposals will be published on NDFs and NEFCOs web site by the end of October 2011.
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