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Canada’s Total Climate Finance Contribution:
$1,400,000 CAD
- 2017 to 2018: $1,400,000 CAD
Targeted Countries:
Fiji
Funding Period: 2017 to 2018
Financial Instrument:
Grant
Type of Support:
Cross-cutting
Delivery Partner(s):
Description
This project aimed to assist Fiji in the preparation for and the conduct of the Presidency of the 23rd Conference of the Parties to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC), known as COP23. It enhanced efforts to integrate Pacific Islands’ concerns and priorities as well as help build a strong Fijian COP23 Presidency and national climate change team.
Project activities included: (1) supporting Fijian Presidency to deliver a successful Facilitative Dialogue among Parties in 2018 by developing information relevant for the region and supporting participation in the technical part of the Dialogue; (2) promoting education and awareness of youth through support for a Global Youth Forum around the May 2018 Bonn session of the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC); (3) providing training to Fijian National Climate Negotiations Team on each of the Paris Agreement agenda items; and (4) increasing awareness of the linkages between climate change and gender equality.
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Results/Expected Outcomes
The achieved results include: provided capacity building and policy training to youths involved in the climate negotiations; strengthened participation of Pacific Small Island Development States (P-SIDS) in the global climate action agenda by supporting the second Climate Action Pacific Partnership (CAPP) Conference; delivered negotiations training for 12 members of the Fiji National Climate Change Negotiation Team on topics such as adaptation, mitigation and finance; enabled national gender focal points in the Pacific region and discussion to identify opportunities for the implementation of the UNFCCC Gender Action Plan (GAP) in the Pacific region; and supported the participation of two female youth in the Fiji National Delegation to COP24 in Katowice.