WHO as a GCF Delivery Partner
15 March 2022 | Questions and answersTo provide further guidance in accessing GCF financing for health-related readiness activities with WHO as the Delivery Partner, some of the most common questions we have received regarding the readiness process for the health sector are answered below.
If you are interested in developing a GCF readiness proposal on climate change and health, WHO is ready to support you. Please send a message to GCF@who.int for more information.
Readiness Delivery Partners provide services such as: support to NDAs and the Ministry of Health in the development of readiness request proposals; implementation and supervision; financial management; progress reporting; and project completion and evaluation.
WHO can support countries in developing readiness proposals in cooperation with NDAs and implementing readiness activities for health such as conducting a health vulnerability and adaptation assessment, developing the health component of the national adaptation plan (H-NAP), assessing the health co-benefits of mitigation, the development of a full project proposal or any other health priority issues as agreed with the NDA.
Full project proposals (not readiness proposals) must be developed by a GCF Accredited Entity (AE). WHO is currently not an AE of the GCF. Under Objective 4, WHO can assist with the development of a concept note for full project proposals for submission to GCF and implement activities as part of a GCF-funded project. However, an AE is responsible for project proposal submission and then managing the overall project.
No, there must be a lead delivery partner that is responsible for the project. However, where further expertise and/or services are required, other partners may be engaged through established, transparent procurement processes.