Deadline: 12-Apr-21
The African Development Bank (AFDB) is pleased to launch a call for proposals for the Climate Change Capacity Building Training for SMEs and Financial Institutions.
The private sector, especially Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs) and Local Financial Institutions (LFIs) in Africa are critical forces that drive economic activities across all sectors on the continent. The positive impact created by this category of business entities are enormous and gradually transforming the continent into the world’s most exciting economic frontier.
Though drivers of economic progress, SMEs are also known to be major contributors and highly vulnerable to climate change. However, their participation in climate action in Africa is weak and needs to be strengthened to take advantage of the abundant opportunities for green investments on the continent.
Governments and other international bodies have launched different initiatives over the years to protect SMEs and enhance their skills to ensure the integration of climate actions in their operations. This training shall be conducted as in-person sessions with strict adherence to COVID19 protocols at training venues. It shall be conducted in the pilot countries and coordinated by the Country Experts, in each country, who shall liaise with AfDB country offices in their country.
In line with this, the African Development Bank (AfDB) through its climate change and green growth department (PECG), in collaboration with FAPA has developed a suite of relevant toolkits and guidance note designed to enable SMEs and LFIs to mainstream climate actions in their business operations in six pilot countries: Nigeria, Angola, Mozambique, Morocco, South Africa and Egypt.
Objectives
The aim is to carry out a 3-day in-person capacity building programme in each of the six pilot countries and create room for more participation (up to 100 entities) from the target stakeholders. It has the following objectives:
- conduct hands-on practical exercises to equip participants with the requisite knowledge on how to apply the new toolkits and guideline
- enhance the skills of participants to integrate climate change measures in the design, financial structuring, analysis and preparation of compelling project proposals that facilitate low-carbon and climate-resilient development, as well as enable their chance for access to climate funding.
- live presentations by facilitators on the training module
- discussions and exchanges with participants
- summary & quiz
- Case studies on relevant, climate friendly SME practices from Pan-African and Global perspectives
- Demonstration and guidance session on the application of the training toolkits
- Breakout session and hands-on exercise on elements of the toolkits and their applicability to NDC priority sectors.
- Structured quiz sessions to evaluate and test the understanding of the participants on modules.
- This expression of interest is targeted at the public and private research centers/institutions, universities, NGOs, national or regional climate and technology centers and private firms with a specialization in green investments, private sector development and clean technology development and transfer in African countries.
For more information, visit https://www.afdb.org/en/consultants/eoi-climate-change-capacity-building-training-smes-and-financial-institutions-call-proposals-pecg-42935