Nordic countries’ organizations are eligible to apply for the Nordic Climate Facility (NCF) Fifth call for proposals, but organizations in select developing countries can be the local partners in implementing the projects. We recommend organizations in below listed developing countries to find a relevant organization in the Nordic Country to apply for NCF and secure grants to implement projects in their country.
- The Applicant must be a currently active and relevant Nordic institution, organization, company and/or authority holding a registered place of operations in Denmark, Finland, Iceland, Norway or Sweden and possess the necessary technical capacity. Multilateral institutions, bilateral financing institutions, aid agencies and development financing institutions, or their affiliates are not considered eligible. The Applicant shall have a substantial role in the implementation of the project.
- The Applicant’s average annual audited turnover for the past two years must exceed twice 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 defined as a Nordic Other Partner.
- The Applicant shall have a Local Partner with relevant capacity in an Eligible Country or Countries where the proposed project is to be implemented. The Applicant may have more than one Local Partner and may have Other Partner(s). Local Partner(s) shall have a key role in the project implementation. Multilateral institutions, bilateral financing institutions, aid agencies, development financing institutions, or their affiliates, donor agencies, donor-driven initiatives and trust funds, or project implementation units set up for other projects are not considered eligible as Local Partners. The majority share of the Local Partner shall be owned locally. However, locally-registered branches of international charitable and equivalent institutions may be eligible as Local Partners.
- The project must be implemented in one of the following Eligible Countries: Africa: Benin, Burkina Faso, Cape Verde, Ethiopia, Ghana, Kenya, Malawi, Mozambique, Rwanda, Senegal, Tanzania, Uganda, Zambia, Zimbabwe; Asia: Bangladesh, Cambodia, Kyrgyz Republic, Laos, Maldives, Mongolia, Nepal, Pakistan, Sri Lanka, Vietnam; Latin America: Bolivia, Honduras, Nicaragua. The Project can be implemented in multiple Eligible Countries.
- The Applicant should pay close attention to all sustainability aspects and provide detailed information on the sustainability of the proposed Project. For biofuel projects, the requirements of NDF’s Position Paper on Biofuels3 shall be met.
- The Project shall relate to climate change and have clearly defined and measurable objectives, costs and benefits that relate to climate change (adaptation or combination of adaptation and mitigation). All projects must meet NDF’s general Guidelines for Project Identification and Screening.
- All mitigation-oriented projects must be linked to and result in increased resilience.
- All project proposals should be in line with National Adaptation Programs of Action (NAPAs) and Nationally Appropriate Mitigation Action plans (NAMAs), and other relevant strategies and policies as applicable.
- Detailed plans and a Logical Framework Matrix will be required for all projects to monitor climate change and development impacts of the project in the final application.
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