Water and Energy Cluster
Based in
Copenhagen, the UNOPS Water and Energy Cl...
Water and Energy Cluster
Based in
Copenhagen, the UNOPS Water and Energy Cluster provides specialized project
management services to partners such as the United Nations Development
Programme (UNDP), the Global Environment Facility (GEF), the United Nations
Environment Programme (UNEP) and the World Bank. Together with partners, the
cluster executes projects that support sustainable development by:
- promoting international cooperation to prevent and
reverse environmental degradation of international water systems
- enhancing the resilience of communities and eco-systems
to climate change
- lowering emissions by bridging renewable energy
solutions
- developing Nationally Appropriate Mitigation Actions to
strengthen climate-resilient development
The GCF has requested
UNOPS to provide grant management services to support its Readiness and
Preparatory Support Programme and Project Preparation Facility (GCF –
RPSP/PPF), which aims to maximize the Fund’s effectiveness through empowering
developing countries in the following activities.
- Engaging across governments at
various levels, and with civil society and private sector stakeholders
- Developing strategic frameworks
for engagement with the Fund
- Support for accreditation and
accreditation direct access entities
- Formulation of national
adaptation plans and/or other adaptation planning processes
The programme is driven
by recipient country governments through their National Designated Authorities
(NDAs) or focal points. The GCF sees it as a strategic priority to build on
ongoing initiatives to strengthen developing countries’ capacity to access and
make an effective use of climate financing from the Fund, with special emphasis
on particularly vulnerable countries, including Small Island Developing States
and Least Developed Countries.
A dedicated project team
will be established within WEC and will work in close cooperation and
coordination with the rest of the WEC team. Project Manager will be assigned to
manage the strategic and day-to-day work of this project team, working
independently to ensure that the project with GCF is implemented within the
agreed scope, timelines and budget, and in line with the UNOPS mandate, mission
and vision.
As a separate work stream,
UNOPS will also provide advisory services for Financial Management Capacity
Assessments of grant recipients to the GCF. While the service provision is
managed through a separate team, the integration of the work stream into the
overall engagement will need to managed and assured by the project team.