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MINISTRY OF THE ENVIRONMENT Special Climate Change Fund (SCCF): Opportunities* By Effendy A. Sumardja** The GEF, as an operating entity of the financial mechanism of the Convention, provides financing to country driven projects consistent with guidance approved by the Conference of the Parties on policies, program priorities and eligibility. GEF-financial projects are mainly managed through its Implementing Agencies: UNDP, UNEP and the World Bank. It should also be noted that GEF resources provided through other focal areas (biodiversity, land degradation, ozone, persistent organic pollutants, and international waters) often have cross-cutting benefits supportive of the objectives of the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) through the development of human resources and institutions, as well as through activities supporting a range of global environmental goals including carbon sequestration. In accordance with decision 7/CP.7, Parties included in Annex II to the UNFCCC, and other Parties included in Annex I to the UNFCCC that are in a position to do so, are to be invited to contribute to the funds which is to be operated by the GEF under the guidance of the COP. At the ninth of the Conference of the Parties (COP) to the UNFCCC held in Milan from December 1-12, 2003, adopted decisions on the new climate change funds : Decision 6/CP. 9 Further guidance for the operation of the Least Developed Countries Fund (LDCF); and 5/CP.9 Further guidance to an entity entrusted with the operation of the financial mechanism of the Convention for the operation of the Special Climate Change Fund (SCCF). The GEF Secretariat is responsible for managing the SCCF and LDCF established under decision 7/CP.7 of the UNFCCC. The decision on the SCCF provides guidance to the GEF on the type of activities to be funded under the SCCF and requests the GEF to make the necessary arrangements to mobilize resources to make the fund operational without delay. With regard to financing for adaptation under SCCF, an objective * Presented at Second AIACC Regional Workshop for Asia and Pacific Islands, Philippines, 2-5 November 2004 ** Special Assistant Minister for International Relations, Ministry of Environment and Operational Focal Point GEF - Indonesia should be to make development lending "climate - proof" by supporting preparatory work, constituency building, awareness raising and sharing of lessons. The SCCF should assist countries to assess to what extent development projects are at risk from the impacts of climate change. Climate change impacts fall most heavily on the link between adaptation and poverty reduction/benefits for the poor. Activities by the SCCF should assist the most vulnerable and those with the greatest need. Highlighting this link could help to mobilize resources in the donor community. SCCF should serve as a catalyst to leverage additional resources from bilateral and other multilateral sources in both the adaptation and technology transfer areas. With regard to financing of adaptation, recognizing the guidance provided by the COP and the challenges of addressing adaptation, there was general agreement that it would be appropriate for the SCCF to finance the "adaptation additionality" of project activities; i.e., the additional costs of achieving sustainable development imposed on vulnerable countries by the impact of climate change. In applying this approach to additional cost of adaptation, it may be useful to propose a simplified, pragmatic approach to applying the principle that is based on a sliding proportional scale of co-financing. With regard to technology transfer, it was noted that financing should be used to address the barriers to the introduction of new technologies to address climate change, especially with regard to enabling environments, capacity, and information. The SCCF were voluntary and that it was important to design the fund in such a way that donor interest in contributing to the fund would be enhanced.