Module 1-10: Climate finance proposal development training module

Module 1: Building a Strong Climate Rationale for Climate Financing .Build a strong climate rationale using scientific evidence, climate trends and impact chains that identify vulnerable groups. Demonstrate the added climate benefits of proposed interventions and align them with national climate priorities.

Module 2: Value Chain Risk Assessment. Assess how climate hazards affect actors and activities across agricultural value chains, from input supply to consumption. Identify adaptation options and generate evidence to target investments where they can best reduce vulnerability.

Module 3: Project Design – Theory of Change, MEL and Logical Framework. Develop a Theory of Change that connects climate challenges with interventions, outcomes and long-term impacts. Translate it into monitoring, evaluation and learning frameworks and logical frameworks with inclusive indicators, baselines and targets.

Module 4: Environmental and Social Safeguards (ESS). Identify and manage environmental and social risks throughout the climate finance project cycle. Translate fund-specific safeguard requirements into clear proposal content, drawing on project examples and common reviewer findings.

Module 5: Gender Equality and Social Inclusion (GESI) in Climate Finance Projects and Investments. Assess how exclusion affects investment performance, including market reach, adoption, risk, returns and resilience. Address inclusion barriers through financing choices, project design, budgets and measurable results that strengthen climate outcomes.

Module 6: Profitability Analysis – Cost-Benefit Analysis (CBA). Assess the financial and economic viability of climate investments by comparing costs, benefits and alternative scenarios. Build cash flow models, calculate investment indicators and test assumptions to present a credible economic case to funders.

Module 7: Developing a Green Climate Fund (GCF) Budget .Translate project activities and results frameworks into transparent, complete budgets that meet GCF requirements. Develop realistic costs and disbursement schedules, account for co-financing and ensure consistency across proposal documents.

Module 8: Risk Assessment and Management. Identify and assess financial, operational, political, reputational, partner and climate risks in GCF projects. Develop evidence-based risk registers with mitigation measures, assigned responsibilities and monitoring throughout implementation.

Module 9: Developing a Business Case for Bankable Proposals. Combine climate evidence, prioritized interventions and business models into a compelling investment case aligned with fund requirements. Match financing instruments to project risks and returns, supported by economic analysis, implementation plans and scaling pathways.

Module 10: Designing for Replicability and Sustainability in Climate Finance Projects. Design projects with clear pathways for scaling, replication and lasting results beyond the funding period. Integrate financing strategies, institutional ownership, knowledge systems and exit plans to sustain and expand climate benefits.