Strengthen national climate policy implementation: Comparative empirical learning & creating linkage to climate finance (SNAPFI)
As part of implementing nationally determined contributions (NDCs), governments face the challenge of supporting national climate policies and institutions with limited public funds while also reducing the barriers to investment faced by the private sector. This project supported NDC implementation in partner countries with research-based policy advice and capacity development. One central question here concerned the design of policy and financial instruments to ensure that they mobilise private- and public-sector investment. The contribution made by climate financing to support for robust institutional investment frameworks was also investigated. Issues of national relevance were examined in annual, country-specific studies that focused on various NDC policy areas, which were also supplemented by a cross-sectional study. Workshops, publications and webinars were used to ensure that insights gained were transferred to the policymaking process.
- Countries
- Brazil, India, Indonesia, South Africa
- IKI funding
- 3,847,998.59 €
- Duration
- 07/2019 till 12/2023
- Status
- completed
- Implementing organisation
- Deutsches Institut für Wirtschaftsforschung e.V. (DIW)
- Political Partner
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- Department of Forestry, Fisheries and the Environment (DFFE) - South Africa
- Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change (MoEFCC) - India
- Ministry of Transport - Brazil
- State Ministry of National Development Planning (BAPPENAS) - Indonesia
- Implementing Partner
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- Center for Sustainability Studies of Fundação Getúlio Vargas (FGVces)
- Climate Strategies
- DIW Econ GmbH
- Indian Institute of Technology - Delhi
- Institute for Climate Protection, Energy and Mobility (Institut für Klimaschutz, Energie und Mobilität (IKEM)) e.V.
- NewClimate - Institute for Climate Policy and Global Sustainability gGmbH
- Technology Institute Bandung (ITB) (Institut Teknologi Bandung)
- The Energy and Resources Institute (TERI) - India
- University of Cape Town - South Africa
- Vivid Economics
- Online
State of implementation/results
- Project completed.
- The topics of this year's (2023) research papers are:
- Synthesis Report Year 3: The role of international climate finance for bridging the low carbon investment gap
- International study: Synergy between adaptation and mitigation – a way forward to climate resilient development India: Navigating Just Transition in India: Development, Additionality, and International Climate Finance
- Brazil: Biofuels and Decarbonisation Credits in Brazil: An Analysis of the Legislative Process of Brazil’s National Biofuel Policy (“RenovaBio”)
- South Africa: The role of the Just Energy Transition Partnership in contributing to the implementation of South Africa’s NDC: A new form of climate finance and international cooperation?
- Upcoming article on JETP by M. Boulle (UCT) in 4Q2023
- Indonesia: Climate-Energy Governance Model in Indonesia
- Europe: How does international climate finance interact with national policy processes? Evidence from public and private climate finance in the land use and forestry sectors of Brazil.
- 1. South Africa:
- Workshop on the topic of accessing and engaging on adaptation finance in Cape Town on 27-28 February 2023. The interactive two-day event was co-hosted by the Strengthen National Climate Policy Implementation: Comparative Empirical Learning & Creating Linkage to Climate Finance project research team at the University of Cape Town (SNAPFI–UCT), the South African National Biodiversity Institute (SANBI), and the Adaptation Network (AN) and included presentations from the Department of Forestry, Fisheries and the Environment (DFFE), the South African Earth Observation Network (SAEON), the South African Weather Service (SAWS). The workshop facilitated peer learning for local actors with experience accessing or implementing adaptation finance and knowledge exchange, and gathered feedback relevant to SANBI’s development of funding proposals to the Green Climate Fund.
- Workshop “The role of the Just Energy Transition Partnership in contributing to the implementation of South Africa’s NDC: A new form of climate finance and international cooperation?” on 8 May 2023 This case study seeks to identify the actors involved, influential international and domestic factors at play, process features, and insights about implementation of the JETP. In the months since its announcement, the JETP has faced criticism calling for the strengthening of elements of justice in the JETP, and this workshop engaged voices specifically from civil society organisations. The ten participants’ included representatives from environmental and social justice organisations, sustainability consulting and academic work on sustainable finance.
- Presentation of the paper by S. Keen (2023) “Why doesn’t climate finance get to local governments?” at the Royal Geographical Society (with IBG) Annual International Conference 2023. 29 August-1 September 2023. London, UK.
- Workshop on the topic of the Just Energy Transition Partnership in South Africa on 29 September 2023: The Strengthen National Climate Policy Implementation: Comparative Empirical Learning & Creating Linkage to Climate Finance project research team at the University of Cape Town (SNAPFI–UCT) is tracking the development of South Africa’s Just Energy Transition Partnership. This virtual workshop address developments arising from the Partnership and offer some critical analysis of the JETP as a ‘model’ for South Africa and others in the Global South.
- 2. Indonesia
- Small workshop with the Member of the BRIN Steering Committee on 1 Feb. 2023
- Small workshop with the Director of Climate Change Adaptation of Ministry of Environment and Forestry (KLHK) on 2 May 2023
- Participation at the London Climate Action Week. This event explored how developing countries can scale ambition & mobilize finance for a just and sustainable future. Jointly with DIW: 4. July 2023: Online seminar: From Policies to Finance: Driving Just Climate Action in Developing Nations (The London Climate Action Week). www.youtube.com/…
- 3. India
- As part of the project, research on financing MSMEs (2022 India report) and financing the secondary steel sector (2023 additional report for India) is directly feeding into the deliberations under the Task Force that the Ministry of Steel has set up finance for decarbonization of the steel sector. Many of the stakeholders who are part of multiple Task Forces by the MoS from Industry, including the Chair of the task force on finance Mr. Sunil Mehta, Chief Executive, Indian Banks Association attended the workshop organized on 13th June 2023 in New Delhi. The SNAPFI project lead in India is the knowledge partner for the finance task force, hence providing direct inputs from the project. (twitter.com/…)
- 4. Brazil
- Series of videos (in Portuguese): Navegação de cabotagem no Brasil: uma análise do processo legislativo da BR do Mar. Available via: www.youtube.com/…
- Workshop “Corrida de revezamento” de empreendedores políticos: uma análise do processo legislativo do RenovaBio utilizando o Modelo de Múltiplos Fluxos (presented in the 10th Brazilian Public Administration Conference) on 6 June 2023.
- c. Participation at the Annual IKI Meeting in Brasília in September.
- 5. DIW Berlin organized a webinar in collaboration with FGV "How do Brazilian actors react to transnational policy influences in the land use and deforestation field? Evidence from public and private climate finance initiatives" on June 13, 2023
- DIW Berlin has presented the findings of the last year national study, which provides a comparative overview of two types of international climate finance: one is of public character, implemented on official development assistance (ODA) basis, and a second type is of private nature, related to policy engagement by private investors. The presentation of the joint study of DIW Berlin and FGV elaborates on collaborative investor engagement with policymakers and highlights its drivers.
Latest Update:
12/2024
Further links
- Study: Cabotage Navigation in Brazil: An Analysis of the Legislative Process of Statute No. 14,301/2022 (“BR do Mar”) Using Kingdon’s Multiple Streams Framework
- Study: Steel decarbonization in emerging economies: What case for international climate finance and support?
- Report: Financing Low Carbon Transition in India’s MSME Sector
- Report: Enabling Conditions and Advantages of Synergy between Climate Change Adaptation and Mitigation to Stimulate Implementation of NDC
- Report: Enhancing the Private Sector’s Roles in Climate-Energy Policies Towards the Indonesian NDC Target
- Study: Finance for adaptation at the level of local government in South Africa
- Study: International Thematic Study on the Global Stocktake
- DIW Weekly Report "International partnerships for a just energy transition: Insights from cooperation with South Africa" (GER)
- Youtube: Series of videos (in Portuguese): Cabotage shipping in Brazil: an analysis of the BR do Mar legislative process (PRT)
- Video: The role of international climate finance for bridging the low carbon investment gap
- Report: Biofuels and Decarbonisation Credits in Brazil: An Analysis of the Legislative Process of Brazil’s National Biofuel Policy (“RenovaBio”)
- Report: The role of the Just Energy Transition Partnership in contributing to the implementation of South Africa’s NDC: A new form of climate finance and international cooperation?
- SNAPFI workshop on steel decarbonization: X (twitter) thread
- Youtube: Series of videos: Cabotage navigation in Brazil: an analysis of the BR do Mar legislative process (PRT)
- Youtube: The role of international climate finance for bridging the low carbon investment gap
- Report: Biofuels and Decarbonisation Credits in Brazil: An Analysis of the Legislative Process of Brazil’s National Biofuel Policy (“RenovaBio”)
- Report: The role of the Just Energy Transition Partnership in contributing to the implementation of South Africa’s NDC: A new form of climate finance and international cooperation
- Twitter entry: SNAPFI workshop on decarbonisation of steel: X (twitter) thread
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