Approach in Action
Climate Finance Access and Climate Projects
From climate priorities to accredited entities, a pipeline and proposals that funds accept.
Your role on this kind of work?
The problem we solve
Countries and entities with real climate needs often struggle to access funds: priorities are not turned into projects, proposals lack a clear climate rationale, and fiduciary and safeguards standards are not yet met.
Our method, phase by phase
Phase 1 of 5
Readiness assessment
- Review strategy, coordination and roles
- Assess entities against fund standards
- Review the existing pipeline
Deliverable: Readiness assessment
Phase 2 of 5
Pipeline
- Turn priorities into project ideas with evidence
- Screen ideas against fund criteria
- Identify co-financing
Deliverable: Prioritised pipeline
Phase 3 of 5
Proposal development
- Climate rationale with data
- Theory of change, results and economics
- Gender assessment and consultations
Deliverable: Concept notes and proposals
Phase 4 of 5
Standards and accreditation
- Close fiduciary and safeguards gaps
- Policies, procedures and evidence of use
- Accreditation application support
Deliverable: Gap closure plan and documents
Phase 5 of 5
Capability
- Training for proposal and project teams
- Internal review before submission
- Results and reporting routines
Deliverable: Trained team and review routine
Tick what your organisation already has: we show you where to start.
Try the instruments live
The same instruments we use with clients. Try them with your own organisation; your answers stay in your browser until you ask for the result.
What you receive
- A readiness assessment
- A prioritised project pipeline
- Concept notes and proposals with a clear climate rationale
- A plan to meet fund standards
- A trained proposal team
How we keep quality
- Methods and tools agreed with you at inception, then applied openly
- Every finding linked to its evidence
- Senior review of every deliverable before it reaches you
- Knowledge transfer: your team keeps the tools and routines
Reference frameworks: Green Climate Fund Readiness Programme
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What does Risalat's Climate Finance Access and Climate Projects approach involve?
From climate priorities to accredited entities, a pipeline and proposals that funds accept. It runs in 5 phases: Readiness assessment, Pipeline, Proposal development, Standards and accreditation, Capability. Each phase ends with an agreed deliverable.
What problem does it solve?
Countries and entities with real climate needs often struggle to access funds: priorities are not turned into projects, proposals lack a clear climate rationale, and fiduciary and safeguards standards are not yet met.
What does the client receive?
A readiness assessment; A prioritised project pipeline; Concept notes and proposals with a clear climate rationale; A plan to meet fund standards; A trained proposal team.
Can we try the method before engaging Risalat?
Yes. The instruments on this page are free and online: Climate Finance Readiness Blueprint, Climate Finance Proposal Readiness Assessment, Paris Alignment and Climate Readiness Assessment. Your answers stay in your browser until you ask for a result. Evaluation committees can also ask for a live walkthrough.
How do we know where to start?
Tick what your organisation already has in the method above: the page shows the first phase that needs work and what the assignment would cover. The diagnostic gives a scored baseline in about ten minutes.
Can it be delivered as training, advisory support or both?
Both. The same method can be delivered as an advisory assignment, as an in-house or open training programme for the team, or as a combination with coaching while the team applies it to its own work.