Colombia is implementing developing the GCF Readiness Programme with the support of UNDP, UNEP and World Resource Institute (WRI).

Based on the identified climate finance needs and priorities of the country, the aims of the Programme are:

• To strengthen national capacities for access and management of climate finance
• To build capacities for project developers, with a particular emphasis on the private sector
• To build a project pipeline for the GCF and other climate finance sources
• To build capacities for monitoring and allocating climate finance flows
• To support local financial institutions to build up the skills required for climate related investment activity