CLIMATE FINANCE IN THE PACIFIC: AN OVERVIEW OF FLOWS TO THE REGION SEI-WP-2017-04

A.4 Kiribati In 2010–2014, a total of US$30.5 million in grant (or grant-equivalent) finance was allocated to Kiribati for activities that principally targeted climate change objectives. An additional US$81.7 million in ODA that targeted other objectives was reported as having co-benefits for climate change objectives (i.e. climate change was tagged as a “significant” policy objective). Of the US$30.5 million specifically targeting climate change objectives, 52.1% (US$15.9 million) supported mitigation activities, 43.3% (US$13.2 million) was for adaptation, and 4.5% (US$ 1.4 million) targeted both objectives simultaneously. The largest single sources of climate finance for Kiribati were Australia, the United Arab Emirates (UAE) and the Global Environment Facility (through its Trust Fund and the Least Developed Countries Fund). Australia and the GEF have mainly financed activities categorized as “environmental policy”, while Australia has also funded environmental research. The UAE’s contributions are concentrated on solar energy. Overall, these are also the sectors that have received the largest allocations.

Figure A4: Sources of finance, sectoral distribution and policy objectives, Kiribati (million US$)

Source: OECD DAC Creditor Reporting System, contributions tagged against the Rio Marker where climate change was the primary objective.

Table A4 lists individual climate finance contributions to Kiribati in 2010–2014; the title of the project/intervention is as listed in the CRS database.

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Table A4: Climate finance commitments to Kiribati, 2010–2014 (million US$) Source Project/intervention title Sector Amount Australia Extension of KAP II Environmental policy 0.57 Australia Feasibility study on Establishing DRM fund Environmental policy 0.01 Australia Global Green Growth Institute (GGGI) Environmental policy 0.14 Australia Kiribati Adaptation Project Phase III (KAP-III) Environmental policy 5.26 Australia OB Office Extension Environmental policy 0.41 Australia Pacific Islands Climate Prediction Phase 2 Environmental policy 0.06 Secretariat of the Pacific Community Climate Australia Environmental policy 0.16 Change Activities Small Island Developing States Community-based Australia Environmental policy 0.07 Adaptation Program Australia Support to Public Utilities Board (PUB) Environmental policy 0.42 Tarawa Climate Change Conference Technical Australia Environmental policy 0.01 Adviser Australia Tarawa National Climate Change Consultation Environmental policy 0.01 Climate and Oceans Support Program in the Australia Environmental research 0.83 Pacific Engagement of COSPPac Manager January – Australia Environmental research 0.01 June 2012 Australia Initiative design Environmental research 0.00 Pacific Australia CC Science & Adaptation Australia Environmental research 1.40 Planning Australia Community-based Climate Change Action Grants Multi-sector aid 0.36 Least Developed Enhancing National Food Security in the Context Environmental policy 4.57 Countries of Global Climate Change Fund (LDCF) Global Environment R2R Resilient Islands, Resilient Communities Environmental policy 4.87 Facility (GEF) Integrating Global Environmental Priorities into GEF Public policy 0.52 National Policies and Programmes GEF Grid Connected Solar PV Central Station Project Solar energy 1.00 Memorandum of Understanding – Kiribati Islands Energy generation – Italy 0.27 – Joint Committee (JC7) renewable Basic drinking water Japan The Project for Water Supply for Banaba Island 0.15 supply Energy generation – Japan TC aggregated activities 0.00 renewable Korea PIF Special Training on Climate Change Environmental policy 0.01 United Arab Design, supply and install 500 kW micro grid- Solar energy 5.00 Emirates connected PV plant. (Funded by ADFD) United Arab Solar Power Projects (400 kW) Solar energy 4.39 Emirates President Tong contributes to pressure on major United industrial countries to take on mitigation and MRV Biodiversity 0.01 Kingdom responsibilities at Cancun COP16 Workshop to raise awareness on climate change, United with a specific focus on capacity building and Biodiversity 0.00 Kingdom developing leadership in the area of climate change in the Pacific TOTAL 30.52

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