ENC: Communications Update: New CIF Blogs and News Articles on the CIF from global media outlets

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Assunto: Communications Update: New CIF Blogs and News Articles on the CIF from global media outlets

 

Dear CIF Partners,

We would like to share with you recent updates to the CIF Voices blog, videos  and news articles on CIF projects.

CIF Voices (Blogs)

From soap operas to soccer matches: communicating energy efficiency in Mexico
Guillermo Hernandez, IBRD, June 2
When I switch on the TV, it is not usually to watch soap operas. But last year, I was among the 5.5 million viewers to tune into one of Mexico’s most popular telenovelas, Abismo de Pasión or Abyss of Passion. It was not the intrigue and drama that attracted my attention (although Carmina was definitely a trouble maker!), but rather the show’s innovative participation in Mexico’s initiative to conserve energy by encouraging people to replace their light bulbs and household appliances with more efficient models.

An opportunity to learn, share, network at climate partnership forum
Steven Shalita, CIF AU, May 29
In just over a month from now, hundreds of people will be rallying behind the Climate Investment Funds (CIF) to participate in the fifth CIF Partnership Forum: a showcase of emerging CIF knowledge and learning on low carbon, climate resilient development and a key meeting place for climate change champions from around the world.

Making technology transfer happen on the ground
Zhihong Zhang, May 21
Deployment and transfer of clean, environmentally sound technologies is going to play a crucial role if we are to meet the challenge of tackling climate change.  This was a hot topic at the Rio+20 Summit in 2012, and as the post-2015 development agenda gathers pace, the United Nations brought together government officials and experts from all over the world in a series of General Assembly Structured Dialogues to think about potential ways to facilitate technology transfer.  I was one of the panelists who participated in the first two dialogues on April 29-30, and I shared the experience of the Climate Investment Funds (CIF) in demonstrating, deploying, and transferring low-carbon technologies on the ground.

The CIF attracts investment to stimulate change
CIF AU, May 12
Funding from the Climate Investment Funds is attracting significant co-financing from other sources—particularly the private sector—to stimulate markets, increase investment potential, and enable financial gain in climate-friendly enterprises and businesses. CIF pilot countries, the private sector, and MDB partners are seeing how the CIF is able to extend its reach beyond the $8 billion pledged for greater impact on the ground.

Expanding the SREP to expand energy access
Patricia Bliss-Guest, CIF AU, May 7
Imagine being a doctor who can't provide lifesaving drugs to his patients because the fridge that stores them at the correct temperature has no power.  Or an entrepreneur who can't create more jobs because energy blackouts make productivity too sporadic. This is the daily reality for many people in poor countries.  That's why tackling access to energy is crucial for economic development in a world where 1.2 billion people - that's almost one person in six - is without access to electricity.

The CIF is learning by doing to achieve results
CIF AU, May 5
According to Gabriel Quijandria Acosta, Vice Minister of Strategic Development of Natural Resources of Peru, learning and knowledge sharing are critical components of Peru’s participation in the CIF’s Forest Investment Program. “I think that the best support we can receive from the Climate Investment Funds is the exchange of experiences with other countries facing problems similar to the ones we have in Peru. We can discuss and try to apply solutions that have already been tested or are being tested right now in different sets. We can also show how we are doing things and let other countries learn from our direct experiences.

Can national programming trigger systemic climate-smart change?
Mafalda Duarte, AfDB, May 1
When the Climate Investment Funds (CIF) came into existence in 2008, it was designed to create a systemic approach that would embed climate solutions directly and over the long-term into economic development.  It begins with a programming phase that encourages development partners to engage in constructive dialogue with pilot country governments and key stakeholders and results in a national investment plan that specifies investments complementing key development and climate response priorities. Today, as outlined in our recent 2013 annual report “Financing Change,” 16 African countries - a third of Africa’s nations - have completed the CIF programmatic phase and are now moving projects from the concept stage to implementation.

CIF Videos

Building Climate Resilience in Niger
May 22
Niger is utilizing PPCR funds to build climate resilience in innovative ways among rural farmers struggling with droughts and diminishing rainfall in recent years.

CIF News

World Bank Boosts Support for Recovery in Ukraine
World Bank, May 22
he US$382 million District Heating Energy Efficiency Project will support 10 municipal heating utility companies across the country by helping them enhance quality of their services and carry out efficiency improvements to cut production costs as well as harmful emissions. The project includes US$50 million from the Clean Technology Fund (CTF), which provides middle-income countries with resources to use low carbon technologies. Over 3 million Ukrainians are expected to benefit from the project.

World Bank Approves $350M for Turkey's Renewable Energy
Daily Sabah, May 12
The bank said $300 million, which Turkey will have 18 years to pay back and after a five-year grace period, will come from the International Bank for Reconstruction and Development. The other $50 million, which they will have 20 years to pay back after a 10-year grace period, will be provided by the Clean Technology Fund, a multilateral funding managed by the World Bank.

Green light for Abengoa CSP plant in Chile
PVTech, May 12
The Cerro Dominador will be financed via a government subsidy of US$20 million, and access to US$500 million additional funding from the Inter-American Development Bank, Clean Technology Fund, the German development bank KfW and the European Union.

April 2014 Climate Finance Update
IISD, Climate Change Policy & Practice, May 6
During the month of April, the International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD), the African Development Bank (AfDB), the World Bank, and the European Commission announced funding for several climate-related projects or initiatives. In addition, AfDB released its 2013 Climate Investment Funds (CIF) Annual Report.

World Bank allocates funds for disaster mitigation in Dominica
Shanghai Daily, May 2
The World Bank on Thursday approved a project in Dominica worth 39 million U.S. dollars to shore up the country's capacity to deal with extreme weather, such as hurricanes and flooding. The funds, disbursed under the Pilot Program for Climate Resilience (PPCR), will be used for the rehabilitation of 42-km-long national roads, the construction of storm drains, increased water storage capacity, and the training of government officials on spatial data management.

Please look out for further updates soon.

Sincerely,

Steven Shalita
Senior Communications Officer
Administrative Unit
Climate Investment Funds