Request for proposals for Evaluation of the Projects PAC08 Climate Finance Access Network & PAC32 Access to Climate Finance in the Pacific Global Green Growth Institute in Pacific invites eligible firms to submit their bids for consulting opportunity titled Evaluation of the Projects PAC08 Climate Finance Access Network & PAC32 Access to Climate Finance in the Pacific INTRODUCTION: Purpose: The Global Green Growth Institute (GGGI) seeks a firm to deliver an end project evaluation of the project Access to Climate Finance in the Pacific (hereinafter the Project). The Evaluation is being commissioned by the Impact and Evaluation Unit (IEU) in close coordination with the project team and the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade of Australia (DFAT). The purpose of the Evaluation is to, Assess the performance of Project and the factors contributing to this performance; Generate lessons learned from the projects delivery model; and Provide actionable evidence-based recommendations for future support The intended primary users of the Evaluation include, Beneficiary government partners in 8 Pacific Island Countries (PICs) supported by the Project, namely: Fiji, Kiribati, Papua New Guinea, Samoa, Solomon Islands, Tonga, Tuvalu, and Vanuatu; GGGI o Pacific Regional Director and Regional MEL Officer; o Country Representatives for (i) Fiji, Kiribati, Tuvalu; (ii) Papua New Guinea, Solomon Islands, and Vanuatu, and (iii) Polynesia Representative; o Head of Front Office, Directorate for Green Growth Implementation; o Director for Development Finance, Directorate for Green Finance and Corporate Services; and o Director for Thought Leadership, Office of the Executive Director. Climate Finance Access Network (CFAN) Network Coordinator; and DFAT. o Director, Climate and Nature Diplomacy Section, Climate Diplomacy Branch, Climate Diplomacy and Development Finance Division; Director, Pacific Climate Change, Climate and Communications Branch, Office of the Pacific. o Senior Policy Officer, Pacific Climate Change, Climate and Communications Branch, Office of the Pacific The Evaluation is intended to support PIC partner governments in maximizing the benefits of future embedded climate finance advisory services. The Evaluation is intended to support GGGI in, Strengthening in GGGIs existing Pacific programming, among others, o Small Island Development States Climate Action Program funded by the Grant Duchy of Luxembourg; o Greening the Pacific Financial Systems program funded by the French Development Agency; o Strengthening Institutional Capability to Access, Absorb, and Deliver Impactful Climate Finance in the Pacific program funded by the United Kingdom Foreign, Commonwealth, and Development Office; and Designing the development of new projects supporting climate finance in the Pacific and elsewhere. The Evaluation is intended to be utilized by DFAT in, Developing its Final Investment Monitoring Report (FIMR) for the Project, expected in April 2026 (based on the preliminary findings); Informing decisions regarding future funding to GGGI for CFAN; and Shaping future advisory models that are more demand-driven, regionally owned, and responsive to partner government priorities. Background to the Evaluation: Project objective The overall goal of the Project is to build institutional knowledge and capacities necessary for bankable project preparation and accessing of climate finance from a blend of public and private sources in the eight target PICFiji, Kiribati, Papua New Guinea, Samoa, Solomon Islands, Tonga, Tuvalu, and Vanuatuby employing and strategically embedding CFAN advisors or Climate Finance Advisors within the government ministries. Specifically, the Project aims to (1) develop a project pipeline and prepare and submit concept notes and full proposals to funding agencies and investors; and (2) deliver in-country training to increase climate finance expertise in the eight target countries. Project Theory of Change The Theory of Change (TOC) that underpins CFANs design is that, IF central government institutions are strengthened with in-country capacity to (1) mobilize climate and green finance for priority adaptation and mitigation projects, and do so in a manner in which (2) local climate finance expertise among nationals, with support from advisors, is increased to meet (a) climate finance funds criteria and requirements; (b) environmental and social safeguards; and (c) gender equality, disability, and social inclusion (GEDSI) design requirements, THEN they will be able to access climate finance by donor agencies and investors, including DFAT, to implement those initiatives (Refer to illustration on Page 4 in detailed TOR document) Gender equality and social inclusion The Project was designed to be implemented with the recognition that gender equality, poverty reduction and social inclusion are not achieved through stand-alone green growth investment projects but require deliberate approaches to overcome structural barriers for effective participation of women and marginalized, poor communities in development processes. GGGI is committed to promoting GESDI across all Project activities, to training key stakeholders to incorporate the identification and management of environmental and social risks, and maximizing opportunities for positive GESDI through project selection criteria and project design. Tender Link : https://in-tendhost.co.uk/gggi/aspx/Tenders/Current
