Backstopping SDC Climate Change & Environment Network (Consortium Phase)

Overall goal: The Network of SDC staff in headquarter, coordination offices, embassies and in partner organizations in Switzerland and in SDC partner countries related to the theme Climate Change and the subthemes adaptation, energy and forests is thematically and knowledge-management wise nurtured and facilitated & a climate change related community of practice (operations and policy dialogue) is more knowledgeable, better connected among members and sub-thematic groups of people and more effective.

The project in brief

Directorate/federal office responsible	SDC
Credit area	Development cooperation
Project partners	Contract partner Private sector Foreign private sector South/East Swiss Private Sector
Budget	Current phase Swiss budget CHF    1’840’000 Swiss disbursement to date CHF    1’804’687
Project phases	Phase 5 01.07.2018 - 31.12.2024   (Current phase) Phase 4 01.07.2015 - 30.06.2018   (Completed) Phase 3 01.01.2012 - 31.12.2015   (Completed) Phase 2 01.08.2010 - 31.12.2011   (Completed) Phase 1 01.01.2009 - 31.07.2010   (Completed)

Further technical details

• Sector according to the OECD Developement Assistance Commitiee categorisation	GENERAL ENVIRONMENT PROTECTION AGRICULTURE GENERAL ENVIRONMENT PROTECTION WATER SUPPLY & SANITATION AGRICULTURE
  Sub-Sector according to the OECD Developement Assistance Commitiee categorisation	Environmental policy and administrative management Biosphere protection Agricultural policy and administrative management Biosphere protection Water sector policy and administrative management Agricultural policy and administrative management
  Cross-cutting topics	The project promotes biodiversity.
  Type of support	Official development assistance (ODA)
  Type of collaboration	Bilateral cooperation
  Finance type	Aid grant
  Aid Type	Mandate without fiduciary fund
  Tied/untied aid	Untied aid
  Project number	7F06685