Extract from GLOBALSYNTHESIS REPORT 2020
The catalytic use of TCPs to mobilize resources
More than 95 percent of COs reported on the possibility of using TCPs as a source to mobilize resources, maintaining the increasing trend from last year (+14 percent increase) and clearly indicating the importance of its catalytic use.
A common trend in RLC is recognized in the leverage of climate and environmental resources with TCPs. This responds to the regional strategy of using these resources not for direct implementation, but to leverage larger projects, and consequently, bigger and more strategic results. Climate funds such as Green Climate Fund (GCF), GEF and NAMA were the most important funding source in 2020, whereas TCPs contributed to at least 13 proposals in 12 countries of the region, with a value of more than USD 264 million. Furthermore, six countries reported that TCPs have contributed to the formulation and/or negotiation of UTFs for a total value of USD 1.8 million.
In emergency countries like Syria, TCPs are a fundamental tool for FAO to mobilize resources to support technical institutions in the country to help in the preparedness of institutions for the development of the agriculture sector post crisis, and to improve their capacity to support the implementation of national programmes and FAO interventions.
Furthermore, TCPs are playing a critical function in building evidence and creating a solid basis for donor advocacy in several countries. In Belarus for example TCP funding is allocated to conduct background studies, pilot activities and to provide policy advice to the national authorities in the priority areas of the CPF. In Angola, the TCP portfolio has strongly contributed to building trust and technical recognition among government and donors due to the tailored and quality technical support.
The case of FAO Chile. As a high-income country, Chile does not have direct access to TCPs, nevertheless the country has benefited from some regional and global TCPs. As of the date of this report, projects for a total amount of USD 10 967 645 have leveraged new projects for a total of USD 71 364 717.
Some examples of catalytic upscaling due to TCPs
In FAO Bangladesh, after the success of the TCP implemented in the Chittagong Hill Tracts (CHTs) area, the Ministry of Agriculture and the Ministry of CHTs Affairs (MOCHTA) mobilized about USD 15 million to improve production and processing of coffee and cashew nuts throughout the country.
In FAO Burundi a TCP project directed to the control of peste des petits ruminants (PPR) supported the mobilization of resources from IFAD and the WB, making the rapid vaccination of more than 3 million goats and sheep possible, and avoiding the spread of the pandemic throughout the country.
TCP funds contributed to the efforts of the Government of Congo to develop the agricultural sector and to the positioning of FAO with donors, in particular FVC, ADB, CAFI, IFAD, WFP to mobilize resources valued at over USD 40 million.
In FAO Guyana, resource mobilization efforts were supported by TCP and TF projects, facilitating the development of concept notes and full project proposal for submission to the GCF for the value of USD 27.5 million.
In 2020, FAO Kazakhstan launched a TCP on the elaboration of the State Programme 2022-2026, including the concept of agro-industrial development under which funding for USD 10 million was secured.
FAO Rwanda, building upon successful implementation of TCPs and Trust Fund projects was able to leverage EUR 2 million in 2020 from the European Union.
FAO Moldova successfully applied within the SDG call for financing and received USD 200 000 as preparatory funding from the UN Global SDG Fund. These resources have been used to develop a joint project proposal for setting a new financing facility for developing climate-smart businesses in rural areas. As a result of extensive consultations with government stakeholders, resource partners and private banking institutions, a USD 16.4 million project was developed for funding.
In FAO Serbia, a TCP on Disaster Risk Reduction supported the Government to mobilize EUR 2.5 million to strengthen the resilience of agriculture to climate change.
In response to the Desert Locust invasions in early 2020, an FAO TCP Emergency project for USD 300 000 managed to attract more than USD 7 million additional resources from different donors to support the Government of Sudan through FAO in the efforts to control the pest.
In FAO Zimbabwe, TCP funding enabled the implementation of critical project activities and supported the mobilization of US 2.5 million under the World Bank-funded Zimbabwe Idai Recovery Project.