Funding Criteria for the Barbados Implementation Modalities 

The eligible activities for funding under the Barbados Implementation Modalities are as follows: 

a. Activities responding to economic and non-economic loss and damage associated with the adverse effects of climate change, which may address a variety of challenges associated with the adverse effects of climate change, such as climate-related emergencies, sea level rise, displacement, relocation, migration, insufficient climate information and data, and the need for climate-resilient reconstruction and recovery (Governing Instrument, para. 6). Examples include:  

i. Activities that are complementary to humanitarian actions taken immediately after an extreme weather event;  

ii. Activities for intermediate or long-term recovery, reconstruction or rehabilitation;  

iii. Activities that address slow onset events;  

iv. Activities for developing national response plans, addressing insufficient climate information and data; and promoting equitable, safe and dignified mobility in the form of displacement, relocation and migration in cases of temporary and permanent loss and damage;  

(Governing Instrument, paras. 8–9)  

b. Activities focused on priority gaps within the current landscape of institutions, including global, regional and national institutions that are funding activities related to responding to loss and damage.  

(Governing Instrument, para. 7)  

Criteria

Objective of assessment 

Indicative Description

1. Bottom-up, country-led and country-owned approaches

To ensure that the development of funding requests and implementation of activities are led and owned by countries, having engaged relevant stakeholders, as appropriate

Strengthen national responses for addressing loss and damage through pursuing country-led approaches

Responsive to country priorities, needs and circumstances, while taking into consideration the needs of climate vulnerable communities 

Include direct engagement a the national and, where appropriate, subnational and local level, ensuring bottom-up processes that involve the groups referred to in the Governing Instrument

Contribute to longer-term development of naional loss and damage response, consistent with country needs and priorities   

2. Expected results and impacts for responding to loss and damage

To ensure that proposed activities contribute to positive and measurable results and impacts for responding to loss and damage 

Relevance of proposed measurable results on responding to loss and damage and potential for impacts, including for vulnerable communities

Contribute to long-term resilience and environmental, social and development co-benefits, including gender responsiveness

Pilot, test and learn from the utilization of new approaches during implementation and funding instruments, where appropriate and relevant, for responding to loss and damage

Ability to deliver effectively on the project in order to achieve concrete results in the short-term, including through rapid disbursement

3. Complementarity and coherence at the national level

To indicate that proposed activities are coherent with national activities and avoid duplication and reduce fragmentation, where appropriate and applicable

Complementarity and coherence in programming at the national level, indicating the avoidance of duplication and reduce fragmentation, where appropriate and applicable

Indicate any available resources of funding involved in the financial structure of the funding request