The main aim of this guiding manual is to improve climate finance flows to Nauru. It can be used as a reference document by the government of Nauru and all the other relevant stakeholders to access international climate funds and different types of funding options available for climate adaptation and mitigation projects globally.
The specific impacts of climate change in Nauru take the form of increases in surface-air and sea-surface temperatures; decreases in annual and seasonal mean rainfall, causing drought, stronger and longer-lasting droughts, and heatwaves; increases in the intensity of coastal erosion, ocean acidification and contamination of underground water supplies. In addition, there are changes to mean sea-level rise and wind-driven waves and king tides. In order to address these climate change impacts on a sustainable basis, huge amounts of climate finance, technology and capacity development are required from international, bilateral, multilateral, private sectors and other stakeholders.
Climate change is an immediate and pressing reality in the Republic of Nauru. Its geography, isolation, environmental degradation and limited natural resources make the country particularly vulnerable to the current and future impacts of climate and it has limited resources to address these climate change impacts through adaptation and mitigation. Although the flow of international climate finance funds has increased over time, it is still negligible with respect to the climate finance needs of the country.
This guiding manual aims to increase understanding and awareness of the government, private sector and civil society organisations on the international
climate finance funds that are available and the mechanisms to access these funds.
