Global Climate Change Alliance (GCCA+)

The GCCA+ Results Framework aims at providing information needed to guide decision making and resources management, and to keep track of quantifiable results pursued through a GCCA+ project in partner countries and regions.

• Measuring GCCA+ contribution to DEVCO actions, in relation to the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) of interest to the GCCA+ flagship initiative's mandate under the thematic programme on Global Public Goods and Challenges (GPGC), and to the EU commitment to use at least 20% of its budget for 2014-2020 on climate change-related action;
• Providing an overview of GCCA+ achievements, quantitatively and qualitatively, at country level and across GCCA+ targeted countries;
• Collecting and providing selected information on the overall performance of the EU GCCA+ flagship initiative.

This will be achieved by collecting data related to set indicators notably related to the European Union Result Framework and the SDGs, but also projects’ results, and to the other main outputs of the GCCA+ related to policy dialogue, experience sharing, knowledge management and communication.

• Identify selected standard indicators, during project identification and formulation, to be included in the Action Document's logical framework. Of particular importance are the indicators dedicated to climate change at SDG level (SDG 13), potentially at national and sector level, EURF level 2 indicators, and GCCA+ outcome indicators for adaptation and mitigation.
• During implementation, provide regular information on their activities and results, at least once per year under the coordination of the GCCA+ Support Facility and DEVCO C6.

The GCCA+ Result Framework is a living document which can be regularly reviewed, following updates of its own references such as the EURF or SDG indicator systems.

The EC Directorate General for International Cooperation and Development (DG DEVCO) Directorate C Thematic Unit will be responsible for the overall management of GCCA+ and will chair the Coordination Committee, which will also include representatives from related thematic (energy, food security, Intra-ACP), and relevant line DGs (ENV, CLIMA) and geographical units, as well as the European External Action Service (EEAS).

The Coordination Committee will meet regularly. As well as routine management and monitoring of GCCA+ programmes, the committee will look at ways of making the programme more effective, including increased Member State involvement in overall programming and monitoring. The Committee will also ensure coordination and coherence with Member States climate programmes and with EU funded national and regional cooperation programmes.

Expressions of interest for EU GCCA+ funding must meet certain eligibility criteria, which are taken into account during the EuropeAid screening of proposals submitted by EU Delegations, such as, among others:

• The quality of the request made and endorsements by the relevant country authorities and/or the EU Delegation for a GCCA+ funded action;
• The status of the dialogue on climate change between the country and the EU (e.g. quality of related actions, joint declarations);
• Political factors such as strategic and/or enforced cooperation with certain countries;
• The role the country plays in the UNFCCC negotiations and commitment to its processes, and efforts in the implementation of related commitments.

The next step is to allocate EU funding by prioritising needs, and establish a potential maximum allocation per country – giving priority to those countries most vulnerable to the adverse effects of climate change – using the GCCA+ index and other criteria.

The fund targets mainly Least Developed Countries (LDCs) and Small Island Developing States (SIDS) that are recipients of aid in line with the official OECD Development Assistance Committee List of Official Development Assistance Recipients and the United Nations list of SIDS.