E Co. institute webinar and workshop replay kits

1 December 2020, Category: All insights, News

E Co. institute provides training and capacity building for project developers worldwide. Throughout the year, we deliver various free-to-attend training webinars, workshops and other activities in order to further support those seeking to access climate finance.

Below, you can find the replay kits for all of our events, complete with the full video playback of the sessions and our consultants’ presentation materials.

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1. Webinar: ‘Decoding GCF B.27 + GPIC 2020 with GCF insight #16 – project pipelines and prioritisation’

Watch the video replay here. You can get the full replay kit here

When: 24 November
Who: Dr Grant Ballard-Tremeer, Dr Silvia Emili, Imelda Phadtare, Sadie DeCoste

About: In this session, the E Co. team brought our consultant analysis on the latest updates of the world’s largest climate fund – Green Climate Fund (GCF). The E Co. team gathered on Tuesday, 24 November to discuss key issues from our recent GCF insight, exploring stakeholder views on project pipeline development and prioritisation; the first virtual Green Climate Fund Private Investment for Climate conference (GPIC2020) ; and the GCF 27th Meeting of the Board.

2. Webinar: ‘Decoding GCF B.26 + GCF insight #15 – COVID-19’

Watch the video replay here. You can get the full replay kit here.

When: 3 September
Who: Dr Grant Ballard-Tremeer, Jamal Gore, Ben Bartle, Diana Dorman

About: In this session, the E Co. team brought our consultant analysis on the latest updates of the world’s largest climate fund – Green Climate Fund (GCF). E Co. Senior consultant Ben Bartle discussed key issues and takeaways emerging from the Green Climate Fund 26th Meeting of the Board (B.26). Principal consultant, Jamal Gore also discussed the ‘Impacts of COVID-19 on GCF projects’ from our 15th GCF insight report, released ahead of B.26. Learn what GCF project developers around the globe have to say about how the pandemic is affecting and anticipated to affect project development in the long term. Guest speakers to be confirmed.

3. Online training workshop: ‘How to prepare a successful market barrier analysis: an introduction’ 

What are they, how to identify them, and why are they important for your project?

Watch the video replay here. You can get the full replay kit here.

When: 11 August, 12-1pm BST (GMT+1)
Who: Dr Grant Ballard-Tremeer

About: It can be a challenge to keep up to date with the evolving requirements of the different funds and be able to develop effective proposals rapidly. This workshop was designed for those involved in the project development process, seeking to address the specific needs of their chosen country and match the priorities of funders and key stakeholders, at the appropriate scale.

In this latest E Co. institute training workshop, we introduced a number of key concepts and approaches, including:

  1. What are market barriers and why are they important? (Key components of a market barrier analysis)
  2. How can we identify them? (Resources and assessment tools)
  3. What are the different ways to examine and communicate market barriers? (Resources and assessment tools)

4. Online training workshop: ‘How to Prepare a Successful GCF Readiness Funding Proposal’

how to prepare a successful gcf readiness funding proposal

Watch the video replay here. You can get the full replay kit here.

When: 30 April
Who: Dr Grant Ballard-Tremeer, Morna Isaac, Ben Bartle

About: The E Co. team gathered on Thursday 30 April 2020 for a special training workshop – sharing insights and covering sticky topics on what it takes to develop a Results Framework and Theory of Change for a successful Readiness Funding Proposal. This workshop was designed to support participants in increasing the success of their Green Climate Fund Readiness Funding Proposal preparations.

5. Webinar: ‘Decoding GCF B.25 + GCF insight #14 – Project financing’

Watch the video replay here. You can get the full replay kit here.

When: 24 March
Who: Dr Grant Ballard-Tremeer, Dr. Silvia Emili, Ben Bartle, Margaret-Ann Splawn

About: The E Co. team and our guest speaker, Margaret-Ann Splawn (CMIA) gathered on Tuesday 24 March 2020 for a breakdown and analysis of the latest GCF board meeting in Geneva. We also discussed the findings from our 14th GCF insight on project financing, with a lively Q&A following the presentations. 

6. Webinar: ‘Decoding GCF B.24 + GCF insight #13 – Top 5 knowledge gaps in climate finance’

Watch the video replay here. You can get the full replay kit here.

When: 12 November 2019
Who: Dr Grant Ballard-Tremeer, Dr. Silvia Emili, Ben Bartle, Imelda Phadtare, Sadie DeCoste

About:The E Co. team gathered on Tuesday 12 November 2019 for a breakdown and analysis of the recent GCF gatherings with a lively Q&A following the presentations. Below are all resources related to this edition.


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