The Dutch government established the Dutch Fund for Climate and Development (DFCD) with a budget of 160 million Euro to allow private sector investment in climate adaptation and mitigation projects in developing countries, to increase resilience of communities and ecosystems most vulnerable to climate change.
DFCD is managed by a pioneering group of four partners, namely FMO (Netherlands Development Bank), CFM (Climate Fund Manager), WWF-NL (World Widelife Fund for Netherlands), and SNV (Netherlands Development Organization). The fund is structured with 3 facilities:
The Fund can help non-investable projects become investable projects, through Origination Facility, assistance in the form of Technical Assistance or matching grants. The Fund can then invest directly from 1 to 10 million Euro for a project through either a Land Use Facility or a Water Facility.
Thematic focus of the fund are:
In Vietnam, DFCD focuses on projects in the Mekong Delta region - considered to be the most vulnerable to climate change.
DFCD wishes to cooperate with companies to have opportunities to invest and support businesses to find solutions to adapt to climate change.
For more information of DFCD, please visit
Website: www.thedfcd.com
Or contact:
Alex Downs, Business and Investment Officer
Email: adowns@snv.org
Yen - Nguyen Thi Hai, Business Development Trainee
Email: ynguyenthihai@snv.org
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