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Climate finance for Bhutan
The Ministry of Finance coordinates climate finance for Bhutan and serves as the country's National Designated Authority to the Green Climate Fund.
Why it matters
A mountain nation on the front line
Bhutan, a Least Developed Country with a fragile mountain ecosystem, is increasingly experiencing the adverse impacts of climate change in every sector. Turning the country's climate ambitions into reality depends on finance that reaches the right projects and communities.
This portal brings together every climate finance commitment to Bhutan, from multilateral climate funds and development banks to bilateral partners, so that citizens, partners and project teams can see where finance comes from, what it supports and how it is delivered.
The Green Climate Fund
The Green Climate Fund (GCF) was established at the 16th Conference of the Parties to the UNFCCC in 2011 as an operating entity of the Convention's financial mechanism. Since the adoption of the Paris Agreement in 2015, the Fund has served the Agreement's goal of limiting warming to 1.5 °C.
The Fund promotes low-emission and climate-resilient development through grants, loans, equity or guarantees, based on each country's needs. It pays particular attention to societies that are highly vulnerable to climate change, including Least Developed Countries and Small Island Developing States.
A key step in turning a country's climate action aspirations into reality is identifying short- and long-term projects, programmes and investment priorities that realise a paradigm shift towards low-emission, climate-resilient development.
National Designated Authority
Department of Macro-fiscal and Development Finance
The Department of Macro-fiscal and Development Finance (DMDF), Ministry of Finance, Royal Government of Bhutan, is the National Designated Authority (NDA) to the Green Climate Fund. It acts as the interface between the Royal Government and the Fund, communicating the country's strategic priorities for climate finance.
- Provides strategic direction to GCF programming and planning in Bhutan
- Reviews and endorses GCF project proposals
- Coordinates and facilitates the mobilisation of grants, allocating resources to agencies and local governments through stakeholder consultation
- Supports the integration of climate change into national policies, plans and programmes
Focal points
Contact the NDA team
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Mr. Tshering Dorji
Director, DMDF
Ministry of Finance
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Mr. Namgyel Dorjee
Chief, DMDF
Ministry of Finance
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Ms. Tshering Choden
GCF Focal Officer
Ministry of Finance
Country Work Programme
Priorities for climate investment
Proposed projects and programmes treat mitigation and adaptation as critical parts of the response to climate change, from agriculture, forestry and land use to energy, transport, health, food and water security.
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Sustainable land & natural resources
Forests, biodiversity and watershed management.
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Resilient cities & infrastructure
Climate-proof roads, water and urban services.
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Clean energy & transport
Renewables, efficiency and low-emission mobility.
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Health, food & water security
Climate-smart agriculture and early warning.
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Explore Bhutan's climate finance portfolio
See every project, funding source and implementing partner in one place.