The DFCD is the Dutch Fund for Climate and Development. It is a consortium of four expert organisations managing a fund for scalable climate solutions. Dutch development bank FMO (Nederlandse Financierings-Maatschappij voor Ontwikkelingslanden) has partnered with Climate Fund Managers (CFM), Worldwide Fund for Nature Netherlands (WWF) and SNV (Netherlands Development Organisation) to manage the DFCD on behalf of the Dutch Ministry of Foreign Affairs. The fund enables investments in projects aimed at climate adaptation and mitigation in developing countries. The DFCD forms an important additional instrument for the Dutch government’s efforts in contributing to the Paris Agreement and the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).
FAQs
What is the DFCD?
Who is the Fund Manager for the DFCD ?
FMO is the Lead Partner and MoFA’s direct counterpart for the DFCD. The Consortium is governed through a DFCD Advisory Board, which performs the following: monitors/reports/evaluates the implementation, progress and financial and impact results of the three Facilities; acts as a general forum for communication; and monitors significant trends in global climate policy and finance and assesses their relevance for the DFCD.
How do the different facilities cooperate?
The fund is structured in three facilities, each with a specific focus and role across the project lifecycle: the Origination Facility (“OF”), the Water Facility (“WF”) and the Land Use Facility (“LUF”). The Origination Facility identifies opportunities and prepares them for investment from the Investment Facilities (Water and Land use).
Since when has the fund been operational?
The fund has been operational since 2020.
How can my organization join?
Cooperation with other organizations and stakeholders is sought in several ways.
- The consortium welcomes cooperation with project developers for pipeline-development when opportunities align with the DFCD investment strategy.
- The consortium seeks to cooperate with a diverse stakeholder base, including; civil society; (local) government; NGOs and the private sector in the landscapes we are active in.
- Private sector investors are invited to discuss partnership opportunities with the DFCD and its underlying facilities.
- The consortium may wish to partner with industry specific knowledge centres.
- There will be no Calls for Proposals by any of the three Facilities.
What type of projects are eligible? What are the investment criteria?
The DFCD will focus on a set of high-impact investment themes within four key Rio Marker 2 sectors all of which are critical to tackling climate change and achieving the SDGs. View the eligibility criteria for our Origination Facility here.
In general projects should align with the following themes:
- Climate resilient water systems and freshwater ecosystems: drinking water & sanitation supplies, restoration & sustainable management of wetlands, headwaters & floodplains;
- Forestry for the future: promoting afforestation and reforestation;
- Boost food security with climate smart agriculture: funding more sustainable, efficient and productive approaches from smallholder farmers to agri-business;
- Protecting the environment, protecting people: restoration of ecosystems, such as wetlands and mangroves, which are nature’s best defenses against extreme floods, droughts and storm surges.
- We may also look to collaborate with Financial Institutions whose portfolios align with our themes.
- For an initial assessment of whether your project could be eligible for funding, please contact us.
What is the (expected) impact of the fund?
Investments made by the consortium parties seek to improve the wellbeing, economic prospects and livelihoods of vulnerable groups – particularly women and children – and, enhance the health of critical ecosystems – from water basins to rivers, tropical rainforests, marshland and mangroves. The consortium’s activities also help protect communities and cities from the increasing frequency of extreme weather events and benefit depleting biodiversity in areas that provide people with water, food, medicine and economic opportunity.
How does the fund measure impact and contribution to the SDGs?
The DFCD Consortium will measure and report on a set of impacts for all activities financed with DFCD funding across the three Facilities. The indicators have been selected to reflect those identified in DGIS proposal documents, with additional definition stated where necessary to align with international best practice and strike an appropriate balance between relevance, robustness, and reproducibility.
Who can I contact to share feedback, concerns or complaints about a DFCD project?
You are welcome to share your feedback, concerns, or complaints with the consortium partner responsible for the project in question.
- Origination Facility: In case you have any grievances in relation to WWF projects, please contact WWF through the service desk at servicedesk@wwf.nl. For SNV projects, please visit https://snv.org/about-us/accountability
- Land Use Facility projects, please visit https://www.fmo.nl/complaints
- Water Facility projects, please visit https://climatefundmanagers.com/grievances/