𝐒𝐭𝐚𝐤𝐞𝐡𝐨𝐥𝐝𝐞𝐫 𝐂𝐨𝐧𝐬𝐮𝐥𝐭𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐌𝐞𝐞𝐭𝐢𝐧𝐠 | 𝐀𝐝𝐯𝐚𝐧𝐜𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐂𝐥𝐢𝐦𝐚𝐭𝐞 𝐑𝐞𝐬𝐢𝐥𝐢𝐞𝐧𝐜𝐞 𝐢𝐧 𝐁𝐡𝐮𝐭𝐚𝐧

On 5th January, a national stakeholder consultation meeting was successfully convened to strengthen and refine the Green Climate Fund (GCF) Concept Note: “𝑺𝒕𝒓𝒆𝒏𝒈𝒕𝒉𝒆𝒏𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝑪𝒍𝒊𝒎𝒂𝒕𝒆 𝑹𝒆𝒔𝒊𝒍𝒊𝒆𝒏𝒄𝒆 𝒊𝒏 𝑩𝒉𝒖𝒕𝒂𝒏’𝒔 𝑴𝒐𝒖𝒏𝒕𝒂𝒊𝒏 𝒂𝒏𝒅 𝑫𝒐𝒘𝒏𝒔𝒕𝒓𝒆𝒂𝒎 𝑳𝒂𝒏𝒅𝒔𝒄𝒂𝒑𝒆𝒔 𝒕𝒉𝒓𝒐𝒖𝒈𝒉 𝑬𝒄𝒐𝒔𝒚𝒔𝒕𝒆𝒎-𝑩𝒂𝒔𝒆𝒅 𝒂𝒏𝒅 𝑳𝒊𝒗𝒆𝒍𝒊𝒉𝒐𝒐𝒅-𝑪𝒆𝒏𝒕𝒆𝒓𝒆𝒅 𝑨𝒅𝒂𝒑𝒕𝒂𝒕𝒊𝒐𝒏.”

The consultation was organized in partnership with OJERI – OJEong Resilience Institute and led by Bhutan’s National Designated Authority (NDA), bringing together key government stakeholders from DMDF–MoF, DHS–MoIT, Department of Forests and Park Services, DECC, Department of Tourism, Bhutan, Department of Water, and NCHM Weather and Flood Forecast. The discussions ensured strong cross-sectoral engagement and national ownership of the proposed initiative.

The session focused on sharpening the concept’s strategic direction, aligning it with Bhutan’s national priorities, and ensuring it responds effectively to #ClimateRisk across #mountains and #downstream landscapes. The concept builds on guidance from the GCF Secretariat in Incheon, Republic of Korea, under the Third Pole Climate Initiative, and has since been tailored specifically for Bhutan.

The Korean technical consortium supporting this initiative brings together experts from OJERI (Korea University), the Asia-Pacific Climate Centre (APCC), and WIZAI, with financial support from Korea Environmental Industry & Technology Institute (KEITI), Republic of Korea, and co-funding from consortium institutions.

The Foundation played a key facilitative role, supporting #coordination and #StakeholderEngagement and ensuring that community voices and #grassroots realities are meaningfully reflected in the concept development process.

This consultation marks an important milestone in shaping a #transformative, #Inclusive, and #ClimateResilient future for Bhutan.