For DFID

Locations of Project

The purpose of the Congo Basin Forest Fund is 

• To slow the rate of deforestation in the Congo Basin,
• To provide support mechanisms which conserve forests, and at the same time
• To maintain benefit to local communities.

The Fund, primed with UK money allocted by the Prime Minister, is a partnership between African stakeholders such as COMIFAC and the AfDB, and donors. 

This consultancy was commissioned to

• Inform DFID’s thinking on the Fund  governance structure, posing key issues and risks for consideration, as well as highlighting best practice issues based on other multi-country global funding mechanisms.
• Consider current proposals for the Fund and make recommendations on them, including for transitional arrangements.
• Recommend decision-making responsibilities for approval of the Fund’s projects and disbursement of funds in the start-up phase.
• Assist DFID with its discussion on the permanent governance structure.

Areas of Expertise

• Institutional Change And Capacity Building
• Policy Responses To Climate Change
• Mitigation
• Adaptation
• Aid Effectiveness