The NWB Fund's Co-financing Framework Revised
- mwierda6
- Jun 21, 2022
- 1 min read
The NWB Fund co-finances projects and initiatives by water authorities that contribute to climate adaptation in developing countries. To be eligible for co-financing, certain criteria must be met. On June 16th, the fund's program committee established a new evaluation framework that better aligns with the NWB Fund's new direction.
The focus is now on the contribution to climate adaptation through integrated water management in a nature- and people-inclusive way. This means applying nature-based solutions and involving communities alongside governments. Additionally, the fund looks at how the impact of a project or initiative can be enhanced through collaboration with partners (snowball effect), what water managers in the Netherlands can learn from it (learning effect), and whether the approach can also be applied elsewhere (scalability). It must also be ensured that the continuation of a project is secured, for example, through management, maintenance, or investments. Last but not least, the fund assesses whether new insights, methods, or tools are developed, as climate change presents new challenges for water management that require new solutions.
It is good to know that the procedure consists of three phases:
preparation of the application in co-creation with the program office,
formal evaluation of the application by the program committee, and
progress monitoring of the implementation by the applicant and the program office together.
The deadlines for submitting applications are set annually, and for this year, they are: August 1st and November 1st.
The evaluation framework, application form, and procedure can be found on the NWB Fund website (www.nwbfonds.nl). For more information, contact the program manager (Marion Wierda, mwierda@uvw.nl or 06-30035884).
