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--></style></head><body lang=EN-US link="#0563C1" vlink="#954F72"><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-family:"Calibri Light",sans-serif'>ADAPTATION FINANCE TRACKING</span></b><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"ITC Officina Sans Std Book"'> </span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoBodyText><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif'>SRD would like to inform you all about the initiative</span><span lang=EN-GB style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif'> on Adaptation Finance Tracking led by CARE Netherlands and CARE Denmark. This initiative covers 6 countries which are Philippines, Nepal, Uganda, Ghana, Ethiopia and <b>Viet Nam</b>. In Viet Nam, SRD cooperates with CARE Int’l in Viet Nam to conduct this tracking. The objectives of the initiative are to:</span><o:p></o:p></p><ul style='margin-top:0in' type=disc><li class=MsoListParagraphCxSpFirst style='margin-bottom:5.0pt;mso-add-space:auto;line-height:110%;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo2;text-autospace:ideograph-other'><span lang=EN-GB style='font-size:12.0pt;line-height:110%;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif'>Check if OECD donors’ reporting of climate finance for adaptation activities in selected developing countries reflects reality on the ground.</span><o:p></o:p></li><li class=MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle style='margin-bottom:5.0pt;mso-add-space:auto;line-height:110%;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo2;text-autospace:ideograph-other'><span lang=EN-GB style='font-size:12.0pt;line-height:110%;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif'>Investigate if the supported adaptation activities are targeting the poorest and most climate vulnerable parts of the population, and if the activities are gender sensitive.</span><o:p></o:p></li><li class=MsoListParagraphCxSpLast style='margin-bottom:5.0pt;mso-add-space:auto;line-height:110%;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo2;text-autospace:ideograph-other'><span lang=EN-GB style='font-size:12.0pt;line-height:110%;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black'>Develop a methodology </span><span lang=EN-GB style='font-size:12.0pt;line-height:110%;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif'>that makes it easier for civil society organizations (CSO’s) in other countries to perform similar analysis.</span><a name="_TOC_250014"></a><o:p></o:p></li></ul><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:5.0pt;line-height:110%'><span lang=EN-GB>This project responds to the current situation in which, despite the increased emphasis on climate change, little information<span style='letter-spacing:-1.35pt'> </span>exists<span style='letter-spacing:-1.4pt'> </span>as<span style='letter-spacing:-1.35pt'> </span>to<span style='letter-spacing:-1.35pt'> </span>the<span style='letter-spacing:-1.35pt'> </span>status<span style='letter-spacing:-1.35pt'> </span>of<span style='letter-spacing:-1.35pt'> </span>adaptation<span style='letter-spacing:-1.35pt'> </span>finance at the recipient country level.<span style='letter-spacing:-1.35pt'> </span>How much finance for adaptation is available within developing countries? Who gets the money? How is it used? It would be a very relevant complementary effort for CSO networks to examine their government's budgetary system, procedures and coding on how climate change policies are resourced and financed.</span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:5.0pt;line-height:110%'><span lang=EN-GB>Your collaboration and cooperation in this initiative would highly be appreciated. For further details, you are suggested to contact via the address: </span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:5.0pt;line-height:110%'><span lang=EN-GB>Vu Cong Lan (M)</span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:5.0pt;line-height:110%'><span lang=EN-GB>SRD, Sustainable Agriculture Manager</span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:5.0pt;line-height:110%'><span lang=EN-GB>E-mail: </span><a href="mailto:lan@srd.org.vn"><span lang=EN-GB>lan@srd.org.vn</span></a><span lang=EN-GB> Tel: 0913 014389</span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div></body></html>