Webinar 14: Distilling the characteristics of Enhanced Direct Access and Innovation Project design in

Webinar 14: Distilling the characteristics of Enhanced Direct Access and Innovation Project design in Adaptation 8 December 2022 Report Introduction: The Adaptation Fund (the Fund or alternatively, the AF) held its fourteenth webinar on Distilling the characteristics of Enhanced Direct Access and Innovation Project design in Adaptation on 8 December 2022. [...] This webinar discussed the key features that distinguish EDA and innovation projects from regular adaptation projects and shared experiences and learning from proposals approved by the Adaptation Fund Board under the afore-mentioned funding windows. [...] Saliha Dobardzic, Senior Climate Change Specialist of the secretariat, gave an overview of the portfolio of the AF and accessing finance from the AF. [...] Alyssa Gomes, Climate Change Analyst at the Fund gave an overview on the overview of Funding and key elements of EDA and innovation projects. [...] She highlighted the origin from Midterm Strategy (2018 – 2022), the EDA and Innovation Grants (Small and Large) outside country cap of USD 20 Million, the EDA projects – 1 project up to USD 5 Million per country, the innovation projects – Any number of projects per country for USD 250,000 per project (Small Innovation Grant) and USD 5 Million per project (Large Innovation Project), and on Project.