Grants and Contributions

This Technical Assistance facility supports the Canadian Climate and Nature Fund for the Private Sector in Asia (CANPA). CANPA is a partnership between the Government of Canada and the Asian Development Bank (ADB) aimed at supporting Indo-Pacific developing countries transition to inclusive, low carbon and climate-resilient economies. The technical assistance advances key CANPA objectives in climate change adaptation, nature-based solutions, and gender equality. It does so by supporting the preparation and implementation of projects that are eligible for or in receipt of CANPA concessional financing. It also supports research and knowledge dissemination, policy advice, and capacity development to improve market conditions for private sector investments in climate initiatives that promote gender equality in the Indo-Pacific region.

Phase II of the "Together for Nutrition" project aims to respond to the urgent need to provide timely, improved, and globally indicative data to measure the unfolding effects of climate change on nutrition and nutrition on climate change. This project proposes to fill global knowledge gaps through a robust synthesis and consolidation of current evidence on the impact of climate change on nutrition. This is done through various causal pathways, providing a much-needed understanding of the impact on anemia, stunting, wasting, and other micronutrient deficiencies. This research and advocacy project seeks to prioritize policy-relevant evidence generation on mitigation and adaptation, translating this evidence into actionable recommendations and amplifying key messaging that ensures priority on nutrition policy and programs in shock mitigation efforts. It also aims to convene global experts to gather and synthesize accurate data to inform national and global nutrition policy and program priorities and ensure a gender equity lens. All project activities focus on the gendered impact on nutrition to generate gender-responsive solutions. Project activities include: (1) generating policy-relevant evidence on mitigation and adaptation; (2) translating the evidence into actionable recommendations; and (3) strengthening key messaging that ensures priority on nutrition policy and programs in shock mitigation efforts.

The Multilateral Organization Performance Assessment Network (MOPAN) aims to strengthen multilateral organizations’ contributions to overall greater development and humanitarian results.

MOPAN is a network of donors with a common interest in assessing the organizational and development effectiveness of the major multilateral organizations they fund. The MOPAN methodology launched in 2015, examines multilateral organizations across five areas: strategic, operational, relationship and performance management, as well as development effectiveness.

MOPAN’s findings: (1) generate relevant and credible information that MOPAN members can use to meet their accountability requirements; (2) support dialogue between donors, multilateral organizations and their partners at the country level on how to improve effectiveness and learning; and (3) respond to the recognized need for a common, comprehensive multilateral organization assessment system.

This project funds the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) to establish or strengthen national regulatory infrastructure for nuclear security and radiation safety in 28 countries in the Indo-Pacific region.

This Project supports the Canadian community’s efforts to attract, retain and expand foreign direct investment (FDI) and is ultimately designed to strengthen the economy at the community level.

This Project supports the Canadian community’s efforts to attract, retain and expand foreign direct investment (FDI) and is ultimately designed to strengthen the economy at the community level.

The Global nutrition report (GNR) is a multi-stakeholder initiative comprised of global institutions led by experts in the field of nutrition. This project aims to provide the best available data, in-depth analysis and expert opinion rooted in evidence to help drive action on nutrition where it is urgently needed. This project seeks to inform, shape, and inspire action with data and evidence on policy, practice and financing, which should strengthen accountability and progress in tackling poor diets and malnutrition globally. It also seeks to integrate gender in distinct ways to increase women’s representation in publications, panels, and governance bodies. It also aims to generate evidence on the disproportionate impact of malnutrition on women and girls. Project activities include: (1) synthesizing nutrition data and evidence through reports and articles; (2) hosting the Nutrition accountability framework, including the shaping, guidance, registration, and tracking of nutrition commitments by all stakeholders; (3) developing ambitious, evidence-based, and nutrition commitments; and (4) strengthening stakeholders’ nutrition commitments and informing their policies and actions with data and evidence.

The Canadian Climate and Nature Fund for the Private Sector in Asia (CANPA) is a partnership between the Government of Canada and the Asian Development Bank (ADB). It aims to support Indo-Pacific developing countries transition to inclusive, low carbon and climate-resilient economies by using blended finance to mobilize private sector investments in climate mitigation and adaptation projects as well as nature-based solutions that advance gender equality in the region. CANPA will provide financing on concessional terms from Canada, alongside ADB resources, to mitigate risks that prevent the private sector from investing in these types of projects. Key sectors for CANPA activities include renewable energy, electric power transmission and distribution, electric mobility and infrastructure, and water supply management. For nature-based solutions projects, primary focus areas include sustainable and climate-smart agriculture, aquaculture, habitat restoration and protection. CANPA builds on Canada’s existing climate funds with the ADB, Phase I and II of the Canadian Climate Fund for the Private Sector in Asia established in 2013 and 2017. CANPA is supported by a Technical Assistance facility to support the preparation and implementation of eligible projects for CANPA concessional financing and to improve market conditions for private sector investments in gender-responsive climate and nature-based solutions. Over the life of the fund, CANPA is expected to mobilize up to 3 times its amount in private sector investment, help reduce and avoid greenhouse gas emissions of up to 40 million tonnes, and support up to 200,000 beneficiaries.

This project aims to address the main causes of gender inequality by improving access to gender and culturally responsive sexual and reproductive health and rights for Indigenous adolescent girls and women in Guatemala. The project seeks to use a digital health ecosystem that uses smartphones to overcome distance, time, and other barriers. It aims to achieve this by creating a network of health personnel and facilities able to provide health care that respects biomedical and Indigenous practices. The project also aims to transform and enhance sexual and reproductive health rights resources to meet women’s and adolescents’ demands.

The project activities include: (1) providing health education training programs to community health workers, health personnel, and midwives on gender and culturally responsive sexual and reproductive health services; (2) enhancing health service delivery in rural communities with Indigenous and community-health stakeholders using the organization’s digital health ecosystem; (3) creating digital adolescent-friendly spaces for safe access to sexual and reproductive health services, information, and referrals; (4) strengthening data collection and dissemination at the community level and informing collaborative community health action plans using the digital health ecosystem; and (5) partnering with the Ministry of Health to achieve government ownership and sustainability.

Innovation and technology transfer: The project aims to carry out applied research, innovation and technology transfer activities for SMEs working in the marine biotechnology sector.