Module 03
Developing Bankable Climate Finance Proposals
The difference between a good idea and a financeable one. Matching a project to the right source of finance, and writing a proposal that survives review.
Intermediate8 lectures6h of materialFree · self-paced
What you will cover
- Climate funds & access
- Bankable project design
- Financial modelling
- Reporting obligations
Module contents
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What makes a project bankableThe difference between a good idea and a financeable one, seen from the side of the institution deciding whether to fund it.Video40 minQuiz passed · 100%Written passedMatching a project to the right source of financeYou are hereThe sources of climate finance actually available to Sri Lankan applicants, and what each one wants in exchange.Reading45 minBuilding the climate rationaleConnecting a project to a climate outcome by a chain a reviewer can follow and dispute - the test every concept note is actually held to.Video45 minStructuring a concept noteThe structure reviewers expect from a concept note, and why departing from it costs more than it saves.Reading40 minModelling the financial caseAssembling a cash-flow model an appraiser can follow, and stating its assumptions where they can be challenged rather than discovered.Video50 minAllocating risk correctlyPlacing project risk with whoever can actually manage it, and why that decision affects the price a funder sets more than almost anything else.Reading40 minWriting the proposal that survives reviewStructure, evidence and the climate rationale together - what reviewers look for first, and what they discount immediately.Video45 minReporting once the finance is approvedThe obligations that come with accepted finance, and budgeting for them before signature rather than after the first report is due.Reading55 min