Submissions Open - Climate Finance Tech CoLab
We’re looking for a partner to help us explore systemic approaches to unlocking the potential of technology to scale and localise climate finance and carbon markets in LMICs
Deadline for applications: November 20, 2024; 11:59am (noon) UK time
The maximum available budget is £50,000 GBP
In partnership with the Frontier Tech Hub, the FCDO are exploring systemic approaches to unlocking the potential of technology to scale and localise climate finance and carbon markets in LMICs. Following the CoLab method, this scoping study is a short collaborative research and programme design exercise that will take a systemic approach to understanding the potential of technology in localising and unlocking scale for climate finance and carbon markets in LMICs. This requires looking beyond optimising isolated solutions and towards creating a cohesive system in which finance, policy, technology, and local engagement work in concert to support resilient, scalable, and community-centred climate tech solutions.
We will define a future system for unlocking scale for climate finance and carbon markets and ensuring their localisation; work backwards from this future to understand systems entry points today; and working closely with FCDO, identify the potential role of FCDO and the FT hub in making this future possible.
Convening relevant ecosystem stakeholders, we will then seek to validate the FT Hub and FCDO’s entry point(s).
Finally, we will scope a roadmap of potential interventions for FT Hub to reach this better future and build a value proposition / design for a future piece of work sitting under the FT Hub.
This work will require working iteratively and in close collaboration with the FT Hub and FCDO.
The scoping will run from November 2024 to March 2025.
The full Terms of Reference (ToR) can be found by clicking this LINK.
Please submit the following materials to frontiertechhub@dt-global.com (with “Proposal: Climate Finance Tech CoLab” in the subject line):
A technical proposal of no more than 6 pages, which includes:
Understanding of the challenge
Reflections on the terms of reference (including critiques/challenges if relevant)
Experience related to the ToR, including examples of similar work
Methodological approach to the work
Overview of Team
2-page CVs for each team member.
A commercial proposal including:
Fee rates for individuals that might be involved across the scope of work
Cost of all expenses and other items that might be involved across the scope of work
If shortlisted, you will be invited to a 45 minute interview (15min presentation followed by Q&A). Please be prepared to present your experience and answer questions relevant to the response you will have provided.
Proposed Timeline
Deadline for questions 11.59pm GMT (midnight) on 14th November 2024
Final application deadline 11.59am GMT (lunchtime) on 20th November 2024
Interviews will take place on the 21st or 22nd November 2024
Due diligence and contracting - w/c 25th November
Upon selection and to finalise contracting, a 2-3h kick off workshop call with the Frontier Tech Hub will be organised to refine the Scope of Work between the partner, the FT hub and FCDO on the 28th or 29th November 2024
We are currently recruiting for a number of partners to support our work, check out other opportunities HERE.