​The Green Climate Fund (GCF) continues to take shape. Activities to prepare countries have started. What are the needs and expectations? What’s controversial? What are the initial lessons learnt? What kind of readiness do we need for effective climate finance with transformational impact?

This COP 19 side event organised by Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ) includes a presentation by Richard Calland of the Africa Climate Finance Hub on the ODI-led project 'Climate finance readiness in Southern Africa'.