Supporting KSAs for this area

Knowledge Of Ability To Attributes
  • Costing and economic evaluation of mitigation technologies
  • Mitigation and adaptation measures in terms of technical, economic, and political feasibility
  • The economic implications of climate change and ability to account for opportunities and risk
  • Climate change economics – triple bottom line
  • Economic approaches to project appraisal and evaluation, including different ways of measuring efficiency, equity, and impact
  • Forecast and manage risk
  • Communication skills
  • General numeracy skills
  • Business acumen
  • Political savvy

 

Climate-Related Finance Competencies
1. React/Follow 2. Act/Apply 3. Anticipate/Initiate/Enable 4. Lead/Strategize
Competency Title Calculate financial implications of climate change Calculate the financial considerations of climate actions Implement climate finance strategy Develop climate finance strategy
Competency Statement Calculate financial implications of climate change related to role and areas of responsibility Calculate the financial considerations of climate actions within scope of own role and areas of responsibility Implement strategies to fund and finance climate actions Develop strategies to fund and finance climate actions
Performance Criteria
  1. Apply foundational financial and economic concepts and metrics to the analysis of climate action initiatives
  2. Apply multi-criteria and/or cost-benefit analysis
  3. Evaluate established metrics, data, and enabling conditions
  4. Conduct financial and/or economic analysis of a range of climate action measures, initiatives, and policy decisions
  5. Categorize and analyze climate change related impacts
  6. Quantify climate related implications
  7. Account for the economics and future prices of energy, water, air, and other natural resources
  8. Conduct a cost/benefit analysis of climate action (or inaction)
  9. Collect and integrate information from a variety of sources
  10. Leverage tools, methods and techniques for mapping vulnerabilities and quantifying climate change impacts
  11. Utilize internationally accepted climate-related financial standards and principles
  1. Identify national, regional, and local funding opportunities.
  2. Guide decision-makers on the financial and economic value, efficiency and feasibility of climate action projects and strategies.
  3. Apply transparent mechanisms to prioritize climate action investments.
  4. Evaluate the financial and economic value, efficiency and feasibility of climate action projects and strategies.
  5. Apply key economic concepts and value for money
  6. Complete a financial analysis on a climate action project (e.g., an energy efficiency project)
  7. Conduct costing and economic evaluation, including cost-benefit analysis
  8. Analyse the socio-economic characteristics of green economy and labor market professionals linked to the green economy (job offers and requests, recruitment, mobility
  9. Utilize internationally accepted climate-related financial standards and principles
  1. Identify national, regional, and local funding opportunities.
  2. Guide decision-makers on the financial and economic value, efficiency and feasibility of climate action projects and strategies
  3. Apply transparent mechanisms to prioritize climate action investments.
  1. Identify the financial needs and potential sources of funding that align with climate related policy and strategies
  2. Create innovative financial instruments and approaches based on valuations of climate action
  3. Guide decision-makers on the financial and economic value, efficiency and feasibility of climate action strategies
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