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The Colombia Transit Oriented Development (TOD) NAMA has reached several important milestones in recent months. The inter-ministerial steering committee CIUDAT staff has continued to meet with cities to help them refine their TOD neighborhood plans and proposals. CCAP has contracted with IDOM to conduct TOD pre-feasibility studies in Cali, Manizales and Pasto; CIUDAT will select a fourth pilot city in the coming months. CIUDAT staff has continued to meet with cities to help them refine their...

The NAMA Facility held a side event at the margins of the Bonn Climate Conference on Friday 4th May. The event was entitled “Inspiring Ambitious Action on Climate Change” showcasing NAMAs from Colombia and Thailand and took place once again at the Deutsche Welle venue. The first session of the workshop started with an update on the current status of the 5th Call, which closed on 15 March 2018. The head of the Technical Support Unit, Sören David stated that Outlines received have by now been...

The 5th Call of the NAMA Facility closed on 15 March 2018. National governments and other qualified applicants were invited to submit NAMA Support Project Outlines. The response to the Call was good as a total number of 76 ideas for NAMA Support Project Outlines was submitted. The high number of submissions indicates a continued and high interest of countries in NAMA implementation. Many of the submitted applications refer directly to the NAMA Support Project as an instrument to implement part...

The NAMA Facility participated in the Green Climate Fund’s (GCF) first Structured Dialogue in the Latin American region in Bogotá, Colombia 4 – 7 March 2018.