GIZ has received a grant from the European Investment Bank (EIB) to implement the activities in relation to the City Climate Finance Gap Fund. The main task of this assignment is to provide advisory services to cities and municipalities worldwide in the preparation of climate mitigation or adaptation infrastructure projects (“investment projects”) in the energy sector. Approximately 12 projects are to be prepared within the contract period. In addition to the support to the cities, the JV provides technical expertise to advise the project on general technical issues related to the preparation and implementation of energy-related climate change mitigation activities in an urban context and their effectiveness.
Key activities of this assignment are the establishment, coordination and administration of pools of international (and national) experts and the implementation of the technical assistance (TA) packages respectively the advisory of the project staff by these experts.