The AWF does not guarantee funding to any applicant. Funding decisions depend on several factors and considerations, some of which are highlighted below :
- Projects that clearly show how climate change adaptation, mitigation, resilience building measures, gender equality, social inclusion, women and youth empowerment and other social safeguards are mainstreamed.
- The application quality, strength of alignment with AWF strategic priorities, budget, and the resources available in the fund for new commitments.
- Applications whose projects have existing commitments for downstream financing, those that feature in the AfDB Country Indicative Operational Programs (IOP) or those of prioritized for financing by other donors and financiers.
- Projects with good co-financing from the Government, beneficiaries, or other funding sources, and potential to attract downstream investment.
- Projects listed in Country and/or Regional Development Plans and National Determined Contribution (NDCs).
- Projects that show the integration, interlinkages, interconnectedness between water, sanitation, hygiene, nutrition, health, and economic prosperity as well as the nexus between water, food, energy, ecosystem, climate and peace.
- Projects that are focused on addressing urban sanitation challenges or provision of services to unserved or underserved populations.
- Projects that are catalytic, scalable, transformative and show innovation.
- Projects where applicable, that show inclusion of transboundary water cooperation and basin development with integrated water resources management approaches.
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