A three day Climate Finance Capacity Building training was carried recently in Port Moresby with 22 officers from key government agencies awarded certificates of recognition for active participation after successfully completing the training. The Climate Change and Development Authority (CCDA) General Manager, Debra Sungi, in her opening remarks during the climate finance training, said this is always a priority for the government of Papua New Guinea (PNG) and thanked the Australian Government’s Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade (DFAT) and the Global Green Growth Institute (GGGI) for supporting this training. “CCDA has been at the forefront of negotiating for easy access to international climate funds available to developing countries like PNG. We’ve tried to build capacity within the organization and with key sector agencies to ensure agencies have the capacity to reach out and ensure that we have the funding support needed for climate action in PNG.” Officers from agencies such as the CCDA, National Energy Authority (NEA), Treasury, Department of Finance and the Department of National Planning and Monitoring (DNPM) participated in the three-day training program. This training has broadened their understanding of the types of climate funding sources and how to access them. The training was delivered by GGGI in partnership with CCDA through the funding support from DFAT.