UK PACT (Partnering for Accelerated Climate Transitions) is a £60m flagship programme under the International Climate Finance (ICF) portfolio. It is part of the UK’s £5.8bn commitment to International Climate Finance by 2021 to tackle climate change. The three-year programme (2018-2022) is funded by the Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy (BEIS).

UK PACT works with partner countries, supporting them to accelerate their clean growth transitions.

The programme supports countries eligible for Official Development Assistance (ODA) to implement and increase their ambitions for carbon emission reductions in line with their Nationally Determined Contributions (NDCs) and the long-term goal of the 2015 Paris Agreement to limit dangerous climate change.

UK PACT responds directly to demand identified by partner governments by providing grants to implementing partners (such as NGOs, businesses and academia). Grantees are selected for their potential to deliver capacity-building support to address governments’ identified needs in a range of areas such as forests, clean energy and energy efficiency, and sustainable transport.

The programme meets the demand for high quality skills and expertise aligned with UK leadership and experience.

How UK PACT delivers impact

UK PACT’s five guiding principles ensure the success of its three delivery components: Country Programmes, Skills-Shares and Secondments and the Green Recovery Challenge Fund. The programme creates opportunities for synergies, knowledge sharing and learning between projects.