The Climate Change and Development Authority (CCDA) through its Reducing Emissions Deforestation and Forest Degradation (REDD+) Division has successfully completed a series of regional consultation workshops. This was successfully done with support from the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) of the United Nations (UN) as part of Papua New Guinea’s (PNG) efforts to secure Green Climate Fund (GCF) Results-Based Payments (RBP). These workshops, held across the country’s four regions, provided an inclusive platform for sub-national stakeholders to contribute to PNG’s funding proposal under the GCF RBP Pilot Programme. Participants included representatives from national and sub-national government agencies, civil society organizations, the private sector, academia, and development partners. The discussions focused on PNG’s REDD+ achievements, the GCF RBP funding proposal, and jurisdictional REDD+ opportunities, including ART/TREES and the LEAF Coalition. The workshops also addressed environmental and social safeguards, gender action plans, and grievance redress mechanisms. Stakeholders provided valuable feedback, which will be incorporated into the final funding proposal submission to the GCF Secretariat. CCDA’s Acting Managing Director, Ms. Debra Sungi, emphasized the significance of these consultations in ensuring a transparent and inclusive approach to climate finance. “The engagement and contributions from stakeholders at the regional level have been invaluable. These discussions have strengthened PNG’s position in securing funding that will drive sustainable forest management and support our national climate targets,” she stated. With the workshops now completed, CCDA and its partners will finalize the funding proposal, integrating stakeholder insights to strengthen PNG’s application will be submitted on the 30th of March 2025 and await approval by the GCF Board, which will sit for their bi-annual board meeting mid this year where PNG will host in June 2025 in Port Moresby. The CCDA remains committed to advancing climate action and securing financial resources to reinvest in sustainable development initiatives.