1.2.4. Tracking EU support

1.2.4. Tracking EU support

Annual funding allocated to climate action, combating desertification and biodiversity is subject to an annual tracking system based on the OECD DAC methodology^[4] using the Rio markers, without excluding the use of more precise methodologies where these are available. Aid to environment and support to disaster risk reduction are measured based on the corresponding OECD policy markers.

There are four the Rio markers: Biodiversity, Combating Desertification, Climate Change Mitigation and Climate Change Adaptation. Each marker has three possible scores: score 2 where an action contributes to the theme as ‘a principal objective’, score 1 to ‘a significant objective’ and score 0 when the theme is ‛not targeted’.

The Commission translates the marker scores into financial contributions as follows: 100 % of the action’s budget is considered to contribute to the relevant environment or Rio theme if it is scored as ‘principal objective’ and 40 % if scored as ‘significant objective’. No contributions are reported if the marker is scored as ‘not targeted’.

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Details on the use of the Rio markers, including definitions, eligibility criteria and guidance for the application of the markers can be found in Annex 2.

A new methodology to track financial contributions will be in place for the next MFF (2028-2034) based on Commission-wide coefficients, which will be linked to the Rio markers.

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^[4] As per Article 41.8 of the NDICI-Global Europe Regulation.