Republic of Rwanda

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No. of projects

 

Total GCF financing

 

No. of Readiness activities

 

Readiness support approved

 

Readiness support disbursed

 

Projects

FP221
Cross-cutting

Rwanda

Rwanda Green Investment Facility (RGIF)

FP220
Adaptation

Multiple countries

Africa Rural Climate Adaptation Finance Mechanism (ARCAFIM) for East Africa region

FP217
Cross-cutting

Rwanda

Building Resilience of Vulnerable Communities to Climate Variability in Rwanda’s Congo Nile Divide through Forest and Landscape Restoration

FP210
Cross-cutting

Multiple countries

KawiSafi II

FP205
Adaptation

Multiple countries

Infrastructure Climate Resilient Fund (ICRF)

FP197
Cross-cutting

Multiple countries

Green Guarantee Company ("GGC")

FP181
Adaptation

Multiple countries

CRAFT - Catalytic Capital for First Private Investment Fund for Adaptation Technologies in Developing Countries

FP167
Cross-cutting

Rwanda

Transforming Eastern Province through Adaptation

FP152
Mitigation

Multiple countries

Global Subnational Climate Fund (SnCF Global) – Equity

FP151
Mitigation

Multiple countries

Global Subnational Climate Fund (SnCF Global) – Technical Assistance (TA) Facility

FP148
Mitigation

Multiple countries

Participation in Energy Access Relief Facility ("EARF")

FP073
Cross-cutting

Rwanda

Strengthening Climate Resilience of Rural Communities in Northern Rwanda

FP005
Cross-cutting

Multiple countries

KawiSafi Ventures Fund

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GCF Team

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Regional Officer
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News + Stories

GCF and KawiSafi Ventures Fund driving off-grid solar power in East Africa

05 Dec 2023 / Although the African continent is responsible for only three per cent of the world's human-induced greenhouse gas emissions each year, it is expected to suffer some of the most severe consequences of climate change. Significant investments in Africa's infrastructure, manufacturing capacity, and economy are necessary to helpthe continent's  adapt and mitigate the effects of climate change.

Rwanda and GCF sign privileges and immunities agreement

10 Nov 2022 / The Government of the Republic of Rwanda and the Green Climate Fund (GCF) on 8 November 2022 signed a bilateral privileges and immunities agreement, granting GCF privileges and immunities in line with those of other international organizations.

Investment in off-grid solar lights up lives in Rwanda

01 Oct 2019 / In Rwanda about 70% of the population are not connected to the electricity grid. In partnership with Acumen in the KawiSafi Ventures Fund, the Green Climate Fund (GCF) is helping address this by unlocking private sector investment in off-grid renewables as a faster, cheaper, and cleaner way to bring power to Rwandan communities.

Bringing renewable energy to rural communities in Rwanda

31 Aug 2019 / The Green Climate Fund (GCF) is enabling investment to bridge East Africa's energy gap with affordable, off-grid renewables.

Giving power to the people, minus the emissions

22 Aug 2019 /

Ministers call for successful GCF replenishment at HLPF

15 Jul 2019 / Panellists at the Green Climate Fund (GCF) high-level event at the UN High-level Political Forum on Sustainable Development (HLPF) in New York recognised the Fund’s critical role in helping developing countries meet their commitments under the Paris Agreement and called for an ambitious GCF replenishment.

GCF agreement with Rwandan government set to reduce climate risks

14 Dec 2018 / Rwandan farmers facing the increased likelihood of landslides, flooding and droughts from climate change will benefit from an agreement by the Green Climate Fund to begin transferring funds to Rwanda’s Ministry of Environment.

Forests: A cause of climate concern, and hope

15 Aug 2018 / You don’t know what you’ve got until it’s gone.

GCF lays climate finance groundwork in Africa and the Pacific

27 Jul 2017 / GCF’s latest expansion of assistance to countries preparing to implement climate finance is targeting Africa and the Pacific.

Acumen and GCF sign agreement to implement its first approved project proposal, bringing household solar energy to East Africa

04 Aug 2016 / GCF and Acumen Fund today signed an agreement enabling the disbursement of funds to implement the first approved project proposal from Acumen, making it the first GCF project to move to this stage.