FP048
Low Emissions and Climate Resilient Agriculture Risk Sharing Facility
Low Emissions and Climate Resilient Agriculture Risk Sharing Facility
Supporting the transition to low emission, climate resilient agriculture in Guatemala and Mexico through the creation of a risk sharing facility to unlock innovative and scalable financial instruments for MSMEs.
In Latin America, the combined effects of climate change, inequality and population pressures are escalating the food and nutrition security and income challenges faced by smallholder farmers. In the Caribbean, rising sea levels are leading to increased agricultural land loss and causing more widespread damage to agricultural systems as a result of saline intrusions into coastal aquifers.
The risk-sharing facility created by GCF and IDB will target agricultural MSMEs that demonstrate environmentally sustainable practices. It will support them to engage lenders for the longer-term loans needed for climate-smart investments. GCF’s investment in this programme will support both mitigation and adaptation outcomes. The risk-sharing facility will attract additional local and international private sector investors, resulting in significant additional private capital being channelled into these activities.
The project has an estimated lifespan of 15 years.
Project timeline
Pipeline
31 Aug 2016 - 398 days
Concept note received
31 Aug 2016
Funding proposal received
10 Jan 2017
Cleared by iTAP
15 Sep 2017
Approved
02 Oct 2017 - 478 days
Approved by GCF Board
02 Oct 2017
Legal opinion on AE's Internal Approval
27 Jul 2018
FAA executed
26 Dec 2018
Under implementation
22 Jan 2019 - 777 days so far
FAA effective
22 Jan 2019
Disbursement - USD 2,140,000
15 Mar 2019
Disbursement - USD 3,500,000
06 Jul 2020
Completed
22 Jan 2034 - 4,703 days to go
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Financing
- Private sector
- Public sector
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Size
- Micro
- Small
- Medium
- Large
GCF financing4% disbursed
Instrument | Amount |
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Loan | USD 5,360,000 |
Equity | USD 11,000,000 |
Guarantee | USD 1,500,000 |
Grant | USD 2,140,000 |
Cofinancing
Cofinancer | Instrument | Amount |
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Co-Financing | Grant | USD 1,100,000 |
Co-Financing | Equity | USD 3,000,000 |
Co-Financing | Guarantee | USD 1,500,000 |
Co-Financing | Loan | USD 4,400,000 |
Co-Financing | Other | USD 128,000,000 |
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Accredited Entity

Inter-American Development Bank
Chief, Resource Mobilization Division
National Designated Authority
Ministry of Environment and Natural Resources
Minister of Environment and Natural Resources
7a. Avenue 03-67 Zone 13, Guatemala City, Guatemala
Deputy Minister, Ministry of Environment and Natural Resources
7a. Avenue 03-67 Zone 13, Guatemala City, Guatemala
Director of International Cooperation
7a. Avenue 03-67 Zone 13, Guatemala City, Guatemala
Ministry of Finance and Public Credit
Director for Institutional Investors
Av. Insurgentes Sur 1971, Torre III, Piso 7, Col. Guadalupe Inn, Alcaldía Alvaro Obregón, Ciudad de México, Mexico