FP086

Green Cities Facility

Green Cities Facility

  • Status Under implementation
  • Date approved 20 Oct 2018 at B.21
  • Est. completion 18 Sep 2034
  • ESS Category Category A

Enabling the transition of cities to low-carbon, climate-resilient urban development.

Urban areas account for approximately 70 percent of the global energy consumption and about 75 percent of emissions due to the density of infrastructure and their often path-dependent development patterns. While this makes cities vulnerable to the impacts of climate change, cities can also play an important role in taking on climate change mitigation and adaptation actions.

Green Cities minimise environmental impact and maximise opportunities to improve and support the natural environment. Green Cities are energy efficient and reduce reliance on non-renewable energy sources, actively encourage waste reduction and management, include green and resilient infrastructure, low carbon transport, water cycle management and deliver improved quality of life outcomes for residents.

There is not a uniform definition ‘Green City’. However, there are several central themes that help to shape and define what a Green City is. Such themes include energy efficiency (including built form) and reducing reliance non-renewable energy sources, sustainable and low carbon transportation systems, green, resilient infrastructure, waste reduction and management, increased green areas, water cycle management and integrated planning. How a city develops as green varies across geography, sector and pace at which it occurs. Decisions taken by city leaders on where, what and how investment will be directed to support green development needs to be considered adopting a system-based approach. A system-based approach recognises the interconnectedness of sectors and the importance of sequencing. It also recognises that cities will evolve to different levels of ‘green’ at different rates and that this development is not uniform.

Hence, transitioning to a path of low-carbon development can be challenging as municipalities face financial constraints for funding sustainable urban infrastructure. Under this project, 10 cities which have higher than average energy and carbon density, and are facing a range of environmental and social issues, will have access to a Green Cities Facility. The Facility will help address the cities’ climate change challenges while building the market case for private sector investments in sustainable infrastructure. It will provide concessional financial instruments that will allow ambitious investments in climate-resilient urban infrastructure such as district heating/cooling, low-carbon buildings, and solid waste management. 

The project has an estimated lifespan of 23 years.

Total project value

 

Tonnes of emissions avoided

 

Beneficiaries

 

Direct
7,900,000
Indirect
7,900,000
Theme

Cross-cutting

Result areas

Project timeline

Pipeline

04 Mar 2016 - 961 days

Concept note received

04 Mar 2016

Funding proposal received

26 Feb 2018

Cleared by GCF Secretariat

27 Apr 2018

Cleared by iTAP

08 Jun 2018

Approved

20 Oct 2018 - 334 days

Approved by GCF Board

20 Oct 2018

Legal opinion on AE's Internal Approval

31 Jan 2019

FAA executed

02 Jul 2019

Under implementation

18 Sep 2019 - 1,876 days so far

FAA effective

18 Sep 2019

Disbursement - USD 6,017,505

29 Nov 2019

Disbursement - USD 10,940,919

04 May 2020

Disbursement - USD 4,157,549

07 Jun 2023

Disbursement - USD 15,317,287

07 Jun 2023

To be completed

18 Sep 2034 - 3,605 days to go

Three regions

  • Eastern Europe
  • Asia-Pacific
  • Africa

Nine countries

One priority group

  • African States
USD  
  • Financing
    • Private sector
    • Public sector
  • Size
    • Micro
    • Small
    • Medium
    • Large

GCF financing38% disbursed

InstrumentAmount
LoanUSD 71,115,973
GrantUSD 24,070,021
Total GCF Financing
USD 95,185,995

Co-financing

Co-financerInstrumentAmount
Co-FinancingLoanUSD 145,514,223
Co-FinancingGrantUSD 14,879,649
Co-FinancingGrantUSD 27,352,297
Total Co-Financing
USD 187,746,170

GCF Contacts

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Entity

European Bank for Reconstruction and Development
Mr. Alexis Franke
Primary

Associate Director, Pillar Head, Donor Partnerships
European Bank for Reconstruction and Development, 5 Bank Street, London, E14 4BG, United Kingdom
Ms. Elodie Loppé
Secondary

Associate Manager, Donor Partnerships
European Bank for Reconstruction and Development, 5 Bank Street, London, E14 4BG, United Kingdom
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National Designated Authority

Albania
Ministry of Tourism and Environment
Mr. Sofjan Jaupaj Primary
Director of Procurement and Partnerities
Boulevard "Deshmoret e Kombit", No.1,1001 Tirana, Albania
Phone (+35569) 3519757
Sofjan.jaupaj@turizmi.gov.al
Armenia
Ministry of Environment
Mr. Hakob SIMIDYAN Primary
Minister
3 Government Bld, Republic Square, Yerevan, Armenia
Phone +37411818501
minenv@env.am
Ms. Ruzanna Grigoryan Secondary
Head of International Cooperation Department
Phone +37411818513
ruzanna.grigoryan@env.am
Georgia
Ministry of Environmental Protection and Agriculture
Ms. Nino Tandilashvili Primary
Deputy Minister
6, Marshal Gelovani Avenue, Tbilisi, Georgia
Phone +995-322-237-80-30
nino.tandilashvili@mepa.gov.ge
Ms. Maia Tskhvaradze Secondary
Head, Climate Change Division
6, Marshal Gelovani Avenue, Tbilisi, Georgia
Phone +995-591-27-67-77
maia.tskhvaradze@mepa.gov.ge
Jordan
Ministry of Environment
Mr. Belal Shqarin Primary
Director, Climate Change Directorate
King Faisal Bin Abd Aziz Street, 83 Um Uthaina, Amman, Jordan
North Macedonia
Office of the President of the Government of Republic of North Macedonia
Mr. Dame Dimitrovski Primary
Special Advisor to the President of the Government of Republic of North Macedonia
Bul Ilinden nr.2, Skopje, North Macedonia
Ms. Sandra Andovska Secondary
Head of Department for Regional and Sustainable Development
Bul Ilinden 2, Skopje, North Macedonia
Phone +389 2 3118 022
Sandra.andovska@gs.gov.mk
Moldova
Ministry of Environment
Ms. Aliona Rusnac Primary
State Secretary
MD-2004, mun. bd Stefan cel Mare si Sfant, 162, Chisinau, Moldova
Phone (022) 204-564
aliona.rusnac@mediu.gov.md
Mongolia
Ministry of Environment and Tourism
Ms. Choikhand Janchivlamdan Primary
15160 Government building 2, United Nation's street 5/2, Chingeltei district, Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia
Serbia
Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Water Management
Mr. Aleksandar Martinović Primary
Minister
Nemanjina 22-26, Beograd, Serbia
Mr. Miloš Stojanović Operational focal point
Advisor
Nemanjina 22-26, Belgrade, Serbia
Mrs. Ana Ristić Operational focal point
Independent Advisor
Nemanjina 22-26, Belgrade, Serbia
Phone +381-11-361-0329
ana.ristic@minpolj.gov.rs
Tunisia
Ministry of Environment and Sustainable Development
Mr. Chokri Mezghani Primary
Director of General Directorate of Sustainable Development
Ministere des Affaires Locales et l'Environnement, Cite Administrative, Rue du Developpement, Cite el Khadra, Tunis, Tunisia
Phone +216 22 74 93 62
Phone +216 70 24 38 00
chokri.mezghani@mineat.gov.tn
chokri.mezghani@yahoo.fr

Documents

News + Stories

EBRD-GCF Green Cities Facility Takes a Major Step Forward

30 Apr 2020 / A joint investment by the Green Climate Fund (GCF) and the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) will modernise the metro in Georgia's capital, kicking off an initiative to support low-carbon, climate-resilient urban development. The project is the first to be jointly co-financed by GCF and EBRD as part of the Green Cities Facility, which prioritises sustainable, green investment.

GCF invests USD 99 million in EBRD Green Cities Facility to reduce urban climate impacts

03 Jul 2019 / The Green Climate Fund (GCF) took a major step forward today to help make redesigned cities drivers of climate action with the signing of an agreement with funding partner EBRD. Cities have a vital role in achieving the Paris Agreement to keep temperature rises below 2C with a goal to limit warming below 1.5C as they account for 70 percent of global energy use and 75 percent of greenhouse gas emissions.