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We work with partners around the world, delivering climate solutions in over 100 countries in 4 different regions.

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Social protection and climate change: A portfolio and literature review
- Publication
- 03 Jun 2026
Mobilising climate finance for oceanic and coastal resilience
- Working paper
- 10 Mar 2026
Multilateral Climate Funds Joint Results Report
- Joint publication
- 18 Nov 2025
GCF.10 Impact Report
- Publication
- 10 Nov 2025
GCF’s Locally Led Climate Action framework and guidance
- Publication
- 07 Nov 2025
GCF and Africa: Accelerating climate action together
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- 30 Sep 2025
Social protection and inclusive climate action: A review of social protection for rural populations within Green Climate Fund projects
- Joint publication
- 24 Sep 2025
Annual Progress Report 2024
- Annual report
- 18 Sep 2025
Country platforms for climate finance
- GCF in Brief
- 26 May 2025
GCF Water Project Design Guidelines - Part 2
- Publication
- 08 May 2025
GCF Water Project Design Guidelines - Part 1
- Publication
- 08 May 2025
GCF Water Project Design Guidelines - Part 3
- Publication
- 08 May 2025
GCF in Brief: Locally Led Climate Action
- GCF in Brief
- 24 Apr 2025
Evaluation of the outcomes and impact-level results of the Readiness and Preparatory Support Programme
- Evaluation report
- 24 Mar 2025
Climate investment planning and mobilization framework
- Joint publication
- 19 Mar 2025
Debt for climate swaps: exploring avenues and opportunities
- Working paper
- 26 Sep 2024
Annual Report 2023
- Annual report
- 23 Sep 2024
How to financially incentivise well-designed climate projects
- Working paper
- 24 Apr 2024
Programming guidelines for the Simplified Approval Process
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- 21 Dec 2023
Reporting guidelines for the Simplified Approval Process (SAP)
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- 14 Dec 2023
GCF Strategic Plan 2024-2027 overview
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- 08 Dec 2023
GCF-SAP CREWS Scaling-up Framework for early warning
- Joint publication
- 06 Dec 2023
Previous Readiness Result Management Framework
- Publication
- 30 Nov 2023
Sexual Exploitation, Abuse and Harassment (SEAH) risk assessment guideline
- Guides
- 27 Jun 2023

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