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Green Climate Fund Board maintains climate momentum in midst of COVID-19 by approving USD 878.8 million of new funds
... which wound up today. The 26th Board meeting approved 15 projects, raising GCF’s total portfolio of climate finance ... Accredited Entities, which propose and implement climate projects funded by GCF. The approved projects, listed below and in more detail here , range from ...
Article > Press release 
India - Green Climate Fund Readiness & Preparatory Support – Phase III
... strategic priorities that could be translated into projects/programmes with sound business models and financing ... on GCF policy frameworks and priority areas for potential projects. The two phases of the readiness support have ... that the Fund provides as well as development of projects in alignment with the GCF investment criteria. ...
Document > Approved readiness proposal India UNDP
Human progress or biodiversity – A question of either…or?
... about 22 years of experience working on climate resilience projects all around the world, although I have leaned towards projects within the Asia-Pacific region. At GCF, I oversee ... that the financing flows towards water-related climate risk projects that have the biggest impact and the most potential ...
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Mitigation
The challenge
Global emissions must be cut by 45 per cent by 2030 from 2010 levels if we are to meet the Paris Agreement goal of limiting global warming to 1.5ºC. However, the current energy generation and end-use...
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GCF funded India solar rooftop programme kicks off
... Fund transferred the funds for the first GCF private sector project in the country to NABARD, which was converted into ... Entity and India's largest rural development bank. The project itself will be implemented by TATA Cleantech Capital ... barriers by demonstrating the viability of solar rooftop projects and paving the way for future private sector ...
Article > Press release India NABARD 
Women key agents for tackling climate change
... women’s empowerment in the context of climate change projects and programmes was the focus of a one-day training ... of the barriers and risks that must be overcome in the project design and implementation phases. At the start of ... Muñoz-Tamayo. The groups worked on a gender-blind project – where gender is viewed as not having an ...
Article > Press release 
Green Climate Fund to support the development of major proposals to increase climate resilience by conserving ecosystems at scale
... Resilient Enduring Earth concept, supported by GCF’s Project Preparation Facility (PPF), is a pioneering approach ... conservation ambitions.” Ryan Bidwell, Global Director, Project Finance for Permanence, The Nature Conservancy said: “These projects will deliver impact at scale in Botswana and ...
Article > Press release 
Ulaanbaatar: Live Better, Breathe Easier
... Zorigoo, who works for the Ger Area Development Investment Project, tells me. It is true. The furnace which kept ... Ger Districts An ongoing Asian Development Bank (ADB) project is supporting the Ulaanbaatar City Master Plan by ... path. GCF is investing US$145 million in a US$544 million project with ADB for the construction of green affordable ...
Article > Story Mongolia ADB 
Unlocking the Green Climate Fund: Learning from the Readiness Programme
... billion in pledges, it has allocated USD 2.7 billion into projects and programmes to date. Considering the youth of ... have been rolled out, and as Mr Shiva Sharma, a National Project Director at the Ministry of Finance of Nepal, ... Other questions pointed to a low number of ‘innovative’ projects that are currently being supported by GCF. Mr ...
Article > Press release UNDP 
National Adaptation Planning support for Antigua and Barbuda through Ministry of Health and Environment
... reduce vulnerability to climate change (Article 7.1.). The project will achieve this goal by engaging in adaptation ... in Antigua and Barbuda. Specific outcomes of the NAP project are: Adaptation baselines are established through ... Sector entities. At the completion of the NAP Readiness project, Antigua and Barbuda will have the following: A ...
Document > Approved readiness proposal Antigua and Barbuda DOE_ATG
Structured Dialogue with Africa
... to accelerate the design and implementation of ambitious projects and programmes that conform with countries' climate ... proposals and over thirty funding proposals - including projects that will target GCF’s Simplified Approval ... GCF’s work with national institutions help ensure GCF projects respond to country needs. Several African ...
Event > Structured dialogue Mali 
Green Climate Fund Board approves USD 267 million for climate action, agrees decision-making procedures
... of the Green Climate Fund (GCF) Board approved ten new projects and agreed procedures for adopting decisions in the ... action in developing countries. With co-financing the projects will channel over USD 1,451.6 million for ... GCF now has a portfolio of over USD 5.23 billion with 111 projects in 99 developing countries. Responding to a mandate ...
Article > Press release 
How grass seeds are changing lives in Kenya
... Towards Ending Drought Emergencies” is a GCF-backed project that tackles drought and extreme weather events in ... Lesiuk from GCF’s Africa Regional team conducted a project visit, during which she spoke with local partners ... Fund-financed Towards Ending Drought Emergencies (TWENDE) Project, a USD 35 million initiative to strengthen the ...
Article > Insights Kenya IUCN 
FP053 - Enhancing climate change adaptation in the North coast and Nile Delta Regions in Egypt
... agricultural land, and the international coastal road. The project will also lead to the development of an integrated ... management plan for the entire North coast of Egypt. The project has an estimated lifespan of 7 years. FP053 Egypt 1 ...
Project > Public sector Egypt UNDP 
FP124 - Strengthening Climate Resilience of Subsistence Farmers and Agricultural Plantation Communities residing in the vulnerable river basins, watershed areas and downstream of the Knuckles Mountain Range Catchment of Sri Lanka
The project seeks to strengthen the adaptive capacity of ... in the Knuckles/Amban Ganga highlands and lowlands. The project covers the upper watershed and downstream areas of ...
Project > Public sector Sri Lanka IUCN 
FP189 - E-Mobility Program for Sustainable Cities in Latin America and the Caribbean
... fleets, electric boats and vessels, and supports hydrogen projects and vehicle-to-grid projects for urban mobility. The focus of the Program is on ...
Project > Public sector Multiple countries IDB 
FP207 - Recharge Pakistan: Building Pakistan’s resilience to climate change through Ecosystem-based Adaptation (EbA) and Green Infrastructure for integrated flood risk management
... for future EbA initiatives in Pakistan. Grants from the GCF Project Preparation Facility (PPF) supported the Accredited Entity in the development of this project's funding proposal. FP207 Pakistan 1 2 3 4 5 6 1 2 ...
Project > Public sector Pakistan WWF 
FP219 - Staple Crops Processing Zone (SCPZ): Promoting Sustainable Agricultural Value Chains
... dependent on the local farming industry. The SCPZ project is designed to combat this challenge by focusing on ... and agroforestry systems. As a result, these zones are projected to curtail land degradation, boost overall soil ...
Project > Public sector Multiple countries AfDB 
FP227 - Increase Resilience to Climate Change of Smallholders Receiving the Services of the Inclusive Agricultural Value Chains Programme (DEFIS +)
... International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD) projects and from the ongoing IFAD investment programme. The project will be implemented around the following three ...
Project > Public sector Madagascar IFAD 
FP228 - Cambodian Climate Financing Facility
... to signal to the market the commercial viability of climate projects. The Cambodian Climate Financing Facility’s ... climate resilience. CCFF will finance high-impact climate projects, focused on resource-constrained NDC priority ...
Project > Private sector Cambodia KDB 
FP229 - Acumen Climate Action Pakistan Fund
... Rising temperatures and extreme weather events are projected to diminish yields, disrupt growing seasons, ... resilience of smallholder farmers and the ecosystem. The project seeks to demonstrate a commercially viable business ...
Project > Private sector Pakistan Acumen 
FP237 - E-Motion : E-Mobility and Low Carbon Transportation
... While there are a few electric vehicle (EV) pilot projects in the region, achieving long-term transformation ... the barriers and take advantage of the opportunities, the project aims to reduce the investment risks for both the ...
Project > Public sector Multiple countries AFD 
FP244 - Climate Resilient Health and Well-Being for Rural Communities in southern Malawi (CHWBRC)
... facilities and water and sanitation infrastructure. The project’s six target districts are classified as very ... and sanitation facilities, and high unemployment. The project will adopt a holistic climate-informed approach to ...
Project > Public sector Malawi SCA 
FP247 - Local Climate Adaptive Living Facility Plus (LoCAL+) – West Africa (Burkina Faso, Ivory Coast, Mali and Niger)
... insecurity, and economic and governance instability. The project aims to enhance adaptive capacities and knowledge ... of blended financing facilities for local enterprises. The project will support at least 85 local government ...
Project > Public sector Multiple countries BOAD 
FP249 - Strengthening climate Resilience of Vulnerable Agriculture Livelihoods in Iraq (SRVALI)
... dependence on irrigation and limited adaptive capacity. The project aims to strengthen the climate resilience of ... long-term food security and economic stability. The project will also promote gender equity by empowering women ...
Project > Public sector Iraq FAO 
FP250 - Achieving emission reduction in the Central Highlands and South Central Coast of Viet Nam to support National REDD+ Action Programme goals (RECAF)
... and enable them to continue acting as carbon sinks. The project aims to set up an enabling environment, and address ... like honey, medicinal plants, mushrooms or silk. The project will improve 145,000 hectares of land through ...
Project > Public sector Viet Nam IFAD 
FP256 - Intensification of Agriculture and Agroforestry Techniques (IAAT) for Climate Resilient Food and Nutrition Security: Tombouctou, Gao, Mopti, Koulikoro and Segou regions of Mali
... people’s livelihoods and food security are at risk. The project's objective is to improve the food, nutrition and ... in agricultural and agroforestry systems. The project will increase smallholder farmers’ awareness of ...
Project > Public sector Mali SCA 
FP265 - Climate-resilient landscapes for sustainable livelihoods in northern Ghana
This project aims to boost climate resilience for smallholder ... of Ghana's most vulnerable regions. Key activities of this project include strengthening climate information services, ...
Project > Public sector Ghana UNEP 
SAP031 - Marajó Resiliente: Enhancing the resilience of smallholders to climate change impacts through adapting and scaling up diversified agroforestry systems in the Marajo Archipelago of Brazil
... and expanding diversified agroforestry systems (DAS). The project will focus on strengthening smallholder production, ... subsistence and commercial agroforestry-based products. The project will contribute to local policy development, ...
Project > Public sector Brazil FundacionAvina 
SAP056 - Climate Resilience in the Guiriko Region
... and harsher droughts. To address these challenges, this project will enhance the resilience of rural producers in ... will be reinforced to face future climate risks. The project will catalyse a paradigm shift toward long-term, ...
Project > Public sector Burkina Faso GIZ 