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GCF launches innovation Working Paper at COP26
Innovation is essential to develop and scale up solutions so that we can limit global temperature rise to 1.5°C and adapt to the impacts of climate change. Innovation can put us on a net-zero carbon, climate resilient...
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National Adaptation Planning for Integrated Water Resources Management in Belize
The National Hydrological Service (NHS) of Belize is charged with the responsibility of managing all of Belize’s freshwater resources. However, the office faces several constraints including limited technical capacities...
Document > Approved readiness proposal Belize CCCCC
Achieving water security through climate-resilient infrastructure
Blessed with fertile lands, the Saïss Plain in the Fès-Meknès region of Morocco, is one of the country’s most productive agricultural centers. Over 82 per cent of the water from the Sebou-Saïss basin is used for...
Article > Story Morocco EBRD 
Catalysing climate investments in developing countries in the context of COVID-19
Distinguished guests,
We are not on track to achieve the Paris Agreement’s goals.
UNEP’s latest Emissions Gap Report finds that NDCs to reduce emissions as they stood just before COP26 opened are not enough to achieve...
Article > Speech
Long-term vision on complementary, coherence and collaboration between GCF and GEF
Your Excellencies, Ladies and Gentlemen, Good afternoon.
Collaborating on climate finance is vital if we want to fulfil COP26 commitments and re- ignite momentum towards achieving the Sustainable Development Goals by...
Article > Speech
Strengthening NDA Capacity for greater leadership on Climate Change Adaptation
Haiti is ranked as the 19th country on the United Nations list of Least Developed Countries (LDCs) due to various and serious challenges faced by the government and the population alike. These range from low economic...
Document > Approved readiness proposal Haiti IFDD
Improving technical and operational capacities of the NDA and its network to provide strategic support to stakeholders of the Green Climate Fund's activities in Burkina Faso
The Burkina Faso recently succeeded in putting in place required structures and mechanisms for coordinating Green Climate Funds activities. These include the establishment of an Executive Secretariat of the NDA,...
Document > Approved readiness proposal Burkina Faso IUCN
Strengthening Côte d’Ivoire’s Capacity and Ownership to Access Climate Finance for GCF Country Programme Implementation
For the past two years, Côte d’Ivoire (CIV) has initiated a strong engagement with the GCF. Four multi-country projects (FP151, FP152, FP095 and FP092) have been approved by the GCF covering CIV, as well as a...
Document > Approved readiness proposal Côte d'Ivoire FIRCA
Support for the Establishment of a National Green Building and Infrastructure Financing Vehicle, Development of Green Building Minimum Compliance System, and DAE Application in Côte d’Ivoire
Recognizing the challenge of financing Côte d’Ivoire’s climate change mitigation and adaptation actions, the Government of Côte d’Ivoire has initiated and implemented programmes to access climate finance and mobilize...
Document > Approved readiness proposal Côte d'Ivoire GGGI
Strengthening technical and institutional capacity of NDA and national stakeholders for climate finance and enhancing the Country Programming process in Guinea
This readiness proposal is the second of its kind. It builds on and consolidates the outcomes of the initial readiness proposal funded by the Fund, with the goal to strengthening technical and institutional capacity of...
Document > Approved readiness proposal Guinea ANAFIC
Enhancing Lesotho’s private sector readiness for a clean energy transition
The energy sector makes up for 63% of the total greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions of Lesotho, and this is projected to rise if the country missed the opportunity to transition to a low-carbon energy sector and...
Document > Approved readiness proposal Lesotho UNIDO
Climate Technology Deployment Roadmap for E-mobility Ecosystem in Cambodia
Cambodia’s transport sector is currently the main GHG emission contributor in the energy sector, sharing 53.1% (5,094 GgCO2eq) of the total energy-related emissions in 2016 alone. The GHG emission from the transport...
Document > Approved readiness proposal Cambodia GTC
Enhanced actions to respond to climate change through sustainable waste management in Coastal Cities in Cambodia
As Cambodia is highly vulnerable to climate change impacts, it is imperative to improve its water management, especially regarding wastewater and solid waste systems. With increased scarcity of water resources,...
Document > Approved readiness proposal Cambodia
Scaling up green finance practices: A blueprint to break- through into a climate resilient Cook Islands as a catalyst to mobilize private sector investment
The Cook Islands is highly vulnerable to climate change impacts, in particular coastal erosion and inundation, droughts, flooding, cyclones, increasing temperatures, changing ocean currents and abnormal weather patterns...
Document > Approved readiness proposal Cook Islands
Completion of the accreditation of the Environment Protection Fund as DAE for Lao PDR
In 2018, the EPF received the first support for its accreditation as first DAE to the GCF in Lao PDR. The delivery partner was GIZ. As part of the support, gaps between GCF standards and the current status of the EPF...
Document > Approved readiness proposal Lao People's Democratic Republic (the) EPF
Enhancing Lao PDR National Capacity and Coordination in Health and Climate Change
Lao PDR is highly vulnerable to climate change and the related health risks, including an increased incidence of water and vector-borne diseases. Lao PDR has limited technical capacity of health systems and personnel to...
Document > Approved readiness proposal Lao People's Democratic Republic (the) WHO
Building project pipeline capacities: Development of GCF concept notes in the transport and health sectors in Thailand
To enable the development of priority climate change projects in Thailand, critical skills need to be built up in Thai institutions to identify robust project ideas as well as suitable financial mechanisms, and to...
Document > Approved readiness proposal Thailand GIZ
Support for accreditation gap assessment and action plan for the Rwanda Development Bank
The Development Bank of Rwanda (BRD) is a Public Company Limited by Shares, registered at the Officer of the Registrar General of Rwanda. For more than four decades, BRD has been the sole pro- vider of long-term finance...
Document > Approved readiness proposal Rwanda PwC
National Bank for Agriculture and Rural Development (India)
The National Bank for Agriculture and Rural Development (NABARD) is a national financial institution in India with a total balance sheet of over US$ 40 billion. It has the mandate of promoting sustainable agriculture...
Organisation > Accredited Entity (AE), Direct (National) India
Alternative Energy Promotion Centre (Nepal)
The Alternative Energy Promotion Centre (AEPC) is a national semi-autonomous entity headquartered in Nepal whose objective is to develop and promote renewable energy with the potential to develop low-emission pathways...
Organisation > Accredited Entity (AE), Direct (National) Nepal
Fondo Mexicano para la Conservación de la Naturaleza A.C.
Fondo Mexicano para la Conservación de la Naturaleza A.C. (FMCN) is a national private entity based in Mexico with the mission to provide strategic technical and financial support to sustain Mexico’s natural treasure....
Organisation > Accredited Entity (AE), Direct (National) Mexico
Indigenous Peoples
Overview
Indigenous Peoples are unique and a distinct stakeholder of GCF. The rights of Indigenous Peoples are affirmed by international human rights instruments, including binding treaties and the United Nations...
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The Climate Finance Opportunity in Developing Countries: How the Green Climate Fund Delivers Climate Action
There is a shrinking window of opportunity to address the climate crisis. Average global temperature is currently estimated to be 1.1°C above pre-industrial times. Based on existing trends, the world could cross the 1.5...
Event > Events organised / involving GCF 
Annual Results Report 2020
... mandate. The delayed COP26 climate conference at the end of 2021 will be a significant moment in the fight against ...
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Caribbean Community Climate Change Centre
The Caribbean Community Climate Change Centre (CCCCC) is a regional entity whose work is focused on small island developing States in the Caribbean and on improving the region’s framework for and activities that address...
Organisation > Accredited Entity (AE), Direct (Regional) Belize
Centre de Suivi Ecologique
The Centre de Suivi Écologique (CSE) is a national entity located in Senegal whose core activities include environmental monitoring, natural resources management and conducting environmental impact assessments. It has...
Organisation > Accredited Entity (AE), Direct (National) Senegal
Ministry of Finance and Economic Management, Cook Islands
The Ministry of Finance and Economic Management (MFEM) of the Cook Islands is a national entity whose core mandate is to advise the government of the country on economic, fiscal and financial issues. MFEM’s scope of...
Organisation > Accredited Entity (AE), Direct (National) Cook Islands
La Banque Agricole (formerly Caisse Nationale de Credit Agricole du Senegal)
La Banque Agricole (LBA) (formerly, Caisse Nationale de Crédit Agricole du Sénégal (CNCAS), is a direct access, private sector entity based in Senegal. LBA specializes in the financing of agricultural value chains with...
Organisation > Accredited Entity (AE), Direct (National) Senegal
A ‘vaccine’ for tropical forests?
International Forests Day, 21 March
Elon Musk tweeted earlier this year that he would be "donating $100 million towards a prize for best carbon capture technology”. Out of 600 thousand likes and retweets, twenty...
Article > Insights 
Addressing accelerating climate change-induced urban-to-rural migration through Low Emissions Climate Resilient Agro-Spatial Development in Togo [Togo LECR – ASD Programme]
Changing climatic conditions and ecological hazards are an important migration driver in sub-Saharan Africa. Some of the threats are slow in the making. These include rising temperatures, desertification, biodiversity...
Document > Concept note Togo BOAD