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GCF approves 11 projects at its final Board meeting of the year
... United Nations World Food Programme (WFP). FP050 – USD 26.56 million for the Bhutan for Life project in Bhutan with ... United Nations Development Programme (UNDP). FP052 – USD 26.91 million for the Sustainable and Climate Resilient ...
Article > Press release 
Where do we stand with NDCs? Enhancing action on climate change in 2020
I would like to congratulate UNFCCC for this timely event on enhancing action on climate ... raising NDC ambitions and was supposed to culminate at COP 26 this November. However, the Covid-19 pandemic is ... economies worldwide and has also led to postponement of COP 26 to November 2021. Developing countries – already the ...
Article > Statement 
Where do we stand with NDCs? Enhancing action on climate change in 2020
I would like to congratulate UNFCCC for this timely event on enhancing action on climate ... raising NDC ambitions and was supposed to culminate at COP 26 this November. However, the Covid-19 pandemic is ... ambitions and foster a green, resilient recovery in 2020. UNFCCC June Momentumfor Climate Change Where do we stand with ...
Article > Speech
GCF Private Investment for Climate Conference 2021
... for Climate Conference (GPIC). A timely forerunner to COP26, GPIC 2021 will convene global leaders, executives, ... GCF Day 2, Closing Session: Reflections on the path to COP26 Speakers: Javier Manzanares, Deputy Executive Director, ...
Event > Events organised / involving GCF 
Record finance and increased impact: GCF delivers for ‘implementation COP’ as it marks 10 years of climate action
... the year where we have programmed the most ever – USD 3.26 billion in new climate finance. But impact is equally ... approved 22 new projects, bringing the 2025 total to USD 3.26 billion of GCF funding, a new high surpassing the ...
Article > Press release 
GCF Board opens B.19 meeting, elects Lennart Båge and Paul Oquist as new Co-Chairs
The Green Climate Fund (GCF) Board has today appointed two new Co-Chairs at its nineteenth meeting in ... B.19 Board meeting will therefore take place from Monday 26 February until Thursday 1 March, and will be presided by ... developing countries on the Executive Committee of the UNFCCC Warsaw International Mechanism for Loss and Damage. Dr. ...
Article > Press release 
Great Green Wall in the Spotlight at COP
... land and ecosystems in Africa, were reinforced at COP26. As a funder of several projects in the Sahel region ...
Article > News update 
GCF targets private investment shift at inaugural climate conference
... that climate action could yield an economic gain of USD 26 trillion through to 2030 compared with business-as-usual. ...
Article > Press release 
GCF, UN Environment launch project to fortify the Gambia against droughts, floods
... for about 40 percent of its national exports and 26 percent of its GDP. The geographic nature of this ...
Article > Press release Gambia 
GCF and Africa Finance Corporation drive low-emission development in Africa
... today of an agreement with the Africa Finance Corporation (AFC). The two organizations signed an Accreditation Master ... Accredited Entities to implement GCF-approved projects. AFC was accredited to GCF in July 2015. AFC intends to ... wind farm in Sub-Saharan Africa. The USD90 million, 26MW Cabeolica project provides over 20 percent of Cape ...
Article > Press release 
GCF publishes the tentative funding proposal schedule for B.27
... It is also noted that the twenty-sixth Board meeting (B.26) will take place virtually from 18 to 21 August 2020. GCF ...
Article > Press release 
GCF publishes the tentative funding proposal schedule for B.29
... of ESS reports for category A and I-1 projects/programmes 26 February 2021* Submission to the independent Technical ...
Article > Press release 
Strengthening institutional capacities and coordination mechanisms for accelerating and scaling up the mobilization of climate finance in Mozambique
Mozambique submitted its updated NDC during COP26 in Glasgow. It has been estimated that the country will ...
Document > Approved readiness proposal Mozambique
GCF and Acumen sign agreement to promote resilient agriculture in East and West Africa
... projects in East and West Africa. GCF has committed USD 26 million to Acumen aimed at ensuring long-term sustainable ... parties to the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) and given the mandate to fund climate action to limit ...
Article > Press release 
GCF heralds innovative ‘Bhutan for Life’ partnership at launch ceremony
... the World Wildlife Fund (WWF). GCF’s contribution of USD 26.6 million was approved by its Board last month to support ...
Article > Press release Bhutan 
A sliver of hope from the middle of the Pacific Ocean
... a country whose total land mass across nine islands is only 26 square kilometres. The new land is the largest safe zone ...
Article > Insights 
Supporting developing countries on the road to a climate-resilient recovery from the COVID-19 pandemic
The COVID-19 pandemic has brought the world to a tipping point in the fight against climate change. Decisions taken ... the Adaptation Fund Climate Innovation Accelerator (AFCIA) implemented by the United Nations Development ...
Article > Statement 
GCF workshop strengthens direct access to climate finance
... and National Designated Authorities (NDAs) or focal points. The use of Direct Access Entities is a defining ... and implement GCF-approved climate projects. NDAs, or focal points, represent the national governments of developing ...
Article > Press release 
GCF country dialogue focuses on strengthening country support
... with National Designated Authorities (NDAs) and focal points to discuss strengthening support for country ... a series of regional workshops with NDAs and focal points. The next dialogue meeting will cover the Latin ...
Article > Press release 
Structured Dialogue with Least Developed Countries
... and the Least Developed Countries' constituency under the UNFCCC, organised the GCF Structured Dialogue with Least ... including National Designated Authorities (NDAs) and Focal Points (FPs), UNFCCC National Focal Points, Accredited Entities (AEs), as ...
Event > Structured dialogue Ethiopia 
Institutional capacity and coordination for pipeline strengthening
... Sustainable Development (SD) Council and GCF State focal points capacity. It will also improve Direct Access Entities ... of Finance and Administration, SD Council, GCF state focal points, Micronesia Conservation Trust (MCT), FSM Development ...
Document > Approved readiness proposal Micronesia (Federated States of)
Colombian President set to open GCF’s first Latin American Dialogue
... include National Designated Authorities (NDAs) and Focal Points, Accredited Entities, Readiness delivery partners, ... in Latin America, and in the neighbouring Caribbean, point to increasing concerns about climate impacts in their ...
Article > Press release Colombia 
GCF Readiness Proposal for St. Kitts and Nevis for Institutional Capacity and Coordination and Country Programming
... (2004). The Plan will attempt to respond to the pressure points of shelter, employment creation, food supply, water, ... social services in the city of Basseterre. These pressure points can only be dealt with in the framework of integrated ... of such plans and high quality management of the city. Saint Kitts and Nevis GCF Readiness Proposal for St. Kitts ...
Document > Approved readiness proposal Saint Kitts and Nevis
GCF/B.22/Inf.08 - Board decisions proposed between the twenty-first and twenty-second meetings of the Board
This document provides information on decisions proposed between the twenty-first and twenty-second meetings of the Board as at 19 February 2019.
Board document > Information
GCF/B.20/Inf.08 - Report on the activities of the Secretariat
This report provides an update on the activities of the Secretariat for the period 1 January to 30 April 2018. It summarizes progress against the overarching goals and priorities identified in the Secretariat’s 2018...
Board document > Information
GCF/B.20/11 - Consolidated country and entity work programmes
This document presents the progress made on country and entity programming since the nineteenth meeting of the Board, and provides an overview of the current status of country and entity programming with GCF. The Board...
Board document > Action item
GCF/B.19/22/Rev.02 - Consideration of funding proposals
This document presents the funding proposals to the Board for consideration at its nineteenth meeting. It also presents an overview of the projected GCF portfolio and a brief guide to the funding proposal packages.
Board document > Action item
GCF/B.19/22/Add.28/Rev.02 - Consideration of funding proposals - Addendum XXVIII: Secretariat's review
This addendum contains the Secretariat’s review of the public sector funding proposals (FP059-FP077) submitted for the Board’s consideration at its nineteenth meeting.
Board document > Action item
GCF/B.19/02 - Guidance from the twenty-third session of the Conference of the Parties: Co-Chairs’ proposal
This document presents the proposed actions to be undertaken by the Board in 2018 in response to guidance received from the Parties during the twenty-third session of the Conference of the Parties.
Board document > Action item
GCF/B.16/Inf.15 - Update on progress in addressing guidance from the twenty-second session of the Conference of the Parties
... United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) at its twenty-second session, in particular UNFCCC decision 10/CP.22 titled “Report of the Green Climate ...
Board document > Information