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The first Green Climate Fund (GCF) Board meeting to be held in the Pacific, and the final for 2016, closed today having approved eight new funding proposals and accredited seven new partner entities. The fifteenth...

Green Climate Fund’s early equity investment in a solar power and pumped storage hydroelectric project will help decarbonise Chile’s energy mix and catalise private investments to the renewable energy market. At its...

In the majestic landscapes of Northern Pakistan, a silent catastrophe is unfolding. Rising temperatures have taken a toll on the Hindu Kush, Karakoram, and Himalayan glaciers, causing them to melt at an alarming rate....

After David Attenborourgh, broadcaster and natural historian, warned COP yesterday of the collapse of civilization if we don’t act on climate change, the climate conference is focusing on different areas for action....

The Green Climate Fund (GCF) Board is holding its first meeting of the year at the GCF headquarters of Songdo, Republic of Korea.The Board started with a short formal session on Monday 25 February where it announced the...

On February 9, the meeting of the Committee of African Heads of State and Government on Climate Change (CAHOSCC) took place in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. The event was held at the margins of the 32nd Ordinary Session of the...

The Green Climate Fund has set the tentative timeline for its twenty-second Board meeting. The timeline lists key dates leading to the Board meeting, where the 24 Board members decide on funding proposals brought...

The Green Climate Fund has set the indicative timeline for its consideration of funding proposals for the next two GCF Board meetings. The indicative timeline lists the key dates leading to the Board meetings, where the...

The 17th meeting of the Green Climate Fund Board opens today, with a major goal to strengthen the Fund’s focus on targeting strong climate finance initiatives. The GCF Board's 24 members will work to strengthen the...

GCF’s first Structured Dialogue with Asia, opening today in Indonesia, will seek common cause amid diversity in bringing together representatives from 24 nations. Participants will share their climate experiences, and...

The Green Climate Fund will host three webinars on 15 March 2017 seeking feedback into its current development of a request for proposals for REDD+ results based payments. The webinars offer organisations and relevant...

Howard Bamsey has officially begun his duties as new Executive Director of the Green Climate Fund Secretariat. Ambassador Bamsey is a prominent figure in climate change diplomacy. With more than 30 years of experience...

The Green Climate Fund (GCF) Board opens its 23rd meeting today at the GCF headquarters in Songdo, Republic of Korea. The three-day meeting will consider 10 new mitigation and adaptation funding proposals, totalling...

The Green Climate Fund (GCF) Board convenes tomorrow a virtual, four-day meeting to consider expanding GCF’s support beyond the current 103 countries receiving climate finance. The 26th GCF Board meeting will consider...

The GCF Board has recently commissioned a study on the feasibility of establishing a GCF regional presence.  The study explores the needs and options for establishing a GCF regional presence, was conducted by the...

Protecting lives and livelihoods in Malawi from climate-related disasters by providing early warning weather and climate information systems and improving the resilience of vulnerable communities. Malawi faces more...

Due to Burkina Faso’s dependence on fossil fuels, the country has one of the highest electricity tariff rates in West Africa. Moreover, only 3 percent of its rural areas are electrified. In 2017, the Government of...

The Green Climate Fund has published the tentative timeline for its twenty-sixth Board meeting (B.26) following the decision by the Board at the twenty-third meeting to hold B.26 from 23 to 25 June 2020 in Songdo,...

Sixteen new climate project proposals totalling about USD 1.0 billion of GCF investment will be considered for approval at next week’s Green Climate Fund (GCF) Board Meeting.  The bold and innovative projects will...

Improving the resilience and livelihoods of some of the most vulnerable groups in Mozambique, particularly poor and food-insecure households. People’s livelihoods in Mozambique are highly vulnerable to disaster risk...

Burundi’s smallholder farmers face escalating climate vulnerability and food insecurity. The country is dependent on rain-fed agriculture, and yields remain low. There is widespread hunger and malnutrition, particularly...

A thought-provoking session at the GCF pavilion today explored how the private sector can mobilise capital to help developing countries deal with climate change. "We need innovation both in finance, technology and...

Speaking at the Ministerial dialogue on climate finance, GCF Executive Director a.i. Javier Manzanares said that effective climate finance requires close collaboration with developing countries to identify climate risks...

The Independent Evaluation Unit of GCF today hosted a panel discussion on its review of GCF. Jo Puri, Head of the IEU, provided an overview of the key elements and processes of the upcoming review, which was mandated by...