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GCF scopes forest funding path after workshop
GCF is currently exploring ways to help countries keep their forests intact while also dealing with climate change following a “ground-breaking” workshop held in Bali, Indonesia at the end of last month.
Sixty...
Article > Press release Indonesia 
GCF and FAO break record in signing fastest ever project agreement, supporting climate-vulnerable Pakistan farmers
In a sign of accelerating climate finance flows, the Green Climate Fund (GCF) has signed an agreement to implement a project by the United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) to enhance the climate...
Article > Press release Pakistan FAO 
Jamaica and Norway lead countries in call for ambitious replenishment of Green Climate Fund ahead of Climate Action Summit
The Prime Ministers of Jamaica and Norway convened Heads of State, Ministers, and representatives from over 40 developed and developing countries today for a meeting dedicated to the replenishment of the Green Climate...
Article > Press release Jamaica Norway 
IGREENFIN project and GCF Umbrella Program for the Great Green Wall Initiative
The SAP012 IFAD-Niger project “Inclusive Green Financing for Climate Resilient and Low Emission Smallholder Agriculture” (IGREENFIN), approved during the GCF Board #24 in 2019, will be scaled up and replicated in all...
Document > Approved project preparation funding application Multiple countries IFAD
Response to allegations reported by Financial Times
The Green Climate Fund (GCF) takes very seriously allegations of inappropriate behaviour made in a Financial Times newspaper article published on 26 August. The GCF’s Secretariat strongly refutes claims of systematic...
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Check out all the recent developments at the Green Climate Fund. GCF news includes coverage of major events and activities, details of GCF projects and programmes, and GCF's engagement with its...
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FP245 - Green City Kigali: a new model for urban development in Rwanda
As Rwanda urbanises rapidly, it is facing significant climate variability, which is leading to increased heat and more erratic and heavy precipitation. The resulting floods and landslides in informal peri-urban...
Project > Public sector Rwanda MOE_Rwanda 
FP246 - Climate Resilient Agriculture in Somalia (Ugbaad)
Somalia is one of the most fragile countries in the world. It faces significant challenges regarding security, inequality, displacement, conflicts over natural resources and economic development, all of which are...
Project > Public sector Somalia FAO 
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GCF's first replenishment
GCF’s first replenishment (2020-2023) is an important element of the financial commitments needed to deliver the UNFCCC and its Paris Agreement. This first replenishment is part of a long-term...
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Twentieth meeting of the GCF Board (B.20)
The twentieth meeting of the Board of the Green Climate Fund will be held from Sunday, 1 July to Wednesday, 4 July, in Songdo, Incheon, Republic of Korea.
Event > Board meeting 
Postcard from Katowice: Wednesday, December 12
The GCF high level side event today featured calls to action from developing countries, and encouragement to greater ambition for the GCF replenishment from Germany and Norway in particular. GCF's second official side...
Article > Press release 
Postcard from Katowice: Tuesday, December 11
Tuesday was another busy day inside and outside the GCF pavilion with events on climate resilience, and climate rationale as well as negotiations, signings and lots of meetings. Tomorrow promises to be even busier,...
Article > Press release 
Postcard from Katowice: Friday, December 7
GCF has a strong focus on the role of the private sector today in Katowice.Colleagues from GCF's Private Sector Facility led an event on Green Banking, before signing a private sector project agreement that will bring...
Article > Press release 
Postcard from Katowice: Thursday, December 6
As we approach the end of the first week of the COP, negotiating texts are starting to be slimmed down, reducing in size and removing the numerous brackets that surround alternative proposals.
On climate finance, there...
Article > Press release 
GCF/B.22/10/Add.03 - Consideration of funding proposals - Addendum III Funding proposal package for FP101
This addendum contains the following seven parts:
A funding proposal titled “Resilient Rural Belize (Be-Resilient)”;
No-objection letter issued by the national designated authority(ies) or focal point(s);...
Board document > Action item
GCF/B.21/10/Add.08 - Consideration of funding proposals - Addendum VIII Funding proposal package for FP089
This addendum contains the following three parts:
A funding proposal summary titled “Upscaling climate resilience measures in the dry corridor agroecosystems of EI Salvador (RECLIMA)”;
No-objection letter issued by...
Board document > Action item
GCF/B.16/19 - Report on the execution of the 2016 administrative budget of the GCF and the 2016 unaudited financial statements
This document presents a review of the execution of the 2016 administrative budget of the GCF. It is based on actual expenditures relating to activities of the Board and the Secretariat for the year 1 January to 31...
Board document > Action item
GCF/B.15/13/Add.01 - Funding proposal summary package for FP028
This addendum contains the following three parts:
A funding proposal summary titled “Business loan programme for GHG emissions reduction” submitted by XacBank LLC;
No-objection letters issued by the national...
Board document > Action item
GCF/B.15/13/Add.02/Rev.01 - Funding proposal summary package for FP029
This addendum contains the following three parts:
A funding proposal summary titled “SCF Capital Solutions” submitted by Development Bank of Southern Africa;
No-objection letters issued by the national designated...
Board document > Action item
GCF/B.15/13/Add.03 - Funding proposal summary package for FP030
This addendum contains the following three parts:
A funding proposal summary titled “Catalyzing private investment in sustainable energy in Argentina – Part 1” submitted by Inter-American Development Bank;
No-...
Board document > Action item
GCF/B.13/16/Add.01 - Funding proposal package for FP009
This addendum contains the following three parts:
A funding proposal titled “Energy Savings Insurance for private energy efficiency investments by Small and Medium-Sized Enterprises” submitted by Inter-American...
Board document > Action item
Environmental and social safeguards (ESS) report for FP082: Catalyzing Climate Finance (Shandong Green Development Fund)
This document presents relevant environmental and social safeguards (ESS) information about FP082: Catalyzing Climate Finance (Shandong Green Development Fund). Project and programme funding proposals that have...
Document > Environmental and Social Safeguards report China ADB
Gender assessment for FP013: Improving the resilience of vulnerable coastal communities to climate change related impacts in Viet Nam
This assessment aims to provide an overview of the gender situation in Viet Nam, identify gender issues that may be relevant to the project, and to examine potential gender mainstreaming opportunities. The assessment...
Document > Gender assessment Viet Nam UNDP
Gender assessment for FP049: Building the climate resilience of food insecure smallholder farmers through integrated management of climate risk (R4)
This gender assessment for FP049: Building the climate resilience of food insecure smallholder farmers through integrated management of climate risk (R4) seeks to present the issues, gaps and problems that should be...
Document > Gender assessment Senegal WFP
Environmental and social safeguards (ESS) report for FP045: Ground Water Recharge and Solar Micro Irrigation to Ensure Food Security and Enhance Resilience in Vulnerable Tribal Areas of Odisha
This document presents relevant environmental and social safeguards (ESS) information about FP045: Ground Water Recharge and Solar Micro Irrigation to Ensure Food Security and Enhance Resilience in Vulnerable Tribal...
Document > Environmental and Social Safeguards report India NABARD
Environmental and social safeguards (ESS) report for FP069: Enhancing adaptive capacities of coastal communities, especially women, to cope with climate change induced salinity
This document presents relevant environmental and social safeguards (ESS) information about FP069: Enhancing adaptive capacities of coastal communities, especially women, to cope with climate change induced salinity....
Document > Environmental and Social Safeguards report Bangladesh UNDP
GEEREF NeXt
This document presents funding proposal "FP038: GEEREF NeXt," as approved by the Board of the Green Climate Fund at B.16.
Document > Approved funding proposal Multiple countries EIB
Groundwater recharge and solar micro irrigation to ensure food security and enhance resilience in vulnerable tribal areas of Odisha
This document presents funding proposal "FP045: Groundwater recharge and solar micro irrigation to ensure food security and enhance resilience in vulnerable tribal areas of Odisha," as approved by the Board of the Green...
Document > Approved funding proposal India NABARD
Building Capacity in Madagascar to engage with the GCF (with UNEP)
The initial phase of the Readiness and Preparatory Support Program will focus on strengthening the NDA (activity 1) and developing a strategic framework for an effective engagement with the Fund, including the...
Document > Approved readiness proposal Madagascar UNEP