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Words do make a difference, says South African climate finance partner
The language of climate action must resonate with local people, a South African Accredited Entity representative said on the side line of a Green Climate Fund workshop.
“If I go to a rural farmer and ask how climate...
Article > Press release South Africa 
Eighteenth meeting of the GCF Board (B.18)
The eighteenth meeting of the Board of the Green Climate Fund will be held from Saturday, 30 September to Monday, 2 October, in Cairo, Egypt.
Event > Board meeting 
Fifteenth meeting of the GCF Board (B.15)
The fifteenth meeting of the Board of the Green Climate Fund will be held from Tuesday, 13 December to Thursday, 15 December, in Apia, Independent State of Samoa.
Event > Board meeting 
Eleventh meeting of the GCF Board (B.11)
The eleventh meeting of the Board of the Green Climate Fund will be held from Monday, 2 November to Thursday, 5 November, in Livingstone, Zambia.
Event > Board meeting 
Tenth meeting of the GCF Board (B.10)
The tenth meeting of the Board of the Green Climate Fund will be held from Monday, 6 July to Thursday, 6 July, in Songdo, Incheon, Republic of Korea.
Event > Board meeting 
Timor-Leste's first GCF-funded project: A step towards increased climate resilience
At its twenty-third meeting in July (B.23), the Board of the Green Climate Fund approved GCF’s first climate action project in Timor-Leste, FP109: Safeguarding rural communities and their physical assets from climate...
Article > Press release Timor-Leste 
Policies: Investment
Investment
The GCF’s Investment Framework sets out the parameters which guide GCF’s investment decision-making and its assessment and consideration of Funding Proposals. The Investment Framework establishes the Fund’s...
Basic page > Policy map
Strengthening Kyrgyzstan's capacity to manage the climate finance process and prepare quality projects
The overall objective of this proposed Readiness Project is to prepare the country for the mobilization and implementation of climate finance through capacity building in climate project development to meet NDC targets...
Document > Approved readiness proposal Kyrgyzstan
GCF Regional Dialogue with Latin America and Workshop for Direct Access Entities in Latin America and the Caribbean
The GCF Regional Dialogue with Latin America is scheduled to be held from 24-26 July. This will be followed by the GCF Workshop for Direct Access Entities (DAEs) in Latin America and the Caribbean, which is scheduled...
Event > Structured dialogue Uruguay 
ED lecture
It is an honor to deliver the Barbara Ward Lecture this year.
Barbara was a woman ahead of her time, a visionary woman who first articulated sustainable development and its vital link to economic progress, laying the...
Article > Speech
International Finance Corporation
The International Finance Corporation (IFC) headquartered in the United States of America, is an international organization with a strong global presence and focus on development, primarily in the private sector....
Organisation > Accredited Entity (AE), International United States
GCF Board’s USD 1 billion for climate projects signals increased climate finance ahead of COP29
The Green Climate Fund (GCF) Board has approved a slate of innovative climate projects allocating more than USD 1.0 billion of GCF investment and bringing GCF’s portfolio of investments to a total of USD 16 billion, USD...
Article > Press release 
Forests: A cause of climate concern, and hope
You don’t know what you’ve got until it’s gone.
This is a common refrain that suits efforts to protect the world’s forests well. Unfortunately, the intrinsic value of forests as the world’s lungs might become most...
Article > Story Multiple countries 
National Rural Support Programme (Pakistan)
The National Rural Support Programme (NRSP) is a national entity whose mandate is to alleviate poverty by harnessing people’s potential and undertake development activities in Pakistan. Relying on a presence in all four...
Organisation > Accredited Entity (AE), Direct (National) Pakistan
GCF supports Indonesia's energy transition with de-risking geothermal development
Indonesia's geothermal potential is estimated to be 29 GW, which is about 40 percent of the world's known reserves. Despite this potential, the country relies heavily on fossil fuel to meet its electricity demand. A key...
Article > Story Indonesia 
Twenty-second meeting of the GCF Board (B.22)
The twenty-second meeting of the Board of the Green Climate Fund will be held from Tuesday, 26 February to Thursday, 28 February 2019, in Songdo, Incheon, Republic of Korea.
Event > Board meeting Republic of Korea (the) 
Twenty-first meeting of the GCF Board (B.21)
The twenty-first meeting of the Board of the Green Climate Fund will be held from Wednesday, 17 October to Saturday, 20 October, in Manama, Bahrain.
Event > Board meeting 
Nineteenth meeting of the GCF Board (B.19)
The nineteenth meeting of the Board of the Green Climate Fund will be held from Monday, 26 February to Thursday, 1 March, in Songdo, Incheon, Republic of Korea.
Event > Board meeting 
Seventeenth meeting of the GCF Board (B.17)
The seventeeth meeting of the Board of the Green Climate Fund will be held from Wednesday, 5 July to Thursday, 6 July, in Songdo, Incheon, Republic of Korea.
Event > Board meeting 
Sixteenth meeting of the GCF Board (B.16)
The sixteenth meeting of the Board of the Green Climate Fund will be held from Tuesday, 4 April to Thursday, 6 April, in Songdo, Incheon, Republic of Korea.
Event > Board meeting 
Thirteenth meeting of the GCF Board (B.13)
The thirteenth meeting of the Board of the Green Climate Fund will be held from Tuesday, 28 June to Thursday, 30 June, in Songdo, Incheon, Republic of Korea.
Event > Board meeting 
Twelfth meeting of the GCF Board (B.12)
The twelfth meeting of the Board of the Green Climate Fund will be held from Tuesday, 8 March to Thursday, 10 March, in Songdo, Incheon, Republic of Korea.
Event > Board meeting 
Disclosure standards
Timing and mode of disclosure
The GCF Information Disclosure Policy prescribes specific schedules and methods of disclosure for certain types of information. For a more detailed explanation of disclosure standards,...
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Bonn side event links climate ambition to GCF replenishment
A Green Climate Fund (GCF) side event during the current Bonn climate talks has emphasised the link between NDC implementation and replenishment. Developing country representatives highlighted the role of GCF in...
Article > Press release Germany 
GCF speeds up funding process to help meet urgent need for climate action
The Green Climate Fund (GCF) has signed implementation agreements for three climate finance projects immediately after they were approved by the GCF Board during its meeting on 12-14 November.
The rapid move from Board...
Article > Press release Multiple countries 
Executive Director Keynote Speech
As I was thinking about what to say today, I was taken back to my early days of climate work almost twenty years ago.
I was already working in international development, but I decided to target my work a little bit...
Article > Speech
Accreditation
Overview
Access to GCF resources is through entities accredited by the GCF Board (Accredited Entities or AEs). To access funding, these institutions will go through a process of “accreditation,” designed to assess...
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