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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
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-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 
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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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
European Investment Bank
The European Investment Bank (EIB) headquartered in Luxembourg, is an international financial entity whose main objective in developing countries is to provide finance and expertise for sound and sustainable investment...
Organisation > Accredited Entity (AE), International Luxembourg
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
Ministry of Environment (formerly Ministry of Natural Resources of Rwanda)
The Ministry of National Resources of Rwanda (MINIRENA) is a national entity, specifically a public sector ministry, which is responsible for environment, climate change and natural resources management at the local and...
Organisation > Accredited Entity (AE), Direct (National) Rwanda
Disasters spur climate action coherence in Caribbean
Green Climate Fund consultations in the Caribbean have found a recent spate of destructive hurricanes is adding urgency to regional efforts enhancing climate resilience.
Recent meetings with GCF partners in Antigua and...
Article > Press release Multiple countries 
Eighth meeting of the GCF Board (B.08)
The eighth meeting of the Board of the Green Climate Fund will be held from Tuesday, 14 October to Friday, 17 October, in Bridgetown, Barbados.
Event > Board meeting
Building the capacity of Crédit Agricole du Maroc (CAM) to complete its accreditation process and develop high-quality projects
Agriculture is a key sector in the Morocco NDC and country programme; indeed, the country more and more faces the adverse effects of climate change (droughts, floods, etc.) in this critical sector of the economy, and...
Document > Approved readiness proposal Morocco
Advancing Lao PDR’s National Adaptation Plan (NAP) through Climate Change Vulnerability Assessments for Disaster Risk Management in human settlements
This NAP Readiness proposal was developed by UN-Habitat Office in Lao People’s Democratic Republic (PDR) in response to the support requested by the NDA, Climate Change Department (DCC), Ministry of Natural Resources...
Document > Approved readiness proposal Lao People's Democratic Republic (the)
Green and Resilient Debt Platform for Africa and LDCs
Despite the fact that Cote d’Ivoire, Kenya, Namibia, Senegal, and other African countries and LDCs are most affected by climate change, they have the least access to climate finance, particularly for adaptation. In 2019...
Document > Approved project preparation funding application Multiple countries
Delivering climate action: GCF and partners sign agreements for six new projects
Six project agreements were signed by the Green Climate Fund (GCF) and its Accredited Entity (AE) partners on the margins of GCF’s 37th Board meeting (23- 25 October 2023) in Tbilisi, Georgia.
Out of 15 projects...
Article > News update 
Building climate resilience in one of the most vulnerable zones in the Americas: the Guatemalan Highlands
Nestled among mountain ranges and a chain of volcanoes, the Guatemalan Highland, the heart of the rich Mayan culture, is one of the most densely populated regions in Central America. 83.5% of its mostly indigenous...
Article > Story 
Locally Led Climate Action
Overview
Locally Led Climate Action (LLCA) is central to how the Green Climate Fund (GCF) delivers on its mandate to support the most vulnerable. Climate change is profoundly local in its impacts. Yet too often, local...
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