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Fostering institutional capacities and accelerating climate finance readiness for increased climate action in Guatemala
Guatemala's efforts to implement and achieve its NDC objectives face significant impediments due to the overarching challenge of inadequate preparedness and capacity. This manifests through the following barriers which...
Document > Approved readiness proposal Guatemala
Thirty-ninth meeting of the Board
The thirty-ninth meeting of the Board of the Green Climate Fund (B.39) will be held from Monday, 15 July to Thursday, 18 July 2024, at Songdo Convensia, Incheon, Republic of Korea. The meeting will be held daily from 9:...
Document > Notification
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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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Interim evaluation report for FP049: Building the climate resilience of food insecure smallholder farmers through integrated management of climate risk (R4)
This Interim Evaluation Report presents an independent assessment of the progress made in implementing the project/programme towards achieving its intended outcomes and objectives. It examines performance against the...
Document > Evaluation report Senegal
FP085 - Green BRT Karachi
Building a zero-emissions bus rapid transit (BRT) system that is safe and accessible to all.
Karachi is one of the most densely populated cities in the world with a population of 14.9 million, and is ranked very low in...
Project > Public sector Pakistan 
FP059 - Climate Resilient Water Sector in Grenada (G-CREWS)
Creating a climate resilient water sector in Grenada through increased freshwater availability and demand reduction measures.
Grenada relies heavily upon surface water and rainwater catchment for its water supply....
Project > Public sector Grenada 
SAP005 - Enhanced climate resilience of rural communities in central and north Benin through the implementation of ecosystem-based adaptation (EbA) in forest and agricultural landscapes
Most of Benin’s rapidly growing population lives in rural areas, where agriculture supports about 70 percent of population’s livelihoods, and provides about 80 percent of export income to the economy.
This strong...
Project > Public sector Benin 
FP124 - Strengthening Climate Resilience of Subsistence Farmers and Agricultural Plantation Communities residing in the vulnerable river basins, watershed areas and downstream of the Knuckles Mountain Range Catchment of Sri Lanka
The project seeks to strengthen the adaptive capacity of smallholder subsistence farmers to address climate-induced irrigation and drinking water shortages by improving the resilience of farm- and land-management...
Project > Public sector Sri Lanka 
FP125 - Strengthening the resilience of smallholder agriculture to climate change-induced water insecurity in the Central Highlands and South-Central Coast regions of Vietnam
The project aims to empower vulnerable smallholders in central highlands and south-central coast to manage increasing climate risks to agricultural production by securing water provision, supporting farmers to adopt...
Project > Public sector Viet Nam 
FP126 - Increased climate resilience of rural households and communities through the rehabilitation of production landscapes in selected localities of the Republic of Cuba (IRES)
The project seeks to increase the climate resilience of agricultural production and ensure food security through improved ecosystem services from agroforestry, silvopastoral systems, reforestation and assisted natural...
Project > Public sector Cuba 
FP214 - Thai Rice: Strengthening Climate-Smart Rice Farming
Rice is Thailand’s most important food crop, accounting for roughly half of the country’s agricultural land and employing more than 18 million smallholder farmers. Methane from flooded rice fields and CO2 emissions from...
Project > Public sector Thailand 
FP215 - Community Resilience Partnership Program
The impacts of climate change have been affecting the livelihoods, food security, water security, and health of millions of people in countries like Cambodia, Indonesia, Lao PDR, Pakistan, Papua New Guinea, Timor-Leste...
Project > Public sector Multiple countries 
FP216 - Scaling up climate resilient flood risk management in Bosnia and Herzegovina
Climate change is showing its impact in Bosnia and Herzegovina through higher average yearly temperatures and significant shifts in seasons and rainfall patterns. This has led to a rise in destructive floods, causing...
Project > Public sector Bosnia and Herzegovina 
FP217 - Building Resilience of Vulnerable Communities to Climate Variability in Rwanda’s Congo Nile Divide through Forest and Landscape Restoration
The Congo-Nile Divide in Rwanda is a biologically rich region with high elevations and natural forests that are crucial to both local wildlife and communities. This area plays a vital role in the broader region’s...
Project > Public sector Rwanda 
FP218 - Building climate resilience in the landscapes of Kigoma region, Tanzania
In the Republic of Tanzania’s Kigoma Region, climate data show more frequent and unpredictable periods of heavy rainfall causing an increase of flood events. Dry spells are also expected to increase in frequency and...
Project > Public sector Tanzania 
FP219 - Staple Crops Processing Zone (SCPZ): Promoting Sustainable Agricultural Value Chains
In Guinea, Senegal and Togo, agriculture and forestry are the primary sources of greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions, accounting for over 80 per cent of total emissions. At the same time, these countries are also among those...
Project > Public sector Multiple countries 
FP220 - Africa Rural Climate Adaptation Finance Mechanism (ARCAFIM) for East Africa region
In East Africa, climate models predict a continual rise in average temperatures and an increase in the frequency and intensity of heavy rainfall events. This places significant pressure on the region's farmers, as they...
Project > Private sector Multiple countries 
FP221 - Rwanda Green Investment Facility (RGIF)
Rwanda is considered highly vulnerable to climate change in both mitigation and adaption aspects. Faced with multiple climate hazards including more intense rainfall, shifting seasonal temperatures, droughts, and...
Project > Private sector Rwanda 
FP222 - Renewable Energy Performance Platform (REPP 2)
Despite being among the lowest contributors to global greenhouse gas emissions (GHG), countries in sub-Saharan Africa have already experienced widespread loss and damage due to climate change. These impacts range from...
Project > Private sector Multiple countries 
FP224 - Renewstable Barbados Project
Barbados currently relies on imported fossil fuels for around 95 per cent of its power generation. This dependence not only makes the country vulnerable to oil price fluctuations, but also contributes to nearly one-...
Project > Private sector Barbados 
FP241 - Financing Mitigation and Adaptation Projects (FMAP) in Indian MSMEs
Micro, Small, and Medium Enterprises (MSMEs) are a major contributor to GDP and employment in India. The MSME sector is also a significant emitter of greenhouse gases and at the same time faces high vulnerability to...
Project > Private sector India 
SAP031 - Marajó Resiliente: Enhancing the resilience of smallholders to climate change impacts through adapting and scaling up diversified agroforestry systems in the Marajo Archipelago of Brazil
High exposure of the Amazon delta and estuary to sea level rise due to climate anomalies, combined with limited socio-economic capacities and access to financial support by smallholders living along the Marajó...
Project > Public sector Brazil 
SAP032 - Local Climate Adaptive Living Facility – LoCAL
Benin is one of the world’s most vulnerable countries to climate change with low levels of readiness and adaptive capacity. Climate change has already been felt in the country in recent decades, with increases in...
Project > Public sector Benin 
SAP033 - Enhancing Climate Information Systems for Resilient Development in Sierra Leone
Rising sea level is expected to lead to a range of challenges for the 10 per cent of Freetown’s population that reside in high-risk climate areas. Shoreline recession, rising water tables, and waterborne diseases are...
Project > Public sector Sierra Leone 
Countries step up ambition: Landmark boost to coffers of the world’s largest climate fund
The shared urgency of addressing climate change took an historic step forward today with 27 countries pledging to replenish the Green Climate Fund (GCF) by USD 9.78 billion equivalent for the next four years. The...
Article > Press release 
US climate envoy supports “indispensable” GCF role during climate forum
US Special Presidential Envoy for Climate John Kerry has said the US will provide strong support to the Green Climate Fund (GCF) as an “indispensable player” in financing global endeavours to achieve the Paris Agreement...
Article > Press release 
Green Climate Fund Board approves USD 500 million for new climate action, strengthens its Results Management Framework
Funds will help SIDS and LDCs adapt to climate change, catalyse private investment, and increase the support provided via Direct Access Entities
The Green Climate Fund (GCF) Board has allocated USD 501.1 million in GCF...
Article > Press release 
GCF and partners sign project agreements for four transformative climate projects
Four key agreements for climate projects (Funding Activity Agreement; FAA) were signed by the Green Climate Fund (GCF) and its partners on the margins of GCF’s 34th Board meeting (17-20 October 2022). They include...
Article > News update 
Supporting women’s local businesses and climate-friendly cookstoves in Kenya
About 15 per cent of the energy demand worldwide is met by classic biomass such as firewood, charcoal, and plant residues. Some 2.8 billion people cook their daily meals with such biomass. Kenya is no exception: more...
Article > Story Kenya 
GCF at COP29 summary
The Conference of Parties (COP) is an important platform for the Green Climate Fund (GCF), providing an opportunity for the Fund to interact with countries, contributors, stakeholders and partners. And COP29 was no...
Article > News update Azerbaijan 