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Enhancing access to climate finance for small island developing states
Small island developing states (SIDS) are an exceptionally heterogeneous group of countries. But they all have one thing in common: they are highly vulnerable to the effects of climate change. SIDS face numerous climate...
Event > Events organised / involving GCF 
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 
Prioritising climate finance for vulnerable SIDS during a global pandemic
Her Excellency, The Right Honorable Mia Amor Mottley, Prime Minister of Barbados. His Excellency, the Honorable John Briceño, Prime Minister of Belize.
His Excellency, the Honorable Dr. Barret Jagdeo, Vice President...
Article > Speech
GCF Private Investment for Climate Conference 2023
The sixth annual GCF Private Investment for Climate Conference (GPIC) gathered global leaders from the private and public sectors to accelerate private finance for climate action in developing countries.
GPIC 2023 ...
Event > Events organised / involving GCF 
From investment to impacts
The sixth annual GCF Private Investment for Climate Conference (GPIC) has wrapped up in Nairobi, Kenya, with entrepreneurs, project developers, and investors sharing best practices and innovative ideas to accelerate the...
Article > News update 
At Climate Ambition Summit, UN agencies and IFRC kickstart major initiative towards realising Early Warnings for All by 2027
At the UN Climate Ambition Summit today in New York, the UN Development Programme (UNDP) announced the development of a large-scale, collaborative push to establish life-saving Early Warning Systems in some of the world...
Article > Press release UNDP 
GCF approves USD 686 million for climate action and decides to establish regional presence
The Green Climate Fund (GCF) at its Board meeting this week provided further evidence that it is increasing access to and support for national and regional partners operating on the frontlines of the climate crisis....
Article > Press release 
GCF helps Bhutan progress climate plans
A Green Climate Fund (GCF) delegation began a visit to the Kingdom of Bhutan today to explore how GCF can help the country’s ambitious climate change plans.
Maintaining a minimum of 60 percent of its land under forest...
Article > Press release Bhutan 
GCF lays climate finance groundwork in Africa and the Pacific
The Green Climate Fund’s latest expansion of assistance to countries preparing to implement climate finance is targeting Africa and the Pacific.
GCF has provided USD 700,000 to the Ministry of Natural Resources of...
Article > Press release Mauritania Rwanda MOE_Rwanda 
Growing enthusiasm buoys second day of GCF’s Asian Dialogue
Signs of growing ambition in Asian countries to tackle climate change have laid the groundwork for the second day of GCF’s regional event to boost climate finance.
Participants at GCF’s Structured Dialogue on Asia...
Article > Press release Indonesia 
GCF/B.21/10/Add.21/Rev.01 - Consideration of funding proposals – Addendum XXI: Funding proposal package for FP099
This addendum contains the following three parts:
A funding proposal summary titled “Climate Investor One” submitted by Nederlandse Financierings-Maatschappij voor Ontwikkelingslanden N.V. (FMO)
No-objection letters...
Board document > Action item
GCF/B.21/10/Add.37 - Consideration of funding proposals – Addendum XXXVII Funding proposal package for SAP004
This addendum contains the following six parts:
A funding proposal summary titled “Energy Efficient Consumption Loan Programme” submitted by XacBank LLC;
No-objection letter issued by the national designated...
Board document > Action item
GCF/B.21/10/Add.19 - Consideration of funding proposals – Addendum XIX Funding proposal package for FP097
This addendum contains the following three parts:
A funding proposal summary titled “Productive Investment Initiative for Adaptation to Climate Change (CAMBio II)” submitted by the Central American Bank for Economic...
Board document > Action item
GCF/B.02-12/02 - Additional Rules of Procedure of the Board
During its first meeting on 23‐25 August 2012 in Geneva, Switzerland, the Board discussed document GCF/B.01‐12/02 Additional Rules of Procedure of the Board. In this context, a number of questions were raised, including...
Board document > Action item
Agreement between the Republic of Korea and the Green Climate Fund concerning the Headquarters of the Green Climate Fund
The primary objectives of this Headquarters Agreement are to set out the legal status of the Fund and of the persons associated with it, in addition to the provisions of the Governing Instrument, to allow the Fund to...
Document > Agreement
Interim environmental and social safeguards of the Fund (Performance standards of the International Finance Corporation)
Adopted by decision B.07/02 (c). Adopts the interim environmental and social safeguards to identify, measure, and mitigate environmental and social risks based on IFC standards; will remain in effect until the Fund...
Document > Policies, strategies, and guidelines
Canada announces contribution to Green Climate Fund
The Green Climate Fund (GCF) welcomes Canada’s announcement it will contribute CAD 300 million to the Green Climate Fund. The announcement was made by Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau at the recently concluded G7...
Article > Press release Canada 
Building Resilience of Vulnerable Communities to Climate Variability in Rwanda’s Congo Nile Divide Through Forest and Landscape Restoration
The Congo Nile Divide (CND) region of Rwanda is extremely vulnerable to climate change. Climate change impacts, amplified by human and environmental stressors, have degraded forests, increasing risks to the country’s...
Document > Approved project preparation funding application Rwanda MOE_Rwanda
Freetown WASH and Aquatic Environment Revamping Program
The proposed GCF Project, estimated at USD 50 million, will mainstream climate change and variability considerations into the Freetown WASH and Aquatic Environment Revamping Program. Climate variability and change pose...
Document > Concept note Sierra Leone AfDB
Toward Risk-Aware and Climate-resilienT communities (TRACT) - Strengthening climate services and impact-based multi-hazard early warning in Maldives
The small size, low elevation and heavy dependence on natural resources for its social and economic security make the Maldives highly vulnerable to climate change impacts and climate-related hazards.5 The country’s...
Document > Concept note Maldives UNEP
GCF Technical Expert Meeting on Climate Information, Early Warning and Disaster Risk Reduction Services
GCF recognizes that significant investment is needed to build climate information, early warning, and disaster risk reduction services in order to support countries adapt to the impacts of climate change and develop...
Event > Events organised / involving GCF Switzerland 
FP146 - Bio-CLIMA: Integrated climate action to reduce deforestation and strengthen resilience in BOSAWÁS and Rio San Juan Biospheres
The Caribbean Region (CR) holds the highest biodiversity in Nicaragua and is part of the important central American biodiversity corridor. However, the CR is experiencing the highest deforestation and forest degradation...
Project > Public sector Nicaragua CABEI 
Thematic brief: Ecosystems & ecosystem services
Ecosystems consist of plants, animal and microorganism communities (including for example, rainforests, coral reefs, agricultural land and managed forests), while ecosystem goods and services are the benefits to human...
Document > Thematic brief
2020 Annual Performance Report for FP061: Integrated physical adaptation and community resilience through an enhanced direct access pilot in the public, private, and civil society sectors of three Eastern Caribbean small island developing states
This Annual Performance Report presents the overall implementation progress of the project including performance against GCF investment criteria, financial information, project logic framework targets indicators, and...
Document > Annual Performance Report Multiple countries DOE_ATG
Increasing resilience to climate change impacts in marine and coastal areas along the Gulf of Thailand
This project will be an important contribution to the implementation of Thailand’s national adaptation plan (finalised in 2018), prepared by Office of Natural Resources and Environmental Policy and Planning (ONEP), and...
Document > Approved readiness proposal Thailand UNDP
Strategic Readiness to support the Updated NDC and its Climate Action for Georgia: Transforming Agriculture Sector through Low-Emissions and Climate-Resilient Pathways
Georgia and NDA need technical assistance, institutional capacity building and financial resources to implement their policies and plan future actions at all levels, from national level to cities and municipalities, all...
Document > Approved readiness proposal Georgia FAO
Support for accreditation gap assessment and action plan to GEDF
Georgia as Party to the Paris Agreement within the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change is in the process of updating its main document - Nationally Determined Contribution (NDC) - demonstrating its commitment in...
Document > Approved readiness proposal Georgia PwC 
Agriculture Sector Readiness for enhanced climate finance in India
The goal of the current GCF Readiness Proposal is to enhance India’s capacity to develop sub-national climate finance investment programs and projects linked to adaptation and resilience priorities for the agriculture...
Document > Approved readiness proposal India FAO
Scaling the Communal Reserve Co- management Model to Reduce Emissions and Build Resilience of Indigenous People in the Peruvian Amazon
The Peruvian Indigenous organizations represented by ANECAP, Conservation International (CI) and the Peruvian government seek to develop a GCF Funding Proposal (FP) based on the project Concept Note to create a paradigm...
Document > Approved project preparation funding application Peru CI