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Cooperation for climate action
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GCF is committed to ensuring that our activities complement those of other funds, and that together we have a coherent approach to supporting the climate ambitions of developing countries.
This commitment is...
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Readiness and preparatory support to operationalize the Climate Smart Resilient Island (CSRI) Initiative across Small Island Developing States
This Readiness request is submitted to operationalize the Climate Smart Resilient Island (CSRI) initiative which has so far not received any financial support of the Green Climate Fund (GCF) or any other donor.
Though...
Document > Approved readiness proposal Maldives GIZ
Luxembourg and GCF meet to discuss climate finance mobilization
During COP 22, Luxembourg’s Environment Minister, Ms. Carole Dieschbourg, and the Green Climate Fund Executive Director a.i., Mr. Javier Manzanares, met to discuss the Fund’s progress over the past year, as well as GCF’...
Article > Press release Luxembourg 
GCF/B.15/14 - Staffing of the Secretariat
At its twelfth meeting, the Board authorized the recruitment of new staff with a view to filling approximately 100 positions by December 2016, in order to build the capacity of the Secretariat. Appropriate measures have...
Board document > Action item
Pledging Conference for GCF's First Replenishment
The shared urgency of addressing climate change took an historic step forward with 27 countries pledging to replenish the Green Climate Fund (GCF) by USD 9.78 billion equivalent for the next four years. The resources...
Event > Events organised / involving GCF France 
GCF/B.29/12 - Integrated Results Management Framework
This document presents GCF’s integrated results management framework (IRMF), which is intended to merge the initial results management framework (decision B.07/04) and performance measurement frameworks (decision B.08/...
Board document > Action item
Call for Public Inputs: Development of the GCF’s Environmental and Social Safeguards, Stage 3 - Proposed ESS Standards, full draft
The GCF Secretariat is pleased to invite all interested organizations and entities to provide inputs to the third stage of the development of the GCF’s Environmental and Social Safeguards standards.
Inputs are welcome...
Document > Call for input
Creating the enabling conditions for the implementation of the Loss & Damage (L&D) mechanism in Ecuador
Given its geographical location and socioeconomic conditions, Ecuador is highly vulnerable to external factors of various kinds, including from natural or man-made events to external market impacts. Past events such as...
Document > Approved readiness proposal Ecuador CAF
Annual Report 2023
2023 was a pivotal year for the Green Climate Fund (GCF), which saw several milestones: the culmination of its 2020-2023 programming period with a maturing portfolio of USD 13.5 billion invested in 243 projects across...
Document > Annual report
Fortieth meeting of the Board
The fortieth meeting of the Board of the Green Climate Fund (B.40) will be held from Monday, 21 October to Thursday, 24 October 2024 at the IBS Tower (main venue for the Board) and G-Tower (main venue for the Observers...
Document > Notification
GCF Board meets to consider new climate finance commitments ahead of crucial COP30 conference
The Green Climate Fund (GCF) will hold its 43rd Board meeting (B.43) in Songdo, Incheon, Republic of Korea, from 27 to 30 October 2025. The Board will hold its third and last meeting of the year just two weeks before...
Article > News update 
FP179 - Tanzania Agriculture Climate Adaptation Technology Deployment Programme (TACATDP)
Agriculture is essential to Tanzania’s economy and the livelihoods of its people, accounting for 27% of its gross domestic product (GDP) and 67% of jobs. However the agriculture sector is particularly vulnerable to the...
Project > Private sector Tanzania CRDB 
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Review and update of the GCF Strategic Plan for 2024-2027
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The Green Climate Fund’s Strategic Plan is a living document, that sets out the Board’s long-term strategic vision for the Fund, as well as its strategic objectives and portfolio targets, strategic priorities...
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GCF publishes the tentative funding proposal schedule for B.28
The Green Climate Fund (GCF) has published the tentative timeline for its twenty-eighth Board meeting (B.28) based on Board document GCF/B.27/14/Rev.01 considered by the Board at the twenty-seventh Board meeting (B.27...
Article > Press release 
Barbados launches first Caribbean climate resilience project
A launch event at the Bowmanston water pumping station has marked the start of the Water Sector Resilience Nexus for Sustainability in Barbados (WSRN S-Barbados) project, the first GCF-funded project in the Caribbean to...
Article > Press release Barbados CCCCC 
GCF/B.31/14 - Decisions of the Board – thirty-first meeting of the Board, 28 – 31 March 2022
Board document > Compendium of decisions
Board document > Compendium of decisions
GCF publishes revised timeline for B.32 and tentative timeline for B.33
At its thirty-first meeting, the GCF Board decided to hold its thirty-second meeting (B.32) from 16 to 19 May 2022 and its thirty-third meeting (B.33) from 27 to 30 June 2022. Towards this end, the revised timelines...
Article > News update 
GCF speeds up funding flow with 4 partner agreements signed hours after Board approval
The Green Climate Fund (GCF) has signed detailed agreements with its partners to implement four new projects, just hours after funding approval was granted by the GCF Board. The signing of the Funded Activity Agreements...
Article > Press release 
GCF approves funding for regional water investment programme in Southern Africa
The Green Climate Fund (GCF) approved a grant to support preparations for a regional climate-resilient water investment programme in the Southern African Development Community (SADC). Funding from the GCF Project...
Article > News update 
Integrated flood management to enhance climate resilience of Tata and Tetouan
This concept note provides basic information on the project/programme "Integrated flood management to enhance climate resilience of Tata and Tetouan," and was submitted to allow the project proponent a chance to seek...
Document > Concept note Morocco ADA_Morocco
Lao PDR connecting climate resilience and green growth
The Lao People’s Democratic Republic is embarking on a green growth strategy to ensure its socio-economic development is sustainable and anchored in protecting the environment and increasing resilience to a changing...
Article > Press release Lao People's Democratic Republic (the) 
Last GCF Board meeting of 2019 begins today
The 24th Green Climate Fund (GCF) Board meeting opens today to consider expanding the Fund’s support for climate action beyond the 99 developing countries currently receiving GCF climate finance.
The three-day meeting...
Article > Press release 
GCF/B.28/09 - Integrated Results Management Framework
This document presents the GCF’s Integrated Results Management Framework (IRMF), intended to merge the initial results management framework (decision B.07/04) and performance measurement frameworks (decision B.08/07)...
Board document > Action item
GCF/B.33/08 - Accreditation strategy of the Green Climate Fund
The updated Strategic Plan for the GCF 2020–2023 adopted in decision B.27/06 contained key actions to improve access to GCF resources. It included adopting a more strategic approach to accreditation, for which GCF would...
Board document > Action item
Multi-country Project Advancing Early Warnings for All (EW4All)
PPF resources will be used to prepare a full proposal which accelerates the delivery of the priority actions required to meet the targets of Early Warnings for All (EW4All) as announced by the United Nations Secretary...
Document > Approved project preparation funding application Multiple countries UNDP
FP288 - Jordan Aqaba-Amman Water Desalination and Conveyance Project (AAWDCP)
Jordan faces extreme water scarcity exacerbated by climate change and population growth. In 2022, the country had a water deficit of 20 per cent despite 94 per cent network access. Most households receive water less...
Project > Private sector Jordan IFC 
GCF publishes the tentative funding proposal schedule for B.26
The Green Climate Fund has published the tentative timeline for its twenty-sixth Board meeting (B.26) following the decision by the Board at the twenty-third meeting to hold B.26 from 23 to 25 June 2020 in Songdo,...
Article > Press release 
Plenary Remarks at High-level Segment
Ecosystem degradation is a cause and a consequence of climate change, and ecosystem protection and restoration are powerful solutions to advert catastrophic climate change. Both the IPCC and the IPBES recognize that...
Article > Speech
New platform to boost environmental impact financing in Africa
The European Investment Bank (EIB) and the Green Climate Fund (GCF) have announced their collaboration in the Green and Resilience Debt Platform, a vehicle that aims to boost climate finance in Africa. The platform...
Article > News update EIB 