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GCF appoints UN Climate Change high-level champion as facilitator for its second replenishment process
To support the Green Climate Fund’s (GCF) second replenishment process (GCF-2), the Fund appointed Mahmoud Mohieldin as its facilitator. Dr. Mohieldin is the UN Climate Change High-level Champion for Egypt and has been...
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Green Climate Fund joins the Collaborative Partnership on Forests
The Green Climate Fund (GCF), one of the world’s largest providers of forest finance, has joined the Collaborative Partnership on Forests (CPF) in a move that will enhance global efforts to end deforestation and ensure...
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Structured Dialogue with Eastern Europe and Central Asia connects climate ambition to climate finance
“Without financing, ideas, however noble they may be, will remain on paper." These were impactful words spoken by Mr Saidumron Nazar Abdurahmonzoda, the Deputy Chairman of the Committee on Nature Protection of...
Article > Press release Tajikistan
Dialogue opens new opportunities in Eastern Europe and Central Asia
The Green Climate Fund will seek to expand its portfolio of climate change projects and engagement in Eastern European and Central Asian countries with the opening of the GCF regional Structured Dialogue today in...
Article > Press release Multiple countries
Nauru President praises GCF move to streamlined approval
The President of Nauru H.E. Baron Divavesi Waqa said on Wednesday the Green Climate Fund’s recent introduction of a simplified approval process should expedite the flow of climate finance to Pacific Island states.
“...
Article > Press release Nauru
GCF Board Strengthens Fund’s Operations
The second Green Climate Fund (GCF) Board meeting of 2017 concluded today by adopting a series of decisions that will strengthen the operations of the Fund and help generate high quality funding proposals for climate...
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Enhancing Indonesia's Access to International Climate Finance and Private Sector Investments for Climate Actions
Indonesia is the world’s fourth most populous country. It will play a significant role in mitigating global climate change in the future. It is also among the countries most vulnerable to climate change.
To achieve...
Document > Approved readiness proposal Indonesia
Scaling the role of climate finance after COP27
As part of the 7th Annual Scaling Up Community of Practice Workshop, the Green Climate Fund (GCF) and the Brookings Institution organized a Climate Change Working Group session on 3 February 2023 to assess the outcomes...
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Green Climate Fund names Mafalda Duarte as new Executive Director
The Green Climate Fund (GCF) Board has selected Mafalda Duarte as its new Executive Director. Following an extensive global recruitment process, the Board made the selection during its thirty-fifth meeting at the GCF...
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The International Development Finance Club and the Green Climate Fund join forces to support Public Development Banks in financing the green transition
Songdo, South Korea, Paris, France 6th November 2020 – The International Development Finance Club (IDFC), the international network of leading national and regional development banks, and the Green Climate Fund (GCF),...
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GCF's first replenishment
GCF’s first replenishment (2020-2023) is an important element of the financial commitments needed to deliver the UNFCCC and its Paris Agreement. This first replenishment is part of a long-term...
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FP010 - De-Risking and Scaling-up Investment in Energy Efficient Building Retrofits
Improving energy efficiency (EE) in Armenia through building retrofits, addressing high levels of energy poverty and high use of imported fossil fuels for heating.
The project will build the market for EE building...
Project > Public sector Armenia
FP013 - Improving the resilience of vulnerable coastal communities to climate change related impacts in Viet Nam
Strengthening storm and flood protection for coastal communities in Viet Nam through resilient housing, planting and rehabilitation of mangrove forests, and systematized climate risk assessments for the public and...
Project > Public sector Viet Nam
FP017 - Climate action and solar energy development programme in the Tarapacá Region in Chile
Large-scale investment in the ‘shovel ready’ Atacama Solar Project will deliver quick CO2 displacement, and drive transition in Chile towards renewable power.
The Atacama Solar Project is a 143MW solar park which will...
Project > Private sector Chile
GCF forum explores how to stem climate impact on world food security
The increasing severity of climate effects threatens to halt progress around the world in combatting a variety of development goals. That is why increasing flows of finance need to be directed towards bolstering food...
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GCF publishes the revised funding proposal schedule for B.23 and B.24
The Green Climate Fund has published the revised timeline for its twenty-third Board meeting and the tentative timeline for its twenty-fourth Board meeting (B.23 and B.24, respectively) following the decision by the...
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GCF and GEF harmonise steps to follow developing country lead in climate finance
The Green Climate Fund (GCF) and the Global Environment Facility (GEF) agreed yesterday to take joint steps to improve climate finance flows to best meet the needs of developing countries in tackling the global climate...
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GCF project seed funding to help grow agricultural resilience in Morocco
If you enjoy citrus fruit, you most likely have tasted a clementine from Morocco, and there is a good chance it was grown in the country’s Souss Valley.
Located in Morocco’s southwest region, this fertile plain is an...
Article > Story Morocco
GCF begins first REDD+ transfer
The Green Climate Fund is transferring its first REDD+ disbursement to help Ecuador reduce greenhouse gas emissions and protect its forests.
The current transfer of USD 7.9 million to the United Nations Development...
Article > Press release Ecuador
GCF disburses finance to support Indigenous Peoples in the Amazon
The Green Climate Fund has begun disbursing resources to the first project it approved in Peru’s Amazon, providing dual benefits by safeguarding the ‘planet’s lungs’ and bolstering the resilience of indigenous people....
Article > Press release Peru
Global Programming Conference drives stronger GCF climate support
The Green Climate Fund (GCF) will incorporate lessons from its largest gathering of developing country partners now being held in Incheon, Republic of Korea, to strengthen its strategic support of climate action leading...
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GCF and World Bank partner to boost cookstove market in Bangladesh
The Green Climate Fund (GCF) and the World Bank have signed an agreement that will help expand the market for improved cookstoves in Bangladesh, bringing together a number of climate and health benefits.
The signing of...
Article > Press release Bangladesh
GCF signs partner agreements hours after Board approval
The Green Climate Fund (GCF) and its partners have signed implementation agreements for two new climate finance projects only hours after they were approved by the GCF Board.
The signing of the Funded Activity...
Article > Press release
GCF's support for coral reefs
Your excellencies, distinguished guests and colleagues, on behalf of the Green Climate Fund, it is an honor to be part of this initiative to address the Coral Reef Funding Gap.
Too little attention has been paid for...
Article > Speech
GCF boosts COVID-19 low-carbon energy relief with anchor investment
Green Climate Fund (GCF) backing has been crucial in an emergency relief fund launched today that shields clean energy companies in developing countries from COVID-19 economic shocks to keep low-carbon trajectories on...
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National Adaptation Plan: Advancing risk-informed development and land-use planning in Tunisia
Situated in North Africa, Tunisia is in one of the world’s most water-scarce and dry regions and is highly dependent on climate-sensitive agriculture. In addition, a large share of its population and economic activity...
Document > Approved readiness proposal Tunisia
Strengthening NDA Capacity for greater leadership on Climate Change Adaptation
Haiti is ranked as the 19th country on the United Nations list of Least Developed Countries (LDCs) due to various and serious challenges faced by the government and the population alike. These range from low economic...
Document > Approved readiness proposal Haiti
Blue Halo S – Blue Ecosystem Adaptation Mechanism (BEAM)
On behalf of the Government of the Republic of Indonesia (GoI), Conservation International (CI) and partners seek to develop a GCF Funding Proposal based on the Concept Note submitted to the GCF for a Blue Ecosystem...
Document > Approved project preparation funding application Indonesia
Mobilising Funds at Scale
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The Green Climate Fund offered USD 500 million to unlock private sector finance in developing countries. Bold investment ideas poured in from all comers of the globe, to crowd in capital for low-emission and...
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Postcard from Katowice: Monday, December 10
It’s all about the finance! That was the plea from NGOs this morning at COP24, ahead of the high level Ministerial dialogue on climate finance.
Many delegates here are focusing on this issue, and GCF offered its vision...
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