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Securing Strategic Water Source Areas in South Africa towards enhancing adaptation to climate change exacerbated water scarcity
South Africa is a water scarce country, the 30th driest in the world. The country is facing a water crisis resulting from the increasing severity of droughts and erratic rainfall events, driven by climatic variation,...
Document > Concept note South Africa SANBI
GCF-EBRD agreement launches USD 1 billion initiative to curb industry emissions
The Green Climate Fund (GCF) is taking a major step to reduce industrial emissions in developing countries following the signing on Wednesday of a USD 1 billion partnership agreement with the European Bank for...
Article > Press release 
Develop a renewable energy investment framework to increase the share of renewable energy-based electricity generation to achieve Liberia’s NDC commitments
Liberia needs to attract national and international investments in renewable electricity to achieve its 30% by 2030 and carbon neutrality by 2050 commitments in the NDC. The proposed readiness support aims to establish...
Document > Approved readiness proposal Liberia UNEP
Advancing the National Adaptation Plan process in Algeria to address short- and medium-term adaptation needs and lay the ground for long-term adaptation
With its 43 million inhabitants, Algeria is the largest country in Africa.Of these, 45% areunder the age of 25 years. Gas and oil are Algeria’s main natural resources, economically significant as the country is a major...
Document > Approved readiness proposal Algeria UNDP
Leveraging Readiness Support for Mobilizing Private Sector For Climate Action
Many developing countries, including those in Latin America and the Caribbean (LAC), require private capital to achieve their low-emission and climate-resilient development goals. The private sector must invest in...
Event > Webinar 
Call for Public Inputs: Annex III | Water Security Sectoral Guide
The GCF Secretariat is pleased to invite all interested organizations and entities to provide inputs on the Annex III | Water Security Sectoral Guide as part of the GCF Water Project Design Guidelines. This document...
Document > Call for input
47 countries express interest in hosting a GCF regional presence
The Call for Proposals to host a regional presence of the Green Climate Fund (GCF) has closed with 47 countries confirming their interest.
The significant response validates the Fund’s vision to be closer to the...
Article > Press release 
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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GCF publishes tentative timelines for B.31 and B.32
At its thirtieth meeting, the GCF Board decided to hold its thirty-first meeting of the Board (B.31) from 7 to 10 February 2022 and its thirty-second meeting (B.32) from 9 to 12 May 2022 as noted in the B.30 compendium...
Article > News update 
GCF/B.20/Inf.17 - Report on the activities of the Independent Integrity Unit
This report provides an update on the progress made regarding the activities of the Independent Integrity Unit (IIU). The reporting period is from 6 February to 31 May 2018. The document summarizes the activities of the...
Board document > Information
GCF/B.18/Inf.03 - Status of the GCF portfolio: pipeline and approved projects
This document provides an update of the GCF portfolio, including the pipeline of projects and programmes for the reporting period of 16 May to 20 August 2017.
Board document > Information
GCF/B.17/14 - Guidelines for Enhanced Country Ownership and Country Drivenness
The document outlines an approach to the development of guidelines for enhanced country ownership and country drivenness, referring to the roles of and opportunities provided to all relevant actors: the GCF, National...
Board document > Action item
GCF/B.16/21 - Adjusted administrative budget and work programme of the Secretariat for 2017
This document presents the work programme of the Secretariat for 2017 in accordance with the responsibilities assigned to it by the Governing Instrument for the GCF and consistent with the direction of the Board in its...
Board document > Action item
GCF/B.14/11 - Review of the interim Trustee
This document describes the review of the Interim Trustee conducted by an independent third party in the following areas:
Review methodology and approach;
Findings of the review of the Interim Trustee; and
The...
Board document > Action item
GCF/B.14/02 - Support for facilitating access to environmentally sound technologies and for collaborative research and development
This document outlines the potential support for technology development and transfer by the GCF, and possible linkages between the GCF and the Technology Mechanism of the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate...
Board document > Action item
GCF/B.14/07/Add.18 - Consideration of funding proposals - AE’s Response to Independent Technical Advisory Panel’s assessment
This addendum contains the Accredited Entity’s response to independent Technical Advisory Panel’s assessments of funding proposals (FP018-FP027) submitted for the Board’s consideration at its fourteenth meeting.
Board document > Action item
GCF/B.14/07/Add.15 - Consideration of funding proposals - Independent Technical Advisory Panel’s assessment
This addendum contains the independent Technical Advisory Panel’s assessments of funding proposals (FP018-FP027) submitted for the Board’s consideration at its fourteenth meeting.
Board document > Action item
GCF/B.14/Inf.12 - Complementarity and coherence with other funds
This document serves as a concept note for the annual dialogue on complementarity and coherence with other funds, to be held during the fifteenth meeting of the Board in Apia, Samoa. A draft agenda of the event is...
Board document > Information
GCF/B.13/05 - Adaptation planning processes
This document outlines how the GCF may wish to support the Cancun Adaptation Framework and relevant planning adaptation articles of the Paris Agreement, clarifying the approach of the GCF on adaptation pre-2020. The...
Board document > Action item
GCF/B.05/05 - Business Model Framework: Allocation
The purpose of this document is to present to the Board an assessment of allocation procedures of other multilateral funds, their benefits, disadvantages and applicability, including results-based approaches to...
Board document > Action item
GCF/B.05/11 - Progress Report on the Administrative Policies and Guidelines of the Independent Secretariat
This document responds to the request in paragraphs (c) and (d) of Board decision GCF/B.04/03, and provides a report on progress made so far. It should be considered in conjunction with document GCF/B.05/10 Initial...
Board document > Information
GCF/B.05/21 - Administrative Budget of the Fund for 2014
The activities of the Board, the Fund and the Interim Trustee are supported through an administrative budget approved by the Board. This budget is approved against the funds available in the Green Climate Fund Trust...
Board document > Action item
GCF/B.10/Inf.12 - Recommendations for Further Accrediting National, Regional and Private Sector Entities (Progress Report)
This document suggests that the Board considers policy options that could help to streamline the Fund’s existing accreditation process, in particular those for regulated financial entities in developing countries.
Board document > Information
GCF/B.12/13 - Further development of indicators in the performance measurement frameworks
This document presents the revision of some indicators of the GCF mitigation and adaptation performance measurement frameworks as requested by decision B.08/07. It also presents an initial evaluation policy and an...
Board document > Action item
Promotion of climate-friendly cooking: Kenya and Senegal
This document presents funding proposal "FP103: Promotion of climate-friendly cooking: Kenya and Senegal," as approved by the Board of the Green Climate Fund at B.22.
Document > Approved funding proposal Kenya Senegal GIZ
GCF Risk Dashboard (Q2 2018)
The risk dashboard provides an overview of GCF's project and programme portfolio, as well as information on concentration and funding, delays, any reports of integrity or policy breaches, and financial investment risk....
Document > Risk dashboard
Decisions made for information disclosure request IDP004
This document lists the decisions made with regard to IDP004, received by the GCF Secretariat on 12 November 2017. The request contains multiple inquiries, with some items being granted and others denied. As such, this...
Document > Information disclosure decision
Decisions made for information disclosure request IDP001
This document lists the decisions made with regard to IDP001, received by the GCF Secretariat on 18 May 2017. The request contains multiple inquiries, with some items being granted and others denied. As such, this...
Document > Information disclosure decision
Environmental and social safeguards (ESS) report for FP029: SCF Capital Solutions
This document presents relevant environmental and social safeguards (ESS) information about FP029: SCF Capital Solutions. Project and programme funding proposals that have environmental or social impacts are required to...
Document > Environmental and Social Safeguards report South Africa DBSA
Environmental and social safeguards (ESS) report for FP032: Enhancing Women and Girls Adaptive Capacity to Climate Change in Bangladesh
This document presents relevant environmental and social safeguards (ESS) information about FP032: Enhancing Women and Girls Adaptive Capacity to Climate Change in Bangladesh. Project and programme funding proposals...
Document > Environmental and Social Safeguards report Bangladesh UNDP