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ED remarks at plenary session, The COP29 landscape on finance and means of Implementation and ambition
Thank you very much for you and your team for inviting us here, Excellencies, friends.
It's a pleasure to be here with you as well and once again talking about what is one of the most important topics to drive climate...
Article > Speech
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...
Article > Press release FAO 
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...
Article > Press release 
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...
Article > Press release 
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 ADA_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 Profonanpe 
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...
Article > Press release 
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 IDCOL 
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 WorldBank 
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...
Article > Press release Acumen 
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 UNDP
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 IFDD
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 CI
Ulaanbaatar: Live Better, Breathe Easier
Walking into the house of Otgonkhuu on a particularly windy winter afternoon, you immediately feel the comfort of home. It’s warm and cozy. A pot of tea is boiling. Diplomas, trophies, family photos, and assorted...
Article > Story Mongolia ADB 
Bhutan’s King optimistic about climate solutions
“Bhutan sees GCF as a strategic partner for climate action in Bhutan.” This was echoed in the various meetings that the Green Climate Fund delegation had during the scoping mission to Bhutan from 26 August to 1...
Article > Press release Bhutan 
UN Climate Summit paves the way for an ambitious and successful replenishment of the Green Climate Fund
Calls from UN Secretary-General António Guterres to double contributions to the Green Climate Fund were met by ambitious pledges from many countries, led by Sweden’s doubling of their contribution to USD 852 million....
Article > Press release Multiple countries 
Mobilising Funds at Scale
Overview
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...
Article > Press release 
GCF Board meets in Egypt to develop project portfolio, consider new accreditations
The Green Climate Fund Board opens its eighteenth meeting today. This third meeting of the GCF Board this year is being hosted by the Government of the Arab Republic of Egypt in Cairo.
The Board will consider a number...
Article > Press release Egypt 
President of Senegal calls for adequate resources for GCF
His Excellency Macky Sall, President of Senegal, today used his address to the plenary of the UNFCCC Conference of the Parties to highlight the importance of climate finance, calling for the Green Climate Fund to...
Article > Press release Senegal 
GCF/B.20/04 - Strategy to increase funding proposals from direct access entities
In accordance with decision B.18/02, paragraphs (b) and (d), this document presents an analysis of the challenges, barriers, gaps and recommendations to achieve an increase in the amount of direct access proposals in...
Board document > Action item
GCF/B.16/Inf.04/Add.01 - Reports from committees, panels and groups of the Board of the Green Climate Fund – Addendum
This document contains the reports on activities that have already been undertaken or are planned to be undertaken by the following committees and panels of the Board of the Green Climate Fund during the reporting...
Board document > Information
GCF/B.14/Inf.04 - Reports from committees, panels and groups of the Board of the Green Climate Fund
This document contains the reports on activities that have already conducted or are planned to be undertaken by the following committees and panels of the Board of the Green Climate Fund during the reporting period from...
Board document > Information
GCF/B.05/15 - Draft Travel Policy
Annex II to this document outlines the rules for the funding of travel of Board members, alternate members, advisers, active observers and staff of the Fund, in accordance with decision B.01-13/02.
The Secretariat...
Board document > Action item
GCF/B.09/18 - Administrative Guidelines on the Internal Control Framework and Internal Audit Standards
The Board approved the administrative policies of the Green Climate Fund (the Fund) (decision B.06/03) covering human resources, administrative budget, procurement and asset management, information and communication...
Board document > Action item
Programme D’appui Décentralisé A La Finance Climat (Decentralized Climate Finance Programme – Padfc)
This concept note provides basic information on the project/programme "Programme D’appui Décentralisé A La Finance Climat (Decentralized Climate Finance Programme – Padfc)," and was submitted to allow the project...
Document > Concept note Benin
Policy on ethics and conflicts of interest for Board-appointed officials
Adopted by decision B.13/27 (a). Sets out the ethics and conflicts of interest policies for the Board-appointed officials.
Document > Policies, strategies, and guidelines
Sustainable Integrated Water Resources Management to Build Resilience to Climate Change in the Water Sector of Antigua and Barbuda
This concept note provides basic information on the project/programme "Sustainable Integrated Water Resources Management to Build Resilience to Climate Change in the Water Sector of Antigua and Barbuda," and was...
Document > Concept note Antigua and Barbuda DOE_ATG