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Tenth meeting of the GCF Board (B.10)
The tenth meeting of the Board of the Green Climate Fund will be held from Monday, 6 July to Thursday, 6 July, in Songdo, Incheon, Republic of Korea.
Event > Board meeting 
Ninth meeting of the GCF Board (B.09)
The ninth meeting of the Board of the Green Climate Fund will be held from Tuesday, 24 March to Thursday, 26 March, in Songdo, Incheon, Republic of Korea.
Event > Board meeting 
FP115 - Espejo de Tarapacá
Providing stable, 24-hour baseload energy and solving the intermittency of renewable energy through a combination of pumped storage hydroelectric energy and a solar power plant
Exposed to spot market price, the Chilean...
Project > Private sector Chile 
Making Nigeria’s Cross River State Investment Ready for REDD+
Cross River State (CRS) which contains 50% of Nigeria’s forests has made significant strides towards REDD+ readiness and is unique in its clear sub-national approach to REDD+. The State has developed (1) a CRS REDD+...
Document > Concept note Nigeria
GCF hosts knowledge management spring meeting for IFIs
The International Financial Institutions’ (IFIs) Community of Practice for Knowledge Management converged for their 2021 Spring Meeting that was convened by the Green Climate Fund (GCF) on 21-22 April.
Representatives...
Article > News update 
Pacific countries to bolster project pipeline with GCF
The Green Climate Fund (GCF) convened countries and direct access entities in the Pacific for a two-week programming dialogue to address portfolio imbalances and move the region’s climate projects forward.
“The...
Article > Press release 
Enhancing climate change resilience of health systems in seven CARICOM States
In 2019, the Caribbean Action Plan on Health and Climate Change was approved by Ministers of Health, Environment, and Climate Change of Caribbean countries and territories. The plan addresses the common challenges posed...
Document > Approved readiness proposal Multiple countries
Building climate resilience into Trinidad and Tobago’s Healthcare System
The proposal seeks to build the resilience of the health sector to cope with increased incidence and intensity of climate induced disaster/extreme events and associated risks. As such this grant request seeks to improve...
Document > Approved readiness proposal Trinidad and Tobago
Development of Tuvalu’s National Adaptation Plan (NAP) to advance medium and long-term adaptation planning
Tuvalu is one of the world’s most vulnerable countries to climate change due to its topography, size, geographical remoteness and access to resources. Despite these challenges, it has become a leading voice for enhanced...
Document > Approved readiness proposal Tuvalu
Strengthening Adaptation Planning in Uganda (SAP)
The problem that this project will address is the weak technical, institutional and financial capaci- ties at District and central government level to plan for adaptation. District level climate change risk information...
Document > Approved readiness proposal Uganda
Strengthening the capacity of Direct Access Entities through the Community of Practice for Direct Access Entities (CPDAE) to access climate finance and implement adaptation and mitigation programs and projects
This readiness request is submitted as part of an ongoing effort to further the complementarity and coherence between the Adaptation Fund (AF) and the Green Climate Fund (GCF) through the Community of Practice for...
Document > Approved readiness proposal Multiple countries
Increasing Private Sector Involvement in the Transition towards a Low-Carbon and Climate Resilient Economy in Burundi
Burundi has completed a GCF readiness grant aimed at strengthening the NDA to better perform the coordination role for climate change initiatives and the establishment of a sustainable mechanism of engaging key...
Document > Approved readiness proposal Burundi
GCF hosts summer meeting of the International Financial Institutions (IFIs) Community of Practice on Knowledge Management
The International Financial Institutions’ (IFIs) Community of Practice on Knowledge Management (KM) converged for their 2022 Summer Meeting that was convened by the Green Climate Fund (GCF) on 22 June.
Representatives...
Article > News update 
Market Preparation for Industrial Energy Efficiency in Lao PDR
Ambitious policies, innovative business models and financial mechanisms combined with existing cost-effective technologies could improve energy intensity globally at a rate of 3% per year (IEA, 2019). However, most...
Document > Approved readiness proposal Lao People's Democratic Republic (the)
Resilient COVID-19 recovery and transformational pipeline to boost climate actions in agriculture, land and water sectors in Lao PDR
In 2020, the NDA function in Lao PDR was transferred to the Department of Planning and Finance (DOPF) of the Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment (MONRE), that is also the Operational Focal Point for the Global...
Document > Approved readiness proposal Lao People's Democratic Republic (the)
Rwanda Cooling Initiative: Enabling Deployment of Energy-Efficient and Climate-Friendly Cooling
The demand for cooling and refrigeration in the Republic of Rwanda (hereafter Rwanda) is projected to increase substantially as the population and economy continue to grow amidst a warming climate.1 The demand not only...
Document > Approved readiness proposal Rwanda
Resilient Puna: Nature-based climate solutions for sustainable high Andean communities and ecosystems in Peru
Peruvian ́s Ministry of Agriculture (MIDAGRI) has appointed GIZ as the Accredited Entity (AE) to support the development and implementation of the “Resilient Puna: Ecosystem- based approaches for sustainable High Andean...
Document > Approved project preparation funding application Peru
Niger - Accreditation Support for Agence Nationale de Financement des Collectivités Territoriales (ANFICT)
The Government of Niger seeks Readiness and Preparatory Support to establish ANFICT’s capacity to meet and maintain the GCF’s accreditation standards as a Direct Access Entity (DAE).
Like other West African countries,...
Document > Approved readiness proposal Niger (the)
Implementing the Saint Lucia Fisheries Sectoral Adaptation Strategy Action Plan (SASAP)
Saint Lucia’s Nationally Designated Authority NDA) has appointed FAO as the Accredited Entity (AE) to support the development of the “Implementing the Saint Lucia Fisheries Sectoral Adaptation Strategy Action Plan (...
Document > Approved project preparation funding application Saint Lucia
Developing key legislation, regulation, policies and concept notes for climate action in Namibia
In the absence of adequate human resource with technical capacity, feasibility information, a supportive and aligned policy and regulatory environment, Namibia will not be able to fully implement the NDC and contribute...
Document > Approved readiness proposal Namibia
MSMEs’ Climate Sound Technologies for Production Efficiency and Business Value in Kenya (MSMEs CST- Kenya)
KCB Bank Kenya Limited (KCB), in collaboration with the Climate Technology Centre & Network (CTCN), has developed the MSMEs’ Climate Sound Technologies in Kenya programme. This programme aspires to enable MSMEs,...
Document > Approved project preparation funding application Kenya
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The challenge
Global emissions must be cut by 45 per cent by 2030 from 2010 levels if we are to meet the Paris Agreement goal of limiting global warming to 1.5ºC. However, the current energy generation and end-use...
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FP200 - Scaling up the implementation of the Lao PDR Emission Reductions Programme through improved governance and sustainable forest landscape management (Project 2)
Lao PDR's vulnerability to climate change impacts is exacerbated by its limited resources and capacity to invest in adaptive climate measures to protect its economy and rural population. Since 16 per cent of the country...
Project > Public sector Lao People's Democratic Republic (the) 
FP282 - Lao People’s Democratic Republic: REDD+ Results-based Payments for results period [2015 – 2018] – “Governance, Forest Landscapes and Livelihoods – Southern Laos Project (GFLL-SL)”
The Lao People’s Democratic Republic (Lao PDR) has one of Southeast Asia's highest forest cover rates. Approximately 70 per cent of the population lives in rural areas, with nearly two-thirds heavily dependent on...
Project > Public sector Lao People's Democratic Republic (the) 
FP283 - Glaciers to Farms (G2F) Regional Program: Advancing Climate Resilience & Sustainable Development in Central and West Asia
Central and West Asia are among the fastest-warming regions, with temperatures rising by 0.2–0.4°C per decade. Glacier systems in the Pamir and Tien Shan ranges are retreating rapidly; projections indicate over 50 per...
Project > Public sector Multiple countries 
SAP063 - Scaling up of Caribbean Hydrometeorological and Multi-hazard Early Warning Services (CREWS) in Belize and Trinidad and Tobago
Belize and Trinidad and Tobago, like other vulnerable Small Island Developing States (SIDS), face disproportionate risks from climate change. Rising sea levels, extreme weather events, tropical cyclones, floods, heat...
Project > Public sector Belize Trinidad and Tobago 
Adaptation Fund, Green Climate Fund Convene First Community of Practice Meeting of Direct Access Entities to Climate Finance
In an effort to accelerate and enhance Direct Access to climate finance for developing countries that are vulnerable to climate change, the Adaptation Fund (AF), Green Climate Fund (GCF), African Development Bank (AfDB...
Article > Press release United States 
Green Climate Fund Board approves USD 1 billion for climate action, sets out strategic vision
The Green Climate Fund (GCF) Board has given a major boost to climate finance for developing countries with the approval of over USD 1 billion of funding for low-emission, climate-resilient development. The 27th Board...
Article > Press release 
Financing climate and environmental actions
Dear colleagues and friends,
Many thanks to the Government of Germany and UN Women for the invitation to address this important roundtable on financing climate and environmental action to advance gender equality.
As...
Article > Speech
Ministerial forum on forest finance
The Glasgow Leaders’ Declaration on Forests and Land Use, where leaders from 141 countries committed to halt and reverse forest loss and land degradation by 2030 through conservation and restoration of forests and other...
Article > Speech