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GCF/B.13/08 - Complementarity and coherence with other funds
Through decision B.12/07, paragraph (a), the Board of the Green Climate Fund requested the Secretariat “to prepare a document for consideration by the Board at its thirteenth meeting that outlines the Fund’s approach...
Board document > Action item
Upscaling "Naatangue" integrated family and village farms for a resilient agriculture
This concept note provides basic information on the project/programme "Upscaling "Naatangue" integrated family and village farms for a resilient agriculture," and was submitted to allow the project proponent a chance to...
Document > Concept note Senegal
Gender assessment for FP013: Improving the resilience of vulnerable coastal communities to climate change related impacts in Viet Nam
This assessment aims to provide an overview of the gender situation in Viet Nam, identify gender issues that may be relevant to the project, and to examine potential gender mainstreaming opportunities. The assessment...
Document > Gender assessment Viet Nam
Protecting livelihoods and assets at risk from climate change induced flooding in glacial river basins of Nepal
This concept note provides basic information on the project/programme "Protecting livelihoods and assets at risk from climate change induced flooding in glacial river basins of Nepal," and was submitted to allow the...
Document > Concept note Nepal
Promotion of a transformational change for a low-carbon electric energy in Togo
This concept note provides basic information on the project/programme "Promotion of a transformational change for a low-carbon electric energy in Togo," and was submitted to allow the project proponent a chance to seek...
Document > Concept note Togo
NDA Strengthening and Country Programming support for Gabon through CDC-Gabon
The readiness support will provide capacity building to ensure sustained follow-up of GCF related activities in Gabon, and an interface between the NDA and the Fund. Indeed, Gabon needs to disseminate information on the...
Document > Approved readiness proposal Gabon
Amended and restated agreement on the terms and conditions for the administration of the Green Climate Fund Trust Fund
Pursuant to GCF's Governing Instrument, the parties entered into the Agreement on the Terms and Conditions for the Administration of the Green Climate Fund Trust Fund dated 15 October 2013, as amended (the "Original...
Document > Agreement
GCF/B.23/08 - Dates and venues of upcoming meetings of the Board
This document has been prepared to assist the Board in:
Confirming the dates and duration for the twenty-fourth meeting of the Board;
Deciding the dates for meetings of the Board in 2020; and
Deciding on the venues...
Board document > Action item
FP185 - Climate Change: The New Evolutionary Challenge for the Galapagos
Life in the Galapagos Islands is at risk because of climate change. Extreme weather events, warming lands and ocean, and sea level rise threaten the archipelago’s farming and fishing communities, as well as its rich...
Project > Public sector Ecuador 
FP186 - India E-Mobility Financing Program
Transportation is India’s third-highest greenhouse gas (GHG)-emitting sector, contributing about 13 per cent of India’s total CO2 emissions and is forecasted to increase due to the high population growth rate and...
Project > Private sector India 
SAP022 - Enhancing Multi-Hazard Early Warning System to increase resilience of Uzbekistan communities to climate change induced hazards
Climate change means that Uzbekistan is highly vulnerable to floods and mudslides. The most severe damage occurs in eastern flood-prone provinces, particularly Andijan and Ferghana.
This project will modernise...
Project > Public sector Uzbekistan 
Policies: Sustainability
Sustainability
The Governing Instrument sets out that the GCF will adopt best practice environmental and social safeguards to be applied to all programmes and projects financed using the resources of the Fund and that...
Basic page > Policy map
Empowering Direct Access Workshop 2018
GCF's second Empowering Direct Access workshop attracted over 90 participants. These participants included members of Direct Access Entities and National Designated Authorities (or focal points), which represent the...
Event > Events organised / involving GCF Republic of Korea (the) 
GCF and World Wildlife Fund sign key Colombia landscapes agreement
GCF and the World Wildlife Fund (WWF) have signed an agreement to rapidly implement an innovative project which aims to support more sustainable management of Colombia’s landscapes.
The project focuses on protecting...
Article > News update 
GCF Board approves over USD 1 billion in funding for climate mitigation and adaptation
The first Green Climate Fund (GCF) Board meeting of 2018 concluded today after approving 23 projects, valued together at USD 1,093.5 million of GCF funding.
The new approvals bring the GCF portfolio to a total of 76...
Article > Press release 
Call for public input: REDD+ Results Based Payments
At the fourteenth meeting, through decision B.14/03, the Board of the Green Climate Fund (GCF) requested the Secretariat to develop “a request for proposals (RFP) for REDD+ results-based payments (RBP), including...
Document > Call for input
NDA Strengthening and Country Programming support for Panama through CAF
As stated in its Nationally Determined Contribution (NDC), Panama is fully committed to the mitigation of greenhouse gas emissions and is currently implementing concrete actions to transition toward a low emissions...
Document > Approved readiness proposal Panama
Strategic Frameworks and entity support for Chile through CAF
These proposals seek the technical strengthening of a portfolio of prioritized projects through prefeasibility studies, financial structuring, national social and environmental safeguards guides.
Specifically, 3...
Document > Approved readiness proposal Chile 
FP184 - Vanuatu community-based climate resilience project (VCCRP)
Vanuatu is one of the world’s most vulnerable countries to the effects of climate change. The nation is made up of mountainous volcanic islands with steep catchments and narrow coastal plains, with the country already...
Project > Public sector Vanuatu 
SAP024 - Pakistan Distributed Solar Project
Pakistan’s growing energy sector is heavily reliant on fossil fuels, which currently provide around 65 per cent of the country’s energy mix. Significant investment in renewable energy is needed to curb emissions, meet...
Project > Private sector Pakistan 
Green Climate Fund Board maintains climate momentum in midst of COVID-19 by approving USD 878.8 million of new funds
The Green Climate Fund (GCF) continues empowering developing countries to take climate action in the face of the COVID-19 pandemic with its allocation of USD 878.8 million in new financing at its 26th Board meeting,...
Article > Press release 
Empowering farmers and protecting forests in Eastern Madagascar
In spite of only producing 0.01% of the world’s annual carbon dioxide emissions, Madagascar is facing the brunt of climate change. Extended droughts, lesser incidences of rainfall, and aggressive cyclones devastate the...
Article > Story Madagascar 
GCF publishes timelines for B.34 and B.35
At its thirty-third meeting, the GCF Board decided to hold its thirty-fourth meeting (B.34) from 17 to 20 October 2022 and its thirty-fifth meeting (B.35) from 13 to 16 March 2023. Towards this end, the timelines and...
Article > News update 
GCF publishes timelines for B.36
At its thirty-fifth meeting, the GCF Board confirmed to hold its thirty-sixth meeting (B.36) from 10 to 13 July 2023. Towards this end, the timelines and key time periods for B.36 are presented below.
Key...
Article > News update 
Indigenous Knowledge and Climate Resilience in the Amazon: Bridging Traditional Wisdom and Modern Technology
Twenty years ago, the use of multi-spectral satellite imagery for land use planning was on the rise in developing countries. The use of such modern technology created new opportunities, but I was also curious to know...
Article > Insights 
GCF publishes timelines for B.37
At its thirty-sixth meeting, the GCF Board confirmed to hold its thirty-seventh meeting (B.37) from 23 to 25 October 2023. Towards this end, the timelines and key time periods for B.37 are presented below.
Key...
Article > News update 
Maya-K'iche' in Guatemalan highlands embrace nature-based solutions
Tomás Cuterez Lares grew up in the highlands of Guatemala, where he lives with his extended family. At eleven years old, Cuterez Lares lost his father, an apple grower, to the armed conflict in the 1980s. As the eldest...
Article > Story Guatemala 
Eleventh meeting of the GCF Board (B.11)
The eleventh meeting of the Board of the Green Climate Fund will be held from Monday, 2 November to Thursday, 5 November, in Livingstone, Zambia.
Event > Board meeting 