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FP187 - Ouémé Basin Climate-Resilience Initiative (OCRI) Benin

The local food systems of the upper and middle Ouémé Basin in Benin, the main food basket of the country, is highly vulnerable to climate change due to intense and frequent extreme weather events, mainly flash floods...

Project > Public sector Benin

FP188 - Climate Resilient Fishery Initiative for Livelihood Improvement in the Gambia (PROREFISH Gambia)

The fishery sector in Gambia is facing numerous challenges from climate change impacts. Communities across the country rely heavily on the Gambia river for their source of income, including artisanal fisheries which is...

Project > Public sector Gambia

FP194 - Programme for Energy Efficiency in Buildings (PEEB) Cool

The Programme for Energy Efficiency in Buildings (PEEB) Cool includes 11 countries across four continents spanning seven different climates: the Mediterranean, humid subtropical, tropical, equatorial, arid, mountain,...

Project > Public sector Multiple countries

GCF encourages more high-quality and ambitious proposals

The Green Climate Fund (GCF) has articulated its post-Paris vision, highlighting the need for high-quality, ambitious funding proposals to scale up action under the Fund and incite the necessary paradigm shift. At a...

Article > Press release

GCF scaling-up clean energy access through solar based mini-grids in Mali

Mali is a landlocked country in the Sahel belt of West Africa where 80% of the population in the rural areas do not have access to electricity, while those with access are getting most of the electricity from diesel...

Article > Story Mali

An End of Year Message from GCF

Dear GCF partners, As we reach the end of this difficult year, I would like to send my heartfelt thanks to all our partners for your contributions in 2020. The Green Climate Fund is a partnership organization, and...

Article > Statement

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

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

Agence Française de Developpement

The Agence Française de Développement (AFD) is a public international financial institution established several decades ago. The mandate of AFD is to contribute to social and economic development through sustainable and...

Organisation > Accredited Entity (AE), International

GCF/B.09/07 - Further Development of the Initial Investment Framework: Sub-Criteria and Methodology

The Board, through its decision B.07/06, adopted the initial investment framework of the Green Climate Fund. At the same meeting, the Board requested the Investment Committee to submit the following for consideration...

Board document > Action item

GCF’s second replenishment kicks off with Initial Organisational Meeting

The Green Climate Fund (GCF) kickstarted its replenishment with an Initial Organisational Meeting (IOM) on 30-31 August, the first meeting in the replenishment process since its launch at the GCF Board meeting on 17-20...

Article > News update

GCF/B.22/Inf.13 - Report on the implementation of the initial Strategic Plan of the GCF: 2015–2018

In response to the Board’s request under decision B.21/18, the Secretariat has prepared this comprehensive report on the implementation of the GCF initial Strategic Plan. The initial Strategic Plan was adopted by the...

Board document > Information

FP189 - E-Mobility Program for Sustainable Cities in Latin America and the Caribbean

The Latin America and the Caribbean (LAC) region is one of the most vulnerable to the impacts of climate variability and change. This is due to its socio-economic context and the high exposure faced by its populated...

Project > Public sector Multiple countries

FP190 - Climate Investor Two

The water cycle is one of the most important parts of the global climate crisis – when managed improperly untreated wastewater can be a source of carbon emissions; while coastal ecosystems can act as powerful ‘carbon...

Project > Private sector Multiple countries

Green Climate Fund Board approves new climate funding, bringing assets under management to USD 40 billion

The Green Climate Fund (GCF) Board has approved four new climate projects valued at USD 380.7 million in GCF funding and USD 1.0 billion with co-financing, whilst also launching the process for the Fund’s replenishment...

Article > Press release

GCF replenishment wins strong endorsement at COP24

The Green Climate Fund’s current replenishment drive received top-level support from developing and developed nations during the international climate change meeting in Poland. A number of government ministers...

Article > Press release

GCF Board closes key policy gaps as project pipeline reaches $1.5 billion

The Board of the Green Climate Fund has taken a series of policy decisions designed to strengthen its partnerships and grow its project pipeline in 2016. The decisions, taken at the Board’s twelfth meeting (B.12),...

Article > Press release

Green Climate Fund Board commits an additional USD 407.8 million to combat climate crisis

The Green Climate Fund (GCF) is now financing climate action in over 100 developing countries after the final Board meeting of 2019 approved 13 new projects. The 24th Board meeting closed today after allocating USD 407...

Article > Press release

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

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

Policies: Investment framework

Investment framework The GCF’s Investment Framework sets out the parameters which guide GCF’s investment decision-making and its assessment and consideration of Funding Proposals. The Investment Framework establishes...

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Financing low emissions, resilient development pathways

His Excellency, President of Senegal, Macky SalI; Her Excellency, Ms. Amina Mohammed, UN Deputy Secretary General; Her Excellency, Ms. Sri Mulyani Indrawati, Minister of Finance, Republic of Indonesia; Professor...

Article > Speech

GCF and partners sign project agreements for four transformative climate projects

Four key agreements for climate projects (Funding Activity Agreement; FAA) were signed by the Green Climate Fund (GCF) and its partners on the margins of GCF’s 34th Board meeting (17-20 October 2022). They include...

Article > News update

Policies and strategies

Policies and strategies As part of its mandate, the GCF Board approves specific operational policies and guidelines, including for programming, project cycle, administration, and financial management. The Board also...

Basic page > Policy map

Twenty-first meeting of the GCF Board (B.21)

The twenty-first meeting of the Board of the Green Climate Fund will be held from Wednesday, 17 October to Saturday, 20 October, in Manama, Bahrain.

Event > Board meeting

GCF and IDCOL sign key agreement on ambitious energy project

GCF and the Infrastructure Development Company Limited (Bangladesh) or IDCOL, have signed a critical agreement to implement a large-scale energy saving project for Bangladesh’s textile and garment industries. The...

Article > News update Bangladesh

GCF-2

GCF's second replenishment The Green Climate Fund (GCF) – a critical element of the historic Paris Agreement – is the world’s largest climate fund mandated to support low emission, climate-resilient development pathways...

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Eighth meeting of the GCF Board (B.08)

The eighth meeting of the Board of the Green Climate Fund will be held from Tuesday, 14 October to Friday, 17 October, in Bridgetown, Barbados.

Event > Board meeting

GCF partners with FAO on two major climate-resilience projects in Benin and the Gambia

GCF and FAO have signed an agreement for $60 million in funding for two new major projects that will improve climate-resilience in Benin and the Gambia. These cross-cutting mitigation and adaptation projects were...

Article > News update Benin Gambia

PPF Service

Overview The Project Preparation Facility (PPF) Service is one of the two PPF implementation modalities and seeks to simplify the delivery of project development activities approved under the PPF by alleviating the...

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