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Strengthening Adaptation Planning and Coordination in Namibia
Namibia’s socio-ecological characteristics make it one of the most vulnerable developing countries to the impacts of climate change. Namibia’s climate is characterised by regular dry spells, persistent droughts, and...
Document > Approved readiness proposal Namibia
FP005 - KawiSafi Ventures Fund
Creating a new investment fund, KawiSafi, to drive off-grid solar power in East Africa. Investing in 10-15 clean energy companies, initially in Rwanda and Kenya, providing household solar technologies. Aiming to drive a...
Project > Private sector Kenya Rwanda Acumen 
GCF Board accelerates climate finance ahead of COP26 meeting, approving USD 1.2 billion for new adaptation and mitigation action
The Green Climate Fund (GCF) Board has approved 13 new projects for mitigation and adaptation action, allocating USD 1.2 billion in GCF resources for climate action – a record amount for a single Board meeting. The new...
Article > Press release 
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 publishes revised timeline for B.32 and tentative timeline for B.33
At its thirty-first meeting, the GCF Board decided to hold its thirty-second meeting (B.32) from 16 to 19 May 2022 and its thirty-third meeting (B.33) from 27 to 30 June 2022. Towards this end, the revised timelines...
Article > News update 
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 FAO FP187 
Accelerating land restoration in Africa
Your Royal Highness, The Prince of Wales,
Your Excellency The President of Mauritania, Mohamed Ould Ghazouani, Your Excellency The President of the French Republic, Emmanuel Macron, Excellencies and Distinguished...
Article > Speech
European Investment Bank and Green Climate Fund sign partnership agreement
The European Investment Bank and the Green Climate Fund have signed an Accreditation Master Agreement, allowing them to work together to finance climate action in developing countries.
The agreement was signed at EIB’s...
Article > Press release EIB 
Zambia shows leadership potential in milestone visit to GCF HQ
Zambia highlighted the major steps it is taking to deal with climate change as part of the largest official delegation to visit GCF’s headquarters in Korea on 9 February.
Welcoming the 23-member group, including three...
Article > Press release Zambia 
Great Green Wall in the Spotlight at COP
Attention and support for the Great Green Wall, an African-led initiative to restore land and ecosystems in Africa, were reinforced at COP26. As a funder of several projects in the Sahel region that contribute to the...
Article > News update 
GCF Group of Friends welcomes new Executive Director, Mafalda Duarte, garnering momentum for GCF’s second replenishment and global climate action
The Group of Friends of the Green Climate Fund (GCF) in the Republic of Korea (ROK) gathered for its fifth meeting on 24 August 2023 in the GCF Liaison Centre in Seoul. In total, 35 diplomatic representatives of GCF...
Article > News update 
Review and update of the GCF Strategic Plan for 2024-2027
Overview
The Green Climate Fund’s Strategic Plan is a living document, that sets out the Board’s long-term strategic vision for the Fund, as well as its strategic objectives and portfolio targets, strategic priorities...
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GCF/B.21/Inf.16/Add.02 - Status of selection of Board members for the third term of Board membership – Addendum
This document is the second addendum to document GCF/B.21/Inf.16 titled “Status of selection of Board members for the third term of Board membership” that was published on 26 September 2018. It informs the Board on the...
Board document > Information
GCF/B.21/10/Add.10 - Consideration of funding proposals - Addendum X Funding proposal package for FP091
This addendum contains the following three parts:
A funding proposal summary titled “South Tarawa Water Supply Project”;
No-objection letter issued by the national designated authority(ies) or focal point(s); and...
Board document > Action item
GCF/B.21/10/Add.06 - Consideration of funding proposals - Addendum VI Funding proposal package for FP087
This addendum contains the following three parts:
A funding proposal summary titled “Building livelihood resilience to climate change in the upper basins of Guatemala’s highlands”;
No-objection letter issued by the...
Board document > Action item
GCF/B.19/05 - GCF Indigenous Peoples Policy
This document presents the draft Indigenous Peoples Policy for consideration by the Board in accordance with decision B.15/01, paragraph (a). This draft policy is proposed to assist GCF in incorporating considerations...
Board document > Action item
GCF/B.10/03 - Consideration of Accreditation Proposals
In decision B.08/02, paragraph (a), the Board recalled at its eighth meeting that all entities, including international, regional, national and subnational entities, can apply for accreditation to the Green Climate Fund...
Board document > Action item
GCF/B.11/19 - Updated administrative guidelines on human resources
The Board at its eighth meeting having considered the Administrative Guidelines on Human Resources, approved document GCF/B.08/26 titled “Administrative guideline on human resources” for a period to last until the end...
Board document > Action item
GCF/B.12/14 - Status of the Initial Resource Mobilization process
This document provides an update for the Board on the Initial Resource Mobilization process and:
The status of signing for contribution agreements/arrangements;
The current commitment authority highlighting the...
Board document > Action item
Gender assessment for FP074: Africa Hydromet Program – Strengthening Climate Resilience in Sub-Saharan Africa: Burkina Faso Country Project
This gender assessment for FP074: Africa Hydromet Program – Strengthening Climate Resilience in Sub-Saharan Africa: Burkina Faso Country Project seeks to present the issues, gaps and problems that should be addressed by...
Document > Gender assessment Burkina Faso WorldBank FP074
Gender action plan for FP016: Strengthening the resilience of smallholder farmers in the Dry Zone to climate variability and extreme events through an integrated approach to water management
This document outlines the gender action plan for project FP016: Strengthening the resilience of smallholder farmers in the Dry Zone to climate variability and extreme events through an integrated approach to water...
Document > Gender action plan Sri Lanka UNDP FP016
Program of Reduction of Climate Change impact Through afforestation and reforestation, improved stove technology, and redistribution of environmental services revenues to communities in the private-public partnership
This concept note provides basic information on the project/programme "Program of Reduction of Climate Change impact Through afforestation and reforestation, improved stove technology, and redistribution of...
Document > Concept note Democratic Republic of the Congo (the)
Hybridization of thermal power plants of electricity production with solar photovaltaïc in Guinea Bissau
This concept note provides basic information on the project/programme "Hybridization of thermal power plants of electricity production with solar photovaltaïc in Guinea Bissau," and was submitted to allow the project...
Document > Concept note Guinea-Bissau BOAD
Early warning systems
Overview
People in Africa, South Asia, South and Central America, and the inhabitants of small island states are 15 times more likely to die from climate disasters. These disasters displace three times more people than...
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FP050 - Bhutan for life
Securing Bhutan’s protected areas, comprising 51% of its territory, thus preventing deforestation and preserving resources.
Bhutan is committed to the bold goal of remaining carbon neutral, as re-stated in its NDC...
Project > Public sector Bhutan WWF 
FP077 - Ulaanbaatar Green Affordable Housing and Resilient Urban Renewal Project (AHURP)
Improving the climate resilience of the Mongolian capital Ulaanbaatar and reducing greenhouse gas emissions and air pollution by creating eco-districts.
Climate change in Mongolia periodically leads to sizable losses...
Project > Public sector Mongolia ADB 
FP201 - Adapting Philippine Agriculture to Climate Change (APA)
The Philippines ranks fourth on the Long-term Climate Risk Index (2000-2019) due to its exposure to increasingly frequent extreme weather events such as tropical cyclones, droughts, floods, and irregular precipitation....
Project > Public sector Philippines (the) FAO 
GCF approves eight projects at its first Board meeting in 2017
The first Green Climate Fund (GCF) Board meeting of 2017 concluded today by approving eight new projects and programmes valued at USD 755 million in GCF funding to assist developing countries respond to climate change....
Article > Press release 
GCF concludes Framework Agreements with UNDP, UNEP and GIZ to support country readiness
The Green Climate Fund (GCF) has concluded Readiness Framework Agreements with the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP), the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) and Deutsche Gesellschaft für...
Article > Press release Multiple countries GIZ 
GCF and FAO break record in signing fastest ever project agreement, supporting climate-vulnerable Pakistan farmers
In a sign of accelerating climate finance flows, the Green Climate Fund (GCF) has signed an agreement to implement a project by the United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) to enhance the climate...
Article > Press release Pakistan FAO FP108 