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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
Adaptation Planning support for Kenya through FAO
Kenya’s Intended Nationally Determined Contribution (INDC) reiterates that adaptation is Kenya’s priority response to climate change. In November 2015, Kenya made a historic landmark in efforts to address the country’s...
Document > Approved readiness proposal Kenya
GCF Request for Proposals - Private Sector Facility
The Green Climate Fund expresses its compliments to its National Designated Authority or Focal Point and wishes to draw attention to a recently launched global call for proposals to unlock private sector investment in...
Document > Notification
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 
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 
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) 
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 
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 FP108 
GCF publishes the priorities of the Updated Strategic Plan of the GCF, updated independent TAP modality, and B.30 tentative timeline
At its twenty-seventh meeting, the GCF Board adopted the Updated Strategic Plan (USP) for the first replenishment period 2020-2023 (GCF-1) and set new portfolio targets under the Fund’s investment framework. During...
Article > Press release 
GCF and KawiSafi Ventures Fund driving off-grid solar power in East Africa
Although the African continent is responsible for only three per cent of the world's human-induced greenhouse gas emissions each year, it is expected to suffer some of the most severe consequences of climate change....
Article > Story Kenya Rwanda FP005 
What we offer
For staff
At GCF, we give you the opportunity to pursue rewarding and challenging work with skilled and supportive colleagues, learning and development opportunities, and offer competitive base salaries and a...
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How grass seeds are changing lives in Kenya
“TWENDE: Towards Ending Drought Emergencies” is a GCF-backed project that tackles drought and extreme weather events in Kenya. Katarzyna Lesiuk from GCF’s Africa Regional team conducted a project visit, during which she...
Article > Insights Kenya FP113 
Observers
Overview
The active engagement of diverse stakeholders is in the DNA of the Green Climate Fund. The GCF Board is mandated to grant Accredited Observers access to its meetings. To this end, four observers are able to...
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Call for public submissions: Sexual Exploitation, Abuse and Harassment Policy
At its twenty-first meeting, the Board of the Green Climate Fund (GCF) approved the 2019 Work Plan of the Independent Integrity Unit (IIU) (Decision B.21/12) which included the development of a policy on sexual...
Document > Call for input
GCF/B.20/07 - Updated Gender Policy and Action Plan 2018–2020
This document presents an update of the Gender Policy and Action Plan originally adopted in decision B.09/11. This update follows the request made by the Board in decision B.12/16 for the Secretariat to prepare a review...
Board document > Action item
GCF/B.19/22/Add.23 - Funding proposal package for FP081
This addendum contains the following three parts:
A funding proposal summary titled “Line of credit for solar rooftop segment for commercial, industrial and residential housing sectors” submitted by National Bank for...
Board document > Action item
GCF/B.10/09 - Selection Process and Terms of Reference of the Heads of the Accountability Units: Recommendations of the Appointment Committee
At the ninth meeting of the Board on 24-26 March 2015 in Songdo, Republic of Korea, the Board established the Appointment Committee as a committee of the Board in accordance with paragraphs 2 (g) and 30 of the Rules of...
Board document > Action item
GCF/B.23/02/Add.09 - Consideration of funding proposals – Addendum IX Funding proposal package for FP115
This addendum contains the following six parts:
A funding proposal summary titled “Espejo de Tarapacá” submitted by the MUFG Bank, LTD;
No-objection letter issued by the national designated authority(ies) or focal...
Board document > Action item
GCF Board meeting to be held next week
The thirty-fifth meeting of the GCF Board is set to get underway in Songdo, Incheon, Republic of Korea from March 13 to 16.
The meeting is the first to be held under the direction of the Board’s new Co-Chairs Nauman...
Article > News update 
FP180 - Global Fund for Coral Reefs Investment Window
Coral reefs are among the world’s most threatened ecosystems by climate change impacts. And drivers such as overfishing, agricultural run-off, sewage discharge and unsustainable tourism degrade the coral reefs, further...
Project > Private sector Multiple countries 
FP199 - Public-Social-Private Partnerships for Ecologically-Sound Agriculture and Resilient Livelihood in Northern Tonle Sap Basin (PEARL)
The Northern Tonle Sap Basin (NTSB) in the center-west part of Cambodia is home to one of the region's most important agricultural systems, where farmers produce mainly cashew, mango, rice, and vegetables. The area is...
Project > Public sector Cambodia 
FP202 - Upscaling Ecosystem Based Climate Resilience of Vulnerable Rural Communities in the Valles Macro-region of the Plurinational State of Bolivia (RECEM-Valles)
The Los Valles Macro-region in the landlocked, South American state of Bolivia is threatened by increasing temperatures and precipitation instability. Furthermore, frost intensity and hail events have put pressure on...
Project > Public sector Bolivia (Plurinational State of) 
FP203 - Heritage Colombia (HECO): Maximizing the Contributions of Sustainably Managed Landscapes in Colombia for Achievement of Climate Goals
Climate change projections in Colombia show an increase in temperature and more unpredictable precipitation patterns, thereby increasing the likelihood of droughts, floods, landslides, and fires that contribute to the...
Project > Public sector Colombia 
FP204 - Sustainable Renewables Risk Mitigation Initiative (SRMI) Facility (Phase 2 Resilience focus) [SRMI-Resilience]
Even though renewable energy (RE) is now an economically viable option on par and often surpassing the return on investment compared to more traditional energy resources, the investment level towards RE resources in...
Project > Public sector Multiple countries 
FP205 - Infrastructure Climate Resilient Fund (ICRF)
Climate change, such as rising temperatures, infrequent precipitation patterns and flooding, is threatening existing, and crucial yet-to-be-built, infrastructure in sub-Saharan Africa – a region already challenged by...
Project > Private sector Multiple countries 
GCF approves 11 projects at its final Board meeting of the year
The Green Climate Fund (GCF) concluded its last Board meeting of 2017 by approving 11 new projects and programmes valued at USD 392.86 million to assist developing countries respond to climate change.
The 18th meeting...
Article > Press release 
Regional Project for Leapfrogging to Energy-Efficient and Climate Friendly Air Conditioners in Cuba, El Salvador and Honduras
According to the analysis conducted by UNEP’s United for Efficiency’s (U4E) initiative for cooling products, the technological transition to more energy-efficient and climate-friendly refrigerators and room air...
Document > Approved readiness proposal Multiple countries
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 FP026 