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Implementing the new GCF urban strategy in Africa
Your excellencies, dear colleagues, ladies and gentlemen,
I am sorry not to be able to join you in person, but delighted to send this message as a contribution to the Policy Action Lab on the new GCF Urban Strategy in...
Article > Speech
Innovation and cooperation for global carbon neutrality
Excellencies, distinguished guests,
I would like to congratulate the Korean Government on their efforts to accelerate global efforts towards a carbon-neutral future. The decision by South Korea in August last year to...
Article > Speech
Catalysing climate investments in developing countries in the context of COVID-19
Distinguished guests,
We are not on track to achieve the Paris Agreement’s goals.
UNEP’s latest Emissions Gap Report finds that NDCs to reduce emissions as they stood just before COP26 opened are not enough to achieve...
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Making blended finance work for adaptation
Dear colleagues,
The United Nations Environment Programme estimates that adaptation costs in developing countries are five to ten times greater than current public adaptation finance flows. Working together, the public...
Article > Speech
GCF partners with Save the Children on major Vanuatu climate resilience project
GCF and Save the Children have signed an agreement on a major new community-based climate change adaption project in Vanuatu. The signing follows swiftly after the project’s approval at the most recent GCF Board...
Article > News update Vanuatu SCA 
Bhutan’s King optimistic about climate solutions
“Bhutan sees GCF as a strategic partner for climate action in Bhutan.” This was echoed in the various meetings that the Green Climate Fund delegation had during the scoping mission to Bhutan from 26 August to 1...
Article > Press release Bhutan 
Delivering climate action: GCF and partners sign agreements for six new projects
Six project agreements were signed by the Green Climate Fund (GCF) and its Accredited Entity (AE) partners on the margins of GCF’s 37th Board meeting (23- 25 October 2023) in Tbilisi, Georgia.
Out of 15 projects...
Article > News update 
Entity support for Honduras through UNEP
There are a variety of social and environmental safeguards frameworks applicable to current climate change projects and programs in Honduras , including the Cancun Safeguards for REDD+, World Bank Environmental and...
Document > Approved readiness proposal Honduras UNEP
UN forum side event highlights need for GCF replenishment
The Green Climate Fund needs to be strengthened by a replenishment of its funds from contributors this year as a sign of the “radical collaboration” needed to address the unprecedented climate challenge.
This was one...
Article > Press release 
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 can plug the adaptation finance gap say leaders at COP26 side lines dialogue
Small island nations with only a little over a decade to prepare for accelerating global heating need large injections of climate finance to avert disaster, Barbados Prime Minister Mia Mottley told a Green Climate Fund...
Article > Press release 
Green and climate resilience bonds – Scaling up access to affordable finance in developing countries, notably in LDCs
Thank you for the opportunity to speak with you today.
As the world’s largest climate fund, GCF brings together players from across the public and private sectors to catalyse climate finance at scale and create new,...
Article > Speech
Mayan youth promoting nature-based solutions for sustainable agriculture in Guatemalan highlands
A group of 30 young people in San Juan Comalapa, Guatemala, leverages sustainable agriculture and indigenous knowledge to help the local community adapt to climate change.
The changing climate is drastically affecting...
Article > Story Guatemala IUCN 
Rural women rising
With access to irrigated land, training in climate-resilient farming, and a platform to sell their produce, women farmers in Zimbabwe are forging new paths for economic independence and sustainable agriculture....
Article > Story 
NDA Strengthening and Country Programming support for Afghanistan through FAO
Afghanistan is highly vulnerable to the impacts of climate change. A high proportion of the population rely on climate-sensitive sectors, particularly agriculture and animal husbandry. Increasingly uncertain and extreme...
Document > Approved readiness proposal Afghanistan FAO
Gender assessment for FP060: Water Sector Resilience Nexus for Sustainability in Barbados (WSRN S-Barbados)
The gender analysis of the EWN-SCI project was conducted with the aim of identifying gender considerations and devising ways of streamlining gender equality in the project proposal. This analysis is intended to (i)...
Document > Gender assessment Barbados CCCCC
Last GCF Board meeting of 2019 begins today
The 24th Green Climate Fund (GCF) Board meeting opens today to consider expanding the Fund’s support for climate action beyond the 99 developing countries currently receiving GCF climate finance.
The three-day meeting...
Article > Press release 
The Green Climate Fund Board holds last meeting of 2023
At the three-day meeting, the Board will consider for approval 15 new funding proposals, of which 12 target the most vulnerable - Least Developed Countries (LDCs), Small Island Developing States (SIDS) and African...
Article > News update 
Stakeholder consultation regarding feasibility study on GCF regional presence
The GCF Board has recently commissioned a study on the feasibility of establishing a GCF regional presence.
The study explores the needs and options for establishing a GCF regional presence, was conducted by the...
Event > Webinar 
SAP030 - Strengthening Climate Resilience of the Lao People’s Democratic Republic (PDR) Health System
Climate change impacts Lao PDR’s health sector by triggering more frequent and intense extreme weather events that damage health facility infrastructure – including water, sanitation, and hygiene services – and by...
Project > Public sector Lao People's Democratic Republic (the) SCA 
SAP031 - Marajó Resiliente: Enhancing the resilience of smallholders to climate change impacts through adapting and scaling up diversified agroforestry systems in the Marajo Archipelago of Brazil
High exposure of the Amazon delta and estuary to sea level rise due to climate anomalies, combined with limited socio-economic capacities and access to financial support by smallholders living along the Marajó...
Project > Public sector Brazil FundacionAvina 
SAP032 - Local Climate Adaptive Living Facility – LoCAL
Benin is one of the world’s most vulnerable countries to climate change with low levels of readiness and adaptive capacity. Climate change has already been felt in the country in recent decades, with increases in...
Project > Public sector Benin FNEC 
SAP033 - Enhancing Climate Information Systems for Resilient Development in Sierra Leone
Rising sea level is expected to lead to a range of challenges for the 10 per cent of Freetown’s population that reside in high-risk climate areas. Shoreline recession, rising water tables, and waterborne diseases are...
Project > Public sector Sierra Leone AfDB 
FP214 - Thai Rice: Strengthening Climate-Smart Rice Farming
Rice is Thailand’s most important food crop, accounting for roughly half of the country’s agricultural land and employing more than 18 million smallholder farmers. Methane from flooded rice fields and CO2 emissions from...
Project > Public sector Thailand GIZ 
FP215 - Community Resilience Partnership Program
The impacts of climate change have been affecting the livelihoods, food security, water security, and health of millions of people in countries like Cambodia, Indonesia, Lao PDR, Pakistan, Papua New Guinea, Timor-Leste...
Project > Public sector Multiple countries ADB 
FP216 - Scaling up climate resilient flood risk management in Bosnia and Herzegovina
Climate change is showing its impact in Bosnia and Herzegovina through higher average yearly temperatures and significant shifts in seasons and rainfall patterns. This has led to a rise in destructive floods, causing...
Project > Public sector Bosnia and Herzegovina UNDP 
FP217 - Building Resilience of Vulnerable Communities to Climate Variability in Rwanda’s Congo Nile Divide through Forest and Landscape Restoration
The Congo-Nile Divide in Rwanda is a biologically rich region with high elevations and natural forests that are crucial to both local wildlife and communities. This area plays a vital role in the broader region’s...
Project > Public sector Rwanda MOE_Rwanda 
FP218 - Building climate resilience in the landscapes of Kigoma region, Tanzania
In the Republic of Tanzania’s Kigoma Region, climate data show more frequent and unpredictable periods of heavy rainfall causing an increase of flood events. Dry spells are also expected to increase in frequency and...
Project > Public sector Tanzania UNEP 
FP219 - Staple Crops Processing Zone (SCPZ): Promoting Sustainable Agricultural Value Chains
In Guinea, Senegal and Togo, agriculture and forestry are the primary sources of greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions, accounting for over 80 per cent of total emissions. At the same time, these countries are also among those...
Project > Public sector Multiple countries AfDB 
FP220 - Africa Rural Climate Adaptation Finance Mechanism (ARCAFIM) for East Africa region
In East Africa, climate models predict a continual rise in average temperatures and an increase in the frequency and intensity of heavy rainfall events. This places significant pressure on the region's farmers, as they...
Project > Private sector Multiple countries IFAD 