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GCF/B.17/12 - GCF risk management framework
In decision B.13/36, the Board requested the Secretariat to develop the necessary methodologies and internal procedures as well as to enhance the Secretariat’s risk management capacity. The Board through decision B.BM-...
Board document > Action item
GCF/B.14/14 - Report on the staffing of the Secretariat
At its twelfth meeting, the Board authorized the recruitment of new staff aiming to fill approximately 100 positions by December 2016. Appropriate measures have been taken to fill these positions as soon as possible,...
Board document > Action item
GCF/B.08/30 - Travel Policy
The Secretariat recognizes that travellers on official business act in the best interest of the Fund. However, in doing so, travellers should be prudent and cost‐conscious with respect to business travel practices and...
Board document > Action item
GCF/B.11/09 - Establishment of the Appointment Committee as a standing Board committee
The Board in decision B.09/14 decided “to take up at its eleventh meeting the establishment of a standing Board committee to assist the Board in the appointments, performance reviews, salary decisions and accountability...
Board document > Action item
GCF/B.11/22 - Trustee arrangements, including the review of the Interim Trustee and the initiation of a process to select the Trustee of the Green Climate Fund
This document presents an update on the steps towards selecting a Permanent Trustee and proposes a draft decision for consideration by the Board on the terms of reference of the selection process for the review of the...
Board document > Action item
GCF/B.12/05/Rev.01 - Matters outstanding from previous Board meetings: Proposal from the Co-Chairs
This document contains a proposal by the Co-Chairs on outstanding matters, including:
Establishment of the Appointment Committee as a standing Board committee;
Arrangements for the first formal replenishment of the...
Board document > Action item
Gender action plan for FP087: Building livelihood resilience to climate change in the upper basins of Guatemala’s highlands
This document outlines the gender action plan for project FP087: Building livelihood resilience to climate change in the upper basins of Guatemala’s highlands. Gender action plans seek to operationalise the constraints...
Document > Gender action plan Guatemala IUCN
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)
NDA Strengthening support for Bangladesh through GIZ
Since the nomination of the Senior Secretary of the Economic Relations Division (ERD) as the NDA in Bangladesh in November 2014, selected senior officials in ERD are providing coordination and secretarial support to the...
Document > Approved readiness proposal Bangladesh GIZ
NDA Strengthening and Country Programming support for Armenia through Ministry of Nature Protection
There is a clear need to articulate all climate change legal and policy documents and prioritize critical investments for the development of project/program proposals, identifying as well relevant stakeholders in the...
Document > Approved readiness proposal Armenia
NDA Strengthening and Country Programming support for Tajikistan through the Committee on Environmental Protection
Mobilize GCF readiness support for the delivery of medium-term and programmatic capacity building targeting the Committee for Environmental Protection (CEP), and other national stakeholders, to, inter alia:...
Document > Approved readiness proposal Tajikistan
Gender action plan for FP254: GCF-IFC Scaling Resilient Water Infrastructure (RWI) Facility
This document outlines the gender action plan for project FP254: GCF-IFC Scaling Resilient Water Infrastructure (RWI) Facility. Gender action plans seek to operationalise the constraints and opportunities for women and...
Document > Gender action plan Multiple countries IFC
Environmental and social safeguards (ESS) report for FP206/1: Resilient Homestead and Livelihood Support to the Vulnerable Coastal People of Bangladesh (RHL)
This document presents relevant environmental and social safeguards (ESS) information about FP206/1 Resilient Homestead and Livelihood Support to the Vulnerable Coastal People of Bangladesh (RHL). Project and programme...
Document > Environmental and Social Safeguards report, Sub-project ESS report Bangladesh PKSF
Focus on adaptation planning at COP 23, surge in requests for GCF support
Uncertainty should not be a pretext for putting off preventative action, a leading UN figure in adaptation said during a seminar supported by GCF at the global climate change conference in Bonn.
“Rather, the...
Article > Press release 
GCF Board approves projects worth USD 250M and prepares for leadership transition
The thirteenth meeting of the Board (B.13) of the Green Climate Fund (GCF) has approved its first funding proposals for 2016 totalling USD 256.6 million in GCF funding.
“The close of B.13 marks the half-way point for...
Article > Press release 
Five newly approved climate projects ready for delivery on the ground
Five project agreements were signed at the Green Climate Fund’s (GCF) 38th Board meeting, which took place on 4-7 March in Kigali, Rwanda.
Eleven projects were approved at the first Board meeting of the year, totaling...
Article > News update 
Policies: Terms of reference
Terms of reference
Policies under this category set out the terms of reference for GCF’s committees, panels and groups, independent units and the trustee.
Basic page > Policy map
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 China_CDM_Fund 
Running dry: Racing against time to secure our water future
Despite global commitments to achieve 2030 targets related to climate, sustainable development, and disaster risk reduction, we are falling short reaching these milestones. This is especially evident in water resources...
Article > Insights 
GCF/B.22/10/Add.08 - Consideration of funding proposals – Addendum VIII Funding proposal package for FP104
This addendum contains the following six parts:
A funding proposal summary titled “Nigeria Solar IPP Support Program” submitted by the Africa Finance Corporation (AFC);
No-objection letter issued by the national...
Board document > Action item
NDA Strengthening & Country Programming support for the Democratic Republic of Congo through CSE
The newly created Ministry of Environment and Sustainable Development (where the NDA is hosted) lacks both human and financial capacity. Its staffs lack relevant technical and operational skills as they are new to the...
Document > Approved readiness proposal Democratic Republic of the Congo (the) CSE
Adaptation Planning support for Bangladesh through UNDP
Bangladesh is experiencing the adverse effects of climate change, including sea level rise in coastal areas, increasing severity of tropical cyclones and extreme rainfall events. Recognizing that climate impacts are...
Document > Approved readiness proposal Bangladesh UNDP 
FP225 - E-Mobility Program
With increases in greenhouse gases (GHG) and air pollution from rapidly growing urban transport systems, countries are driven to adopt and promote sustainable urban mobility models to address issues of traffic...
Project > Public sector Multiple countries ADB 
FP226 - Resilient Puna: Ecosystem based Adaptation for sustainable High Andean communities and ecosystems in Peru
The puna ecosystems (peatlands, wetlands, grasslands) in the Southern High Andes of Peru are negatively impacted by climate change and unsustainable management practices. These ecosystems provide essential services such...
Project > Public sector Peru GIZ 
FP227 - Increase Resilience to Climate Change of Smallholders Receiving the Services of the Inclusive Agricultural Value Chains Programme (DEFIS +)
Madagascar is recognised as one of the most vulnerable countries worldwide to the repercussions of climate change. Between 2018 and 2022, Southern Madagascar experienced a prolonged drought as rainfall became scarcer...
Project > Public sector Madagascar IFAD 
FP228 - Cambodian Climate Financing Facility
Cambodia is particularly vulnerable to climate change with high exposure to climate hazards such as floods, landslide, cyclone, extreme heat and wildfire. These are exacerbated by the country’s economic dependence on...
Project > Private sector Cambodia KDB 
FP229 - Acumen Climate Action Pakistan Fund
As one of the top ten countries most vulnerable to climate change, Pakistan faces considerable climate-related risks. This vulnerability is further intensified by the country's strong dependence on agriculture. Rising...
Project > Private sector Pakistan Acumen 
FP230 - Kuali Fund-GCF
In Latin America and the Caribbean, the vulnerability of small- and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs), smallholder farmers, women, and poor households in general is linked to their economic dependence on activities...
Project > Private sector Multiple countries COFIDES 
FP231 - Accelerating Solar Action Program (ASAP)
The Accelerating Solar Action Programme (ASAP) supports Ghana’s much-needed transition away from fossil fuels, in line with the country’s Nationally Determined Contributions (NDC) priorities. Current mitigation efforts...
Project > Private sector Ghana Ecobank 