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Forests get a boost from new GCF policy on REDD+ results-based payments
The Green Climate Fund (GCF) recently adopted a landmark policy on REDD+ results-based payments, a major boon for forest finance. The decision was made at the 40th meeting of the GCF Board.
REDD+ (Reducing emissions...
Article > News update 
GCF expands private sector reach with IFC agreement
The Green Climate Fund has signed an agreement with the International Finance Corporation (IFC) that will enable IFC to pool its resources with those of more than 40 governments that have contributed about USD 10...
Article > Press release 
GCF transfers funds to UN Environment for Ecosystem Based Adaptation project in the Gambia
The Green Climate Fund has transferred the first tranche of climate funds to improve ecosystems-based adaptation in the Gambia.
The first tranche of USD 6 million marks the start of GCF’s disbursements in a joint...
Article > Press release Gambia 
France and Canada convert their pledges into usable resources for GCF
The governments of France and Canada today signed agreements with the Green Climate Fund to convert their pledges into contributions. France has converted its remaining pledge of EUR 342 million, bringing its total...
Article > Press release Canada France 
Paris pledges €1 million to GCF
The Mayor of Paris, Anne Hidalgo, yesterday announced a pledge of EUR 1 million (USD 1.05 million) to the Green Climate Fund. The pledge was announced during a meeting between Mayor Hidalgo and Héla Cheikhrouhou, the...
Article > Press release France 
Freetown WASH and Aquatic Environment Revamping Program
The proposed GCF Project, estimated at USD 50 million, will mainstream climate change and variability considerations into the Freetown WASH and Aquatic Environment Revamping Program. Climate variability and change pose...
Document > Concept note Sierra Leone
Finance
Your Excellencies, Ladies and Gentlemen,
The United Nations Environment Programme estimates that adapting to the devastating impacts of climate change will require between USD140 to USD300 billion annually by 2030. As...
Article > Speech
National framework for leapfrogging to Energy Efficient Appliances and Equipment in Zambia (Refrigerators and Distribution Transformers) through regulatory and financing mechanism
This readiness proposal will result in Zambia having a regulatory framework and an agreed MEPS and labelling scheme for Refrigerators and Distribution transformers. This would be legislated through a notification by the...
Document > Approved readiness proposal Zambia
Readiness implementation: Putting learning at the center
With the recently approved Revised Readiness Strategy for the period 2024-2027 and building on over 8 years of Readiness implementation experience, the need for more focused learning and sharing amongst Readiness...
Event > Webinar 
Enhancing regulatory framework for energy transition to accelerate the implementation of Mali's NDC
Mali is a vast Sahelian country with a dry tropical climate. The country’s economy is based on resources derived mainly from agriculture, livestock, natural forestry, and fishing, making the country and its economy...
Document > Approved readiness proposal Mali
Mobilizing International and Domestic Climate Finance and Private Investments for Climate Resilience in Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka is highly vulnerable to climate change impacts, including temperature increases, rainfall variability, and rising sea levels, which exacerbate existing socio-economic challenges. Extreme weather events such as...
Document > Approved readiness proposal Sri Lanka
FP037 - Integrated Flood Management to Enhance Climate Resilience of the Vaisigano River Catchment in Samoa
Helping climate proof Samoa’s capital.
Samoa’s economy and its people’s livelihoods have been heavily impacted by increasingly severe tropical storms. For instance, the total economic impact of Cyclone Evan which hit...
Project > Public sector Samoa 
FP041 - Simiyu Climate Resilient Project
Safeguarding water supply and farming conditions in the Simiyu Region of Tanzania.
Rainfall patterns in the Simiyu Region have become more unpredictable and increasingly erratic, temperatures are rising, and extreme...
Project > Public sector Tanzania 
FP044 - Tina River Hydropower Development Project
A hydropower facility to transit power system in Solomon Islands from diesel generated to clean and renewable energy.
Universal grid-connected electricity supply is a major challenge across the 90 Solomon Island’s...
Project > Public sector Solomon Islands 
FP240 - Collaborative R&DB Programme for Promoting the Innovation of Climate Technopreneurship
Many of the countries in Southeast Asia are among the most vulnerable to climate change. And yet, some of the countries in the region also have the most carbon-intensive growth. To achieve low emission, climate-...
Project > Private sector Multiple countries 
FP274 - Building the Climate Resilience of Children and Communities through the Education Sector (BRACE)
This project will strengthen the resilience of educational systems in Cambodia, South Sudan, and Tonga by retrofitting schools with climate-resilient features, integrating early warning systems, and embedding climate...
Project > Public sector Multiple countries 
FP286 - Mandala Capital SSEA Food Programme ("MCSSEAFP")
South-East Asia remains one of the most vulnerable regions to climate change, partly because of its long coastal areas impacted by rising sea levels, densely populated urban areas and reliance on natural resources....
Project > Private sector Multiple countries 
GCF joins German development bank to make Tanzania more climate resilient
The Green Climate Fund signed a funding agreement with Kreditanstalt für Wiederaufbau (KfW) today to make communities in northern Tanzania more resilient to water strains caused by climate change.
The signing of the...
Article > Press release Tanzania 
Enhancing the capacities of Banco de Desarrollo de Ecuador B.P. (BDE) to support its accreditation to the Green Climate Fund
Ecuador's financial sector can play an important role in mobilizing climate finance resources through financial intermediation activities and as a promoter of sustainable finance. However, at present, there are no GCF-...
Document > Approved readiness proposal Ecuador
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
REDD+ results-based payments pilot
REDD+ results-based payments pilot
Beginning October 2017, GCF has started to pilot REDD+ results-based payments, consistent with the Warsaw Framework for REDD+ and other REDD+ decisions under the United Nations...
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Structured Dialogue with Asia 2017
GCF's Structured Dialogue with Asia aimed to develop a roadmap for priorities of the Fund in this region. The consultations took place in the context of the GCF Strategic Plan and recent Board decisions that provide...
Event > Structured dialogue Indonesia 
Policies: Operations of the Board
Operations of the Board
The Governing Instrument sets out that the Fund will be governed and supervised by a Board that will have full responsibility for funding decisions. It also sets out the full range of roles and...
Basic page > Policy map
GCF Board’s USD 1 billion for climate projects signals increased climate finance ahead of COP29
The Green Climate Fund (GCF) Board has approved a slate of innovative climate projects allocating more than USD 1.0 billion of GCF investment and bringing GCF’s portfolio of investments to a total of USD 16 billion, USD...
Article > Press release 
Innovating agriculture through the power of nature and tech
Argentina is one of the world's largest exporters of meat, soybeans, cereal, and wheat. In 2021, the agriculture sector accounted for 15.7 per cent of gross domestic product (GDP), seeing significant growth in crop...
Article > Story 
Pioneering Barbados water project kick starts
The Green Climate Fund and the Government of Barbados today announced that a groundbreaking project that leverages an innovative financing model to scale up climate action and simultaneously avoid increasing the burden...
Article > Press release Barbados 
Solving Mexico’s water crisis while shaping the future of food
Mexico is experiencing more frequent droughts, unpredictable rainfall, and increasing temperatures, which in turn are reducing water availability. The Latin American nation’s glaciers are melting, while rapid...
Article > Story Mexico 
Cirkula: the innovative app tackling food waste in Peru
Peru is celebrated worldwide for its rich gastronomy, yet it faces significant issues with food waste. Across Latin America—and in particular Peru—food surplus is often wasted across households and businesses,...
Article > Story Peru 
GCF/B.22/07/Add.01 - Results management framework: Independent Evaluation Unit recommendations to improve the Initial Results Management Framework – Addendum I: Secretariat management response
This document presents the Secretariat management response to the recommendations of the Independent Evaluation Unit (IEU) Independent Review of the GCF’s results management framework. In considering the Management...
Board document > Action item
GCF/B.21/Inf.04 - Identification of results areas where targeted GCF investment would have the most impact
This document identifies areas where targeted GCF investment would have greater impact. It analyses the GCF portfolio through the eight GCF results areas and compares it with analyses of country programme briefs. A...
Board document > Information