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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 IFC 
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 UNEP 
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 AfDB
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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 UNEP-CTCN
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 AEDD
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 GGGI
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 UNDP 
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 KfW 
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 WorldBank 
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 KDB 
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 SCA 
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 Mandala 
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 KfW 
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 IICA
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 
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 
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
GCF/B.15/13/Add.02/Rev.01 - Funding proposal summary package for FP029
This addendum contains the following three parts:
A funding proposal summary titled “SCF Capital Solutions” submitted by Development Bank of Southern Africa;
No-objection letters issued by the national designated...
Board document > Action item
GCF/B.15/Inf.04 - Report on the activities of the Secretariat
This report is intended to inform the Board on progress related to mandates given to the Secretariat from the first meeting of the Board, August 2012, to the fifteenth meeting of the Board, December 2016, excluding...
Board document > Information
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
Implementation of Papua New Guinea’s REDD+ Finance and Investment Plan
This concept note provides basic information on the project/programme "Implementation of Papua New Guinea’s REDD+ Finance and Investment PlanPapua," and was submitted to allow the project proponent a chance to seek...
Document > Concept note Papua New Guinea UNDP
Gender action plan for FP023: Climate Resilient Agriculture in three of the Vulnerable Extreme northern crop growing regions (CRAVE)
This document outlines the gender action plan for project FP023: Climate Resilient Agriculture in three of the Vulnerable Extreme northern crop growing regions (CRAVE). Gender action plans seek to operationalise the...
Document > Gender action plan Namibia EIF FP023
Gender action plan for FP058: Responding to the increasing risk of drought: building gender-responsive resilience of the most vulnerable communities
This document outlines the gender action plan for project FP058: Responding to the increasing risk of drought: building gender-responsive resilience of the most vulnerable communities. Gender action plans seek to...
Document > Gender action plan Ethiopia MoFEC FP058