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GCF's first REDD+ results-based payment boosts financial incentive to protect forests
The Green Climate Fund's recent decision to pay Brazil USD 96.5 million for keeping Amazon forests standing in 2014 and 2015 shows the concept of REDD+ is starting to pay off for countries stepping up efforts to halt...
Article > Press release Brazil 
Germany, Incheon City raise awareness on climate conflict and cooperation at GCF Headquarters
The Green Climate Fund and Germany’s Federal Foreign Office, alongside the city government of Incheon formally opened an exhibition on "Environment, Conflict and Cooperation" at the Fund’s headquarters in Songdo,...
Article > Press release Germany Republic of Korea (the) 
GCF launches innovation Working Paper at COP26
Innovation is essential to develop and scale up solutions so that we can limit global temperature rise to 1.5°C and adapt to the impacts of climate change. Innovation can put us on a net-zero carbon, climate resilient...
Article > Press release 
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...
Article > Speech
Strengthening Togo’s Institutional Capacity for a Low-Carbon Transport System (STILTS)
This readiness intends to support Togo in addressing its key climate change needs by building the institutional capacity of the country to implement a Low-carbon Emission Transport System.
Togo is among the most...
Document > Approved readiness proposal Togo GGGI
GCF approves USD 686 million for climate action and decides to establish regional presence
The Green Climate Fund (GCF) at its Board meeting this week provided further evidence that it is increasing access to and support for national and regional partners operating on the frontlines of the climate crisis....
Article > Press release 
Project cycle
GCF Project Activity Cycle
Strategy, origination and structuring
Stage 1. Country engagement
ActorsNDAs, AEs...
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Policies: Accreditation
Accreditation
In deploying its resources, the Green Climate Fund works through a wide range of institutions to finance projects and programmes. To access funding, these institutions go through a process of “...
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Policies: Project approval
Project approval
The consideration and approval of funding proposals by the GCF is undertaken through a designated Project Approval Process. Policies under this category establish the key steps, requirements,...
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Addressing accelerating climate change-induced urban-to-rural migration through Low Emissions Climate Resilient Agro-Spatial Development in Togo [Togo LECR – ASD Programme]
Changing climatic conditions and ecological hazards are an important migration driver in sub-Saharan Africa. Some of the threats are slow in the making. These include rising temperatures, desertification, biodiversity...
Document > Concept note Togo BOAD
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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GCF/B.21/10/Add.17 - Consideration of funding proposals – Addendum XVII Funding proposal package for FP095
This addendum contains the following three parts:
A funding proposal summary titled “Transforming Financial Systems for Climate” submitted by the Agence Française de Développement;
No-objection letters issued by the...
Board document > Action item
GCF/B.05/17 - Draft Arrangements between the COP and the Fund
At COP 18, in its decision “Arrangements between the COP and the Fund”, the COP recognized that the provisions contained in Article 11, paragraph 3, of the Convention and decision 3/CP.17 and the Governing Instrument...
Board document > Action item
Strategic Frameworks support for the Bahamas through UNIDO and CTCN
For continued reliability of the whole power supply of the country, it is critical that system operators understand the potential impacts of variable generation on their systems. This technical assistance will develop a...
Document > Approved readiness proposal Bahamas
NDA Strengthening and Country Programming support for Dominican Republic through Fundación Reservas del País
As a tropical island, the DR is especially vulnerable to the effects of climate change; extreme climatic events have the potential to severely disrupt the path of social and economic development in the country. In this...
Document > Approved readiness proposal Dominican Republic (the)
NDA Strengthening and Country Programming support for Cambodia through Ministry of Environment
Over the past few years, Cambodia has put a lot of emphasis on integrating climate change in the development planning process, at the national, sectoral and sub-national level, as well as piloting potential approaches,...
Document > Approved readiness proposal Cambodia
SAP029 - Ecosystem-based Adaptation (EbA) for Reducing Community Vulnerability to Climate Change in Northern Pacific Small Island Developing States (SIDS)
Coastal and marine environments play a key role for the communities that live in the Micronesian archipelago. The communities rely heavily on the rich biodiversity of the ecosystems that are found along the coasts for...
Project > Public sector Multiple countries MCT 
FP275 - Scaling up the Deployment of Integrated Utility Services (IUS) to Support Energy Sector Transformation in the Caribbean (Phase 1) Programme
This project introduces an innovative utility-led approach to scaling distributed clean energy in Caribbean Small Island Developing States (SIDS), supporting GCF’s goal of expanding access to sustainable, affordable,...
Project > Private sector Multiple countries CDB 
FP276 - GCF's investment into the Global Green Bond Initiative (GGBI) (previously known as Green and Resilience Debt Platform (GRDP)
This project scales up access to climate finance in low- and middle-income countries by developing green bond markets that mobilize investment in low-emission development. It supports GCF’s strategic goal of mobilizing...
Project > Private sector Multiple countries EIB 
SAP054 - SOURCE Pacific Drinking Water Project
This project will finance the development, installation, and operation of up to 15,000 hydro panels across 1,000 sites in the Marshall Islands, Papua New Guinea, Tonga, and Vanuatu.
All four target countries face high...
Project > Private sector Multiple countries ADB 
FP268 - Scaling-Up Resilience in Africa’s Great Green Wall (SURAGGWA)
SURAGGWA’s objective is to enhance ecological and climate resilience across Burkina Faso, Chad, Djibouti, Mali, Mauritania, Niger, Nigeria, and Senegal, while substantially increasing carbon sequestration through...
Project > Public sector Multiple countries FAO 
FP269 - DaIMA – Dairy Interventions for Mitigation and Adaptation
As GCF’s first dedicated livestock programme, DaIMA aims to strengthen climate resilience, reduce emissions across the dairy value chain and improve the livelihoods of dairy farmers in East Africa.
The dairy sector in...
Project > Public sector Multiple countries IFAD 
FP270 - Climate Adaptive Irrigation and Sustainable Agriculture for Resilience (CAISAR) in Cambodia
Cambodia faces increasing climate risks, with rural communities particularly vulnerable to climate change impacts. The country’s agriculture sector, which employs over 70 per cent of the population, is highly exposed to...
Project > Public sector Cambodia IFAD 
FP271 - India Green Finance Facility (IGFF)
India is the world’s third-largest emitter of carbon dioxide, with its energy supply heavily dependent on fossil fuels. Over the past decade, India has made significant progress and achieved rapid growth in renewable...
Project > Public sector India ADB 
FP272 - Protecting livelihoods and assets at risk from Glacial Lake Outburst Floods (GLOFs) and climate change-induced flooding in glacial river basins of Nepal
Nepal is experiencing accelerated glacial retreat due to climate change, intensifying the risk of Glacial Lake Outburst Floods (GLOFs), which threaten the safety, livelihoods, and critical infrastructure of downstream...
Project > Public sector Nepal UNDP 
FP273 - Papua New Guinea REDD-plus RBP for results period 2014-2016
This project advances REDD+ in Papua New Guinea by reinvesting results-based payments into forest governance and sustainable land use. This aligns with GCF’s broader efforts to scale forest and ecosystem investments as...
Project > Public sector Papua New Guinea FAO 
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 
FP277 - ATOME Villeta Green Fertilizer (AVGF) Project
The fertilizer industry is a significant source of greenhouse gas emissions, driven largely by fossil fuel-based ammonia production. With long-lived infrastructure and high investment costs, the sector faces structural...
Project > Private sector Paraguay IFC 
SAP050 - Toward Risk-Aware and Climate-resilienT communities (TRACT) - Strengthening climate services and impact-based multi-hazard early warning in Maldives
This project will help protect the Maldives from climate threats by providing reliable climate information, allowing early warning of climate events and supporting better preparation to reduce their impact. This project...
Project > Public sector Maldives UNEP 
SAP051 - Increasing resilience to the health risks of climate change in the Federated States of Micronesia
Climate change is increasingly impacting the health of the Federated States of Micronesia’s (FSM) population, particularly through increased food-, water- and vector-borne diseases, which are identified as the most...
Project > Public sector Micronesia (Federated States of) SPC 