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Words do make a difference, says South African climate finance partner
The language of climate action must resonate with local people, a South African Accredited Entity representative said on the side line of a Green Climate Fund workshop.
“If I go to a rural farmer and ask how climate...
Article > Press release South Africa SANBI 
GCF heralds innovative ‘Bhutan for Life’ partnership at launch ceremony
The Green Climate Fund announced a USD 43 million partnership to permanently preserve Bhutan’s protected areas, which comprise 51 percent of the country’s territory.
Bhutan for Life is the Green Climate Fund’s first...
Article > Press release Bhutan WWF 
GCF Board Strengthens Fund’s Operations
The second Green Climate Fund (GCF) Board meeting of 2017 concluded today by adopting a series of decisions that will strengthen the operations of the Fund and help generate high quality funding proposals for climate...
Article > Press release 
Mobilising Funds at Scale
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The Green Climate Fund offered USD 500 million to unlock private sector finance in developing countries. Bold investment ideas poured in from all comers of the globe, to crowd in capital for low-emission and...
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GCF/B.22/17 - Synthesis of Board submissions on the update of the Strategic Plan of the Green Climate Fund
By decision B.21/18, members of the Board were invited to submit inputs on the update of the Strategic Plan for the GCF. The Secretariat was requested to produce a synthesis of issues for consideration by the Board at...
Board document > Action item
GCF/B.21/Inf.16/Add.02 - Status of selection of Board members for the third term of Board membership – Addendum
This document is the second addendum to document GCF/B.21/Inf.16 titled “Status of selection of Board members for the third term of Board membership” that was published on 26 September 2018. It informs the Board on the...
Board document > Information
GCF/B.21/10/Add.04 - Consideration of funding proposals - Addendum IV Funding proposal package for FP085
This addendum contains the following three parts:
A funding proposal summary titled “Green BRT Karachi”;
No-objection letter issued by the national designated authority(ies) or focal point(s); and
Environmental and...
Board document > Action item
GCF/B.20/18 - An integrated approach to addressing policy gaps to ensure climate impact: an overview of policies related to the consideration of funding proposals
This document provides an overview of the policy papers to be presented to the Board at its twentieth and subsequent meetings, considers their interlinkages and explains how they are related to the integrated policy...
Board document > Action item
GCF/B.19/10 - Implementation of the Strategic Plan: 2017 report
This report reviews the implementation of the initial Strategic Plan for GCF over 2017. It considers progress made by GCF, lessons learned and how GCF may seek to align its planning priorities in order to address...
Board document > Action item
GCF/B.18/16 - Work plan and budget of the Independent Evaluation Unit for 2018
This document summarizes key elements of the work plan and budget of the Independent Evaluation Unit (IEU) for 2018. This document contains three main elements that were promised at B.16: (1) Key elements of IEU’s three...
Board document > Action item
GCF/B.18/13 - Work programme of the Secretariat for 2018 and administrative budget
This document presents the work programme of the Secretariat for 2018 in accordance with the responsibilities assigned to it by paragraph 23(e) of the Governing Instrument for the GCF and consistent with the direction...
Board document > Action item
GCF/B.08/Inf.05 - Annual Update on the Structure and Staffing of the Secretariat
This report is prepared to provide the Board with an update on the structure of the Secretariat and the status of recruitment. The initial structure and staffing of the Secretariat was proposed to the Board in document...
Board document > Information
GCF/B.09/16 - Policy on Ethics and Conflicts of Interest for the Board
The Ethics and Audit Committee held eight (virtual) meetings in 2015 to discuss a policy on ethics and conflicts of interest, which – as per its mandate – also includes provisions on transparency and issues of...
Board document > Action item
GCF/B.11/07 - Initial risk management framework: implementation progress and risk register
This document provides an overarching view of the progress made in operationalizing all aspects of risk management in the GCF, presents the proposed risk register and discusses the progress made towards implementing the...
Board document > Action item
Gender action plan for FP024: Enpower to Adapt: Creating Climate-Change Resilient Livelihoods through Community-Based Natural Resource Management (CBNRM) in Namibia
This document outlines the gender action plan for project FP024: Enpower to Adapt: Creating Climate-Change Resilient Livelihoods through Community-Based Natural Resource Management (CBNRM) in Namibia. Gender action...
Document > Gender action plan Namibia EIF
Greening Kenya Industrial Zones: stimulating competitiveness and investments in the face of resource scarcity and climate change
This concept note provides basic information on the project/programme "Greening Kenya Industrial Zones: stimulating competitiveness and investments in the face of resource scarcity and climate change," and was submitted...
Document > Concept note Kenya UNEP
Policy on ethics and conflicts of interest for external members of the Green Climate Fund panels and groups
Adopted by decision B.10/13 (a). Sets out the ethics and conflicts of interest policies for external members of the GCF panels and groups.
Document > Policies, strategies, and guidelines
GCF Request for Proposals - Private Sector Facility
The Green Climate Fund expresses its compliments to its National Designated Authority or Focal Point and wishes to draw attention to a recently launched global call for proposals to unlock private sector investment in...
Document > Notification
GCF/B.23/Inf.08 - Reports from committees, panels and group of the Board of the Green Climate Fund
This document contains the reports on activities that have already been conducted or are planned to be undertaken by the following committees and panels of the Board of the Green Climate Fund during the reporting period...
Board document > Information
GCF/B.23/02/Add.04 - Consideration of funding proposals - Addendum IV Funding proposal package for FP110
This addendum contains the following seven parts:
A funding proposal titled “Ecuador REDD+ RBP for results period 2014”;
No-objection letter issued by the national designated authority(ies) or focal point(s);...
Board document > Action item
GCF focuses on getting funds flowing
The disbursement of Green Climate Fund financing is picking up pace, following a major focus of the Fund this year on implementing approved projects.
In GCF’s most recent disbursement of climate finance, in early June...
Article > Press release 
GCF approves eight projects at its first Board meeting in 2017
The first Green Climate Fund (GCF) Board meeting of 2017 concluded today by approving eight new projects and programmes valued at USD 755 million in GCF funding to assist developing countries respond to climate change....
Article > Press release 
Fostering Sustainable Urban Mobility with Efficient and Low Emission Transport in Tegucigalpa
1. In Honduras, road transport contributes with 43% of the GHG emissions produced by the energy sector, showing a steady growth in the last decade. In the NDC presented to the UNFCCC, the Government of Honduras (GoH)...
Document > Concept note Honduras CABEI
GCF and World Wildlife Fund sign key Colombia landscapes agreement
GCF and the World Wildlife Fund (WWF) have signed an agreement to rapidly implement an innovative project which aims to support more sustainable management of Colombia’s landscapes.
The project focuses on protecting...
Article > News update WWF 
Green Climate Fund and Somalia: Accelerated USD 100 million investment partnership
Mogadishu, Somalia – The Green Climate Fund’s (GCF) Executive Director, Mafalda Duarte headed the first-ever GCF delegation to Somalia, announcing an accelerated programme of climate action investment – anticipated at...
Article > Press release Somalia 
GCF/B.22/06 - Updated Gender Policy and Action Plan 2019–2021
This document presents an update of the Gender Policy and Action Plan originally adopted in decision B.09/11. This update follows the request made by the Board in decision B.12/16 for the Secretariat to prepare a review...
Board document > Action item
GCF/B.17/Inf.03 - Report on the status of the staffing of the Secretariat
At its twelfth meeting, the Board authorized the recruitment of new staff with a view to filling approximately 100 positions by December 2016, increasing to 140 positions by the end of 2017, in order to build the...
Board document > Information
GCF/B.13/20 - Status of staffing of the Secretariat – a progress report
The Board is faced with capacity challenges within the Secretariat, with regard to a number of interrelated issues. At its twelfth meeting, the Board authorized the recruitment of new staff aiming at filling...
Board document > Action item
GCF/B.10/Inf.10 - Brief Guideline on the Application of the Case-by-case Provisions in the Financial Terms and Conditions of the Fund’s Instruments
At its fifth meeting, the Board of the Green Climate Fund adopted a set of guiding principles and factors for determining terms of financial instruments, as outlined in decision B.05/07. These guiding principles and...
Board document > Information
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