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GCF report on audits of financial statements for the years ended December 31, 2016 and 2015
The audited financial statements for the years ending December 31, 2016 and 2015 ... of changes in funds, statement of cashflows and the notes to the financial statements of GCF. The income statement outlines income earned and ...
Document > Financial statement
GCF hosts summer meeting of the International Financial Institutions (IFIs) Community of Practice on Knowledge Management
The International Financial Institutions’ (IFIs) Community of Practice on Knowledge ... Summer Meeting that was convened by the Green Climate Fund (GCF) on 22 June. Representatives from 17 organizations ... Management team and to a fruitful COP discussion. A few concepts were specifically unpacked, such as the difference ...
Article > News update 
Pacific island climate threat requires early action, says regional representative at GCF workshop
Efforts are needed now to turn Pacific Island concerns over ... which can support this,” he said. Mr Wilson called on GCF to continue its responsive, flexible and tailored ... equity is embedded in GCF’s Governing Instrument , which guides all of the Fund’s operations, he added. Mr Ghosal ...
Article > Press release 
SAP Technical Guidelines: REDD+
This guidance has been developed to support GCF accredited entities (AEs) and national designated authorities (NDAs) in their preparation of concept notes and funding proposals under the simplified approval ...
Document > Publication, Guides
Call for Public Inputs: Development of the GCF’s Environmental and Social Safeguards, Stage 3 - Proposed ESS Standards, full draft
The GCF Secretariat is pleased to invite all interested ... provide inputs to the third stage of the development of the GCF’s Environmental and Social Safeguards standards. ... is 27 November 2022 at 23:59 Korean Standard Time. Please note that this is an extended period; it will not be ...
Document > Call for input
GCF Regional workshop to help advance climate action in Eastern Europe and Central Asia
Representatives from Eastern European and Central Asian (EECA) ... for substantial projects for climate action. Hosted by the GCF, with support from the Government of Georgia, the ... forward your aspirations for climate action.” Mr. Bamsey noted the Fund would like to help foster more climate action ...
Article > Press release Georgia 
Sri Lankan President meets GCF Executive Director to boost climate action programme
Sri Lankan President Maithripala Sirisena highlighted how ... impacts are already emerging during a recent meeting with GCF Executive Director Howard Bamsey designed to enhance his ... Minister of Mahaweli Development and Environment. Mr Bamsey noted a key purpose of GCF financing is to leverage private ...
Article > Press release Sri Lanka 
GCF REDD+ pilot pushes Paris momentum, according to COP23 side event
A new Green Climate Fund pilot for REDD+ results-based payments is helping put the Paris Agreement into ... office of the Democratic Republic of Congo and is also a GCF Board member. “I think this decision of the GCF is a ... follows ongoing moves to transform the climate finance concept into action on the ground, following years of ...
Article > Press release 
GCF Readiness Programme marks milestone, hitting USD 10m in funds disbursed to 59 countries
More than USD 10 million to date has been disbursed through the Green ... to enhance country ownership and access to the Fund. The GCF Readiness Programme portfolio currently consists of 119 ... on the GCF Readiness Programme, consult the online guide ‘ GCF 101 ’, which includes a section providing ...
Article > Press release CABEI 
GCF forum at COP26 finds big investment rise needed to decarbonise energy paths
Maintaining a 1.5 degrees Celsius global guardrail will require a fourfold increase ... of clean power investment during a Green Climate Fund (GCF) energy transition forum at the international climate ... must be a key part of COVID-19 economic stimulus. He noted that currently less than 20 percent of the world’s ...
Article > Press release 
GCF speeds up funding flow with 4 partner agreements signed hours after Board approval
The Green Climate Fund (GCF) has signed detailed agreements with its partners to implement ... the time it takes for each of our different stages.” He noted in this case the duration of interaction between GCF, ...
Article > Press release 
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 ... up efforts to halt deforestation. The decision by the GCF Board in February marks GCF's first REDD+ results-based ...
Article > Press release Brazil 
GCF/B.24/11 - GCF First Replenishment (GCF-1): Replenishment Summary Report
The Replenishment Summary Report presents a summary of the GCF-1 ... and sets out its outcomes, including the Pledging Table for GCF-1, recommendations of contributors to the GCF Board and ...
Board document > Action item
GCF welcomes Monaco’s pledge for its second replenishment (GCF-2)
The Green Climate Fund (GCF) welcomes the Principality of Monaco’s announcement that it will pledge EUR 3.3 million to GCF for the Fund’s second replenishment (GCF-2). A ...
Article > News update 
GCF can plug the adaptation finance gap say leaders at COP26 side lines dialogue
Small island nations with only a little over a decade to ... Prime Minister Mia Mottley told a Green Climate Fund (GCF) forum during the international climate change meeting ... need in order to make progress,” said Mottley, making keynote remarks to the GCF event. “The period of adaptation ...
Article > Press release 
GCF second replenishment meeting reaches agreement on key decisions; selects Paris for Pledging Conference
Hosted by the Canadian Ministry of International Development and Global Affairs Canada, GCF’s second replenishment consultation meeting brought ... coming just days before, the meeting started on a high note. With the Policy for Contributions now agreed, and the ...
Article > Press release Canada 
GCF/B.14/Inf.12 - Complementarity and coherence with other funds
This document serves as a concept note for the annual dialogue on complementarity and ... Samoa. A draft agenda of the event is presented in Annex I. GCF/B.14/Inf.12 Complementarity and coherence with other ...
Board document > Information
Risk guidelines for funding proposals (Component IV)
... guidelines for the risk assessment of Funding Proposals and Concept Notes by GCF. Board Risk guidelines for funding proposals (Component ...
Document > Policies, strategies, and guidelines
The Green Climate Fund’s Group of Friends convene to discuss climate action urgency and show support for GCF’s second replenishment
GCF leadership met with ambassadors and representatives of its partner ... as part of the 4th meeting of the ‘Group of Friends of GCF’. Representatives of 36 countries engaged in ... chairing the group to the United States and Pakistan, took note of the strong leadership provided by Glemarec, who was ...
Article > News update 
Climate costs will rise sharply if we miss 1.5 degree target, GCF conference hears
Climate finance is a moral obligation, while inadequate action leading to ... messages shaping discussions at a key Green Climate Fund (GCF) conference which ended today in Incheon, Republic of ... priority has a climate component to it.” Mr Brown also noted that climate costs for Small Island Developing States ...
Article > Press release 
Climate investments critical for post-COVID recovery: GCF conference highlights mobilisation of private capital to green developing economies
Investors at the GCF Private Investment for Climate Conference ... impact,” she said. Tony Clamp, Director a.i. of the GCF Private Sector Facility, noted “the conference has shown private sector’s ...
Article > Press release 
GCF to scale up access, impact, and private sector investment through “50by30” roadmap
As the Green Climate Fund (GCF) undergoes its second ... where the future direction for the Fund was presented. At GCF’s COP28 flagship side event, GCF Executive Director ... financing for its developing country partners. In her keynote address, delivered to an estimated 150-person standing ...
Article > News update 
GCF Board accelerates climate finance ahead of COP26 meeting, approving USD 1.2 billion for new adaptation and mitigation action
The Green Climate Fund (GCF) Board has approved 13 new projects for mitigation and adaptation ... three entities for re-accreditation. The Board also noted the assessment of GCF's Simplified Approval Process ...
Article > Press release 
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 ... 30 June to 3 July 2025 in Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea. Notes to editors: The Green Climate Fund (GCF) is the ...
Article > Press release 
GCF Board approves nearly USD 600m in new climate projects after selecting Mafalda Duarte as new Executive Director
The thirty-fifth meeting of the Green Climate Fund (GCF) Board has ended with the approval of USD 587.7 million in new ... for approval at the next Board meeting. Other items of note were a presentation by the Independent Evaluation Unit ...
Article > Press release 
GCF leadership forum helps turn COVID-19 recovery into cause for climate hope
A high-profile group of heads of states, government ministers and UN representatives ... Leadership Dialogue organised by the Green Climate Fund (GCF) in the margins of the current 75th session of the UN ... up climate action and reviving economies. However, he noted that financial short-termism and the lack of ...
Article > Press release 
IFAD and GCF scale-up action to improve life for millions of people and restore ecosystems in Africa’s Great Green Wall
Millions of poor farmers living in the world’s most ... through a partnership between the Green Climate Fund (GCF) and the International Fund for Agricultural Development ... led by France to realise the GGW targets by 2030. Note to the editors: Endorsed by the African Union in 2007, ...
Article > Press release IFAD 
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 ... page or follow #GCFB40 on GCF’s social media channels. Notes to editors: The Green Climate Fund (GCF) is the ...
Article > Press release 
A milestone in climate action: GCF approves USD 1 billion of climate finance for developing countries
The landmark decision at the 39th Board Meeting clears the way for 17 new climate projects in developing countries, increasing GCF’s portfolio to 270 projects valued at nearly USD 15 ... 21-24 October 2024 in Songdo, Incheon, Republic of Korea. Notes to editors: The Green Climate Fund (GCF) is the ...
Article > Press release 
Groundwork for e-mobility investments in Lao PDR
... an EV financing facility; Development of one high quality GCF Concept Note to mobilize financing towards e-mobility transition in ...
Document > Approved readiness proposal Lao People's Democratic Republic (the) GGGI