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GCF Board approves over USD 1 billion in funding for climate mitigation and adaptation
The first Green Climate Fund (GCF) Board meeting of 2018 concluded ... as Co-Chairs, Ayman Shasly and Ewen McDonald.' End notes The nineteenth GCF Board meeting approved the ...
Article > Press release 
GCF convenes global forum to accelerate green recovery in developing countries
On 9 July, over 500 policymakers, climate change experts, development specialists and ... Glemarec, Executive Director of the Green Climate Fund (GCF), which hosted the event. The virtual gathering was held ... Chairman of the Palli Karma-Sahayak Foundation, one of GCF’s national implementing partners with a mission to ...
Article > Press release 
Guidance for establishing the mitigation impact potential of GCF funded activities in support of Decision B.33/12
The Governing Instrument for the Green Climate Fund (GCF) outlines that the ... Panel (iTAP) to adopt a transparent, consistent approach in guiding and evaluating proposals. The guiding document ...
Document > Guides
Status of Pledges (IRM, GCF-1 and GCF-2)
A total of 45 countries, 3 regions and 1 city have made a pledge to the Green Climate Fund (GCF) during the Initial Resource Mobilization (IRM) period. For GCF's First Replenishment (GCF-1) period, 32 countries and ...
Document > Operational document
Annex VII: SAP Review Toolkit
This toolkit has been developed to guide the appraisal of concept notes and funding proposals submitted under the Green Climate Fund (GCF) Simplified Approval Process (SAP). The toolkit is ...
Document > Operational document
GCF scaling-up clean energy access through solar based mini-grids in Mali
Mali is a landlocked country in the Sahel belt of West Africa ... and technical barriers for rural electrification. The GCF board approved the Mali solar rural electrification ... supporting access to financial services for productive users,” said Mr Christian Adovelande, President of BOAD. ...
Article > Story Mali 
Spanish and French SAP webinars held
A back-to-back series of webinars for GCF's Simplified Approval Process (SAP) was recently held in ... to help guide potential project proponents in submitting concept notes and funding proposals under the pilot programme. The ...
Article > News update 
Resources
Resources for the SAP Dedicated templates and examples annexes for Concept Notes and full Funding Proposals have been developed for the ...
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GCF/2017/Inf.03 and Add.01 - Report on the response to queries in the Board – approved TOR for updating of GCF’s Gender Policy and Action Plan and Add.01
The GCF Board approved the Terms of Reference (TOR) for updating of GCF’s Gender Policy ... made to the gender policy and action plan? This background note attempts to answer these questions in the context of ...
Board document > Information
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
GCF Readiness Proposal for St. Kitts and Nevis for Institutional Capacity and Coordination and Country Programming
In response to major changes to the European Union Sugar Protocol ... the National Adaptation Strategy 2006-2013 (NAS) in 2006 to guide the socio-economic transformation of the economy. ... high quality management of the city. Saint Kitts and Nevis GCF Readiness Proposal for St. Kitts and Nevis for ...
Document > Approved readiness proposal Saint Kitts and Nevis
GCF/B.40/16 - Terms of Reference Consultancy Services to support the Review of the GCF’s Independent Technical Advisory Panel
The independent Technical Advisory Panel (iTAP), in accordance with decision B.07/03, ... review of funding proposals. In its 39th meeting the Board noted the progress of the Investment Committee regarding the ... Advisory Panel” and recognized the evolving context of GCF work since the previous report commissioned in 2023. The ...
Board document > Action item
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 
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
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 
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 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 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 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 
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)
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
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 ...
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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/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
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 ...
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