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A ‘vaccine’ for tropical forests?
International Forests Day, 21 March Elon Musk tweeted earlier this year that ... at ‘scale’ are clearly central to the concepts of innovations announced in his offer. ... of forest restoration are not easily evidenced. While GCF’s impacts on restoration and conservation of tropical ...
Article > Insights 
Record-breaking Green Climate Fund Board meeting approves USD 1.225 billion for new projects, reforms accreditation model and invites bids to host regional presence
The Green Climate Fund (GCF) Board this week approved a record volume of climate finance for ... and retain our talented and dedicated Secretariat staff.” Note for editors Seventeen funding proposals were approved ...
Article > Press release 
Small Industries Development Bank of India
Small Industries Development Bank of India (SIDBI) is a national entity focusing on promoting and ...
Organisation > Accredited Entity (AE), Direct (National) India
Fondo Mexicano para la Conservación de la Naturaleza A.C.
Fondo Mexicano para la Conservación de la Naturaleza A.C. (FMCN) is a national private entity based in Mexico with the mission to provide strategic ...
Organisation > Accredited Entity (AE), Direct (National) Mexico
Ulaanbaatar: Live Better, Breathe Easier
Walking into the house of Otgonkhuu on a particularly windy winter afternoon, ... 30 years ago. This ger district was also not as big,” he notes. “And since there weren’t that many people, the ... environment. Building on this, the Green Climate Fund (GCF) is helping Ulaanbaatar city shift to a low-emission, ...
Article > Story Mongolia ADB 
Caribbean countries launch landmark platform to scale up climate investment
The creation of a platform to accelerate the mobilisation of finance for the boosting of resilience across the ... of experts and representatives of partner organisations. GCF’s Readiness Programme provides grants of up to USD 7 ... of their GCF readiness allocations to fund the platform. Note for editors : Caribbean countries are among the most ...
Article > Press release Barbados 
Deutsche Gesellschaft fuer Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ) GmbH
Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ) GmbH is an international organisation ...
Organisation > Accredited Entity (AE), International Germany
International Fund for Agricultural Development
The International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD), is an international organization whose objective of to improve agricultural development and livelihoods in developing countries. Its projects and programmes are ...
Organisation > Accredited Entity (AE), International Italy
Management
Management The Secretariat is headed by the Executive Director, who is appointed by and ... to execute the day-to-day operations of the Fund. GCF launched a new organisational structure on 9 September ...
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Strategic Actions for advancing climate action in CARICOM Member States
Climate change poses an existential threat to countries of the Caribbean ... Enhance the national and regional strategic environment to guide climate actions Enable CARICOM Member States to ...
Document > Approved readiness proposal Jamaica CCCCC
Establishing a National Adaptation Planning Process in Guinea- Bissau
Guinea-Bissau is one of the poorest and most fragile countries in the world ... a national climate change adaptation planning framework to guide future climate change adaptation policies and ...
Document > Approved readiness proposal Guinea-Bissau UNDP
Developing the capacities of Bosnia and Herzegovina for an effective engagement with the Green Climate Fund
The readiness proposal “Developing the capacities of Bosnia and Herzegovina ... and networks, insufficient strategic frameworks to guide climate investments and the lack of a comprehensive ...
Document > Approved readiness proposal Bosnia and Herzegovina FAO
Interim environmental and social safeguards of the Fund (Performance standards of the International Finance Corporation)
Adopted by decision B.07/02 (c). Adopts the interim environmental and social safeguards to identify, measure, and mitigate ...
Document > Policies, strategies, and guidelines
Regional Project for Leapfrogging to Energy-Efficient and Climate Friendly Air Conditioners in Cuba, El Salvador and Honduras
According to the analysis conducted by UNEP’s United for Efficiency’s (U4E) ... example being less ambitious than the U4E Model Regulation Guidelines) and/or do not fully cover the scope of the ... importers/manufactures from the private sector, and final users of room air conditioners. Moreover, this project will ...
Document > Approved readiness proposal Multiple countries UNEP
Readiness Support to Capacitate Rwanda’s Subnational Level Actors in Green Growth and Climate Resilience
This proposal seeks to increase the capacity of Rwanda ... level in the thirty (30) Districts of Rwanda. In addition, guidance, tools and modules that will ensure readiness and ... Rwanda Climate Portal 3 and establishment of portal users forum from environment sector development partners and ...
Document > Approved readiness proposal Rwanda GGGI
Barbados launches the world's first debt-for-climate-resilience conversion
The deal generated USD 125 million in fiscal savings which will be channeled ... funding partners, including the Green Climate Fund (GCF), Barbados replaced outstanding, more expensive debt ... fostering sustainable development across the Caribbean.” Notes to editors: About the GCF The Green Climate Fund (GCF) ...
Article > Press release Barbados 
Committees, panels and groups
Committees, panels and groups Committees assist the Board in its decision-making, and exercise any ...
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Initial fiduciary principles and standards of the Fund
Adopted by decision B.07/02 . Sets out the initial basic fiduciary standards for administrative and financial ...
Document > Policies, strategies, and guidelines
FP172 - Mitigating GHG emission through modern, efficient and climate friendly clean cooking solutions (CCS)
The project will promote the adoption of Clean Cooking Solutions in Nepal’s Terai region. Nepal has been making efforts ... for cooking will be achieved through a range of innovative concepts that target both households and local authorities, ...
Project > Public sector Nepal AEPC 
Compilation of submissions: Investment Framework Call for Public Input
On 7 August 2014 the Fund published a call for public input that invited individuals, ... review as stated in the 7 August call document. Please note that this compilation document presents the inputs with ...
Document > Call for input
Strategic Frameworks support for Ghana through UNEP and CTCN
The technical assistance aims to strengthen Ghana’s capability to have early ... farmers, involved in dry season management. It should be noted that the outcomes of the support will be freely ...
Document > Approved readiness proposal Ghana UNEP
Gender assessment for FP009: Energy Savings Insurance (ESI) for private energy efficiency investments by Small and Medium-Sized Enterprises (SMEs)
This document provides a general background on gender issues and status in El Salvador. It is important to note, that the proposed Project targets formal small and ...
Document > Gender assessment El Salvador IDB
Executive Director’s opening remarks
It's really good to be here and being able to share with you ... that might not be as familiar, that the Green Climate Fund (GCF) actually has the commitment to allocate 50 per cent of ... and the investments that are intended to be implemented. Do note as well that in the summer of last year, the Board ...
Article > Speech
Rural women rising
With access to irrigated land, training in climate-resilient farming, ... partnership with UNDP. Backed by the Green Climate Fund (GCF), the project will benefit 2.3 million rural smallholder ... water source for crops and household use. Banele Ncube, 37, notes, "Before the irrigation scheme was installed, our ...
Article > Story 
Enhancing access and increasing impact: the role of the multilateral climate funds
The need for collective, urgent and ambitious action on climate is greater than ever before. As the ... Across all our work, the funds will develop a common concept of complementarity and coherence. This will aim to ... national and regional projects. The Green Climate Fund (GCF) is the world’s largest dedicated climate fund. ...
Article > Statement 
Strengthening Paraguay’s capacity to access climate finance through DAEs nomination, Sub-national Climate Finance Roadmap development and pipeline strengthening
Total greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions in the Republic of Paraguay in 2015 was ... with 2000 as base line2. Paraguay also published several guiding strategies, including its National Climate Change ...
Document > Approved readiness proposal Paraguay GGGI
Strengthening of climate change finance planning processes to enable implementation, monitoring and reporting of climate actions in Suriname
Suriname is particularly vulnerable to the impacts of climate change. The country’s small population, major ... data and its analysis with a gender approach) to be able to guide policy actions on climate change Engaging key ...
Document > Approved readiness proposal Suriname FAO
Strengthening Institutional Information Services to support decision-making for Climate Change in the AFOLU sector in Angola
Angola has been working systematically to build a policy framework to guide strategic investments to adapt and mitigate climate ... discrepancies in analysis, poor engagement with end-users and most importantly the lack of an integrated vision ...
Document > Approved readiness proposal Angola FAO
Building Grenada’s Strategic Framework to Enhance the Country’s Capacity to Transition to Low Emission Development
As a SIDS, Grenada is highly dependent on imported fossil fuels to ... which is compounded by the lack of a strategic framework to guide Grenada’s pathway towards a low emission development ...
Document > Approved readiness proposal Grenada CCCCC
FP004 - Climate Resilient Infrastructure Mainstreaming (CRIM)
Providing cyclone shelters and safeguarding critical road access to protect lives in ... for climate resilience infrastructure, to inform and guide future infrastructure development throughout the ...
Project > Public sector Bangladesh KfW 