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NDA Strengthening and Country Programming support for Peru through GIZ
The Ministry of Economy and Finance is the National Designated Authority to the Green Climate Fund (GCF). To adequately fulfil its role and responsibilities in ... in relation to the Fund according to best-practice guidelines. Area 2: Strategic Engagement Framework with the ...
Document > Approved readiness proposal Peru
Strategic Frameworks support for Thailand through GIZ
The present proposal aims to scale up the country’s climate ... the accreditation of a direct access entity; Identifying GCF project development opportunities along the Thai ... building capacity of Thai private sector stakeholders on GCF engagement benefits and opportunities. Thailand ...
Document > Approved readiness proposal Thailand
Strategic Frameworks support for Honduras through UNEP
The proposed project proposal is aimed at strengthening the strategic planning to engage with the GCF and comply with the national commitments under the Paris ... strategic planning to effectively engage with the GCF, regarding the LULUCF commitments under the Paris ...
Document > Approved readiness proposal Honduras
NDA Strengthening and Country Programming support for Kiribati through MoFED
The readiness proposal will focus on all 5 outcomes in the logical ... Framework and Country Programme to engage not only with the GCF but other sources of climate financing that Kiribati is ... sources of climate financing but in particular with the GCF. Kiribati NDA Strengthening and Country Programming ...
Document > Approved readiness proposal Kiribati
Report on the progress of the Green Climate Fund during its initial resource mobilization period (January 2015 through March 2020)
The Green Climate Fund is a unique institution. It is the manifestation of a joint ... climate change and its effects. Over the past five years, GCF has committed over USD 5.6 billion of its own investment ... and organisations. This brief provides an overview of GCF's progress during its initial resource mobilization ...
Document > Publication
CF/B.34/Inf.17/Add.01 - Update of the Green Climate Fund Strategic Plan – zero draft Addendum
This document contains the zero draft of the Strategic Plan ... recommendations from the second performance review of GCF, the findings of the overall review of GCF policy frameworks, the outcomes of the B.33 Board ...
Board document > Information
FP134 - Colombia REDD+ Results-based Payments for results period 2015-2016
This project recognises Colombia's REDD+ results for ... carbon dioxide equivalent (MtCO₂eq) was presented to the GCF for results-based payments (RBP). The presented results were analysed against the GCF requirements and resulted in a final volume ...
Project > Public sector Colombia 
The Green Climate Fund and the International Development Finance Club: A strategic alliance to realize the full potential of public development banks in financing the green and climate-resilient transition
... the current pandemic we are facing, Public Development Banks are repositioning their role in driving climate ambition ... to aligning their activities with the Paris agreement, and GCF, set up by the UN to help developing countries combat ... development mechanisms. You can find out more about GCF’s work with Public Development Banks here . The Green ...
Document > Joint publication
Policies: Project approval
Project approval The consideration and approval of funding proposals by the GCF is undertaken through a designated Project Approval ... the key steps, requirements, responsibilities, and tasks in GCF’s project and programme cycle, from submission through ...
Basic page > Policy map
Environmental Investment Fund
The Environmental Investment Fund of Namibia (EIF) is a national entity and an ... of its activities overlap with the results areas of the GCF in the areas of natural resource management, green ... Building on its experience, EIF sought accreditation to the GCF in order to maximize the impact of its climate change ...
Organisation > Accredited Entity (AE), Direct (National) Namibia
Saint Lucia Development Bank
The Saint Lucia Development Bank (SLDB), based in Castries, ... development strategies. Through partnership with the GCF, SLDB aims to establish a sustainable adaptation ... and vulnerability. SLDB plans to align its lending with GCF objectives by supporting renewable energy, low-emission ...
Organisation > Accredited Entity (AE), Direct (National) Saint Lucia
Green Climate Fund and World Bank partnership unlocks USD 2.7 billion for climate action, Marshall Islands first to benefit with USD 44M project
GCF Executive Director a.i., Javier Manzanares and Laura Tuck, World Bank Vice President for Sustainable ... that threaten its sustainability. Manzanares stated: “GCF’s strong partnership with the World Bank is a key part ...
Article > Press release 
Re-Gain: Green Climate Fund and AGRA partner to transform Africa's food systems
Despite the challenges posed by the climate crisis, Africa ... levers for Africa’s green growth, the Green Climate Fund (GCF), in collaboration with the AGRA launched Re-Gain, a ... food systems. With project preparation funding from GCF to support development of the programme, GCF and AGRA ...
Article > News update 
Twenty-eighth Green Climate Fund Board meeting approves 15 new projects, USD 1.2 billion for climate action
The Green Climate Fund (GCF) Board has closed its twenty-eighth meeting, approving 15 new ... totaling USD 7.5 billion including USD 1.2 billion in GCF funding and USD 6.3 billion in co-financing, for ...
Article > Press release 
Niue launches community of practice to accelerate climate action in the Pacific
Niue initiated a community of practice that will increase engagement between the Green Climate Fund (GCF) and its Pacific Island partners, such as National ... and regional and national organisations accredited by GCF. Complementing existing structures, this unprecedented ...
Article > News update Niue 
Climate finance should focus on rural sector, says leading Indian lender
The entrepreneurial hero of India’s climate response will more likely be wearing farming ... at the start of a three-day workshop designed to strengthen GCF’s partnerships with its direct access Accredited ... India’s development bank, NABARD, which already has one GCF-approved project , is one of the Fund’s stable of ...
Article > Press release India 
New partnership to mobilise private capital for climate solutions in emerging markets
Just Climate and the Green Climate Fund (GCF) announced the ... most off-track sectors of the economy, and GCF, the world’s climate fund for developing countries, ...
Article > Press release 
Agreement set to increase India's rooftop solar reach
The spread of solar energy across India received a further boost ... Capital Limited, following the initial transfer of GCF funds to NABARD, India’s primary development finance body which is also a GCF Direct Access Accredited Entity . Attending the signing ...
Article > Press release India 
NDA Strengthening and Country Programming support for Turkmenistan and initiating a Regional Approach to Climate Action
Turkmenistan is confronted with increasing climate change induced ... investments in projects with transformational impact. The GCF can play an pivotal role in this process, however the ... to date, there has been no funding dispersed through the GCF Readiness Programme nor any proposal submitted to access ...
Document > Approved readiness proposal Turkmenistan
Accelerating climate action: Seven new climate projects ready for delivery
Seven new projects are ready for implementation after their ... of 18 new projects at B.44, the Green Climate Fund (GCF) and its Accredited Entity partners immediately signed ... The quick turnaround for the seven projects reflects GCF’s commitment and ongoing efforts to accelerate climate ...
Article > News update 
Green Climate Fund Board approves USD 500 million for new climate action, strengthens its Results Management Framework
Funds will help SIDS and LDCs adapt to climate change, catalyse ... provided via Direct Access Entities The Green Climate Fund (GCF) Board has allocated USD 501.1 million in GCF resources for new climate projects at its twenty-ninth ...
Article > Press release 
Colombian President calls for enhanced public-private climate action
Colombian President Juan Manuel Santos Calderón called for urgent ... town is called the world and our race is called humanity." GCF holds Structured Dialogues in different sectors of the ... finance, as well as enhancing understanding of the Fund. GCF Executive Director Howard Bamsey told about 170 ...
Article > Press release Colombia 
Workshop on the draft of the Water Sector Guidelines for DAEs
Water is the primary medium through which climate change impacts ... the livelihoods and well-being of societies. Since 2015, GCF has appraised and financed a wide range of water ... GCF has requested the Netherlands government to develop Guidelines on how good water projects can be designed. Such ...
Event > Events organised / involving GCF 
At a turning point: Catalysing climate finance in the era of COVID-19
As the world’s largest dedicated climate fund supporting ... countries respond to the challenge of climate change, GCF has a vital role to play in implementing the Paris ... and SDGs. Committed to both adaptation and mitigation, GCF can tailor investments to address the specific barriers ...
Event > Events organised / involving GCF 
XV World Forestry Congress
The World Forestry Congress (WFC) is the world’s largest forest-related ... ecosystems, and livelihoods. The Green Climate Fund’s (GCF) participation in the WFC highlights the opportunities ... management and restoration. Forests and land use , one of GCF’s eight key result areas, accounts for over 14 per ...
Event > Events organised / involving GCF 
The International Development Finance Club and the Green Climate Fund join forces to support Public Development Banks in financing the green transition
Songdo, South Korea, Paris, France 6th November 2020 – The ... and regional development banks, and the Green Climate Fund (GCF), the world’s largest dedicated financer of climate ... during the virtual press conference, Yannick Glemarec, GCF Executive Director, stated: “While climate finance has ...
Article > Press release 
Disclosure standards
Timing and mode of disclosure The GCF Information Disclosure Policy prescribes ... projects) or 30 days (Category B / I-2 projects) before the GCF or AE Board meeting date, whichever is earlier. No ...
Basic page
Postcard from Katowice: Tuesday, December 4
After David Attenborourgh, broadcaster and natural historian, warned COP yesterday of the ... on Agriculture. This stream of work started on Monday and GCF's role was recognised in supporting resilient ... . On climate finance, two announcements of relevance to GCF to date: the multilateral development banks (including ...
Article > Press release 
NDA Strengthening and Country Programming support for Afghanistan through FAO
Afghanistan is highly vulnerable to the impacts of climate change. ... manage a fruitful partnership with the Green Climate Fund (GCF). The proposed GCF readiness project will support the country to achieve ...
Document > Approved readiness proposal Afghanistan
DCP Webinar - Consultations on the second phase of the Enhancing Direct Access (EDA) Pilot
The Green Climate Fund (GCF) Enhancing Direct Access (EDA) pilot aims to increase access to climate finance ... adaptation actions, especially at the local level. The GCF EDA was launched as a pilot in June 2016, and it is ...
Event > Webinar 