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GCF rolls out new and improved Readiness Programme
The Green Climate Fund (GCF) recently launched its revised Readiness and Preparatory Support Programme (the ... national and regional organisations accredited to GCF (Direct Access Entities). The revised Readiness builds ...
Article > News update 
GCF to ramp up climate investment in South Sudan
Juba, South Sudan—Executive Director Mafalda Duarte headed the Green Climate Fund’s (GCF) first-ever delegation to South Sudan and committed to ... forced the country’s schools to close for two weeks, the GCF delegation met with H.E. President Salva Kiir Mayardit, ...
Article > News update South Sudan 
Workshop: GCF supporting direct access entities
The Green Climate Fund is convening its national and regional accredited entities ... and social safeguards (ESS) and gender policy at GCF headquarters in Songdo. The training is being offered ... operations with the Fund. Recipient countries can access GCF resources through direct access entities they propose ...
Article > Press release 
Brussels Capital Region pledges €500,000 to GCF
Ms. Céline Fremault, Minister of Environment of the Brussels Capital Region, pledged ... new and additional funding,” she said when visiting the GCF stand on the occasion of the 21st Conference of the ... Paris. Paris Brussels Capital Region pledges €500,000 to GCF ...
Article > Press release 
President of Senegal calls for adequate resources for GCF
His Excellency Macky Sall, President of Senegal, today used ... over the coming ten years. The President later met with GCF’s Executive Director, Héla Cheikhrouhou, at the ... His full statement can be watched here (in French). The GCF stand is located in Hall 3 of the Blue Zone at COP21. ...
Article > Press release Senegal 
GCF publishes first funding proposals for Board consideration
The Green Climate Fund published today its first set of funding proposals that will be ... next month. The fact sheet below presents an overview of GCF’s early portfolio development. Since July 2015, the ... sector entities, eight of which have been submitted to the GCF Board for its consideration. The proposals cover a range ...
Article > Press release 
GCF Regional Dialogue with East and South Asia
The Regional Dialogue will convene National Designated Authorities (NDAs), Accredited Entities (AEs), ... (DPs), and other partners of the Green Climate Fund (GCF) to deepen and accelerate country-driven engagement and ... needs, and climate vulnerabilities; and Share updates on GCF’s strategic direction to enable simpler, faster, and ...
Event > Structured dialogue Sri Lanka 
Luxembourg and GCF meet to discuss climate finance mobilization
During COP 22, Luxembourg’s Environment Minister, Ms. Carole Dieschbourg, and the ... the Fund’s progress over the past year, as well as GCF’s role in unlocking international climate finance ... other governments to make a significant contribution to GCF in order to guarantee the successful implementation of ...
Article > Press release Luxembourg 
Guyana signs grant agreement with GCF in Paris
Guyana today signed a readiness grant agreement with the Green Climate ... to Guyana to help the country build capacity to access GCF funding for its priority projects in the future. The grant agreement was signed at the GCF stand at the Paris climate conference. H.E. Raphael ...
Article > Press release Guyana 
GCF’s PPMS Readiness Report Module Webinar
The GCF Secretariat has been expanding the portfolio performance management system ... was launched in October 2022. During this webinar, the GCF Secretariat will introduce the newly developed report ...
Event > Webinar 
Javier Manzanares appointed as GCF Deputy Executive Director
Javier Manzanares has been appointed as the Green Climate Fund's first ... half of 2016. Announcing the appointment, Howard Bamsey, GCF Executive Director stated, 'I am delighted that Javier ... to this position, and to have the opportunity to strengthen GCF's contribution to global efforts on climate change. ...
Article > Press release 
GCF expands private sector reach with IFC agreement
The Green Climate Fund has signed an agreement with the International Finance ... Master Agreements (AMAs) is a prerequisite for GCF Accredited Entities like IFC to implement GCF-supported climate projects. “Climate change is a ...
Article > Press release 
GCF hosts first regional workshop for Latin America
The Green Climate Fund hosted its first regional workshop for Latin American ... focused on accelerating countries’ engagement with GCF and providing a platform to exchange knowledge among ... climate priorities and projects. Sessions provided guidance on how to access the GCF and the support modalities ...
Article > Press release Honduras 
France and Canada convert their pledges into usable resources for GCF
The governments of France and Canada today signed agreements with the ... and livelihoods of their people.” With this development, GCF has reached approximately USD 6.5 billion equivalent in ... 40 countries, regions, and cities have made pledges to GCF. The Fund encourages all contributors to rapidly convert ...
Article > Press release Canada France 
Nomination letter template for application for accreditation to GCF
The content of this section will soon be revised The GCF Board adopted the ... letter template for application for accreditation to GCF ...
Document > Template
Summary of outcomes of the 25th meeting of the GCF Board
... 25th meeting of the Board (B.25) of the Green Climate Fund (GCF) took place from 10 to 12 March 2020. Mr. Nauman Bhatti and Ms. Sue Szabo presided over the meeting as Co-Chairs. This ... the meeting Summary of outcomes of the 25th meeting of the GCF Board ...
Document > Summary of outcomes of the meeting of the GCF Board
Agreement heralds closer GCF-China ties
The Green Climate Fund has achieved a major milestone in its relationship with China ... civilization and improving environmental quality.” GCF General Counsel Rutger de Witt Wijnen said the Fund is ... The signing marks the 20th endorsement through AMAs of GCF’s Accredited Entities. Accredited Entities are key to ...
Article > Press release China 
FP039 - GCF-EBRD Egypt Renewable Energy Financing Framework
Scaling up renewable energy in Egypt through renewable ... totalling USD 1 billion. This will be done by blending GCF and EBRD financing to leverage debt financing from ... debt. The Framework will use debt financing from EBRD and GCF of up to USD 500 million, including up to USD 150 ...
Project > Private sector Egypt 
Samoa grants Privileges and Immunities status to GCF
The Government of the Independent State of Samoa today signed an agreement with the Green ... Nations system. The Executive Director ad interim of the GCF Secretariat, Mr Javier Manzanares said the granting of ... nations have granted Privileges and Immunities status to GCF. Four of these countries belong to the group of Pacific ...
Article > Press release Samoa 
Introductory Webinar on GCF Country Programme Guidance
The Green Climate Fund will host a webinar on the recently published GCF Country Programme Guidance. National Designated Authorities, Accredited ...
Event > Webinar 
GCF and ADB agreement to improve hydromet services in Tajikistan
The Green Climate Fund (GCF) and the Asian Development Bank (ADB) have signed an agreement to ... development planning,” says Jerry Velasquez, Director of GCF’s Mitigation and Adaptation Division. “Better data ...
Article > Press release Tajikistan 
Kyrgyzstan sees GCF partnership as key to its future
Kyrgyzstan views cooperation with the Green Climate Fund as a ... Askar Beshimov, said during a meeting with Mr Bamsey at GCF headquarters in Songdo, Korea. “The Kyrgyz ... Sooronbay Jeenbekov has told me that cooperation with GCF is one of the biggest goals in formulating our road map ...
Article > Press release Kyrgyzstan 
DR Congo signs grant agreement with GCF in Paris
The Democratic Republic of Congo yesterday signed a readiness grant agreement with the Green ... Nature Conservation, and Sustainable Development, at the GCF stand during the Paris COP talks. The funding will help DR Congo prepare to access investment funding from GCF for mitigation and adaptation projects. DR Congo was ...
Article > Press release Democratic Republic of the Congo (the) 
Pakistan visits GCF, prepares for readiness grant
On a visit to GCF Headquarters last week, the Government of ... including those for renewable energy. Explaining GCF’s unique investment framework to the delegation, Ms. ... its potential climate action. Specialists from GCF provided guidance on the Fund’s accreditation process and financing ...
Article > Press release Pakistan 
GCF Caribbean consultations chart paths to greater resilience
The Green Climate Fund is consulting with its partners in the Caribbean to explore ... powerful storm ever recorded in the Atlantic Ocean. The GCF consultations, running from 10 to 19 December, will ... in the Caribbean. In addition to supporting mitigation, GCF is scaling up its financing to help countries enhance ...
Article > Press release Multiple countries 
GCF finance allocation builds Tuvalu’s resilience
The Green Climate Fund is transferring funds to help strengthen the island nation of ... threats of rising sea levels and destructive cyclones. GCF is sending the first USD 2 million tranche of its USD 36 million contribution to UNDP, a GCF Accredited Entity, to reduce the vulnerability of one of ...
Article > Press release Tuvalu 
GCF webinar on the Readiness Results Management Framework (RRMF)
Introductory webinar on the implementation of the Readiness Results Management Framework (RRMF) introduces for the ... newly adopted RRMF which is planned to be used in all new GCF Readiness Proposals and for reporting against existing ... monitor and track in a standardized manner the results of GCF readiness grants, and the ways these grants contribute ...
Event > Webinar 
GCF hosts knowledge management spring meeting for IFIs
The International Financial Institutions’ (IFIs) Community of Practice for Knowledge ... Spring Meeting that was convened by the Green Climate Fund (GCF) on 21-22 April. Representatives from 14 organizations ... outcomes. Led by the facilitators, George Zedginidze, GCF Head of Knowledge and Change Management and Professor ...
Article > News update 
GCF Country Programme and Readiness Needs Assessment for Palau
While Palau has received some support to strengthen institutional ... the NDA office capacity, developing Palau’s first GCF Country Programme, and undertaking a Readiness Needs ... from knowledge exchange on climate finance. Palau GCF Country Programme and Readiness Needs Assessment for ...
Document > Approved readiness proposal Palau
Implementing the new GCF urban strategy in Africa
Your excellencies, dear colleagues, ladies and gentlemen, I am sorry not to ... as a contribution to the Policy Action Lab on the new GCF Urban Strategy in Africa. As the world’s largest ... potential – and challenges – of urban growth in Africa. GCF plays an essential role in financing resilient urban ...
Article > Speech