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GCF side event asks ‘what makes a good project?’
... early experiences of putting together project proposals for GCF’s consideration. He called upon developing countries ... with expertise in household solar power. The Minister also noted that the Rwandan Ministry of Natural Resources had ... consideration. These could be brought to the Fund either as concept notes to explore early ideas or as fully-fledged ...
Article > Press release 
GCF at COP29 summary
The Conference of Parties (COP) is an important platform for the Green Climate Fund (GCF), providing an opportunity for the Fund to interact with ... and events to meetings and negotiation tracks. GCF takes guidance from the COP on its policies, programming ...
Article > News update Azerbaijan 
GCF Readiness Results - Vanuatu
At the fifteenth meeting of the GCF Board (B.15) in December 2016, the Pacific island country of Vanuatu was awarded a grant for a Climate ... At the December 2016 Samoa Board meeting, Board members noted that the Vanuatu CIS project represents one of the ...
Article > Press release Vanuatu 
GCF at COP27
The dust has settled on a frenetic two weeks in the Sharm ... activities that took place over the two weeks is striking. GCF took part in 359 engagements at COP27, along with ... the necessity of GCF with a paragraph that “Takes note of the report on the determination of the needs of ...
Article > News update 
GCF at COP28: A wrap up of outcomes at COP28
This year’s COP ended on a dramatic note with an agreement by ... for the second replenishment of the Green Climate Fund (GCF). Additionally, hundreds of countries endorsed new ...
Article > News update 
41 funders, partners endorse new guiding principles for financing climate and health solutions to protect health
A consortium of multilateral development banks and funders, countries, and philanthropies today published the Guiding Principles for Financing Climate and Health ...
Article > Press release 
GCF in Brief: Simplified Approval Process
The Green Climate Fund is moving quickly to build a large and transformative project ... streamline the approval of certain small scale projects, GCF’s Board has approved a new approach: the Simplified ... a reduction in time and effort required to go from project conception to implementation. GCF in Brief: Simplified ...
Document > GCF in Brief
Afghanistan advances GCF country programming
The Green Climate Fund (GCF) and the Government of Afghanistan completed two virtual ... and ministries on developing strategic climate project pre-concept notes. The 12 pre-concept notes reviewed ranged from solar ...
Article > News update 
GCF/B.41/14 - Proposal for establishing GCF regional presence
This document outlines a comprehensive proposal to establish a GCF regional presence to enhance its support for developing ... document provides a proposed implementation in phases to guide the rollout of a GCF regional presence. The proposal ...
Board document > Action item
GCF/B.37/13 - Sustainable and responsible investment of GCF funds held in the GCF Trust Fund
Decision B.34/02, “requests the Secretariat and the Trustee to ... held in the Green Climate Fund Trust Fund.” Currently all GCF assets at the World Bank are held in two portfolios with ... held at the World Bank, including those held in the above noted portfolios. Only one World Bank option/portfolio ...
Board document > Action item
GCF seeks guidance on its REDD+ role
The Green Climate Fund will host three webinars on 15 March 2017 seeking feedback into its ... organisations and relevant stakeholders an opportunity to guide the GCF Secretariat’s formulation of an upcoming request for ...
Article > Press release 
Capacity building to support Accreditation, Planning, Programming and Implementation of GCF-funded activities in St. Kitts and Nevis
... to be met, to increase likelihood of accreditation to the GCF. The Readiness is also important for realizing a policy, ... to Readiness financing, support the development of one concept note and share lessons learnt among DAEs. Saint Kitts and ...
Document > Approved readiness proposal Saint Kitts and Nevis
The Maldives and GCF strengthen legal partnership
The Government of the Republic of Maldives has signed an agreement with the Green Climate Fund (GCF) granting the Fund privileges and immunities in line ... and those applied in the United Nations system. GCF Executive Director Yannick Glemarec and the Maldives ...
Article > Press release Maldives 
GCF and GIZ sign partnership agreement
The Green Climate Fund signed an Accreditation Master Agreement (AMA) today with ... GmbH to carry out climate finance projects approved by the GCF Board. Tanja Gönner, Chair of GIZ’s Management Board, ... even stronger in the future,” stated. GCF Howard Bamsey noted about a third of GIZ’s portfolio is already ...
Article > Press release Germany 
GCF Readiness Results - Antigua and Barbuda
The Caribbean island nation of Antigua and Barbuda is one of the first ... countries to complete their roadmap for engagement with the GCF. Its Country Programme sets forward an ambitious ... access to information; and Finalized three internal policy guides on operations, financial and accounting and ...
Article > Press release Antigua and Barbuda 
GCF/B.40/Inf.12 - Reports from committees, panels and groups of the Board of the Green Climate Fund
This document contains the reports on activities that have ... Technical Advisory Panel (i) Ethics and Audit Committee GCF/B.40/Inf.12 GCF/B.40/Inf.12 Reports from committees, panels and groups ...
Board document > Information
GCF Support to Climate Resilient Recovery
Following the announcement of GCF Support to Climate Resilient Recovery, the webinar will ... have regarding such support. As stated in the Guidance Note on GCF Readiness Support to Climate Resilient Recovery ...
Event > Webinar 
GCF Board Strengthens Fund’s Operations
The second Green Climate Fund (GCF) Board meeting of 2017 ... the Board also agreed on a number of new policies and guidelines to be developed to strengthen and scale up the ... to work more closely with countries at the early concept stage of their projects. In light of these ...
Article > Press release 
GCF publishes timelines for B.34 and B.35
At its thirty-third meeting, the GCF Board decided to hold its ... the AE’s or GCF’s Board decision, whichever is earlier. Note: Please note that all funding proposals submitted to ...
Article > News update 
Tenth meeting of the GCF Board (B.10)
... Green Climate Fund will be held from Monday, 6 July to Thursday, 6 July, in Songdo, Incheon, Republic of Korea. #GCFB10 Opening of the meeting Adoption of the agenda and ... Level of concessional terms for the public sector Brief guideline on the application of the case-by-case provisions ...
Event > Board meeting 
Thirtieth meeting of the GCF Board (B.30)
#GCFB30 Opening of the meeting Adoption of the agenda and ... of the report of the twenty-ninth meeting of the Board Decisions proposed between the twenty-ninth and thirtieth ... simplified approval process Independent assessment of the GCF's Simplified Approval Process Pilot Scheme Update of the ...
Event > Board meeting 
Fourteenth meeting of the GCF Board (B.14)
... the Board of the Green Climate Fund will be held from Wednesday, 21 October to Friday, 14 October, in Songdo, Incheon, Republic of Korea. #GCFB14 Opening of the meeting Adoption of the agenda and ... from committees, panels and groups Matters related to guidance from the Conference of the Parties: Support for ...
Event > Board meeting 
GCF Global Programming Conference 2022
The second GCF Global Programming Conference will be held from 13 to 15 September 2022 in Incheon, Republic of Korea. The Conference will bring together Ministers, GCF National Designated Authorities (NDA) or Focal Points ...
Event > Events organised / involving GCF 
Increasing the Capacity of Bangladesh’s NDA and Direct Access Accredited Entities to Access GCF Resources
... and practice through harmonized training, 2) developing GCF standard projects (e.g., concept notes with a focus on the private sector), and ...
Document > Approved readiness proposal Bangladesh
Eighteenth meeting of the GCF Board (B.18)
... of the Board of the Green Climate Fund will be held from Saturday, 30 September to Monday, 2 October, in Cairo, Egypt. #GCFB18 Opening of the meeting Adoption of the agenda and ... from the Independent Units Workplan of the Board for 2018 Guidance from the Conference of the Parties Actions to be ...
Event > Board meeting 
Strengthening Solomon Islands GCF NDA Capacity to Support Private Sector and Invest in Forest and Energy Reforms to Build Climate Resilience
... such as forestry and energy and formulate high-quality concept notes and funding proposals supported with sound data and evidence to submit to the GCF. To project goal aims to contribute to the climate ...
Document > Approved readiness proposal Solomon Islands
"GCF has a huge role to play"
Speech delivered by GCF Deputy Executive Director Javier ... of you are aware that it has been a tough few weeks for GCF. The last Board meeting was dominated by difficult ... on synergies on climate finance and I have taken note of what countries have suggested as ways to enhance ...
Article > Press release Micronesia (Federated States of) 
Fortieth meeting of the GCF Board (B.40)
#GCFB40 Opening of the meeting Adoption of the agenda and ... of work Report of the thirty-ninth meeting of the Board Decisions proposed between the thirty-ninth and fortieth ... on the activities of the independent units Status of GCF resources, pipeline, and portfolio performance ...
Event > Board meeting 
Seventeenth meeting of the GCF Board (B.17)
The seventeeth meeting of the Board of the Green Climate Fund ... Thursday, 6 July, in Songdo, Incheon, Republic of Korea. #GCFB17 Opening of the meeting Adoption of the agenda and ... from committees, panels and groups Matters related to guidance from the Conference of the Parties Sixth report of ...
Event > Board meeting 
Sixteenth meeting of the GCF Board (B.16)
The sixteenth meeting of the Board of the Green Climate Fund ... Thursday, 6 April, in Songdo, Incheon, Republic of Korea. #GCFB16 Opening of the meeting Adoption of the agenda and ... programme of the Secretariat for 2017 Matters related to guidance from the Conference of the Parties Update on ...
Event > Board meeting 