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European Investment Bank and Green Climate Fund sign partnership agreement
... at EIB’s headquarters in Luxembourg by Howard Bamsey, GCF Executive Director, and Jonathan Taylor, EIB Vice ... Howard Bamsey stated the partnership between EIB and GCF is a crucial one, since it has the potential to finance ... establish the terms and conditions for partnerships between GCF and its Accredited Entities. The signing of AMAs is a ...
Article > Press release EIB 
Green Climate Fund and its partners launch the Alliance for Hydromet Development
... Development . As a founding member, the Green Climate Fund (GCF) joined the Alliance to unite efforts to close the ... gap on early warnings and climate information by 2030. GCF and other members of the Alliance have committed ... Islamic Development Bank, United Nations Development Programme, United Nations Environment Programme, World Bank, ...
Article > Press release AfDB 
Tonga Coastal Resilience project launched in Nuku’alofa
... the Government of Tonga alongside the Green Climate Fund (GCF) and the UN Development Programme (UNDP) signed the project document for the Tonga ... Coastal Resilience Project on 29 August 2024. Funded by GCF, this landmark initiative – with a total budget of USD ...
Article > Press release Tonga UNDP 
Adaptation Fund, Green Climate Fund Convene First Community of Practice Meeting of Direct Access Entities to Climate Finance
... change, the Adaptation Fund (AF), Green Climate Fund (GCF), African Development Bank (AfDB) and South African ... than 30 accredited implementing entities from both AF and GCF in Durban, South Africa June 5-7. The meeting is aimed ... design and implementation learnings. As part of the meeting programme, SANBI looks forward to showcasing the benefits ...
Article > Press release United States AfDB 
Climate finance for sustaining peace and security
... challenges in fragile states. For example, last year, GCF projects were brought to a halt in two countries that ... credit rating and find it difficult to attract investment. GCF has a higher risk management and tolerance capacity than ... region. Together with its partners, GCF is investing in a programmatic, regional approach, supporting sustainable ...
Article > Speech
COP27 summit host Egypt is first country to adopt Climate Investment Plan in partnership with Green Climate Fund
The Green Climate Fund (GCF) and the Arab Republic of Egypt’s Ministry of ... to embark on the development of an investment plan with GCF. Speaking at the launch of the announcement at Egypt’s ... of COP27. Without a clear financial plan - for all the nice programmes and projects - nothing will happen on the ...
Article > Press release Egypt 
Running dry: Racing against time to secure our water future
... their full and effective use. The Green Climate Fund (GCF) recognises the urgent need for a comprehensive, ... However, these measures alone won't suffice. This is why GCF utilizes innovative financial tools, mobilising private ... to help expand our water security portfolio. To date, GCF has mobilised USD 2.8 billion to water security, ...
Article > Insights 
Catalysing transformative climate resilient infrastructure through private investment
... Climate Fund (SnCF) funded by the Green Climate Fund (GCF). The SnCF is an innovative climate finance partnership between GCF, Pegasus Capital Partners, IUCN, R20, BNP Paribas and ... and sub-national markets across 42 developing countries. GCF approved a USD 150 million first loss equity investment ...
Article > Press release 
Harnessing climate science to guide climate investments
... a visit to the headquarters of the Green Climate Fund (GCF), the Chair of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate ... science and climate finance in a bilateral meeting with GCF’s Executive Director Héla Cheikhrouhou, in which he ... high impact proposals of paradigm-shifting projects and programmes, and if this requires boosting climate science, ...
Article > Press release 
Enhancing climate finance and investment in LAC banking sector
... with the national designated authorities (NDAs) to the GCF. In response to this institutional path in climate ... Climate finance for submission to the Green Climate Fund (GCF). The objective of the project is to generate evidence ... Financial Institutions involvement in NDCs and Country Programme implementation processes, by producing situational ...
Document > Approved readiness proposal Multiple countries
Capacity enhancement of the National Designated Authority and other relevant stakeholders in Sri Lanka to re-evaluate technical needs for climate change adaptation and mitigation and assess climate finance priorities for agriculture by developing innovative climate smart investment mechanisms through increased partnerships between public and private sectors
... adaptation technologies, along with the updated NDCs and GCF requirements. Intersectoral/cross-sectoral ... the above-mentioned gaps, while building on the previous GCF Readiness and Preparatory Support projects. FAO, the delivery partner for this proposal, is also a GCF Accredited Entity (AE) and thus brings together a wealth ...
Document > Approved readiness proposal Sri Lanka FAO
Global fund for coral reefs- reef-based climate resilience finance
... in doing this is how to find new sources of investment. GCF’s growing climate finance portfolio as the world’s ... supporting nature-based climate solutions. Close to half of GCF funds (48%) is allocated for adaptation while 52% is for ... you about a way we are mobilising finance at scale in a programme specifically targeting coral reef protection. ...
Article > Speech
Jamaica Country Programme
... of significant financing becomes a priority. This Country Programme (CP) aims to support and streamline the actions of Jamaica to engage with GCF. The CP prepared with financing from the GCF Readiness and Preparatory Support Programme will provide ...
Document > Country programme Jamaica
PPF request for the Tanzania Agriculture Climate Adaptation Technology Deployment Programme
This programme will enable CRDB Bank to offer innovative ... CRDB Bank is seeking to mobilize US$ 560,500.00 of GCF grant resources to undertake the activities and studies ... sound funding proposal able to meet the requirements of the GCF while supporting the transformational potential and ...
Document > Approved project preparation funding application Tanzania CRDB
Enhancing Direct Access to Climate Finance in Fiji – Phase 2
... with the approval of Fiji Development Bank (FDB)’s first GCF project as a direct access entity (DAE), completion of a Country Programme by the Climate Change and International ... its application to become an accredited entity to the GCF. However, gaps still remain to build capacity of the NDA ...
Document > Approved readiness proposal Fiji GGGI
Making blended finance work for nature-based solutions
... the innovative approaches taken by the Green Climate Fund (GCF) and its partners to catalyze finance at scale. This ... mechanisms. It also aims to share the experiences of GCF and its partners in designing examples of these and ...
Document > Working paper
Building national capacity to improve access to climate finance
... entity whose file is at stage 1: completeness check by the GCF Secretariat, to have proven expertise in mobilizing ... climate finance and developing climate projects and programmes with a view to strengthening the resilience of ... (DAEs) have established capacity to meet and maintain the GCF’s accreditation standards; and accredited DAEs have ...
Document > Approved readiness proposal Burkina Faso EIF
Information session 3 on the operational modalities for the 2024-2027 strategy
On 13 August 2024, the GCF held an information session on the new Readiness ... strategy for the Readiness and Preparatory Support Programme. National Designated Authorities (NDAs), Focal ... step-by-step process for (i) direct access, (ii) using the GCF pool of pre-qualified DPs, and (iii) the hybrid ...
Event > Webinar 
2021 P4G Seoul Summit, Green New Deal: Clean transition to the green economy
... Ministry of Economy and Finance and the Green Climate Fund (GCF). The session aims to provide a forum to highlight countries’ green recovery policies, GCF’s support for the transition, and to discuss how ...
Event > Events organised / involving GCF Republic of Korea (the) 
International Financial Institutions Knowledge Management Community of Practice annual meeting
The Green Climate Fund (GCF)’s Head of Knowledge and Change Management, George ... Knowledge Management Community of Practice. As such, GCF is proud to organize the third Annual Workshop of the ...
Event > Events organised / involving GCF 
The Green Climate Fund hosts its first Annual Meeting with the Thematic Bodies of the UNFCCC in Marrakech
... efforts to enhance the relationship and collaboration of GCF with the thematic bodies of the UNFCCC. The participants ... of the thematic bodies welcomed the initiative of the GCF Board to take action on strengthening their ...
Article > Press release 
Strategic frameworks and entity support for Antigua and Barbuda, Dominica, Grenada, Saint Kitts and Nevis, Saint Lucia through OECS Commission
... and the Paris Agreement (PA) are at various stages in their GCF respective readiness processes. Antigua and Barbuda, Grenada and Dominica have already secured GCF funding for concrete project activities through the ...
Document > Approved readiness proposal Multiple countries
Inclusive Green Financing Initiative ( IGREENFIN) : Greening Agricultural Banks & financial sector to Foster Climate Resilient and Low Emission Smallholder in 5 West African Countries of the Green Great Wall Initiative (GGWI)
... finance brand” and the first Green Climate Fund (GCF) lending regional programme to be implemented at scale in five West African ... and Climate Resilient Agriculture project approved by the GCF in November 2019. Burkina Faso Côte d'Ivoire Ghana Mali ...
Document > Concept note Multiple countries IFAD
Transforming Finance to Unlock Climate Action in the Caribbean
... Bank (CDB) is requesting financial resources from the GCF Project Preparation Facility (PPF) to develop a full ... Finance to Unlock Climate Action in the Caribbean programme (hereafter referred to as “the programme”). ... of finance. The programme will accomplish this by blending GCF and CDB resources to extend concessional lines of credit ...
Document > Approved project preparation funding application Multiple countries CDB
Letter of Request for Change of Approved Readiness and Preparatory Support Programme Proposal
The content of this page will soon be revised GCF is transitioning to a programmatic approach to readiness according to its new ... logical-framework) by submitting these completed forms for GCF’s consideration. Please note that the application must ...
Document > Template
Enhancing resilience of communities, smallholders and ecosystems to climate change impacts through adapting and scaling up land/resources used systems in the Marajo archipelago in Brazil
... Salvaterra, Cachoeira do Arari and Soure. PPF support from GCF is needed to conduct studies to strengthen the overall ... included in the final proposal, and later submitted to the GCF for funding consideration. Furthermore, the PPF will be ...
Document > Approved project preparation funding application Brazil FundacionAvina
The Amazon bioeconomy fund
... key role in absorbing and storing the world’s carbon. GCF's Amazon Bioeconomy Fund aims to reduce the impacts of ... that sustainably use natural capital and forest assets. The programme will focus on prioritizing natural capital and ... With a catalytic investment of USD 279 million from GCF, private investment will be encouraged in six key areas ...
Document > Case study Multiple countries IDB
Readiness Support for the Implementation of the IRMF for Alternative Energy Promotion Centre
... climate friendly cooking solutions” (CCS) approved by the GCF Board at B.30. The proposed Readiness Support for the ... development and capacity building in the light of updated GCF result architecture as per the IRMF. In addition to ...
Document > Approved readiness proposal Nepal AEPC
Thirty-fifth meeting of the Board
... The logistics note for the meeting is available on the GCF website . The online registration system (ORS) for ... regarding registration, please contact registration@gcfund.org . In accordance with the Information Disclosure ... Fund, the formal Board meeting will be webcast live on the GCF website. Thirty-fifth meeting of the Board ...
Document > Notification
Stage 1 Accreditation support of Direct Access Entities for on-lending and/or blending fiduciary functions
... and NDA in accreditation and scaling up climate change programmes/best practices. This Readiness grant aims to ... domestic financial institutions/banks, to meet and fulfill GCF’s accreditation standards and requirements for ... as to strengthen the capacity of NDA and nominated DAEs on GCF accreditation. The beneficiaries of this Readiness ...
Document > Approved readiness proposal Lao People's Democratic Republic (the) GGGI