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Cook Islands: First and fastest Green Climate Fund country project
... project in the Cook Islands took 20 days from GCF Board approval to the first disbursement of funding. The ... which USD 12.5 million is funded by the Green Climate Fund (GCF), focuses on improving health outcomes for all Cook ... seamlessly with the GCF Readiness and Preparatory Support Programme objectives, but also embodies the GCF core ...
Article > Press release Cook Islands 
REDD+
... roughly associated with readiness (which is different from GCF’s Readiness funding programme), implementation, and payment for results. Phase 1 ... following the verification of emission reductions.. GCF implemented its pilot programme for results-based ...
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Climate change hurting the poor, Mali President says in call for action
... approach to tackle the inequalities of climate change at GCF's Structured Dialogue with Africa, which concludes ... the inaugural event in South Africa in October 2016. GCF Executive Director Howard Bamsey emphasised the key role ... climate action, including through the Fund's Readiness programme and Project Preparation Facility . A key focus was ...
Article > Press release Mali 
New General Counsel joins Green Climate Fund
The Green Climate Fund (GCF) is pleased to announce the arrival of Raul Herrera who ... and financial transactions, Mr. Herrera will act as GCF’s chief legal adviser for a six-month period, ... American Bank for Economic Integration. His interim role at GCF includes providing legal advice to GCF’s Executive ...
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Bolstering the resilience of poor, climate-vulnerable communities
A new Green Climate Fund (GCF) project to increase the resilience of marginalised ... comes at a critical time. Project activities launched by GCF’s partner, the Palli Karma-Sahayak Foundation (PKSF), ... project at PKSF. This is PKSF's first collaboration with GCF. The project progressed from the signing of legal ...
Article > Press release Bangladesh 
Green Climate Fund exceeds USD 10 billion replenishment mark
The Green Climate Fund (GCF) has achieved a milestone in its mission to progress ... climate action in developing countries with pledges to GCF’s first replenishment now reaching over USD 10 ... Government’s pledge this week of EUR 100 million, GCF reached the USD 10 billion mark - calculated at ...
Article > Press release 
The Green Climate Fund and Africa Finance Corporation sign project agreement for the Infrastructure Climate Resilient Fund (ICRF)
The Green Climate Fund (GCF) and Africa Finance Corporation (AFC) signed a project ... as a new asset class in the African investment landscape. GCF’s USD 240 million junior first-loss equity investment ... infrastructure services across 19 countries. It is GCF’s largest equity investment in Africa to date. The ...
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Strengthening institutional capacities and processes to enhance project development and to increase mobilization of climate finance for the implementation of Nationally Designated Contributions (NDCs) and the Long-Term Strategy (LTS) in Chile.
... the need to prioritize and enhance its engagement with the GCF to: i) increase the level of international climate ... approve climate change projects to be presented before the GCF and bolster the role of national entities in the formulation and implementation of GCF-supported projects. The main barriers this Readiness ...
Document > Approved readiness proposal Chile
Postcard from Katowice: Friday, December 14
This is the final GCF postcard from Katowice, but it may not be the final day ... and other texts, which includes the Guidance to GCF from the COP. If you’ve been reading the daily ... exhibition centre is being packed up, and that includes the GCF pavilion, our home for the last two weeks. Negotiators ...
Article > Press release Multiple countries 
Climate finance forum shows Pacific potential
... to climate change, brought together a range of key GCF partners to share climate approaches and provide clarity ... of renewable energy and energy efficiency,” said GCF Executive Director Howard Bamsey. Mr Bamsey pointed out ... already has a strong presence in the growing portfolio of GCF-supported projects. The Fund has approved seven projects ...
Article > Press release 
United Kingdom pledges to double contribution to Green Climate Fund
The Green Climate Fund (GCF) welcomes today’s announcement that the United Kingdom ... climate change goals.” Responding to the announcement, GCF Executive Director Yannick Glemarec stated: “The Green ... countries. The announcement to double contributions to GCF shows strong UK international leadership in responding ...
Article > Press release United Kingdom 
Barbados launches first Caribbean climate resilience project
... in Barbados (WSRN S-Barbados) project, the first GCF-funded project in the Caribbean to move to ... (CCCCC), a direct access Accredited Entity that carries out GCF projects in the region. Speaking at the project launch, ... million from GCF. In addition to multi-country regional programmes, Barbados is one of three Caribbean Countries ...
Article > Press release Barbados 
Portfolio dashboard
... Funded Activity Agreement (FAA) is an agreement signed by GCF and the Accredited Entity that establishes how a project ... an AE meets certain conditions negotiated and agreed with GCF. Once the FAA is effective, the project is considered to ... Accredited Entity can then request disbursal of funds from GCF to carry out the project activities. Portfolio dashboard ...
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EBRD and Green Climate Fund join forces to support major renewable energy project in Egypt
... and Development (EBRD) and the Green Climate Fund (GCF) are teaming up to make a major contribution to a USD$ 1 ... Funding for this initiative, the largest contribution by GCF since it began full-scale operations, is expected to ... established in 2010 to finance climate change projects and programmes that help developing countries adapt to climate ...
Article > Press release Egypt 
Jamaica and Norway lead countries in call for ambitious replenishment of Green Climate Fund ahead of Climate Action Summit
... dedicated to the replenishment of the Green Climate Fund (GCF). The event showed a huge level of support for GCF, with a number of developed countries present indicating ... Germany to announce a doubling of its contributions to the GCF at COP24 in December 2018. Participants included the ...
Article > Press release Jamaica Norway 
Strengthening synergies: the role of the Green Climate Fund in implementing the Paris Agreement and the 2030 agenda
... bring together high-level representatives from governments, GCF accredited entities, UN agencies, financial ... interactive Q&A session. Panelists will discuss the role of GCF in identifying key areas to mobilise action, resources, ... Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). They will explore the GCF’s key priorities in accelerating climate finance to ...
Event > Events organised / involving GCF United States 
Results areas
Result areas GCF seeks to have an impact within eight mitigation and ... between funding for mitigation and adaptation initiatives. GCF strives to ensure that our investments drive a paradigm ... stakeholders to ensure a strategic approach when developing programmes and projects, while respecting the needs and ...
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Accelerating REDD+ implementation
... global target. The UNFCCC specifically recognized the GCF as a key funding avenue for channeling REDD+ RBPs.1 The GCF began offering such payments in 2017, and funding ... has been prepared as part of the ongoing development of GCF’s sectoral guidance on forest and land use result ...
Document > Working paper
Adaptation: Accelerating action towards a climate resilient future
... distinction between them, and discusses the avenues that GCF is developing to tackle them, together with countries ... based upon national adaptation policies and plans, we hope GCF can catalyse a paradigm shift in the way countries ... working with a large range of partners and stakeholders. GCF has a strong commitment to supporting countries and ...
Document > Working paper
Thematic brief: Adaptation
The Green Climate Fund (GCF) is committed to investing in developing countries’ ... efforts to adapt to the effects of climate change. GCF is delivering on our targets for adaptation and ... projects in developing countries and our Readiness Programme is helping countries to carry out their adaptation ...
Document > Thematic brief
Annual Performance Report - Financial Information (Section 3)
The Annual Performance Report (APR) is defined in the GCF Monitoring and Accountability Framework and represents the main annual monitoring tool of GCF-Funded Activities to be provided by accredited entities, ... the Funded Activity Agreement(s) for each approved project/programme. The APR consists of four main sections, covering: ...
Document > Template
Growing ambition: the role of the Green Climate Fund in scaling up finance for climate action
... currently attract only 20% of all climate finance? The GCF’s Executive Director, Yannick Glemarec, emphasized : ... impacts are materializing faster than expected. GCF was established to promote a paradigm shift in our fight ... climate fund supporting developing countries and the GCF accounted for two thirds of all multilateral climate ...
Article > Press release 
Compilation of submissions: Revisions to the Green Climate Fund’s Environmental and Social Policy (ESP) to reaffirm the Fund’s commitment to addressing Sexual Exploitation, Sexual Abuse, and Sexual Harassment
On 19 April 2021, the Green Climate Fund (GCF) published a call for public inputs inviting ... to the Environmental and Social Policy (ESP) of the GCF. These proposed revisions reaffirm the Fund’s ... Sexual Abuse, and Sexual Harassment (SEAH). The GCF Secretariat provided the draft revisions after initial ...
Document > Call for input
Enhancing resilience and adaptive capacity of urban and peri-urban communities to the impact of climate change through urban and peri-urban food systems in Namibia
The AE seeks support from the GCF’s Project Preparation Facility to undertake all ... a comprehensive Funding Proposal for submission to GCF for its project titled “Enhancing the resilience and ... Economic Assessment Funding Proposal for submission to GCF Pre-contract services, including the revision of tender ...
Document > Approved project preparation funding application Namibia
Pegasys Limited
... access to climate finance by designing projects and programmes that align policy priorities, investor interests, ... local knowledge with technical expertise across all eight GCF result areas. With a track record in developing successful GCF funding proposals and an in-depth understanding of GCF ...
Organisation > PPF service firm
Sustainable Adaptation for Healthcare Advancement in the MENA Region (SAHA)
... and Iraq). The CN received CIC2 endorsement from the GCF Secretariat to develop a Funding Proposal (FP) on March ... funding to support FP development and was invited by the GCF Secretariat to apply. In addition to the USD $1,103,784 requested from GCF, Pathfinder will provide USD $287,500 of in-kind ...
Document > Approved project preparation funding application Multiple countries
Call for public submissions: Sexual Exploitation, Abuse and Harassment Policy
... twenty-first meeting, the Board of the Green Climate Fund (GCF) approved the 2019 Work Plan of the Independent ... within the overall integrity policy framework of the GCF. This draft policy is intended to be submitted to the ... collaborates and consults in recommending improvements to GCF’s integrity policies and procedures (Decision ...
Document > Call for input
Compilation of submissions: Monitoring and Accountability Framework Call for Public Input
On 30 July 2015, the GCF published a call for public input that invited ... topics to provide inputs to support the development of the GCF’s initial monitoring and accountability framework. The deadline for submissions was 17 August 2015 and the GCF Secretariat has subsequently collected and compiled all ...
Document > Call for input
Entity Support for South Africa through SANBI
SANBI is seeking readiness support from the GCF to: i) strengthen SANBI’s financial management and ... the need to improve systems to deal with the anticipated GCF programme of work, and to manage compliance with GCF ...
Document > Approved readiness proposal South Africa
Reporting guidelines for the Simplified Approval Process (SAP)
... guideline document responds to decision B.32/05 made by the GCF Board to develop guidance and templates for the ... results-based monitoring and reporting system, based on the GCF integrated results management framework to simplify the ... (APR) template. By providing this targeted support, the GCF Secretariat hopes to simplify the process, reducing both ...
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