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Postcard from Katowice: Saturday, December 8
... group, the working group considering the guidance for GCF. Although the new text is under three pages long - with ... arising from the IEU review of the Fund's readiness programme, which was discussed at GCF's side event earlier this week. And there seems sure to ...
Article > Press release 
Zambia Finance Minister signs grant agreement during Livingstone Board meeting
... capacity building and the identification of adaptation programmes to realize Zambia's Intended Nationally ... week that Zambia has the honour of hosting the first ever GCF Board meeting in Africa,” he said. Each country that ... Zambia, have stressedthe importance of working with GCF in order to achieve the goals of their INDCs. Readiness ...
Article > Press release Zambia 
Synergies between climate finance mechanisms
... A report jointly commissioned by the Green Climate Fund (GCF) and the Climate Investment Funds (CIF) shows that ... multilevel analysis of activities supported by the CIF and GCF, as well as interactions and synergies with the Global ... and resilience building led to improved rates of pilot programme replication, project continuity, scale, and ...
Document > Joint publication
International day for the Elimination of Violence Against Women
... and standards and have always been unacceptable behavior. GCF has a mandatory course on SEAH training for all staff of the secretariat. GCF is committed to gender equality and will work towards ... against women. Yannick Glemarec Executive Director, GCF International day for the Elimination of Violence ...
Article > Statement 
Agriculture adaptation
... have included agricultural adaptation in their NDCs and GCF, to date, has invested $1.6 billion to support climate ... farmers and meet the world’s increasing food demand. The GCF focuses on three transformation pathways: Support to ... of IFAD’s enhanced Adaptation for Smallholder Agiculture programme. We look forward to working with IFAD to help ...
Article > Speech
Ghana Industrial Energy Efficiency Readiness
This GCF Readiness proposal aims to support the implementation of ... The policy work package will identify a concrete list of programmes and actions to attract investment in industrial ... and evaluation. This will also serve as an input to the GCF Country Programme that is currently being developed ...
Document > Approved readiness proposal Ghana UNIDO
Scaling up ecosystem-based approaches to managing climate- intensified disaster risks in vulnerable regions of South Africa
... through scaling up ecosystem-based approaches. The proposed GCF project will undertake: i) rehabilitation of vulnerable ... South Africa. The project Concept Note was submitted to the GCF in September 2019 and endorsed in November 2019, at ... was invited to submit a PPF request. PPF support from the GCF is sought to fill in gaps in terms of information, ...
Document > Approved project preparation funding application South Africa SANBI
Ministerial forum on forest finance
... financing needs by 40%. Through its grant-based Readiness Programme, GCF can support developing countries in these efforts. I had ... his Excellency the Minister of Environment and Tourism a GCF readiness programme signed last Friday to assist the ...
Article > Speech
Laying the foundations for increased climate adaptation and mitigation in Eswatini’s Agricultural Sector
... which are a requirement for accessing climate finance (GCF, GEF, Adaptation Fund). Given this context, to lay the ... ; and, v) develop Eswatini’s Baselines for MoA/COSPE/FAO GCF SAP project and any other future GCF proposals as well as GEF/Adaptation Fund. The main ...
Document > Approved readiness proposal Eswatini FAO
Green Climate Finance Facility for fostering Climate-smart agriculture in Senegal
The programme will enable LBA to offer innovative financial ... chain actors. LBA is seeking to mobilize US$ 644,300.00 of GCF grant resources to undertake the activities and studies ... proposal that will be able to meet the requirements of the GCF while supporting the transformational potential and ...
Document > Approved project preparation funding application Senegal LBA
Establishing resilient, low carbon agricultural systems in Tonga, Vanuatu and Samoa
... be enhanced and dependence on external inputs reduced. With GCF support, this project will achieve a paradigm shift ... 2021. This Project Preparation Facility (PPF) support from GCF is needed to conduct the following eight activities, ... in the final proposal for an estimated submission to GCF Board 35 (planned Q1 2023) for final approval. Samoa ...
Document > Approved project preparation funding application Multiple countries SPC
Institutional capacity and coordination for pipeline strengthening
... design, implement, and monitor climate change projects and programmes; limited staffing within the NDA office and lack ... Presidential Sustainable Development (SD) Council and GCF State focal points capacity. It will also improve Direct ... project concept notes developed and submitted to the GCF, in alignment with key priorities identified in the CP. ...
Document > Approved readiness proposal Micronesia (Federated States of) SPC
Human progress or biodiversity – A question of either…or?
... for wildlife conservation’, Green Climate Fund (GCF) Water Resources Management Senior Specialist Dr. Bapon ... Communications Intern Rasmus Nissen for a chat about how GCF ensures its climate investments are working for both ... here at the Green Climate Fund? A: Yes, of course. I joined GCF in November 2022 as the Fund’s ‘water expert’. ...
Article > Insights 
Enhancing Country Capacity for Accessing and Implementing Climate Finance Interventions in Nepal
... builds upon the foundational work done through previous GCF Readiness projects, including the initial two readiness ... Authority (NDA), supported processes and systems for the GCF, and supported the accreditation of Direct Accesses ... planning processes, including processes for accessing the GCF; Build and establish the capacity and understanding of ...
Document > Approved readiness proposal Nepal IUCN
Readiness Support for the Implementation of the IRMF for Vietnam Development Bank
... capital). However, the contents of the IRMF approved by the GCF Board are very new and completely different from the ... improved lending policies and procedures as well as the new GCF IRMF. This will play an important role in allowing VDB ... the required standards to ensure a smooth and successful GCF review process. This will also allow VDB to scale up ...
Document > Approved readiness proposal Viet Nam VDB
Climate and Health Co-Investment Facility Coordination Programme
The GCF Funding Proposal to be developed through this ... vulnerability and GHG emissions from the health sector. The Programme will support the design, operation and ... studies and assessments to inform the design of the GCF Programme. The following activities will be carried out ...
Document > Approved project preparation funding application Multiple countries UNDP
FP274 - Building the Climate Resilience of Children and Communities through the Education Sector (BRACE)
... risk into education policies and planning. It supports GCF’s ambition to scale up investments in early warning ... will promote learning and replication across countries. GCF will provide USD 40.75 million in grant funding to ... systems and unlocking global scale-up opportunities. GCF's Project Preparation Facility (PPF) support was ...
Project > Public sector Multiple countries SCA 
FP252 - Acumen Resilient Agriculture Fund II
... and income, further limiting their adaptive capacity. The programme aims to enhance the climate resilience of ... upon the success of ARAF I (FP078) , which was anchored by GCF. The Technical Assistance Facility will also support ... ventures and micro, small, medium-sized enterprises (MSME). GCF’s USD 30 million equity contribution will be matched ...
Project > Private sector Multiple countries Acumen 
FP273 - Papua New Guinea REDD-plus RBP for results period 2014-2016
... governance and sustainable land use. This aligns with GCF’s broader efforts to scale forest and ecosystem ... degraded forests, and enhancing ecosystem services. GCF will provide USD 63.4 million in grant-based payments under its REDD+ pilot programme. The project contributes to long-term forest ...
Project > Public sector Papua New Guinea FAO 
Green Climate Fund announces ambitious plans for next Board meeting
... of the UN General Assembly in New York, Javier Mazanares, GCF Deputy Executive Director, stated, "Today we are ... would be our first ever project in China, a Green Cities programme targeting Central Asia and Eastern Europe, a new ... parts of the planet. As the largest dedicated climate fund, GCF is providing strategic injections of financing to ...
Article > Press release 
Capacity strengthening of UCLG Africa applying for Direct Access modality and pipeline development to implement NDCs at territorial level in Morocco
... capacity for the institution to become a regional GCF DAE, and defining a framework to operationalize the ... the capacity of UCLG Africa to become a regional DAE to the GCF, and support the entity in defining its first entity work programme (outcomes 1.2 and 2.3); ii) support UCLG Africa in ...
Document > Approved readiness proposal Morocco UCLG Africa
Green Climate Fund Readiness Support for Sierra Leone
... in 2015/6. Therefore, the proposed national readiness programme aims to support the Government of Sierra Leone to ... attention to the requirement of Green Climate Fund (GCF). Guided by national development policies and ... Designated Authority (NDA) under the leadership of the GCF Focal Point, b) strengthen stakeholders’ engagement ...
Document > Approved readiness proposal Sierra Leone UNEP
Agriculture Sector Readiness for enhanced climate finance and implementation of Koronivia Joint Work on Agriculture priorities in Southeast Asia
... Asia to develop national climate finance investment programmes and projects linked to adaptation and mitigation ... Specifically, the outcomes of the project aligned with the GCF Readiness Objectives and Outcomes will be: Agriculture investment programmes to strengthen GCF Country Programmes and leverage national, regional and ...
Document > Approved readiness proposal Multiple countries FAO
Pathways to Dairy Net Zero: Promoting Low Carbon and Climate Resilient Livestock in East Africa
... application will ensure the quality design of the regional programme titled Pathways to Dairy Net Zero: Promoting Low ... Climate Resilient Livestock in East Africa will target a GCF Board during GCF2. The FP will build on comprehensive work carried out ...
Document > Approved project preparation funding application Multiple countries IFAD
New platform to boost environmental impact financing in Africa
... European Investment Bank (EIB) and the Green Climate Fund (GCF) have announced their collaboration in the Green and ... in partnership with the United Nations Development Programme and United Nations Capital Development Fund. The ... access to anchor investments in green bond issuances. GCF will provide financing through its Project Preparation ...
Article > News update EIB 
Nature-based Solutions for transforming smallholder farming systems that are vulnerable to the impacts of climate change in South Africa
... The project Concept Note was initially submitted to the GCF through the Simplified Approval Process window in ... and after two revisions to respond to comments from the GCF, was endorsed in October 2021, at which time SANBI was invited to submit a PPF request. PPF support from the GCF is sought to fill in gaps in terms of information, ...
Document > Approved project preparation funding application South Africa SANBI
Fueling Green Recovery in Armenia – advancing forest infrastructure and creating sustainable jobs for rural communities
... as Direct Access Entity (DAE) for implementation of GCF funded SAP Project “Fuelling Green Recovery in Armenia ... The Concept Note for the project has been endorsed by GCF Climate Investment Committee (CIC2) in 29 November 2023. ... (qualified advisory service provider from respective GCF roster) to assist DAE in implementation of the number of ...
Document > Approved project preparation funding application Armenia EPIU
Results needed to tackle forest roots of climate challenge
... provide the planet,” said Mr Busch on the side line of a GCF workshop in Bali, Indonesia focusing on results-based ... the sinks of carbon stored in the ground.” The five-day GCF workshop, which wound up on Monday 24 April 2017, ... to protect forests in Indonesia, Brazil and Guyana. “The GCF’s current consideration of supporting results-based ...
Article > Press release 
Strategic Regional Readiness to Enable Resilience of Mesoamerica’s 5 Great Forests and Communities
... the resources, analyses, and capacity to develop a regional GCF programme. This application builds on the Wildlife ... to collaboratively develop and engage in a regional GCF programme focused on the resilience of Mesoamerica’s ...
Document > Approved readiness proposal Multiple countries
Blue Halo S – Blue Ecosystem Adaptation Mechanism (BEAM)
... International (CI) and partners seek to develop a GCF Funding Proposal based on the Concept Note submitted to the GCF for a Blue Ecosystem Adaptation Mechanism (“BEAM”) ... of a Blue Bond (or other financing instrument) issued by a GCF Accredited Entity to be defined during the PPF ...
Document > Approved project preparation funding application Indonesia CI