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Ocean20: A new self-funded marine resource management framework
... across policy, and innovative finance. Green Climate Fund (GCF) today announced the approval of Project Preparation ... the Blue Halo S work in Indonesia. The preparation of this GCF funding proposal will be coordinated by Conservation ... Blue Halo S aims to raise over USD 300 million from GCF and other sources for a blended financing scheme, ...
Article > Press release 
Preparation of Strategic Framework to Reduce Deforestation and Forest Degradation and enhance adaptive capacity in the Bahamas
... in the development of a robust strategic framework to guide GCF investment in complementarity to other climate ... FAO Environmental and Social Management Guidelines, and the GCF standards on gender equality and social inclusion This ... will leverage to apply for additional funding to the GCF prioritized by the NDA related to the Forestry and Land ...
Document > Approved readiness proposal Bahamas
Enabling Activities for the Formulation and Implementation of a Multisectoral National Adaptation Plan for Belize
... and Convention. Therefore, the proposed Green Climate Fund (GCF) Readiness Support will contribute to Belize meeting ... three concept notes will be developed for submission to the GCF for financing consideration. The NAP will take into ... priority sectors this Readiness is focusing on. The GCF Readiness Support will also enable Belize to increase ...
Document > Approved readiness proposal Belize
Climate Resilient Systems for SADC Water Sector: SADC Hydrological Cycle Observation System (SADC-HYCOS IV Project)
... implement a regional climate resilience water investment programme in Southern Africa. The programme is part of the ... is unable to finance the development of an investment-ready GCF Funding Proposal. A Project Preparation Facility (PPF) ... social and gender due diligence, in accordance with GCF and DBSA guidelines. The abovementioned activities will ...
Document > Approved project preparation funding application Multiple countries
Building climate resilient economies: water solutions in Grenada’s agriculture and tourism sectors
... (G-CREWS) project, funded by the Green Climate Fund (GCF) and implemented by the German development agency, GIZ, ... solutions in the agriculture and tourism sectors. The GCF grant will facilitate water auditing, solution design ... water savings of 7,000 m3. “With the rainwater catchment programme, we use that water for gardening purposes (…) ...
Article > Story Grenada 
Mobilising financing for agricultural technologies: seeding a climate resilient and food-secure future
... agricultural technology company—who benefitted from GCF funding—has developed a suite of technology products ... agricultural yields and farmer resilience. Video: Solinftec GCF’s commitment of up to USD 100 million in catalytic capital to CRAFT allows the programme to scale up adaptation finance and accelerate ...
Article > Story Multiple countries 
Innovating agriculture through the power of nature and tech
... 40 million initiative financed by the Green Climate Fund (GCF) and implemented by Deutsche Gesellschaft fuer ... America and West Africa. The initiative offers various programmes to help start-ups, particularly women-led ... published by CATAL1.5°T . Edited by Zeenia Dastur, GCF — This story is part of a series featuring climate ...
Article > Story 
Solving Mexico’s water crisis while shaping the future of food
... 40 million initiative financed by the Green Climate Fund (GCF) and implemented by Deutsche Gesellschaft fuer ... America and West Africa. The initiative offers various programmes to help start-ups, particularly women-led ... published by CATAL1.5°T . Edited by Zeenia Dastur, GCF — This story is part of a series featuring climate ...
Article > Story Mexico 
Ecuador’s bold bet on mangroves: A climate solution rooted in community and capital
... A groundbreaking project backed by the Green Climate Fund (GCF) is working to reverse this damage. With a budget of USD ... with support from Conservation International and the GCF, the project offers a holistic solution: protect ... practices, and participate in long-term stewardship programmes monitored with community oversight. This ...
Article > Story Ecuador 
Empowering resilience: Harnessing climate-smart practices in the Kyrgyz Republic
... climate services project funded by the Green Climate Fund (GCF) and implemented by the World Food Project (WFP), has ... community members and farmers to use climate information, GCF and WFP have fostered an ecosystem where evidence-based ... written by WFP Edited and rewritten by Zeenia Dastur, GCF SAP002 Empowering resilience: Harnessing ...
Article > Story 
Decoding climate communication: stories to save the world
On 13 November at COP29, the Green Climate Fund (GCF), in collaboration with BBC Media Action, the United ... climate communication: stories to save the world. As GCF’s first climate communication event, it aimed to ... drive faster progress in climate action. Stephanie Speck, GCF Head of Special Initiatives, kicked off the event, ...
Article > News update 
Cirkula: the innovative app tackling food waste in Peru
... 40 million initiative financed by the Green Climate Fund (GCF) and implemented by Deutsche Gesellschaft fuer ... America and West Africa. The initiative offers various programmes to help start-ups, particularly women-led ... published by CATAL1.5°T . Edited by Zeenia Dastur, GCF — This story is part of a series featuring climate ...
Article > Story Peru 
'Message getting through' that money for climate action matters: Green fund chief
When Mr. Manzanares came into to the UN News studios, he said the Fund’s investment message is getting through to UN Member States. Conor Lennon started by asked him if he was, nevertheless, worried by some countries’...
Article > Article about GCF 
Climate fund snags threaten opportunity to fight warming - Ban Ki-moon
Insufficient cash is hampering a flagship international fund to help poor nations combat climate change, which is not working as fast and efficiently as the urgency of global warming requires, said former U.N. Secretary...
Article > Article about GCF 
New projects to boost renewable energy and improve climate resilience in Marshall Islands
Part of a major Pacific-wide effort to reduce vulnerability amid one of the largest climate change initiatives ever undertaken in the Marshall Islands, the Pacific Resilience Project II includes $25 million in funding...
Article > Article about GCF Marshall Islands 
Second phase of flood control project to launch this year
He stated that after completing the first phase of the five-year Glacial Lake Outburst Floods (GLOF) project in 2015, the United Nation’s Green Climate Fund had in October 2016, approved $36 million for a second phase...
Article > Article about GCF Pakistan 
Green Climate Fund clears way for $2.5 bln funding challenge
The Green Climate Fund made progress in closing administrative and policy gaps at a meeting in South Korea this week, and now faces the uphill task of allocating $2.5 billion this year for projects to tackle climate...
Article > Article about GCF 
Green Climate Fund aims to fund first projects in November
The Green Climate Fund, which is due to deliver billions of dollars to help poorer nations deal with climate change in the coming years, is aiming to allocate money to a first set of projects in November, ahead of a...
Article > Article about GCF 
Green Climate Fund chief confident US will stump up
The UN’s flagship Green Climate Fund has no plans to scale back initial investment plans, despite US lawmakers blocking a promised US$3 billion contribution.
Article > Article about GCF 
UN SDG Summit
Climate change is now affecting every country on every continent. It is disrupting national economies and affecting lives, costing people, communities and countries dearly today and even more tomorrow.
Article > Article about GCF 
President Hollande: COP21 accord “impossible without financial commitments”
There will be no agreement at the international climate conference in Paris in December if industrialised countries do not pay the 100 billion euros needed annually to finance the transition to renewable energy in...
Article > Article about GCF 
Green Climate Fund must take risks in warming fight, says new head
The Green Climate Fund can become a “completely unprecedented” tool to ramp up action on climate change in developing nations, allowing states, companies and communities to experiment more - as long as its coffers are...
Article > Article about GCF 
Fixing farming: Harvesting resilience through climate action in Bosnia and Herzegovina
Farmers in Bosnia and Herzegovina (BiH) are already facing the negative consequences of climate change through floods, erosion, landslides, storms, hail, and droughts, all of which are steadily increasing in severity...
Article > Article about GCF Bosnia and Herzegovina 
Looking back on success of Liberia's NAP process in 2019
Liberia’s National Adaptation Plan (NAP) process achieved major milestones in 2019 that were recently highlighted through a ‘year in review’ documentary. Looking back on the past year, the mini-documentary outlines the...
Article > Article about GCF Liberia 
FP146 - Bio-CLIMA: Integrated climate action to reduce deforestation and strengthen resilience in BOSAWÁS and Rio San Juan Biospheres
The Caribbean Region (CR) holds the highest biodiversity in Nicaragua and is part of the important central American biodiversity corridor. However, the CR is experiencing the highest deforestation and forest degradation...
Project > Public sector Nicaragua 
What does a regional adaptation plan could look like? The case of water management and sustainable agriculture in Thailand
Article > Article about GCF Thailand
Article > Article about GCF Thailand
COP28 side event — Climate finance: The role of the climate funds in supporting developing countries
Event > Events organised / involving GCF
Event > Events organised / involving GCF
