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The Government of Barbados forms a coalition of multilateral banks and organizations to develop resilient infrastructure and to drive new social and nature capital investments, building on its Resilience and Sustainability Facility at the IMF
... European Investment Bank (EIB), and Green Climate Fund (GCF). Barbados is highly vulnerable to the impacts of ... amount. It will pave the way for other partners, including GCF, CAF and IDB, to support the Blue Green Bank through technical support or capitalization, with GCF proposing to its Board in July to become a co-founding ...
Article > Press release Barbados 
Accelerating climate action to communities: seven new projects set for implementation
... USD 686.8 million (USD 1.5 billion with co-financing) in GCF investment for 11 new projects in 42 countries. This brings the GCF portfolio to 297 projects in 133 countries, with a total GCF funding amount of USD 16.6 billion and USD 62.7 billion ...
Article > News update FP251 
Ready, Set, Fund!
... funding of USD 168 million; and these initial projects and programmes will lead to overall investments of up to USD 1.3 ... project grant, he paid personal tribute to the work of the GCF Executive Director and the Secretariat and stated: ... countries are well aware of the opportunities provided by GCF and they know that this mechanism can be utilized to ...
Article > Press release Fiji 
Global leaders highlight need to invest for COVID-climate recovery
... during the opening of the three-day Green Climate Fund (GCF) Private Investment for Climate Conference. Highlighting ... investment in the face of COVID and climate challenges, GCF Executive Director Yannick Glemarec stated, “The ... on a path to achieve the Paris Agreement and the SDGs.” GCF has brought together leaders in the business and public ...
Article > Press release 
Address at Global Korea Convention 2020
... neutrality by 2050. A recent report by the UN Environment Programme indicates the world could produce twice the amount ... world’s largest dedicated climate fund, a key task of the GCF is to unlock private sector climate investment to foster ... deepening national financial sectors and capital markets. GCF greatly appreciates the support of its host country for ...
Article > Speech
Achieving water security through climate-resilient infrastructure
... the Plain. With support from the Green Climate Fund (GCF) and the European Bank for Reconstruction and ... the climate resilience of the Sebou-Saïss water basin. GCF’s climate finance, a grant representing 15 per cent of ... into a reality. The project has been designed, with GCF’s support, to guarantee the affordability of water ...
Article > Story Morocco EBRD FP043 
Making blended finance work for adaptation
Dear colleagues, The United Nations Environment Programme estimates that adaptation costs in developing ... to play in closing this gap. This is at the heart of what GCF does as the world’s largest climate fund. We allocate ... Developed Countries. Under the Fund’s investment window, GCF is providing $ 125 million of first loss equity to ...
Article > Speech
Support for the Establishment of a National Green Building and Infrastructure Financing Vehicle, Development of Green Building Minimum Compliance System, and DAE Application in Côte d’Ivoire
... of Côte d’Ivoire has initiated and implemented programmes to access climate finance and mobilize ... capacity development to engage effectively with the GCF over the long- term. This GCF Readiness grant will build on the efforts and outcomes ...
Document > Approved readiness proposal Côte d'Ivoire GGGI
Mitigation and adaptation to climate change under agroforestry systems in cocoa production in the Amazon and Atlantic Forest biomes
... of all the cocoa value chain. PPF support from GCF is needed to conduct studies to strengthen the general ... ensuring that the proposed project is consistent with the GCF investment framework. The PPF will support the ... will be required as part of this PPF. Identification of programme/project level indicators. Which will provide the ...
Document > Approved project preparation funding application Brazil IICA
Strengthening the climate change resilience of the food system and social protection network of São Tomé and Príncipe
... and culturally-adapted foods. The United Nations World Food Programme (WFP), with a 30-year history of supporting food ... of a high- impact, country-driven, and technically sound GCF project that aligns with GCF investment criteria. The activities under this PPF aim ...
Document > Approved project preparation funding application Sao Tome and Principe WFP
Defining and measuring systemic resilience
... pipeline design to crowd-in public and private investments. GCF, together with the Government of Jamaica and the CCRI, ... first of its kind— integrating climate risk analytics in programmatic infrastructure decision-making. Its ... value as a climate tool. A pilot project launched by GCF together with the Government of Jamaica is testing the ...
Article > Speech
Forecasting hope: climate action for a more resilient Cook Islands
... through what Manihiki did” Tessa Vaetoru, Development Programme Manager, Cook Islands Ministry of Finance and ... deliver lasting climate resilience, the Green Climate Fund (GCF) is funding a USD 49.9m climate information and ... Islands Meteorological Office “With the support from the GCF, we're able to build ourselves up as a really strong ...
Article > Story Cook Islands UNEP FP147 
FP115 - Espejo de Tarapacá
... its own desalination plant to vulnerable local communities. GCF’s USD 60 million anchor equity investment will help ...
Project > Private sector Chile MUFG_Bank 
International Financial Institutions Knowledge Management Community of Practice (COP) Spring Meeting
The Green Climate Fund (GCF) is delighted to host the International Financial ... KM Metrics will be the focus of the Spring meeting. The programme will include an overview of different approaches ... queries please contact George Zedginidze gzedginidze@gcfund.org Virtual, 9:00 PM KST International Financial ...
Event > Webinar 
How can climate action balance the needs of nature and people?
... Nabimanya said during a recent Green Climate Fund (GCF) fact-finding mission to a project site introducing ... is part of a broader national initiative, receiving GCF funds, to restore Uganda’s western and eastern ... by the government and the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP). Paul Mafabi, a leading wetlands specialist ...
Article > Article about GCF Uganda UNDP FP034 
IIU signs MoU with SANBI to strengthen cooperation
... to sign similar agreements with all entities accredited to GCF. Songdo IIU signs MoU with SANBI to strengthen ...
Article > Press release 
Zambia Board meeting opens with funding proposals on the table
... its ambitious mandate," she added. The opening remarks of GCF’s Executive Director are available here . Zambia ...
Article > Press release Zambia 
Efforts to save the Amazon offer triple win: Improving human, environmental, and economic health and wellbeing
... developing countries. In Ecuador, the Green Climate Fund (GCF) and its partners are supporting the government’s ... Ushpa’s dream for him to become an engineer. Thanks to a GCF-financed project carried out with the Ecuadorian ... and UNDP are working closely with PROAmazonia, a national programme set up to counter deforestation in Ecuador, to ...
Article > Story Ecuador UNDP FP019 
Empowering farmers and protecting forests in Eastern Madagascar
... International and financed by the Green Climate Fund (GCF), is scaling up sustainable landscape management to ... Green/Climate Bond, with all returns and profits from GCF’s investments in the private sector activities ... country. Sustainable Landscapes in Eastern Madagascar GCF works with partners to deliver appropriate and targeted ...
Article > Story Madagascar FP026 
Buzzing businesses: Restoring mangroves, revitalising livelihoods amid climate challenges in Viet Nam
... for vulnerable families to escape the cycle of poverty. GCF, UNDP, and the Government of Viet Nam are working ... sustainably harvest – adding much needed income. Prior to GCF’s support, each beekeeping household produced an ... 26) in revenue and VND 400,000 (USD 17) in profit. With GCF’s support, honey production more than doubled to 7 ...
Article > Story Viet Nam UNDP FP013 