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Barbados, Belize PMs hail ‘essential’ GCF role in Caribbean
... change and COVID-19 during the Green Climate Fund’s (GCF's) Regional Dialogue with the Caribbean Community (CARICOM). GCF Executive Director Yannick Glemarec joined Caribbean ... also noted GCF’s “readily expressed enthusiasm of the programmatic approach to resilience we have taken to our ...
Article > Press release 
GCF and IDB agreements to help SMEs in Latin America invest in energy efficiency
... (IDB) recently signed funding agreements which will enable GCF to channel climate finance to 4 projects in Latin ... are now ready to be implemented by the IDB: FP009 - GCF will provide a USD 20 million loan to the National ... projects in the country FP048 - In Guatemala and Mexico, GCF and IDB will set up a risk sharing facility that will ...
Article > Press release Multiple countries IDB 
GCF and World Bank join forces to open new climate paths
... impact of climate change. The World Bank, which became a GCF Accredited Entity in July 2015, already has three GCF-approved climate change projects – in the Solomon ... and Uzbekistan. The signing of the AMA opens the way for GCF to transfer its resources to these three projects, along ...
Article > Press release WorldBank 
GCF Africa Regional Dialogue opens with a focus on regional climate solutions
... regional action on climate. The Green Climate Fund’s (GCF) Regional Dialogue with Africa convened government focal ... based on “unity, courage, and decisive action.” “GCF is one of our most important partners and can be the catalyst for transformation. We look to GCF to live up to its motto of being a unique fund for ...
Article > News update Ethiopia 
Compilation of submissions: Draft GCF Environmental and Social Management System
On 15 December 2016, the Green Climate Fund (GCF) published a call for public inputs that invited ... system (ESMS). The call followed a mandate from the GCF Board in decision B.07/02, paragraph (n) requesting the ... deadline for submissions was on 24 February 2017 and the GCF Secretariat has subsequently collected and compiled all ...
Document > Call for input
Compilation of submissions: Inputs for GCF Draft Indigenous Peoples Policy
... indigenous peoples policy. The policy aims to assist GCF in incorporating considerations related to indigenous ... to provide a framework for ensuring that activities of the GCF are developed and implemented in such a way that fosters ... The deadline for submissions was on 12 August 2017 and the GCF Secretariat has subsequently collected and compiled all ...
Document > Call for input
Locally-led climate action with the GCF: the Enhancing Direct Access (EDA) Pilot
... Conference, in partnership with the Green Climate Fund (GCF) on 21 January 2021 at 12:00 BST / 15:00 KST. This ... locally led climate action in an open discussion about the GCF’s Enhancing Direct Access (EDA) pilot and its recently ... to help shape the future of the GCF’s EDA pilot. The programme includes a presentation of the EDA pilot followed ...
Event > Events organised / involving GCF 
GCF continues rapid implementation with project agreements at Board meeting
The Green Climate Fund (GCF) and its partners have signed implementation agreements ... climate change, only hours after they were approved by the GCF Board. The three initiatives, among 13 climate projects ... (NEMA) Director General Mamo Boru Mamo; and UN Environment Programme (UNEP) Corporate Services Director Sonja ...
Article > Press release 
New GCF-Government of Mongolia agreement supports country’s Paris Agreement goals
... recently signed an agreement with the Green Climate Fund (GCF) to provide the organisation with Privileges and ... Determined Contribution announced today. By exempting GCF resources from national taxation, the agreement ensures ... the priority sectors for action. The Government sees GCF as a key partner in helping achieve the ambitious new ...
Article > Press release Mongolia 
Grenada PM calls for decisive climate action at GCF Structured Dialogue with the Caribbean
At the second GCF Structured Dialogue with the Caribbean, the Prime ... climate change and called for this week’s dialogue with GCF to put the region on a path towards transformative ... created an impetus for the design of ambitious projects and programmes demonstrating the aspirations to reduce the ...
Article > Press release 
GCF-IFAD agreement will help agricultural communities adapt to climate change
... United Nations General Assembly creates the potential for GCF to finance IFAD climate projects that empower rural ... detailing the overarching rights and obligations of GCF Accredited Entities , such as IFAD . GCF Deputy Executive Director Javier Manzanares said the AMA ...
Article > Press release IFAD 
Selection process of GCF Board for 2019-2021 membership underway
GCF Board members and alternate Board members are now being ... term of the Board concludes at the end of this year. The GCF Board, consisting of 24 members representing developed ... is charged with the governance and oversight of the GCF. Each Board member has an alternate member. The third ...
Article > Press release 
GCF Board meets in Egypt to develop project portfolio, consider new accreditations
... its eighteenth meeting today. This third meeting of the GCF Board this year is being hosted by the Government of the ... a number of funding proposals from its Accredited Entities. GCF currently has a project portfolio of 43 projects, amounting to over USD 2.2 billion of committed GCF resources. The Board will also consider a range of ...
Article > Press release Egypt 
GCF approves first grants for National Adaptation Planning in Liberia and Nepal
The Green Climate Fund (GCF) today announced the approval of its first grants in ... to develop National Adaptation Plans (NAPs). Under the GCF's Readiness and Preparatory Support Programme, Liberia will receive USD 2.2 million with UNDP ...
Article > Press release Liberia Nepal UNDP 
Héla Cheikhrouhou to leave GCF after her three years as Executive Director
... term as head of the Fund. Ms. Cheikhrouhou was appointed by GCF's Board in June 2013 to serve as the Fund’s first ... Climate Agreement in December 2015, she worked with the GCF Board to secure the approval of USD 168 million in funding for its first round of eight projects and programmes, signalling the end of the Fund’s launch phase ...
Article > Press release 
GCF partnership with Pegasus set to protect coral reefs across 17 countries
The Green Climate Fund’s (GCF’s) first private sector support for the blue economy ... further in bolstering coral reefs from the climate crisis. GCF has signed a funded activity agreement with Pegasus ... in the Global Fund for Coral Reef, an innovative programme which harnesses private sector finances to ...
Article > News update PCA 
Strengthening National Fiduciary Capacity for GCF Accreditation of Eswatini Environment Authority
... statement: The Government of Eswatini has identified GCF Country Priority investment areas in alignment with the 8 GCF result areas. The country still lacks channels to access ... Authority (EEA), support implementation of entities work programmes that are aligned to the GCF country programme and ...
Document > Approved readiness proposal Eswatini FAO
GCF hosts the annual Private Investment for Climate Conference 2023 in Nairobi, Kenya
The Green Climate Fund (GCF) will host the sixth annual GCF Private Investment for Climate Conference (GPIC) 2023, ... reaching the net zero goals as set in the Paris Agreement. GCF, as the world’s largest multilateral climate fund and ...
Article > Press release 
GEF-GCF event focuses on breaking silos for climate action
... silos to fight climate change at a joint meeting with GCF at COP24. Javier Manzanares, GCF Executive Director a.i. identified three priorities for ... projects, encouraging direct access, and developing country programmes. The need for cooperation was emphasised by ...
Article > News update 
EBRD-GCF Green Cities Facility Takes a Major Step Forward
A joint investment by the Green Climate Fund (GCF) and the European Bank for Reconstruction and ... The project is the first to be jointly co-financed by GCF and EBRD as part of the Green Cities Facility, which ... recovery from the coronavirus pandemic. Georgia FP086 EBRD-GCF Green Cities Facility Takes a Major Step Forward ...
Article > News update Georgia EBRD 
Funds flow in GCF’s first direct access project with Pacific Islands
... with the Secretariat of the Pacific Regional Environment Programme (SPREP) improving Pacific islands’ ability to ... The signing of the Funded Activity Agreement (FAA) allows GCF to transfer USD 296,730 to SPREP in the first tranche of ... most vulnerable nation. FAAs set the legal framework for GCF Accredited Entities to carry out GCF-approved climate ...
Article > Press release Vanuatu SPREP 
GCF aims to support increased climate ambition at climate negotiations
GCF is holding a side event during the UNFCCC climate talks ... on Friday to discuss how an ambitious replenishment of GCF will support increased commitments in the next round of ... of Bhutan. The meeting will be chaired by Yannick Glemarec, GCF Executive Director. The meeting takes place in the ...
Article > Press release Germany 
Open dialogue on the development of the GCF Enhancing Direct Access Guidelines
... the World Resources Institute (WRI) in partnership with the GCF. This webinar aims to engage partners involved in locally led climate action, including GCF’s accredited entities and NDAs/Focal Points, in an ... under development by the GCF Secretariat. The programme includes a presentation of the EDA pilot , ...
Event > Webinar 
Call for Public Inputs: Development of the GCF’s Environmental and Social Safeguards - Stage 1: scoping
The GCF Secretariat is pleased to invite all interested ... and entities to provide inputs to the development of the GCF’s Environmental and Social Safeguards. Inputs are ... subject line "Call for Public Inputs: development of the GCF’s ESS" to ESSconsultation@gcfund.org The official ...
Document > Call for input
GCF Secretariat consults Accredited Entities on the drafting of the evaluation operational procedures and guidelines
The GCF Secretariat, through the Division of Portfolio ... are the second of the two associated documents to the GCF Evaluation Policy and are developed in collaboration with the IEU of the GCF. This consultation served as a useful venue to ensure ...
Article > News update 
GCF and Acumen sign agreement to promote resilient agriculture in East and West Africa
... resilient agriculture projects in East and West Africa. GCF has committed USD 26 million to Acumen aimed at ensuring ... productivity and incomes for smallholder farmers. GCF Private Sector Facility Deputy Director Tony Clamp said ... signing of the agreement with Acumen marked another step in GCF’s ongoing efforts to mobilize institutional investors ...
Article > Press release Acumen 
GCF and World Bank kick off hydropower project in Solomon Islands
The Green Climate Fund (GCF) and the World Bank have signed an agreement to ... The signing of the Funded Activity Agreement (FAA) enables GCF to begin transferring USD 86 million in climate ... climate resilient development,” said Yannick Glemarec, GCF Executive Director. “GCF’s unique capacity to take ...
Article > Press release Solomon Islands WorldBank 
GCF workshop builds climate adaptation ties in Eastern Europe and Central Asia
... together." Mr Lakic, who is Montenegro’s focal point with GCF, said the three-day workshop , which concluded on 2 May, ... private sector in driving investment in adaptation, adding GCF can play an important role in laying the foundation for enhanced business engagement. Early GCF support would be useful as the private sector in this ...
Article > Press release Multiple countries 
GCF regional workshop spurs private sector engagement in the Caribbean
The first GCF Regional Workshop to mobilise Private Sector took place ... Montego Bay, Jamaica. Following the Green Climate Fund’s (GCF) Structured Dialogue with the Caribbean in 2017, the ... and Job Creation, with support from the GCF Readiness Programme, launched a regional initiative to catalyse ...
Article > Press release Jamaica 
GCF and Korea Development Bank help climate innovators traverse “valley of death”
... with a new partnership between the Green Climate Fund (GCF) and the Korea Development Bank (KDB), supported by the Global Green Growth Institute (GGGI). On July 21, 2021, GCF and KDB signed a USD 1.2 million grant agreement to ... in Cambodia, Indonesia, Laos and the Philippines, this programme is designed to spur research and business ...
Article > Press release KDB 