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GCF signs partner agreements hours after Board approval
The Green Climate Fund (GCF) and its partners have signed implementation agreements ... finance projects only hours after they were approved by the GCF Board. The signing of the Funded Activity Agreements ... finance facility to boost renewable energy as well as GCF’s first project in the Federated States of Micronesia ...
Article > Press release WorldBank 
Critical GCF Micronesia adaptation project gets underway in record time
... just 36 days after Board approval, making this the fastest GCF project to be implemented so far. The Funding Proposal was submitted to GCF on 25 March 2021, so the project has moved from proposal ... as an Enhancing Direct Access (EDA) pilot project, under a programme designed to enhance country ownership of projects. ...
Article > News update 
GCF signs off on project to improve climate-resilient agriculture in Namibia
... Fund (EIF) marks the last stage of approval before GCF resources are disbursed to begin climate finance ... ground. The finalization of the FAA, the second so far by GCF, took place during the 15th GCF Board meeting held in ... comes only two months after EIF signed GCF’s readiness programme,” he said. The Namibian Environmental Investment ...
Article > Press release Namibia EIF 
GCF readiness week to focus on accelerating countries’ direct access to the Fund’s resources
... up support to country partners in developing projects and programmes for consideration by the GCF Board will be the focus of a “readiness week” that GCF is organizing from 25 to 29 April at its headquarters in ...
Article > Press release 
Enhancing Uruguay’s technical capacities and pipeline robustness to access GCF funding
... capacities and capabilities to engage with the GCF, with a Country Programme endorsed by the Secretariat in 2021, and advanced ... to develop a country-driven projects pipeline to the GCF with a strong science basis and submit two project ...
Document > Approved readiness proposal Uruguay CND
GCF introductory webinars on the Digital Accreditation Platform for Accreditation Applicants
The content of this section will soon be revised The GCF Board adopted the revised Accreditation Framework and ... We are pleased to announce that the Green Climate Fund (GCF) Secretariat will be launching the new Digital ... Platform (DAP) on 22 March 2022. The DAP comes as part of GCF’s digital transformation efforts to digitalize ...
Event > Webinar 
GCF Board meets to consider USD 1.2 billion of new climate projects
The GCF Board will consider proposals amounting to 1.2 billion ... developed and developing countries equally - oversee GCF’s operations. See the Boardroom section to find out ... You can also follow us on Twitter for Board updates. GCF Board meets to consider USD 1.2 billion of new climate ...
Article > Press release 
GCF projects under implementation hit the USD 2 billion mark
... FP066 and FP058 coming into effect, the Green Climate Fund (GCF) marks another milestone – it now has USD 2 billion ... shifting them to a low-emission and climate-resilient path. GCF projects under implementation hit the USD 2 billion mark ...
Article > News update 
GCF Structured Dialogue shows strength and weakness of Asian climate approach
... Vice Minister of Planning and Investment of Viet Nam, told GCF Structured Dialogue participants earlier this week the ... with climate change. He noted regional efforts, with GCF support, could "significantly influence the quality of ... Emphasising the need for a strong approach to adaptation, GCF Deputy Executive Director Javier Manzanares said it is ...
Article > Press release Viet Nam 
GCF and CTCN: Expanding green technology assistance in developing countries
... This partnership is well illustrated through the GCF Readiness Programme that has approved funding to support the ... by the Climate Technology Centre. Like seed funding, GCF Readiness resources will be used by the countries to ...
Article > Press release 
GCF handbook: Decisions, policies and frameworks (updated March 2022)
The purpose of the “GCF Handbook” is to make it easier for users to more easily navigate the GCF’s decisions and policies. To facilitate this, each ... to the decisions adopted by the Board are accessible on the GCF website under its Board section. Finally, the Handbook ...
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Annual performance reporting on GCF funded activities through the updated PPMS
Since its inauguration in January 2021, the GCF Secretariat has employed the Portfolio Performance ... This platform facilitates seamless interactions between GCF Secretariat and its partners such as Accredited Entities ... Reports (APRs), while enabling real-time tracking of GCF’s review status. In the forthcoming webinar, the GCF ...
Event > Webinar 
Stakeholder consultation regarding feasibility study on GCF regional presence
The GCF Board has recently commissioned a study on the feasibility of establishing a GCF regional presence. The study explores the needs and options for establishing a GCF regional presence, was conducted by the consultancy firm ...
Event > Webinar 
Consultation Sessions on the Green Climate Fund’s (GCF) Project Preparation Facility (PPF)
... Preparation Facility (PPF) of the Green Climate Fund (GCF) was established in 2015 with the objective to provide funding for the preparation of GCF funding proposals, especially those targeting ... innovative mitigation and adaptation finance projects and programmes. Four sessions will be available and will be ...
Event > Events organised / involving GCF 
Private sector key, say GCF Latin America Dialogue partners
... among many of the participants at the recently-concluded GCF Structured Dialogue in Latin America. Opening the ... specialist at the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) , a GCF Accredited Entity with seven projects approved by the GCF Board. "Such perceptions of risk, in addition to a ...
Article > Press release Colombia CAF 
GCF project seed funding to help grow agricultural resilience in Morocco
... sector climate-resilient and sustainable. ADA is one of GCF’s 54 Accredited Entities, becoming a GCF partner in March 2016. One project ADA wants to develop ... particularly for small-scale farms. Now, thanks to a GCF grant of USD 717,407 that was recently approved for ADA ...
Article > Story Morocco ADA_Morocco 
GCF approves eight projects at its first Board meeting in 2017
The first Green Climate Fund (GCF) Board meeting of 2017 concluded today by approving eight new projects and programmes valued at USD 755 million in GCF funding to assist developing countries respond to ...
Article > Press release 
Partner agreements after Board meeting sign of faster GCF financing
The Green Climate Fund (GCF) has signed agreements with is partners to implement ... initiatives only days after they were approved by the GCF Board. The projects to strengthen climate action in ... based on collaboration with the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP). They will enhance the climate resilience ...
Article > Press release 
GCF approves Project Preparation Facility grant to establish Barbados green bank
... in the Caribbean, was approved by the Green Climate Fund (GCF) to receive support from GCF's Project Preparation Facility (PPF), a major step in ... Entities for the preparation of high potential project and programme funding proposals to be considered for approval by ...
Article > Press release Barbados PCA 
GCF highlights success in mobilising finance to deliver climate action
... and financial institutions, Mr Bamsey emphasised that GCF is responding to its given role of serving the Paris ... "As the dedicated climate fund serving the Paris Agreement, GCF is strongly driven by countries. We help them to take ... USD 500 million Request for Proposals (RFP) issued by GCF, which generated 350 concept notes aimed at mobilising ...
Article > Press release France 
Malaysia partners with Carbon Trust to utilize GCF readiness resources
The Green Climate Fund (GCF) is beginning its first readiness funding to Malaysia in ... ’s Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment, a GCF Nationally Designated Authority. GCF’s Readiness and Preparatory Support Programme provides grants and technical assistance to ...
Article > Press release Malaysia 
GCF Board meeting opens with USD 1.2 billion in climate finance on agenda
The GCF Board begins a four-day meeting today with USD 1.2 ... can also follow us on Twitter for Board updates. The 28th GCF Board meeting is the first for 2021, following the ... record allocation of USD 2B in 2020. Find out more about GCF’s activities last year in the newly released GCF ...
Article > Press release 
GCF Brings Clean Energy to Off-Grid Areas of Burkina Faso
... in rural electrification investments. Supported by GCF, the Yeleen Rural Electrification Project is one such ... lifespan of 25 years. A EUR 53.1 million investment, GCF’s funding of EUR 24.3 million for the Yeleen Project ... cost reflective tariffs and perceived abilities to pay. GCF’s contribution seeks to open untapped rural energy ...
Article > Press release Burkina Faso 
Agence Française de Développement to push Paris momentum with GCF agreement
... development bank. “Our strengthened partnership with GCF will allow us to significantly increase the scope of ... Master Agreements (AMAs) is a prerequisite for all GCF Accredited Entities, such as AFD, to implement GCF-approved projects. They set out the roles and ...
Article > Press release France AFD 
Liberia receives first instalment of USD 2.2m GCF grant for climate adaptation
... The release of funds to the West African country represents GCF’s first transfer of adaptation resources to a least developed country (LDC). Liberia will use the GCF funds to kick-start a cross-government approach to ... adaptation planning aims to enable policies, strategies, programmes and investment that reduces a country’s ...
Article > Press release Liberia 
GCF supports Indonesia's energy transition with de-risking geothermal development
... early risks. At its twenty first meeting in Bahrain, the GCF Board approved the first tranche of USD 100 million out of the USD 185 million requested from GCF to finance public and private sector geothermal ... development in Indonesia. The first tranche of the GCF multi-year support facility will mobilise USD 410 ...
Article > Story Indonesia WorldBank 
CAF becomes first multi-lateral development bank to sign agreement with GCF
... Master Agreement (AMA) with the Green Climate Fund (GCF), giving the go-ahead to partner on low-emissions and ... CAF Executive Vice President, and Javier Manzanares, GCF Executive Director ad interim. The Accreditation Master ... the Secretariat of the Pacific Regional Environment Programme (SPREP), Unidad para el Cambio Rural (Unit for ...
Article > Press release CAF 
GCF and DBSA partnership to boost climate investments in the Southern Africa region
The Green Climate Fund (GCF) and the Development Bank of Southern Africa (DBSA) signed an agreement today which will kick-off the programme to break market barriers and accelerate ... The DBSA Climate Finance Facility (CFF), into which GCF is investing USD 56 million, will break these barriers ...
Article > Press release Multiple countries DBSA 
GCF and MUFG Bank initiative to accelerate green energy transition in Chile
Today at COP25, the Green Climate Fund (GCF) and MUFG Bank, Ltd. took the first step towards allocating GCF resources to the Espejo de Tarapacá renewable energy ... The project, which was submitted by MUFG Bank – one of GCF’s Accredited Entities – will be led by the renewable ...
Article > Press release Chile MUFG_Bank 
GCF gives green light to largest climate project to date in EBRD partnership
The Green Climate Fund (GCF) will start funding its largest climate finance ... Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD). The GCF-EBRD Sustainable Energy Financing Facilities programme spans three regions and directs new climate ...
Article > Press release Multiple countries EBRD 