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When the Green Climate Fund (GCF) adopted the REDD+ results-based payment pilot programme, REDD+ ¹ had already existed in climate change ... and it continued to do so at a steady clip thereafter. When GCF announced its results-based pilot programme in 2017, the ...

... a Funded Activity Agreement to free USD 37.6 million of GCF grant financing in the USD 243.1 million Saïss Water ... away from the unsustainable use of groundwater. Ayaan Adam, GCF Private Sector Facility’s Director, and Lin O’Grady, ... how to progress cooperation on this project. Morocco Bonn GCF joins European Bank for Reconstruction and Development ...

The Green Climate Fund (GCF) appointed Kavita Sinha as the new Director of ... she will oversee the leadership and management direction of GCF’s private sector initiatives and as a member of the ... PSF Director will become effective in February 2023.  GCF appoints Kavita Sinha as Private Sector Facility Director ...

Since its official launch in January 2021, the GCF Secretariat has been using the Portfolio Performance ... including Annual Performance Reports (APRs), and track GCF’s review status of the submitted reports.    During the informative webinar, the GCF Secretariat will provide (1) PPMS demos, (2) an update ...

... on Monday in Nadi, Fiji prepares the legal groundwork for GCF to begin transferring its USD 31 million contribution to ... Suva upstream – projected to benefit over 300,000 people. GCF Executive Director Howard Bamsey said the timing of the ... such as from rising sea levels,” said Mr Bamsey. “GCF is pleased to have now approved almost USD 280 million ...

... as the Argentinian agency is known in Spanish, joined other GCF partners at the GCF Empowering Direct Access workshop held on 23 to 25 May. GCF is now taking stock of information gathered at the ...

XacBank, a Green Climate Fund (GCF) Accredited Entity, is helping Mongolia forge a new ... The one-day event run by XacBank , and supported by GCF, is designed to tap the entrepreneurial energies of the ... energy sector in this landlocked country. In July, GCF completed a USD 20 million transfer of climate finance ...

... B.13 shifts the focus from operational essentials to the GCF's core business of funding proposals and strengthening its partner network. According to GCF Board Co-Chairs, Zaheer Fakir (South Africa) and Ewen ... and investment, assessment of the proposal pipeline and the programmatic approach to funding proposals. “B.12 laid a ...

... of climate finance. The funds transfer comes as GCF scales up disbursements to approved projects. Recent ... Both Namibian climate finance projects, approved by the GCF Board at the end of last year, are being carried out by ... practices will be introduced through various training programmes - with more than 7,000 farmers targeted during ...

Green Climate Fund (GCF) backing has been crucial in an emergency relief fund ... solvent by providing them with short-term loans. GCF is the largest contributor to EARF, providing a USD 30 ... investment. While the relief fund covers Africa and Asia, GCF funding is focused on maintaining mitigation momentum in ...

GCF and Save the Children have signed an agreement on a ... swiftly after the project’s approval at the most recent GCF Board meeting in Antigua and Barbuda. The Vanuatu ... Community-based Climate Resilience Project is the second GCF project approved in Vanuatu. The project, worth nearly ...

... countries to respond to the challenges of climate change, GCF is a vital player in climate-resilient recovery ... and SDGs. Committed to both adaptation and mitigation, GCF can tailor investments to address the specific barriers ... burdens. By offering a range of financial instruments, GCF makes climate projects in developing countries ...

... the remaining three meetings this year,” he added. GCF’s current pipeline includes 22 private and public ... of the Fund’s first Strategic Plan, which sets out GCF’s vision, operational priorities, and an action plan ... The Strategic Plan strengthens the Fund’s ability to programme its resources at scale, in an ambitious and ...

... (FAA) with KfW, Germany’s development bank and a GCF Accredited Entity, allows GCF to begin transferring grant assistance in this USD 194 ... and floods have become more frequent. Javier Manzanares, GCF Executive Director ad interim, lauded the project’s ...

... The signing of a Funded Activity Agreement (FAA) between GCF and the Peruvian Trust Fund for National Parks and ... this project. The announcement provides a further fillip to GCF’s 15th Board meeting, which winds up today in Samoa. ... expansion.” The Executive Director ad interim of the GCF Secretariat, Javier Manzanares highlighted the unique ...

... (IPCC) assessment last year. He noted the expansion of GCF’s portfolio of climate finance supporting forest and ... halt deforestation. “There is, of course, much more that GCF can do to support change mitigation and adaptation by ... in the session were Ben Gunneberg, secretary general of the Programme for the Endorsement of Forest Certification, and ...

... for the successful implementation of adaptation activities. GCF Deputy Executive Director Javier Manzanares said the ... sector in funding climate adaption and reinforced the GCF’s commitment to helping the Central American region raise climate ambition. “The partnership between GCF and CABEI proves that innovative financial solutions are ...

... climate change during a recent meeting in Bonn, Germany. GCF partnered with two UN bodies, the Technology Executive ... including help with training, guidance and networking. GCF's Carolina Fuentes, Secretary to the Board and Head of ... solar power firms. In addition to mitigation measures, GCF is also exploring how to use climate technology ...

... Fund’s first project with the World Wildlife Fund (WWF). GCF’s contribution of USD 26.6 million was approved by its ... and preserve its biodiversity,” stated Javier Manzanares, GCF Deputy Executive Director a.i., who spoke at a ceremony ... recent decision to establish a USD 500 million REDD+ programme,’ concluded Manzanares. This initiative is the ...

The Green Climate Fund (GCF) concluded its last Board meeting of 2017 by approving 11 new projects and programmes valued at USD 392.86 million to assist developing ... 54 projects and programmes amounting to USD 2.65 billion in GCF funding. The following projects and programmes were ...

GCF and FAO have signed an agreement for $60 million in ... and adaptation projects were approved at the most recent GCF Board meeting in Incheon, South Korea. GCF will provide over USD 35 million in funding for both ...

The Green Climate Fund (GCF) has reached a new milestone today with the approval of ... proposals at its fourteenth meeting. The 10 projects and programmes have a total value of USD 2.6 billion, and will ... accomplishment for the Fund,” said Mr. Zaheer Fakir, GCF Board’s developing country Co-Chair. “With these ...

The Green Climate Fund (GCF) approved a grant to support preparations for a regional climate-resilient water investment programme in the Southern African Development Community (SADC).  Funding from the GCF Project Preparation Facility (PPF) will support the ...

... The first tranche of USD 6 million marks the start of GCF’s disbursements in a joint project with UN Environment , a GCF Accredited Entity. The USD 20.5 million project is set ... percent of its national exports and 26 percent of its GDP. GCF Executive Director Howard Bamsey said it was encouraging ...

... first time the Board has met in the Pacific. According to GCF Board Co-Chairs, Zaheer Fakir (South Africa) and Ewen ... that 2016 will end on a high note for the Fund. “The GCF has made tremendous progress this year,” said Fakir. ... our partner base.” The incoming Executive Director of the GCF Secretariat, Howard Bamsey, will attend B.15 to observe ...