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The Board in decision B.09/14 decided “to take up at its eleventh meeting the establishment of a standing Board committee to assist the Board in the appointments, performance reviews, salary decisions and accountability...

This document proposes a workplan for meetings of the Board in 2016. The proposed workplan is composed of tentative lists of items for consideration by the Board at its twelfth, thirteenth and fourteenth meetings. The...

The Board at its eighth meeting having considered the Administrative Guidelines on Human Resources, approved document GCF/B.08/26 titled “Administrative guideline on human resources” for a period to last until the end...

This document provides an overarching view of the progress made in operationalizing all aspects of risk management in the GCF, presents the proposed risk register and discusses the progress made towards implementing the...

The readiness programme implementation (progress report) provides an overview of the state of play and progress made on the readiness and preparatory support programme since the tenth meeting of the Board. It covers...

This document provides an update for the Board on the Initial Resource Mobilization process and: The status of signing for contribution agreements/arrangements; The current commitment authority highlighting the...

This document updates the progress made on the review of the initial proposal approval process, which follows decision B.11/11. The decision mandates the review of the proposal approval process based on the experience...

This working paper contributes to adaptation knowledge from the perspective of climate financing. It provides an overview of adaptation and resilience challenges, the distinction between them, and discusses the avenues...

The publication provides technical guidance for the preparation of SAP proposals. The thematic area of ecosystems and ecosystem services encompasses all natural environments and the productive uses that are based on...

Traditionally, cities are defined as large human settlements, with no one standardized definition applied internationally. Frequently, national governments have criteria they use to define urban areas. These criteria...

The investment decisions we make now and over the next few years will determine the world we and our children will live in. The next decade is crucial in achieving the necessary transition towards a low-emissions,...

This guidance note provides practical information for the Secretariat, accredited entities and executing entities, countries and other stakeholders in categorizing the environmental and social risks of activities...

Adopted by decision B.24/12. Sets out the updated gender policy and gender action plan across its investment criteria, and as an integrated measure of the social dividends of the overall portfolio.

In decision B.22/16, the Board decided to streamline the accreditation process in order to accelerate the review and consideration of entities applying for accreditation. In the same decision, the Board requested its...

This document has been prepared to assist the Board in: Confirming the dates and duration for the twenty-fourth meeting of the Board; Deciding the dates for meetings of the Board in 2020; and Deciding on the venues...

This document has been prepared by the Co-Chairs to support the Board’s consideration of the development of procedures for adopting decisions in the event that all efforts at reaching consensus have been exhausted. It...

This document presents areas where GCF can support adaptation activities. The findings call for GCF to focus in particular on: (a) strategic engagement with accredited entities and countries to further support...

This report provides an update on the activities of the Secretariat for the period 1 January to 30 April 2019. It summarizes progress against the overarching goals and priorities identified in the Secretariat’s 2019...

This document proposes modalities that will facilitate the engagement of private sector actors in least developed countries and small island developing States, based on Private Sector Advisory Group (PSAG)...

This document is a compilation of technical notes and supporting data, in two parts: the first part presents the methodological approach underpinning the formulation of the Private Sector Facility (PSF) strategy; the...

This document presents the proposed approach towards the development of the ESS. It summarizes the preliminary review of the use of the ESS, compares the interim ESS with the trends and approaches in safeguard...

This gender assessment aims to provide an overview of the gender dynamics in Brazil, with a focus on REDD+ and related thematic areas, specifically as they refer to the results period (2014 and 2015) as well as the...

The gender action plan for FP102: Mali solar rural electrification project is based on both data collected in the project targeted regions and a literature review on gender and energy sector in Mali. The overall...

This document outlines the gender action plan for project SAP005: Enhanced climate resilience of rural communities in central and north Benin through the implementation of ecosystem-based adaptation (EbA) in forest and...

This document outlines the gender action plan for project FP105: BOAD Climate Finance Facility to Scale Up Solar Energy Investments in Francophone West Africa LDCs. Gender action plans seek to operationalise the...

This publication provides technical guidance for the preparation of SAP proposals. Energy efficiency (EE) is the process of reducing the energy consumption of infrastructure, facilities, machines, devices, products,...

This publication provides technical guidance for the preparation of SAP proposals. Renewable energy (RE) is produced using natural resources that are constantly replaced within the human timescale. Just as there are...

Adopted by decision B.18/06; superseded by decision B.32/05; applicable to all projects up to B.31. Adopts the simplified approval process to reduce time and effort needed in preparation, review, approval, and...

Adopted by decision B.18/10 (a). Outlines the principles and minimum standards of internal AML/CFT controls which should be adhered to by the GCF to mitigate reputational, regulatory, legal and financial loss risks.

Adopted by decision B.BM-2018/21. Sets out the general principles, protections and remedies for whistleblowers and witnesses, procedural safeguards, monitoring and reporting guidelines.