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GCF Board approves nearly USD 600m in new climate projects after selecting Mafalda Duarte as new Executive Director
The thirty-fifth meeting of the Green Climate Fund (GCF) Board has ended with the approval of USD 587.7 ... these past four years and to shepherd the organisation’s growth and evolution. As we near the end of the first ...
Article > Press release 
Keynote speech by ED a.i.
... fostering girl’s climate leadership and developing green skills for green jobs. Conversely, climate change poses a risk to ... management, GCF is the world’s largest dedicated climate fund. Compared with other funds, GCF is unique. We can ...
Article > Speech
Increasing the ambition of the Nationally Determined Contributions and climate financing in the Central America
... needs and emissions are rising concurrently with population growth and socio-economic development. Comprehensive and ... NDCs, and (vi) lack of technical capacities for designing green resilient recovery plans in response to the COVID-19 ... incorporate relevant complementary SDGs, biodiversity and green recovery goals in the updated NDCs. UNEP- Regional ...
Document > Approved readiness proposal Multiple countries
Financing climate and environmental actions
... Director of UN Women and current Executive Director of the Green Climate Fund - I have seen first-hand that advancing gender equality ... added value apps currently in the market to foster green, smart agriculture showed that very few of them were ...
Article > Speech
Enhancing Indonesia's Access to International Climate Finance and Private Sector Investments for Climate Actions
... following challenges and gaps: Imbalanced distribution of funding across climate actions with funding currently concentrated in a few sectors. A low number of high-quality concept notes and no funding proposal submitted by DAEs. Limited engagement and ...
Document > Approved readiness proposal Indonesia
Bhutan’s King optimistic about climate solutions
... Bhutan.” This was echoed in the various meetings that the Green Climate Fund delegation had during the scoping mission to Bhutan ... rapid development during the past decades, along with the growth of its population and urbanisation. This in turn has ...
Article > Press release Bhutan 
KCB Bank Kenya Limited
... energy efficiency projects in emerging markets; grow the green bonds market and increase green bonds; allocate pension funds to low-carbon and energy-efficiency assets; develop ...
Organisation > Accredited Entity (AE), Direct (National) Kenya
New Climate Investment Platform targets increase in flow of capital to clean energy projects
... the ground. With energy accounting for two thirds of total greenhouse gas emissions, the platform’s first service ... those most in need of climate action,” said Green Climate Fund Executive Director Yannick Glemarec. “Renewable ... Development Goals – from employment and economic growth to reduced inequalities and improved health.” said ...
Article > Press release 
GCF and IDCOL sign key agreement on ambitious energy project
... exports yet are also the largest industrial contributors to Greenhouse Gas Emissions. The project will provide financial ... technologies that lower emissions and protect jobs and growth in this critical economic sector. Crucially, it ... National Designated Authorities to directly access GCF funding and resources. Partnerships with DAEs are crucial ...
Article > News update Bangladesh 
Bridging the climate-health gap
... outcomes, we need good climate outcomes. The climate-health funding gap Health-specific climate action remains underfunded, with only around 6% of adaptation funding and ... (BRT) system in Pakistan , and clean cooking solutions like Green affordable housing and resilient urban renewal in ...
Article > Insights 
Internship programme
... opportunities visit the Consultant Jobs Portal . The Green Climate Fund internship program offers an unparalleled learning ... the opportunity to immerse themselves in the work of the Fund, gaining invaluable insights and receiving guidance and ...
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GCF and World Bank sign renewable energy project agreement
... already being implemented. The legal agreement – called a Funded Activity Agreement (FAA) - was signed on 17 March ... in renewable energy to allow countries to deliver economic growth sustainably. Achieving global goals of climate change ... For this second facility, the World Bank worked with the Green Climate Fund in developing innovative risk mitigation ...
Article > News update 
Establishment and operationalization of National Financing Vehicle in Dominica
The proposed readiness delivers the framework, for the establishment, operationalization and capitalization of a National Financing Vehicle (NFV) in Dominica and delivers demand-led capacity building training to state...
Document > Approved readiness proposal Dominica
Enhancing Vanuatu’s Ability to Seek Accreditation and Direct Access to the GCF – Phase 2
GGGI has completed the delivery of the VUT-RS-005 Readiness grant “Enhancing Vanuatu’s Ability to Seek Accreditation and Direct Access to the GCF”, approved in December 2019, focused on supporting the Ministry of...
Document > Approved readiness proposal Vanuatu
Stage 1 Accreditation support of Direct Access Entities for on-lending and/or blending fiduciary functions
Lao PDR has revised its NDC and put forth more ambitious targets to be achieved by 2030. They include setting the course for Lao PDR to achieve net-zero emission by 2050 on the condition of additional support from...
Document > Approved readiness proposal Lao People's Democratic Republic (the)
Climate Change Division, Ministry of Finance, Strategic Planning, National Development and Statistics
The project will address challenges identified to implement adaptation actions including lack of capacity at the local level to mainstream adaptation in development planning with a focus on agriculture, fisheries, water...
Document > Approved readiness proposal Fiji
Accelerating Ecuador's Climate Change Mitigation Initiatives with Strategic Action Plans and Investment FrameworksAccelerating Ecuador's Climate Change Mitigation Initiatives with Strategic Action Plans and Investment Frameworks
In Ecuador, the execution of climate change mitigation strategies faces challenges, including a lack of clear linkage between high-level climate objectives and actionable plans, difficulties in coordinating a vast array...
Document > Approved readiness proposal Ecuador
Developing capacities for the implementation of climate change strategic frameworks in Nicaragua
The Government of Nicaragua has made important strides in the development and implementation of climate change and economic and social policies. One of these actions is Nicaragua’s National Climate Change Policy 2022-...
Document > Approved readiness proposal Nicaragua
National Adaptation Plan for the Agriculture and Forestry Sectors of Paraguay
Paraguay is highly vulnerable to climate change, particularly in the agriculture and forestry sectors, which are vital to its economy and overall resilience. As a landlocked country with significant economic dependence...
Document > Approved readiness proposal Paraguay
GCF, CABEI, and the European Union unite to finance Costa Rica’s GAM electric train
The Green Climate Fund (GCF), the Central American Bank for Economic ... harmful GHG emissions and make travel safer and faster. The Green Climate Fund is proud to partner with CABEI and the ... that improve connectivity, sustainability, and economic growth." Álvaro Bermúdez Peña, Executive President of ...
Article > News update Costa Rica 
Annual Results Report 2020
... Total 2015-2020 0 Total value of approved projects 0 GCF funding 0 Co–financing 0 Approved projects 0 Developing ... of GCF projects (as of 31 Dec 2020) Who we are The Green Climate Fund (GCF) – a key element of the historic ... billion pledged to date for the first replenishment of the Green Climate Fund, we started 2020 with high hopes as we ...
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Entity support for Jamaica through MEGJC
The Climate Change Division of the Ministry of Economic Growth and Job Creation is requesting a Readiness Grant to ...
Document > Approved readiness proposal Jamaica
Thematic brief: Renewable energy
The energy sector is one of the largest contributors to greenhouse gas emissions given the world’s reliance on ... to under-served people, creates jobs, and bolsters economic growth. Thematic brief: Renewable energy ...
Document > Thematic brief
GCF’s 2024-2027 Strategic Plan sets out greater ambitions and results for critical global climate action
The 2024-2027 Strategic Plan of the Green Climate Fund (GCF) was successfully adopted at the 36th meeting of ... the urgency of the climate crisis and the organisation’s growth and maturation in becoming even more transformative ...
Article > News update 
FP210 - KawiSafi II
... only about 3% of the yearly global human-induced greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions. However, the region is ... II project will create a USD 200 million venture equity fund aimed at closing the investment gap in three key areas ... on the shoulders of the first KawiSafi project, the fund will invest in local enterprises developing scalable ...
Project > Private sector Multiple countries 
XacBank JSC (Mongolia)
XacBank JSC (XacBank), is a national private sector entity in Mongolia. The entity serves clients from individuals and micro-, small- and medium-sized enterprises to Mongolia’s largest corporations with a full spectrum...
Organisation > Accredited Entity (AE), Direct (National) Mongolia
US climate envoy supports “indispensable” GCF role during climate forum
... Kerry has said the US will provide strong support to the Green Climate Fund (GCF) as an “indispensable player” in financing ... Finance Opportunity in Developing Countries: How the Green Climate Fund Delivers Climate Action.” John Kerry on ...
Article > Press release 
Empowering resilience: Harnessing climate-smart practices in the Kyrgyz Republic
... Prolonged winters and short, dry summers stunt crop growth, leaving them ill-prepared for the harsh winter ... grim, the hope remains high. A climate services project funded by the Green Climate Fund (GCF) and implemented by the World Food ...
Article > Story 
NDA Strengthening and Country Programming support for Kyrgyzstan through FAO
... institutional capacities to manage its engagements with the Green Climate Fund, including the capacity to design and implement (i) the ... with country objectives and investment criteria of the Green Climate Fund. Kyrgyzstan NDA Strengthening and Country ...
Document > Approved readiness proposal Kyrgyzstan
GCF/B.16/Inf.15 - Update on progress in addressing guidance from the twenty-second session of the Conference of the Parties
... particular UNFCCC decision 10/CP.22 titled “Report of the Green Climate Fund to the Conference of the Parties and guidance to the Green Climate Fund”. GCF/B.16/Inf.15 Update on progress in ...
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