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Preparing bankable mitigation and adaptation funding proposals for the GCF: private sector experiences
... from Accredited Entities (AEs) that have accessed GCF Project Preparation Facility (PPF) support and have successfully taken private sector projects to the GCF Board for approval. There will be a ... their experiences on how to best prepare and structure projects to articulate climate-orientation, bankability, and ...
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GCF Board meets to consider new climate finance commitments ahead of crucial COP30 conference
... finance to developing countries. Twenty-four climate projects have been submitted for consideration, amounting to USD 1.4 billion in potential GCF funding. The proposed projects include investments to support adaptation and ... consider the accreditation of five new organisations as GCF project implementing partners. All are national ...
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International Bank for Reconstruction and Development and International Development Association
... in order to support the coordinated delivery of its projects and programmes in various sectors and through the ... efficiency and access, forestry and sustainable transport projects and programmes. In addition, it has supported the ... countries in climate change adaptation by financing projects in disaster risk reduction and ecosystem services ...
Organisation > Accredited Entity (AE), International United States
International Finance Corporation
... US$ 13 billion, with a track record in wind and solar projects globally. Its experiences in leveraging, mobilizing ... blended finance. In addition to investments in climate projects, IFC also provides technical assistance or advisory ... intermediating climate finance to promote private sector projects at scale for both mitigation and adaptation in ...
Organisation > Accredited Entity (AE), International United States
Secretariat of the Pacific Regional Environment Programme
... implementing mitigation activities such as renewable energy projects (solar and biomass). SPREP intends to build upon ... disaster risks as well as ecosystem based adaptation projects and programmes in SIDS. By being accredited to the ... resources towards SIDS-focused adaptation and mitigation projects and programmes, as well as building national ...
Organisation > Accredited Entity (AE), Direct (Regional) Samoa
Inter-American Development Bank
... region. IDB has a successful track record in implementing projects and programmes in clean energy, health-care ... change mitigation and adaptation actions. It has delivered projects and programmes, including the reduction of carbon ... impact of its climate change mitigation and adaptation projects and programmes, paying particular attention to ...
Organisation > Accredited Entity (AE), International United States
Japan International Cooperation Agency
... support for climate change mitigation and adaptation projects. JICA's focus areas include energy efficiency, ... states, support climate-related disaster risk reduction projects, and apply innovative technologies to climate change mitigation and adaptation projects, along with training programmes for potential ...
Organisation > Accredited Entity (AE), International Japan
KCB Bank Kenya Limited
... to finance renewable energy and energy efficiency projects in emerging markets; grow the green bonds market ... the implementation of Mifugo ni Mali (Livestock is Wealth) projects and hydroponic farming; and implement projects involving electronic motorcycles, waste management ...
Organisation > Accredited Entity (AE), Direct (National) Kenya
Development Bank of Southern Africa
... levels in Africa. DBSA provides sustainable infrastructure project preparation, finance and implementation support in ... efficiency, biodiversity and sustainable land management projects. DBSA in partnership with the national ... contributor to innovative and risk-sharing approaches in projects that contribute towards low-carbon and ...
Organisation > Accredited Entity (AE), Direct (Regional) South Africa
Adaptation
... in allocation of funding between mitigation and adaptation projects, with over 50% of adaptation funding going to Least ...
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Cities and Villages Development Bank (Jordan)
... by financing their development, service and investment projects and enhance public and private sector partnerships. ... local municipalities by offering loans for development projects (mainly in infrastructure and energy efficiency ... to foster a paradigm shift by evolving toward larger projects with climate mitigation impacts and adaptation ...
Organisation > Accredited Entity (AE), Direct (National) Jordan
African Development Bank
... by promoting investment of public and private capital in projects and programmes that aim to reduce poverty and ... external sources, resulting in over 80 climate-resilient projects and almost 90 low-carbon development projects in Africa. AfDB committed to invest US$ 9.6 ...
Organisation > Accredited Entity (AE), International Côte d'Ivoire
DFCC Bank PLC
... role in leveraging private and public sector resources for projects in non-conventional renewable energy - particularly ... grid connected small hydro, wind, and ground mounted solar projects in Sri Lanka. Together with GCF, DFCC Bank intends to finance large-scale green projects that may otherwise not be entirely commercially ...
Organisation > Accredited Entity (AE), Direct (National) Sri Lanka
Corporación Interamericana para el Financiamiento de Infraestructura, S.A.
... services and financing for infrastructure and energy projects that promote sustainable development in the region. ... DAE. CIFI advises and finances sustainable infrastructure projects in the private sector that focus on the middle ... market in LAC. In the last 22 years, CIFI financed over 200 projects and disbursed USD 2 billion, thus avoiding ...
Organisation > Accredited Entity (AE), Direct (Regional) Panama
Development Bank of Namibia Limited
... change into its core operations, shifting its focus to projects that support climate resilience and low-carbon ... strengthened its climate finance role, including through projects such as solar energy plants, solar water heating ... DBN_Namibia is developing a pipeline of climate change projects across mitigation and adaptation sectors and is ...
Organisation > Accredited Entity (AE), Direct (National) Namibia
Joint Stock Commercial Bank for Investment and Development of Vietnam
... renewable energy and green finance initiatives, supporting projects that address climate challenges while advancing the ... Nam, particularly for renewable energy and climate-related projects. By mobilizing GCF resources, the BIDV aims to provide competitively priced capital to high-impact projects, enhance Vietnam’s green financial market, and ...
Organisation > Accredited Entity (AE), Direct (National) Viet Nam
GCF and AfDB partner to increase renewable power in Zambia
... energy sources by financing 100 MW renewable energy projects, primarily small-scale solar projects. Technical assistance will also be provided for the ... capacity of domestic financial institutions to finance such projects. GCF and AfDB today signed the Funded Activity ...
Article > Press release Zambia 
GCF strengthens partnership with Inter-American Development Bank
... for all GCF Accredited Entities to implement GCF-approved projects. IDB sought GCF accreditation, approved in July 2015, to enhance the impact of its climate change projects in the region, with a focus on bolstering ... 2012 to 2016, the IDB financed over USD 10 billion in projects related to climate change. Accredited Entities are ...
Article > Press release 
GCF enhances Asian coverage by bolstering ties with ADB
... GCF Accredited Entities in order to implement GCF-approved projects. ADB was accredited to GCF in March 2015. “The ... with the GCF, we will build a robust pipeline of climate projects that support the development and climate objectives ... Entities, which propose and implement GCF-approved climate projects, in March 2015. Acting GCF General Counsel Raul ...
Article > Press release 
Guardians of the shore: GCF and UNEP partner to protect mangroves and coastal ecosystems in Dominica and Mozambique
... of two mangrove conservation and coastal management projects in Dominica and Mozambique. Coastal communities in ... support the development of national mangrove protection projects in the two countries. A total of USD 1.3 million from GCF’s Project Preparation Facility and matching funding of USD ...
Article > News update Dominica Mozambique 
A milestone in climate action: GCF approves USD 1 billion of climate finance for developing countries
... at the 39th Board Meeting clears the way for 17 new climate projects in developing countries, increasing GCF’s portfolio to 270 projects valued at nearly USD 15 billion across ... Approved initiatives include GCF’s first country project in Albania, first-ever project focused on social ...
Article > Press release 
GCF supports Indonesia's energy transition with de-risking geothermal development
... MW to 900 MW of additional geothermal capacity. The full project facility will mobilise USD 760 million to support ... consisting of a senior concessional loan for public sector projects, a reimbursable grant for private sector projects, and a grant for technical assistance. A key ...
Article > Story Indonesia 
GCF and DBSA partnership to boost climate investments in the Southern Africa region
... market barriers and accelerate investments into climate projects. The Southern Africa region is exceptionally ... to de-risk and increase the bankability of climate projects in order to crowd-in significant investments from commercial banks and projects sponsors. CFF will be the first-of-its-kind climate ...
Article > Press release Multiple countries 
Ecosystem Based Adaptation for Water Security in South Africa (EbA-Water)
... 10% of the land but provide 50% of the water supply. The project aims to directly improve the security1 of 11 of ... years as well as prolonged multi-year droughts. Climate projections are for a significant drying in the west and south-west, but projections for the eastern escarpment have lower consensus. ...
Document > Approved project preparation funding application South Africa
Climate investment to boost agricultural value chain in Madagascar
A USD 150 million project that will increase the resilience of smallholder ... and Livestock, François Sergio Hajarison welcomed the project launch. “In the face of climate challenges, His ... agricultural transformation a national priority. The DEFIS+ project is both a concrete illustration of this and a ...
Article > News update Madagascar 
Climate Resilient Enduring Earth for Bolivia and Namibia (CREE-BN)
... led by WWF and The Nature Conservancy (TNC), by applying a Project Finance for Permanence (PFP) model in these ... a high-quality Funding Proposal for this multi-country project that is informed by rigorous analyses, reflects ... management plans to maximize positive impacts from the Project. Funding from GCF will be used to: gather baseline ...
Document > Approved project preparation funding application Bolivia (Plurinational State of) Namibia
CAF becomes first multi-lateral development bank to sign agreement with GCF
... partner on low-emissions and climate-resilient development projects in Latin America. The agreement was signed by Luis ... better address country needs in the region, and develop a project pipeline for low-emissions, climate-resilient ... capacity to invest in low-emissions and climate-resilience project opportunities across Latin America. It is a ...
Article > Press release 
Developing a climate resilient health system in The Bahamas
This readiness project is very timely, as the COVID-19 pandemic comes on ... climate change and health issues, Therefore, this readiness project is designed to build upon and strengthen national ... This will enable the partners involved in this readiness project to advise the government of other viable options. ...
Document > Approved readiness proposal Bahamas
Great Green Wall in the Spotlight at COP
... Africa, were reinforced at COP26. As a funder of several projects in the Sahel region that contribute to the Great ... both events, Yannick Glemarec outlined how GCF support for projects in Sahelian countries will reinforce resilience and ... GCF and IFAD signed an agreement on November 8 for a project that was recently approved by the GCF Board. The ...
Article > News update 
Gender
Overview
The impacts of climate change affect women and men differently. Women are the hardest hit by dramatic shifts in climatic conditions. Women’s mortality from climate-related disasters is higher than that of men...
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