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Private sector financing
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The climate crisis is too big, too serious and too urgent to rely on the resources of public institutions alone. Today, the private sector manages more than USD 210 trillion in assets but only a very minor part...
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Mainstreaming Climate Smart Planning and Implementation into Agricultural Development
... 2017) and it was recommended that Rwanda apply to the Project Preparation Facility (PPF) to complete the design ...
Document > Approved project preparation funding application Rwanda MOE_Rwanda
The R’s (Reduce, Reuse and Recycle) for Climate Resilience Wastewater Systems in Barbados (3R-CReWS)
... wastewater management system. With GCF support this project will reduce the stress of IRWR with treated ...
Document > Approved project preparation funding application Barbados CCCCC
Adaptation Fund, Green Climate Fund Convene First Community of Practice Meeting of Direct Access Entities to Climate Finance
... to efficiently access, receive and utilize Direct Access project funding from AF and GCF. The milestone meeting will ... as well as a visit to an AF-funded Direct Access project implemented by SANBI that is helping small-scale ... closely together and establish robust mechanisms to share project design and implementation learnings. As part of the ...
Article > Press release United States AfDB 
Green Climate Fund announces support for adaptation, endorsement of COP initiatives
... The Fund: Has invested USD 7.3 billion in adaptation projects, which is currently around 55 per cent of its ... invested over USD 1.6 billion in private sector adaptation projects to date. Speaking at the COP29 Presidency ... and reached more under-served countries, with first projects approved just last month for Somalia and Iraq,” ...
Article > Press release 
Forests: A cause of climate concern, and hope
... Resources Institute welcomes the growing presence of forest projects in GCF’s portfolio. “Despite its large ... GCF continues to expand its support for a broad range of projects that address climate change by protecting forests ... to, REDD+. Its forest portfolio includes 10 approved projects, totalling USD 314 million, which cover Mexico, ...
Article > Story Multiple countries ADA_Morocco FP001 
Funding Proposal template
This template should be used by Accredited Entities in the preparation of standard proposal approval process (PAP) funding proposals for submission to the GCF Boad.
The PAP template has been revised to reflect the GCF'...
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Simplified Approval Process Funding Proposal
This form, developed for submitting full Funding Proposals under the Simplified Approval Process (SAP), needs to be completed by the National Designated Authority (NDA), Focal Point (FP), or Accredited Entity (AE), and...
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Legal and formal arrangements with Accredited Entities
Adopted by decision B.09/08 (a). Sets out how the Fund shall enter into agreements or other arrangements with entities upon their accreditation.
Document > Policies, strategies, and guidelines
Updated simplified approval process and activity cycle
Adopted by decision B.32/05; applicable from B.32 onwards. Updates the Simplified Approval Process including the size and risk categories eligible under this funding window.
Document > Policies, strategies, and guidelines
Early warning systems
Overview
People in Africa, South Asia, South and Central America, and the inhabitants of small island states are 15 times more likely to die from climate disasters. These disasters displace three times more people than...
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FP097 - Productive Investment Initiative for Adaptation to Climate Change (CAMBio II)
Reducing obstacles for Micro-, Small- and Medium-sized Enterprises (MSMEs) to access credit and supporting the best available adaptation measures in seven Central American countries.
While agriculture, livestock and...
Project > Private sector Multiple countries CABEI 
FP110 - Ecuador REDD-plus RBP for results period 2014
Acknowledging Ecuador’s REDD+ 2014 results - a total volume of 4,831,679 tonnes of carbon dioxide equivalent (tCO2eq) in emissions reductions - for GCF results-based payments (RBP)
These results have been reported to...
Project > Public sector Ecuador UNDP 
FP135 - Ecosystem-based Adaptation in the Indian Ocean – EBA IO
Small island developing states (SIDS) are extremely vulnerable to climate change, which poses severe threats to livelihoods, infrastructure, and marine and terrestrial ecosystems.
This programme targets the most...
Project > Public sector Multiple countries AFD 
FP140 - High Impact Programme for the Corporate Sector
Emissions from industry account for about 30 percent of total global greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions. They arise mainly from the extraction of primary materials and materials processing for manufacturing and construction...
Project > Private sector Multiple countries EBRD 
FP144 - Costa Rica REDD-plus Results-Based Payments for 2014 and 2015
Recognising Costa Rica’s REDD+ results for the years 2014, and 2015.
During these two years, Costa Rica has reduced 14.08 million tonnes of carbon dioxide equivalent (MtCO₂eq) in emissions, through reducing...
Project > Public sector Costa Rica UNDP 
FP156 - ASEAN Catalytic Green Finance Facility (ACGF): Green Recovery Program
... will support at least 20 high-impact, low-emission sub-projects in the region. FP156 Cambodia Indonesia Lao ...
Project > Public sector Multiple countries ADB 
FP162 - The Africa Integrated Climate Risk Management Programme: Building the resilience of smallholder farmers to climate change impacts in 7 Sahelian Countries of the Great Green Wall (GGW)
The Sahel region of Western Africa is exceptionally vulnerable to climate change with worsening impacts of rising temperature, rainfall variability and extreme weather events. Reliance on rain-fed farming and...
Project > Public sector Multiple countries IFAD 
FP163 - Sustainable Renewables Risk Mitigation Initiative (SRMI) Facility
Falling technology costs are making investment in renewable energy commercially viable in increasingly more countries. Nevertheless, global investment remains below the targets needed to meet the Paris Agreement....
Project > Public sector Multiple countries WorldBank 
FP168 - Leveraging Energy Access Finance (LEAF) Framework
About 570 million people in Sub-Saharan Africa lack access to electricity, and instead have to rely on kerosene and diesel generators for lighting. Meanwhile, 85 percent of the population lack access to clean cooking...
Project > Private sector Multiple countries AfDB 
FP196 - Supporting Innovative Mechanisms for Industrial Energy Efficiency Financing in Indonesia with Lessons for Replication in other ASEAN Member States
Indonesia requires urgent action to address its increasing emissions, especially in the rapidly growing industrial energy sector. The market penetration of energy efficient technologies and the ensuing energy savings...
Project > Private sector Indonesia KDB 
GCF and AfDB sign key agreement on transformative energy transition programme
... was executed 2nd September 2022. The USD 1 billion project will leverage blended financing from the AfDB and ... international entities that partner with GCF to implement projects. Guided by the GCF investment framework and the ... concepts into action, work alongside countries to produce project ideas, and submit funding proposals for the GCF ...
Article > News update AfDB FP178 
Procurement
... RFP 2024/018: Request for Proposals Readiness Support and Project Preparation Facility Service Providers 27 Sep 2024 ...
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FP086 - Green Cities Facility
... for funding sustainable urban infrastructure. Under this project, 10 cities which have higher than average energy and ... low-carbon buildings, and solid waste management. The project has an estimated lifespan of 23 years. FP086 Georgia ...
Project > Public sector Multiple countries EBRD 
Partners
... to other sources of climate finance: unlocking projects that would not have happened without GCF financing ...
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GCF in Brief: Safeguards
The Green Climate Fund makes sure the climate finance it provides developing countries is not accompanied by negative effects to local communities and the environment.
You can find out more about how GCF avoids harm...
Document > GCF in Brief
Nomination letter template for application for accreditation to GCF
Subnational, national, and regional entities, public and private, applying for accreditation will need to submit a nomination letter from a National Designated Authority or Focal Point as a part of their application for...
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Lightning strikes: How installing a modern lightning detecting system in Malawi is saving lives and livelihoods
As another year of devastating events unfolds, including Cyclone Idai - one of the worst tropical cyclones on record to affect Africa and the Southern Hemisphere – natural disasters are a constant reminder to us that...
Article > Article about GCF Malawi UNDP FP002 
Wetlands give life: Preserving Uganda's wetlands secures a brighter future for country and planet
Wetlands are an important natural buffer in mitigating, forestalling, and adapting to climate change. By absorbing and storing carbon, wetlands reduce floods, relieve droughts, minimise storm surges, and protect...
Article > Article about GCF Uganda UNDP FP034 