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GCF/B.24/Inf.04 - Annual portfolio performance report (2018)
The annual portfolio performance report presents a review and analysis of the GCF-funded activities under implementation and the performance of the Readiness and Preparatory Support Programme as at 31 December 2018.
Board document > Information 
Protecting Malawi with climate information and early warning systems
The lives of many people in Malawi, where 85 percent live in the countryside, are increasingly buffeted by climate effects. The introduction of climate information and early weaning systems, however, is helping them...
Article > Story Malawi UNDP 
Contents of the application documents for submissions of applications for accreditation to the GCF
Adopted by decision B.08/06. Defines the information an applicant entity is required to complete.
Document > Policies, strategies, and guidelines
Climaventures: Harnessing the Domestic Private Sector Ecosystem for Cliamte Action in Pakistan
This document presents funding proposal "SAP047: Climaventures: Harnessing the Domestic Private Sector Ecosystem for Climate Action in Pakistan" as approved by the Board of the Green Climate Fund at B.40.
Document > Approved funding proposal Pakistan NRSP
Greening Financial Systems: Delivering Climate Finance for All
This document presents funding proposal "FP253: Greening Financial Systems: Delivering Climate Finance for All" as approved by the Board of the Green Climate Fund at B.40.
Document > Approved funding proposal Multiple countries EBRD
GCF-IFC Scaling Resilient Water Infrastructure (RWI) Facility
This document presents funding proposal "FP254: GCF-IFC Scaling Resilient Water Infrastructure(RWI) Facility" as approved by the Board of the Green Climate Fund at B.40.
Document > Approved funding proposal Multiple countries IFC
Green Climate Finance Facility for Fostering Climate-Smart Agriculture in Senegal
This document presents funding proposal "FP262: Green Climate Finance Facility for Fostering
Climate-Smart Agriculture in Senegal" as approved by the Board of the Green Climate Fund at B.41.
Document > Approved funding proposal Senegal LBA
Adapting tuna-dependent Pacific Island communities and economies to climate change
This document presents funding proposal "FP259: Adapting tuna-dependent Pacific Island communities and economies to climate change" as approved by the Board of the Green Climate Fund at B.41.
Document > Approved funding proposal Multiple countries CI
Improving Climate Resilience by Increasing Water Security in the Amazon Basin
This document presents funding proposal "FP261: Improving Climate Resilience by Increasing Water Security in the Amazon Basin" as approved by the Board of the Green Climate Fund at B.41.
Document > Approved funding proposal Multiple countries IDB
Strengthening the resilience of vulnerable communities within high climatic and disaster risk areas in Togo
This document presents funding proposal "SAP048: Strengthening the resilience of vulnerable communities within high climatic and disaster risk areas in Togo" as approved by the Board of the Green Climate Fund at B.41.
Document > Approved funding proposal Togo BOAD
IFAD and GCF scale-up action to improve life for millions of people and restore ecosystems in Africa’s Great Green Wall
... 2020, IFAD and other GCF accredited entities will submit projects for funding consideration by the GCF’s Board, ... programme and ensure its coordination with other partners. Project activities will aim to restore ecosystems and tackle ... other GCF accredited entities will also submit projects and programmes to the GCF Board, which together ...
Article > Press release IFAD 
The Government of Barbados forms a coalition of multilateral banks and organizations to develop resilient infrastructure and to drive new social and nature capital investments, building on its Resilience and Sustainability Facility at the IMF
... mobilizing private and public sector financing for climate projects. This package of initiatives reflects unprecedented ... climate-resilient water, sanitation, and clean ocean projects across the Caribbean to back a US$165 million loan ... The GCF will offer up to US$1.5 million in grants per project for end-to-end project preparations, innovation, and ...
Article > Press release Barbados 
From investment to impacts
... has wrapped up in Nairobi, Kenya, with entrepreneurs, project developers, and investors sharing best practices and ... Executives, business owners, GCF Accredited Entities, and project partners from across the globe. The conference ... USD 4.5B, (15.3 B in co-financing), to private sector projects over the past eight years we are uniquely placed to ...
Article > News update 
At Climate Ambition Summit, UN agencies and IFRC kickstart major initiative towards realising Early Warnings for All by 2027
... GCF – with other donors expected to come on board – the project is a key contribution to realizing the UN ... to deal with climate extremes and hazards. The new 6-year project will help Antigua and Barbuda, Cambodia, Chad, ... Ecuador, Ethiopia, Fiji, and Somalia to develop their own projects, while also assisting at least 20 other vulnerable ...
Article > Press release UNDP 
GCF at COP29 summary
... Banks. The four funds also launched the Climate Project Explorer , an AI-powered search platform designed to explore the climate projects and programmes. Programming support Four Project Preparation Facility (PPF) grants were announced to ...
Article > News update Azerbaijan 
Grenada PM calls for decisive climate action at GCF Structured Dialogue with the Caribbean
... challenge." He informed that GCF has already approved six projects in the region valued at USD 449 million and 26 ... in 2017 created an impetus for the design of ambitious projects and programmes demonstrating the aspirations to ... (CCCCC) which marks the start of the implementation of the project Water Sector Resilience Nexus for Sustainability in ...
Article > Press release 
Green Climate Fund pledges ambitious response to IPCC alarm bell
... date, GCF has committed $3.5 billion to a portfolio of 73 projects to support low-emission and climate-resilient ... development. GCF is already implementing 34 of those projects, worth $1.5 billion. Its next Board meeting from 17-20 October will consider 20 new project proposals totalling $1.1 billion in GCF resources. ...
Article > Press release 
GCF Board approves USD 745 million in funding proposals
... in funding proposals at its fourteenth meeting. The 10 projects and programmes have a total value of USD 2.6 ... USD 2.5 billion in GCF funding this year.” The following projects and programmes were approved at B.14: USD 37 ... 16.7 million for Senegal Integrated Urban Flood Management Project with AFD; USD 39.3 million for Development of Argan ...
Article > Press release 
GCF encourages more high-quality and ambitious proposals
... delegates were informed that, as of this month, GCF’s project pipeline consists of 41 funding proposals worth USD ... he added. In 2015, the GCF Board approved an initial eight projects and programmes worth USD 168 million in GCF ... focused on helping strengthen NDA offices and develop projects and programmes in line with national climate ...
Article > Press release 
Bonn side event links climate ambition to GCF replenishment
... GCF is bearing fruit with both mitigation and adaptation projects being implemented in the country, allowing the ... Felson then described how the recently adopted GCF project "Resilient Rural Belize" (being delivered with ... outlined the innovations within the Bhutan for Life project (being delivered with WWF), which is helping to ...
Article > Press release Germany 
Strategic Regional Readiness to Enable Resilience of Mesoamerica’s 5 Great Forests and Communities
... Alliance of Indigenous Organizations (AMPB) to identify projects and programmes for nature- based climate solutions ... preparation. The Costa Rica NDA will serve as the primary project proponent, with support from seven other countries ... and submitted to the GCF, aligned with national GCF project pipelines. Support will help Central America develop ...
Document > Approved readiness proposal Multiple countries
GCF's support for coral reefs
... ecosystems protection. One example is our Blue Action Fund project, which is an ecosystem-based adaptation programme in ... support climate-focused marine and coastal conservation projects across four countries. However, we are witnessing a ... private investments in the blue economy and conservation projects. It can do this for vulnerable countries that would ...
Article > Speech
Address at Green Horizon Summit
... need financial products to invest in, and bankable projects that create the investment opportunities. On the ... barriers to convert investment opportunities into bankable projects. Even the best wind resources in the world will not ... co-financing usually takes the form of grant for policy or project development or concessional/first loss non-grant ...
Article > Speech
Address at First World High Mountain Virtual Summit
... annual global carbon emissions. GCF is currently supporting projects that protect mountain peatlands in Guatemala, ... Nepal, and Sri Lanka. While mitigating GHG emissions, these projects also enhance the climate resilience of local ... from converting investment opportunities into bankable projects in developing countries. As the world’s largest ...
Article > Speech
National Adaptation Plan: Advancing risk-informed development and land-use planning in Tunisia
... and flood-prone coastal zones. By 2050, climate change projections for Tunisia predict temperature increases ... NAP. Entry points for integrating adaptation and which the project will be addressing include the National Economic and ... of the various mitigation and adaptation programmes. The project is considered an important backbone for the agenda ...
Document > Approved readiness proposal Tunisia UNDP
Long-term vision on complementary, coherence and collaboration between GCF and GEF
... will facilitate national investment planning, streamline projects and programs, and support establishing and ... learned from our respective portfolios in the context of project monitoring, indicators, and other relevant aspects of project implementation. Finally, through LTV, the two ...
Article > Speech
Virtual meeting on oceans health and carbon sequestration
... communities in the future. Sea level and population density projections indicate that 800 million people will be at risk ... only $ 11 billion has been invested in sustainable ocean projects by official development assistance and philanthropy ... forms of blended finance to de-risk first mover high impact projects in the blue economy to establish a commercial track ...
Article > Speech
Support for the Establishment of a National Green Building and Infrastructure Financing Vehicle, Development of Green Building Minimum Compliance System, and DAE Application in Côte d’Ivoire
... access climate finance and mobilize investments in climate projects, including capacity development to engage ... and candidate DAEs to develop skills and implement climate projects towards submission of project concept notes to the GCF. It will help in the ...
Document > Approved readiness proposal Côte d'Ivoire GGGI
Strengthening technical and institutional capacity of NDA and national stakeholders for climate finance and enhancing the Country Programming process in Guinea
... in the consultation prior to the development of this project need to be resolved. These are among other; Not ... and low capacity to collect and analyze future climate projection data at national and subnational level Inadequate ... for monitoring, review, and evaluation of climate change project and programs To achieve this goal, strategic support ...
Document > Approved readiness proposal Guinea ANAFIC