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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...

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...

Southeast Asia faces a dual crisis of escalating greenhouse gas emissions and severe vulnerability to climate change. Rapid decarbonisation is needed, but there is a climate finance gap. While countries have ambitious...

... 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 ...

... 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 ...

... 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 ...

... 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,” ...

... 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, ...

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...

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...

GCF is the first climate fund to mainstream gender perspectives. What does this mean in practice? To find out, read this article about how GCF funds are helping Zambian women transform themselves from climate change...

... private capital being channelled into these activities. The project has an estimated lifespan of 15 years. FP048 ...

... funding to the benefit of the most vulnerable women. This project has an estimated lifespan of 5 years. FP114 Ghana 1 ...

The project aims to empower vulnerable smallholders in central ...

... are all threatened by the results of climate change. The project has an estimated lifespan of 4 years. FP061 Antigua ...

... management and resilient agriculture and forestry. The project has an estimated lifespan of 4 years. FP067 ...

... disruptions to value chains; and soaring food prices. Projections indicate persistent agricultural strain - as ...

... renewable energy, energy efficiency, and climate resilience projects. Climate mitigation and adaptation projects in the region are often perceived as high risk by ...