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Running dry: Racing against time to secure our water future
... USD 2.8 billion to water security, allocated across 38 projects in 58 countries. “As water protection cuts across ... security is addressed. Around 51 per cent of all GCF water projects are devoted to water security. Of that per cent, 17 ... tool. Although most climate finance goes to mitigation projects, the mitigation potential of water remains largely ...
Article > Insights 
Green Climate Fund and Somalia: Accelerated USD 100 million investment partnership
... commitment to empower Somalia to develop country-priority projects and subsequent investments. During a series of ... pipeline including: GCF-Acumen “ Hardest-to-Reach " project will provide affordable, reliable off-grid energy ... agriculture, resilience, and food security building projects of an estimated USD 110 million value, subject to ...
Article > Press release Somalia 
Readiness and preparatory support to operationalize the Climate Smart Resilient Island (CSRI) Initiative across Small Island Developing States
... countries to access climate finance in comparably larger projects addressing similar climate change impacts and ... private sector to engage and invest in climate resilience projects in SIDS and limited financial and business literacy ... There is a lack of SIDS-driven regional or multi-country project pipelines with only one multi-country SIDS-specific ...
Document > Approved readiness proposal Maldives
GCF invests USD 99 million in EBRD Green Cities Facility to reduce urban climate impacts
... USD 830 million, catalysing more than USD 3.6 billion in project value,” he added. “Our partnership covers broad ... energy efficient and climate resilient infrastructure projects. Green cities are set to make a major dent in ...
Article > Press release 
Social protection: Investing in reform and resilience
... populations. The publication presents an analysis of 23 GCF projects (including those from Brazil, Zimbabwe and Vanuatu) ... strategically build in social protection measures from the project ideation stage to deliver measurable, scalable, ...
Article > Insights 
FP005 - KawiSafi Ventures Fund
... to support their scale and financial viability. The project has an estimated lifespan of 12 years. FP005 Kenya ...
Project > Private sector Kenya Rwanda 
Fiji Development Bank
The Fiji Development Bank (FDB) is a national public sector entity and Government-owned development bank based in Fiji. FDB's main objectives are to facilitate and stimulate the promotion and development of natural...
Organisation > Accredited Entity (AE), Direct (National) Fiji
Saint Kitts and Nevis commits to lead on scaled-up climate action
... was given to a groundbreaking USD 110 million co-funded GCF project to strengthen water and food security and protect ... one of the costliest ever. Climate-related disasters are projected to cost the Caribbean region USD 22 billion per ... Fund has invested USD 237 million in eight climate action projects in Barbados, for a total of USD 714 million in the ...
Article > News update Saint Kitts and Nevis 
Nomination letter template for application for accreditation to GCF
The content of this section will soon be revised
The GCF Board adopted the revised Accreditation Framework and associated policies at its 42nd meeting (B.42). Please find here more information including on where to...
Document > Template
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 
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Approach to legal arrangements
Adopted by decision B.42/13, paragraph (e), subject to the transitional arrangements adopted by paragraph (n) of the same decision. This document is the revised approach to legal arrangements with accredited entities...
Document > Policies, strategies, and guidelines
Fueling Green Recovery in Armenia – advancing forest infrastructure and creating sustainable jobs for rural communities
This document presents funding proposal "SAP059: Fueling Green Recovery in Armenia – advancing forest infrastructure and creating sustainable jobs for rural communities" as approved by the Board of the Green Climate...
Document > Approved funding proposal Armenia
Integrated Municipal Solid Waste (MSW) Management Programme South Africa
In 2018, the DBSA as an accredited entity (AE) submitted a PPF request to the GCF to design a “Waste Management Flagship Programme for South Africa”. The Waste Management Flagship Programme is one of the eight “Near–...
Document > Approved project preparation funding application South Africa
ASCENT-GREEN: Resilient Energy Access for Inclusive Development
This document presents funding proposal "ASCENT-GREEN: Resilient Energy Access for Inclusive Development" as approved by the Board of the Green Climate Fund at B.44.
Document > Approved funding proposal Multiple countries
Food Securities Fund Accountable Cocoa and Coffee Tranche (FSF ACCT)
This document presents funding proposal "Food Securities Fund Accountable Cocoa and Coffee Tranche (FSF ACCT)" as approved by the Board of the Green Climate Fund at B.44.
Document > Approved funding proposal Multiple countries
Establishing Climate Resilient, Regenerative Agricultural (CRRA) systems in Tonga, Vanuatu and Samoa
This document presents funding proposal "Establishing Climate Resilient, Regenerative Agricultural (CRRA) systems in Tonga, Vanuatu and Samoa" as approved by the Board of the Green Climate Fund at B.44.
Document > Approved funding proposal Multiple countries
ADAPT Jamaica: Enhancing climate change resilience of vulnerable smallholders in Central Jamaica
This document presents funding proposal "ADAPT Jamaica: Enhancing climate change resilience of vulnerable smallholders in Central Jamaica" as approved by the Board of the Green Climate Fund at B.44.
Document > Approved funding proposal Jamaica
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 
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 
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 
Fourteen new Country Platforms announced in collaboration with GCF to drive country-led climate solutions
... more effectively, and speed up the implementation of projects and policies. The new Country Platforms are being ... investment approaches. They replace a fragmented project approach and help coordinate the different public ... to a systemic approach in which reforms, investments, and projects are integrated into a single national architecture ...
Article > Press release Brazil 
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 ...
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