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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

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

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

Adaptation

... in allocation of funding between mitigation and adaptation projects, with over 50% of adaptation funding going to Least ...

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GCF and World Bank partner to boost cookstove market in Bangladesh

... (FAA), which guide the implementation of approved GCF projects, marks a key milestone for the Global Clean ... gas emissions and improve people’s health, while this project shows how the private sector can deliver public ... Director, World Bank Bangladesh and Bhutan, said “the project is significant as it highlights the urgency to shift ...

Article > Press release Bangladesh

Climate Resilience of the Water Sector in The Bahamas

... and is likely to become increasingly so. Climate change projections for The Bahamas such as increasing temperatures, ... groundwater supplies. With GCF support, the proposed project will bring significant benefits to the people of The ...

Document > Approved project preparation funding application Bahamas

Climate and Education Sector Initiative

... a range of analyses to help define the parameters of project activities. These include, education sector ... of all inputs into the full funding proposal package. This project is highly innovative and ambitious, GCF and GPE are ...

Document > Approved project preparation funding application Multiple countries

UNDP head welcomes flow of GCF funds to the Maldives

... from the current transfer of GCF funds to an adaptation project run by the UNDP. While surrounded by water, many ... of drinking water. GCF’s disbursement of funds to this project will bolster an integrated water supply system based ... to provide a low-cost supply to vulnerable households. The project will also provide an uninterrupted supply of water ...

Article > Press release Maldives

GCF disburses finance to support Indigenous Peoples in the Amazon

... Climate Fund has begun disbursing resources to the first project it approved in Peru’s Amazon, providing dual ... the direct access Accredited Entity running the five-year project. Following approval by the GCF Board in November ... a half with the indigenous communities participating in the project, as well as with their local, regional and national ...

Article > Press release Peru

GCF speeds up funding process to help meet urgent need for climate action

... signed implementation agreements for three climate finance projects immediately after they were approved by the GCF ... of the Funded Activity Agreements (FAAs) for the three projects – supporting climate resilience in Nepal and ... of operations, GCF has halved the time it takes to advance projects from approval to disbursement,” said Mr Glemarec. ...

Article > Press release Multiple countries

Strengthening Côte d’Ivoire’s Capacity and Ownership to Access Climate Finance for GCF Country Programme Implementation

... a strong engagement with the GCF. Four multi-country projects (FP151, FP152, FP095 and FP092) have been approved ... (SAP015). The country has also got approved three readiness projects including a NAP proposal. However, many challenges ... highlighted by the implementation of the first readiness project. A NDC Partnership Plan and a Country Programme have ...

Document > Approved readiness proposal Côte d'Ivoire

Green Climate Fund: USD 1.26 billion for climate action in developing countries

... away on 3 March. The GCF Board endorsed eleven climate projects, committing USD 489.8 million of GCF resources. With co-financing, the eleven projects total USD 1.26 billion. With the new projects approved, GCF’s overall portfolio now stands at ...

Article > Press release

FP145 - RELIVE – REsilient LIVElihoods of vulnerable smallholder farmers in the Mayan landscapes and the Dry Corridor of Guatemala

... to significant economic losses in the country. This project aims to bolster the resilience of the most ... and early warning of risks, to stakeholders. Moreover, the project aims to restore 13 thousand hectares of watershed ...

Project > Public sector Guatemala

FP058 - Responding to the increasing risk of drought: building gender-responsive resilience of the most vulnerable communities

... risks of drought and other climate impacts. Ethiopia is projected to experience drought conditions worsened by ... be women, with 30% of households being female-headed. The project has an estimated lifespan of 5 years. FP058 Ethiopia ...

Project > Public sector Ethiopia

SAP017 - Climate proofing food production investments in Imbo and Moso basins in the Republic of Burundi

... decades and reduce long-term growth by 2.4% per year. The project's main objective is to build farmers' resilience to ... practices to conserve soil and water resources. The project will reach 573,540 beneficiaries, and ...

Project > Public sector Burundi

SAP025 - Adaptation of agricultural production systems in Coastal Areas of Northwest Guinea-Bissau

... coastal protection and a biodiverse habitat. This project aims to enhance the climate resilience of ... agricultural value chains with microenterprises. The project is expected to benefit more than 200,000 vulnerable ...

Project > Public sector Guinea-Bissau

FP208 - Enhanced climate resilience in the Trois-Rivières region of Haiti through Integrated Flood Management

... at risk. Targeting the Trois-Rivières (TR) region, this project will enhance the resilience of communities by ... governance frameworks. Through these interventions, the project is expected to reduce the number of households ...

Project > Public sector Haiti

SAP028 - Women-Adapt: Enhancing the climate change adaptive capacity of smallholder farmer communities in the Poro Region, focusing on vulnerable women and youth

... focusing on women and youth Farmer Organizations. The project is based on tried and tested climate-risk management ... leadership, and participation in all its activities. The project is designed to synergise with the Inclusive Green ...

Project > Public sector Côte d'Ivoire

GCF joins European Bank for Reconstruction and Development to bolster Moroccan adaptation

... in the USD 243.1 million Saïss Water Conservation Project . This joint investment, which includes financing ... in Bonn to discuss how to progress cooperation on this project. Morocco Bonn GCF joins European Bank for ...

Article > Press release Morocco

GCF publishes first funding proposals for Board consideration

... Fund received a total of 37 initial funding proposals for projects and programmes from public and private sector ... international access entities. More than 80 per cent of the projects are located in LDCs, SIDS, and African countries. ...

Article > Press release

GCF/B.20/12 - Recommendations of the Private Sector Advisory Group on opportunities to engage the private sector in adaptation

... and include: Reiteration for support to readiness and project preparation activities in order to close information ... including support for the utilization of climate data and projections to enable decision-making; Risk transfer ...

Board document > Action item

Entity Support (2nd phase) for Peru through Profonanpe

... has also recently achieved its upgrade for grant making and project risk level category B. In that sense, Profonanpe has ... capacities that will be reflected in a better-quality project design and management, and in a more efficient ...

Document > Approved readiness proposal Peru

Entity Support for Chile through CAF

... due to the variety of financial mechanisms and areas of projects that can be articulated with the Green Climate ... of a Gender Policy, which will serve as a guide for future projects that apply to the green climate fund. The following ...

Document > Approved readiness proposal Chile

NDA Strengthening and Country Programming support for Sudan through UNDP

... Green Climate Fund (GCF) Readiness and Preparatory Support Project is to support the Government of Sudan through its ... with national policies and priorities. In addition, the project will target two important aspects of the GCF ...

Document > Approved readiness proposal Sudan

Strategic frameworks support for Antigua and Barbuda, Belize, Grenada, Jamaica, Saint Lucia, Saint Kitts and Nevis, Suriname through CANARI

... to access climate finance and deliver climate change projects nationally and regionally is critical. This was ... Readiness and Preparatory Support to address this gap. This project seeks to enhance civil society’s capacity, ...

Document > Approved readiness proposal Multiple countries

Strategic frameworks support for Belize through CDB

... private sector, which was started under the first readiness project to sensitize stakeholders and identify a GCF project pipeline. However, recognising that significant ...

Document > Approved readiness proposal Belize

GCF/B.26/02/Add.15 - Consideration of funding proposals - Addendum XV Funding proposal package for SAP016

... A funding proposal summary titled “Fiji Agrophotovoltaic Project in Ovalau” submitted by the Fiji Development Bank ... Fund, the funding proposal titled “Fiji Agrophotovoltaic Project in Ovalau” submitted by the Fiji Development Bank ...

Board document > Action item

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