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GCF boosts SIDS early warning systems to avert climate-related disasters
A GCF event at COP26 brought together a panel of international and national organisations, Civil Society ... rainfall in 24 hours than London receives in a year. The UNFCCC established GCF in 2010 to provide financial support ...
Article > News update 
Response to allegations reported by Financial Times
... Climate Fund (GCF) takes very seriously allegations of inappropriate behaviour made in a Financial Times newspaper article published on 26 August. The GCF’s Secretariat strongly refutes claims ... reflected in the GCF Board’s approval during its recent 26th meeting of all 15 funding proposals submitted by the ...
Article > Statement 
Address at Global Korea Convention 2020
... heavy reliance on fossil fuels to become a leader of sustainable, green growth. The European Union, China, Japan and ... climate action commitments before next year’s pivotal COP26 in the UK. The private sector must play a key role in ... countries alone are estimated at between $11 to US$ 26 trillion between now and 2030, but barriers to investment ...
Article > Speech
Bhutan’s King optimistic about climate solutions
... delegation had during the scoping mission to Bhutan from 26 August to 1 September 2018. The mission was in Bhutan to engage how climate finance can help bolster national efforts to tackle climate ... the ambitious goal of Bhutan through an investment of USD 26.6 million in the “Bhutan for Life” project, which has ...
Article > Press release Bhutan 
Delivering climate action –for people, planet & prosperity
... you for inviting me to this key event as we approach the COP26 meeting in Glasgow. While global momentum is building, we ... goals. One of the key missing pieces is adequate climate finance. The latest OECD figures shows that climate finance for developing countries reached USD 79.6 billion in ...
Article > Speech
GCF IRMF webinar series for AEs: revised FP template and GCF support to DAEs for IRMF implementation
The Integrated Results Management Framework (IRMF) webinar series for Accredited Entities ... Session 2 6:00 – 7:30 pm KST in English and French 26 January 2022 - DAE New Funding Window (NFW) webinar ...
Event > Webinar 
GCF key to win the race against climate change: UN Secretary General welcomes GCF Executive Director a.i. in New York
... meeting with GCF Executive Director ad interim Javier Manzanares. The meeting in New York included discussions about ... results and impacts of GCF operations, the key climate finance challenges, and the ongoing process of the Fund’s ... is closely working with its UN partners who are delivering 26 projects with the total value of USD 1.7 billion through ...
Article > Press release 
GCF sets the tentative funding proposal schedule for B.22
... The 22nd GCF Board meeting will tentatively be held on 26-28 February 2019, and the key dates are as follows: B.22 ... ESS reports for category B projects and I-2 programmes – 26 January 2019* Publishing deadline – 1 February 2019 B.22 (proposed) – 26-28 February 2019 * Per paragraph 17 of GCF’s ...
Article > Press release 
GCF transfers funds to UN Environment for Ecosystem Based Adaptation project in the Gambia
... at scale and to facilitate the development of a sustainable natural resource based economy by using Ecosystem Based ... for about 40 percent of its national exports and 26 percent of its GDP. GCF Executive Director Howard Bamsey ...
Article > Press release Gambia 
Joint statement by GCF and GGGI
... Mr. Ban Ki-moon, the 8th Secretary General of the United Nations, both GGGI and GCF have offered to support the ... and halt government support for fossil fuel projects internationally. GCF co-hosted an international conference in ... contributions to the Paris Agreement, ahead of COP26. Both GGGI and GCF are ready to support the ROK ...
Article > Statement 
GCF and UNIDO partnership agreement bolster climate-resilient industrial development
... signing a partnership agreement with the United Nations Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO). ... developing countries,” said Javier Manzanares, GCF Deputy Executive Director. While ... Coordination. UNIDO became a GCF Accredited Entity at the 26th Meeting of the GCF Board in August 2020. GCF has ...
Article > Press release 
Integrating Climate Change Adaptation into Tanzania’s Planning Processes
... more intense heavy rainfall and sea level rise make URT the 26th most vulnerable country to climate risks. Tanzania has ...
Document > Approved readiness proposal Tanzania
Global economic prospects and its impact on climate policies, with a special focus on carbon pricing
... highly effective in sending the right pricing and risk signals to reallocate capital according to the climate ... the impact of sectoral policies and help redirect global finance flows to foster climate investment at scale and avert ... Following the adoption of the Article 6 rules at COP 26, GCF believes that carbon markets will remain an ...
Article > Speech
Advancing a Regional Approach to the Green Hydrogen Economy in Latin America and the Caribbean
... by many countries at the last Conference of Parties (COP26) meeting. It is estimated that the global green hydrogen ... the use of green hydrogen as an energy vector is in the nascent stages, LAC countries face different barriers to ... its decarbonization potential, integrating it into their national industries (especially in hard-to-abate sectors), ...
Document > Approved readiness proposal Multiple countries
Readiness Support for the Implementation of the IRMF for Vietnam Development Bank
... has extensive experience in loan selection, appraisal, management and financing for climate change projects, mitigation and ... of the Vietnamese Prime Minister's commitment at COP26, which is “to achieve net-zero carbon emissions by ...
Document > Approved readiness proposal Viet Nam
Pre-accreditation support to Dos-Credobank to build institutional ESS and Gender capacities
... UN Framework Convention on Climate Change has updated the Nationally Determined Contribution (NDC), which was presented ... official delegation of the Kyrgyz Republic during the COP 26 (November 2021, Glasgow). Kyrgyzstan declared its ...
Document > Approved readiness proposal Kyrgyzstan
The Green Climate Fund kicks off first Board meeting of 2024 in Rwanda
... Developing States (SIDS), and African States). With co-financing, the funding proposals under consideration have a total value of USD 1.26 billion. The Board will also consider proposals from ... organisations for GCF accreditation, six of which are sub-national, national, or regional organisations (Direct Access ...
Article > News update 
Green Climate Fund statement on the United States’ withdrawal from GCF
On 8 January 2026 (U.S. time) the Green Climate Fund (GCF) was notified by ... and agencies to effect withdrawal from a number of international organizations, conventions, and treaties, including ... United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC). Being a Party to the UNFCCC is a pre-requisite for ...
Article > Statement 
FP288 - Jordan Aqaba-Amman Water Desalination and Conveyance Project (AAWDCP)
... resources. AAWDCP is a flagship initiative set to desalinate 300 million cubic metres of water annually, covering ... through the construction of marine infrastructure, a desalination plant in Aqaba (Red Sea), a 438-kilometer pipeline, ... estimated minimum of 6,742,402 tonnes of CO2 over the first 26 years of operations. The project complements Jordan’s ...
Project > Private sector Jordan 
Stepping up climate action in the Cook Islands
... country’s 15 islands met on the island of Rarotonga on 26 May to identify where climate mitigation and adaptation ... readiness programme highlighted the important role of the National Designated Authority (NDA) as the core interface between ...
Article > Press release Cook Islands 
Pathways to Dairy Net Zero: Promoting Low Carbon and Climate Resilient Livestock in East Africa
... PPF application will ensure the quality design of the regional programme titled Pathways to Dairy Net Zero: Promoting ... and Climate Resilient Livestock in East Africa. It will enable public, private, national and regional investments to ... the UN Food Systems Summit, as well as the engagement at CoP26 towards a process aimed at systematically enhancing ...
Document > Approved project preparation funding application Multiple countries
FP005 - KawiSafi Ventures Fund
... are very high for rural off-grid Kenyans, who spend around 26% of their income on kerosene, which is expensive, ... invest in other parts of the ecosystem such as consumer finance, mobile payment, and metering/monitoring technologies. ... needs of portfolio companies to support their scale and financial viability. The project has an estimated lifespan of ...
Project > Private sector Kenya Rwanda 
Information requests and responses
... Oct Granted IDP668 GCF Accreditation Process and Project Management Costs Allocation 15 Jul 12 Sep Granted IDP667 ... IDP627 Funding opportunities 12 Mar 22 Mar Granted IDP626 Funding opportunities 8 Mar 22 Mar Granted IDP625 Funding ... Funded Activity Agreement for FP111, FP154, FP163, and IFC projects 26 Nov 11 Apr 2022 Partially granted IDP300 ...
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FP130 - Indonesia REDD-plus RBP for results period 2014-2016
... that support the implementation of the country’s national REDD+ action strategy (STRANAS). This will augment current efforts addressing forest ...
Project > Public sector Indonesia 
FP136 - Resilient Landscapes and Livelihoods Project
... livelihood productivity and resilience through sustainable land management, low-emission resilient agriculture ...
Project > Public sector Ethiopia 
Spanish and French SAP webinars held
A back-to-back series of webinars for GCF's Simplified Approval Process (SAP) was recently held in cooperation with UNITAR. The webinars, which were attended by National Designated Authorities and Accredited Entities, are ...
Article > News update 
GCF/B.22/10/Rev.01 - Consideration of funding proposals
This document presents the funding proposals to the Board for consideration at its twentysecond meeting. It also presents an overview of the projected GCF portfolio and a brief guide to the funding proposal packages.
Board document > Action item
GCF/B.22/01/Drf.01 - Provisional agenda
This document contains a proposed B.22 provisional agenda. GCF/B.22/01/Drf.01 Provisional agenda ...
Board document > Agenda
GCF/B.16/Inf.11 - Matters related to the replenishment of the Green Climate Fund
This document presents a Co-Chairs’ memo on matters related to the replenishment of the Green Climate Fund.
Board document > Information
GCF/B.13/31 - Date and venue of the following meeting of the Board
This paper is prepared to assist the Board of the Green Climate Fund in confirming the dates and venue for the fourteenth meeting of the Board.
Board document > Action item