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Rural women rising
... land, training in climate-resilient farming, and a platform to sell their produce, women farmers in Zimbabwe are forging new paths for economic independence and sustainable ... in rural communities is reflected in a transformative US$26.6 million government-led project in southern Zimbabwe ...
Article > Story 
Strengthening Climate Information Services and Multi-Hazard Early Warning Systems for El Salvador
... the El Niño-Southern Oscillation (ENSO) along with the opposite side of the fluctuation, i.e. La Nina. In addition, the ... and droughts. A National Framework for Climate Services (NFCS) will be designed and implemented to facilitate the delivery of best practice climate services across the country. The ...
Document > Concept note El Salvador
On the frontlines of climate change: Financing the largest community-based adaptation project in Vanuatu
... women depend on fishing along the coastline to provide fish for our families but most of our catch now are much smaller ... Chief in Santo Island The ‘NextGen’ Projections for Western and Tropical Pacific: Current and Future Climate ... working with Save the Children Australia, with a USD 26.2 million grant from the Green Climate Fund (GCF), will ...
Article > Story Vanuatu 
FP288 - Jordan Aqaba-Amman Water Desalination and Conveyance Project (AAWDCP)
... estimated minimum of 6,742,402 tonnes of CO2 over the first 26 years of operations. The project complements Jordan’s ... Roadmap, which target efficiency gains, tariff reforms, and operational cost recovery. GCF’s concessional ... funding will play a pivotal role in maintaining affordability. It forms a cornerstone of Jordan’s water ...
Project > Private sector Jordan 
FP005 - KawiSafi Ventures Fund
... over 3.5 million without power. Energy costs are high, both for on- and off-grid customers, because of a heavy reliance ... 80% live off-grid with 35 million without access to affordable and reliable electricity. Lighting costs in ... are very high for rural off-grid Kenyans, who spend around 26% of their income on kerosene, which is expensive, ...
Project > Private sector Kenya Rwanda 
Building the engagement of Burkina Faso with the GCF: Establishing and strengthening national institutions to engage with GCF and formulate a country programme
... change strategies, plans, and priorities are already formulated in several official documents, such as the NAPA, ... in line with PNDES*. Altogether they constitute the basis for a country programme, cornerstone for the preparation, ... of women. As a result of a first consultation workshop and visit from a GCF Regional Advisor, two entities have been ...
Document > Approved readiness proposal Burkina Faso
Pathways to dairy net zero: Promoting low carbon and climate resilient livestock in East Africa
... Fund (GCF) in partnership with the International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD), the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) and the Global Dairy Platform (GDP) approved USD 3.5 million of project preparation ... in response to the Global Methane Pledge, launched at COP26 by the US and the EU, and building on the participating ...
Article > Press release 
Entity support for Jamaica through MEGJC
... a Readiness Grant to support private sector mobilization for the development of projects/programmes which translate ... of the selected private sector entities in the region, inform the best strategy for investment at the regional and country ...
Document > Approved readiness proposal Jamaica
Green Climate Fund Board commits an additional USD 407.8 million to combat climate crisis
... total portfolio to USD 5.6 billion. This includes new transformative initiatives in China, Lao People’s Democratic ... It also reviewed GCF’s updated Strategic Plan for the 2020-2023 programming period, which aims to deliver ... Churia Region in Nepal (BRCRN) with FAO (FP118) USD 26.3 million for Water Banking and Adaptation of Agriculture ...
Article > Press release 
Twenty-eighth Green Climate Fund Board meeting approves 15 new projects, USD 1.2 billion for climate action
... in GCF funding and USD 6.3 billion in co-financing, for low-emission, climate resilient development. The new ... below and more details of each are available on the GCF website . The Board adopted an updated review procedure for ... actions of all countries as we approach the crucial COP26 climate meeting in Glasgow at the end of this year. This ...
Article > Press release 
Green Climate Fund Board approves USD 325.2 million and policies for accelerated climate action
... the approval of tranche two funding for an approved project, USD 325.2 million of GCF funding ... listed below and more details are available on the GCF website . The Board adopted an updated Simplified Approval ... 32nd GCF Board meeting approved the following projects: USD 26.2 million for Vanuatu Community-based Climate Resilience ...
Article > Press release 
GCF helps Bhutan progress climate plans
A Green Climate Fund (GCF) delegation began a visit to the Kingdom of Bhutan today to explore how GCF can ... Maintaining a minimum of 60 percent of its land under forest cover for all time, in accordance with Bhutan’s Constitution, is ...
Article > Press release Bhutan 
Adaptation Fund, Green Climate Fund Convene First Community of Practice Meeting of Direct Access Entities to Climate Finance
In an effort to accelerate and enhance Direct Access to climate ... interactive plenaries and group discussions, as well as a visit to an AF-funded Direct Access project implemented by ... countries and exploring ways to enhance lessons and best practice.” Direct Access builds country ownership in ...
Article > Press release United States 
Nauru President praises GCF move to streamlined approval
... President Waqa, the incoming chair of the Pacific Islands Forum , during a high-level visit by Pacific Island state representatives to the GCF ... Nationally Determined Contributions . The delegation visited GCF as part of its participation in the Korea Pacific ...
Article > Press release Nauru 
GCF/B.21/29/Rev.01 - Co-financing matters
This document outlines a proposal for a GCF approach to co-financing in its activities. The ... mobilized finance, sequenced financing, in order to account for more granularity in reporting and for attribution ... takes into consideration principles and guidelines based on best international practice. Key principles are also ...
Board document > Action item
Advancing the agriculture, water and energy pipeline, with increased awareness of key stakeholders and strengthening capacities of the NDA and direct access applicants in the Republic of Mauritius
... support Mauritius catalyse climate financing from the GCF for climate adaptation and mitigation projects in the ... NDA’s capacities and operational systems to support formulation, monitoring and evaluation of climate projects, ... and submit them to the GCF for consideration and share best practices to strengthen pipeline development in ...
Document > Approved readiness proposal Mauritius
FP130 - Indonesia REDD-plus RBP for results period 2014-2016
This project recognises Indonesia's REDD+ results for 2014-2016, with a total volume of 27 million tonnes of carbon dioxide equivalent (MtCO2eq) submitted to GCF for results-based payments (RBP). Indonesia will use the ... action strategy (STRANAS). This will augment current efforts addressing forest governance. This includes working ...
Project > Public sector Indonesia 
FP136 - Resilient Landscapes and Livelihoods Project
Land degradation in Ethiopia has proceeded at an alarming rate and will be increasingly aggravated by climate change. Conservative estimates suggest climate change will reduce agricultural crop productivity in Ethiopia...
Project > Public sector Ethiopia 
GCF to ramp up climate investment in South Sudan
... end of this year. Arriving in a blistering heatwave that forced the country’s schools to close for two weeks, the ... the triple threat of fragility, conflict and climate. Our visit is about scaling up our investment in South Sudan to ... and ambition of the South Sudanese government. The GCF’s visit and our ensuing investment signals the start of our ...
Article > News update South Sudan 
GCF/B.09/07 - Further Development of the Initial Investment Framework: Sub-Criteria and Methodology
... requested the Investment Committee to submit the following for consideration at the next Board meeting, with technical ... benchmarks for each criterion, taking into account the best practices of other institutions; and Identification and ... for the selection of programmes and projects that best achieve the Fund’s objectives as stated in decision ...
Board document > Action item
GCF Technical Expert Workshop on Climate Adaptation Finance
... through its decision B.17/10 to develop a proposal for the GCF’s “guidance on approach and scope for ... Expert Group, and Standing Committee on Finance of the UNFCCC. The objectives of this workshop were to explore the ... adaptation finance and activities and identify emerging best practices in climate adaptation projects and ...
Event > Events organised / involving GCF Republic of Korea (the) 
GCF Technical Expert Meeting on Climate Information, Early Warning and Disaster Risk Reduction Services
... that significant investment is needed to build climate information, early warning, and disaster risk reduction ... risk reduction services strategy and guide; identifying best practices in climate information, early warning, and ... will subsequently be used to inform the Secretariat of best practices and lessons learned from other government ...
Event > Events organised / involving GCF Switzerland 
Green Climate Fund pledges ambitious response to IPCC alarm bell
... countries to drive urgent action in response to the latest IPCC report on the science of climate change. Thelma ... she added. "The decisions we take today will be critical for a safe and sustainable world tomorrow.” Responding to ... said the report is a “reality check” on the need for ambitious action. “The IPCC report shows that greater ...
Article > Press release 
Enhancing access and increasing impact: the role of the multilateral climate funds
The need for collective, urgent and ambitious action on climate is ... finance, including from private sources of capital. At COP 26 in Glasgow, our four funds jointly committed to work ... United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) and serves the 2015 Paris Agreement, supporting the ...
Article > Statement 
Accreditation
... climate change projects or programmes to present to GCF for mitigation and/or adaptation. They must also meet GCF ... requirements. Accredited Entities develop funding proposals for consideration by GCF and are responsible for overseeing, supervising, managing and monitoring their ...
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International Union for Conservation of Nature
The International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) headquartered in ... stakeholders to develop and improve policies, laws and best practices. Currently, IUCN has a project portfolio ... Mauverney, 28, Gland, 1196, Switzerland International Union for Conservation of Nature ...
Organisation > Accredited Entity (AE), International Switzerland
Consultation Sessions on the GCF’s Policy on Project Management Cost
... to present a revised policy on accredited entity fees for consideration by the Board. As part of this ... session, which will be held on Tuesday 13 January, 2026, at 8:00 AM KST and 18:00 PM KST, to accommodate ... – 9:00 AM Korea Standard Time (KST) Time may be best suited for AEs and NDAs based in Latin America and ...
Event > Webinar 
GCF support to the Great Green Wall
... landscapes, combat desertification, and address the need for tackling the development and climate challenges at ...
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Strengthening Rwanda's capacity to access GCF Funds through the assessment of readiness needs, updating country programme, capacitating national stakeholders and renewal of DAE accreditation
... policies and strategies, including the National Strategy for Transformation, the Green Growth and Climate Resilience Strategy ... for National Engagement with the Fund, by building on latest environment and climate change policies, strategies ...
Document > Approved readiness proposal Rwanda
The Green Climate Fund welcomes US contribution of USD 1 billion
... This money will provide urgently needed climate finance for the most vulnerable countries in the world. The USD 1 ... USD 45 billion including co-financing) delivering transformative climate action in 140 countries. It also has a ... temperature rise well below 2 degrees Celsius. GCF’s latest progress report, covering the 2020-2022 period, is ...
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