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Green Climate Fund welcomes Denmark’s increase in support for climate action
... Denmark’s announcement of a USD 232 million pledge for GCF’s second replenishment (GCF-2). Denmark has ... Denmark is the 6th contributor to announce a pledge for GCF-2, joining Czechia, Austria, Germany Monaco, and ... and adaptation projects. For more information about GCF-2, visit here . Green Climate Fund welcomes Denmark’s ...
Article > Press release 
The Republic of Korea commits significant increase in support to GCF
... of Korea’s announcement of a USD 300 million pledge for its second replenishment (GCF-2). The announcement was ... a significant increase of 50 per cent from its commitment for GCF’s first replenishment (GCF-1). South Korea’s ... and adaptation projects. For more information about GCF-2, visit here . The Republic of Korea commits significant ...
Article > Press release 
NDA strengthening, country programming support and project pipeline development in Somalia
... Activities under this request will fill the urgent need for NDA strengthening, development of a country programme ... for collecting, managing, and sharing lessons learnt and best practices specifically on climate finance. This request ... management platform to collect, curate and disseminate best practices and lessons learned from GCF activities ...
Document > Approved readiness proposal Somalia
Building an enabling environment for the development and implementation of Bolivia’s NDC 3.0, through increased national and subnational coordination, inputs, and stakeholder participation
... activities, and the limited knowledge and awareness of best practices for implementation of NDC mitigation and adaptation actions. ... knowledge sharing and exchange of lessons learned and best practices for NDC implementation The goal of this GCF ...
Document > Approved readiness proposal Bolivia (Plurinational State of)
GCF Board approves over USD 1 billion in funding for climate mitigation and adaptation
... Lennart Båge and Dr. Paul Oquist as its Co-Chairs for 2018, representing developed and developing countries ... Mongolia with the Asian Development Bank (ADB) FP078 - USD 26 million for the Acumen Resilient Agriculture Fund (ARAF) ... recording of this Board meeting is available on the GCF website . The next GCF Board meeting, B.20, will take place ...
Article > Press release 
Countries step up ambition: Landmark boost to coffers of the world’s largest climate fund
... conference. A well-resourced Fund is a prerequisite for translating the 2015 Paris Agreement goals into ... Parties in Spain (COP25) on 2-13 December 2019 and at COP26, to be co-hosted by the United Kingdom and Italy in ... United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) established GCF in 2010 to direct climate finance to ...
Article > Press release 
GCF convenes global forum to accelerate green recovery in developing countries
... institutes and the private sector participated in a global forum to explore innovative solutions to help developing ... was held on the sidelines of the High-Level Political Forum on Sustainable Development , the UN’s annual stock ... Asia and the Commonwealth. “The UK is the host of COP26 in Glasgow next year and is committed to a sustainable ...
Article > Press release 
Green Climate Fund Board approves USD 1 billion for climate action, sets out strategic vision
... Fund (GCF) Board has given a major boost to climate finance for developing countries with the approval of over USD 1 ... below and more details of each are available on the GCF website . The 27th Board meeting is the final Board meeting of ... Climate Fund (SnCF Global) – Equity with PCA (FP152) USD 26.7 million for Mongolian Green Finance Corporation with ...
Article > Press release 
Green Climate Fund Board approves USD 500 million for new climate action, strengthens its Results Management Framework
... Board has allocated USD 501.1 million in GCF resources for new climate projects at its twenty-ninth meeting, and ... below and more details of each are available on the GCF website . The Board also approved the Integrated Results ... of smallholder farmers. This project is part of the USD 1.26 billion GCF is investing in adaptation action in Africa ...
Article > Press release 
GCF portfolio reaches USD 11.3 billion with new climate projects approved by the GCF Board
... 42.4 billion with co-financing. In line with GCF’s efforts to increase access to its resources, the Board adopted ... made in the ongoing review and update of the strategic plan for GCF’s second programming period of 2024 to 2027 ... 82.5 million as GGC scales up) with MUFG Bank (FP197); USD 26.9 million for CATALI.5°T Initiative: Concerted Action to ...
Article > Press release 
Twenty-third meeting of the GCF Board (B.23)
... report, including the updated workplan of the Board for 2019 Co-Chairs consultations: decision-making in the event that all efforts at reaching consensus have been exhausted Co-Chairs ... United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change Performance evaluation of the Heads of the Independent Units ...
Event > Board meeting Republic of Korea (the) 
Eighteenth meeting of the GCF Board (B.18)
... Reports from the Independent Units Workplan of the Board for 2018 Guidance from the Conference of the Parties Actions ... from direct access entities in the pipeline Options for GCF support for collaborative research and development in developing ...
Event > Board meeting 
Fifteenth meeting of the GCF Board (B.15)
... consultations Implementation of the Work Plan of the Board for 2016 Report on the activities of the Secretariat Reports ... of the Strategic Plan Draft Work Plan of the Board for 2017 Guidance from the twenty-second session of the ... (COP 22): CoChairs’ proposal Progress report on support for REDD-plus Country programming and readiness Progress ...
Event > Board meeting 
Eleventh meeting of the GCF Board (B.11)
... Status of the initial resource mobilisation Strategic plan for the Green Climate Fund (progress report) Arrangements for the first formal replenishment of the Fund Consideration of funding ...
Event > Board meeting 
Tenth meeting of the GCF Board (B.10)
... Resource Mobilization process Level of concessional terms for the public sector Brief guideline on the application of ... that further enhance direct access: Terms of reference for a pilot phase Selection process and terms of reference for the heads of the accountability units: Recommendations ...
Event > Board meeting 
GCF-EIF agreement opens way for start of Namibian nature-based climate solution
... a Funded Activity Agreement (FAA) which opens the way for the implementation of a project in Namibia which ... said: “This project is emblematic of GCF’s support for nature-based adaptation initiatives. It takes a holistic ... Approval Process, developed to ease access to GCF resources for smaller climate projects,” he added. ...
Article > Press release Namibia 
United Kingdom pledges to double contribution to Green Climate Fund
... It is also a sign of trust in the GCF to deliver transformative climate outcomes that help developing countries ... during the Initial Resource Mobilization period. The first formal GCF replenishment was launched during the 21st GCF ... building activities (known as readiness support) helping 126 developing countries identify and address their most ...
Article > Press release United Kingdom 
Twenty-fourth meeting of the GCF Board (B.24)
... consensus regarding the outcome of a confidential ballot Performance review of the GCF Matters related to the first formal replenishment of the GCF Report from the ... Consideration and endorsement of the outcomes of the first formal replenishment process Strategic planning for 2020 – ...
Event > Board meeting Republic of Korea (the) 
Twenty-seventh meeting of the GCF Board (B.27)
... Status of GCF resources, pipeline and portfolio performance, including the annual portfolio performance report Ninth report of the Green Climate Fund to ... of accreditation proposals Updated Strategic Plan for the GCF for 2020 – 2023 Review of the Multilateral ...
Event > Board meeting 
Accelerating the deployment of climate financing for early warning systems
... access to financing to develop early warning systems, for countries that are most exposed to the impacts of ... of observation stations which provide foundational data for effective weather predictions and warnings. At the ... at UK’s Foreign Commonwealth and Development Office (FCDO), reminded participants that “the UN ...
Article > News update 
Country programme guidance
... stage of the updated GCF project and programme cycle, and forms the basis for prioritising the further development of ... and plans, particularly those contained in the country’s latest nationally determined contributions (NDCs), ... with long-term planning aligned with the goals of the UNFCCC and the Paris Agreement to stabilise average global ...
Document > Publication, Guides
Call for Public Inputs: Revisions to the Green Climate Fund’s Environmental and Social Policy (ESP) to reaffirm the Fund’s commitment to addressing Sexual Exploitation, Sexual Abuse, and Sexual Harassment (SEAH)
... throughout GCF. In that regard, GCF has zero tolerance for all forms of sexual wrongdoing including SEAH. In ... Abuse, and Sexual Harassment (SEAH Policy), in line with best practices among international financial institutions as ... in GCF financed activities to be consistent with both best practice of international financial institutions and ...
Document > Call for input
Vatican and R20 Austrian World Summit: Finance is key to tackling climate crisis
... (GCF)." "GCF's mandate is to increase access to finance for developing countries to scale up their climate ... back-to-back events on the global climate crisis. A day before R20 AWS, His Holiness Pope Francis held a meeting on ... upon a common plan that accords with climate science, the latest in clean energy engineering, and above all the ethics ...
Article > Press release Austria 
Local Governments and Climate Change-III (LGCC3)
... as the country’s GCF focal point. The National Committee for Sub-National Democratic Development Secretariat (NCDD-S) ... submitted to GCF by the MoE in January 2017 and on the latest submission by NCDDS in 2021. With the GCF support, ... the Nationally Determined Contribution 2020 (NDC) to the UNFCCC and SDGs numbers 1, 11 and 13. Proposed interventions ...
Document > Approved project preparation funding application Cambodia
Climate finance for sustaining peace and security
... displacement. A harrowing future awaits according to the latest IPCC report if we ignore the ultimate threat ... investments can face specific challenges in fragile states. For example, last year, GCF projects were brought to a halt ... on how climate finance investments in fragile states can best support inclusive, peaceful and sustainable ...
Article > Speech
IIU hosts Conference of International Investigators
... these investigative offices, facilitate the exchange of information, provide a platform for hands-on training, and socialise latest developments in the field. The 19th CII will be ...
Article > Press release 
17th GCF Board meeting to refine climate finance flow
... to strengthen the policies underpinning GCF’s support for projects that reduce emissions and boost the resilience ... at the Fund’s headquarters in Songdo, South Korea, for the two-day meeting. They include observers from civil ... for approved climate finance projects. See here for the latest disbursement of funds to Ecuador for REDD+. The 17th ...
Article > Press release 
Ambassador Black-Layne signs Antigua and Barbuda’s grant agreement with GCF
... Héla Cheikhrouhou took place on the sidelines of the latest climate change negotiation meeting in Bonn, Germany ... will put in place the preliminary infrastructure needed for GCF to extend its support to the two-island country’s ... systems are in place, the country aims to propose projects for GCF funding largely centred on combating droughts and ...
Article > Press release Antigua and Barbuda 
Rwanda secures GCF grant to accelerate access to climate finance
... strengthen their systems and prepare projects or programmes for funding by GCF. The Fund has earmarked an initial USD 15 million to support these countries in such efforts. Rwanda is the latest developing country to have finalized a grant ...
Article > Press release Rwanda 