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GCF/B.15/24 - Decisions of the Board – fifteenth meeting of the Board, 13-15 December 2016
GCF/B.15/24 Decisions of the Board – fifteenth meeting of the Board, 13-15 December 2016 ...
Board document > Compendium of decisions
Postcard from Katowice: Saturday, December 8
... but negotiations continued throughout Saturday in Katowice. Progress is being made, but not quickly enough to ... Pacific pavilion. This laid-back venue has become the go-to place for tired delegates each evening. Tomorrow is a rest ... no side events, and no exhibitions, tonight is the best chance for most delegates to relax, review the week, ...
Article > Press release 
Meet iTAP webinar: Ecosystem Based Adaptation or “EBA”
... services as part of an overall adaptation strategy to help people to adapt to the adverse effects of climate ... the climate problem being tackled and how; and apply best practice, science and traditional knowledge to select ... be known in advance, and the importance of putting in place upfront strong selection criteria and procedures, and ...
Event > Webinar 
GCF’s approach to Locally Led Climate Action: Scaling up support for locally driven solutions
Locally Led Climate Action (LLCA) is central to how the Green Climate Fund (GCF) delivers on its mandate ... civil society, and the private sector – who are best positioned to design and implement climate responses ... aligns with its Strategic Plan for 2024–2027 and the "50by30" vision , which calls for the importance of enhancing ...
Article > News update 
Mitigation
The challenge Global emissions must be cut by 45 per cent by 2030 from 2010 levels if we are to meet the Paris Agreement goal of limiting global warming ... the current energy generation and end-use technologies in place are only capable of achieving less than half of the ...
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Launch of Green Guarantee Company to mobilise billions in climate finance
The world’s first climate-focused guarantee company is set to unlock billions in climate finance for developing ... by providing guarantees for institutional investors buying green bonds issued and listed on the London Stock ... tools available to us to crowd in climate finance to the places that need it the most, and investment grade ...
Article > Press release 
Executive Director Keynote Speech
As I was thinking about what to say today, I was taken back to my early days of climate ... higher in highly vulnerable regions. We know that the displacement of people is on the rise. It has doubled since ... is honouring country leadership. This is a two-sided coin: helping countries take on that leadership role and ...
Article > Speech
Capacity enhancement of the National Designated Authority and other relevant stakeholders in Sri Lanka to re-evaluate technical needs for climate change adaptation and mitigation and assess climate finance priorities for agriculture by developing innovative climate smart investment mechanisms through increased partnerships between public and private sectors
Sri Lanka is highly vulnerable to climate change and has consistently been placed among the top ten countries at risk of extreme ... dissemination practices for sharing of lessons learned and best practices on a wider scale. Through this readiness ...
Document > Approved readiness proposal Sri Lanka
Indigenous Peoples regional dialogue reaffirms GCF commitment to vulnerable local communities
... of Indigenous Peoples of Latin America and the Caribbean took place on 18-20 February in Managua, Nicaragua. Organised by ... GCF activities. It also involved exchanging experiences and best practices focusing on climate rationality of projects, ...
Article > Press release Nicaragua 
Caribbean GCF stakeholders gather in Belize for first regional workshop
... The three-day workshop being held in Belize City from 6 to 8 October will help increase understanding of GCF ... in the Caribbean, and create a platform for the exchange of best practices between stakeholder groups. An additional and ... action. The next GCF regional workshop is scheduled to take place early next year and will target NDAs and focal points ...
Article > Press release 
NDA Strengthening and Country Programming support for Belize through CCCCC
... will set the necessary foundations for enhancing access to and catalyse mobilization of climate finance to assist the GOB in the implementation of its contribution to the Paris Agreement. The GOB will work with accredited ...
Document > Approved readiness proposal Belize
GCF/B.11/18 - Policies addressing fraud, corruption and other prohibited practices, and policies addressing anti-money laundering and countering the financing of terrorism (status update)
... prohibited practices, along with a summary of international best practices and a recommendation for how to proceed with next steps. GCF/B.11/18 Policies addressing ...
Board document > Action item
Unidad Para el Cambio Rural
... and social (E&S) sustainable projects financed totally or partially by external resources at the national ... partnership with national stakeholders, has a strategy in place to support national sustainable development and ... a climate change project portfolio worth more than US$ 467.5 million: taking into account programmes related to ...
Organisation > Accredited Entity (AE), Direct (National) Argentina
GCF/B.06/07 - Country Ownership
At its October 2013 meeting, the Board considered a number of ... transparent no‐objection procedure (document GCF/B.05/06) and decided to request the Secretariat to revise this ... a no‐objection procedure for approval by the Board, best practices for the establishment and composition of ...
Board document > Action item
GCF project seed funding to help grow agricultural resilience in Morocco
... uncertain future, placing livelihoods under threat. Working to change course is Morocco’s Agency for Agricultural ... climate-resilient and sustainable. ADA is one of GCF’s 54 Accredited Entities, becoming a GCF partner in March ... and plan the most appropriate technologies to use, and best way to design and implement the project. The Fund’s ...
Article > Story Morocco 
Efforts to save the Amazon offer triple win: Improving human, environmental, and economic health and wellbeing
... that tackle climate change and the Covid-19 pandemic must place the livelihoods of people front and centre. This is especially true for the custodians of natural ecosystems, which are vital in winning ... to sustainable production—demonstrating that one of the best ways to protect ecosystems, and thereby reign in global ...
Article > Story Ecuador 
Maya-K'iche' in Guatemalan highlands embrace nature-based solutions
Tomás Cuterez Lares grew up in the highlands of Guatemala, ... collect water for their crops. Now, with the reservoir in place, water is stored in the reservoir and is available for ... for this project, Resilient Highlands, because it is the best project I have seen in my life. If it were not for the ...
Article > Story Guatemala 
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 finance ... countries and exploring ways to enhance lessons and best practice.” Direct Access builds country ownership in ... require a level of capacity building in country to take place prior to accessing funds. As such, ...
Article > Press release United States 
GCF/B.20/Inf.14 - Investment criteria indicators
... by the Secretariat on the investment criteria indicators. It builds on a two-phase process led by the Investment Committee to produce indicative minimum benchmarks with support from ... Minimum Benchmarks” and the written comments submitted to the Secretariat following the Board meeting. The document ...
Board document > Information
Gender action plan for FP024: Enpower to Adapt: Creating Climate-Change Resilient Livelihoods through Community-Based Natural Resource Management (CBNRM) in Namibia
... outlines the gender action plan for project FP024: Enpower to Adapt: Creating Climate-Change Resilient Livelihoods ... Management (CBNRM) in Namibia. Gender action plans seek to operationalise the constraints and opportunities for women and men identified during the gender analysis towards fully integrating them into the project design. ...
Document > Gender action plan Namibia
GCF/B.22/Inf.16 - Annotations to the provisional agenda
This document presents the annotations to the provisional agenda of the twenty-second meeting of ... in document GCF/B.22/01/Drf.02. GCF/B.22/Inf.16 Annotations to the provisional agenda ...
Board document > Information
GCF/B.20/23 - Dates and venues of the following meetings of the Board
This document has been prepared to assist the Board in deciding the dates and venues for ...
Board document > Action item
GCF/B.18/01/Drf.02 - Provisional agenda
This document presents the provisional agenda of the eighteenth meeting of the Board of the Green Climate Fund.
Board document > Agenda
GCF/B.18/20 - Anti-Money Laundering and Countering the Financing of Terrorism Policy
This document presents the proposal of the Head of the Independent Integrity Unit for the “Anti-Money Laundering and Countering the Financing of Terrorism Policy” as a standalone policy for consideration and approval by...
Board document > Action item
GCF/B.13/Inf.01 - Report on activities of the Co-Chairs
... main activities undertaken by the Co-Chairs from lateMarch to early June 2016. GCF/B.13/Inf.01 Report on activities of ...
Board document > Information
Informal Note B.09-01 - Reflection Note by the Co-Chairs ahead of the Ninth Meeting of the Board of the Green Climate Fund
Board document > Co-Chairs note
Board document > Co-Chairs note
GCF/B.10/Inf.01 - Annotations to the Provisional Agenda
GCF/B.10/Inf.01 Annotations to the Provisional Agenda ...
Board document > Information
Resilient rural Belize (Be-Resilient)
This document presents funding proposal "FP101: Resilient rural Belize (Be-Resilient)," as approved by the Board of the Green Climate Fund at B.22.
Document > Approved funding proposal Belize
NDA nomination letter for the Republic of Moldova
... letter, sent by the government of the Republic of Moldova to the Green Climate Fund, provides details on the nominated ...
Document > NDA nomination Moldova
NDA nomination letter for Colombia
This letter, sent by the government of Colombia to the Green Climate Fund, provides details on the nominated ...
Document > NDA nomination Colombia