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GCF/B.20/05 - Annual update on complementarity and coherence
... seventeenth meeting, the Board requested the Secretariat to present a report on the progress made and outputs from ... The document provides input for a Board discussion on fund-to-fund arrangements with other climate funds, considering ... Finance. The document also outlines next steps. GCF/B.20/05 Annual update on complementarity and coherence ...
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NDA Strengthening and Country Programming support for Chile through the Chilean Development Cooperation Agency
The objective of this grant is to enhance country ownership and climate finance access ... of the Green Climate Fund in Chile. In particular, it aims to develop the capacity of the National Designated Authority (NDA) to engage with regional, national & sub-national ...
Document > Approved readiness proposal Chile
Readiness and preparatory support to implement Green City Development Projects in Rwanda's Secondary Cities
This proposal seeks funding to support the Government of Rwanda (GoR) for the development of implementation strategies toward the operationalization of key climate change ... Rwandan Green Growth and Climate Resilient Strategy (2011-2050); the revised Vision 2020; the Economic Development and ...
Document > Approved readiness proposal Rwanda
GCF Workshop on REDD+ Results-based Payments
... workshop on REDD+ Results-based Payments (RBPs) will take place in Seoul, South Korea on 4 May 2022. Through ... B.18/07 in 2017, the Green Climate Fund Board allocated US$500 million for a pilot programme for REDD-plus results-based payments (RBPs). Launched in October 2017 for a period of five years, the funds were ...
Event > Events organised / involving GCF 
Update on consultations on the GCF's revised Readiness Strategy 2024-2027
To improve the Readiness Programme, GCF is organizing a ... of the Thirty-seventh meeting of the Board (B.37) taking place in Georgia from 23-26 October and will be shared with you upon publication. The consultations will take place at two different times, allowing for participation ...
Event > Webinar 
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
... of its NDC 3.0, there are gaps and barriers that need to be removed or reduced, including limited coordination ... activities, and the limited knowledge and awareness of best practices for implementation of NDC mitigation and ... 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) UNDP
GCF hosts knowledge management spring meeting for IFIs
... 21-22 April. Representatives from 14 organizations delved into discussions on knowledge management metrics. Metrics are ... findability, reduction in time for design of new projects, best practice collection and contribution, and critical ... a coherent and multidisciplinary approach to ensure the best use of the knowledge of IFIs. The 14 organisations who ...
Article > News update 
Fourteenth Meeting of the Board to be held at GCF Headquarters
... of the Green Climate Fund will be held from Wednesday, 12 October to Friday, 14 October 2016 in Songdo, Republic of Korea. ... members, alternate members, and active observers will take place on Tuesday 11 October 2016. In accordance with the ...
Article > Press release 
Building Resilient Environment and Sustainable Agriculture and Water
The objective of this Readiness proposal is to put the enabling conditions in place for strengthened capacity of the NDA and relevant agriculture and water-sector stakeholders to design and implement climate change ...
Document > Approved readiness proposal Oman FAO
GCF/B.01-12/03 - Arrangements for Observer Participation in the Board Meetings
... of the Governing Instrument; b) current practices in the UNFCCC and GEF processes; and c) the draft additional rules of procedures of the Board. The arrangements were put in place to enable the three categories of observers invited to the ...
Board document > Action item
GCF/B.05/14 - Modalities for Readiness and Preparatory Support
In response to decision B.01-13/10 and in accordance with the decisions ... instruments); and informed by discussions that took place during the Board meetings in March and June 2013, as ... a draft decision on the associated policy matters. GCF/B.05/14 Modalities for Readiness and Preparatory Support ...
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Strategic Frameworks support for Ecuador through Fundacion Avina
The proposal aims to strengthen the capacities of the Decentralized Autonomous Governments (DAGs) at the province level in Ecuador ... In addition, provincial authorities will have capacities in place to contribute to the implementation of the National ...
Document > Approved readiness proposal Ecuador FundacionAvina
Gender assessment and action plan: Annex 4 for Simplified Approval Process Funding Proposals
Gender analysis needs to take place early in the planning process so that an ... of gender roles and power relations is built into the project. All projects/programs should include an ...
Document > Template
NDA strengthening and country programming support to Mali through Sahel Eco
The Government of Mali has the ambition to transform the country’s economy into a green and ... Sustainable Development (AEDD) had received, in April 2015, the support of the Fund to kick-start the process through a workshop that took place from 7th to 10th April 2015. With this request, the ...
Document > Approved readiness proposal Mali
Summary of outcomes of the 25th meeting of the GCF Board
The 25th meeting of the Board (B.25) of the Green Climate Fund (GCF) took place from 10 to 12 March 2020. Mr. Nauman Bhatti and Ms. ...
Document > Summary of outcomes of the meeting of the GCF Board
Co-designing transformative solutions with communities in Samoa
This Readiness proposal will contribute to climate financial resource mobilization by Samoa to address immediate and future climate change risks and ... relevant stakeholders, generate evidence and data, put in place necessary policies and institutional arrangements that ...
Document > Approved readiness proposal Samoa FAO
Ambassador Black-Layne signs Antigua and Barbuda’s grant agreement with GCF
... of Antigua and Barbuda, Ambassador Diann Black-Layne, today signed its readiness grant agreement with the Green ... and GCF’s Executive Director Héla Cheikhrouhou took place on the sidelines of the latest climate change ... a grant of USD 300,000, the Caribbean country will put in place the preliminary infrastructure needed for GCF to ...
Article > Press release Antigua and Barbuda 
Project cycle
... origination and structuring Stage 1. Country engagement Actors NDAs, AEs, GCF Secretariat Stage 1 is the beginning of ... access entity window of the Readiness programme GCF Expert placement scheme of the Readiness programme Country ... on transformative climate investments based on global best practices. Additionally, in order to ensure timely ...
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GCF and GEF harmonise steps to follow developing country lead in climate finance
... and the Global Environment Facility (GEF) agreed yesterday to take joint steps to improve climate finance flows to best meet the needs of developing countries in tackling the ... United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC). “It is essential that we continue to strengthen the ...
Article > Press release 
GCF/B.25/05 - Addressing gaps in the current portfolio for measurement
This document presents an assessment of the portfolio monitoring and evaluation (M&E) gaps by the Secretariat as ... project agreements, the Secretariat proposes to make best efforts to remediate all “moderate”, “elevated” ... under the first replenishment period of the GCF. GCF/B.25/05 10 Addressing gaps in the current portfolio for ...
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Mongolia’s XacBank signs accreditation agreement as GCF Partner
Mongolia’s XacBank today signed an Accreditation Master Agreement (AMA) with ... Hanibal, President of XacBank on the sidelines of GCF’s 15th Board meeting. “This marks an important milestone for ... prominent banks. The Banker magazine presented XacBank the best bank in Mongolia of 2016 award during a ceremony in ...
Article > Press release Mongolia XacBank 
GCF/B.08/20 - Further Development of the Initial Investment Framework
... same meeting the Board requested the Investment Committee to submit the following for consideration to the eighth ... and initial results management framework, and decisions B.05/05, B.06/07 and B.05/03 as well as subsequent decisions on ... benchmarks for each criterion, taking into account the best practices of other institutions; and Identification and ...
Board document > Action item
GCF/B.09/02 - Work Plan 2015
The year 2015 represents a landmark in multilateral efforts to address climate change as the world works towards a ... United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC)’s financial mechanism, is a central piece in the ... its third meeting 2015” and the Secretariat to “use best efforts to have applications ready for consideration ...
Board document > Action item
Gender assessment for FP060: Water Sector Resilience Nexus for Sustainability in Barbados (WSRN S-Barbados)
... equality in the project proposal. This analysis is intended to (i) provide an overview of existing national policies, ... on the importance of integrating gender perspectives into national Climate Change adaptation strategies related to ... gender considerations into the final project to align with best local, regional and international gender policies and ...
Document > Gender assessment Barbados CCCCC
Recharge Pakistan: Building Pakistan’s Resilience to Climate Change through Ecosystem-Based Adaptation for Integrated Flood Risk Management
The project’s goal to implement ecosystem-based adaptation (EbA) at scale to effectively reduce flood risks and secure groundwater ... designs and cost-benefit analyses to identify the best adaptation solutions are needed. In parallel, detailed ...
Document > Approved project preparation funding application Pakistan WWF
GCF/B.28/04 - Addressing gaps in the current portfolio for measurement
This document presents an assessment of the portfolio monitoring and evaluation (M&E) gaps by the Secretariat as ... by the Board (decision B.22/13, paragraph (c)) in response to document GCF/B.22/07/Add.01 titled “Results management ... project agreements, the Secretariat proposes to make best efforts to remediate all “moderate”, “elevated” ...
Board document > Action item
International Financial Institutions Knowledge Management Community of Practice annual meeting
... Management Community of Practice. As such, GCF is proud to organize the third Annual Workshop of the Community of ... This event will be held on 29-30 November 2021 from 8:00 to 12:00 hrs. EST / from 22:00 to 2:00 hrs. KST. The ... world. Over the course of 2 days, participants will share best practices, lessons learned, and experiences within ...
Event > Events organised / involving GCF 
Post Accreditation Support for the National Fund for Environment and Climate (FNEC) of Benin
... of projects for the GCF Weak capacity of relevant actors and FNEC staff to develop climate proposals that meet the standards of the ... an operational manual and procedure that is in line with best practice including the GCF requirement in the context ...
Document > Approved readiness proposal Benin FNEC
Stage 1 Accreditation support of Direct Access Entities for on-lending and/or blending fiduciary functions
... has revised its NDC and put forth more ambitious targets to be achieved by 2030. They include setting the course for Lao PDR to achieve net-zero emission by 2050 on the condition of additional support from international ... in accreditation and scaling up climate change programmes/best practices. This Readiness grant aims to support the ...
Document > Approved readiness proposal Lao People's Democratic Republic (the) GGGI