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17th GCF Board meeting to refine climate finance flow
The 17th meeting of the Green Climate Fund Board opens today, with a major goal to strengthen the Fund’s focus on ... to strengthen the policies underpinning GCF’s support for projects that reduce emissions and boost the resilience ... 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
... of Antigua and Barbuda, Ambassador Diann Black-Layne, today signed its readiness grant agreement with the Green ... 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 ...
Article > Press release Antigua and Barbuda 
Rwanda secures GCF grant to accelerate access to climate finance
... focused on the Green Climate Fund’s Readiness and Preparatory Support Programme. Unique to the Fund, the programme ... strengthen their systems and prepare projects or programmes for funding by GCF. The Fund has earmarked an initial USD 15 ... to support these countries in such efforts. Rwanda is the latest developing country to have finalized a grant ...
Article > Press release Rwanda 
Structured Dialogue with Least Developed Countries
... and the Least Developed Countries' constituency under the UNFCCC, organised the GCF Structured Dialogue with Least ... Developed Countries (LDCs) in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia from 19 to 22 November 2018. The forty-seven countries on the list of LDCs are some of the ...
Event > Structured dialogue Ethiopia 
GCF Write Shop on Blue Co Caribbean
Blue Co is a proposed blended finance co-investment platform aimed at helping SIDS meet the Paris Agreement and ... Heads of Government convened in the Bahamas requested GCF to help the region build a blue economy strategy. Building ... Preparation Fund (PPF) request which (i) reflect the latest scientific data, (ii) build on existing plans and ...
Event > Events organised / involving GCF Bahamas 
GCF unveils new organisational structure to accelerate climate action
The Green Climate Fund (GCF) today unveiled the latest phase of its ambitious reform agenda to enhance efficiency and impact in supporting ...
Article > News update 
Climate finance for sustaining peace and security
... mass 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
Cook Islands become first Pacific state to receive GCF readiness funding
... received financial resources from the Green Climate Fund to strengthen their capacity to access finance through GCF. ... Islands. “This is a fund that we have strongly advocated for. As a nation that is extremely vulnerable to the impacts ... such countries, including three LDCs in Africa. “This latest disbursement demonstrates how GCF is rolling out its ...
Article > Press release Cook Islands 
GCF stresses need to highlight climate connection at Asia-Pacific Forestry Week
Green Climate Fund Deputy Executive Director Javier Manzanares called for enhanced efforts to link forest protection and climate ... warming to within 1.5 degrees Celsius, as indicated in the latest Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) ...
Article > Press release 
The Green Climate Fund receives 2020 FutureEdge 50 Award from International Data Group, Inc. (IDG)
... 50 Award from IDG’s CIO. This prestigious honour is bestowed upon worldwide organisations pushing the edge with new ... technologies to advance their business results and impact for the future. GCF received the award in recognition of its ...
Article > Press release 
GCF launches newly revised Readiness Guidebook and templates
... Proposal templates as part of the Fund’s ongoing efforts to streamline and enhance the Readiness Programme. Reflecting the latest developments, operational improvements and lessons ...
Article > News update 
GCF sets funding proposal schedule
The Green Climate Fund has set the indicative timeline for its consideration of funding proposals for the next two ... The indicative timeline lists the key dates leading to the Board meetings, where the 24 Board members decide on ... to iTAP – 18 December 2017 iTAP meeting – 22 - 26 January 2018 Disclosure of ESS reports for categories B ...
Article > Press release 
Webinar on the 2025 Semi Annual Financial Report (SAFR) Template
... from key stakeholders, Green Climate Fund held a webinar to present the introduction of a consolidated semi-annual financial reporting approach for Accredited Entities (AEs). The session explained how GCF ... template and related guidance are available on the GCF website. Please refer to the SAFR template page for detailed ...
Event > Webinar 
Twenty-first meeting of the GCF Board (B.21)
... of the Green Climate Fund will be held from Wednesday, 17 October to Saturday, 20 October, in Manama, Bahrain. #GCFB21 Opening ... report, including the implementation of the workplan for 2018 Outcome of Co-Chairs consultations: guidelines on ...
Event > Board meeting 
Approved projects
... shifts in both mitigation and adaptation. The Fund aims for a 50:50 balance between mitigation and adaptation investments over time. It also aims for a floor of 50 percent of the adaptation allocation for ... States. For more detailed data about our projects please visit the GCF Open Data Library . Approved projects ...
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The Climate Finance Opportunity in Developing Countries: How the Green Climate Fund Delivers Climate Action
There is a shrinking window of opportunity to address the climate crisis. Average global temperature is ... and social benefits, catalyzing innovation and driving transformative climate action. It was be one of the key ... lead-up to the United Nations Climate Change Conference COP26 in November. This virtual round table discussed the ...
Event > Events organised / involving GCF 
Japan International Cooperation Agency
... is an international access entity from Japan, dedicated to providing financial and technical support for climate change mitigation and adaptation projects. ... society in developing countries, guided by international best practices. Established as an Incorporated ...
Organisation > Accredited Entity (AE), International Japan
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 ... initial resource mobilization period. Recommendations are informed by the independent review conducted by the ... project agreements, the Secretariat proposes to make best efforts to remediate all “moderate”, “elevated” ...
Board document > Action item
ADAPT Jamaica: Enhancing climate change resilience of vulnerable smallholders in Central Jamaica
... Accredited Entity (AE), is supporting the agricultural sector in the development and future implementation of the ... (PPF) resources to assist Jamaica in completing the site-specific intervention analyses and feasibility studies ... of reference) will carry out the technical studies, field visits and stakeholder consultations and complete the ...
Document > Approved project preparation funding application Jamaica FAO
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 Board meeting, with ... 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, ... gender considerations into the final project to align with best local, regional and international gender policies and practices, (iii) identify gender issues relevant for water management highlighting the socio-political, ...
Document > Gender assessment Barbados CCCCC
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 ... initial resource mobilization period. Recommendations are informed by the independent review conducted by the ... project agreements, the Secretariat proposes to make best efforts to remediate all “moderate”, “elevated” ...
Board document > Action item
Post Accreditation Support for the National Fund for Environment and Climate (FNEC) of Benin
... climate project justification Lack of FNEC’s Portforlio and pipeline , or pipeline of projects for the GCF Weak capacity of relevant actors and FNEC staff to develop climate proposals that meet ... 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
Lao PDR has revised its NDC and put forth more ambitious targets to be achieved by 2030. They include setting the course for ... 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
REDD+ Readiness Preparation in Cuba
Cuba will use this GCF readiness grant to complete and consolidate REDD+ preparation activities in ... Developing a robust NFMS with institutional frameworks for data generation and reporting, considering the role of ... the forestry sector, and systematizing lessons learned and best practices for REDD+ in Latin America and the Caribbean ...
Document > Approved readiness proposal Cuba FAO