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... of Korea and GCF was signed in June 2013 and entered into force in August 2013. Songdo is a planned city, built on ... 65 km southwest of Seoul and lies within close proximity to Incheon International Airport (ICN). The offices of GCF ...
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Updated Funding Proposal template now available
... template is now available. The revised template clarifies information requested for baseline, context and theory of ... required. It has also been restructured and condensed to reduce redundancies. Overall, the update strengthens many ... GCF will accept both new and old versions of the template to ensure a smooth transition, ending 6 June 2019. Updated ...
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GEF-GCF event focuses on breaking silos for climate action
... of a system-based approach, and of breaking silos to fight climate change at a joint meeting with GCF at COP24. Javier Manzanares, GCF Executive Director a.i. identified three priorities for common action with GEF: scaling up projects, encouraging ...
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Not just buildings! Climate resilient infrastructure debate stresses need for broad approach
... integrated infrastructure event hosted by GCF at COP24 today. Iñigo Ruiz-Apilanez, a civil engineer with engineering consultancy Arup, told participants that an effective adaptation approach ... Climate resilient infrastructure debate stresses need for broad approach ...
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Norway announces doubling of support as GCF outlines contribution to global stocktake
Norway announced today that will double its contribution to GCF as part of the Fund’s replenishment. At the same ... Manzanares outlined the GCF's contribution to global efforts on climate change over the past five years, noting ...
Article > News update Norway 
The role of the banking sector in the fight against climate change
... on green banking and the overall role that the banking sector can play in addressing climate change at the sidelines of COP24 in Katowice. Speakers from EBRD, IFC, UNFCCC, RMI and the Green Investment Group agreed that the sector has potential for substantial impact in driving decarbonisation of the ...
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Evaluation of the GCF Result Management Framework
... of GCF's Result Management Framework (RMF) was held today in the sidelines of COP24. Jo Puri, Head of GCF's ... Evaluation Unit (IEU), provided a review of mechanisms and tools to measure the impacts of GCF's climate activities, ... of other measurement tools and criteria to update the performance measurement framework. External perspectives were ...
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First GCF side event at COP24
... update and lessons emerging from ongoing evaluations" today, GCF Director of Country Programming Pa Ousman Jarju provided an ... Margaret Kim of GGGI said Readiness 2.0 is a great step forward and emphasised that GCF should continue its work ...
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Getting ready for Katowice
GCF will be attending COP24 in Katowice, Poland from 2-14 December. We look forward to welcoming you to the GCF pavilion, located in ... 101' briefings. GCF was created by the parties to the UNFCCC, and reports on our progress each year at the annual ...
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GCF Structured Dialogue with Least Developed Countries kicks off this week
... in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. The event is an opportunity to accelerate and strengthen GCF engagement with countries ... in the LDCs, who are some of the most vulnerable to the adverse effects of climate change. The Structured ... and the Least Developed Countries' constituency under the UNFCCC. GCF Structured Dialogue with Least Developed Countries ...
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Second GCF Structured Dialogue with the Caribbean kicks off today in Grenada
... St. George’s, Grenada on 6-9 November 2018. It will bring together ministers and senior decision makers from the ... Points, Accredited Entities, civil society and private sector. Following the first GCF Structured Dialogue last year ... improving regional cooperation and provide an opportunity to share insights on climate finance, project implementation ...
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UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres calls for climate finance mobilisation, resourcing of GCF
... at the UN Headquarters in New York, UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres outlined his thoughts on needed action in the next three years to effectively address climate change. Among them — ... to a decisive multilateral response. He expressed the need for governments to fulfill their pledge to mobilise USD 100 ...
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Pilot Programmes
... not adequately financed through current channels. GCF seeks to target these areas to help fill the gaps in climate financing through Requests for Proposals (RfP) and pilot programmes which are focused ...
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The sustainable landscapes project in Eastern Madagascar
... Investment Bank investing in sustainable landscape measures to enhance resiliency of smallholder farmers and reduce ... in two key landscapes of eastern Madagascar. This effort will mobilise both the public and private sector and prepare smallholders to ultimately access private ...
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GCF signs first partnership with Japanese bank
... has opened a new path of funding from Japan’s private sector with the recent signing of an Accreditation Master ... of Accreditation Master Agreements (AMA) is a prerequisite for all GCF Accredited Entities, such as the Bank of ...
Article > Press release Japan 
GCF joins UN bodies to help entrepreneurs embrace climate technology
The Green Climate Fund joined efforts to harness the driving spirit of technological entrepreneurs ... bodies, the Technology Executive Committee ( TEC ) of the UNFCCC and the Climate Technology Centre and Network ( CTCN ), ... including through an event webcast, at the UNFCCC website . Germany Bonn GCF joins UN bodies to help ...
Article > Press release Germany 
GCF briefs delegates as COP gets underway
... REDD+, and readiness support. The factsheets are available for COP participants at the GCF Pavilion in the Bonn zone, and can also be downloaded from GCF’s website. Bonn GCF briefs delegates as COP gets underway ...
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GCF in Numbers – A snapshot of figures, facts and results
The role of GCF continues to grow as the largest international climate fund helping developing counties respond to climate change. GCF in Numbers is a snapshot of key ... accreditation activities. GCF in Numbers has been revised for the 23rd Conference of the Parties to the United Nations ...
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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 ... and groups are planned on Monday 10 October 2016, and Informal Consultations by the Co-Chairs with Board members, ... Details on the webcast will be made available on the GCF website in due course. The provisional agenda for the meeting ...
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GCF Board convenes for thirteenth meeting
... Members, Alternate Members and observers have gathered for their thirteenth meeting, which runs from 28-30 June at ... that B.13 will shift the focus from operational essentials to the GCF's core business of funding proposals. This is the ... Board meeting of the year, and the first GCF Board meeting to be live webcast at the following link: ...
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GCF Executive Director highlights urgency of climate action as Heads of State sign Paris Agreement
... of the Paris Agreement and Earth Day, GCF Executive Director Héla Cheikhrouhou today called for urgent action to drive low-emission, climate-resilient ...
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GCF Board meets in Cape Town for informal dialogue
The Green Climate Fund Board is meeting in Cape Town, South Africa, from 2 to 4 February for an informal dialogue on the Fund’s expectations for ...
Article > Press release South Africa 
Concept Note template
... have removed some outdated guidance materials from the website as we move to simplify and streamline our processes. The sectoral ... under development and will be provided when complete. For more information on how to complete a CN, please refer ...
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GCF Concept Note User's Guide
... have removed some outdated guidance materials from the website as we move to simplify and streamline our processes. The sectoral ... under development and will be provided when complete. For more information on how to complete a CN, please refer ...
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Accelerating Direct Access
The Green Climate Fund “readiness week” aims to support country partners in accelerating the development of projects and programmes for consideration by the GCF Board. Participants include 13 ... towards low-emission and climate-resilient development. #GCFCONNECTIONS Republic of Korea (the) Songdo, Incheon, ...
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GCF launches online submission system for SAP projects
Today, GCF launches the Online Submission System (OSS) for Simplified Approval Process (SAP) projects. This ... for submitting SAP concept notes and funding proposals to GCF will improve the efficiency of managing SAP proposals ...
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Preventing sexual abuse in projects: Learnings from the World Bank
GCF further solidified its actions for zero-tolerance of sexual exploitation, abuse, and ...
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Barbados signs privileges and immunities agreement with GCF
... United Nations system. The agreement was signed in Bridgetown by Jerome Walcott, Minister of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade of Barbados, in the ... was counter-signed by Yannick Glemarec, GCF Executive Director, who sent a video message to thank the government of ...
Article > Press release Barbados 
GCF speeds up funding process to help meet urgent need for climate action
... Climate Fund (GCF) has signed implementation agreements for three climate finance projects immediately after they ... on 12-14 November. The rapid move from Board approval to legal agreements represents a first for GCF in terms of accelerating the speed of available funding to meet the urgent need for climate action in developing ...
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GCF wins innovation prize
... been recognised with a global innovation award. The concept for GCF’s Knowledge Management System has won one of the ... organizations, products and people developing new ideas to improve people’s lives. GCF’s knowledge management ... and people (promoting a knowledge sharing culture) to improve the efficiency and effectiveness of GCF’s work ...
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