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Multi-Country Climate Resilient Urban Development Initiative
This Readiness Grant request seeks to advance efforts to build climate resilience of national and sub-national ...
Document > Approved readiness proposal Multiple countries
Readiness Support for Building Community Resilience through Application of Traditional and Local Knowledge (TLK) System
... few countries and their stakeholders have the capacity to plan and implement climate change adaptation (CCA) ... traditional and local knowledge (TLK) systems. TLK refers to the understandings, skills and philosophies developed by ... of interaction with their natural surroundings and it informs decision-making about fundamental aspects of ...
Document > Approved readiness proposal Nepal Pakistan
Mitigation and adaptation to climate change under agroforestry systems in cocoa production in the Amazon and Atlantic Forest biomes
Deforestation is the main source of greenhouse gases (GHG) ... increased in recent years. The objective of the project is to reduce and reverse the trend of deforestation and ... for cocoa production in the Brazilian Amazon, due to the decrease of precipitation and temperature increase ...
Document > Approved project preparation funding application Brazil
Identify investment options for climate change adaptation in Bosnia and Herzegovina (within the framework of the National Adaptation Plan project)
... “Advance the National Adaptation Plan (NAP) process for medium-term investment planning in climate sensitive sectors in Bosnia- Herzegovina” (NAP Readiness phase I). The NAP I project provided support to the Government of Bosnia and Herzegovina (BiH) to advance ...
Document > Approved readiness proposal Bosnia and Herzegovina
Improving capacities of the National Focal Point in Montenegro for the engagement with the GCF and strengthening of the country’s strategic project pipeline to support implementation of the updated Nationally Determined Contribution (NDC 2)
... support Montenegro has established a national framework for cooperation with the GCF in all relevant aspects. Some ... (ii) introduction of the GCF governing rules and procedures to be observed in all matters relevant to GCF (including no ... and it is currently in the submission process to the UNFCCC. In conjunction with these circumstances, there is a ...
Document > Approved readiness proposal Montenegro
Strengthening the institutional capacity of the Economic and Social Development Agency (ADES) to become a GCF Direct Access Accredited Entity and support the implementation of Chad's climate change programs and strategies
This readiness request intends to support Chad in addressing its key climate change needs ... of the Economic and Social Development Agency (ADES) to become a Direct Access Entity of the GCF. Chad faces ... of 40% of the population living in poverty. This calls for partnerships with entities that understand the country's ...
Document > Approved readiness proposal Chad
Board decision on Compliance Review Report C-0006-Nicaragua (Bio-CLIMA, FP146)
This webpage presents information regarding the “ Compliance Review Report : ... : GCF Project FP146 : Bio-CLIMA: Integrated climate action to reduce deforestation and strengthen resilience in ... for publication and will be made available on the GCF website in the coming days. Pending the release of the final ...
Document > Operational document Nicaragua
GCF Group of Friends welcomes new Executive Director, Mafalda Duarte, garnering momentum for GCF’s second replenishment and global climate action
... Climate Fund (GCF) in the Republic of Korea (ROK) gathered for its fifth meeting on 24 August 2023 in the GCF Liaison Centre in Seoul. In total, 35 diplomatic representatives of GCF partner ... They welcomed GCF’s newly appointed Executive Director, Mafalda Duarte, and received an update on the Fund’s ...
Article > News update 
Improving the capacity of Turkmenistan to access climate finance through capacity building and strategic frameworks
Turkmenistan Improving the capacity of Turkmenistan to access climate finance through capacity building and ...
Document > Approved readiness proposal Turkmenistan
National Framework for Leapfrogging to Energy- Efficient and Climate Friendly Air Conditioners and Refrigerators in The Gambia
... demand, only 56% of The Gambian population has access to electricity as of 20171. The Gambia’s electricity ... tariff in the western African region. Absence of regulatory frameworks and Minimum Energy Performance Standards (MEPS) for appliances in The Gambia has ...
Document > Approved readiness proposal Gambia
Strengthening access to climate finance and integration of climate change into the local development planning in Benin
... of climate change on vital agricultural and economic sectors. These impacts include the gradual rainfall deficit, ... United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC). Implementing the activities envisaged under this NDC ... limited technical expertise, poor quality of data and information, effective and timely mobilization of national and ...
Document > Approved readiness proposal Benin
Strengthening the climate resilience of Mauritania’s vulnerable WASH sector through enhanced capacity, collaboration and knowledge on climate change
... overarching objective of the proposed readiness proposal is to increase Mauritania’s technical capacities to undertake climate risk and vulnerability analysis of WASH ... of climate risks and resilient solutions, especially for the vulnerable communities in Nouakchott. Monitoring, ...
Document > Approved readiness proposal Mauritania
Re-Gain: Scaling solutions for food loss in Africa
According to the FAO, 30%1 of food produced for human consumption is lost or wasted along the supply ... are even higher, ranging between 30% and 50%. This equates to 1.3 billion2 metric tons of food that fails to reach ...
Document > Approved project preparation funding application Multiple countries
Chadian private sector support for low carbon and climate-resilient development
... and the drying up of lake Chad. The country's social indicators remain relatively low, with poverty affecting nearly ... other things, are exposing the population's livelihoods to adverse shocks. Access to financial resources remains one ... health, education, and energy, with nothing left over for climate change mitigation and adaptation. Therefore, as ...
Document > Approved readiness proposal Chad
Strengthening Togo’s Institutional Capacity for a Low-Carbon Transport System (STILTS)
This readiness intends to support Togo in addressing its key climate change needs ... dioxide, ground-level ozone, NOx, etc. This reality calls for a strong and holistic action that comprehensively ... shift to a low-emitting transport sector is a prerequisite to meet the country’s climate agenda. Although ...
Document > Approved readiness proposal Togo
GCF at the World Bank-IMF Spring Meetings and UN: Climate finance and global financial reforms loom large
... at the World Bank-IMF Spring Meetings in Washington, DC and engaged with UN stakeholders in New York, ... in on discussions about global financial architecture reforms and providing updates on the Fund’s efforts to boost climate finance for developing countries. As many ...
Article > News update 
Enabling Direct Access to GCF Climate Finance for Cabo Verde
The capacity to access climate finance will be a key determinant of the ... green growth and climate agenda. Cabo Verde is working to enhance its direct access to climate finance, in ... entity (DAE). The present request is thus to seek support for capacity building and pipeline development in order to ...
Document > Approved readiness proposal Cabo Verde
Ecosystem Based Adaptation for Water Security in South Africa (EbA-Water)
... water-scarce country facing an escalating water crisis due to climate change. Diminishing water security has negative ... 22 Strategic Water Source Areas (SWSAs, also known as Water Towers) which collectively cover 10% of the land but provide ... as prolonged multi-year droughts. Climate projections are for a significant drying in the west and south-west, but ...
Document > Approved project preparation funding application South Africa
Tonga Coastal Resilience project launched in Nuku’alofa
Nuku’alofa, Kingdom of Tonga - Representatives from the Government of Tonga alongside the Green Climate Fund (GCF) and the UN Development Programme (UNDP) signed the project document for the Tonga Coastal Resilience Project on 29 August 2024. ...
Article > Press release Tonga 
ADB Launches Major Initiative to Build Resilience to Melting Glaciers: GCF to support development of new programme
... Bank (ADB) launched a new regional programme, Glaciers to Farms, that will promote sustainable water use and food ... the catastrophic impacts of accelerated glacial melt due to climate change. Supported by the Green Climate Fund’s ... the Kyrgyz Republic, Tajikistan, and Uzbekistan—forming the scientific and technical basis for the Glacier ...
Article > Press release 
Green Climate Fund announces commitment to mobilise USD 100 million for Chad
... of Chad's climate priorities. GCF, the world's climate fund for developing countries, has committed to mobilise at least USD 100 million for Chad, subject to GCF Board approval. The mobilisation of finance will ...
Article > Press release Chad 
Resource Mobilisation
Overview Responding to the climate challenge requires collective action from all ... businesses, and private citizens. Among these concerted efforts, advanced economies have formally agreed to jointly ... party to the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) as well as public, non-public, and alternative ...
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Secretariat
Overview GCF has an independent Secretariat, accountable to the Board, and it is responsible for executing the daily operations of the Fund. Today, the ... in the Republic of Korea, with some support provided offsite in other countries. With close to a 50:50 balance ...
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Armenia national country programme consultation with GCF marks step towards stronger climate action
... its first national consultation on its country programme for engagement with the Green Climate Fund (GCF) this week. ... Erik Grigoryan, the consultation in the capital brought together 16 ministries, 7 development partners, 14 representatives from the private sector, and a delegation from GCF. The development of the ...
Article > Press release Armenia 
Yannick Glemarec begins tenure as GCF Executive Director
Yannick Glemarec takes up his post today as the new Executive Director of the Green Climate Fund (GCF). Selected by the GCF ... GCF has so far built a portfolio committing USD 5 billion for climate action in 97 countries. Mr Glemarec comes to GCF ...
Article > Press release 
African Union calls for an ambitious and successful GCF replenishment
... Heads of State and Government on Climate Change (CAHOSCC) took place in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. The event was held at ... of the African Union. The meeting provided an opportunity for the delegates to review Africa’s engagement at COP24 last year as well ...
Article > Press release 
GCF and ADB agreement to improve hydromet services in Tajikistan
... the Asian Development Bank (ADB) have signed an agreement to support the development of effective hydrological and meteorological data and information in Tajikistan. The signing of the Funded Activity Agreement makes it possible to move the project towards implementation. Tajikistan ...
Article > Press release Tajikistan 
GCF agreement with Rwandan government set to reduce climate risks
... will benefit from an agreement by the Green Climate Fund to begin transferring funds to Rwanda’s Ministry of Environment. Vincent Biruta, ... The project will develop climate-resilient settlements for families living in northern Rwandan areas prone to ...
Article > Press release Rwanda 
GCF agreement set to spur Moroccan green growth
... the ability of public and private project developers to invest in climate action today with its signing of an ... (AMAs), such as the one signed today, are a prerequisite for GCF Accredited Entities like CDG Capital to implement ...
Article > Press release Morocco 
Postcard from Katowice: Tuesday, December 4
After David Attenborourgh, broadcaster and natural historian, warned COP yesterday of the collapse of civilization ... the climate conference is focusing on different areas for action. Agriculture is one sector identified as a priority for COP 24, via the Koronivia ...
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