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GCF to explore how to extend REDD+ coverage at Asia-Pacific Forestry Week
The Green Climate Fund (GCF) will search for ways to expand the Fund’s use of climate finance to ... under the REDD+ financing umbrella. REDD+ refers to the UNFCCC-based accounting and funding mechanism that supports ...
Article > Press release 
Green Climate Fund Board begins 23rd meeting today
The Green Climate Fund (GCF) Board opens its 23rd meeting today at the GCF headquarters in Songdo, Republic of Korea. ... mitigation and adaptation funding proposals, totalling USD 266.9 million in GCF funding, as well as policy decisions to ... to become direct access Accredited Entities, which allow for finances to be channelled directly to developing ...
Article > Press release 
Canada announces contribution to Green Climate Fund
... Canada’s announcement it will contribute CAD 300 million to the Green Climate Fund. The announcement was made by ... This reflects Canada’s strong interest in promoting transformative climate outcomes in developing countries. The ... building activities (known as readiness support) helping 126 developing countries identify and address their most ...
Article > Press release Canada 
GCF addresses climate farming challenges in expert panel
... governments, international organisations, CSOs, private sector and academia joined a panel of experts in climate ... strategic programming, the event discussed the GCF approach to strategy development in the areas of agriculture and food ... inputs and recommendations from experts on the key areas for interventions for climate impacts, successful ...
Article > Press release Canada 
GCF Private Investment for Climate Conference paves the way for more climate finance from the private sector
Participants from over 100 countries have gathered to attend the Green Climate Fund’s second conference focusing exclusively on the private sector which opens today in Incheon, the Republic of Korea. The three-day Private Investment for Climate Conference is designed to act as an ideas ...
Article > Press release 
Agreement with Spanish global investor strengthens GCF’s private sector pull
The Green Climate Fund has increased its ability to tap private sector profits to finance climate action by strengthening its ... an agreement on Wednesday which lays the legal groundwork for GCF to injects its own catalytic input of public funds ...
Article > Press release 
Last GCF Board meeting of 2019 begins today
The 24th Green Climate Fund (GCF) Board meeting opens today to consider expanding the Fund’s support for climate action beyond the 99 developing countries ...
Article > Press release 
GCF's new e-learning platform to improve capacity building and knowledge sharing
Today, the Green Climate Fund (GCF) launched its first e-learning course to enable easier access to the Fund's resources – a module on developing GCF funding proposals for the Simplified Approval Process (SAP). The SAP course is ...
Article > Press release 
Pledging Conference for GCF's First Replenishment
The shared urgency of addressing climate change took an historic step forward with 27 countries pledging to replenish the Green ...
Event > Events organised / involving GCF France 
Message from GCF on the COVID-19 pandemic
... joins the global community in expressing its deep concern for the wellbeing of individuals and their families who have ... than any in living memory, and GCF has not been spared. To date, three GCF staff members and one colleague from a ... where GCF is based, as well as those in other countries. Together, we are taking all necessary steps to limit the ...
Article > Press release Republic of Korea (the) 
Bolstering the resilience of poor, climate-vulnerable communities
A new Green Climate Fund (GCF) project to increase the resilience of marginalised communities in ... threatens. “We were moving as quickly as possible to get the project up and running in time for the new flood season, which runs from June through ...
Article > Press release Bangladesh 
GCF Private Investment for Climate Conference 2018
... first conference focusing exclusively on the private sector opens today in Incheon, the Republic of Korea. The two-day Private Investment for Climate Conference addresses the need to capture the ...
Event > Events organised / involving GCF 
GCF and UNEP webinar on ‘Scaling-up GCF Projects on Energy-Efficient and Climate Friendly Cooling’
... cooling. The webinar presented how countries can scale up efforts on energy-efficient and climate friendly cooling ... Efficiency (U4E) and the Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (LBNL) contributed to the discussion by highlighting the climate impacts of the ...
Event > Webinar 
GCF Support to Climate Resilient Recovery
Following the announcement of GCF Support to Climate Resilient Recovery, the webinar will provide the opportunity to clarify any questions that National Designated ... the annual readiness cap ($1 million per country per year) for 2020 or 2021 depending on the date that the request is ...
Event > Webinar 
GCF’s flagship private sector conference opens today: investment solutions for climate-COVID crisis
The third Green Climate Fund (GCF) Private Investment for Climate Conference opens today to accelerate the unlocking of untapped business finances to ...
Article > Press release 
GCF accredits Macquarie to develop partnership in climate investments
... Green Climate Fund (GCF) has further advanced its ability to address climate action by signing an agreement with its first Australia-based global private sector partner. The Accreditation Master Agreement with ... to help Mongolia establish a green bank. “We look forward to strengthening our relationship with Macquarie by ...
Article > Press release 
Updated GCF Project Preparation Facility Guidelines
The webinar seeks to provide detailed guidance regarding the Project ... Facility (PPF) overall, including updates with respect to process as well as two recently added features: PPF ... support and what are eligible activities? How to apply for PPF? What are the different PPF access modalities? When ...
Event > Webinar 
FP146 - Bio-CLIMA: Integrated climate action to reduce deforestation and strengthen resilience in BOSAWÁS and Rio San Juan Biospheres
... corridor. However, the CR is experiencing the highest deforestation and forest degradation rates of any region in the country due to unsustainable management of ecosystems, demographic ... pressure, and a lack of investments. The project aims to restore degraded forest landscapes in the most ...
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Twenty-eighth meeting of the GCF Board (B.28)
... Review of committees, panels and groups: updated guidelines for committees and panels Status of GCF resources, pipeline ... results-based payments pilot programme Matters related to results management Integrated results management framework and results tracking tool Addressing gaps in the current portfolio for ...
Event > Board meeting 
GCF Board meeting opens with USD 1.2 billion in climate finance on agenda
The GCF Board begins a four-day meeting today with USD 1.2 billion for proposed climate projects on the agenda for the Board's ... between 15 funding proposals, which would be worth a total of USD 7.5 billion including co-financing from other ...
Article > Press release 
International Financial Institutions Knowledge Management Community of Practice (COP) Spring Meeting
The Green Climate Fund (GCF) is delighted to host the International Financial Institutions (IFI) ... Management Community of Practice (COP) Spring Meeting, to be held on 21-22 April 2021 at 8:00 a.m. EST / 1:00 p.m. ... analyzing KM measurement and practices. By invitation only. For any related queries please contact George Zedginidze ...
Event > Webinar 
Innovation is imperative, GCF tells Leaders Climate Summit
'Innovation is imperative to achieve the goals of the Paris Agreement'. That was the message from GCF Executive Director Yannick Glemarec, speaking to the Leaders' Summit on ... Climate Solutions moderated by Special Presidential Envoy for Climate John Kerry, which focused on the urgent need to ...
Article > Press release 
Twenty-ninth meeting of the GCF Board (B.29)
... the Secretariat Mapping eligibility and selection criteria (for information) Reports from Board committees, panels and ... results management framework and results tracking tool Consideration of funding proposals Updated ... committees and panels Review of the capabilities of the GCF to deliver increased programming and implementation over ...
Event > Board meeting 
Webinar on Accessing GCF Funds for Adaptation Planning, 3 June 2021
The United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) established the National Adaptation Plan (NAP) process as a way to facilitate adaptation planning in least developed ... is committed to investing in developing countries’ efforts to adapt to the effects of climate change. GCF offers ...
Event > Webinar 
GCF Programming Dialogue with the Pacific
This regional programming event aims to address the portfolio imbalance and intends to raise the profile of DAEs in the Pacific by providing ... high-quality projects. The event will provide a series of informative and interactive plenary and working group sessions ...
Event > Structured dialogue 
DCP Webinar - Consultations on the second phase of the Enhancing Direct Access (EDA) Pilot
... (GCF) Enhancing Direct Access (EDA) pilot aims to increase access to climate finance by sub-national, national and regional, ... to increase the relevance and impact of the EDA approach for achieving climate mitigation and ...
Event > Webinar 
Executive Director
Bio Mafalda Duarte is the Executive Director of the Green Climate Fund (GCF), the largest ... her appointment in 2023, she has been leading ambitious reforms to ensure GCF invests $50 billion by 2030 while ...
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Thirtieth meeting of the GCF Board (B.30)
... Report on the activities of the Co-Chairs Matters related to the simplified approval process Independent assessment of ... process Status of GCF resources, pipeline and portfolio performance Programming and disbursement targets for 2022 ... proposals Review of the capabilities of the GCF to deliver increased programming and implementation over ...
Event > Board meeting 
GCF Regional Session for Direct Access Entities in Africa
... Ababa) / 18:00-20:00 KST (Seoul) This GCF regional session for the Direct Access Entities (DAEs) in Africa will ... planned project/programme pipeline development, with a view to ensuring progress and triggering relevant action. The ... session on the second day, providing real time access to GCF specialists and a particular focus on support with ...
Event > Events organised / involving GCF 
Thirty-first meeting of the GCF Board (B.31)
... activities of the Co-Chairs Updated workplan of the Board for 2020–2023 Co-Chairs’ mandates and consultations ... the twenty-sixth session of the Conference of the Parties to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate ... targets Foreign exchange buffer Matters related to accreditation Consideration of funding proposals ...
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