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FP262 - Green Climate Finance Facility for Fostering Climate-Smart Agriculture in Senegal
Senegal has a major agricultural sector that contributes to employment and food security, but ... against climate risks, and reduce GHG emissions from deforestation and unsustainable practices. The project aims to ... facilitating learning through the lessons learned and best practices. GCF's Project Preparation Facility (PPF) ...
Project > Private sector Senegal 
FP288 - Jordan Aqaba-Amman Water Desalination and Conveyance Project (AAWDCP)
... water resources. AAWDCP is a flagship initiative set to desalinate 300 million cubic metres of water annually, ... estimated minimum of 6,742,402 tonnes of CO2 over the first 26 years of operations. The project complements Jordan’s ... Roadmap, which target efficiency gains, tariff reforms, and operational cost recovery. GCF’s concessional ...
Project > Private sector Jordan 
FP005 - KawiSafi Ventures Fund
Creating a new investment fund, KawiSafi, to drive off-grid solar power in East Africa. Investing in ... over 3.5 million without power. Energy costs are high, both for on- and off-grid customers, because of a heavy reliance ... are very high for rural off-grid Kenyans, who spend around 26% of their income on kerosene, which is expensive, ...
Project > Private sector Kenya Rwanda 
From seed to shelf
... farm in Namibia, a group of people are huddled together. They are observing a crop of large cabbages, ... Water, and Land Reform (MAWLR). Across seven demonstration sites with tailored management plans, this project has ... surplus. Ten contracts were established between farmers and buyers, setting up pathways for producers to send their ...
Article > Story Namibia 
Addressing accelerating climate change-induced urban-to-rural migration through Low Emissions Climate Resilient Agro-Spatial Development in Togo [Togo LECR – ASD Programme]
... temperatures, desertification, biodiversity loss, land and forest degradation. On top of this is the increasing frequency and intensity of ... migration of poor populations towards more vulnerable urban sites. Primarily designed to promote holistic adaptation and ...
Document > Concept note Togo
Establishing an Evidence-Based National Adaptation Plan (NAP) process at National and Subnational Scales in Cambodia Phase 1
... the NAP process in 2014, establishing a strong foundation for the NAP process with its financing plan and ... Since 2014, the country has utilized the NAP process to identify and address vulnerabilities in key sectors ... universities, the residents of one municipality that is the site for outcome 2 activities, and Cambodian people that ...
Document > Approved readiness proposal Cambodia
How can climate action balance the needs of nature and people?
Efforts to protect ecosystems must also take into account global development goals intended to lift people ... Green Climate Fund (GCF) fact-finding mission to a project site introducing climate adaptation measures by providing ...
Article > Article about GCF Uganda 
Landmark project improved farmers’ livelihoods and protected forests in Madagascar, new report finds
... countries increased crop production and reduced deforestation, a new evaluation report released today has found. Findings from the impact evaluation ... the United Nations warned that Madagascar could be the site of the world’s first climate change-caused famine. ...
Article > Press release Madagascar 
The Green, Inclusive Innovation Imperative
... On behalf of the Green Climate Fund, it is a privilege to take part in the opening session of the 2020 Green Smart ... global development trends is recognized in the SDGs, the UNFCCC and the Paris Agreement. A single institutional ... and interactive community engagement process; face to face visits were organized to every house in concerned ...
Article > Statement 
FP130 - Indonesia REDD-plus RBP for results period 2014-2016
This project recognises Indonesia's REDD+ results for 2014-2016, with a total volume of 27 million tonnes of carbon dioxide equivalent (MtCO2eq) submitted to ...
Project > Public sector Indonesia 
FP136 - Resilient Landscapes and Livelihoods Project
... reduce agricultural crop productivity in Ethiopia by 5 to 10 percent by 2030. This project is designed to improve climate resilience, land productivity and carbon storage, while also increasing access to diversified ...
Project > Public sector Ethiopia 
Pacific island climate threat requires early action, says regional representative at GCF workshop
Efforts are needed now to turn Pacific Island concerns over climate change as an existential threat into action, said a regional body representative during a ... and impacts like coral reef bleaching is unfolding before our eyes,” said Simon Wilson, with the Secretariat of ...
Article > Press release 
Twentieth meeting of the GCF Board (B.20)
... the Green Climate Fund will be held from Sunday, 1 July to Wednesday, 4 July, in Songdo, Incheon, Republic of ... 42 of the Rules of Procedure of the Board: guidelines to determine in which cases decisions may be taken without a ... Units beyond the probationary period Updated Board workplan for 2018 Reports from Board committees, panels and groups ...
Event > Board meeting 
Seventeenth meeting of the GCF Board (B.17)
... the Green Climate Fund will be held from Wednesday, 5 July to Thursday, 6 July, in Songdo, Incheon, Republic of Korea. ... Co-Chairs’ consultations, and the updated Board work plan for 2017 Report on the activities of the Secretariat Reports from committees, panels and groups Matters related to guidance from the Conference of the Parties Sixth report ...
Event > Board meeting 
Sixteenth meeting of the GCF Board (B.16)
... the Green Climate Fund will be held from Tuesday, 4 April to Thursday, 6 April, in Songdo, Incheon, Republic of ... and groups Implementation of the initial strategic plan for the GCF Work programme of the Secretariat for 2017 Matters related to guidance from the Conference of the Parties Update on ...
Event > Board meeting 
Thirteenth meeting of the GCF Board (B.13)
... the Green Climate Fund will be held from Tuesday, 28 June to Thursday, 30 June, in Songdo, Incheon, Republic of ... Update on the implementation of the Strategic Plan for the Green Climate Fund Reports from committees, panels ... Committee Investment Committee Budget Committee Private Sector Advisory Group Appointments Committee Accreditation ...
Event > Board meeting 
Twelfth meeting of the GCF Board (B.12)
... the Green Climate Fund will be held from Tuesday, 8 March to Thursday, 10 March, in Songdo, Incheon, Republic of ... Investment Committee Accreditation Committee Private Sector Advisory Group Ad Hoc Appointments Committee ... previous Board meetings: Proposal from the Co-Chairs Performance Review of the Executive Director Strategic Plan for ...
Event > Board meeting 
Structured Dialogue with Asia 2017
GCF's Structured Dialogue with Asia aimed to develop a roadmap for priorities of the Fund in this region. The consultations took place in the context of the GCF Strategic Plan and ...
Event > Structured dialogue Indonesia 
Bonn side event links climate ambition to GCF replenishment
... as NDCs are revised next year. Climate finance is critical to the Paris Agreement, with the majority of developing ... country NDC commitments being conditional upon access to international climate resources. The replenishment of GCF ... do not cross the 2C threshold and to make every possible effort not to cross the 1.5C threshold." Glemarec stressed the ...
Article > Press release Germany 
GCF and World Bank partner to boost cookstove market in Bangladesh
... have signed an agreement that will help expand the market for improved cookstoves in Bangladesh, bringing together a number of climate and health benefits. The ...
Article > Press release Bangladesh 
Annual Report 2023
... year for the Green Climate Fund (GCF) with several milestones: the culmination of its 2020-2023 programming period ... in response to the intensifying climate crisis. Besides UNFCCC and UNDP, GCF is part of an interim secretariat for the ... on the resource mobilisation section of the GCF website. GCF-1 Pledges GCF financial flows (in USD billions*) ...
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Address at Gobeshona Global Conference
... climate practice. The Conference recognises the urgent need to increase finance to enhance the climate resilience of ... climate impacts are materializing faster than expected. For example, we were not expecting threats to the survival ... models. Direct Access Entities, such as PKSF, can best identify the local players who are instrumental in ...
Article > Speech
PSAA overview
... Assessment Approach (PSAA) Pilot is one of two approaches to GCF accreditation , approved through updates to the ... provided they are sufficiently mature to reach the Board for consideration in 2027. The PSAA Pilot framework aims to ... to get guidance on which accreditation method might best suit their project needs and long-term future ...
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Where do we stand with NDCs? Enhancing action on climate change in 2020
I would like to congratulate UNFCCC for this timely event on enhancing action on climate change ... raising NDC ambitions and was supposed to culminate at COP 26 this November. However, the Covid-19 pandemic is ...
Article > Speech
Traditional Savanna Fire Management Readiness Proposal to facilitate Emissions Reductions in the AFOLU sector in Belize
Challenges and Gaps that the Proposal is Designed to Resolve Belize, through national commitments and ... Change in Belize (2014), Belize identified AFOLU (including forest fires) as an important threat that would be ... the proposed readiness support, is that Belize has the requisite capacity and enabling environment for development of an ...
Document > Approved readiness proposal Belize
Investment framework
... framework guides how the Fund allocates resources to achieve its mission of supporting a paradigm shift toward low-carbon and climate-resilient development. The framework is structured into three main components: Investment policies, Investment ...
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GCF's support for coral reefs
... on behalf of the Green Climate Fund, it is an honor to be part of this initiative to address the Coral Reef Funding Gap. Too little attention has been paid for too long to the impact of the climate crisis on coral ... to engage with the Coral Reefs Fund’s coalition on how to best leverage GCF’s strategic capabilities to support this ...
Article > Speech
Address at Green Horizon Summit
It is an honour to be invited to join this distinguished assembly of speakers for the Green Horizon Summit. Ladies and gentlemen, we are ... investment opportunities into bankable projects. Even the best wind resources in the world will not make wind energy ...
Article > Speech
Making blended finance work for adaptation
... that adaptation costs in developing countries are five to ten times greater than current public adaptation finance ... at scale. First, we create an enabling environment for climate action by promoting integrated strategies, ... 56 million Acumen Resilient Agriculture Fund, including USD 26 million in GCF financing. ARAF will benefit 10 million ...
Article > Speech
Green stimulus in the post COVID-19 era and beyond
... and Minister of Economy and Finance, it is a privilege to welcome you to the International Conference on the Green ... path to carbon neutrality and its contribution to global efforts to maintain climate ambition in the era of COVID-19. ... most important problem of our generation". Next year’s UNFCCC Conference of Parties will be critical for climate ...
Article > Speech