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Country platforms for climate finance
This brochure describes GCF’s approach to country platforms, including an overview of the concept, the potential ... to support the establishment of country or regional platforms, and gives case studies from two countries. Country platforms for climate finance ...
Document > GCF in Brief
Environmental and social safeguards (ESS) report for FP205: Infrastructure Climate Resilient Fund (ICRF) - WIOCC Holding Company Limited ("WIOCC" or the "Company")
... relevant environmental and social safeguards (ESS) information about FP205: Infrastructure Climate Resilient Fund (ICRF), specifically for the sub-project "WIOCC Holding Company Limited ("WIOCC" ... FP205 Environmental and social safeguards (ESS) report for FP205: Infrastructure Climate Resilient Fund (ICRF) - ...
Document > Environmental and Social Safeguards report, Sub-project ESS report Multiple countries
Enhancing Transparency in Guyana’s IPPU and Waste Sector by Establishing a National MRV System
... actions. The project will build a resilient framework for meeting Guyana's climate commitments through sustained ...
Document > Approved readiness proposal Guyana
Grenada PM calls for decisive climate action at GCF Structured Dialogue with the Caribbean
... together to address the risks of climate change and called for this week’s dialogue with GCF to put the region on a path towards transformative adaptation and mitigation actions, set the tone ... six projects in the region valued at USD 449 million and 26 readiness grants valued at USD 18 million covering 14 of ...
Article > Press release 
GCF Readiness Programme marks milestone, hitting USD 10m in funds disbursed to 59 countries
... portfolio currently consists of 119 approved proposals for capacity building activities in some 88 developing ... Through the Readiness Programme, GCF provides resources for strengthening the institutional capacities of National ... in Vanuatu , which was used to inform the design of a USD 26.6 million CIS project that the GCF Board approved for ...
Article > Press release 
An End of Year Message from GCF
... would like to send my heartfelt thanks to all our partners for your contributions in 2020. The Green Climate Fund is a ... change. 2020 has been a traumatic and unprecedented year for the world and for the GCF family. The GCF Secretariat ... pledges are already confirmed. 2021 will see the delayed COP26 meeting, which will be a crucial marker for climate ...
Article > Statement 
Strategic Regional Readiness to Enable Resilience of Mesoamerica’s 5 Great Forests and Communities
... change solutions (NBS) within Mesoamerica’s Five Great Forests, and other key forest areas in the region. Central America is one of the ... as well as increased NDC ambitions for announcement in COP26 in Glasgow and beyond. The direct beneficiaries of the ...
Document > Approved readiness proposal Multiple countries
Making blended finance work for adaptation
... at scale. First, we create an enabling environment for climate action by promoting integrated strategies, ... investments in order to establish a commercial track record for new adaptation solutions. And finally, we align finance ... 56 million Acumen Resilient Agriculture Fund, including USD 26 million in GCF financing. ARAF will benefit 10 million ...
Article > Speech
GCF explores how to strengthen private sector finance at World Forestry Congress
The Green Climate Fund (GCF) will strive to narrow the forest finance gap by helping to strengthen public-private ... roots of climate cooperation during the World Forestry Congress which opens today in South Korea. GCF’s ... ways to support the USD 1.7 billion pledge made during COP26 and directed towards Indigenous Peoples and local ...
Article > News update 
GCF partners with Save the Children on major Vanuatu climate resilience project
... nearly USD 37 million, includes a GCF grant of over USD 26 million, with additional co-financing from the ... under the project will allow increased access to climate information and early warning data, support climate-resilient ... and fisheries and improve economic opportunities for vulnerable communities, while promoting sustainable ...
Article > News update Vanuatu 
Strengthening the NDA’s climate change governance structure to increase the level of ambition of the climate change agenda and enhance access to climate finance
... national direct access entity. Furthermore, it is difficult for the country to (i) ensure high quality and consistent ... investment frameworks to support the climate change transformation agenda; (vi) have a capacity building and ... amounts of annual climate finance flow estimated at USD 26 million on average between 2013-2018. The situation has ...
Document > Approved readiness proposal Togo
Delivering at speed: 12 new projects ready for implementation
Project agreements were signed for 12 newly approved projects on the margins of the Green ... was approved. Of the 22 projects approved, agreements for 12 projects were immediately signed between GCF and ... for 22 projects, bringing the year’s total to USD 3.26 billion. GCF’s portfolio currently comprises 336 ...
Article > News update 
Asian private sector ambition key to climate solution, Dialogue finds
... Accredited Entities - to the Indonesian island of Bali on 26 to 29 April to explore climate finance priorities and ... technology, ranging from energy, waste, agriculture and forest activities,” he said. The Minister pointed to the ... concerns. He envisages protecting the nation’s tropical forests by transforming the forest sector into natural ...
Article > Press release Indonesia 
Growing ambition: the role of the Green Climate Fund in scaling up finance for climate action
... on the role of the Green Climate Fund in scaling up finance for climate action. Ambassador Mark Green, the President ... fund supporting developing countries and the GCF accounted for two thirds of all multilateral climate finance last ... who announced USAID’s new strategy to be unveiled at COP26, which will be mainstreaming climate into all aspects of ...
Article > Press release 
Green stimulus in the post COVID-19 era and beyond
... 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 ... countries alone are estimated at between $11 to US$ 26 trillion between now and 2030, but barriers to investment ...
Article > Speech
GCF/B.21/10/Add.20 - Consideration of funding proposals – Addendum XX Funding proposal package for FP098
... point(s), respectively. Pursuant to the Comprehensive Information Disclosure Policy of the Fund, the funding ... proprietary, legally privileged or commercially sensitive information of the entity. The funding proposal package for FP098 was formerly submitted for the Board's ...
Board document > Action item
Adaptation Fund, Green Climate Fund Convene First Community of Practice Meeting of Direct Access Entities to Climate Finance
In an effort to accelerate and enhance Direct Access to climate finance for developing countries that are vulnerable to climate ... interactive plenaries and group discussions, as well as a visit to an AF-funded Direct Access project implemented by ...
Article > Press release United States 
Cook Islands get major boost in fight against climate change
... also limit its ability to adapt to climate change. Before the COVID-19 pandemic, tourism accounted for around 80% of the country’s GDP, meaning the economic ... about GCF’s Readiness and Prepatory Support programme by visiting our website, including learning more about what ...
Article > Story Cook Islands 
GCF at COP29 summary
The Conference of Parties (COP) is an important platform for the Green Climate Fund (GCF), providing an ... United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC). One of COP29’s key outcomes was the New Collective ... grassroots climate action campaigns. For more information, visit the GCF at COP29 microsite . Azerbaijan Baku GCF ...
Article > News update Azerbaijan 
GCF Board approves nearly USD 600m in new climate projects after selecting Mafalda Duarte as new Executive Director
... the approval of USD 587.7 million in new climate finance for developing nations, as well as the selection of a new ... Resilient Fund (ICRF) with Africa Finance Corporation (AFC) in Benin, Cameroon, Chad, Côte d’Ivoire, Democratic ... in GCF funding. Please see the portfolio dashboard for latest data. Video of the meeting is available on the Board ...
Article > Press release 
GCF Board approves new strategic plan and USD 756 million in new climate projects
... Republic of Korea on 13 July with several major outcomes for climate action. Notably, during the four-day ... Bank of Jamaica Limited (DBJ) based in Jamaica, DFCC Bank PLC (DFCC Bank) based in Sri Lanka, and ... GCF funding. Please see the portfolio dashboard for the latest data. Video of the meeting is available on the ...
Article > Press release 
GCF approves USD 686 million for climate action and decides to establish regional presence
... evidence that it is increasing access to and support for national and regional partners operating on the ... towards USD 17 billion across 133 countries.” With the latest project approvals, the Fund’s overall portfolio ... United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC). The Fund serves the 2015 Paris Agreement, supporting ...
Article > Press release 
Catalysing transformative climate resilient infrastructure through private investment
... the last number of years has emphasized climate finance for developing countries”, she said. She highlighted the ... SnCF Fund] is a helpful and important start to promote transformative climate action. Ambassador Rattray, Permanent ... Action reiterated the UN Secretary General’s call for COP26 to deliver breakthroughs on adaptation and resilience - ...
Article > Press release 
GCF private sector conference explores how to break through finance barriers
... could solve the climate finance paradox by unleashing USD 26 trillion in new climate investments by 2030. This was one ... key messages during GCF’s annual Private Investment for Climate Conference (GPIC) now taking place virtually ... financial barriers, particularly the lack of access to affordable, long-term project finance.” GCF’s fourth ...
Article > Press release 
Annual Results Report 2021
... Action It was another year of uncertainty and upheaval for the world in 2021, but also a year in which the Green ... released in 2021 and more During GCF’s side event at COP26, Aiyaz Sayed-Khaiyum (Fiji Attorney General and Economy ... as an operating entity of the Financial Mechanism of the UNFCCC and to contribute to realising the ambitions of ...
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GCF/B.22/Inf.09 - Report on the execution of the 2018 administrative budget of the GCF
... of the Board, Independent Units and the Secretariat for the year 1 January to 31 December 2018 and on estimated costs for the Trustee. Please note that these numbers are unaudited. For the year ended 31 December 2018, total expenditures ...
Board document > Information
GCF/B.21/10/Add.33 - Consideration of funding proposals - Addendum XXXIII Funding proposal package for SAP002
... of the funding proposal. The funding proposal package for SAP002 was formerly submitted for the Board's consideration at its twentieth meeting and ...
Board document > Action item
GCF/B.21/10/Add.13 - Consideration of funding proposals - Addendum XIII Funding proposal package for FP094
... social report(s) disclosure; The funding proposal package for FP094 is being submitted for the first time for the Board's consideration at its twenty-first meeting. ...
Board document > Action item
GCF/B.21/10/Add.12 - Consideration of funding proposals - Addendum XII Funding proposal package for FP093
... social report(s) disclosure; The funding proposal package for FP093 is being submitted for the first time for the Board's consideration at its twenty-first meeting. ...
Board document > Action item
GCF/B.21/10/Add.11 - Consideration of funding proposals - Addendum XI Funding proposal package for FP092
... three parts: A funding proposal summary titled “Programme for integrated development and adaptation to climate change ... social report(s) disclosure; The funding proposal package for FP092 is being submitted for the first time for the Board's consideration at its ...
Board document > Action item