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Guidelines for enhanced country ownership and country drivenness
Adopted by decision B.17/21. Sets out guidelines for enhanced country ownership and country drivenness, covering guiding principles, role of country programmes and structured dialogues, role of country ownership in the...
Document > Policies, strategies, and guidelines
General principles and indicative list of eligible costs covered under GCF fees and project management costs
Adopted by decision B.19/09. Outlines the general principles and an indicative list of eligible costs to be covered under accredited entity fees and project management costs.
Document > Policies, strategies, and guidelines
Information disclosure policy
Adopted by decision B.12/35 (a). Sets out the policy regarding the information that the Fund makes available to the public either as a routine matter or upon request.
Document > Policies, strategies, and guidelines
Interim environmental and social safeguards of the Fund (Performance standards of the International Finance Corporation)
Adopted by decision B.07/02 (c). Adopts the interim environmental and social safeguards to identify, measure, and mitigate environmental and social risks based on IFC standards; will remain in effect until the Fund...
Document > Policies, strategies, and guidelines
GCF/B.24/Inf.01 - The Strategic Plan for the GCF: 2020–2023
... of the Co0Chairs, to present an update to the initial Strategic Plan for consideration by the Board at its ... This document responds to that request, presenting a draft Strategic Plan for 2020–2023, the first replenishment period of the GCF. The draft 2020–2023 Strategic Plan has been developed taking into account ...
Board document > Information
Standards for the implementation of the Anti-Money Laundering and Countering the Financing of Terrorism policy
Adopted by decision B.23/15 (a). These AML/CFT Standards set the minimum and mandatory benchmarks to prevent, detect, and investigate money laundering and financing of terrorism, and to control and manage related risk.
Document > Policies, strategies, and guidelines
Bridging the climate-health gap
... Preparation Facility for long-term health and climate strategies for 12 countries At COP28, GCF authorised a grant ... enable 12 countries to develop long-term health and climate strategies while incubating health and climate innovations. ... valuable asset: people and their health. There is a need to strategically utilise existing capital and strategically ...
Article > Insights 
First GCF Green Champions to be announced at COP25
... the Ghana's NDC, National Climate Change Policy, National Communications, and Biennial Update Reports. Patricia ...
Article > Press release 
Cook Islands get major boost in fight against climate change
... support strengthened the NDA and MFEM in developing strategic frameworks for engagement with GCF, including ... lessons identified in this process are: Clear and regular communications with GCF help countries to understand the ...
Article > Story Cook Islands 
What do gin and tonic, coffee and mountain climate risks have in common?
... of Mitigation and Adaptation, and Simon Pollock, former GCF Communications Specialist What do gin and tonic, coffee and ...
Article > Insights 
Human progress or biodiversity – A question of either…or?
... Senior Specialist Dr. Bapon Fakhruddin sat down with Communications Intern Rasmus Nissen for a chat about how GCF ...
Article > Insights 
Rapid climate action: Eight newly approved projects set for implementation
... (UNEP) The project aims to foster effective early warning communication, disaster preparedness and anticipatory action ...
Article > News update 
Information disclosure
Overview
Transparency is essential to achieve the Green Climate Fund’s mission to respond to climate change by investing in low-emission and climate-resilient development in developing countries.
Transparency enables...
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GCF private sector conference makes business case to lower planet's climate costs
“Business cannot succeed on a planet that fails.”
This was how the Green Climate Fund’s Executive Director Yannick Glemarec articulated his call for enhanced business action to tackle the climate crisis during the Fund’...
Article > Press release 
Climate investments critical for post-COVID recovery: GCF conference highlights mobilisation of private capital to green developing economies
Investors at the GCF Private Investment for Climate Conference have flagged the pandemic as a wake-up call for efforts to shift portfolios towards climate-friendly investments.
The three-day virtual event, which...
Article > Press release 
How grass seeds are changing lives in Kenya
“TWENDE: Towards Ending Drought Emergencies” is a GCF-backed project that tackles drought and extreme weather events in Kenya. Katarzyna Lesiuk from GCF’s Africa Regional team conducted a project visit, during which she...
Article > Insights Kenya 
CDG Capital S.A.
... supply infrastructure, real estate, rail, highways, telecommunications, services and industry. CDG_Capital Morocco 1 ...
Organisation > Accredited Entity (AE), Direct (National) Morocco 
A milestone in climate action: GCF approves USD 1 billion of climate finance for developing countries
... In addition, the Board considered key policies and strategies including a new partnerships and access strategy ... Approach for Livelihood Sustainability through Adaptation Strategies (BALSAS) with International Fund for Agricultural ...
Article > Press release 
Private sector financing
Overview
The climate crisis is too big, too serious and too urgent to rely on the resources of public institutions alone. Today, the private sector manages more than USD 210 trillion in assets but only a very minor part...
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GCF's first REDD+ results-based payment boosts financial incentive to protect forests
The Green Climate Fund's recent decision to pay Brazil USD 96.5 million for keeping Amazon forests standing in 2014 and 2015 shows the concept of REDD+ is starting to pay off for countries stepping up efforts to halt...
Article > Press release Brazil 
GCF and GEF harmonise steps to follow developing country lead in climate finance
The Green Climate Fund (GCF) and the Global Environment Facility (GEF) agreed yesterday to take joint steps to improve climate finance flows to best meet the needs of developing countries in tackling the global climate...
Article > Press release 
GCF begins first REDD+ transfer
The Green Climate Fund is transferring its first REDD+ disbursement to help Ecuador reduce greenhouse gas emissions and protect its forests.
The current transfer of USD 7.9 million to the United Nations Development...
Article > Press release Ecuador 
UNDP head welcomes flow of GCF funds to the Maldives
... to alleviate a near-term emergency and build the long-term strategies needed to deal with a changing climate.” The ...
Article > Press release Maldives 
GCF encourages more high-quality and ambitious proposals
... projects and programmes in line with national climate strategies and the GCF’s mandate. More than USD 13 million ...
Article > Press release 
Strengthening partnerships key to enhanced climate action, GCF leader tells largest gathering of developing country partners
... Mr Glemarec vowed GCF will hone its flow of climate finance strategically through partnerships which best match national ... matches growing developing country ambition by crafting strategic and impactful approaches to climate finance. ...
Article > Press release 
Global leaders highlight need to invest for COVID-climate recovery
Developing countries need green investment to recover from the COVID recession and meet the climate challenge.
This was the key message from world leaders during the opening of the three-day Green Climate Fund (GCF)...
Article > Press release 
GCF signs partner agreements hours after Board approval
The Green Climate Fund (GCF) and its partners have signed implementation agreements for two new climate finance projects only hours after they were approved by the GCF Board.
The signing of the Funded Activity...
Article > Press release 
Strategic Regional Readiness to Enable Resilience of Mesoamerica’s 5 Great Forests and Communities
... (the) El Salvador Guatemala Honduras Nicaragua Panama Strategic Regional Readiness to Enable Resilience of ...
Document > Approved readiness proposal Multiple countries
Address at Global Korea Convention 2020
... assisting countries in the formulation of integrated strategies and policies that optimize synergies between ...
Article > Speech