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International Fund for Agricultural Development
The International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD), is an ... locations, including least developed countries and small island developing States. The IFAD assists vulnerable groups ... transfer that enables farmers to feed growing populations and increase the climate resilience of rural farming ...
Organisation > Accredited Entity (AE), International Italy
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) , is an ... management and utilization of natural resources, including land, water, air, climate and genetic resources for the ... FAO Italy 1 1 1 1 1 2 2 2 2 2 Viale delle Terme di Caracalla, Rome, 00153, Italy Food and Agriculture Organization of ...
Organisation > Accredited Entity (AE), International Italy
GCF-1
... replenishment GCF’s first replenishment (2020-2023) is an important element of the financial commitments needed to deliver the UNFCCC and its Paris Agreement. This first replenishment is ... global instrument for channeling public climate finance to mobilise the larger shifts in global financial flows ...
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ED lecture
It is an honor to deliver the Barbara Ward Lecture this year. ... woman ahead of her time, a visionary woman who first articulated sustainable development and its vital link to economic ... likelihood of conflicts within and among nations. Countries mobilized significant stimulus packages and the combined ...
Article > Speech
GCF publishes the revised funding proposal schedule for B.23 and B.24
The Green Climate Fund has published the revised timeline for its ... the GCF Board took a decision to manage remaining available resources from its Initial Resource Mobilization according to priorities set by prior Board ...
Article > Press release 
GCF Board approves projects worth USD 250M and prepares for leadership transition
The thirteenth meeting of the Board (B.13) of the Green Climate Fund (GCF) has approved its ... major policy gaps have been filled, we have a strategic plan, 13 new entities are accredited and now over USD 250 ... in setting up the Green Climate Fund, such as leading the mobilization of USD 10 billion from 45 contributors and the ...
Article > Press release 
Ready, Set, Fund!
The Executive Director of the Green Climate Fund, Héla Cheikhrouhou, today met with over 80 ambassadors and ... of these commitments,” he stated. "Our goal is to mobilize 100 billion dollars a year from 2020. Financing ...
Article > Press release Fiji 
Reduce Sao Tome and Principe’s vulnerability to climate change impacts by strengthening the Country’s capacity to implement an integrated approach to adaptation planning
Sao Tome and Principe (STP) is one of the most vulnerable ... in the country, several challenges remain including: The lack of understanding and capacity among various ... Expected outcomes from this project are as follows: Actors mobilized, institutional framework established and national ...
Document > Approved readiness proposal Sao Tome and Principe
An End of Year Message from GCF
Dear GCF partners, As we reach the end of this difficult year, ... required to achieve our mandate. We continued our fund mobilization efforts. As of today, 33 contributors pledged ... of these pledges are already confirmed. 2021 will see the delayed COP26 meeting, which will be a crucial marker for ...
Article > Statement 
IGREENFIN project and GCF Umbrella Program for the Great Green Wall Initiative
The SAP012 IFAD-Niger project “Inclusive Green Financing for ... supporttheestablishmentofgreenlinesofcreditand the capacity building of both supply (banks) and ... and GCF funded projects and programs. It aims at mobilizing US$ 10 billion (2020-2025), and improving donor ...
Document > Approved project preparation funding application Multiple countries
Implementing the new GCF urban strategy in Africa
Your excellencies, dear colleagues, ladies and gentlemen, I am sorry not to be able to join you ... million in first loss equity investment from the GCF to mobilize $600 million of senior private equity for renewable ...
Article > Speech
Innovation and cooperation for global carbon neutrality
Excellencies, distinguished guests, I would like to congratulate the Korean Government on their efforts to accelerate ... public resources from several international institutions to mobilize over $ 7 billion from the private sector to foster ...
Article > Speech
Making blended finance work for adaptation
Dear colleagues, The United Nations Environment Programme ... the public and private sectors have a critical role to play in closing this gap. This is at the heart of what GCF ... GCF is providing $ 125 million of first loss equity to mobilise three times this amount in private equity from ...
Article > Speech
Advancing the CAR Country Programme by supporting the NDA and country stakeholders in programme development for climate finance
With the support of UNDP and COMIFAC, the Central African Republic (CAR) obtained two ... of the National Designated Authority (NDA), to put in place a strategy for mobilizing climate finance, and to develop project pipelines ...
Document > Approved readiness proposal Central African Republic (the)
Adaptation planning support through GGGI
Rwanda is undergoing rapid urbanization as one of its main ... limited, if any, activities focus on interventions related to urban and the built environment. This National ... iii) Limited access to finance and the need to mobilize international and domestic resources with an ...
Document > Approved readiness proposal Rwanda
Climate Change Measurement, Reporting and Verification System of Albania: Emissions and Mitigation
Albania is party to the Paris Agreement within the ... of the quality of reporting, and, at the same time, alsothe mobilisation of climate finance from GCF as well as from ...
Document > Approved readiness proposal Albania
Expert support to strengthen Niger’s operational capacity for accelerated and sustained access to climate financing
Climate change is a global threat, but its impact is not being ... to climate risks associated with its position as a Sahelian landlocked West African country. Climate variability and ... to GCF; formulation of a private sector resource mobilization strategy; setting up of a cross-functional ...
Document > Approved readiness proposal Niger (the)
Strengthening access to climate finance and integration of climate change into the local development planning in Benin
Benin has developed important national policies and strategies ... United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC). Implementing the activities envisaged under this NDC ... poor quality of data and information, effective and timely mobilization of national and foreign resources to support ...
Document > Approved readiness proposal Benin
Green stimulus in the post COVID-19 era and beyond
Excellencies, Honourable guests, Ladies and Gentlemen, With H.E Hong Nam-Ki, ... most important problem of our generation". Next year’s UNFCCC Conference of Parties will be critical for climate ... leveraging blended finance to de-risk privet investment, mobilizing institutional investors and deepening national ...
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The multilateral climate funds are working together to enhance complementarity and collaboration
The Multilateral Climate Funds play a critical role in stimulating ... United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC). The mission of the AF is to accelerate and enhance ... and country-driven processes. CIF’s mission is to mobilize its Multilateral Development Bank partners, ...
Article > Statement 
ED’s intervention at Plenary Session
Excellencies, Esteemed Colleagues, Dear Friends, I am truly honored to represent the ... and to engage in person with all the delegates from Small Island Developing States (SIDS) and important partner ... we are doubling down on supporting the most vulnerable, mobilizing private capital, streamlining our processes, and ...
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FP007 - Supporting vulnerable communities in Maldives to manage climate change-induced water shortages
The project aimed to provide safe freshwater access to 105,000 people across 111 islands1 in the Maldives, focusing on vulnerable communities ... Recharge (MAR) designs to expand baseline studies and mobilize additional funding. Overall, the project has made ...
Project > Public sector Maldives 
The Government of Barbados forms a coalition of multilateral banks and organizations to develop resilient infrastructure and to drive new social and nature capital investments, building on its Resilience and Sustainability Facility at the IMF
The Government of Barbados announced at the Summit for a New Global Financing ... Fund, which are expected to play a catalytic role in mobilizing private and public sector financing for climate ... the new Bank at its meeting next month.” Makhtar Diop, IFC Managing Director, said, “Barbados is redoubling ...
Article > Press release Barbados 
Multilateralism must be at the core of our climate response
At the November 14th side event, “Catalyzing climate ... change and implement the global goal on adaptation. UNFCCC Executive Secretary Simon Stiell has called this a ... and environmental action since our funds were established, mobilizing a further $250 billion in co-financing from ...
Article > Statement 
Strengthening NDA Capacity for greater leadership on Climate Change Adaptation
Haiti is ranked as the 19th country on the United Nations list of ... and serious challenges faced by the government and the population alike. These range from low economic growth rates, ... continuous political unrest, weak institutional capacities, lack of a centralized coordination mechanism, and limited ...
Document > Approved readiness proposal Haiti
Strengthening Côte d’Ivoire’s Capacity and Ownership to Access Climate Finance for GCF Country Programme Implementation
For the past two years, Côte d’Ivoire (CIV) has initiated a strong ... of the first readiness project. A NDC Partnership Plan and a Country Programme have been prepared but not yet ... does not have a strong team to engage with the GCF on a regular basis, and the NDA has not been formalized; the ...
Document > Approved readiness proposal Côte d'Ivoire
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) emissions in Brazil and ... systems in priority municipalities of Amazon and Atlantic Forest. In addition, it is likely that, by 2050, ...
Document > Approved project preparation funding application Brazil
Chadian private sector support for low carbon and climate-resilient development
As a landlocked country, Chad is grappling with security ... associated with the impacts of climate change, in particular accelerated desertification and the drying up of lake ...
Document > Approved readiness proposal Chad
Enabling Direct Access to GCF Climate Finance for Cabo Verde
The capacity to access climate finance will be a key determinant of ... to enhance its direct access to climate finance, in particular with the GCF. To this end, the Ministry of Finance (MF), ... – by preparing for transformational impact in a small island development state (SIDS). This proposal aims to ...
Document > Approved readiness proposal Cabo Verde
Policies and strategies
Policies and strategies As part of its mandate, the GCF Board approves specific ...
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