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17th GCF Board meeting to refine climate finance flow
... act as the main national conduits to the Fund, as well as Accredited Entities and other Partners that assist in ... the GCF Board at its 16th meeting in April to focus on implementation. To further this goal, the start of the Board ... of countries to seek and implement climate finance, the accreditation of new entities that carry out GCF-supported ...
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GCF finance allocation builds Tuvalu’s resilience
... help strengthen the island nation of Tuvalu against the double climate threats of rising sea levels and destructive cyclones. GCF is sending the first ... tranche of its USD 36 million contribution to UNDP, a GCF Accredited Entity, to reduce the vulnerability of one of the ...
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GCF completes USD 20 million transfer to drive clean Mongolian energy sector
... start a national, low-carbon energy sector with its completion of a USD 20 million funds transfer to a Mongolian ... of last year, GCF designated XacBank as a direct access Accredited Entity, which propose and implement GCF-financed ... initiatives. “This disbursement marks an important milestone in the continued development of sustainable ...
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New General Counsel joins Green Climate Fund
The Green Climate Fund (GCF) is pleased to announce the arrival of Raul Herrera who will act ... transactions, Mr. Herrera will act as GCF’s chief legal adviser for a six-month period, providing internal ... partner at the law firm Arnold & Porter Kaye Scholer, has a wealth of global legal practice. For more than 25 ...
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Empowering GCF Direct Access Entities focus of upcoming workshop
... of the Green Climate Fund’s (GCF) direct access Accredited Entities will convene at the Fund’s headquarters ... will see GCF’s Direct Access Entities work alongside relevant National Designated Authorities (NDAs), GCF Readiness ... monitoring and reporting policies. GCF’s direct access Accredited Entities are sub-national, national and regional ...
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Growing enthusiasm buoys second day of GCF’s Asian Dialogue
Signs of growing ambition in Asian countries to tackle climate change have laid the groundwork for the second ... how 19 countries plan to deal with this global challenge. While the geographical diversity of Asia means countries such ...
Article > Press release Indonesia 
GCF 101 – New guide on how to access the Green Climate Fund
... – a new web-based guide that provides Partners with detailed information on how to access the Fund’s resources. The ... aims to help GCF stakeholders better navigate the many elements of engaging with the Fund. GCF 101 is simple. Four ... to climate change: (1) Empowering countries; (2) Getting Accredited; (3) Funding projects; and (4) Implementing ...
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GCF seeks guidance on its REDD+ role
... based payments. The webinars offer organisations and relevant stakeholders an opportunity to guide the GCF ... from deforestation and forest degradation and the role of conservation, sustainable management of forests and enhancement of forest carbon ...
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Kyrgyzstan sees GCF partnership as key to its future
... Executive Director Howard Bamsey today. “My country is implementing solutions to deal with this international problem, but we will need to draw on international ... change, which Mr Beshimov said was already causing problems from melting glaciers and degraded grazing pastures. Mr ...
Article > Press release Kyrgyzstan 
New Executive Director takes office at the Green Climate Fund
... United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) by financing climate mitigation and adaptation ... “This is an exciting time to become the GCF’s leader. I am confident Howard’s appointment will help the ... Details about Mr. Bamsey’s leading international roles, including his stint as Australia’s Special Envoy on ...
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GCF signs off on project to improve climate-resilient agriculture in Namibia
... start flowing to help poor farmers in northern Namibia tackle climate change following the signing today of a Funded ... grow food, as well as providing them with access to renewable energy,” he explained. The Executive Director ad ... Namibian Environmental Investment Fund, one of GCF’s Accredited Entities, signed a readiness grant during the UN ...
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Mongolia’s XacBank signs accreditation agreement as GCF Partner
Mongolia’s XacBank today signed an Accreditation Master Agreement (AMA) with the Green Climate ... introducing new economically and environmentally sustainable ways of doing things,” said Mr. Amartuvshin Hanibal, ... of GCF’s 15th Board meeting. “This marks an important milestone for the development of the Eco Banking line of ...
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Co-Chairs' expectations for the 15th meeting of the GCF Board
... of Board priorities will be to consider applications for accredited entity status, ways to enable easier and faster access to resources for certain ... in developing countries, more than doubled the number of Accredited Entities we partner with, and our pipeline of ...
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GCF hosts first regional workshop for Latin America
... American countries to advance the region’s push to be a leader in promoting low-emission and climate-resilient sustainable development. The three-day workshop, held in the Honduran ... including representatives of 17 countries, 10 accredited entities, 6 civil society organizations and other ...
Article > Press release Honduras 
Growing water awareness in tackling climate challenge
Effective water management is playing an increasingly key role in responding to climate change, the acting head of the ... efforts to reduce greenhouse gas emissions depend on reliable water resources.” The Green Climate Fund has already ... totaling USD 334 million,” explained Mr. Manzanares, while stressing the importance of climate finance and improving ...
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Luxembourg and GCF meet to discuss climate finance mobilization
During COP 22, Luxembourg’s Environment Minister, Ms. Carole Dieschbourg, and the Green Climate Fund Executive ... Fund’s progress over the past year, as well as GCF’s role in unlocking international climate finance flows. ... million, representing almost 100 USD per capita. “I am pleased to hear that the Green Climate Fund managed to ...
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GCF country dialogue focuses on strengthening country support
... project proposals. The need for capacity building for smaller countries was also raised, as a means to enhance their ... Mr. Fakir also highlighted the opportunity provided by peer learning to help empower countries. Several countries ... dialogue provided to strengthen relations with GCF, and called for more occasions to share information. Board Co-Chair ...
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UN’s Food and Agriculture Organization formalizes readiness support partnership with GCF
... (GCF) have signed a Readiness Framework Agreement to enable developing countries to partner with FAO on activities ... conference by FAO Deputy Director-General, Ms. Maria Helena Semedo, and GCF Executive Director a.i., Mr. Javier ... National Designated Authorities (NDAs) and GCF’s Accredited Entities to develop requests under the Readiness ...
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The Green Climate Fund hosts its first Annual Meeting with the Thematic Bodies of the UNFCCC in Marrakech
... first annual meeting with the thematic bodies of the UNFCCC during the 22nd session of the Conference of the ... thematic bodies, including the Adaptation Committee, the Least Developed Countries Expert Group, the Technology ... including through the sharing of information and lessons learned, participation in meetings, joint workshops, ...
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Acumen and GCF sign agreement to implement its first approved project proposal, bringing household solar energy to East Africa
... Agreement (FAA) enabling the disbursement of funds to implement the first approved project proposal from Acumen (a private sector accredited entity), making it the first GCF project to move to ... at a later stage, not only meeting the objectives of the UNFCCC but also serving SE4ALL (Sustainable Energy For All) ...
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USD 200 million pilot of additional modalities to enhance direct access under GCF
... of USD 200 million for around 10 pilots, including at least four to be implemented in small island developing ... and selection of specific pilot activities to be made by accredited entities, with mechanisms set up to increase ... National Designated Authorities (NDA) or focal points and accredited entities, will be required to initiate ...
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Expanding GCF’s reach in Eastern Europe and Central Asia
... National Designated Authorities (NDAs) and focal points, to learn about the Fund. Discussion focused on assessing the ... of engaging with entities that have already been accredited to the Fund, while, in parallel, identifying ... touched upon the importance of exchanging experiences and lessons learned among the NDAs and focal points in the ...
Article > Press release Georgia 
Board prepares to consider eight new public sector project proposals as GCF pipeline grows
... through to building coastal resilience in vulnerable areas. The proposals are taken from GCF’s pipeline, ...
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World Meteorological Organization first UN agency to formalize relationship with GCF
... with the Green Climate Fund (GCF). By signing its accreditation master agreement with GCF, the WMO can now ... and projects. This development represents an important milestone for both GCF and the UN system, signaling the role ...
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GCF readiness week to focus on accelerating countries’ direct access to the Fund’s resources
... Republic of Korea. The five-day event will facilitate knowledge sharing and peer-to-peer learning, to develop country-driven projects and programmes ... 13 national and regional entities that the GCF Board has accredited for direct access and National Designated ...
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Head of GCF addresses Asia-Pacific leaders: ‘Climate change action is an enabler of the SDGs’
... the Green Climate Fund, Héla Cheikhrouhou, today presented leaders from the Asia-Pacific region with the work of GCF to ... of central banks of the region. Speaking at the UN High-Level Follow-Up Dialogue on Financing for Development, Ms. ... Cheikhrouhou emphasized the interconnections between the collective effort to respond to climate change and the UN's ...
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DR Congo signs grant agreement with GCF in Paris
... Minister of Environment, Nature Conservation, and Sustainable Development, at the GCF stand during the Paris COP talks. ... Ministry of Environment, Nature Conservation, and Sustainable Development of DR Congo. The delivery partner for the ... minimum of 50 per cent of readiness support is targeted at Least Developed Countries (LDCs), Small Island Developing ...
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Guyana signs grant agreement with GCF in Paris
... Community Climate Change Centre (CCCCC or 5C), Dr. Kenrick Leslie, also attended the ceremony. 5C is an Accredited Entity (AE) to the Fund, meaning that it can ...
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Norway to double its contribution to GCF
... Prime Minister Erna Solberg has announced plans to scale up Norway’s commitments to the Green Climate Fund. Norway already pledged USD 258 million to the Fund last year as part of the ... initial resource mobilization and has now promised to double that figure by 2020, provided that GCF can finance ...
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Viet Nam pledges $1 million to GCF at COP 21
Viet Nam has pledged a contribution to the Green Climate Fund at the Paris ... the Paris agreement successfully. Viet Nam would nevertheless step up its efforts as well, he said. “Greater ... efforts will be taken to fulfil our obligations under the UNFCCC and Kyoto Protocol. Viet Nam accordingly will ...
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