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COP 21: GCF Talk at Six
Dear Partners, please come and join ‘GCF Talk at Six’ at COP 21 to find ... speakers from National Designated Authorities (NDAs), Accredited Entities (AEs), and other partners working with us. ... GCF’s activities at COP 21 are being posted on the GCF website and Twitter (@GCF_News). Come by and see us at the GCF ...
Article > Press release 
Paris pledges €1 million to GCF
The Mayor of Paris, Anne Hidalgo, yesterday announced a pledge of EUR 1 million (USD 1.05 million) to the Green Climate Fund. The pledge was announced during a meeting between Mayor Hidalgo ... de Ville (City Hall). Paris is currently hosting the UNFCCC climate conference (COP 21). Over 40 countries have ...
Article > Press release France 
Zambia Finance Minister signs grant agreement during Livingstone Board meeting
On the sidelines of the eleventh Green Climate Fund Board meeting, the Zambian host ... has signed a grant agreement with the Fund to accelerate its preparations for climate financing. Alexander ... in Africa,” he said. Each country that is party to the UNFCCC has been invited to submit an INDC ahead of the Paris ...
Article > Press release Zambia 
Algeria outlines climate action ahead of COP 21
... Héla Cheikhrouhou, interacted with government officials to learn first hand about the country’s climate action ... the 21st session of the Conference of the Parties to the UNFCCC. Upon invitation by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, ... States (SIDS), and African States. Other countries visited included Ethiopia, Mali, Peru, and the Philippines. ...
Article > Press release Algeria 
Ambassador Black-Layne signs Antigua and Barbuda’s grant agreement with GCF
... extend its support to the two-island country’s larger-scale climate adaptation initiatives. Antigua and Barbuda ... with other ministries on GCF, and to design and implement a knowledge management system to facilitate proper organization of ...
Article > Press release Antigua and Barbuda 
Rwanda secures GCF grant to accelerate access to climate finance
... a grant agreement with the Green Climate Fund, to help implement its national green growth strategy and bring it ... Readiness and Preparatory Support Programme. The funds enable Rwanda to accelerate access to GCF resources that will be ... to assess the priorities for engaging with GCF, define roles and responsibilities, and build on Rwanda’s Green ...
Article > Press release Rwanda 
Pakistan visits GCF, prepares for readiness grant
... to obtain readiness support from the Fund by October. Delegation officials said Pakistan will use the support to ... Specialists from GCF provided guidance on the Fund’s accreditation process and financing modalities, including its ... (INDC), which the Government of Pakistan will present at UNFCCC’s Conference of the Parties (COP 21) in Paris later ...
Article > Press release Pakistan 
GCF readiness support turns focus to Africa and Middle East countries
... expanding its readiness programme into the Africa and Middle East region with a three-day workshop being held from 6 to 8 September at the Library of Alexandria in Egypt. The GCF Africa and Middle East Workshop — the fourth meeting of its kind held by ...
Article > Press release Egypt 
Structured Dialogue with Least Developed Countries
... in collaboration with the Government of Ethiopia and the Least Developed Countries' constituency under the UNFCCC, organised the GCF Structured Dialogue with Least ... in their engagement with GCF, in consultation with the accredited entities and the GCF Secretariat to ensure ...
Event > Structured dialogue Ethiopia 
GCF Global Programming Conference 2019
... world, the Green Climate Fund (GCF) is playing a major role in helping developing countries raise and realise their ... GCF National Designated Authorities or focal points, Accredited Entities, and others to explore how the Fund can ... Climate Change and the Paris Agreement. It also allowed Accredited Entities to demonstrate how they can help countries ...
Event > Events organised / involving GCF Republic of Korea (the) 
Forests: A cause of climate concern, and hope
... Peru Rwanda Viet Nam FP001 FP011 FP013 FP019 FP022 FP026 FP048 FP050 FP062 FP073 FP076 Forests: A cause of climate ...
Article > Story Multiple countries 
Fourteenth meeting of the GCF Board (B.14)
... of funding proposals Policies on the formal replenishment process Matters relating to accreditation: Strategy and policy on accreditation ... accreditation proposals Accreditation review of applicant 026 Status of accreditation master agreements Status of the ...
Event > Board meeting 
GCF Global NDA Conference 2018
The Green Climate Fund is pleased to host the Global NDA Conference on 8-9 and 12 ... and prepare countries to adequately address the climate challenges that their communities face. The Global NDA ... for Climate Conference, please refer to the conference website . 1 / 100 Previous Next #2018NDAconference Republic of ...
Event > Events organised / involving GCF Republic of Korea (the) 
GCF to explore how to extend REDD+ coverage at Asia-Pacific Forestry Week
... an information session about forest-based climate finance. Leading environment officials from the governments of ... during the discussion panel. This year marks an important milestone for GCF’s support for forest-focused climate ... under the REDD+ financing umbrella. REDD+ refers to the UNFCCC-based accounting and funding mechanism that supports ...
Article > Press release 
Green Climate Fund Board begins 23rd meeting today
... mitigation and adaptation funding proposals, totalling USD 266.9 million in GCF funding, as well as policy decisions to ... 101 approved projects. The Board will also consider accrediting four organisations to become GCF funding partners. ... Accredited Entities, which allow for finances to be channelled directly to developing countries rather than through ...
Article > Press release 
Canada announces contribution to Green Climate Fund
... to the announcement, GCF Executive Director Yannick Glemarec stated: “The Green Climate Fund welcomes the ... commitment to contribute funds to GCF. This reflects Canada’s strong interest in promoting transformative ... building activities (known as readiness support) helping 126 developing countries identify and address their most ...
Article > Press release Canada 
GCF addresses climate farming challenges in expert panel
... consultation held at the sidelines of GCF’s second replenishment meeting in Ottawa, Canada. As part of the GCF replenishment and strategic programming, the event discussed ... insights on the climate change adaptation evidences and lessons learned of a range of interventions in developing ...
Article > Press release Canada 
Agreement with Spanish global investor strengthens GCF’s private sector pull
... (COFIDES) is a joint state and privately-owned company accredited by GCF in October last year to finance climate ... signed an agreement on Wednesday which lays the legal groundwork for GCF to injects its own catalytic input ... he said. Also present at the signing of the Accreditation Master Agreement (AMA) were Spain’s acting ...
Article > Press release 
Last GCF Board meeting of 2019 begins today
... action partners. The Board will also decide whether to accredit seven new partners to propose and implement paradigm-shifting initiatives funded by GCF that ... (NDAs), which are the national conduits to the Fund, and Accredited Entities and other partners who assist in ...
Article > Press release 
GCF's new e-learning platform to improve capacity building and knowledge sharing
Today, the Green Climate Fund (GCF) launched its first e-learning course to enable easier access to the Fund's ... (SAP). The SAP course is primarily designed for GCF's Accredited Entities, National Designated Authorities and Focal ... proposals. This is the first in a series of e-learning modules on SAP, which supplements the SAP Funding Proposal ...
Article > Press release 
Pledging Conference for GCF's First Replenishment
... change took an historic step forward with 27 countries pledging to replenish the Green Climate Fund (GCF) by USD 9.78 billion equivalent for the next four years. The resources will help ...
Event > Events organised / involving GCF France 
Message from GCF on the COVID-19 pandemic
... been spared. To date, three GCF staff members and one colleague from a partner organisation have tested positive for ... of exposure and transmission of COVID-19. These actions supplement a range of precautionary measures that GCF put in ... In the face of this reality, and despite serious challenges, the Green Climate Fund is committed to ensuring ...
Article > Press release Republic of Korea (the) 
Bolstering the resilience of poor, climate-vulnerable communities
... adaptation capacity of those most at risk, particularly female-led households, just as monsoon season threatens. “We were moving as quickly as possible to get the project up and running in time for the new ...
Article > Press release Bangladesh 
GCF Private Investment for Climate Conference 2018
... entrepreneurship of businesses in tackling the climate challenge, and comes on the heels of a seminal UN report ... the urgency of climate action evidenced by the release on Monday of the IPCC report Global Warming of 1.5°C. ... (CO2) would need to fall by about 45 percent from 2010 levels by 2030, reaching 'net zero' around 2050. GCF is ...
Event > Events organised / involving GCF 
GCF Support to Climate Resilient Recovery
... the three expected outputs proposed in the following table. The budget allocation to the option(s) chosen by ...
Event > Webinar 
GCF accredits Macquarie to develop partnership in climate investments
... first Australia-based global private sector partner. The Accreditation Master Agreement with Macquarie Alternative ... operates in 31 markets around the world and is a global leader in green finance and infrastructure. The agreement ... create concrete solutions which enhance resilience. GCF accredits Macquarie to develop partnership in climate ...
Article > Press release 
FP146 - Bio-CLIMA: Integrated climate action to reduce deforestation and strengthen resilience in BOSAWÁS and Rio San Juan Biospheres
... rates of any region in the country due to unsustainable management of ecosystems, demographic pressure, and a ... Nicaragua, the CR, and to channel investments into sustainable land-use management and forest management. It supports the implementation of the national REDD+ strategy, aiming to ...
Project > Public sector Nicaragua 
Twenty-eighth meeting of the GCF Board (B.28)
... of the independent Technical Advisory Panel Updated accreditation framework Performance review of the GCF for the ... Consideration of funding proposals Consideration of accreditation proposals Revised Policy on Sexual Exploitation, ...
Event > Board meeting 
GCF Board meeting opens with USD 1.2 billion in climate finance on agenda
... Ten of the 15 proposals wholly or partly target the least developed countries (LDCs), Small Island Developing ... include the results management framework, the updated accreditation framework, and evaluations by the Independent ... from developed and developing countries, and are responsible for overseeing the operations of the Fund. See the ...
Article > Press release 
International Financial Institutions Knowledge Management Community of Practice (COP) Spring Meeting
... to host the International Financial Institutions (IFI) Knowledge Management Community of Practice (COP) Spring Meeting, ... at the 2020 Annual International Financial Institutions Knowledge Management COP Annual Workshop, held on 2-4 December ... and will center on knowledge exchange good practices and lessons learned. George Zedginidze, Head of Knowledge and ...
Event > Webinar 