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ED opening remarks
His Excellency Mr Carlos Carlos Alvarado Quesada, President of the ... is very timely coming just two weeks before the start of COP26 in Glasgow. The role of the private sector in addressing ... 2019. Ultimately though, this climate finance under the UNFCC needs to be used in a highly catalytic way so that we ...
Article > Speech
Recharge Pakistan: Building Pakistan’s Resilience to Climate Change through Ecosystem-Based Adaptation for Integrated Flood Risk Management
The project’s goal to implement ecosystem-based adaptation (EbA) at scale to effectively reduce flood risks and secure groundwater ... EbA focus depends on evidence-based identification of sites where these interventions would be most effective. ...
Document > Approved project preparation funding application Pakistan WWF
GCF Readiness resources boost Senegal’s climate capacities
... Fund (GCF) is helping Senegal build its ability to tackle climate change through Readiness funding. This is a ... including preparing a country programme, applying for accreditation of Direct Access Entities (DAEs), and enhancing ... 6 USD approved 2000000 USD disbursed 1100000 Key Lessons Senegal has established a robust climate change ...
Article > Story Senegal 
SAP012 - Inclusive Green Financing for Climate Resilient and Low Emission Smallholder Agriculture
Improving access to credit for smallholder farmers in Niger to implement climate-resilient and low-emission agriculture. ... support to smallholder farmers by increasing access to credit in tandem with technical assistance and capacity ...
Project > Public sector Niger (the) IFAD 
Tonga Country Programme
... (NDC) and the Energy Road Map. National thematic, site specific plans, sectors’ plans and district ...
Document > Country programme Tonga
Strengthening Pakistan's Capacities for DemoNstrating REDD+ Systems and Accessing Result-based Payments
... and non-carbon and biodiversity benefits at local level without any adverse direct or indirect social and ... pressures on forestry resources at the demonstration sites with potential to upscale and replicate at the adjacent landscapes based on lessons learnt from implementation. Pakistan Strengthening ...
Document > Concept note Pakistan NRSP
Partner agreements after Board meeting sign of faster GCF financing
... Fund (GCF) has signed agreements with is partners to implement four new climate initiatives only days after they ... first meeting of the year, which concluded on 20 March. While the GCF Board approves projects, legally-binding Funded ... the recent GCF Board meeting , its 28th, had also set a milestone in terms of project approval. “Our Board last week ...
Article > Press release 
Adaptation planning support through GGGI
... of its main economic growth and transformation drivers, while risks from climate change continues to pose a challenge. Although there have been past and on-going ... to respond to climate change in high-risk zones by implementing a NAP for integrated flood and landslide ...
Document > Approved readiness proposal Rwanda GGGI
FP129 - Afghanistan Rural Energy Market Transformation Initiative – Strengthening Resilience of Livelihoods Through Sustainable Energy Access
... and regulatory frameworks. With no connection to the electricity grid, most rural communities depend on ... and heating - which aggravates indoor air pollution, accelerates deforestation, and leads to carbon emissions. This project is designed ...
Project > Public sector Afghanistan UNDP 
FP131 - Improving Climate Resilience of Vulnerable Communities and Ecosystems in the Gandaki River Basin, Nepal
While water resources for ecosystems are becoming ... as landslides and floods threaten the livelihoods of people in Nepal’s Gandaki River Basin region, currently ... 3 4 5 6 1 2 344 912 Improving Climate Resilience of Vulnerable Communities and Ecosystems in the Gandaki River Basin, ...
Project > Public sector Nepal IUCN 
FP132 - Enabling Implementation of Forest Sector Reform in Georgia to Reduce GHG Emissions from Forest Degradation
... heating during the country’s cold winters. This leads to forest degradation and a reduction of carbon ... carbon sequestration through the introduction of sustainable forest management in three Georgian regions. This ... adapt to a new forest code and by developing sustainable livelihoods linked to forestry products. FP132 Georgia ...
Project > Public sector Georgia GIZ 
FP134 - Colombia REDD+ Results-based Payments for results period 2015-2016
... total volume of 6.95 million tonnes of carbon dioxide equivalent (MtCO₂eq) was presented to the GCF for results-based ... to invest in additional activities that support the implementation of its Integrated Strategy of Deforestation ... the territorial governance and capacities of indigenous peoples to manage and preserve forests. FP134 Colombia 1 2 3 4 ...
Project > Public sector Colombia FAO 
FP138 - ASER Solar Rural Electrification Project
While almost all of Senegal’s urban areas have access to electricity, about 58 percent of people in rural areas do ... environmental hazards. This project supports the Senegalese government’s aim to achieve universal energy access ...
Project > Public sector Senegal BOAD 
FP139 - Building resilience in the face of climate change within traditional rain fed agricultural and pastoral systems in Sudan
Sudan is one of the most drought susceptible countries in Africa. Drylands are home to nearly ... failures, livestock deaths, and the deepening of poverty levels. The project supports climate change adaptation ... traditional livelihoods, with more resilient and sustainable practices. It is targeted at benefiting at least ...
Project > Public sector Sudan UNDP 
FP140 - High Impact Programme for the Corporate Sector
... and paper, non-ferrous metals, food processing, and textiles. This programme is GCF's first at-scale investment to promote the uptake of low-carbon ...
Project > Private sector Multiple countries EBRD 
FP103 - Promotion of Climate-Friendly Cooking: Kenya and Senegal
... meeting the cooking needs of approximately 2.5 billion people. The IPCC estimated that replacing traditional open fires ... mitigation potential between 0.6 and 2.4 Gt CO2eq/year, while delivering a wide range of sustainable development ... increase the level and quality of ICS production and sales, particularly in remote rural areas. The intended ...
Project > Public sector Kenya Senegal GIZ 
FP110 - Ecuador REDD-plus RBP for results period 2014
Acknowledging Ecuador’s REDD+ 2014 results - a total volume of ... United Nations Framework on Climate Change Convention (UNFCCC) and have undergone technical assessment. They are now fully UNFCCC compliant. Ecuador will use the results-based payments ...
Project > Public sector Ecuador UNDP 
SAP016 - Fiji Agrophotovoltaic Project in Ovalau
Fiji produces over half of its electricity from hydropower. However, the volatility of ... with an increase in climate variability, has compounded problems caused by the lack of a stable electricity supply. This project aims to overcome ...
Project > Private sector Fiji FDB 
SAP014 - Forest resilience of Armenia, enhancing adaptation and rural green growth via mitigation
Armenia is one of the most vulnerable countries to climate change in the Eastern Europe and ... Its forests are highly sensitive to climate change, while its rural population is dependent on fuelwood to meet ... in two of the country's administrative areas most vulnerable to climate change in Lori and Syunik. This GCF ...
Project > Public sector Armenia FAO 
SAP015 - Promoting zero-deforestation cocoa production for reducing emissions in Côte d’Ivoire (PROMIRE)
... which is driven by cocoa production. This project will implement zero-deforestation agroforestry models in three ... schemes, PROMIRE will build institutional capacities to implement REDD+ at national and sub-national levels. Under ... selected villages. SAP015 Côte d'Ivoire 1 2 3 4 5 6 1 2 268 472 706 893 Promoting zero-deforestation cocoa ...
Project > Public sector Côte d'Ivoire FAO 
GCF launches new website ahead of Board meeting
... in Zambia, the Green Climate Fund has launched a new website, redesigned from the ground up. With a focus on ... The new site is optimized for smart phones and tablets, to offer streamlined access to the GCF website on the ... areas: “Ventures” for information on funding, accreditation, country readiness support, and the private ...
Article > Press release 
Harnessing climate science to guide climate investments
... Panel on Climate Change (IPCC), Mr. Hoesung Lee, underscored the urgency in strengthening the connection ... climate finance. A national of the Republic of Korea, Mr. Lee noted the rapid pace of climate change requires a much ... United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC). One area that generated discussion was strengthening ...
Article > Press release 
Twentieth meeting of the GCF Board (B.20)
... meetings of the Board Application of paragraph 42 of the Rules of Procedure of the Board: guidelines to determine in ... status of national adaptation plans Matters related to accreditation Consideration of accreditation proposals ...
Event > Board meeting 
Seventeenth meeting of the GCF Board (B.17)
... of the Parties, including the biannual report on privileges and immunities Complementarity and coherence Matters ... for Board-appointed officials Matters related to accreditation Consideration of accreditation proposals Accreditation policy matters ...
Event > Board meeting 
Sixteenth meeting of the GCF Board (B.16)
... Secretariat Reports from committees, panels and groups Implementation of the initial strategic plan for the GCF Work ... on the GCF risk management framework Matters related to accreditation Status of accreditation matters Update on matters related to ...
Event > Board meeting 
Thirteenth meeting of the GCF Board (B.13)
... on the activities of the Secretariat Update on the implementation of the Strategic Plan for the Green Climate Fund ... Private Sector Advisory Group Appointments Committee Accreditation Panel Accreditation Committee Independent Technical Advisory Panel ...
Event > Board meeting 
Twelfth meeting of the GCF Board (B.12)
... agenda and organization of work Adoption of the report of eleventh Board meeting Decisions taken between the eleventh ... Committee Risk Management Committee Investment Committee Accreditation Committee Private Sector Advisory Group Ad Hoc Appointments Committee Accreditation Panel Independent Technical Advisory Panel 2016 ...
Event > Board meeting 
Structured Dialogue with Asia 2017
... 9.6 billion. A quarter of the projects identified are being led by direct access entities. Over time, this percentage is ... as more direct access entities are going through the accreditation process. Approximately 40 percent of the ... food security and resilience to hazards; Scaling up renewable energy generation and energy efficiency measures; and ...
Event > Structured dialogue Indonesia 
Bonn side event links climate ambition to GCF replenishment
... Bonn climate talks has emphasised the link between NDC implementation and replenishment. Developing country representatives highlighted the role of GCF in realising the existing National Determined ...
Article > Press release Germany 
GCF and World Bank partner to boost cookstove market in Bangladesh
... of the Funded Activity Agreement (FAA), which guide the implementation of approved GCF projects, marks a key milestone for the Global Clean Cooking Programme – ...
Article > Press release Bangladesh IDCOL FP070 