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GCF signs off funding for Barbados water sector resilience project
... S-Barbados). The project aims to make the provision of potable water in Barbados less vulnerable to the impacts of ... Authority from the investment in the PV systems will be deposited into a locally managed adaptation fund. Consumers will ... GCF in the Caribbean region to be signed. The project’s Accredited Entity (AE) is the Caribbean Community Climate ...
Article > Press release Barbados CCCCC 
GCF Caribbean consultations chart paths to greater resilience
... number of Caribbean countries are now repairing the damage left in the wake of extreme weather which swept through the ... climate change, including support for climate information services and early warning systems. Weather-induced ... the GCF confabs, the Fund’s partners – including Accredited Entities and National Designated Authorities or ...
Article > Press release Multiple countries 
Words do make a difference, says South African climate finance partner
The language of climate action must resonate with local people, a South African Accredited Entity representative said on the side line of a ... GCF Chief Financial Officer and Director of Support Services Javier Manzanares said GCF will need to work ...
Article > Press release South Africa SANBI 
African countries propose ambitious GCF pipeline at Cape Town Dialogue
... climate-resilient projects that were discussed between 24-26 October. Project concepts covered mitigation and ... GCF portfolios.” The dialogue provided GCF and Accredited Entities an opportunity to hear firsthand which ... National Designated Authorities (NDAs) or focal points, UNFCCC Focal Points, and officials from national ministries of ...
Article > Press release South Africa 
Newly launched platform to expand electric vehicle use across India
A new electric vehicle company focused on boosting large-scale use of electric vehicles, across India, launched on 22 April in Mumbai, India, as ... offer leasing and financing solutions; fleet management services; charging infrastructure and energy solutions; and ...
Article > News update MAAML FP186 
Accreditation
Overview Access to GCF resources is through entities accredited by the GCF Board (Accredited Entities or AEs). To access funding, these ... designed to assess whether they are capable of strong financial management and of safeguarding funded ...
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Ulaanbaatar: Live Better, Breathe Easier
... room walls. A piano sits in the corner, beside a room filled with musical instruments. But Otgonkhuu’s house still ... central heating, hot water from tap, and a flush toilet. “I live here with my wife and my youngest son. My ... are envisioned to provide economic opportunities and urban services that lead to a healthier urban environment. ...
Article > Story Mongolia ADB FP046 
Achieving water security through climate-resilient infrastructure
Blessed with fertile lands, the Saïss Plain in the Fès-Meknès region of ... GCF’s support, to guarantee the affordability of water services for farmers. The new irrigation network will ...
Article > Story Morocco EBRD FP043 
GCF continues rapid implementation with project agreements at Board meeting
The Green Climate Fund (GCF) and its partners have signed implementation agreements for three new initiatives to tackle ... of the Federated States of Micronesia (FSM), Timor-Leste and Kenya. FSM President David W. Panuelo welcomed the ... Boru Mamo; and UN Environment Programme (UNEP) Corporate Services Director Sonja Leighton-Kone. GCF’s portfolio of ...
Article > Press release FP169 
Green Climate Fund names Mafalda Duarte as new Executive Director
The Green Climate Fund (GCF) Board has selected Mafalda Duarte as its new Executive Director. ... would not seek a second term. The Board thanked him for his service during a reception held in the margins of the Board ... United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) and serves the Paris Agreement. The Executive Director ...
Article > Press release 
Dialogue prioritises increased climate investment to address fragility and conflict
... Climate Fund’s (GCF) Sub-Regional Dialogue with Fragile and Conflict-Affected States in the Middle East has heard ... climate finance for fragile and conflict-affected states (FCAS). In 2025, GCF committed almost half a billion dollars ... energy, can strengthen resilience, restore essential services, and support sustainable recovery. Climate finance ...
Article > News update Oman 
FP160 - Monrovia Metropolitan Climate Resilience Project
The Liberian capital of Monrovia is particularly vulnerable to climate effects, namely sea level rise and the increased frequency of high-intensity ... retreat, which threatens the sustainability of ecosystem services and directly impacts Monrovians' fishery-based ...
Project > Public sector Liberia UNDP 
Shoring up early warning systems for Asia-Pacific SIDS
... partners in Fiji, Papua New Guinea, Solomon Islands, Timor-Leste and Vanuatu to develop a potential Green Climate Fund ... Facility (PPF), an instrument that assists GCF Accredited Entities conduct feasibility studies, stakeholder ... in working with national meteorological and hydrological services on EWSs to support the five SIDS in strengthening ...
Article > Press release Multiple countries WMO 
UN forum side event highlights need for GCF replenishment
The Green Climate Fund needs to be strengthened by a replenishment of its funds from contributors this year as a ... projects. Jamaica’s Minister of Finance and the Public Service Nigel Clarke highlighted the climate needs of ... Morris, President of Conservation International, a GCF Accredited Entity, said climate change requires “radical ...
Article > Press release 
A ‘vaccine’ for tropical forests?
... that we may require something that is “ultra-large-scale industrial in 10 to 20 years”. The sense of ... through their ‘natural technology’, the carbon capture services, plus immeasurable ecosystem services such as ... capacity to change the behaviour of the global water cycles. The message is clear: We need tropical forests as ...
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Delivering climate action: GCF and partners sign agreements for six new projects
... were signed by the Green Climate Fund (GCF) and its Accredited Entity (AE) partners on the margins of GCF’s 37th ... . The FAAs, which contain a set of conditions to be fulfilled by the AE, must be negotiated and signed by GCF and the ... solutions. This project will support Thai rice farmers and service providers in the adoption of climate-smart ...
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Green Climate Fund to Support Development of Conservation International Initiative to Transform Water Security in Bogotá
... project aims to reduce climate risk for half a million people from highly vulnerable rural communities and 250,000 urban residents by creating ... financial mechanisms, such as Payment for Ecosystem Services (PES) and environmental fees, to sustain and scale ...
Article > Press release 
Project Preparation Facility
... funds, compensation, or partnership offers. These fraudulent offers and emails are not in any way associated with ... of funding proposal being developed. The PPF supports Accredited Entities (AEs), particularly Direct Access Entities ... is available through two modalities: PPF funding; and PPF service. PPF funding: AEs and PSAA applicants receive ...
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GCF and KawiSafi Ventures Fund driving off-grid solar power in East Africa
Although the African continent is responsible for only three per cent of the world's human-induced ... effects of climate change. In Swahili, KawiSafi means “clean energy.” Created and developed by the impact investor ... energy infrastructure, KawiSafi provides critical essential services and enhanced productivity to underserved ...
Article > Story Kenya Rwanda Acumen FP005 
From scarcity to sustainability: Maldives’ ambitious water security project
... Island Developing State (SIDS) is one of the most vulnerable nations to climate change and faces many unique ... The project also involves the Maldives Meteorological Service to enhance weather forecasting and enable improved ... risk of waterborne disease, improved social security, and less outward migration from other islands, with flow on ...
Article > Story Maldives UNDP FP007 
GCF Readiness support for the Development Bank of Nigeria
... event, Achala Abeysinghe, GCF’s Director of Investment Services, said GCF’s Readiness Programme delivers not only institutional and systems strengthening but also knowledge sharing within countries and across regions. ... not an end in itself; it is a milestone that enables our accredited partners to access broader climate finance to ...
Article > News update Nigeria DBN_Nigeria 
Record-breaking Green Climate Fund Board meeting approves USD 1.225 billion for new projects, reforms accreditation model and invites bids to host regional presence
... works through a network of over 150 partner agencies (‘Accredited Entities’), an unrivaled global network that ... Water Project with Asian Development Bank (ADB) FP265 : Climate-resilient landscapes for sustainable ... (AVGF) Project with International Finance Corporation (IFC) More information about the projects can be accessed ...
Article > Press release 
Disasters spur climate action coherence in Caribbean
... Caribbean held in Belize in June. This regional proposal, led by Grenada and Antigua and Barbuda, is tapping GCF ... spoke to a broad range of Caribbean partners, including Accredited Entities , National Designated Authorities and ... to support a number or areas, including climate information services and early warning systems, increased resilience, ...
Article > Press release Multiple countries 
Accelerating climate action to communities: seven new projects set for implementation
... five projects were immediately signed between GCF and its Accredited Entity (AE) partners at a signing ceremony on 20 ... and the Accredited Entity (AE) for the project to begin implementation. The projects set for implementation include ... uncertainty in climate change-driven tuna redistribution. FP260: Enhancing the resilience of Serbian forests to ensure ...
Article > News update FP251 
Strengthen the Process and Capacity of Implementation of National Adaptation Plan of Sri Lanka
... a small island and a developing nation, is highly vulnerable to the adverse effects of climate change. Occurrences of ... This involves preparing sector vulnerability profiles for key sectors which outline the status of the sectors ... and economic infrastructure, biodiversity and ecosystem services. As the sector vulnerability profiles evolved and ...
Document > Approved readiness proposal Sri Lanka GGGI
Readiness Support for accreditation gap assessment, capacity building and pipeline development for potential accredited entity
Armenia Renewable Resources and Energy Efficiency Fund (R2E2) is the most ... nomination letter supporting R2E2 aspiration to become accredited under the national direct assess modality.R2E2 ... to the GCF. Tentative pipeline of project ideas (to be revisited during Readiness project) being currently considered ...
Document > Approved readiness proposal Armenia R2E2
Multi-Country Climate Resilient Urban Development Initiative
... inefficient infrastructure and poor access to basic services. Urban development plans and policies are outdated ... with climate adaptation and mitigation approaches. While conversations around urban resilience have increased, ... accessible data disaggregated at the city and urban scales including geospatial data limited consideration for ...
Document > Approved readiness proposal Multiple countries CCCCC
ADB Launches Major Initiative to Build Resilience to Melting Glaciers: GCF to support development of new programme
... programme, Glaciers to Farms, that will promote sustainable water use and food security in Central Asia, the South ... Caucasus, and Pakistan amid the catastrophic impacts of accelerated glacial melt due to climate change. Supported by the ... the COP29 side event. Glaciers are essential natural service providers. They store freshwater that melts ...
Article > Press release ADB 
Strengthening the climate change resilience of the food system and social protection network of São Tomé and Príncipe
... exacerbating existing vulnerabilities. These challenges reduce agricultural productivity, disrupt food supply ... resilient agricultural practices, and equitable financial services further hinders adaptation efforts. Additionally, ... security in Central African region, will serve as the Accredited Entity (AE). National and regional stakeholders, ...
Document > Approved project preparation funding application Sao Tome and Principe WFP
From seed to shelf
... day, on a hundred-hectare farm in Namibia, a group of people are huddled together. They are observing a crop of large ... Water, and Land Reform (MAWLR). Across seven demonstration sites with tailored management plans, this project has ... the Environmental Investment Fund of Namibia as they share lessons learned and progress on the CRAVE project. Namibia ...
Article > Story Namibia EIF FP023 