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Forests get a boost from new GCF policy on REDD+ results-based payments
... and forest degradation) is based on the principle that developing countries which reduce their emissions ... GCF policies, including the Gender Policy , Indigenous Peoples’ Policy , and environmental and social safeguards – ... United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC). The policy also complements GCF’s newly revamped ...
Article > News update 
GCF welcomes Sweden’s SEK 8 billion pledge to the Fund
... Climate Fund (GCF) welcomes the Swedish government’s pledge of SEK 8 billion (USD 763 million) for the Fund’s second replenishment (GCF-2). Sweden has been a long-term contributor ... the Fund for its initial resource mobilisation and first replenishment (GCF-1). GCF gladly welcomes the SEK 8 billion ...
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GCF to ramp up climate investment in South Sudan
... Duarte headed the Green Climate Fund’s (GCF) first-ever delegation to South Sudan and committed to significantly ... the country’s schools to close for two weeks, the GCF delegation met with H.E. President Salva Kiir Mayardit, the ... said the Fund was committed to partner with climate-vulnerable communities and countries that are currently underserved ...
Article > News update South Sudan 
GCF and Asia-Pacific SIDS strengthen ties for climate action
... – 13 from the Pacific region plus Maldives and Timor-Leste – convened in the Cook Islands this month for the ... focal points (National Designated Authorities), Accredited Entities (national and international), Civil ...
Article > News update Cook Islands 
GCF Regional Dialogue with Latin America and Workshop for Direct Access Entities
We’re pleased to announce two upcoming Green Climate Fund (GCF) ... of the GCF can expect: Exchange of inspiring experiences, lessons, and ideas across countries and institutions ...
Event > Structured dialogue Dominican Republic (the) 
Social protection: Investing in reform and resilience
... ground-up resilience and innovation: putting protecting people at the heart of climate action. Climate change is not ... insurance, and labour market interventions, protect people before, during, and after climate shocks. Social ... of socially-focused policies and programmes that equip people with the right tools to adapt to climate change. Social ...
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COP30 High-level Event: Delivering Climate Solutions through Country Platforms
As nations urgently seek to enhance climate ambition and implementation, country and regional platforms are emerging as ... adaptation, and economic development goals into actionable investment strategies, facilitating impactful, country-led climate initiatives. This high-level event co-organised ...
Event > Events organised / involving GCF 
New partnership to mobilise private capital for climate solutions in emerging markets
... established by Generation Investment Management to scale solutions for the highest-emitting, most off-track ... projects. These opportunities range from renewable energy and sustainable infrastructure to nature-based ... United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC), is mandated to support low-emission, ...
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Strengthening Thailand’s climate adaptation capacity with Readiness support from the Green Climate Fund
... moved from conceptual discussion to practical, actionable planning. “The climate reality in Thailand is shifting. ... in the South face severe flooding , our goal is to leave this workshop with concrete ideas that can become ... Wongsakulwiwat, Deputy Director-General of DDPM, underlined lessons learned from previous disasters: “The recent ...
Article > News update Thailand 
Closer ties and progress forged at GCF’s Indigenous Peoples Advisory Group meeting
The Green Climate Fund’s Indigenous Peoples Advisory Group convened its seventh meeting (IPAG-7) ... Peoples. The discussions focused on several key areas for 2026, which included establishing GCF’s approach on direct ...
Article > News update 
Supporting women’s local businesses and climate-friendly cookstoves in Kenya
... charcoal, and plant residues. Some 2.8 billion people cook their daily meals with such biomass. Kenya is no ... heating. The combustion of these materials during cooking releases greenhouse gases (GHG). Using improved cookstoves ... (ICS) instead of open hearths could save emissions equivalent to 0.6–2.4 gigatonnes of CO₂ each year. To combat ...
Article > Story Kenya 
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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Policies and strategies
... and guidelines, including for programming, project cycle, administration, and financial management. The Board also ... strategies and policies establish the framework for implementation of the GCF’s Governing Instrument. The main ...
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Project safeguards
... social risks in relation to its activities, as well as implementing an Indigenous People’s Policy to reflect the importance of fully and effectively engaging with indigenous peoples in the design, development and implementation of the ...
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Gender
... that of men. Compared to men, domestic burdens (e.g. collection of firewood and water) of women increase ... significantly contribute to combating climate change as knowledgeable small-scale farmers and leaders of climate change ...
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GCF funded India solar rooftop programme kicks off
... disbursement of USD 50 million marks the start of the implementation of the GCF solar rooftop programme in India. The ... to NABARD, which was converted into Indian Rupee and on-lent to TATA Cleantech Capital Limited. GCF is investing USD ... investment will be channeled through NABARD, the Fund's Accredited Entity and India's largest rural development bank. ...
Article > Press release India 
GCF first replenishment meeting reinforces the role of the Fund to drive climate action
... to discuss key issues on the Green Climate Fund (GCF) replenishment in the context of urgent global climate action. ... also attended by the new GCF Executive Director, Yannick Glemarec. The State Secretary Aksel Jacobsen addressed the ... United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC), and serves the Paris Agreement. Over the five years ...
Article > Press release 
GCF publishes the revised funding proposal schedule for B.23 and B.24
... Incheon, Republic of Korea. The timeline lists key dates leading to the Board meetings, where the 24 Board members ... decide on funding proposals brought forward by GCF Accredited Entities. At its twenty-first meeting, the GCF ... The report/s shall be disclosed (i) in the AE’s website, (ii) in locations convenient to affected peoples, and ...
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GCF and GEF join forces with Lao PDR to advance climate action
The Government of Lao PDR is leading the way to ensure complementarity and coherence in ... the operating entities of the financial mechanism of the UNFCCC. It is the first country to host a joint mission of GCF ... Designated Authorities, GEF Operational Focal Points, and accredited entities and Agencies. Lao People's Democratic ...
Article > Press release Lao People's Democratic Republic (the) 
GCF supports Indonesia's energy transition with de-risking geothermal development
... the country relies heavily on fossil fuel to meet its electricity demand. A key barrier to geothermal development ... an adequate upside in case of success. It is estimated that less than 10 percent of the global geothermal capacity has ... Telep Renewable Energy Senior Specialist +82 32 458 6326 Indonesia Songdo FP083 GCF supports Indonesia's energy ...
Article > Story Indonesia 
Agreement set to increase India's rooftop solar reach
... across Indian rooftops. It will be carried out by TATA Cleantech Capital Limited, following the initial transfer of ... finance body which is also a GCF Direct Access Accredited Entity . Attending the signing ceremony on the ... Manager; and Manish Chourasia, Managing Director of TATA Cleantech Capital Limited. Mr Mehta said the agreement ...
Article > Press release India 
GCF supporting energy transformation in SIDS
... State in the Asia-Pacific region, is highly vulnerable to climate change. Despite having a huge potential for ... stabilising the grid and enabling absorption of more renewables through large scale storage systems, Tonga will be ready ... Telep Renewable Energy Senior Specialist +82 32 458 6326 Tonga Songdo GCF supporting energy transformation in SIDS ...
Article > Press release Tonga 
Climate finance drives down renewable price in Egypt by half
... investment has helped halve the cost of producing renewable energy in Egypt by using new ways to capture private ... and Development (EBRD) for the past few months to implement a USD 1 billion project aimed at creating a new ... and wind power to reach its 2020 target of using renewables to provide 20 percent of its power needs. Solar energy ...
Article > Press release Egypt 
Climate costs will rise sharply if we miss 1.5 degree target, GCF conference hears
Climate finance is a moral obligation, while inadequate action leading to global temperatures over 1.5 degrees Celsius will ... shelter each for 500 people on islands that are bout 200 miles apart.” The Global NDA Conference helped increase ...
Article > Press release 
Green Climate Fund pledges ambitious response to IPCC alarm bell
... IPCC Vice-Chair, warned of the dangers of a warmer world while outlining the findings of the 1.5C report to an audience ... of warming of 1ºC through more extreme weather, rising sea levels and many other changes. The reports shows us that ... we take today will be critical for a safe and sustainable world tomorrow.” Responding to the latest scientific ...
Article > Press release 
Dialogue opens new opportunities in Eastern Europe and Central Asia
... representatives from 13 countries across the region to accelerate climate action. Participants include representatives ... to GCF, high-level officials, numerous international Accredited Entities, entities that have been nominated for accreditation by their respective NDAs, as well as civil ...
Article > Press release Multiple countries 
GCF and GEF harmonise steps to follow developing country lead in climate finance
... of developing countries in tackling the global climate challenge. The heads of the two organisations, GCF Executive ... United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC). “It is essential that we continue to strengthen the ... have the opportunity to work together on our respective roles in helping countries respond to the negative impacts of ...
Article > Press release 
Sri Lankan President meets GCF Executive Director to boost climate action programme
... in Sri Lanka,” said President Sirisena. “Rice, as a staple food for the country, has always been produced in the ... will enhance the country’s ability to develop and implement GCF projects. In forming climate solutions, “it is important to leverage the private sector to be part of the actions,” ...
Article > Press release Sri Lanka 
Colombian President calls for enhanced public-private climate action
Colombian President Juan Manuel Santos Calderón called for urgent public-private sector cooperation in tackling ... sectors should work together towards developing sustainable solutions that are relevant to each region," said President Santos during the ...
Article > Press release Colombia 