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Buzzing businesses: Restoring mangroves, revitalising livelihoods amid climate challenges in Viet Nam
... climate-induced disasters also make it harder for vulnerable families to escape the cycle of poverty. GCF, UNDP, and ... kilograms of honey per colony, generating VND 600,000 (USD 26) in revenue and VND 400,000 (USD 17) in profit. With ... doubled to 7 kilograms per colony, resulting in total sales revenue of VND 1.4 million (USD 60) or VND 200,000 (USD ...
Article > Story Viet Nam UNDP FP013 
Enabling Direct Access to GCF Climate Finance for Cabo Verde
... wishes to engage in a readiness process in order to enable a national entity to be approved as a direct access ... the country ownership by delivering the first national accreditation of a DAE. After a strong consultation process ... and the network/ systems that enable them to fulfil their roles, responsibilities and policy requirements are ...
Document > Approved readiness proposal Cabo Verde LuxDev
Grenada PM calls for decisive climate action at GCF Structured Dialogue with the Caribbean
... Caribbean, the Prime Minister Keith Mitchell of Grenada called on participants from the region to work together to ... and senior government officials, GCF representatives, Accredited Entities, National Designated Authorities, ... event provides an opportunity to reflect on progress and lessons learned, to build partnerships, including engagement ...
Article > Press release 
GCF Readiness Programme marks milestone, hitting USD 10m in funds disbursed to 59 countries
... countries, including 44 small island developing states, least developed countries and African countries — ... also being used by organizations interested in becoming accredited to the Fund through its direct access modality. ... asked questions . Songdo GCF Readiness Programme marks milestone, hitting USD 10m in funds disbursed to 59 countries ...
Article > Press release CABEI 
An End of Year Message from GCF
... The GCF Secretariat suffered the tragic death of our colleague Leo Paat from COVID-19, a loss that continues to weigh heavy ... pledges are already confirmed. 2021 will see the delayed COP26 meeting, which will be a crucial marker for climate ...
Article > Statement 
GCF explores how to strengthen private sector finance at World Forestry Congress
... congress will be ensuring that COVID-19 recovery is channelled to strengthening measures that halt deforestation and ... use of forests needs to account for the Indigenous Peoples and local communities who rely on them. GCF’s ... ways to support the USD 1.7 billion pledge made during COP26 and directed towards Indigenous Peoples and local ...
Article > News update 
Delivering at speed: 12 new projects ready for implementation
... for 12 projects were immediately signed between GCF and Accredited Entity partners at a signing ceremony on 30 ... marking the most project agreements signed at a single meeting to date. Three projects are expected to receive ... billion when expected co-financing is included. These milestones emphasise the Fund’s commitment to deliver ...
Article > News update 
India - Green Climate Fund Readiness & Preparatory Support – Phase III
... Union Territories (UTs) to actively engage with the NDA for leveraging available resources from GCF. The GCF Country ... GCF. Limited resources dedicated to coordinate and share lessons across various national and sub-national entities ... Programme-update, Readiness Needs Assessment, Green Credits Framework etc.) at the national and state levels ...
Document > Approved readiness proposal India UNDP
Mainstreaming Climate Resilience into Water Sector Planning, Development and Operations in Saint Lucia
... climate resilient infrastructure to ensure safe and reliable water supply and sewerage services. Limited communication ... resources of the utility company has been significantly depleted and the utility continues to face human resource ... The private sector will include commercial banks and credit unions who can provide financing for water sector ...
Document > Approved readiness proposal Saint Lucia CDB
Thirty-seventh meeting of the GCF Board (B.37)
... of External Auditor for 2023–2025 Options for sustainable and responsible investment of GCF funds Report on the ... committees, panels and groups Working modalities of the Accreditation Panel Appointment of members of the independent ... Consideration of funding proposals Consideration of accreditation proposals Consideration and endorsement of the ...
Event > Board meeting 
Efforts to save the Amazon offer triple win: Improving human, environmental, and economic health and wellbeing
Joint measures that tackle climate change and the Covid-19 pandemic must place the livelihoods of people front and centre. This is especially true for the ... instruments are aligned with the Plan by orienting public credit lines towards sustainable farming practices in ...
Article > Story Ecuador UNDP FP019 
GCF commits to support climate resilient transformation at Climate Adaptation Summit
... the increasingly damaging effects of climate change, while overcoming COVID-19 fiscal constraints. That was the message GCF Executive Director Yannick Glemarec brought to the recently concluded Climate Adaptation ... measures. A number of developing country leaders credited GCF support for current inroads their countries are ...
Article > Press release 
GCF convenes partners to bolster climate action amid global uncertainty
... next week, bringing together Ministers and national leaders, Chief Executives and business leaders and a range ... GCF National Designated Authorities or Focal Points, Accredited Entities and Delivery Partners to provide a ... Acumen And many more. Please see the GPIC 2022 website for full details of the sessions and complete list of ...
Article > News update 
GCF to scale up access, impact, and private sector investment through “50by30” roadmap
As the Green Climate Fund (GCF) undergoes its second replenishment and prepares for its next four-year programming ... of State in the Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office (FCDO), United Kingdom; and Samaila Zubairu, President and ... Climate Resilient Fund (ICRF), of which AFC is a GCF accredited entity and implementing partner for ICRF. "The ...
Article > News update 
GCF, CABEI, and the European Union unite to finance Costa Rica’s GAM electric train
... Equipment, and Start-up of Lines 1 and 2 of the Costa Rica Electric Train System' for USD 800 million. GCF is ... 250 million from the European Investment Bank. Thanks to a credit scheme with highly competitive interest rates and grace periods, this initiative is a fiscally responsible project that saves Costa Rica resources and requires no ...
Article > News update Costa Rica CABEI FP166 
Developing a pipeline of climate smart and resilient projects involving the private sector, and further strengthening the NDA
... been prepared, and the programming of investments is quite clear. However, a lot remains to be done, especially to ... priorities for climate change, through support to accreditation of three national entities (FONSIS1, FONGIP2 and ... ; iii) three national entities have moved in the accreditation process, and at least one of them has prepared a ...
Document > Approved readiness proposal Senegal LBA
GCF/B.21/10/Add.37 - Consideration of funding proposals – Addendum XXXVII Funding proposal package for SAP004
... the following six parts: A funding proposal summary titled “Energy Efficient Consumption Loan Programme” ... assessments of funding proposal; Response from the accredited entity to the independent Technical Advisory Panel ... These documents are presented as submitted by the accredited entity and the national designated authority(ies) ...
Board document > Action item
GCF/B.21/10/Add.19 - Consideration of funding proposals – Addendum XIX Funding proposal package for FP097
... the following three parts: A funding proposal summary titled “Productive Investment Initiative for Adaptation to ... Bank for Economic Integration (CABEI); No-objection letters issued by the national designated authorities or ... These documents are presented as submitted by the accredited entity and the national designated authority(ies) ...
Board document > Action item
GCF/B.21/10/Add.18 - Consideration of funding proposals – Addendum XVIII Funding proposal package for FP096
... the following three parts: A funding proposal summary titled “DRC Green Mini-Grid Program” submitted by the African Development Bank; No-objection letter issued by the national designated authorities or ... These documents are presented as submitted by the accredited entity and the national designated authority(ies) ...
Board document > Action item
GCF/B.21/10/Add.17 - Consideration of funding proposals – Addendum XVII Funding proposal package for FP095
... the following three parts: A funding proposal summary titled “Transforming Financial Systems for Climate” ... by the Agence Française de Développement; No-objection letters issued by the national designated authorities or ... These documents are presented as submitted by the accredited entity and the national designated authority(ies) ...
Board document > Action item
Entity Support for Belize through CCCCC
One of the greatest challenges in delivering Belize’s climate change priorities is ... in some instances disbursement of climate finances. Nevertheless, the country has made significant efforts to respond to ... for nominating national entities seeking direct access accreditation of the GCF. In continuance of such efforts, this ...
Document > Approved readiness proposal Belize CCCCC
Strategic Frameworks support for Lao PDR through FAO
The Lao People's Democratic Republic has identified the forestry sector ... through the readiness to demonstration phases of REDD+. Reflecting the forestry sector contribution indicated in the ... with Lao’s Readiness include the coordination challenges among key actors in both public and private sectors, ...
Document > Approved readiness proposal Lao People's Democratic Republic (the) FAO
NDA Strengthening and Country Programming support for Timor-Leste through UNDP
As a Least Developed Country (LDC), a Small-Island Developing ... and the newest country to the Asia-Pacific region, Timor-Leste faces a number of development challenges, which are ... identification of potential entities to nominate for GCF accreditation. Readiness preparation assistance will greatly ...
Document > Approved readiness proposal Timor-Leste UNDP
Entity Support for Antigua and Barbuda through PwC
... support in becoming a Readiness Delivery Partner for selected independent OECS Member States and for full GCF accreditation as a Regional Implementing Entity. To be accredited and to operate as an Accredited Entity, the OECS ...
Document > Approved readiness proposal Antigua and Barbuda
Entity support, strategic frameworks and private sector mobilization support for Antigua and Barbuda through the Department of Environment
Antigua and Barbuda is currently implementing its initial Readiness support request for NDA ... second Readiness funding proposal will support the accreditation of a national direct access entity through the accreditation of the Department of Environment. Readiness ...
Document > Approved readiness proposal Antigua and Barbuda DOE_ATG
Country Programming support for Bangladesh through UNDP
... ‘low carbon and climate resilient development’-relevant plans and frameworks that includes Bangladesh Climate ... and policy framework for climate change and of the relevant plans and strategies, with a view to identifying ... Bangladesh’s programming priorities; Clarifying the roles of prospective public and private sector entities in ...
Document > Approved readiness proposal Bangladesh UNDP
Jamaica Country Programme
Climate change is a major challenge for Jamaica. Experiences of increased drought conditions, periods of intense rainfall, sea level rise, and increasingly high temperatures threatens our path of success to meet our goals of sustainable development towards a low carbon and climate resilient ...
Document > Country programme Jamaica
Thematic brief: Agriculture and food security
... are facing unprecedented interlinked global shocks and challenges that threaten the gains in global food security and ... and farming practices providing the world’s food are less productive as the climate changes, having been ...
Document > Thematic brief
Global fund for coral reefs investment window (GFCR)
... agricultural run-off, sewage discharge and unsustainable tourism degrade the coral reefs, further decreasing their ... in the blue economy, the Global Fund for Coral Reefs (GFCR) Investment Window - implemented with Pegasus Capital ... Jordan Mexico Mozambique Panama Philippines (the) Seychelles Sri Lanka FP180 Global fund for coral reefs investment ...
Document > Case study Multiple countries PCA FP180
The Amazon bioeconomy fund
... largest tropical forest, the Amazon is highly vulnerable to climate change impacts. The combination of increased ... and livelihood, and would also affect the Amazon’s key role in absorbing and storing the world’s carbon. GCF's ... be encouraged in six key areas of the bioeconomy: sustainable agroforestry, native palm cultivation, non-timber natural ...
Document > Case study Multiple countries IDB FP173