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Updated GCF Project Preparation Facility Guidelines
The webinar seeks to provide detailed guidance regarding the Project Preparation ... 17 November 2020, 6PM KST in English and French. Full recording Virtual Updated GCF Project Preparation Facility ...
Event > Webinar 
Innovation is imperative, GCF tells Leaders Climate Summit
... That was the message from GCF Executive Director Yannick Glemarec, speaking to the Leaders' Summit on Climate hosted by President Biden. GCF ... private finance by establishing a commercial track record for new climate solutions; strengthening the capacity ...
Article > Press release 
Webinar on Accessing GCF Funds for Adaptation Planning, 3 June 2021
The United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) established the National Adaptation Plan (NAP) process as a way to facilitate adaptation planning in least developed countries (LDCs) and other developing ... in the webinar is by invitation. Full video recording of the Webinar Virtual Webinar on Accessing GCF ...
Event > Webinar 
The Green Climate Fund (GCF) Board holds second meeting of 2022
... and Barbuda from May 16-19. The meeting, one of four scheduled this year, follows on the heels of the first Board ... for new climate projects and major changes to GCF’s accreditation framework were approved. The changes aim to ... proposals under consideration are available on GCF’s website Other business at the Board meeting will include ...
Article > News update 
10th anniversary of GCF in Korea
... the Cancun Agreements in 2010 as a dedicated financing vehicle for developing countries serving the Financial Mechanism of the UNFCCC and the Paris Agreement. Through a competitive process, ... examine the “Present”, and prepare for the “Future”. Highlights Full recording See all photos 1 / 93 ...
Event > Events organised / involving GCF 
GCF Accreditation: Insights from the Project-specific Assessment Approach (PSAA) Pilot Implementation
... Assessment Approach (PSAA ) to Green Climate Fund (GCF) Accreditation was adopted as an update to the GCF ... GCF, PSAA is a way of partnering with the Fund for the implementation of 1 climate change project/programme. The PSAA ... via the PSAA modality based on alignment of entity track record, developing country priorities, and GCF portfolio ...
Event > Webinar 
SAP Technical Guidelines: Energy efficiency for industry and appliances
This publication provides technical guidance for the preparation of SAP proposals. ... It can be thought of as the first fuel of a sustainable world and as such it has a key role in ensuring cost-effective energy transitions. Please ...
Document > Publication, Guides
SAP Technical Guidelines: Renewable energy
This publication provides technical guidance for the preparation of SAP proposals. Renewable energy (RE) is produced using natural resources that are constantly replaced within the human timescale. Just as there are many natural sources of energy, ...
Document > Publication, Guides
Revised policy on the prevention and protection from Sexual Exploitation, Sexual Abuse, and Sexual Harassment
Adopted by decision B.BM-2021/08 . This policy sets out the obligations ...
Document > Policies, strategies, and guidelines
Strengthen institutional capacity, governance mechanisms, planning and programming frameworks for a transformational long-term climate action agenda
... Côte d'Ivoire's capacity to mobilizing resources at scale for a long-term climate action agenda. The overall readiness objectives include i) building NDA team capacity to support planning, programming and implementation of GCF funded activities, ii) strengthening ...
Document > Approved readiness proposal Côte d'Ivoire
Draft provisions for privileges and immunities
Adopted by decision B.10/12 (a). Sets out the status, immunities, exemptions and priviledges of the Fund in the territory of [country]. Board Draft provisions for privileges and immunities ...
Document > Policies, strategies, and guidelines
Investment criteria indicators
Adopted by decision B.22/15 (a). Adopts for a pilot period of one year investment criteria indicators to guide stakeholders in project development and approval and enhance ...
Document > Policies, strategies, and guidelines
Initial general guidelines for country programmes
Adopted by decision B.08/11 . Sets out initial general guidelines for country programmes. Board Initial general guidelines for country programmes ...
Document > Policies, strategies, and guidelines
Initial result areas of the Fund
Adopted by decision B.05/03 (e). Sets out the initial areas of funding, in order to enable low‐emission and climate‐resilient development ...
Document > Policies, strategies, and guidelines
Policy on co-financing
Adopted by decision B.24/14 . Sets out key principles and approaches to ... and monitor public and private co-financing applicable to all GCF-funded activities. Policy on co-financing ...
Document > Policies, strategies, and guidelines
Re-accreditation process for Accredited Entities
Adopted by decision B.24/13 . Sets out the required standards, approach and process for the re-accreditation of AEs, including approach for upgrades in accreditation scope. Re-accreditation process for ...
Document > Policies, strategies, and guidelines
No-objection procedure
Adopted by decision B.08/10 (b) and updated by decision B.41/02 . Establishes the national no-objection ... procedure to be conducted in the context of the consideration of Funding Proposals. No-objection procedure ...
Document > Policies, strategies, and guidelines
Green Climate Fund: USD 736 million for new projects and readiness strategy to accelerate climate action
... The Board meeting marked the last one of GCF’s first replenishment period (2020-2023) having programmed a total of ... paves the way for important partnerships with new Accredited Entities from developing countries, some of which ... in Barbados with International Finance Corporation (IFC). SAP030: Strengthening Climate Resilience of the Lao ...
Article > Press release 
Strengthening the Ecosystem of Public and Private Actors that Provide Climate-Aware Technology, Services and Support to Agricultural Producers in Jordan
... capacity of key agri-food system actors is needed to enable greater understanding and utilization of innovative ... compounded by climate change present an untenable future for agriculture unless greater finance can be ... private sector finance institutions (including Agriculture Credit Corporation, Micro Finance Institutions, commercial ...
Document > Approved readiness proposal Jordan
Project Preparation Facility Guidelines
GCF's Project Preparation Facility (PPF) provides financial support to Accredited Entities (AE) in preparing funding proposals for ... by the Board, based on a Concept Note that has been cleared for project preparation support vis-àvis GCF ...
Document > Publication, Guides
Updated project and programme cycle
Adopted by decision B.17/09 . Sets out the updated project and programme cycle; it outlines the key stages, individual steps, relevant actors, as well as the various responsibilities and ...
Document > Policies, strategies, and guidelines
Mitigation and adaptation performance measurement frameworks
Adopted by decision B.08/07 ; applicable to all projects up to ...
Document > Policies, strategies, and guidelines
Policy on the protection of whistleblowers and witnesses
Adopted by decision B.BM-2018/21 . Sets out the general principles, protections and remedies for whistleblowers and witnesses, procedural safeguards, monitoring ...
Document > Policies, strategies, and guidelines
Gender action plan
Adopted by decision B.24/12 . The purpose of the gender action plan is to provide a time-bound framework within which to operationalize the ...
Document > Policies, strategies, and guidelines
GCF support to the Amazon
... 123 billion tonnes of carbon, the Amazon plays a crucial role in global climate regulation. It also is home to more ... carbon) into a source due to sustained high rates of deforestation and forest degradation. More worryingly, ... km² forest within weeks, reaching isolated communities at record speed and causing important casualties because of ...
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GCF agreement with FAO helps climate proof agriculture in Latin America
... and Agriculture Organization (FAO). The signing of the Funded Activity Agreement (FAA) on Saturday opens the way for ... land use more climate sensitive. This includes providing credit to plant forests that provide benefits in bioenergy, ... between FAO and GCF." "PROEZA is the first fully-fledged project funded by GCF. FAO will work with the ...
Article > Press release 
Signing of legal agreement broadens Indian scope of climate action
The Green Climate Fund has strengthened momentum to tackle climate change in the second most populace nation by signing a key agreement with GCF’s first accredited Indian bank. The signing by India’s National Bank for Agriculture and Rural Development (NABARD) of an Accreditation Master Agreement ...
Article > Press release India 
Plugging the finance gap in the Caribbean
... at COP28 in Dubai, with funding of USD 1.2 million to develop the initiative. The Green Climate Fund’s portfolio ... It is the bedrock of regional economies and puts food on tables. In the face of the climate crisis, those same waters ... for scaling up or replication – such as blue carbon credits from Caribbean seagrass – to microfinance ...
Article > News update 
GCF/B.22/10/Rev.01 - Consideration of funding proposals
... presents the funding proposals to the Board for consideration at its twentysecond meeting. It also presents an overview of the projected GCF portfolio and a brief guide to the funding proposal packages. GCF/B.22/10/Rev.01 Consideration of funding proposals ...
Board document > Action item
GCF/B.22/01/Drf.01 - Provisional agenda
This document contains a proposed B.22 provisional agenda.
Board document > Agenda