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Zambia Board meeting opens with funding proposals on the table
The eleventh meeting of the Green Climate Fund Board has opened ... the high expectations on the Fund from partners and stakeholders around the world. Nearly 300 participants are gathered ... Paris COP later this month. "We need to make the Fund a viable Partner to all countries, so that we can support the ...
Article > Press release Zambia 
Participation of the GCF Executive Director in the Climate Finance Ministerial meeting, Lima
... Green Climate Fund Executive Director addressed the High-Level Climate Finance Ministerial meeting at the 2015 Annual ... United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) is scaled up substantially and on an ongoing basis. GCF’s Executive Director underscored the need for funding through the Financial ...
Article > Press release 
Strengthening synergies: the role of the Green Climate Fund in implementing the Paris Agreement and the 2030 agenda
... Climate Fund will be hosting an event on the Fund’s role in supporting the implementation of the Paris Agreement and the operationalisation of developing countries’ Nationally Determined Contributions ... together high-level representatives from governments, GCF accredited entities, UN agencies, financial institutions, ...
Event > Events organised / involving GCF United States 
GCF aims to support increased climate ambition at climate negotiations
GCF is holding a side event during the UNFCCC climate talks on Friday to discuss how an ambitious replenishment of GCF will support increased commitments in the ...
Article > Press release Germany 
The Maldives and GCF strengthen legal partnership
... with the Green Climate Fund (GCF) granting the Fund privileges and immunities in line with those of other ... to other international organisations, such as multilateral development banks. Mr Glemarec welcomed the signing, noting ... United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC), governments recommended that Parties to the UNFCCC ...
Article > Press release Maldives 
On World Environment Day, women are bringing new life to Colombia’s wetlands
Local women are leading the restoration of north Colombian wetlands to reverse degradation from decades of unsustainable farming. Bringing life back to this vital ecosystem in ...
Article > Story Colombia 
Where do we stand with NDCs: Enhancing action on climate change in 2020
Decision 1/CMA.2 (Madrid, 2019) re-emphasized with serious ... temperature to well below 2 °C above pre-industrial levels and pursuing efforts to limit the temperature ... to prepare new/updated NDCs and communicate these to the UNFCCC secretariat by 2020. This represents a major ...
Event > Upcoming engagement 
GCF Programming Manual
... the GCF Programming Manual , the webinar will allow stakeholders to have an in-depth overview and seek clarifications on ... origination, development, appraisal, approval and implementation. The GCF Programming Manual provides an overview ... including national designated authorities and accredited entities. It also offers guidance on how to prepare ...
Event > Webinar 
International Financial Institutions Knowledge Management Workshop
The Green Climate Fund (GCF)’s Head of Knowledge and Change Management, George Zedginidze, is the 2020 ... for the International Financial Institutions Knowledge Management Community of Practice. As such, GCF is ... experts working in the field of international financial development, with participants joining from organizations ...
Event > Webinar 
Introductory webinar on the GCF Sectoral Guide: Cities, Buildings and Urban Systems
In connection with the GCF Sectoral Guides Consultation launched on 9 November 2020, this webinar ... needs and evidence-based programming experiences in the relevant sector. It also aims to identify opportunities for ... in line with its investment criteria during its first replenishment period 2020-2023. The draft guide was developed ...
Event > Webinar 
Transformational Climate Financing for the Caribbean Regional Engagement
... as a virtual event on 1-5 March 2021. This event will provide a platform for engagement with National Designated Authorities, Accredited Entities, Delivery Partners and other relevant GCF Stakeholders to improve access to and ...
Event > Events organised / involving GCF 
Locally-led climate action with the GCF: the Enhancing Direct Access (EDA) Pilot
... by the International Center for Climate Change and Development (ICCCAD) as part of the Gobeshona Global ... This session aims to engage partners involved in locally led climate action in an open discussion about the GCF’s ... insights and practical experience to help shape the future of the GCF’s EDA pilot. The programme includes a ...
Event > Events organised / involving GCF 
Introductory Webinar on GCF Country Programme Guidance
... recently published GCF Country Programme Guidance. National Designated Authorities, Accredited Entities and other stakeholders are invited to ... Session 1: 24 February 2021, 08.00 a.m. KST Applicable for participants based in Pacific, LAC countries ...
Event > Webinar 
B.29 Board meeting this week: USD 500 million in climate finance under consideration
... The agenda for this meeting, the second of the year, includes the consideration of new Funding Proposals. The project ... matters including the approval of new applicants to be accredited entities - the partners who undertake GCF projects. ... matters on the agenda, including an updated framework for accreditation, the integrated results management framework, ...
Article > Press release 
First Hydromet Gap Report calls for scaled-up action
... effective weather and climate services. It presents the challenges of the complex global and local undertaking required and proposes priority actions to scale up ...
Article > News update 
GCF Workshop on REDD+ Results-based Payments
... take place in Seoul, South Korea on 4 May 2022. Through decision B.18/07 in 2017, the Green Climate Fund Board ... the funds were exhausted in 2020, two years ahead of schedule. Based on recommendations by GCF Board members, ... of the RFP into a second phase. The GCF Secretariat compiled a range of inputs, resulting in a zero-draft set of ...
Event > Events organised / involving GCF 
GCF Technical Programming Dialogue with the Caribbean
... Programming Dialogue will bring together National Designated Authorities, Direct Access Entities, and other ... to better understand what is meant by climate rationale and thereby enhance the quality of their projects and ... necessary support for National Designated Authorities and Accredited Entities in ensuring their projects and programmes ...
Event > Events organised / involving GCF 
Introductory webinar on the draft GCF Sectoral Guide: Energy Efficiency
In connection with the GCF Sectoral Guides Consultation launched on 6 May 2022, this webinar will ... needs and evidence-based programming experiences in the relevant sector. It also aims to identify opportunities for ... in line with its investment criteria during its first replenishment period 2020-2023. The draft guide was developed ...
Event > Webinar 
Introductory webinar on the draft GCF Sectoral Guide: Climate Information & Early Warning Systems
In connection with the GCF Sectoral Guides Consultation launched on 6 May 2022, this webinar will ... needs and evidence-based programming experiences in the relevant sector. It also aims to identify opportunities for ... in line with its investment criteria during its first replenishment period 2020-2023. The draft guide was developed ...
Event > Webinar 
International Financial Institutions (IFI) Knowledge Management Community of Practice (COP) Summer Meeting
The Green Climate Fund (GCF) is delighted to host the International Financial Institutions (IFI) Knowledge Management Community of Practice (COP) Summer Meeting, ... p.m. GMT / 9:00 p.m. KST. George Zedginidze, Head of Knowledge and Change Management at the Green Climate Fund, ...
Event > Events organised / involving GCF 
The 34th meeting of the GCF Board is set to get underway in the Republic of Korea from October 17-20
... of the funding proposals under consideration are available on the GCF website. In addition to the consideration of funding proposals and the approval of accreditation proposals, the four-day meeting will involve ...
Article > News update 
Rwanda and GCF sign privileges and immunities agreement
... Fund (GCF) on 8 November 2022 signed a bilateral privileges and immunities agreement, granting GCF privileges and immunities in line with those of other ... The signing took place in Sharm-el Sheikh, Egypt on the sidelines of COP 27 in which both parties are actively ...
Article > News update Rwanda 
GCF appoints Henry Gonzalez as Deputy Executive Director
The Green Climate Fund (GCF) appointed Henry Gonzalez to the position of Deputy Executive Director. Henry, who was recruited ... GCF’s Chief Investment Officer, responsible for GCF’s future programming pipeline. Yannick Glemarec, GCF Executive ...
Article > News update 
GCF and Japan sign memorandum of cooperation on junior professional officer programme
... Officer and Toshihiro Kitamura, GCF Board Member and Deputy Director-General/Deputy Assistant Minister of the International Cooperation ... and support of GCF. As GCF’s second largest funder, Japan has been a financial contributor since GCF’s ...
Article > News update 
Strengthening evaluation approaches and capacities
... (GCF) Division of Portfolio Management (DPM) and the Independent Evaluation Unit (IEU) held a joint training on 9 ... key requirements of the policy in relation to evaluations led by GCF Accredited Entities (AEs) and the application of the ...
Article > News update 
Meet iTAP webinar: iTAP process for assessment of funding proposals
Join iTAP Chair, Mr. Daniel Nolasco, as he guides you through iTAP's roles and processes for reviewing funding proposals. During ... the iTAP members will respond to questions from Accredited Entities and the GCF Secretariat. ...
Event > Webinar 
GCF Regional Programming Dialogue with Asia and the Pacific
The Event will bring together National Designated Authorities, Accredited Entities, Delivery Partners and other GCF partners, to provide a platform for stakeholders to accelerate their engagement with GCF to facilitate peer to peer ...
Event > Structured dialogue Republic of Korea (the) 
A Message from Mafalda Duarte, GCF’s Executive Director
... of responsibility that I step into my new role today as Executive Director of the Green Climate Fund ... I'm extremely grateful for the trust and vote of confidence the GCF Board has placed in me, as well as the ... our development and climate goals. A Message from Mafalda Duarte, GCF’s Executive Director ...
Article > Statement 
Early warning systems
Overview People in Africa, South Asia, South and Central America, and the inhabitants of small island states are 15 times more likely to die from climate disasters. These disasters displace three times more people than war – and the situation is getting worse. Early ...
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Consultations on Operational Modalities for the GCF Readiness and Preparatory Support Programme strategy 2024-2027
The GCF Secretariat is inviting stakeholders for consultation on operational modalities for the GCF ... thirty-seventh meeting that took place in Georgia from 23-26 October 2023. The consultation was launched at COP28 with the following details: Date : Tuesday, 5 December 2023 Location ...
Event > Events organised / involving GCF United Arab Emirates 