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Co-Chairs' expectations for the 15th meeting of the GCF Board
... Fund (B.15) will be held in Apia, Samoa, from 13 to 15 December 2016. It will be the first time the Board has met ... of Board priorities will be to consider applications for accredited entity status, ways to enable easier and faster access to resources for certain ...
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GCF hosts first regional workshop for Latin America
... American countries to advance the region’s push to be a leader in promoting low-emission and climate-resilient ... including representatives of 17 countries, 10 accredited entities, 6 civil society organizations and other ...
Article > Press release Honduras 
Growing water awareness in tackling climate challenge
Effective water management is playing an increasingly key role in responding to climate change, the acting head of the ... adaptation action in 93 per cent of countries’ Nationally Determined Contributions,” Executive Director ad interim ... ways to reduce emissions and prepare countries for the future onset of climate change. “Climate variability and ...
Article > Press release Hungary 
Luxembourg and GCF meet to discuss climate finance mobilization
During COP 22, Luxembourg’s Environment Minister, Ms. Carole Dieschbourg, and the Green Climate Fund Executive ... Fund’s progress over the past year, as well as GCF’s role in unlocking international climate finance flows. ... am pleased to hear that the Green Climate Fund managed to develop a project pipeline of 27 projects over the past ...
Article > Press release Luxembourg 
GCF country dialogue focuses on strengthening country support
... Climate Fund (GCF) held a country dialogue with National Designated Authorities (NDAs) and focal points to discuss ... project proposals. The need for capacity building for smaller countries was also raised, as a means to enhance their ... Mr. Fakir also highlighted the opportunity provided by peer learning to help empower countries. Several countries ...
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UN’s Food and Agriculture Organization formalizes readiness support partnership with GCF
... (GCF) have signed a Readiness Framework Agreement to enable developing countries to partner with FAO on activities that ... National Designated Authorities (NDAs) and GCF’s Accredited Entities to develop requests under the Readiness ...
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The Green Climate Fund hosts its first Annual Meeting with the Thematic Bodies of the UNFCCC in Marrakech
... first annual meeting with the thematic bodies of the UNFCCC during the 22nd session of the Conference of the ... Morocco, on 9 November 2016. The meeting was attended by the Co-Chairs of the UNFCCC thematic bodies, including the Adaptation Committee, the Least Developed Countries Expert Group, the Technology ...
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Acumen and GCF sign agreement to implement its first approved project proposal, bringing household solar energy to East Africa
... Agreement (FAA) enabling the disbursement of funds to implement the first approved project proposal from Acumen (a private sector accredited entity), making it the first GCF project to move to ... at a later stage, not only meeting the objectives of the UNFCCC but also serving SE4ALL (Sustainable Energy For All) ...
Article > Press release Multiple countries 
USD 200 million pilot of additional modalities to enhance direct access under GCF
... Fund has announced a pilot to strengthen countries’ decision-making authority over resources dedicated to ... of USD 200 million for around 10 pilots, including at least four to be implemented in small island developing ... and selection of specific pilot activities to be made by accredited entities, with mechanisms set up to increase ...
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Expanding GCF’s reach in Eastern Europe and Central Asia
On the sidelines of the Eighth Environment for Europe Ministerial ... National Designated Authorities (NDAs) and focal points, to learn about the Fund. Discussion focused on assessing the ... of engaging with entities that have already been accredited to the Fund, while, in parallel, identifying ...
Article > Press release Georgia 
Board prepares to consider eight new public sector project proposals as GCF pipeline grows
... of USD 208 million from the Fund. They will be considered at the Board's B.13 meeting which will take place from ... through to building coastal resilience in vulnerable areas. The proposals are taken from GCF’s pipeline, ... million total project cost. Songdo Board prepares to consider eight new public sector project proposals as GCF ...
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GCF readiness week to focus on accelerating countries’ direct access to the Fund’s resources
Ramping up support to country partners in developing projects and programmes for consideration by the ... Republic of Korea. The five-day event will facilitate knowledge sharing and peer-to-peer learning, to develop ... 13 national and regional entities that the GCF Board has accredited for direct access and National Designated ...
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Head of GCF addresses Asia-Pacific leaders: ‘Climate change action is an enabler of the SDGs’
... the Green Climate Fund, Héla Cheikhrouhou, today presented leaders from the Asia-Pacific region with the work of GCF to ... of central banks of the region. Speaking at the UN High-Level Follow-Up Dialogue on Financing for Development, Ms. ...
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Guyana signs grant agreement with GCF in Paris
... to access GCF funding for its priority projects in the future. The grant agreement was signed at the GCF stand at ... Community Climate Change Centre (CCCCC or 5C), Dr. Kenrick Leslie, also attended the ceremony. 5C is an Accredited Entity (AE) to the Fund, meaning that it can ...
Article > Press release Guyana 
Norway to double its contribution to GCF
... Prime Minister Erna Solberg has announced plans to scale up Norway’s commitments to the Green Climate Fund. Norway already pledged USD 258 million to the Fund last year as part of the ... and has now promised to double that figure by 2020, provided that GCF can finance verified emissions reductions in ...
Article > Press release Norway 
Viet Nam pledges $1 million to GCF at COP 21
Viet Nam has pledged a contribution to the Green Climate Fund at the Paris COP 21 talks, further broadening the base of support to the Fund. 43 states have now ... efforts will be taken to fulfil our obligations under the UNFCCC and Kyoto Protocol. Viet Nam accordingly will ...
Article > Press release Viet Nam 
COP 21: GCF Talk at Six
Dear Partners, please come and join ‘GCF Talk at Six’ at COP 21 to find ... speakers from National Designated Authorities (NDAs), Accredited Entities (AEs), and other partners working with us. ... how to work with us and realize your country plans for the future. The Fund has already convened one side event and ...
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Zambia Finance Minister signs grant agreement during Livingstone Board meeting
On the sidelines of the eleventh Green Climate Fund Board meeting, the Zambian host ... in Africa,” he said. Each country that is party to the UNFCCC has been invited to submit an INDC ahead of the Paris ... undertake larger adaptation projects with the Fund in the future. “This readiness grant agreement is another signal ...
Article > Press release Zambia 
Algeria outlines climate action ahead of COP 21
... Héla Cheikhrouhou, interacted with government officials to learn first hand about the country’s climate action ... the 21st session of the Conference of the Parties to the UNFCCC. Upon invitation by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, ... States (SIDS), and African States. Other countries visited included Ethiopia, Mali, Peru, and the Philippines. ...
Article > Press release Algeria 
Ambassador Black-Layne signs Antigua and Barbuda’s grant agreement with GCF
The National Designated Authority (NDA) of the government of Antigua and ... extend its support to the two-island country’s larger-scale climate adaptation initiatives. Antigua and Barbuda ... with other ministries on GCF, and to design and implement a knowledge management system to facilitate proper ...
Article > Press release Antigua and Barbuda 
Rwanda secures GCF grant to accelerate access to climate finance
... Support Programme. Unique to the Fund, the programme offers developing countries immediate financial support to strengthen their systems and prepare projects or programmes for funding by GCF. The Fund has earmarked an initial ... a grant agreement with the Green Climate Fund, to help implement its national green growth strategy and bring it ...
Article > Press release Rwanda 
Pakistan visits GCF, prepares for readiness grant
... to obtain readiness support from the Fund by October. Delegation officials said Pakistan will use the support to ... Specialists from GCF provided guidance on the Fund’s accreditation process and financing modalities, including its ... (INDC), which the Government of Pakistan will present at UNFCCC’s Conference of the Parties (COP 21) in Paris later ...
Article > Press release Pakistan 
GCF readiness support turns focus to Africa and Middle East countries
... expanding its readiness programme into the Africa and Middle East region with a three-day workshop being held from 6 ... its kind held by the Fund this year — aims to increase understanding of GCF processes among the National Designated ... the Fund resources for impactful projects and programmes. NDAs and Focal Points participating in the workshop ...
Article > Press release Egypt 
Structured Dialogue with Least Developed Countries
... in collaboration with the Government of Ethiopia and the Least Developed Countries' constituency under the UNFCCC, organised the GCF Structured Dialogue with Least ... in their engagement with GCF, in consultation with the accredited entities and the GCF Secretariat to ensure ...
Event > Structured dialogue Ethiopia 
GCF Global Programming Conference 2019
... world, the Green Climate Fund (GCF) is playing a major role in helping developing countries raise and realise their climate ... GCF National Designated Authorities or focal points, Accredited Entities, and others to explore how the Fund can ...
Event > Events organised / involving GCF Republic of Korea (the) 
Forests: A cause of climate concern, and hope
... Peru Rwanda Viet Nam FP001 FP011 FP013 FP019 FP022 FP026 FP048 FP050 FP062 FP073 FP076 Forests: A cause of climate ...
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Fourteenth meeting of the GCF Board (B.14)
... of the report of the thirteenth meeting of the Board Decisions taken between the thirteenth and fourteenth ... of funding proposals Policies on the formal replenishment process Matters relating to accreditation: Strategy and policy on accreditation ...
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Micro, Small, and Medium sized Enterprises Pilot Programme
... Sized Enterprises (MSME) Pilot Programme, GCF aims to provide financing for MSMEs at all stages of growth. The GCF Board allocated up to ... the Programme. The GCF Secretariat will seek to allocate at least USD 100 million for developing countries that are ...
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GCF Global NDA Conference 2018
The Green Climate Fund is pleased to host the Global NDA Conference on 8-9 and 12 ... to help set the ambition and vision for the future of the Fund. Events during the week will strengthen ... for Climate Conference, please refer to the conference website . 1 / 100 Previous Next #2018NDAconference Republic of ...
Event > Events organised / involving GCF Republic of Korea (the) 
GCF to explore how to extend REDD+ coverage at Asia-Pacific Forestry Week
... event held in the Asia Pacific region, to consult with a wide range of forestry experts to determine how to expand ... an information session about forest-based climate finance. Leading environment officials from the governments of ... under the REDD+ financing umbrella. REDD+ refers to the UNFCCC-based accounting and funding mechanism that supports ...
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