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Climate adaptation of agricultural value chains in the Norte Grande of Argentina: promoting the holistic management of agroecosystems
... play essential economic, social, and environmental roles. National Law 27,118 (2014) assigns cultural heritage ... farming families and communities whose livelihoods highly depend on agricultural production. Additionally, family ... sector through i) the characterization of the current and future climate vulnerability and risks that the six ...
Document > Approved readiness proposal Argentina
The Government of Jamaica is working with international financial institutions and donors to strengthen cooperation, crowd-in private investment and build climate resilience following the Resilience and Sustainability Facility arrangement with the International Monetary Fund
... fiscal framework, and incentives for investments in renewables and the greening of the financial system, aimed towards ... development partners to scale up this initiative in the future. In addition, the GCF will support for the ... Green Facility, domiciled in Jamaica. The GCF will provide credit and capacity development to finance local climate ...
Article > Press release Jamaica 
SAP Compendium
A key element that drives the simplification of the preparation of ... in originating a SAP intervention. If you work in a GCF Accredited Entity, or if you are a GCF National Designated ... is enhanced by the availability, on the GCF website, of all the SAP technical guidelines in French and ...
Document > Publication, Guides
GCF leadership forum helps turn COVID-19 recovery into cause for climate hope
A high-profile group of heads of states, government ministers and UN ... but also move us towards a more sustainable, resilient future,” said Patricia Espinosa, United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) Executive Secretary. Ms Espinosa added that COVID-19 ...
Article > Press release 
US climate envoy supports “indispensable” GCF role during climate forum
US Special Presidential Envoy for Climate John Kerry has said the US will ... support to the Green Climate Fund (GCF) as an “indispensable player” in financing global endeavours to achieve the ... with the Paris agreement goals,” he said in a pre-recorded speech. “The GCF is now delivering on this ...
Article > Press release 
Partner agreements after Board meeting sign of faster GCF financing
... Fund (GCF) has signed agreements with is partners to implement four new climate initiatives only days after they ... the GCF Board’s first meeting of the year, which concluded on 20 March. While the GCF Board approves projects, ... Kingdom of Jordan and the Republic of the Congo. FAO welcomes this historic opportunity to foster new partnerships and ...
Article > Press release 
Thematic brief: Oceans
... vital ecosystem goods and services that support our future, such as climate and temperature regulation, ... percent of the animal protein consumed by 4.3 billion people while supporting the livelihoods of approximately 650 to ... ecosystems. Coral reefs for instance are facing unprecedented pressure from sea temperature increase and ...
Document > Thematic brief
Adaptation planning support through GGGI
Rwanda is undergoing rapid urbanization as one of its main economic growth and transformation drivers, while risks from climate change continues to pose a challenge. ... to finance and the need to mobilize international and domestic resources with an emphasis on securing co-financing ...
Document > Approved readiness proposal Rwanda
First GCF Green Champions to be announced at COP25
... of the first GCF Green Champion Awards have been selected from a total pool of 280 nominees, and the final ... less. Climate Gender Champion - A person that has a track record in emphasising the inclusiveness of women in climate ... processes that span across the CBD, UNCCD, and UNFCCC, where she supported the development of the Ghana's ...
Article > Press release 
IFAD and GCF scale-up action to improve life for millions of people and restore ecosystems in Africa’s Great Green Wall
... Sahelian Ministers in September 2020, IFAD and other GCF accredited entities will submit projects for funding ... millions of rural youth in the Sahel face an uncertain future due to falling agricultural yields, and a severe lack ... United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC). “The GGW Up of the GCF and IFAD is a ...
Article > Press release 
GCF signs six new project agreements after 36th Board meeting
... of GCF’s 36th Board meeting (10-13 July 2023) , a record number for the Fund. Out of 12 projects formally ... increasing speed in moving projects from approval to implementation on the ground. The projects will increase ... By engaging local communities, this project is protecting future generations.” Mat Tinkler, Save the Children ...
Article > News update 
Delivering climate action –for people, planet & prosperity
... key event as we approach the COP26 meeting in Glasgow. While global momentum is building, we are still not on track to ... Paris Agreement goals. One of the key missing pieces is adequate climate finance. The latest OECD figures shows that ... of GCF funding and co-financing. With its over 200 accredited and delivery partner agencies, GCF help developing ...
Article > Speech
FP288 - Jordan Aqaba-Amman Water Desalination and Conveyance Project (AAWDCP)
... and population growth. In 2022, the country had a water deficit of 20 per cent despite 94 per cent network access. Most households receive water less than 48 hours weekly, threatening public health and ... estimated minimum of 6,742,402 tonnes of CO2 over the first 26 years of operations. The project complements Jordan’s ...
Project > Private sector Jordan 
FP005 - KawiSafi Ventures Fund
... off-grid solar power in East Africa. Investing in 10-15 clean energy companies, initially in Rwanda and Kenya, ... are very high for rural off-grid Kenyans, who spend around 26% of their income on kerosene, which is expensive, ... harmful to health. Rapid population growth is increasing demand for electricity and placing further demands on grid ...
Project > Private sector Kenya Rwanda 
FP290 - PURE Rural Mozambique Climate Project: Driving Mozambique's climate resilience through energy access and climate-smart Productive Use of Renewable Energy.
... rural and low-income communities. These hazards severely undermine agricultural productivity and food security, while energy systems remain heavily reliant on ... reliable energy to adapt to climate shocks, diversify incomes, or access basic services. This project aims to enhance ...
Project > Public sector Mozambique 
From seed to shelf
... day, on a hundred-hectare farm in Namibia, a group of people are huddled together. They are observing a crop of large ... where they will plant the seeds of a sustainable future for generations to come. With 70 per cent of ... Water, and Land Reform (MAWLR). Across seven demonstration sites with tailored management plans, this project has ...
Article > Story Namibia 
Establishing an Evidence-Based National Adaptation Plan (NAP) process at National and Subnational Scales in Cambodia Phase 1
... identify ways to improve adaptation planning itself at all levels (national to local). The proposed project builds on ... Indirect beneficiaries will include current and future students at domestic universities, the government ... universities, the residents of one municipality that is the site for outcome 2 activities, and Cambodian people that ...
Document > Approved readiness proposal Cambodia
How can climate action balance the needs of nature and people?
... into account global development goals intended to lift people out of poverty. A difficult past has taught young Ugandan ... because when I destroy them it will affect me in the future,” Nabimanya said during a recent Green Climate Fund (GCF) fact-finding mission to a project site introducing climate adaptation measures by providing ...
Article > Article about GCF Uganda 
Landmark project improved farmers’ livelihoods and protected forests in Madagascar, new report finds
... and reduced deforestation, a new evaluation report released today has found. Findings from the impact evaluation ... used more efficiently, informing the design and delivery of future sustainable landscapes investments for greater impact ... the United Nations warned that Madagascar could be the site of the world’s first climate change-caused famine. ...
Article > Press release Madagascar 
Green Climate Fund energy strategy accelerates low-carbon transition
... has set out how its energy strategy will support new COP29 pledges to accelerate the low-carbon transition, marking ... Project with the International Finance Corporation (IFC) is pioneering the use of battery storage and green ... lines to utilize renewable energy resource rich sites. And the COP29 Hydrogen Declaration targets the ...
Article > Press release 
From scarcity to sustainability: Maldives’ ambitious water security project
The Maldives, known as a luxury holiday destination with crystal blue water, is an idyllic island ... Island Developing State (SIDS) is one of the most vulnerable nations to climate change and faces many unique ... prompting them to act and build a more resilient future for its people. By Jin Hee Dieu (based on UNDP’s ...
Article > Story Maldives 
PSAA questionnaire
... the PSAA questionnaire? Any entity interested in seeking accreditation to the GCF for a one climate project/programme partnership should complete the PSAA questionnaire. PSAA overview The ... United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC). GCF works directly with countries that are affected ...
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Forests: A cause of climate concern, and hope
... lungs might become most apparent in their absence. While urbanised people generally only think about forests as ... though, wherever we live, we all have a stake in the future of forests as they serve a critical role in ... and Protected Areas (PROFONANPE) – a GCF direct access Accredited Entity. This USD 9.1 million project helps ...
Article > Story Multiple countries 
PSAA overview
... Approach (PSAA) Pilot is one of two approaches to GCF accreditation , approved through updates to the Accreditation ... of an entity to meet GCF accreditation standards to implement one climate project or programme. The proposed ... method might best suit their project needs and long-term future partnership intentions with GCF. If you have any ...
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FP130 - Indonesia REDD-plus RBP for results period 2014-2016
... total volume of 27 million tonnes of carbon dioxide equivalent (MtCO2eq) submitted to GCF for results-based ... to invest in activities that support the implementation of the country’s national REDD+ action ...
Project > Public sector Indonesia 
FP136 - Resilient Landscapes and Livelihoods Project
Land degradation in Ethiopia has proceeded at an alarming rate ... resilience, land productivity and carbon storage, while also increasing access to diversified livelihood activities in selected vulnerable rural watersheds of Ethiopia. While ...
Project > Public sector Ethiopia 
Pacific island climate threat requires early action, says regional representative at GCF workshop
Efforts are needed now to turn Pacific Island concerns over climate change ... Green Climate Fund workshop. “The slow burn crisis of sea level rises, ocean acidification and impacts like coral reef ... SPREP and 21 of GCF’s other direct access Accredited Entities wound up the three-day Empowering Direct ...
Article > Press release 
Harnessing climate science to guide climate investments
... Panel on Climate Change (IPCC), Mr. Hoesung Lee, underscored the urgency in strengthening the connection ... United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC). One area that generated discussion was strengthening ... of the scientific basis of climate change, its impacts and future risks, and options for adaptation and mitigation. Mr. ...
Article > Press release 
Twentieth meeting of the GCF Board (B.20)
... of the report of the nineteenth meeting of the Board Board decisions proposed and approved between the nineteenth and ... meetings of the Board Application of paragraph 42 of the Rules of Procedure of the Board: guidelines to determine in ... status of national adaptation plans Matters related to accreditation Consideration of accreditation proposals ...
Event > Board meeting 
Seventeenth meeting of the GCF Board (B.17)
... of the report of the sixteenth meeting of the Board Decisions proposed and approved between the sixteenth and ... of the Parties, including the biannual report on privileges and immunities Complementarity and coherence Matters ... for Board-appointed officials Matters related to accreditation Consideration of accreditation proposals ...
Event > Board meeting 