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... 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 partners, took part in ...

Effective water management is playing an increasingly key role in responding to climate change, the acting head of the Green Climate Fund Secretariat has told an international water symposium in ... efforts to reduce greenhouse gas emissions depend on reliable water resources.” The Green Climate Fund has already ...

During COP 22, Luxembourg’s Environment Minister, Ms. Carole Dieschbourg, and the Green Climate Fund Executive Director a.i., Mr. Javier Manzanares, met to discuss the Fund’s progress over the past year, as well as GCF’s role in unlocking international climate finance flows. ...

... for country ownership and engagement. The informal meeting in the margins of COP 22 was chaired by GCF Board ... 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 ...

... (GCF) have signed a Readiness Framework Agreement to enable developing countries to partner with FAO on activities ... conference by FAO Deputy Director-General, Ms. Maria Helena Semedo, and GCF Executive Director a.i., Mr. Javier ... National Designated Authorities (NDAs) and GCF’s Accredited Entities to develop requests under the Readiness ...

... of the Green Climate Fund held their first annual meeting with the thematic bodies of the UNFCCC during the 22nd session of the Conference of the ... thematic bodies, including the Adaptation Committee, the Least Developed Countries Expert Group, the Technology ...

... 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 ... possible expansion to Uganda at a later stage, not only meeting the objectives of the UNFCCC but also serving SE4ALL ...

... 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 national oversight and multi-stakeholder ...

... Fund. Held on 10 June, the half-day gathering brought together 25 country representatives, as well as partner ... 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 ...

... have been published ahead of the Board’s thirteenth meeting later this month. The proposals amount to a total ... the Fund. They will be considered at the Board's B.13 meeting which will take place from 28-30 June at GCF’s ... through to building coastal resilience in vulnerable areas. The proposals are taken from GCF’s pipeline, ...

The World Meteorological Organization (WMO), the United Nations’ ... with the Green Climate Fund (GCF). By signing its accreditation master agreement with GCF, the WMO can now ... and projects. This development represents an important milestone for both GCF and the UN system, signaling the role ...

... 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 ... is already responding to the mandate of helping countries meet their intended climate action commitments. Songdo GCF ...

... the Green Climate Fund, Héla Cheikhrouhou, today presented leaders from the Asia-Pacific region with the work of GCF to ... Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Korea, the meeting convened the ministers of finance and governors of central banks of the region. Speaking at the UN High-Level Follow-Up Dialogue on Financing for Development, Ms. ...

... Minister of Environment, Nature Conservation, and Sustainable Development, at the GCF stand during the Paris COP talks. ... Ministry of Environment, Nature Conservation, and Sustainable Development of DR Congo. The delivery partner for the ... A minimum of 50 per cent of readiness support is targeted at Least Developed Countries (LDCs), Small Island ...

... 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 ... A minimum of 50 per cent of readiness support is targeted at Small Island Developing States (SIDS) such as ...

... 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 ... initial resource mobilization and has now promised to double that figure by 2020, provided that GCF can finance ...

Viet Nam has pledged a contribution to the Green Climate Fund ... the base of support to the Fund. 43 states have now pledged support to the Fund, including both developed and ... efforts will be taken to fulfil our obligations under the UNFCCC and Kyoto Protocol. Viet Nam accordingly will ...

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. ... GCF’s activities at COP 21 are being posted on the GCF website and Twitter (@GCF_News). Come by and see us at the GCF ...

The Mayor of Paris, Anne Hidalgo, yesterday announced a pledge of EUR 1 million (USD 1.05 million) to the Green Climate Fund. The pledge was announced during a meeting between Mayor Hidalgo and Héla Cheikhrouhou, the ... de Ville (City Hall). Paris is currently hosting the UNFCCC climate conference (COP 21). Over 40 countries have ...

On the sidelines of the eleventh Green Climate Fund Board meeting, the Zambian host government has signed a grant ... in Africa,” he said. Each country that is party to the UNFCCC has been invited to submit an INDC ahead of the Paris ...

... Héla Cheikhrouhou, interacted with government officials to learn first hand about the country’s climate action ... discussion focused on Algeria’s Intended Nationally Determined Contribution (INDC). The country’s plan, which ... States (SIDS), and African States. Other countries visited included Ethiopia, Mali, Peru, and the Philippines. ...

... with the Green Climate Fund (GCF). A signing ceremony between Ambassador Black-Layne of the Ministry of Health 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 ...

... a grant agreement with the Green Climate Fund, to help implement its national green growth strategy and bring it ... Readiness and Preparatory Support Programme. The funds enable Rwanda to accelerate access to GCF resources that will be ... Republic, Democratic Republic of Congo, El Salvador, Ethiopia, Mali, Federated States of Micronesia, Thailand, ...

... to obtain readiness support from the Fund by October. Delegation officials said Pakistan will use the support to ... Heading the delegation, Mr. Arif Ahmed Khan, Federal Secretary of the Ministry of Climate Change, provided an ... Specialists from GCF provided guidance on the Fund’s accreditation process and financing modalities, including its ...

... expanding its readiness programme into the Africa and Middle East region with a three-day workshop being held from 6 to 8 September at the Library of Alexandria in Egypt. The GCF Africa and Middle East Workshop — the fourth meeting of its kind held by the Fund this year — aims to ...

... Climate Fund (GCF), in collaboration with the Government of Ethiopia and the Least Developed Countries' constituency under the UNFCCC, ... in their engagement with GCF, in consultation with the accredited entities and the GCF Secretariat to ensure ...

... world, the Green Climate Fund (GCF) is playing a major role in helping developing countries raise and realise their ... will be called to raise their climate ambition targets or Nationally Determined Contributions (NDCs), GCF ... GCF National Designated Authorities or focal points, Accredited Entities, and others to explore how the Fund can ...

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The fourteenth meeting of the Board of the Green Climate Fund will be held ... of funding proposals Policies on the formal replenishment process Matters relating to accreditation: Strategy and policy on accreditation ...

... Indus Basin by increasing resilience among the most vulnerable farmers and strengthening government capacity to support ... semi-arid climate, as well as its high dependency on a single river system along with snow and glacial meltwater to ... build farmers’ climate resilience through skills, knowledge and technology enhancement activities. It will also ...