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FP239 - Building Climate Resilience for Food and Livelihoods in the Horn of Africa (BREFOL)
... world, with crippling food insecurity resulting from multiple hazards in the region. The region faces increased ... access to innovative financial instruments including credit lines; and access to climate information and early ... insurance. FP239 Kenya Somalia South Sudan Djibouti Ethiopia 1 2 3 4 5 6 1 Building Climate Resilience for Food ...
Project > Public sector Multiple countries AfDB 
FP168 - Leveraging Energy Access Finance (LEAF) Framework
About 570 million people in Sub-Saharan Africa lack access to electricity, and ... will address financial and investment barriers by deploying credit enhancement instruments and new financial products to ... transition goals. FP168 Ghana Nigeria Tunisia Kenya Ethiopia Guinea 1 2 3 4 5 6 1 2 449 Leveraging Energy Access ...
Project > Private sector Multiple countries AfDB 
FP193 - Peruvian Amazon Eco Bio Business Facility (Amazon EBBF)
... caused by migration from highlands and unsustainable land stewardship practices. The objective of this ... The proposal will reduce the barriers to accessing markets and regular credits by providing a technical assistance facility for ...
Project > Public sector Peru Profonanpe 
FP114 - Program on Affirmative Finance Action for Women in Africa (AFAWA): Financing Climate Resilient Agricultural Practices in Ghana
Empowering vulnerable women groups in the country’s most vulnerable ... This programme is an on-lending programme providing credit lines to local commercial banks. These loans will exclusively target micro, small, and medium-sized enterprises (MSMEs) and ...
Project > Private sector Ghana AfDB 
FP125 - Strengthening the resilience of smallholder agriculture to climate change-induced water insecurity in the Central Highlands and South-Central Coast regions of Vietnam
The project aims to empower vulnerable smallholders in central highlands and south-central coast ... and strengthening access to agro-climate information, credit and markets. Viet Nam’s central highlands and south-central coast ...
Project > Public sector Viet Nam UNDP 
FP183 - Inclusive Green Financing Initiative (IGREENFIN I): Greening Agricultural Banks & the Financial Sector to Foster Climate Resilient, Low Emission Smallholder Agriculture in the Great Green Wall (GGW) countries - Phase I
... are among the world’s poorest and most climate vulnerable. Climate shocks are causing a loss of assets, crops and livestock; disruptions to value chains; and ... This cross-cutting programme will enhance access to credit and technical assistance for local farmers, ...
Project > Public sector Multiple countries IFAD 
Buzzing businesses: Restoring mangroves, revitalising livelihoods amid climate challenges in Viet Nam
In Viet Nam, coastal communities face frequent flooding and ... climate-induced disasters also make it harder for vulnerable families to escape the cycle of poverty. GCF, UNDP, and ... kilograms of honey per colony, generating VND 600,000 (USD 26) in revenue and VND 400,000 (USD 17) in profit. With ...
Article > Story Viet Nam UNDP FP013 
Introductory webinar on the GCF Sectoral Guide: Agriculture and Food Security
... 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 ... of the webinar will be conducted in English with interpretation to French and Spanish. Participation in the webinar ...
Event > Webinar 
Keynote for P4G Seoul 2021
... climate change ambitions whilst also realising the Sustainable Development Goals. The ambition is there - as the P4G ... of COVID-19. The report is the result of a collaboration between IPCC and GCF experts from many disciplines. It aims ... close to 0% per annum. For developing countries, with low credit ratings, interest rates are significantly higher, ...
Article > Speech
Running dry: Racing against time to secure our water future
Despite global commitments to achieve 2030 targets related to climate, sustainable development, and disaster risk reduction, we are falling ... flows (e.g., biodiversity, water management, carbon credits). Additionally, GCF promotes sustainable water ...
Article > Insights 
Catalysing transformative climate resilient infrastructure through private investment
... The SnCF is an innovative climate finance partnership between GCF, Pegasus Capital Partners, IUCN, R20, BNP Paribas ... to support developing countries who are playing an active role in trying to limit global warming to 1.5 degrees Celsius. ... Action reiterated the UN Secretary General’s call for COP26 to deliver breakthroughs on adaptation and resilience - ...
Article > Press release 
GCF private sector conference explores how to break through finance barriers
... countries could solve the climate finance paradox by unleashing USD 26 trillion in new climate investments by 2030. This was one ... risk in climate investments in these countries. “The planet is entering a very difficult phase, and every day is ...
Article > Press release 
GCF/B.34/Inf.16 - Diversification of financial instruments for addressing climate risk
... urged the GCF Board “to explore diversifying its selection of financial instruments for addressing climate risk, including parametric insurance for climatic events” (decision 6/CP.26, para. 11). Through its decision B.32/08, the Board ...
Board document > Information
FP107 - Supporting Climate Resilience and Transformational Change in the Agriculture Sector in Bhutan
... Agriculture Sector in Bhutan Addressing climate change challenges and enhancing the resilience of smallholder farmers ... landslides during extreme events that disrupt market access. The project will be implemented with the Kingdom ... executing entity. This project has an estimated lifespan of 26 years. FP107 Bhutan 1 2 3 4 5 6 1 2 124 284 384 493 654 ...
Project > Public sector Bhutan UNDP 
Simplified Approval Process (SAP) funding proposal preparation guidelines: A practical manual for the preparation of SAP proposals
These guidelines have been developed to support GCF accredited entities (AEs) in the preparation of funding ... by sector have also been developed separately by the Secretariat. This document refers to policies approved by the ... using the Digital Proposal Submission (DPS) system accessible for all AEs and NDAs through the GCF Apps Portal. This ...
Document > Publication, Guides
Samoan and Australian ministers welcome delegates to the GCF’s first Pacific Board meeting
... Development and the Pacific, Senator the Hon Concetta Fierravanti-Wells, have welcomed delegates to the first GCF Board meeting to be held in the ... Samoa facilitated a visit by GCF Board members to several sites on the island of Upolu affected by climate change and ...
Article > Press release Samoa 
Scaling up ecosystem-based approaches to managing climate- intensified disaster risks in vulnerable regions of South Africa
South Africa is highly vulnerable to the impacts of climate variability and change, ... ii) integration of ecosystem-based approaches into settlement planning and disaster risk reduction; and iii) ... at the local level: Selection of Candidate Implementation Sites Baseline Study and Vulnerability Assessment ...
Document > Approved project preparation funding application South Africa SANBI
Establishing an Evidence-Based National Adaptation Plan (NAP) process at National and Subnational Scales in Cambodia Phase 1
... and scientific capacity in Cambodia to formulate and implement national, sectoral, and subnational climate change ... proposal is to support the first phase only, although details and proposed budget for the second phase have ... universities, the residents of one municipality that is the site for outcome 2 activities, and Cambodian people that ...
Document > Approved readiness proposal Cambodia
SAP053 - FISH-ADAPT: Transforming climate resilience and sustainability in Saint Lucia's fisheries communities
The FISH-ADAPT project will address financial, market, technical, institutional and information barriers that ... Lucia’s fisheries and coastal sea moss farms are the accelerating rate of sea level rise (SLR), ocean acidification ... of boat ramps, jetties, storage buildings and processing sites against storms and sea level rise. The project will ...
Project > Public sector Saint Lucia FAO 
FP044 - Tina River Hydropower Development Project
... power system in Solomon Islands from diesel generated to clean and renewable energy. Universal grid-connected ... giving flexibility to the power system to enable higher penetration of PV power without the need for large and ... to co-finance the construction of an access road to the site. The project has an estimated lifespan of 50 years. ...
Project > Public sector Solomon Islands WorldBank 
India - Green Climate Fund Readiness & Preparatory Support – Phase III
... Union Territories (UTs) to actively engage with the NDA for leveraging available resources from GCF. The GCF Country ... pandemic. A country readiness needs assessment is yet to be conducted that will identify human, institutional, ... Programme-update, Readiness Needs Assessment, Green Credits Framework etc.) at the national and state levels ...
Document > Approved readiness proposal India UNDP
Mainstreaming Climate Resilience into Water Sector Planning, Development and Operations in Saint Lucia
... climate resilient infrastructure to ensure safe and reliable water supply and sewerage services. Limited communication ... resources of the utility company has been significantly depleted and the utility continues to face human resource ... The private sector will include commercial banks and credit unions who can provide financing for water sector ...
Document > Approved readiness proposal Saint Lucia CDB
Ministerial forum on forest finance
The Glasgow Leaders’ Declaration on Forests and Land Use, where ... providing US$12 billion for forest-related climate finance between 2021 and 2025. These funds will need to be used in a ... includes exchanges and trading platforms, clearing houses, credit risk assessment, custodians, and fiduciaries, and ...
Article > Speech
FP262 - Green Climate Finance Facility for Fostering Climate-Smart Agriculture in Senegal
... barriers to adopting CSA practices. Agriculture receives less than three per cent of total bank credit in Senegal, leaving farmers lacking the necessary ... (PPF) support was deployed to help develop the project. FP262 Senegal 1 2 3 4 5 6 1 Green Climate Finance Facility for ...
Project > Private sector Senegal LBA 
On the frontlines of climate change: Financing the largest community-based adaptation project in Vanuatu
... for our families but most of our catch now are much smaller than the ones we caught here the past years,’ says ... communities, you talk about remote, smaller islands that get their main source of water from the rain. And [the ... working with Save the Children Australia, with a USD 26.2 million grant from the Green Climate Fund (GCF), will ...
Article > Story Vanuatu SCA FP184 
Efforts to save the Amazon offer triple win: Improving human, environmental, and economic health and wellbeing
Joint measures that tackle climate change and the Covid-19 pandemic must place the ... providing stable water supplies to supporting ground vegetation that prevents flooding and landslides while storing ... instruments are aligned with the Plan by orienting public credit lines towards sustainable farming practices in ...
Article > Story Ecuador UNDP FP019 
GCF commits to support climate resilient transformation at Climate Adaptation Summit
... the increasingly damaging effects of climate change, while overcoming COVID-19 fiscal constraints. That was the ... Island Developing States, and African states. GCF is targeting that funding towards four outcomes: supporting ... measures. A number of developing country leaders credited GCF support for current inroads their countries are ...
Article > Press release 
GCF convenes partners to bolster climate action amid global uncertainty
... next week, bringing together Ministers and national leaders, Chief Executives and business leaders and a range ... GCF National Designated Authorities or Focal Points, Accredited Entities and Delivery Partners to provide a ... Acumen And many more. Please see the GPIC 2022 website for full details of the sessions and complete list of ...
Article > News update 
GCF to scale up access, impact, and private sector investment through “50by30” roadmap
As the Green Climate Fund (GCF) undergoes its second replenishment and prepares for its next four-year programming ... welcome remarks from UN Climate Change Executive Secretary Simon Stiell. “Finance is the great enabler of ... Climate Resilient Fund (ICRF), of which AFC is a GCF accredited entity and implementing partner for ICRF. "The ...
Article > News update 
GCF, CABEI, and the European Union unite to finance Costa Rica’s GAM electric train
... Union, through its Global Gateway strategy, have come together to fully finance the 'Construction, Equipment, and Start-up of Lines 1 and 2 of the Costa Rica Electric Train System' for USD 800 million. GCF is ... 250 million from the European Investment Bank. Thanks to a credit scheme with highly competitive interest rates and ...
Article > News update Costa Rica CABEI FP166 