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Enhancing access to climate finance for small island developing states
Small island developing states (SIDS) are an exceptionally heterogeneous group of countries. But they all have one thing in common: they are highly vulnerable to the effects of climate change. SIDS face numerous ... in establishing the Green Climate Fund (GCF) under the UNFCCC’s finance mechanism. Since becoming operational in ...
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GCF strengthens climate action collaboration in the MENA region
... recently concluded its first regional dialogue for the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region in Rabat, Morocco. ... crucial opportunity to translate our commitments into concrete actions, strengthening the resilience of our communities ... following days, the participants delved into sessions on accreditation frameworks, project-specific assessments, ...
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Climate investment to boost agricultural value chain in Madagascar
... farmers. The six-year programme will enhance market access, food security and the climate resilience of ... welcomed the project launch. “In the face of climate challenges, His Excellency the President of the Republic, together with the ...
Article > News update Madagascar 
FP269 - DaIMA – Dairy Interventions for Mitigation and Adaptation
... and the United Republic of Tanzania, faces significant challenges due to climate change. Dairy farming is a major ... Many dairy farmers struggle with limited market access, challenges in sourcing local feed and fodder, ... farmers, cooperatives, SMEs and technology providers. FP269 Kenya Rwanda Tanzania Uganda 1 2 3 4 5 6 1 2 DaIMA – ...
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Nine new projects set for implementation after approval at record-breaking GCF Board meeting
... backed by the Green Climate Fund (GCF) are ready for implementation. Project agreements were signed for each project on the margins of GCF’s 42nd Board meeting (B.42) , where the projects were approved. In ... Activity Agreement (FAA) must be signed by GCF and the Accredited Entity (AE) partner before it begins ...
Article > News update 
GCF Africa Regional Dialogue opens with a focus on regional climate solutions
... their commitment to identifying opportunities to scale up national and regional action on climate. The Green ... partners (national, regional and international Accredited Entities), civil society, and private sector partners from across the continent. ...
Article > News update Ethiopia 
GCF and partners catalyse USD 600 million to boost adaptation finance
... Bank Ltd. (MUFG) and FinDev Canada, have achieved a major milestone in scaling private investment for adaptation with ... principally provide loans to adaptation projects in markets most severely impacted by, and least equipped to respond to, climate change, helping to ...
Article > News update 
Green Climate Fund to support the development of major proposals to increase climate resilience by conserving ecosystems at scale
... aims to increase the climate resilience of Nature and People in Botswana, Namibia, Guatemala, and Bolivia. CREE will ... per cent protected or conserved areas by 2030 (30 x 30) Target, per their commitments under the landmark 2022 Global ... Vice President of Climate Finance & Head of the GCF Accredited Entity Unit at WWF, said: “Climate change is ...
Article > Press release 
FP283 - Glaciers to Farms (G2F) Regional Program: Advancing Climate Resilience & Sustainable Development in Central and West Asia
... Glacier systems in the Pamir and Tien Shan ranges are retreating rapidly; projections indicate over 50 per cent of ... by 2100. This cryosphere meltdown is disrupting water cycles, threatening the livelihoods and food security of over 340 million people across nine countries. The most vulnerable are women, ...
Project > Public sector Multiple countries 
Dialogue prioritises increased climate investment to address fragility and conflict
... Climate Fund’s (GCF) Sub-Regional Dialogue with Fragile and Conflict-Affected States in the Middle East has heard ... climate finance for fragile and conflict-affected states (FCAS). In 2025, GCF committed almost half a billion dollars ... being an operational entity. “We’ve achieved a lot, yet we still have a lot to do and a lot to deliver. We can ...
Article > News update Oman 
Accelerating climate action: Seven new climate projects ready for delivery
Seven new projects are ready for implementation after their project agreements were signed on ... the margins of the Green Climate Fund’s 44th Board meeting (B.44) . Following the approval of 18 new projects at B.44, the Green Climate Fund (GCF) and its Accredited Entity partners immediately signed Funded Activity ...
Article > News update 
FP291 - ASCENT-GREEN: Resilient Energy Access for Inclusive Development
Eastern and Southern Africa are highly vulnerable to climate change, facing recurrent droughts, floods, ... million by 2050, placing growing pressure on already overstretched infrastructure. In 2023, around 365 million people lacked access to electricity and 580 million lacked ...
Project > Public sector Multiple countries 
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 ... countries to build financial solutions that are targeted to produce positive effects in the way we contribute to ... 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
... support to the Green Climate Fund (GCF) as an “indispensable player” in financing global endeavours to achieve the Paris Agreement and protect poor and vulnerable people exposed to the climate crisis. “President Biden ... for USD 1.25 billion in funding for GCF during this budget cycle,” he added. Stressing the urgency of enhancing ...
Article > Press release 
GCF support to the Amazon
... 123 billion tonnes of carbon, the Amazon plays a crucial role in global climate regulation. It also is home to more than 30 million people, providing numerous Indigenous Peoples and local communities with livelihoods, a safety net against poverty, and the means to ensure resilience ...
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Readiness and preparatory support to operationalize the Climate Smart Resilient Island (CSRI) Initiative across Small Island Developing States
... state nations across the world face similar development challenges caused and intensified by climate change. To counter ... the implementation of their ambitious Nationally Determined Contributions (NDCs). There is huge potential for ... partner countries’ NDAs access to a user-friendly website serving as a communication and knowledge platform for ...
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Bridging the climate-health gap
... to the World Health Organization (WHO), two billion people across the globe lack safe drinking water, 600 million ... Developing countries, which have contributed the least to climate change, are not only the most vulnerable to ... health adaptation funding is growing: 95% of Nationally Determined Contributions (NDCs) to the Paris Agreement ...
Article > Insights 
About GCF
... global warming to 1.5°C is still narrowly possible and will be determined by the investment decisions we make over the next decade. The Green Climate Fund (GCF) – a critical element of the historic Paris Agreement - is the world’s ...
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How to apply
How to apply Important We are pleased to announce the launch of the GCF’s new recruitment platform with Oracle, designed to enhance the candidate experience and ... applications have now been successfully migrated to Oracle, you can now check the status. We invite you to visit our ...
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Green Climate Fund Board meeting sets stage for successful replenishment
The 22nd meeting of the Green Climate Fund (GCF) Board ended today, ... with a raft of decisions to strengthen GCF for its first replenishment. Following the selection of Yannick Glemarec as ... the selection of nine new project partners to become Accredited Entities to GCF. Co-Chair Nagmeldin Goutbi Elhassan ...
Article > Press release 
GCF launches global network of climate change expertise
... of globally renowned organisations to deliver climate knowledge in support of GCF’s activities. The CoP will play a crucial role in driving transformative actions in support of GCF’s mandate. In creating this network, GCF is leveraging cutting edge climate knowledge to ...
Article > Press release 
Green Climate Fund and World Bank partnership unlocks USD 2.7 billion for climate action, Marshall Islands first to benefit with USD 44M project
... and Laura Tuck, World Bank Vice President for Sustainable Development, met on Friday in Washington D.C. to strengthen the climate ... countries. The framework agreement, known as an Accreditation Master Agreement (AMA), sets the conditions for ...
Article > Press release 
GCF helps XacBank become first Mongolian bank to finance large-scale solar
... has become Mongolia’s first private bank to fund the completion of a large-scale, solar plant in a financing partnership with the Green ...
Article > Press release Mongolia 
GCF replenishment wins strong endorsement at COP24
The Green Climate Fund’s current replenishment drive received top-level support from developing ... developed nations during the international climate change meeting in Poland. A number of government ministers ... at EBRD, provided views from the perspective of GCF’s Accredited Entities. They emphasised the added value of ...
Article > Press release 
GCF’s first private sector conference boosts business role in climate finance
... focusing on the private sector to capitalise on business networks to unleash the trillions of dollars needed for climate finance. ... actors who manage more than USD 210 trillion but invest less than 5 percent in climate finance. He singled out the ...
Article > Press release 
"GCF has a huge role to play"
... very honored to attend this Pacific Structured Dialogue meeting here in Pohnpei, and very happy that we have such a ... climate fund helping developing countries respond to challenge of climate change. Our role is to support countries to ... or applications from organisations seeking to become Accredited Entities, or to move ahead with new policies. Then ...
Article > Press release Micronesia (Federated States of) 
Energy transition accelerates with GCF support
GCF releases USD 86.7 million for Kazakhstan project with EBRD, ... in Egypt. The transition to low-emission, renewable energy is crucial if we are to meet the Paris Agreement’s stated goal of pursuing efforts ...
Article > Press release Egypt Kazakhstan 
GCF Structured Dialogue shows strength and weakness of Asian climate approach
... with climate change. In November last year, this Vietnamese coastal city was preparing to host the region's premier economic gathering of regional leaders in the Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) ... forum when it was hit by deadly Typhoon Damrey , which killed 106. Despite extensive flooding, the APEC summit went ...
Article > Press release Viet Nam 
Climate change hurting the poor, Mali President says in call for action
Republic of Mali President Ibrahim Boubacar Keïta called for a united approach to tackle the inequalities of ... Dialogue with Africa, which concludes today. "We are all determined together to overcome climate change, which is not ... Investment Fund (EIF). This GCF Direct Access Accredited Entity - which participated in the Dialogue - won ...
Article > Press release Mali 