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Structured Dialogue with Asia 2017
... 9.6 billion. A quarter of the projects identified are being led by direct access entities. Over time, this percentage is ... as more direct access entities are going through the accreditation process. Approximately 40 percent of the identified portfolio targets funding for the private sector and roughly a quarter of ...
Event > Structured dialogue Indonesia 
Bonn side event links climate ambition to GCF replenishment
... the current Bonn climate talks has emphasised the link between NDC implementation and replenishment. Developing country representatives highlighted ...
Article > Press release Germany 
GCF and World Bank partner to boost cookstove market in Bangladesh
... Bank have signed an agreement that will help expand the market for improved cookstoves in Bangladesh, bringing together ... of the Funded Activity Agreement (FAA), which guide the implementation of approved GCF projects, marks a key milestone for the Global Clean Cooking Programme – ...
Article > Press release Bangladesh 
FP151 - Global Subnational Climate Fund (SnCF Global) – Technical Assistance (TA) Facility
... catalyze long-term climate investment at the sub-national level for mitigation and adaptation solutions through a ... investment and to deliver certified climate and Sustainable Development impacts and Nature-based Solutions at global scale (SDGs, NbS). The subnational level is key: 70% of known ...
Project > Private sector Multiple countries 
FP180 - Global Fund for Coral Reefs Investment Window
... agricultural run-off, sewage discharge and unsustainable tourism degrade the coral reefs, further decreasing their ... in the blue economy, protecting coral reefs. Targeting 17 countries in Africa, the Asia-Pacific, Latin ... the programme will benefit from synergies with the GFCR Grant Window, which aims to mobilise USD 125 million of ...
Project > Private sector Multiple countries 
FP223 - Project GAIA ("GAIA")
... disasters, such as floods, droughts, heatwaves, and violent maritime weather. Low- and middle-income economies bear the heaviest burden related to these events. Yet climate adaptation investments in the most vulnerable, ...
Project > Private sector Multiple countries 
FP259 - Adapting tuna-dependent Pacific Island communities and economies to climate change
The Pacific Island Countries (PICs) are vulnerable to climate change impacts due to threats from coral reef ... coral reefs and reducing the amount of reef fish available for coastal populations’ food security. Ocean warming ... improvement; policy development, improved handling, and market opportunities; and using science-based forecasts and ...
Project > Public sector Multiple countries 
ED’s remarks at Interactive Dialogue - Access to Climate Finance: Building on the Outcomes of UNFCCC COP 28
... the support that they are receiving right now and how, whether the modalities are really tailored to the ... that the upper income SIDS, high income or upper middle income SIDS, have in accessing concessional finance. ... that I'm talking to you about. Also, I can't take any credit for it, but I have observed this and this is what we ...
Article > Speech
Where do we stand with NDCs? Enhancing action on climate change in 2020
I would like to congratulate UNFCCC for this timely event on enhancing action on climate ... human lives and economies worldwide and has also led to postponement of COP 26 to November 2021. Developing ... development. NDCs already have many investments that meet the dual objectives of addressing climate change and ...
Article > Speech
Traditional Savanna Fire Management Readiness Proposal to facilitate Emissions Reductions in the AFOLU sector in Belize
Challenges and Gaps that the Proposal is Designed to Resolve ... fire management, using a science-based emissions reduction methodology that shifts fire patterns from the late to the ... the proposed readiness support, is that Belize has the requisite capacity and enabling environment for development of an ...
Document > Approved readiness proposal Belize
FP007 - Supporting vulnerable communities in Maldives to manage climate change-induced water shortages
... aimed to provide safe freshwater access to 105,000 people across 111 islands1 in the Maldives, focusing on ... Critical lessons emphasized the need for coordination between infrastructure projects to prevent damage, skilled ... from the Project Completion Report (PCR) submitted by Accredited Entities at the end of a project’s implementation ...
Project > Public sector Maldives 
FP086 - Green Cities Facility
... and their often path-dependent development patterns. While this makes cities vulnerable to the impacts of climate ... cities’ climate change challenges while building the market case for private sector investments in sustainable ... Serbia North Macedonia Albania 1 2 3 4 5 6 1 2 111 169 216 263 338 551 552 553 570 571 877 937 988 Green Cities Facility ...
Project > Public sector Multiple countries 
Africa Finance Corporation
The Africa Finance Corporation (AFC) is a regional entity established through a ... investments that enhance livelihoods through renewable energy generation (e.g. hydropower and wind), sustainable ... successful track record in the African region, AFC sought accreditation to GCF in order to continue, through instruments ...
Organisation > Accredited Entity (AE), Direct (Regional) Nigeria
Asian Development Bank
... in Asia and the Pacific through environmentally sustainable growth. This goal is pursued through the provision of ... focus and expertise are in the following subject matter: clean energy, sustainable transport and urban development, ... (the) 1 1 1 1 1 2 2 2 2 2 6 ADB Avenue, Mandaluyong City, Metro Manila, 1550, Philippines (the) Asian Development Bank ...
Organisation > Accredited Entity (AE), International Philippines (the)
European Bank for Reconstruction and Development
... with the mandate to promote transition towards a sustainable, open market economy and to foster innovation. Its work includes ... and coastal and port infrastructure. EBRD sought accreditation to support the paradigm shift objective of the ...
Organisation > Accredited Entity (AE), International United Kingdom
Kreditanstalt für Wiederaufbau
... Kreditanstalt für Wiederaufbau (KfW) is no longer a GCF Accredited Entity. For historical purposes, the documents ... (KfW) is an international organisation that works together with its partners in developing countries in order to identify projects/programmes which promote sustainable development. With a development mandate that receives ...
Organisation > Accredited Entity (AE), International Germany
Ministry of Environment (formerly Ministry of Natural Resources of Rwanda)
... specifically a public sector ministry, which is responsible for environment, climate change and natural resources ... and resource challenges faced, including the imbalance between population and natural resources that has serious ... implementation of relevant priority adaptation measures. Accreditation to the GCF is an opportunity for MINIRENA to ...
Organisation > Accredited Entity (AE), Direct (National) Rwanda
DFCC Bank PLC
DFCC Bank PLC (DFCC Bank) is a national direct access, ... and social impacts. DFCC Bank has played a pioneering role in leveraging private and public sector resources for ... wind, and ground mounted solar projects in Sri Lanka. Together with GCF, DFCC Bank intends to finance large-scale ...
Organisation > Accredited Entity (AE), Direct (National) Sri Lanka
Cities and Villages Development Bank (Jordan)
... the first national direct access entity based in Jordan accredited to the GCF. With a mission to promote sustainable local development, the bank works directly with local ... acts as the intermediary through which their national budget allocations are delivered from the Central Bank of ...
Organisation > Accredited Entity (AE), Direct (National) Jordan
International Tropical Timber Organization
... established as an intergovernmental organization responsible for implementing the International Tropical Timber Agreement, 1983 ... 76 countries, including the European Union (EU-27), that together account for approximately 80 per cent of the world’s ...
Organisation > Accredited Entity (AE), International Japan
The voices of Datem del Marañón: Protecting one of the most biodiverse ecosystems in the world
... province is home to a diverse ecosystem with more than 261 species of birds, unique marine life, and aguaje, one of ... in South America. For hundreds of years, the Amazonian people have understood that to live in kinship with nature, they ... in this northern Peruvian province manage their wetland resources in ways that avoid deforestation and the ...
Article > Story Peru 
Climate finance for sustaining peace and security
Your excellencies, distinguished guests, Floods, fire, famine, ... to a halt in two countries that suffered a dramatic deterioration of peace and security. So, what does it take ... prepared to take risks. Many fragile countries have a low credit rating and find it difficult to attract investment. ...
Article > Speech
High-level dialogue on building a green, healthy and resilient future with forests
... Service for the invitation to participate in this high-level dialogue. Deforestation and forest degradation are a ... powerful solutions to climate change. Deforestation together with agriculture, forests and land use account for ... with a GCF co-financing of USD 114 million will provide credit lines to local agricultural banks to support ...
Article > Speech
GCF at COP28: A wrap up of outcomes at COP28
... fossil fuels after two weeks of intense negotiations. While stopping short of a ‘phaseout’ of coal, oil and gas, ... agreements (Funding Activity Agreements) were signed with Accredited Entities to launch new projects recently approved ... Look back on GCF events at COP28 Visit the GCF@COP28 microsite . Watch the GCF@COP28 video . Dubai GCF at COP28: A ...
Article > News update 
Innovation and cooperation for global carbon neutrality
Excellencies, distinguished guests, I would like to congratulate ... the momentum for climate action in the build-up to the COP26 meeting last December. But the climate challenge remains ...
Article > Speech
What we offer
... we give you the opportunity to pursue rewarding and challenging work with skilled and supportive colleagues, ... learning and development opportunities, and offer competitive base salaries and a comprehensive benefits package ... the plan. Paid leave and holidays All GCF staff receive 26 annual leave days, 15 sick leave days, 10 development ...
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Green stimulus in the post COVID-19 era and beyond
Excellencies, Honourable guests, Ladies and Gentlemen, With H.E ... The average global temperature for 2016–2020 is set to be the warmest five-year period on record, with an ... most important problem of our generation". Next year’s UNFCCC Conference of Parties will be critical for climate ...
Article > Speech
ED opening remarks
His Excellency Mr Carlos Carlos Alvarado Quesada, President of the ... Republic, Mr Selwin Hart, Special Adviser to the UN Secretary-General on Climate Action and Assistant Secretary ... 2019. Ultimately though, this climate finance under the UNFCC needs to be used in a highly catalytic way so that we ...
Article > Speech
United Nations Development Programme
... concentrated on development, with a focus on sustainable development, climate change and disaster resilience, and ... as national governments, United Nations agencies, civil society organizations, and development banks, in order to ... presence in developing countries, UNDP sought accreditation to the GCF. UNDP United States 1 1 1 1 1 2 2 2 2 ...
Organisation > Accredited Entity (AE), International United States
Moroccan Agency for Sustainable Energy S.A.
The Moroccan Agency for Sustainable Energy S.A., known as Masen, is a national direct access ... limited company based in Morocco. Masen plays a pivotal role in fostering a competitive renewable energy sector in Morocco by spearheading ...
Organisation > Accredited Entity (AE), Direct (National) Morocco