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Annual Results Report 2021
... The Fund approved new climate financing to a record level of nearly USD 3 billion and its portfolio reached the ... Approved projects value by priority countries 10 New Accredited Entities *Nominal values are used throughout unless ... pavilion, with events livestreamed on the GCF COP website . GCF announced several initiatives such as “The ...
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Strategic Regional Readiness to Enable Resilience of Mesoamerica’s 5 Great Forests and Communities
... funding to support the Governments of Central America to leverage regional and international cooperation in support ... the enabling conditions for countries and Indigenous Peoples in Mesoamerica to collaboratively develop and engage in ... as well as increased NDC ambitions for announcement in COP26 in Glasgow and beyond. The direct beneficiaries of the ...
Document > Approved readiness proposal Multiple countries
Strengthening the NDA’s climate change governance structure to increase the level of ambition of the climate change agenda and enhance access to climate finance
Although it maintains a minor greenhouse emission profile, Togo is considered among the most vulnerable to climatic ... proposal has been approved, nor can the country select an accredited national direct access entity. Furthermore, it is ... amounts of annual climate finance flow estimated at USD 26 million on average between 2013-2018. The situation has ...
Document > Approved readiness proposal Togo CSE
SAP012 - Inclusive Green Financing for Climate Resilient and Low Emission Smallholder Agriculture
Improving access to credit for smallholder farmers in Niger to implement climate-resilient and low-emission agriculture. ... support to smallholder farmers by increasing access to credit in tandem with technical assistance and capacity ...
Project > Public sector Niger (the) IFAD 
Supporting developing countries on the road to a climate-resilient recovery from the COVID-19 pandemic
... in the fight against climate change. Decisions taken by leaders today to revive economies will have crucial ... and knowledge across our portfolios that offer important lessons for how climate-related investments can support ... establishing a microfinance mechanism to provide accessible credit for smallholder farmers and small and medium-sized ...
Article > Statement 
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 ...
Event > Webinar 
Running dry: Racing against time to secure our water future
... to achieve 2030 targets related to climate, sustainable development, and disaster risk reduction, we are falling short reaching these milestones. This is especially evident in water resources ... flows (e.g., biodiversity, water management, carbon credits). Additionally, GCF promotes sustainable water ...
Article > Insights 
Growing ambition: the role of the Green Climate Fund in scaling up finance for climate action
... the Wilson Center organized a discussion focused on the role of the Green Climate Fund in scaling up finance for ... CEO of The Nature Conservancy, who stressed the critical roles of nature-based solutions, such as conserving forests ... who announced USAID’s new strategy to be unveiled at COP26, which will be mainstreaming climate into all aspects of ...
Article > Press release 
Buzzing businesses: Restoring mangroves, revitalising livelihoods amid climate challenges in Viet Nam
... 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 ... doubled to 7 kilograms per colony, resulting in total sales revenue of VND 1.4 million (USD 60) or VND 200,000 (USD ...
Article > Story Viet Nam UNDP 
Grenada PM calls for decisive climate action at GCF Structured Dialogue with the Caribbean
... Caribbean, the Prime Minister Keith Mitchell of Grenada called on participants from the region to work together to ... and senior government officials, GCF representatives, Accredited Entities, National Designated Authorities, ... event provides an opportunity to reflect on progress and lessons learned, to build partnerships, including engagement ...
Article > Press release 
GCF Readiness Programme marks milestone, hitting USD 10m in funds disbursed to 59 countries
... countries, including 44 small island developing states, least developed countries and African countries — ... also being used by organizations interested in becoming accredited to the Fund through its direct access modality. ... asked questions . Songdo GCF Readiness Programme marks milestone, hitting USD 10m in funds disbursed to 59 countries ...
Article > Press release CABEI 
An End of Year Message from GCF
... The GCF Secretariat suffered the tragic death of our colleague Leo Paat from COVID-19, a loss that continues to weigh heavy ... pledges are already confirmed. 2021 will see the delayed COP26 meeting, which will be a crucial marker for climate ...
Article > Statement 
GCF explores how to strengthen private sector finance at World Forestry Congress
... congress will be ensuring that COVID-19 recovery is channelled to strengthening measures that halt deforestation and ... use of forests needs to account for the Indigenous Peoples and local communities who rely on them. GCF’s ... ways to support the USD 1.7 billion pledge made during COP26 and directed towards Indigenous Peoples and local ...
Article > News update 
Delivering at speed: 12 new projects ready for implementation
... for 12 projects were immediately signed between GCF and Accredited Entity partners at a signing ceremony on 30 ... marking the most project agreements signed at a single meeting to date. Three projects are expected to receive ... billion when expected co-financing is included. These milestones emphasise the Fund’s commitment to deliver ...
Article > News update 
Enabling Direct Access to GCF Climate Finance for Cabo Verde
... wishes to engage in a readiness process in order to enable a national entity to be approved as a direct access ... the country ownership by delivering the first national accreditation of a DAE. After a strong consultation process ... and the network/ systems that enable them to fulfil their roles, responsibilities and policy requirements are ...
Document > Approved readiness proposal Cabo Verde LuxDev
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 ... GCF. Limited resources dedicated to coordinate and share lessons across various national and sub-national entities ... 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
Thirty-seventh meeting of the GCF Board (B.37)
... of External Auditor for 2023–2025 Options for sustainable and responsible investment of GCF funds Report on the ... committees, panels and groups Working modalities of the Accreditation Panel Appointment of members of the independent ... Consideration of funding proposals Consideration of accreditation proposals Consideration and endorsement of the ...
Event > Board meeting 
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 livelihoods of people front and centre. This is especially true for the ... instruments are aligned with the Plan by orienting public credit lines towards sustainable farming practices in ...
Article > Story Ecuador UNDP 
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 message GCF Executive Director Yannick Glemarec brought to the recently concluded Climate Adaptation ... 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 ... Program, Tebtebba and Member of GCF’s Indigenous Peoples Advisory Group (IPAG); H.E. Andrew Mitchell, Minister 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
... 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 grace periods, this initiative is a fiscally responsible project that saves Costa Rica resources and requires no ...
Article > News update Costa Rica CABEI 
GCF/B.21/10/Add.37 - Consideration of funding proposals – Addendum XXXVII Funding proposal package for SAP004
... the following six parts: A funding proposal summary titled “Energy Efficient Consumption Loan Programme” ... assessments of funding proposal; Response from the accredited entity to the independent Technical Advisory Panel ... These documents are presented as submitted by the accredited entity and the national designated authority(ies) ...
Board document > Action item
GCF/B.21/10/Add.19 - Consideration of funding proposals – Addendum XIX Funding proposal package for FP097
... the following three parts: A funding proposal summary titled “Productive Investment Initiative for Adaptation to ... Bank for Economic Integration (CABEI); No-objection letters issued by the national designated authorities or ... These documents are presented as submitted by the accredited entity and the national designated authority(ies) ...
Board document > Action item
GCF/B.21/10/Add.18 - Consideration of funding proposals – Addendum XVIII Funding proposal package for FP096
... the following three parts: A funding proposal summary titled “DRC Green Mini-Grid Program” submitted by the African Development Bank; No-objection letter issued by the national designated authorities or ... These documents are presented as submitted by the accredited entity and the national designated authority(ies) ...
Board document > Action item
GCF/B.21/10/Add.17 - Consideration of funding proposals – Addendum XVII Funding proposal package for FP095
... the following three parts: A funding proposal summary titled “Transforming Financial Systems for Climate” ... by the Agence Française de Développement; No-objection letters issued by the national designated authorities or ... These documents are presented as submitted by the accredited entity and the national designated authority(ies) ...
Board document > Action item
Entity Support for Belize through CCCCC
One of the greatest challenges in delivering Belize’s climate change priorities is ... in some instances disbursement of climate finances. Nevertheless, the country has made significant efforts to respond to ... for nominating national entities seeking direct access accreditation of the GCF. In continuance of such efforts, this ...
Document > Approved readiness proposal Belize CCCCC
Adaptation Planning support for Argentina through UNDP
... national process to coordinate adaptation planning at all relevant scales and with a medium- and long-term perspective; Identify ...
Document > Approved readiness proposal Argentina UNDP