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... from the ocean to the lagoon. Sixty metres from rising sea levels, more powerful and unpredictable storms, and increasingly powerful King Tides. Welcome to Funafuti, the capital of the atoll nation of Tuvalu, where half ... a country whose total land mass across nine islands is only 26 square kilometres. The new land is the largest safe zone ...

... by climate proofing the underlying ecosystems in the Knuckles/Amban Ganga highlands and lowlands. The project covers ... of the Knuckles Mountain Range, which is a UNESCO heritage site that includes key biodiversity hotspots and forest ... The reservoirs in the upstream catchment are the primary source of irrigation water for agriculture and other ...

... the World Wildlife Fund (WWF). GCF’s contribution of USD 26.6 million was approved by its Board last month to support ... prevent threats to Bhutan’s forests, preserving their role as a carbon sink. Bhutan for Life will also support ... place long-term revenues that will permanently secure the future of over two million hectares of land in the protected ...

... meeting in Songdo, Republic of Korea. Paul Oquist has been elected as the developing country Co-Chair, whilst Lennart ... B.19 Board meeting will therefore take place from Monday 26 February until Thursday 1 March, and will be presided by ... 12 Replenishments and facilitated and chaired the Initial Resource Mobilization (IRM) for the Green Climate Fund. Songdo ...

... entrepreneurship of businesses in tackling the climate challenge, and comes on the heels of a seminal UN report ... the urgency of climate action evidenced by the release on Monday of the IPCC report Global Warming of 1.5°C. ... that climate action could yield an economic gain of USD 26 trillion through to 2030 compared with business-as-usual. ...

... Minister Dibba. "Increasingly severe droughts during the past few years, along with the threat of sea level rise, ... regions is being implemented by UN Environment, a GCF Accredited Entity. Pa Ousman Jarju, GCF's Director of Country ... for about 40 percent of its national exports and 26 percent of its GDP. The geographic nature of this ...

... Corporation (AFC). The two organizations signed an Accreditation Master Agreement (AMA), a prerequisite for all GCF Accredited Entities to implement GCF-approved projects. AFC was accredited to GCF in ... wind farm in Sub-Saharan Africa. The USD90 million, 26MW Cabeolica project provides over 20 percent of Cape ...

... with the Pacific Community (SPC). GCF today signed an Accreditation Master Agreement (AMA) with this Pacific-based regional body to provide the legal framework for funding climate projects. GCF Deputy ... in 1947 as the South Pacific Commission, as many of its 26 members are Pacific SIDS. The vulnerability of SIDS to ...

... It is also noted that the twenty-sixth Board meeting (B.26) will take place virtually from 18 to 21 August 2020. GCF acknowledges the extraordinary circumstances and fast-changing ... Board decides on funding proposals brought forward by GCF Accredited Entities. Kindly note that funding proposals ...

... is proposed that B.29 takes place on 28 June-1 July 2021 while a formal Board decision is yet to be taken on this ... Board decides on funding proposals brought forward by GCF Accredited Entities.  Kindly note that funding proposals ... of ESS reports for category A and I-1 projects/programmes 26 February 2021* Submission to the independent Technical ...

... approved at B.18: FP046 – USD 8.65 million for the Renewable Energy Programme #1 – Solar in Mongolia with XacBank. ... United Nations World Food Programme (WFP). FP050 – USD 26.56 million for the Bhutan for Life project in Bhutan with ... payments. Additionally, the Board approved the accreditation of five new partner organisations as Accredited ...

... raising NDC ambitions and was supposed to culminate at COP 26 this November. However, the Covid-19 pandemic is ... human lives and economies worldwide and has also led to postponement of COP 26 to November 2021. Developing ... island developing states (SIDS) do not have the financial resources to consider billion-dollar stimulus packages. ...

... for Climate Conference (GPIC). A timely forerunner to COP26, GPIC 2021 will convene global leaders, executives, experts and thought leaders from ... Executive Director, Komaihaltec Inc. Moderator: Andrey Chicherin, Head of Innovation, Technology Transfer and ...