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National Adaptation Planning in the Commonwealth of Dominica
... within just 18 hours, before making landfall on Dominica, leaving as estimated 70% of buildings destroyed, and electricity, telecommunications and transportation are yet to be restored. ...
Document > Approved readiness proposal Dominica
Strengthening participatory and evidence-based adaptation planning and small-scale private sector engagement in Saint Lucia’s forestry sector (AdaptFOR-StLucia)
Saint Lucia’s efforts to safeguard forest resources from the impacts of climate change, while harnessing terrestrial ecosystems and ecosystem services ... proposal presents a set of activities and expected deliverables that will ultimately contribute to achieving the GCF ...
Document > Approved readiness proposal Saint Lucia
Strengthening the capacity of the Ministry of Economic Development, University of Belize, National Climate Change Office, the Ministry of Blue Economy and Disaster Risk Management, and the Belize Social Investment Fund
... national entities that are in the process of seeking GCF accreditation. This readiness will assist the MED and BSIF ... policies and strategic frameworks to better inform their future plans and initiatives. The main barriers to ... capacity of key offices and entities in Belize who play a role in advancing Belize’s climate agenda and increasing the ...
Document > Approved readiness proposal Belize
Financing agreed on pioneering investment in industrial decarbonisation in Paraguay
... to establish one of the world’s first commercial-scale green hydrogen-based fertilizer plants has taken a big step towards implementation. The Green Climate Fund (GCF) and its partner, ... Finance Corporation , signed financing documents for the Villeta Green Fertilizer Project in Paraguay, developed by ...
Article > News update 
Climate crisis in the Himalayas: addressing the threat of melting glaciers in Northern Pakistan
In the majestic landscapes of Northern Pakistan, a silent catastrophe is unfolding. Rising temperatures have ... such as glacier grafting, avalanche harvesting, and ice stupas for water conservation in the valleys of the north. The ... Committee in the Valley of Ghulkin A vision for the future Set to conclude by 2025, the communities will be ...
Article > Story Pakistan 
Pacific Islander voices: living on the frontlines of the climate crisis
... in the Pacific - and so are community voices. Mary, a passionate mother of five, lives in a remote village in the ... a reduction in food crop harvest in my garden. The vegetables grow well when we plant them, but then insects and rain ... be avoided, and what help is needed to safeguard their futures. With financing from GCF and cofinancing from the ...
Article > Story 
Solving Mexico’s water crisis while shaping the future of food
Mexico is experiencing more frequent droughts, unpredictable rainfall, and increasing temperatures, which in turn are ... providing essential tools, insights, mentorship, and resources to integrate sustainability into every aspect of ... FP198 Solving Mexico’s water crisis while shaping the future of food ...
Article > Story Mexico 
Cuba's coastal communities fight climate change
... for evacuation. And even on calm days, saltwater seeps silently into the land, corroding house foundations and ... to the sea, and the mangroves are deforested.” Over the past few decades, climate-related risks along Cuba’s ... For many, like Manzanillo fisherman Roberto David Rosales, the project’s arrival was timely. “Almost two ...
Article > Story Cuba 
How grass seeds are changing lives in Kenya
... Drought Emergencies” is a GCF-backed project that tackles drought and extreme weather events in Kenya. Katarzyna ... eyes, I could see the pride of someone shaping their own future. Another group member put it in these simple, ... transformation happening here. These farmers are no longer passive recipients of support; they are producers, sellers, ...
Article > Insights Kenya 
Decoding climate communication: stories to save the world
... Journalists, filmmakers, advertisers, creators, business leaders, and policymakers can all contribute to the climate ... Committee Member, shared interesting insights on the future of journalism: "I was talking to youth journalists, ... and people within the climate space: "You have the passion and knowledge, but online, you're competing with ...
Article > News update 
Re-connecting with Mother Earth
In the north of Colombia, in a region called La Mojana, three of the country’s most important ... on track to complete the 5-year programme with UAIIN by 2026. The project has also been working with the Alexander Von ... of Mother Earth programme Zenú Life Plan: A plan for the future All this work has come together in the Zenú Life ...
Article > Story Colombia 
Accelerating climate action to communities: seven new projects set for implementation
... five projects were immediately signed between GCF and its Accredited Entity (AE) partners at a signing ceremony on 20 ... and the Accredited Entity (AE) for the project to begin implementation. The projects set for implementation include ... uncertainty in climate change-driven tuna redistribution. FP260: Enhancing the resilience of Serbian forests to ensure ...
Article > News update 
Privacy statement
Changes to our privacy statement Please note that we have updated the GCF Privacy Statement ... GCF may obtain, directly or indirectly, when you use the website of the Green Climate Fund (“Website”) or any other ... privacy interest of the individual concerned, regardless of whether the information was released by itself or in ...
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GCF REDD+ pilot pushes Paris momentum, according to COP23 side event
... GCF Board member. “I think this decision of the GCF is a clear application and entry into action of article 5.2 of the ... United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) currently convening in Bonn, Germany. Article 5 of the ... providers that their finances result in substantial and verifiable reduction of greenhouse gases. Tamaki Tsukada, also a ...
Article > Press release 
Climate finance should include the poor, Philippine officials tell visiting GCF group
Climate finance plays a key role in helping poor people who are most vulnerable to climate ... figures, including Philippine Environment and Natural Resources Secretary Gina Lopez, explore ways to ensure climate ... most affected country by extreme weather events during the past two decades. Philippines (the) Manila Climate finance ...
Article > Press release Philippines (the) 
Advancing the CAR Country Programme by supporting the NDA and country stakeholders in programme development for climate finance
... monitor and manage climate finance flows. Country-level stakeholders have limited knowledge of the GCF. ... engage in CAR’s GCF programming, including by identifying future methods of engagement amongst these stakeholders – ... environmental and social safeguards and indigenous peoples. The primary beneficiaries of the proposed Readiness ...
Document > Approved readiness proposal Central African Republic (the)
GCF and KawiSafi Ventures Fund driving off-grid solar power in East Africa
Although the African continent is responsible for only three per cent of the world's human-induced ... effects of climate change. In Swahili, KawiSafi means “clean energy.” Created and developed by the impact investor ... KawiSafi Ventures Fund unlocks the potential of renewable off-grid energy as a faster, cheaper, and cleaner way to ...
Article > Story Kenya Rwanda 
From scarcity to sustainability: Maldives’ ambitious water security project
... Island Developing State (SIDS) is one of the most vulnerable nations to climate change and faces many unique ... patterns are threatening the country's freshwater resources, putting the health and well-being of its people at ... prompting them to act and build a more resilient future for its people. By Jin Hee Dieu (based on UNDP’s ...
Article > Story Maldives 
GCF Readiness support for the Development Bank of Nigeria
... climate programming capacity and facilitate access to GCF resources and broader climate finance opportunities, in line ... only institutional and systems strengthening but also knowledge sharing within countries and across regions. ... not an end in itself; it is a milestone that enables our accredited partners to access broader climate finance to ...
Article > News update Nigeria 
SAP004 - Energy Efficient Consumption Loan Programme
... products, with heating appliances certified to achieve at least a 20 percent reduction in energy usage. SAP004 ...
Project > Private sector Mongolia 
Postcard from Katowice: Thursday, December 13
... announcements by Germany and Norway that they will double their commitment to the Fund, GCF’s COP24 side event ... , reviewing the achievements of the Fund, and the challenges ahead. A high-profile panel of speakers, including ministers from Germany, ...
Article > Press release 
Postcard from Katowice: Wednesday, December 12
The GCF high level side event today featured calls to action from ... and encouragement to greater ambition for the GCF replenishment from Germany and Norway in particular. GCF's ... the Fund's achievements to date, and its ambitions for replenishment. GCF Executive Director a.i. Javier Manzanares ...
Article > Press release 
Postcard from Katowice: Tuesday, December 11
... with events on climate resilience, and climate rationale as well as negotiations, signings and lots of meetings. ... Midway through week two of the COP seems to be when delegates are really feeling the pace, and tiredness sets in. ... and also on the guidance to GCF for next year, which is reflecting some of the more general tensions at this year's ...
Article > Press release 
Postcard from Katowice: Monday, December 10
It’s all about the finance! That was the plea from NGOs this morning at COP24, ahead of the high level Ministerial dialogue on climate finance. Many delegates here are focusing on this issue, and GCF offered its ...
Article > Press release 
Postcard from Katowice: Friday, December 7
GCF has a strong focus on the role of the private sector today in Katowice. Colleagues from ... those commitments. One of the goals for GCF is to use its resources to mobilise private funding - and today provided some great examples as to how that can be achieved, from green banking to ...
Article > Press release 
Postcard from Katowice: Thursday, December 6
... finance, there has been some progress, with the text on future climate finance flows being particularly relevant to GCF in light of its current replenishment process. ... that 'Developed country Parties shall provide financial resources to assist developing country Parties with respect to ...
Article > Press release 
Selection process of GCF Board for 2019-2021 membership underway
... Board members and alternate Board members are now being selected within constituencies and regional groups before the ... start on 1 January 2019 and end on 31 December 2021. The selection process takes place in the frame of the ... invited to notify the GCF Secretariat the names of the selected Board members and alternate Board members by 30 ...
Article > Press release 
IIU signs MoU with SANBI to strengthen cooperation
... activities in relation to prohibited practices. The MoU complements the Accreditation Master Agreement (AMA) with SANBI, which contains a clause requiring the Accredited Entity to provide IIU with reasonable assistance in ...
Article > Press release 
Douglas Leys takes over as GCF's new top legal advisor
Prominent Jamaican legal practitioner Douglas Leys is the Green Climate Fund's new General Counsel. Mr Leys has taken up this post after moving from his previous ...
Article > Press release 
GCF begins REDD+ results-based payments pilot programme
... Change (UNFCCC). The five-year pilot marks a major milestone for the Fund’s support of REDD+. This is a UNFCCC ... of forest carbon stocks (known in shorthand as REDD+). Accredited Entities are invited to submit concept notes and ...
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