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... United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) by financing climate mitigation and adaptation ... “This is an exciting time to become the GCF’s leader. I am confident Howard’s appointment will help the ... Details about Mr. Bamsey’s leading international roles, including his stint as Australia’s Special Envoy on ...

Green Climate Fund resources will now start flowing to help poor farmers in northern Namibia tackle climate change following the signing today of a Funded ... Namibian Environmental Investment Fund, one of GCF’s Accredited Entities, signed a readiness grant during the UN ...

Mongolia’s XacBank today signed an Accreditation Master Agreement (AMA) with the Green Climate ... introducing new economically and environmentally sustainable ways of doing things,” said Mr. Amartuvshin Hanibal, ... a key way in which GCF is leveraging its climate finance resources.” Beginning in 2001 as a merger between ...

... of Board priorities will be to consider applications for accredited entity status, ways to enable easier and faster access to resources for certain activities, and the budget and Work Plan ...

... American countries to advance the region’s push to be a leader in promoting low-emission and climate-resilient ... including representatives of 17 countries, 10 accredited entities, 6 civil society organizations and other ... at the event, the Honduran Minister of Energy, Natural Resources, Environment and Mines Hon Jose Antonio Galdames ...

Effective water management is playing an increasingly key role in responding to climate change, the acting head of the ... ways to reduce emissions and prepare countries for the future onset of climate change. “Climate variability and ... reduce greenhouse gas emissions depend on reliable water resources.” The Green Climate Fund has already approved 13 ...

During COP 22, Luxembourg’s Environment Minister, Ms. Carole Dieschbourg, and the Green Climate Fund Executive ... Manzanares, met to discuss the Fund’s progress over the past year, as well as GCF’s role in unlocking ... pipeline, and we are now well positioned to mobilise resources to achieve transformational change.” Luxembourg ...

... project proposals. The need for capacity building for smaller countries was also raised, as a means to enhance their ... Mr. Fakir also highlighted the opportunity provided by peer learning to help empower countries. Several countries ... dialogue provided to strengthen relations with GCF, and called for more occasions to share information. Board Co-Chair ...

... (GCF) have signed a Readiness Framework Agreement to enable developing countries to partner with FAO on activities ... National Designated Authorities (NDAs) and GCF’s Accredited Entities to develop requests under the Readiness ... sustainable management and utilization of land and water resources complements the mandate of the GCF by providing ...

... first annual meeting with the thematic bodies of the UNFCCC during the 22nd session of the Conference of the ... thematic bodies, including the Adaptation Committee, the Least Developed Countries Expert Group, the Technology ... including through the sharing of information and lessons learned, participation in meetings, joint workshops, ...

... Agreement (FAA) enabling the disbursement of funds to implement the first approved project proposal from Acumen (a private sector accredited entity), making it the first GCF project to move to ... of the FAA will allow Acumen to receive GCF financial resources to invest in companies along the off-grid energy ...

... to strengthen countries’ decision-making authority over resources dedicated to supporting their climate change ... of USD 200 million for around 10 pilots, including at least four to be implemented in small island developing ... and selection of specific pilot activities to be made by accredited entities, with mechanisms set up to increase ...

... National Designated Authorities (NDAs) and focal points, to learn about the Fund. Discussion focused on assessing the ... Minister with the Ministry of Environment and Natural Resources Protection, Mr. Teimuraz Murgulia, who currently ... of engaging with entities that have already been accredited to the Fund, while, in parallel, identifying ...

... through to building coastal resilience in vulnerable areas. The proposals are taken from GCF’s pipeline, ...

... with the Green Climate Fund (GCF). By signing its accreditation master agreement with GCF, the WMO can now receive financial resources for climate action programmes and projects. This development represents an important milestone for both GCF and the UN system, signaling the role ...

... Republic of Korea. The five-day event will facilitate knowledge sharing and peer-to-peer learning, to develop ... 13 national and regional entities that the GCF Board has accredited for direct access and National Designated ... on projects and programmes they have implemented in the past. Also on the agenda is a one-day training session on ...

... the Green Climate Fund, Héla Cheikhrouhou, today presented leaders from the Asia-Pacific region with the work of GCF to ... of central banks of the region. Speaking at the UN High-Level Follow-Up Dialogue on Financing for Development, Ms. ... Cheikhrouhou emphasized the interconnections between the collective effort to respond to climate change and the UN's ...

... Minister of Environment, Nature Conservation, and Sustainable Development, at the GCF stand during the Paris COP talks. ... Ministry of Environment, Nature Conservation, and Sustainable Development of DR Congo. The delivery partner for the ... minimum of 50 per cent of readiness support is targeted at Least Developed Countries (LDCs), Small Island Developing ...

... to access GCF funding for its priority projects in the future. The grant agreement was signed at the GCF stand at ... Community Climate Change Centre (CCCCC or 5C), Dr. Kenrick Leslie, also attended the ceremony. 5C is an Accredited Entity (AE) to the Fund, meaning that it can ...

... Prime Minister Erna Solberg has announced plans to scale up Norway’s commitments to the Green Climate Fund. Norway already pledged USD 258 million to the Fund last year as part of the initial resource mobilization and has now promised to double that ...

Viet Nam has pledged a contribution to the Green Climate Fund at the Paris ... the Paris agreement successfully. Viet Nam would nevertheless step up its efforts as well, he said. “Greater ... Prime Minister Dung reiterated that, despite limited resources, “Viet Nam will continue to implement the national ...

Dear Partners, please come and join ‘GCF Talk at Six’ at COP 21 to find ... speakers from National Designated Authorities (NDAs), Accredited Entities (AEs), and other partners working with us. ... how to work with us and realize your country plans for the future. The Fund has already convened one side event and ...

The Mayor of Paris, Anne Hidalgo, yesterday announced a pledge of EUR 1 million (USD 1.05 million) to the Green ... de Ville (City Hall). Paris is currently hosting the UNFCCC climate conference (COP 21). Over 40 countries have ... contributions to the Fund, which commenced its initial resource mobilization in 2014 and has so far raised about USD ...

On the sidelines of the eleventh Green Climate Fund Board meeting, the Zambian host ... in Africa,” he said. Each country that is party to the UNFCCC has been invited to submit an INDC ahead of the Paris ... undertake larger adaptation projects with the Fund in the future. “This readiness grant agreement is another signal ...

... Héla Cheikhrouhou, interacted with government officials to learn first hand about the country’s climate action ... energy. In her engagements with the Minister of Water Resources and Environment, Mr. Abdelwahab Nouri, and the ... States (SIDS), and African States. Other countries visited included Ethiopia, Mali, Peru, and the Philippines. ...

... extend its support to the two-island country’s larger-scale climate adaptation initiatives. Antigua and Barbuda ... with other ministries on GCF, and to design and implement a knowledge management system to facilitate proper ... the Caribbean is being impacted by climate change and the resources provided by the Fund will be an absolute need for ...

... a grant agreement with the Green Climate Fund, to help implement its national green growth strategy and bring it ... The funds enable Rwanda to accelerate access to GCF resources that will be provided for nationally owned projects ... to assess the priorities for engaging with GCF, define roles and responsibilities, and build on Rwanda’s Green ...

... to obtain readiness support from the Fund by October. Delegation officials said Pakistan will use the support to ... Specialists from GCF provided guidance on the Fund’s accreditation process and financing modalities, including its ... (INDC), which the Government of Pakistan will present at UNFCCC’s Conference of the Parties (COP 21) in Paris later ...

... expanding its readiness programme into the Africa and Middle East region with a three-day workshop being held from 6 to 8 September at the Library of Alexandria in Egypt. The GCF Africa and Middle East Workshop ... in climate action projects, and accessing the Fund resources for impactful projects and programmes. NDAs and ...

... in collaboration with the Government of Ethiopia and the Least Developed Countries' constituency under the UNFCCC, organised the GCF Structured Dialogue with Least ... in their engagement with GCF, in consultation with the accredited entities and the GCF Secretariat to ensure ...