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World Meteorological Organization first UN agency to formalize relationship with GCF
... 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 ...
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GCF readiness week to focus on accelerating countries’ direct access to the Fund’s resources
... 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 ...
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Head of GCF addresses Asia-Pacific leaders: ‘Climate change action is an enabler of the SDGs’
... 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 ...
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DR Congo signs grant agreement with GCF in Paris
... 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 ...
Article > Press release Democratic Republic of the Congo (the) 
Guyana signs grant agreement with GCF in Paris
... 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 ...
Article > Press release Guyana 
Norway to double its contribution to GCF
... 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 ...
Article > Press release Norway 
Viet Nam pledges $1 million to GCF at COP 21
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 ...
Article > Press release Viet Nam 
COP 21: GCF Talk at Six
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 ...
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Paris pledges €1 million to GCF
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 ...
Article > Press release France 
Zambia Finance Minister signs grant agreement during Livingstone Board meeting
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 ...
Article > Press release Zambia 
Algeria outlines climate action ahead of COP 21
... 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. ...
Article > Press release Algeria 
Ambassador Black-Layne signs Antigua and Barbuda’s grant agreement with GCF
... 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 ...
Article > Press release Antigua and Barbuda 
Rwanda secures GCF grant to accelerate access to climate finance
... 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 ...
Article > Press release Rwanda 
Pakistan visits GCF, prepares for readiness grant
... 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 ...
Article > Press release Pakistan 
GCF readiness support turns focus to Africa and Middle East countries
... 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 ...
Article > Press release Egypt 
Structured Dialogue with Least Developed Countries
... 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 ...
Event > Structured dialogue Ethiopia 
GCF Global Programming Conference 2019
... world, the Green Climate Fund (GCF) is playing a major role in helping developing countries raise and realise their ... GCF National Designated Authorities or focal points, Accredited Entities, and others to explore how the Fund can ... for developing countries to discuss the demand for GCF resources that move them towards low-emission and climate ...
Event > Events organised / involving GCF Republic of Korea (the) 
Forests: A cause of climate concern, and hope
... Peru Rwanda Viet Nam FP001 FP011 FP013 FP019 FP022 FP026 FP048 FP050 FP062 FP073 FP076 Forests: A cause of climate ...
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Fourteenth meeting of the GCF Board (B.14)
... of funding proposals Policies on the formal replenishment process Matters relating to accreditation: Strategy and policy on accreditation ... accreditation proposals Accreditation review of applicant 026 Status of accreditation master agreements Status of the ...
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Micro, Small, and Medium sized Enterprises Pilot Programme
... the Programme. The GCF Secretariat will seek to allocate at least USD 100 million for developing countries that are particularly vulnerable to the adverse effects of climate change, including least ... financial instruments in order to ensure the Fund’s resources reach MSME and have a measurable impact on the ...
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GCF Global NDA Conference 2018
The Green Climate Fund is pleased to host the Global NDA Conference on 8-9 and 12 ... to help set the ambition and vision for the future of the Fund. Events during the week will strengthen ... for Climate Conference, please refer to the conference website . 1 / 100 Previous Next #2018NDAconference Republic of ...
Event > Events organised / involving GCF Republic of Korea (the) 
GCF to explore how to extend REDD+ coverage at Asia-Pacific Forestry Week
... an information session about forest-based climate finance. Leading environment officials from the governments of ... during the discussion panel. This year marks an important milestone for GCF’s support for forest-focused climate ... under the REDD+ financing umbrella. REDD+ refers to the UNFCCC-based accounting and funding mechanism that supports ...
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Green Climate Fund Board begins 23rd meeting today
... mitigation and adaptation funding proposals, totalling USD 266.9 million in GCF funding, as well as policy decisions to ... 101 approved projects. The Board will also consider accrediting four organisations to become GCF funding partners. ... Accredited Entities, which allow for finances to be channelled directly to developing countries rather than through ...
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Canada announces contribution to Green Climate Fund
... to the announcement, GCF Executive Director Yannick Glemarec stated: “The Green Climate Fund welcomes the ... commitment to contribute funds to GCF. This reflects Canada’s strong interest in promoting transformative ... building activities (known as readiness support) helping 126 developing countries identify and address their most ...
Article > Press release Canada 
GCF addresses climate farming challenges in expert panel
... consultation held at the sidelines of GCF’s second replenishment meeting in Ottawa, Canada. As part of the GCF replenishment and strategic programming, the event discussed ... insights on the climate change adaptation evidences and lessons learned of a range of interventions in developing ...
Article > Press release Canada 
GCF Private Investment for Climate Conference paves the way for more climate finance from the private sector
... to hold this second annual private sector-focused forum reflects the Fund’s recognition that investments by ... bonds to fund climate-focused action, and expand the role of financial innovation to boost climate investments in ... Holness will open the conference following his key role as co-chair of the financing initiative at the UN ...
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Agreement with Spanish global investor strengthens GCF’s private sector pull
... (COFIDES) is a joint state and privately-owned company accredited by GCF in October last year to finance climate ... signed an agreement on Wednesday which lays the legal groundwork for GCF to injects its own catalytic input ... he said. Also present at the signing of the Accreditation Master Agreement (AMA) were Spain’s acting ...
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Last GCF Board meeting of 2019 begins today
... action partners. The Board will also decide whether to accredit seven new partners to propose and implement paradigm-shifting initiatives funded by GCF that ... (NDAs), which are the national conduits to the Fund, and Accredited Entities and other partners who assist in ...
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GCF's new e-learning platform to improve capacity building and knowledge sharing
Today, the Green Climate Fund (GCF) launched its first e-learning course to enable easier access to the Fund's resources – a module on developing GCF funding proposals for ... (SAP). The SAP course is primarily designed for GCF's Accredited Entities, National Designated Authorities and Focal ...
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Pledging Conference for GCF's First Replenishment
... change took an historic step forward with 27 countries pledging to replenish the Green Climate Fund (GCF) by USD 9.78 billion equivalent for the next four years. The resources will help developing countries reduce greenhouse gas ...
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