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Strengthening sectoral expertise and strategic framework to support the implementation of Climate Appropriate Portfolios of Tree Diversity (CAPTD) for productive and resilient landscapes and livelihoods in AFOLU across Burkina Faso (acronym R-CAPTD )
The specific readiness challenge is to build sectoral expertise, strategic framework, ... programme pipeline, knowhow and partnerships to implement climate appropriate portfolios of tree diversity ... Strategy and Action Plan (NBSAP) and the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) 2, 13 and 15. The CAPTD approach ...
Document > Approved readiness proposal Burkina Faso
GCF/B.36/Inf.15 - Report on the execution of the 2023 administrative budget of GCF
... been delivered by the vendor. During the year when the relevant services are performed or goods delivered, these ...
Board document > Information
Readiness Support for the Implementation of the IRMF for DAE (Fast-Track)
... Paris climate accord. The funding proposal tentatively entitled “Cambodian Climate Financing Facility (CCFF)” has ... transformation of the national financial system with leveraging public and private sector capital at scale. With an ambitious goal to achieve a paradigm shifting ...
Document > Approved readiness proposal Cambodia
Strengthening the technical and human capacities of the Gambian Agency for the Management of Public Works (GAMWORKS) to meet the GCF requirements
The Gambia is particularly vulnerable to the negative effects of climate change. The challenges of sustainable development and protection against climate change are ...
Document > Approved readiness proposal Gambia
Debt for climate swaps: exploring avenues and opportunities
... debt and the deepening climate crisis presents a dual challenge of paramount significance, particularly in ... Swaps (DFCS) are an agreement between a sovereign and its creditors that reallocates a portion of ongoing debt ... A series of case studies in different country examples are discussed, each with distinct transaction structures ...
Document > Working paper
Initial Resource Mobilisation
... a rapid institutional start-up phase, the GCF’s Initial Resource Mobilisation (IRM) in 2014 quickly raised USD 9.3 billion in pledges. Of this, USD 9.3 billion was confirmed. Amount ... the GCF Board launched the process for the Fund's first replenishment (GCF-1). Initial Resource Mobilisation ...
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GCF slates future climate cooperation with China Development Bank
... coordinate their activities in promoting climate action. While the agreement – signed recently by GCF Executive ... goals, the bank has focused on pioneering green credit business in China and supporting energy efficiency ... China’s Belt and Road Initiative. China Songdo GCF slates future climate cooperation with China Development Bank ...
Article > Press release China 
GCF Regional Dialogue with the Caribbean
... among themselves through the exchange of information, knowledge, views and perspectives on our respective policy ... entities and private actors such as commercial banks, credit unions, and potential corporate co-investors, to ... with GCF experts in the key areas including Readiness, Accreditation, Funded Activities development and ...
Event > Structured dialogue Saint Kitts and Nevis 
GCF/B.08/07 - Further Development of the Initial Results Management Framework
... on mitigation and adaptation, and methodologies, data sources, frequency, and responsibilities for reporting. ...
Board document > Action item
Gender assessment for FP098: DBSA Climate Finance Facility
... gender situation and key gender matters in South Africa, Lesotho, Namibia and Swaziland. In addition the assessment ... the Programme. This report used data collected from various sources, and the cited material can be provided upon ...
Document > Gender assessment Multiple countries
Gender assessment for FP017: Climate action and solar energy development programme in the Tarapacá Region in Chile
... opportunities related to the Atacama Solar PV Project in Chile (the Project), including gender mainstreaming ... opportunities. The assessment was based on available data from public sources, including SIGI 2016, World Bank 2007, as well as ...
Document > Gender assessment Chile
NDA Strengthening and Country Programming support for Colombia through APC-Colombia
Colombia is implementing developing the GCF Readiness Programme with the support of UNDP, UNEP and World Resource Institute (WRI). Based on the identified climate ... a project pipeline for the GCF and other climate finance sources To build capacities for monitoring and allocating ...
Document > Approved readiness proposal Colombia
Accreditation Master Agreement between GCF and FNEC
... sets out the terms and conditions for the use of GCF resources. It formalises National Fund for Environment and ... in carrying out GCF-approved projects appropriately. Accreditation Master Agreement between GCF and FNEC ...
Document > Accreditation Master Agreement
Local climate adaptive living facility – LoCAL
This document presents funding proposal "SAP032: Local Climate Adaptive Living Facility – LoCAL" as approved by the Board of the Green Climate Fund at B.37.
Document > Approved funding proposal Benin
Gender assessment for SAP032: Local Climate Adaptive Living Facility – LoCAL
... – LoCAL seeks to present the issues, gaps and problems that should be addressed by gender-responsive project ...
Document > Gender assessment Benin
Green Climate Fund Board opens first meeting of 2019
... session on Monday 25 February where it announced the selection of Yannick Glemarec as its new Executive Director . ... to propose and carry out climate finance projects as Accredited Entities. GCF’s 24 Board members represent ... on the ground has been increasing, highlighted by the milestone reached earlier this month with the value of GCF ...
Article > Press release 
GCF engages Asian countries in dialogue on their climate investments
... The diverse nature of Asia means the types of climate challenges that nations in this region face vary greatly – ... National Designated Authorities (NDAs) and focal points, Accredited Entities, a wide group of country stakeholders, ... attend the GCF Structured Dialogue in Bali. Indonesia Denpasar GCF engages Asian countries in dialogue on their ...
Article > Press release Indonesia 
Australia and the GCF Secretariat co-host the Pacific Regional Workshop in Fiji
... headquarters in Suva, the gathering will bring together relevant stakeholders to galvanise action on the GCF in the region. The meeting will be led by the Co-Chairs of the GCF Board, Mr. Ewen McDonald ... Designated Authorities (NDAs) and Focal Points, GCF Accredited Entities, delivery partners, civil society and the ...
Article > Press release Australia Fiji 
GCF invests USD 270 million to catalyse African climate investment with AFD
... (AFD) signed the agreement which will kick-off the implementation of the “Transforming Financial Systems for ... and boost the private sector’s investments into renewable energy, energy efficiency, and climate resilience ... launch of this programme with AFD marks an important milestone for the Green Climate Fund. It demonstrates the ...
Article > Press release 
New GCF-Government of Mongolia agreement supports country’s Paris Agreement goals
... Climate Fund (GCF) to provide the organisation with Privileges and Immunities. The agreement was signed during the ... Determined Contribution announced today. By exempting GCF resources from national taxation, the agreement ensures that ... United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC), governments recommended that Parties to the UNFCCC ...
Article > Press release Mongolia 
GCF and TBC Bank, Georgia’s largest bank, sign accreditation agreement
GCF has signed an Accreditation Master Agreement (AMA) with JSC TBC Bank, the ... a five-year accreditation term. This partnership will enable GCF to mobilise funds through the private sector to ... will provide Georgia an opportunity to access GCF resources directly for an innovative investment platform that ...
Article > News update 
Thirty-sixth meeting of the GCF Board (B.36)
... and groups Performance review of the members of the Accreditation Panel Appointment of new members of the ... of the second consultation meeting for the second replenishment of the Green Climate Fund Evaluation conducted by ... the GCF’s investments in African States Status of GCF resources, pipeline, and portfolio performance Consideration ...
Event > Board meeting 
Developing GCF pipeline of projects from locally- driven climate actions
... scaling up climate change mitigation actions at local level through improved energy efficiency, scale-up of ... assist the City’s Local Government to secure “domestic source of fund” by mainstreaming climate actions into ... there are some Thai Local Governments actively playing roles on climate actions, however they identify their needs to ...
Document > Approved readiness proposal Thailand
Where do we stand with NDCs? Enhancing action on climate change in 2020
... 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. ...
Article > Speech
Keynote for P4G Seoul 2021
... the absence of policy interventions. The report discusses past and on-going efforts to align finance with sustainable ... trillion of negative-yielding debt in OECD countries and $26 trillion of low carbon, climate resilient investment ... close to 0% per annum. For developing countries, with low credit ratings, interest rates are significantly higher, ...
Article > Speech
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 ... assess the distribution of support and identify areas for future joint intervention and reporting that can support ... establishing a microfinance mechanism to provide accessible credit for smallholder farmers and small and medium-sized ...
Article > Statement 
How can climate action balance the needs of nature and people?
... into account global development goals intended to lift people out of poverty. A difficult past has taught young Ugandan beekeeper Shildah Nabimanya ... because when I destroy them it will affect me in the future,” Nabimanya said during a recent Green Climate Fund ...
Article > Article about GCF Uganda 
GCF/B.20/05 - Annual update on complementarity and coherence
... made and outputs from the operational framework on complementarity and coherence. The Board requested that this ... climate funds, considering progress and limitations in implementing the operational framework across the climate finance landscape and taking into account a detailed analysis of the experience on support for adaptation ...
Board document > Action item
Call for public inputs: Investment Framework
... Committee of the Board is considering the following elements for further development of the Fund’s investment ... Identification and comparison of methodologies that enable the Fund’s Secretariat to assess the relative quality and innovativeness of comparable proposals in comparable circumstances, including through ...
Document > Call for input
Summary of outcomes of the 22nd meeting of the GCF Board
The 22nd meeting of the GCF Board (B.22) took place from 26-28 February 2019 in Songdo, Republic of Korea. Mr. ... Nagmeldin Goutbi Elhassan Mahmoud and Mr. Josceline Wheatley presided over B.22 as elected Co-Chairs of the Board for ... Board's independent Technical Assessment Panel and its Accreditation Panel were present, as were over 100 ...
Document > Summary of outcomes of the meeting of the GCF Board