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Fostering institutional capacities and accelerating climate finance readiness for increased climate action in Guatemala
Guatemala's efforts to implement and achieve its NDC objectives face significant impediments due to the overarching challenge of inadequate preparedness and capacity. This ... of a climate finance taxonomy to identify accessible sources and suitable instruments. Through these activities, ...
Document > Approved readiness proposal Guatemala
Mobilising climate finance for oceanic and coastal resilience
... developed with GIZ (Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit), aims to support Green Climate Fund (GCF) Accredited Entities (AEs) in preparing impactful proposals and ... pathways such as blue bonds. It includes an Annex Resource booklet that provides expert resources and data ...
Document > Working paper
Introductory Webinar on GCF Country Programme Guidance
... Programme Guidance. National Designated Authorities, Accredited Entities and other stakeholders are invited to ... preferred AEs and how to structure and mobilize potential sources of finance. The webinar will be held in two ... Session 1: 24 February 2021, 08.00 a.m. KST Applicable for participants based in Pacific, LAC countries ...
Event > Webinar 
Coral Reef Resiliency Program
The project’s goal is to implement ecosystem-based adaptation (EbA) within Fiji’s ... planned preservation and restoration of coral reefs in less exposed reefs with high regeneration capacity and ... EbA focus depends on evidence-based identification of sites where these interventions would be most effective. ...
Document > Approved project preparation funding application Fiji
GCF finance allocation builds Tuvalu’s resilience
... help strengthen the island nation of Tuvalu against the double climate threats of rising sea levels and destructive ... tranche of its USD 36 million contribution to UNDP, a GCF Accredited Entity, to reduce the vulnerability of one of the ... make coastal management more resilient and catalyze other sources of adaptation finance. Cyclone Pam brought ...
Article > Press release Tuvalu 
GCF Board meeting opens with USD 1.2 billion in climate finance on agenda
... total of USD 7.5 billion including co-financing from other sources. Ten of the 15 proposals wholly or partly target the least developed countries (LDCs), Small Island Developing ... include the results management framework, the updated accreditation framework, and evaluations by the Independent ...
Article > Press release 
Institutionalizing a common framework for climate finance MRV to enhance complementarity and coherence for climate action in CARICOM States
... in low carbon-climate resilient sectors, is a challenge which the Caribbean region is working assiduously to ... is coherently responsive to climate action funded by other sources of climate finance, forms part of this readiness. As ... United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) Biennial Transparency Reports will be required from ...
Document > Approved readiness proposal Multiple countries
Partners
... institutions and more. These diverse partnerships enable GCF to build on knowledge and experiences to drive systemic change that achieves ... GCF plays a catalytic role that is complementary to other sources of climate finance: unlocking projects that would ...
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FP037 - Integrated Flood Management to Enhance Climate Resilience of the Vaisigano River Catchment in Samoa
... proof Samoa’s capital. Samoa’s economy and its people’s livelihoods have been heavily impacted by ... at 40 percent of the country’s GDP at the time. This reflected the undoing of years of economic gains in ... more frequent and extreme rainfall and wind events and sea level rise. This project will enable the Government of Samoa ...
Project > Public sector Samoa 
FP113 - TWENDE: Towards Ending Drought Emergencies: Ecosystem Based Adaptation in Kenya’s Arid and Semi-Arid Rangelands
... in Kenya’s arid and semi-arid lands. The project targets eleven counties in two major climate zones which have ... Building capacity and institutions for the improved implementation of devolution is seen as necessary to enhance ...
Project > Public sector Kenya 
FP250 - Achieving emission reduction in the Central Highlands and South Central Coast of Viet Nam to support National REDD+ Action Programme goals (RECAF)
... economy is placing increasing pressure on its natural resources, including forests. Despite a logging ban in 2016, the nation has faced challenges in balancing forest conservation with farmers' ... socio-economic co-benefits, primarily for Indigenous Peoples. FP250 Viet Nam 1 2 3 4 5 6 1 2 1033 Achieving emission ...
Project > Public sector Viet Nam 
FP254 - GCF-IFC Scaling Resilient Water Infrastructure (RWI) Facility
The global climate crisis is interconnected with water, leading to greater variability in the water cycle, diminished resources, and rising CO2 emissions from inadequate water and ... Tunisia Chile Peru Azerbaijan 1 2 3 4 5 6 1 2 1085 GCF-IFC Scaling Resilient Water Infrastructure (RWI) Facility ...
Project > Private sector Multiple countries 
FP258 - Multi-country Project Advancing Early Warnings for All (EW4All)
Worldwide, vulnerable communities face increasing risks due to the growing ... Multi-Hazard Early Warning Systems (MHEWS). It will accelerate access to global and regional technical and ... capacities, and promote effective local action. Implemented through the national governments of the seven ...
Project > Public sector Multiple countries 
FP199 - Public-Social-Private Partnerships for Ecologically-Sound Agriculture and Resilient Livelihood in Northern Tonle Sap Basin (PEARL)
The Northern Tonle Sap Basin (NTSB) in the center-west part of Cambodia is ... farmers produce mainly cashew, mango, rice, and vegetables. The area is also severely threatened by climate change ... farmers in this crucial region of Cambodia in the future. FP199 Cambodia 1 2 3 4 5 6 1 2 506 746 ...
Project > Public sector Cambodia 
SAP035 - Building the Adaptive Capacity of Sugarcane Farmers in Northern Belize (BaC-SuF)
Belize is highly vulnerable to climate change, particularly due to its low-lying islands facing challenges such as storms, hurricanes, droughts, floods, and the threat of sea-level rise. The agriculture sector, especially the sugar ...
Project > Public sector Belize 
SAP005 - Enhanced climate resilience of rural communities in central and north Benin through the implementation of ecosystem-based adaptation (EbA) in forest and agricultural landscapes
... change. The project objective is to halt the negative cycle of climate change, agricultural yield depletion and natural resource degradation in central and northern Benin to build ... ecosystems. Thus, the project will address current and future climate change impacts through three components ...
Project > Public sector Benin 
GCF.10: 10 years of climate impact
... with GCF-funded projects Over × Anticipated CO₂ equivalent avoided *Aggregated estimates based on all approved ... supporting Mongolia’s ambition to pursue a low-emission future The first large-scale solar facility built with GCF ... / Brylle James Galang While GCF has made many gains in the past decade, it has the potential to do so much more. Since ...
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GCF support to the Amazon
... 123 billion tonnes of carbon, the Amazon plays a crucial role in global climate regulation. It also is home to more ... than 30 million people, providing numerous Indigenous Peoples and local communities with livelihoods, a safety net ... sink (i.e., a net absorber of atmospheric carbon) into a source due to sustained high rates of deforestation and ...
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GCF gives green light to largest climate project to date in EBRD partnership
... and Development (EBRD). The GCF-EBRD Sustainable Energy Financing Facilities programme spans three regions ... Energy Financing Facilities project will provide credit lines to open up new financing paths and new markets ... United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) in 2010 to deliver equal amounts of funding to ...
Article > Press release Multiple countries 
From salty waters to stronger futures: crab farming boosts livelihood resilience along Bangladesh’s coast
... with low-lying terrain. The saltwater inundation has left the land unable to sustain the crops of what was once a ... of income for local farmers. A coastal lifeline: crab hatcheries To support and enhance the resilience of the ... Dastur Bangladesh FP206 From salty waters to stronger futures: crab farming boosts livelihood resilience along ...
Article > Story Bangladesh 
Strengthening capacity to accelerate green finance and development of country-driven project formulation in Viet Nam
... Nam as it will contribute to address the overarching problem of reducing the climate funding gap, therefore creating ... of the banking system to promote and appraise green credit Limited capacities to develop concept notes and ... in the NDC. Building on the efforts and achievements of the past decade, the readiness actions foreseen in this proposal ...
Document > Approved readiness proposal Viet Nam
GCF and IDB agreements to help SMEs in Latin America invest in energy efficiency
... (IDB) recently signed funding agreements which will enable GCF to channel climate finance to 4 projects in Latin ... Development Bank of El Salvador, which will help open a credit line to fund SMEs' energy efficiency projects in the ... in Guatemala and Mexico. This marks an important milestone in our partnership with the Green Climate Fund in ...
Article > Press release Multiple countries 
Climate finance should focus on rural sector, says leading Indian lender
... be wearing farming clothes than a business suit, said a leading representative of India’s major rural development ... to strengthen GCF’s partnerships with its direct access Accredited Entities. Addressing climate finance priorities in ... partners to strengthen their capacities in accessing GCF resources. Starting today at GCF Headquarters in Korea, the ...
Article > Press release India 
GCF meets with top global investors to boost private sector climate finance
... top financial firms. GCF Executive Director Yannick Glemarec and the GCF’s Private Sector Facility Director ... Private Investment for Climate Conference. The roundtables, held during GCF’s second Private Investment for ... were representatives from MUFG Bank, Macquarie, HSBC, Credit Suisse, Standard Chartered Bank, Allianz, ING, Swiss ...
Article > Press release 
Blue-Green Investment Corporation
... we will see some of the largest, earliest increases in sea levels and temperatures and where droughts and floods will ... other Governments in the Caribbean, lack the necessary resources and the domestic financial sector lacks the ... that draws in other financing players like banks, credit unions, pension funds, and insurance companies and ...
Document > Approved project preparation funding application Barbados
GCF and DBSA partnership to boost climate investments in the Southern Africa region
... kick-off the programme to break market barriers and accelerate investments into climate projects. The Southern ... Contribution (NDC). Significant investments beyond public resources are needed to tackle the challenge, and mobilising ... USD 56 million, will break these barriers by providing credit enhancements such as subordinated debt tranches and ...
Article > Press release Multiple countries 
GCF helps reduce renewable business costs in South Africa
... Climate Fund (GCF) will help drive down the price of renewable energy in South Africa by boosting the private sector’s ... to reduce the cost of investing in South African renewables on the sidelines of GCF’s second Private Investment ... to be implemented by DBSA, provides credit support to renewable energy projects – with a ...
Article > Press release South Africa 
Scaling the role of climate finance after COP27
... 2023 to assess the outcomes of COP27, particularly the role of climate finance and how to scale its impact for ... 80 per cent of yearly global climate finance, since higher credit ratings and a more threatening investment ... one-off projects. Steer argued that climate finance of the future must flow towards ‘positive tipping points, where ...
Article > News update 
GCF Board closes key policy gaps as project pipeline reaches $1.5 billion
... first Strategic Plan, its Work Plan for 2016, and the accreditation of 13 new entities. “The Board has reached ... vision, operational priorities, and an action plan to be implemented by 2018. The Strategic Plan strengthens the ... was adopted, which includes providing live web streaming of future GCF Board meetings, with a review of its utility in ...
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