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FP284 - Amazonia Viva Program
... global climate regulator. It is home to 47 million people, including 2.2 million Indigenous Peoples. The region is ... limited infrastructure, and a high dependence on natural resources. This combination leaves Indigenous Peoples and ... measures to overcome gender-specific obstacles in access to credit. FP284 Bolivia (Plurinational State of) Brazil ...
Project > Public sector Multiple countries 
Women key agents for tackling climate change
... in UN Women training session on women’s empowerment to scale up climate action The “why” and “how” of ... National Designated Authorities (NDAs) and direct access accredited entities to GCF’s Headquarters in Songdo, ... 17 per cent of national adaption programmes of action (NAPAs) by countries incorporated a gender perspective. In the ...
Article > Press release 
Green Climate Fund exceeds USD 10 billion replenishment mark
The Green Climate Fund (GCF) has achieved a milestone in its mission to progress climate action in ... making a five-fold increase compared to our Initial Resource Mobilization in 2014 - a truly remarkable ...
Article > Press release 
In memoriam: Daniel Machado da Fonseca
The Green Climate Fund (GCF) is deeply saddened at the passing of Daniel Machado da Fonseca on 3 March 2024. ... a GCF Board member, climate action champion and beloved colleague. Daniel recently joined the GCF Board as the Head of ... advocate for developing countries and friend, Daniel was a source of commitment, dedication, inspiration and ...
Article > Statement 
GCF/B.05/18 - Resource Mobilization
... B.01-13/09, approved the scope of further work on resource mobilization for the Fund, set out in Annex II of ... model framework. The strategy document will lay out key elements and a timeline for organizing the initial resource ... and key factors determining how that approach will be implemented.” This document should be read in conjunction ...
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Entity Support support for Seychelles through the Indian Ocean Commission
... of Ministers of IOC requested that the Secretariat seeks accreditation to the GCF (decision 21b) and reiterate the ... countries, re‐ stricting their ability to prepare and implement climate change projects. It should also be recog‐ ... are highly indebted countries) excluding them from certain sources of funding, despite the fact that climate ...
Document > Approved readiness proposal Seychelles
Support to the Republic of Congo’s GCF Focal Point and his team to strengthen their coordination capacities and to undertake consultations and studies in the forest and land use sector
... forestry and land use sector. This sector is the largest source of emissions in the country and has been the focus of ... the field, strengthen the country’s capacities on the role of the forestry and land use sector in the national GCF ... as small and medium forestry enterprises) and in the renewable energy sector, which are important focus of the ...
Document > Approved readiness proposal Congo
GCF Technical Expert Workshop on Climate Adaptation Finance
... utilized different methods to gather inputs from various sources including engaging the World Resources Institute to ... this two-day technical expert workshop was organized to collect expert views on climate adaptation practices and ... Expert Group, and Standing Committee on Finance of the UNFCCC. The objectives of this workshop were to explore the ...
Event > Events organised / involving GCF Republic of Korea (the) 
Developing a GHG and SLCP monitoring network for enhanced compliance & enforcement of emission standards and improved climate change reporting
... which limits the development of appropriate policy and legal instruments to curtails the emissions. This challenge will be more pronounced in the future as the economy grows and emissions sources increase. The proposed project therefore aims at ...
Document > Concept note Kenya
EmpoweringMunicipalities in Haiti to plan for, manage and respond to the impacts of climate change
... across the Republic of Haiti (i.e., Bazinet, Belle-Ansa, Iron Coast, Jamel and Margot) to strategically plan ... climate finance from the Green Climate Fund(GCF) and other sources. Additionally, support will be given to increase ... of climate and disaster risk response measures across scales. In addition to enhancing local strategies and policies ...
Document > Approved readiness proposal Haiti
Multi-Year Strategic Readiness for Antigua and Barbuda: Supporting Antigua and Barbuda’s NDCs implementation towards a transformation to Climate Resilient and Low-Emission Development Pathway by 2030
... envisioned climate targets to accomplish its catalytic role gender-responsive transition to a low emission, climate ... government envisions that it will perform this catalytic role through its proposed climate change project pipeline ... away from imported energy to grow a new nationally sourced energy sector resilience in the back-up energy, ...
Document > Approved readiness proposal Antigua and Barbuda
Advancing a National Approach to Fire Management in Guatemala
In Guatemala, forest fires are an important source of GHG emissions. Between 2019-2020, Guatemala ... threat that will be aggravated by climate change. While attempts have been made to foster collaboration and coordination at the national level, there is yet to be a coordinated and permanent ...
Document > Approved readiness proposal Guatemala
Strengthening REDD+ and watershed management in Bhutan
... support from the Forest Carbon Partnership Facility (FCPF) of the World Bank. However, during the process of implementing the REDD+ Readiness, certain activities which were ... fire), agroforestry and urban forest management, water sources management for reviving drying springs. ...
Document > Approved readiness proposal Bhutan
Supporting the foundations for sustainable adaptation planning and financing in Morocco
... Technical Cooperation (GIZ, Gesellschaft for Internationale Zusammenarbeit) and UNDP are both supporting the Government of Morocco with the implementation of several components of the NAP roadmap. ... aligned with national priorities and reared sustainable sources of finance for adaptation . The project has a strong ...
Document > Approved readiness proposal Morocco
Increasing the Capacity of Bangladesh’s NDA and Direct Access Accredited Entities to Access GCF Resources
... is to support the NDA and key partners (i.e., existing and future DAEs, training institutes, private sector and other ... and 3) establishing a ‘one-stop-shop’ data and knowledge center. The proposed project will address the ... the Capacity of Bangladesh’s NDA and Direct Access Accredited Entities to Access GCF Resources ...
Document > Approved readiness proposal Bangladesh
Stage 1 Accreditation support of Direct Access Entities for on-lending and/or blending fiduciary functions
... on the condition of additional support from international sources. The key challenges in enhancing Lao PDR’s access to climate finance are: The country has no national private accredited entity that can provide on-lending and/or blending ...
Document > Approved readiness proposal Lao People's Democratic Republic (the)
Enabling Readiness for Capacity Building on Installation and Maintenance of Solar PV in Timor-Leste
This project aims to support the government of Timor-Leste particularly the technical professional staffs of ... by 2030, 50% of electricity generation will come from RE sources, and will feed into the draft Decree-Law ...
Document > Approved readiness proposal Timor-Leste
Support to Fundación Natura and Fundación Wetlands International to obtain accreditation as Panama’s Direct Access Entities (DAEs) to the Green Climate Fund
... and restoration of the environment and the sustainable use of natural resources. Under the leadership ... have been implemented in the last years to face current and future challenges regarding climate change. The updated ... Direct Access Entities (DAEs) to qualify for GCF accreditation: Fundación Wetlands International (FWI) and ...
Document > Approved readiness proposal Panama
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
Annual Report 2023
... their highest aspirations so that we all secure a better future. Mafalda Duarte , GCF Executive Director Read the ... countries for climate action. By the end of 2023, GCF accredited 22 new Direct Access Entities (DAE), raising the ... 253.7 m Beneficiaries 194.5 m Increase local resilience SAP026 Extended Community Climate Change Project-Drought ...
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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 
Appeals
... disclosure requests that have been denied may be appealed. An Information Appeals Panel (IAP) was established by ... 16 Oct 2019 The following procedural guidelines applicable to the handling of information appeals was agreed to by ...
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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 
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
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
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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