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Nature-based Solutions for transforming smallholder farming systems that are vulnerable to the impacts of climate change in South Africa
... is exacerbating existing vulnerabilities at the smallholder level, where agriculture is a vital source of livelihoods. The proposed project will adopt a participatory, action-learning approach using nature- based solutions to enhance ...
Document > Approved project preparation funding application South Africa SANBI
Private sector key, say GCF Latin America Dialogue partners
... and public sectors to work together in developing sustainable solutions to address climate change. A number of formal ... at the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) , a GCF Accredited Entity with seven projects approved by the GCF ... level of accessibility to international climate finance resources." GCF regularly holds Structured Dialogues in ...
Article > Press release Colombia CAF 
Saint Kitts and Nevis commits to lead on scaled-up climate action
The Government of Saint Kitts and Nevis today committed to lead regional efforts to accelerate climate ambitions in the ... said: “This Dialogue is about turning the ambitions and resources of the Caribbean region into historic impact by ... swaps, green hydrogen, performance-based grants, resilience credits and resilience bonds. The Caribbean region’s ...
Article > News update Saint Kitts and Nevis 
CABEI signs Accreditation Master Agreement with Green Climate Fund
... Bank for Economic Integration (CABEI) today signed an Accreditation Master Agreement (AMA) with the Green Climate Fund (GCF). The agreement will enable the multiplying of financing sources for resilient and low carbon projects to boost the ...
Article > Press release CABEI 
GCF Write Shop on Blue Co Caribbean
Blue Co is a proposed blended finance co-investment platform aimed at helping SIDS ... lay the foundation for crowding in investments from all sources and at scale on the blue economy. Using a coordinated programmatic ...
Event > Events organised / involving GCF Bahamas 
47 countries express interest in hosting a GCF regional presence
... it serves and deliver more financial support at scale, strengthen national institutions, and build more ... too to ensure greatest impact. GCF needs to be not only a source of finance but as a partner working on the ground. ... United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC). Proposed host cities must be classified as A or B per ...
Article > Press release 
FP294 - Vietnam REDD-plus results-based payments for results period of 2014
... significant forest landscapes, playing a critical role in sustaining biodiversity, regulating ecosystems, and ... forests have diminished in quality and coverage over the past several decades due to deforestation and forest ... the forestry and land-use sector remaining a predominant source. Viet Nam has made strong commitments under the REDD+ ...
Project > Public sector Viet Nam JICA 
Adaptation
The challenge Adaptation needs are coming into sharp focus as the ... climate change are more evident. Increasing numbers of people worldwide are being affected by the higher frequency and ... Adaptation: Accelerating action towards a climate resilient future 09 Apr 2019 This working paper contributes to ...
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FP269 - DaIMA – Dairy Interventions for Mitigation and Adaptation
... and the United Republic of Tanzania, faces significant challenges due to climate change. Dairy farming is a major ... farmers struggle with limited market access, challenges in sourcing local feed and fodder, inadequate extension and ... farmers, cooperatives, SMEs and technology providers. FP269 Kenya Rwanda Tanzania Uganda 1 2 3 4 5 6 1 2 DaIMA – ...
Project > Public sector Multiple countries IFAD 
Green Climate Fund: USD 736 million for new projects and readiness strategy to accelerate climate action
... brings GCF programming in 2023 to USD 2.1 billion of GCF resources and a total of USD 9.0 billion when co-financing is ... The Board meeting marked the last one of GCF’s first replenishment period (2020-2023) having programmed a total of ... paves the way for important partnerships with new Accredited Entities from developing countries, some of which ...
Article > Press release 
SAP032 - Local Climate Adaptive Living Facility – LoCAL
Benin is one of the world’s most vulnerable countries to climate change with low levels of readiness and adaptive capacity. Climate change ... Benin exacerbates the adverse impacts in the face of multiple development challenges, including high poverty rates as ...
Project > Public sector Benin FNEC 
SAP040 - Climate Adaptation and Resilience in Thua Thien Hue Province Vietnam (CARe Hue)
... risk, with climate change adversely affecting crop yields, leading to food insecurity and economic losses. Despite ... development in the province. To address these challenges, the project will enhance climate resilience for ...
Project > Public sector Viet Nam LuxDev 
SAP055 - Strengthening the Health Resilience of Communities Vulnerable to Climate Change in Benin’s ABD (Adjohoun, Bonou and Dangbo) Zone
... Bonou and Dangbo (ABD) health zone in the lower Ouémé valley of south-eastern Benin is highly vulnerable to seasonal and extreme flooding, rising temperatures and ... change affects people’s health. The country’s public resources are stretched thin, and there is limited flexibility ...
Project > Public sector Benin FNEC 
Indigenous Knowledge and Climate Resilience in the Amazon: Bridging Traditional Wisdom and Modern Technology
... such techniques might relate to traditional, indigenous knowledge, particularly with regards to the practice of swidden ... indigenous knowledge codes for assessing the suitability of sites for swidden agriculture? While this research question ... in GCF’s Strategic Plan 2024-2027 , a programming compass that puts indigenous knowledge at the heart of ...
Article > Insights 
Building climate resilient economies: water solutions in Grenada’s agriculture and tourism sectors
... on surface water and rainwater harvesting for its potable water needs. However, climate change is causing higher than average temperatures, unpredictable rainfall patterns droughts, and the intrusion of saltwater into groundwater sources due to sea level rise, exacerbating issues of water ...
Article > Story Grenada 
Risk dashboard (Component III)
Adopted by decision B.19/04 (b). Presents an update to the risk dashboard.
Document > Policies, strategies, and guidelines
State of Palestine Country Programme
... this planet. In an effort to respond to climate change challenges, the international community created the Green ... to climate finance. Like all countries, the State of Palestine will be hit hard by climate change. Indeed, signs of ... and finance. Climate finance is a new and additional source of funds, but it is not related to official ...
Document > Country programme State of Palestine
Policies: Resource mobilisation
Resource mobilisation The Governing Instrument sets out that ... may also receive financial inputs from a variety of other sources. Policies and decisions in this category further ... on contributions for the IRM and for GCF’s first replenishment period. Policies: Resource mobilisation ...
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Information disclosure
... development in developing countries. Transparency enables GCF to provide the public with a clear picture of GCF’s work and the way it administers financial resources received from public, private and other sources. ...
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Review and update of the GCF Strategic Plan for 2024-2027
... the Board in addressing policy gaps and programming GCF resources for the first replenishment period. Progress in implementation has been ... and alternate members, National Designated Authorities, Accredited Entities, active observers, observer organizations, ...
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Ministerial forum on forest finance
... a new asset class that has gained traction over the past years across developed markets. Even though GSSS bonds ... includes exchanges and trading platforms, clearing houses, credit risk assessment, custodians, and fiduciaries, and ... opportunities to build a green, healthy and resilient future with forests. World Forestry Congress Ministerial ...
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Building project pipeline capacities: Development of GCF concept notes in the transport and health sectors in Thailand
To enable the development of priority climate change projects in ... for climate science-based project development for the future. Through institutional capacity building and ... to the GCF Candidates for Direct Access Entity (DAE) accreditation to the GCF will be closely engaged on the ...
Document > Approved readiness proposal Thailand GIZ
Improving capacities of the National Focal Point in Montenegro for the engagement with the GCF and strengthening of the country’s strategic project pipeline to support implementation of the updated Nationally Determined Contribution (NDC 2)
... a national framework for cooperation with the GCF in all relevant aspects. Some of the key results achieved through ... hierarchy; (ii) introduction of the GCF governing rules and procedures to be observed in all matters relevant to ... challenge for the new NDA in terms of accessing training resources and information to support the implementation of its ...
Document > Approved readiness proposal Montenegro
NDA Strengthening and Country Programming (Phase 3)
... needed to pursue project support from the GCF and/or other sources of climate financing. This readiness proposal also ... institutional and coordination mechanisms for effective implementation of climate actions in Tonga. It consists of four ... climate finance amongst key stakeholders (Output 1.1.3) Accreditation of MoF as DAE (Output 1.2.1) Increased knowledge ...
Document > Approved readiness proposal Tonga
Ecosystem Based Adaptation for Water Security in South Africa (EbA-Water)
... well-being. South Africa has identified 22 Strategic Water Source Areas (SWSAs, also known as Water Towers) which collectively cover 10% of the land but provide 50% of the water ... by 2050. Projected climate change impacts will result in less allocatable water in rivers, thereby increasing ...
Document > Approved project preparation funding application South Africa SANBI
Running dry: Racing against time to secure our water future
... to achieve 2030 targets related to climate, sustainable development, and disaster risk reduction, we are falling ... flows (e.g., biodiversity, water management, carbon credits). Additionally, GCF promotes sustainable water ... Fund Running dry: Racing against time to secure our water future ...
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Policies: Risk management framework
... at both the institutional and funding proposal investment level, covering funding, non-financial, investment and ...
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GCF, African Development Bank and Africa50 signal support for Desert to Power programme
... have announced that they will share ideas and resources about opportunities to make solar power available throughout the Sahel region, transforming African deserts ... with the Green Climate Fund and Africa50 is a great milestone and will help us deliver at scale.” Alain ...
Article > Press release AfDB 
GCF strengthens partnership with Inter-American Development Bank
... the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB). The signing of Accreditation Master Agreements (AMA) is a prerequisite for all GCF Accredited Entities to implement GCF-approved projects. IDB sought GCF accreditation, ... focus on bolstering vulnerable communities. For the past decade, the IDB has been a key partner for the Latin ...
Article > Press release IDB 
GCF begins funds transfer to Mongolia’s XacBank
The Green Climate Fund has completed the initial tranche of a USD 20 million financing ... air quality and climate change simultaneously during the past three months, Mr. Batsukh said. “Increasingly, ... large-scale renewable energy projects since GCF accredited it as a direct access entity in October 2016. Keep ...
Article > Press release Mongolia XacBank 