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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 
Fourth meeting of the GCF Board (B.04)
... of the Green Climate Fund will be held from Wednesday, 26 June to Friday, 28 June, in Songdo, Incheon, Republic ... Secretariat Establishment of the independent Secretariat Selection of the Executive Director Administrative policies ... Sector Facility Structure and organization Additional rules of procedure of the Board Information disclosure, ...
Event > Board meeting
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 
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
... 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 ... video recordings of the meeting are available on the GCF website. This document provides a summary of the major issues ...
Document > Summary of outcomes of the meeting of the GCF Board
NDA Strengthening and Country Programming support for Afghanistan through FAO
Afghanistan is highly vulnerable to the impacts of climate change. A high proportion of ... therefore poses a direct threat to marginalized, vulnerable communities and sustainable economic development in the country. The government has ...
Document > Approved readiness proposal Afghanistan
NDA Strengthening and Country Programming support for Barbados through Ministry of Finance and Economic Affairs
... the NDA in building the necessary capacity needed to handle large cross sectoral projects involving multiple stakeholders and interest groups. The development of a ... policies/programmes. The Country Programme will provide clear guidelines in project selection and ensure that all ...
Document > Approved readiness proposal Barbados
NDA Strengthening and Country Programming support for Chile through the Chilean Development Cooperation Agency
... of the operationalization of the Green Climate Fund in Chile. In particular, it aims to develop the capacity of the ... on existing strategies & plans (readiness area 2). The implementation of these two components of the readiness ... interest in the GCF opportunities and to strengthen Chile’s access to climate finance through the preparation of ...
Document > Approved readiness proposal Chile
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 ...
Article > Insights 
The Amazon bioeconomy fund
... largest tropical forest, the Amazon is highly vulnerable to climate change impacts. The combination of increased ... and livelihood, and would also affect the Amazon’s key role in absorbing and storing the world’s carbon. GCF's ... be encouraged in six key areas of the bioeconomy: sustainable agroforestry, native palm cultivation, non-timber natural ...
Document > Case study Multiple countries
Driving rapid climate action: 10 new projects ready for delivery
... backed by the Green Climate Fund (GCF) are on track for implementation, with two projects setting record times for ... that contains conditions to be fulfilled by the GCF Accredited Entity (AE) and must be negotiated and signed by ... Hue Province Vietnam (CARe Hue) with Agence Luxembourgeoise pour la Coopération au Développement (LuxDev) SAP042: ...
Article > News update 
GCF in Brief: Simplified Approval Process
... project portfolio, with many projects already under implementation. To simplify and streamline the approval of certain small scale projects, GCF’s Board has approved a new approach: the ... (SAP). The simplifications in this new approach should lead to a reduction in time and effort required to go from ...
Document > GCF in Brief
SAP Technical Guidelines: Transport
... such as road, rail and maritime transport, and aviation. Please note that the English document is currently the most ... translations are being reviewed and will be soon available for download. SAP Technical Guidelines: Transport ...
Document > Publication, Guides
SAP Technical Guidelines: REDD+
This guidance has been developed to support GCF accredited entities (AEs) and national designated authorities ... the simplified approval process for REDD+ (REDD+ SAP). Please note that the English document is currently the most ... translations are being reviewed and will be soon available for download. SAP Technical Guidelines: REDD+ ...
Document > Publication, Guides
Enhance capacities of Cabo Verde in addressing the effects of climate change in key sectors of the Blue Economy
... Island Developing State, Cabo Verde is particularly vulnerable to the impacts of climate change. The country’s key ... under the Blue Economy (Cadre Stratégique Unifié pour l’Economie Bleue, CaSUEB, 2019) with the leadership of the Ministry of ...
Document > Approved readiness proposal Cabo Verde
GCF-EIF agreement opens way for start of Namibian nature-based climate solution
... Activity Agreement (FAA) which opens the way for the implementation of a project in Namibia which builds the ... adaptation approach. GCF Executive Director Yannick Glemarec said: “This project is emblematic of GCF’s ... show that biodiversity and ecosystems provide valuable services that increase the climate resilience of local ...
Article > Press release Namibia 
GCF/B.10/12 - Template for the Bilateral Agreement on Privileges and Immunities
At its meeting in Songdo from 24 to 26 March 2015, the Board considered a proposed “Template for the Bilateral Agreement on Privileges and Immunities” prepared by the Secretariat. In this ... perception that the Fund was seeking more in terms of privileges and immunities than was applicable under the ...
Board document > Action item
GCF/B.34/Inf.16 - Diversification of financial instruments for addressing climate risk
... urged the GCF Board “to explore diversifying its selection of financial instruments for addressing climate ... parametric insurance for climatic events” (decision 6/CP.26, para. 11). Through its decision B.32/08, the Board ... for the consideration of the Board for diversifying its selection of financial instruments for addressing climate ...
Board document > Information
Invitation for the Thirty-first Round of Application for Accreditation as an Observer Organization to the Green Climate Fund
... Instrument for the Green Climate Fund (the GCF) and the Rules of Procedures of the Board, the Co-Chairs, in consultation with the Board, invite accredited observer organizations to the thirty-seventh ...
Document > Notification
GCF/B.39/Inf.02 - Report on the execution of the 2024 administrative budget of GCF
... million against the annual budget of USD 125.4 million (26 per cent of the approved budget); USD 0. 8 million ...
Board document > Information
GCF Board approves over USD 1 billion in funding for climate mitigation and adaptation
... low emission and climate resilient development. The Board elected Ambassador Lennart Båge and Dr. Paul Oquist as its ... Bank (AfDB) FP081 - USD 100 million for the Line of Credit for Solar rooftop segment for Commercial, Industrial ... recording of this Board meeting is available on the GCF website . The next GCF Board meeting, B.20, will take place ...
Article > Press release 
FP135 - Ecosystem-based Adaptation in the Indian Ocean – EBA IO
Small island developing states (SIDS) are extremely vulnerable to climate change, which poses severe threats to ... fishing (as in Comoros and Madagascar) or tourism and the services sector (as in Mauritius and Seychelles). It will develop and implement ecosystem-based ...
Project > Public sector Multiple countries 
Accreditation Master Agreement between GCF and CACIB
... between the Green Climate Fund (GCF) and the Crédit Agricole Corporate and Investment Bank, sets out the terms and ... in carrying out GCF-approved projects appropriately. Accreditation Master Agreement between GCF and CACIB ...
Document > Accreditation Master Agreement
Accreditation Master Agreement between GCF and La Banque Agricole
... between the Green Climate Fund (GCF) and La Banque Agricole, sets out the terms and conditions for the use of GCF resources. It formalises La Banque Agricole's accountability in carrying out GCF-approved projects appropriately. Accreditation Master Agreement between GCF and La Banque ...
Document > Accreditation Master Agreement
Green Climate Finance Facility for Fostering Climate-Smart Agriculture in Senegal
This document presents funding proposal "FP262: Green Climate Finance Facility for Fostering ... by the Board of the Green Climate Fund at B.41. Senegal FP262 Green Climate Finance Facility for Fostering ...
Document > Approved funding proposal Senegal
GCF/B.34/19 - Matters related to the Trustee
... performance of the Trustee and the value for money of the services provided by the Trustee. The document includes ...
Board document > Action item
Cooperation for climate action
... GCF is committed to ensuring that our activities complement those of other funds, and that together we have a ... is available here . On 3 November 2021 - Finance Day at COP26, GCF adopted a joint statement with the Adaptation Fund, ... action [COP27] GCF and GEF – Long term vision for the future Cooperation for climate action ...
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