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GCF and Africa Finance Corporation drive low-emission development in Africa
... Corporation (AFC). The two organizations signed an Accreditation Master Agreement (AMA), a prerequisite for all GCF Accredited Entities to implement GCF-approved projects. AFC was accredited to GCF in ...
Article > Press release AFC 
GCF upgrades climate support for vulnerable Pacific nations
... with the Pacific Community (SPC). GCF today signed an Accreditation Master Agreement (AMA) with this Pacific-based regional body to provide the legal framework for funding climate projects. GCF Deputy ... in 1947 as the South Pacific Commission, as many of its 26 members are Pacific SIDS. The vulnerability of SIDS to ...
Article > Press release SPC 
GCF publishes the tentative funding proposal schedule for B.27
... take place virtually from 18 to 21 August 2020. GCF acknowledges the extraordinary circumstances and fast-changing ... Board decides on funding proposals brought forward by GCF Accredited Entities. Kindly note that funding proposals ... The report/s shall be disclosed (i) in the AE’s website, (ii) in locations convenient to affected peoples, and ...
Article > Press release 
GCF publishes the tentative funding proposal schedule for B.29
... is proposed that B.29 takes place on 28 June-1 July 2021 while a formal Board decision is yet to be taken on this ... Board decides on funding proposals brought forward by GCF Accredited Entities. Kindly note that funding proposals ... The report/s shall be disclosed (i) on the AE’s website, (ii) in locations convenient to affected peoples, and ...
Article > Press release 
Boosting the Implementation of Best Practices in Rice Farming on the North Coast of Peru, including the Alternate Wetting and Drying Method
... and guarantee food, health, and water security. With the implementation of the Alternate Wetting and Drying method (AWD) ... backgrounds, low financial inclusion, and low-income levels, the PPF resources, particularly through baseline ... literacy levels, income sources, access to financial services, and adaptive capacity. This will allow for a more ...
Document > Approved project preparation funding application Peru IICA
Great Green Wall in the Spotlight at COP
Attention and support for the Great Green Wall , an African-led initiative to restore land and ecosystems in Africa, were reinforced at COP26. As a funder of several projects in the Sahel region ... this high-level event was moderated by the Prince of Wales and French President Emmanuel Macron, bringing together ...
Article > News update 
Enhancing climate finance and investment in LAC banking sector
The Financial Sector plays a fundamental role in mobilizing the resources necessary to finance a low ... (operational risk) and indirectly, through their portfolio (credit and market risk), depending on the location of their ... to assess their portfolio on climate change and meet GCF accreditation process standards, while mobilizing interest of ...
Document > Approved readiness proposal Multiple countries
GCF approves Project Preparation Facility grant to establish Barbados green bank
... PPF provides financial and technical assistance to GCF Accredited Entities for the preparation of high potential ... conceptualised by the Barbados Prime Minister Mia Mottley to help Caribbean countries to meet their targets for ... Contributions and achieve a climate-resilient low-emission future. The aim is for BGIC to become a major institution ...
Article > Press release Barbados PCA 
Support for accreditation gap assessment and action plan for the Rwanda Development Bank
... of Rwanda. For more than four decades, BRD has been the sole pro- vider of long-term finance and has significantly ... Rwanda is requesting a gap assessment support for accreditation for BRD. The support will help BRD better understand the accreditation support as well as identify the different ...
Document > Approved readiness proposal Rwanda PwC
Structured Dialogue with Asia 2018
... stakeholders – including government ministers, GCF Accredited Entities and National Designated Authorities ... about accessing and engaging with GCF. During the high-level interactions of the Dialogue, ministers from a number ... from the Structure Dialogue include: Successful examples of country programmes underscore the value of these ...
Event > Structured dialogue Viet Nam 
GCF approves 11 projects at its final Board meeting of the year
... approved at B.18: FP046 – USD 8.65 million for the Renewable Energy Programme #1 – Solar in Mongolia with XacBank. ... payments. Additionally, the Board approved the accreditation of five new partner organisations as Accredited ... recording of this Board meeting is available on the GCF website . The next GCF Board meeting, B.19, will take place in ...
Article > Press release China_CDM_Fund 
Where do we stand with NDCs? Enhancing action on climate change in 2020
I would like to congratulate UNFCCC for this timely event on enhancing action on climate ... 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 ...
Article > Statement 
First Hydromet Gap Report calls for scaled-up action
... to go to tap the benefits of effective weather and climate services. It presents the challenges of the complex global and local undertaking required and proposes ...
Article > News update 
Meet iTAP event: Water and climate change
... worked internationally for over thirty years with sustainable development, water resources management and water & sanitation services provision. Marianne has been member of iTAP panel ...
Event > Events organised / involving GCF 
The positives of preparing for disaster
A guide to GCF's support for climate change early warning systems
Article > Story 
National Adaptation Planning for Integrated Water Resources Management in Belize
The National Hydrological Service (NHS) of Belize is charged with the responsibility ... limited technical capacities, human resources, and knowledge to design, implement and maintain innovative ... research and educational institutions; students and researchers; non-governmental organizations; civil society ...
Document > Approved readiness proposal Belize CCCCC
Strengthening the climate resilience of Mauritania’s vulnerable WASH sector through enhanced capacity, collaboration and knowledge on climate change
... undertake climate risk and vulnerability analysis of WASH services, including the monitoring of groundwater quality ... and sub-national institutional coordination and knowledge of climate risks and resilient solutions, especially for the vulnerable communities in Nouakchott. Monitoring, co-financed by ...
Document > Approved readiness proposal Mauritania
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 ... to draw in the private sector further and to establish examples of climate finance in action. More demonstrations of how ... at the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) , a GCF Accredited Entity with seven projects approved by the GCF ...
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 Caribbean with a focus on ... swaps, green hydrogen, performance-based grants, resilience credits and resilience bonds. The Caribbean region’s ...
Article > News update Saint Kitts and Nevis 
Asian private sector ambition key to climate solution, Dialogue finds
... driving the Asian economic powerhouse can be funnelled to complement public sector-funded climate action, ... - including 23 governments, corporations, NGOs and GCF Accredited Entities - to the Indonesian island of Bali on 26 to 29 April to explore climate finance priorities and ...
Article > Press release Indonesia 
The International Development Finance Club and the Green Climate Fund join forces to support Public Development Banks in financing the green transition
... their potential for a green, low carbon and resilient future. Speaking from Songdo during the virtual press ... “While climate finance has grown steadily over the past 10 years, the current pace is too slow to achieve the ... Banks, including the 13 members of IDFC that are GCF accredited project partners, can play a critical role in ...
Article > Press release 
GCF/B.21/10/Add.20 - Consideration of funding proposals – Addendum XX Funding proposal package for FP098
... the following three parts: A funding proposal summary titled “DBSA Climate Finance Facility” submitted by the Development Bank of Southern Africa; No-objection letters issued by the national designated authorities or ... These documents are presented as submitted by the accredited entity and the national designated authority(ies) ...
Board document > Action item
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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Establishing an Integrated Hydro-Meteorological Early Warning System to Strengthen Climate Resilience in Mozambique
... accurate warnings for severe weather by the Meteorological Services and the National Directorate for Water Resources ... of subsistence caused by extreme events is still considerable. This is because at present, neither the Meteorological ... standard operational procedures with clear definition of roles and responsibilities need to be adopted. This project ...
Document > Concept note Mozambique AfDB
Strengthening Paraguay’s capacity to access climate finance through DAEs nomination, Sub-national Climate Finance Roadmap development and pipeline strengthening
... MtCO2e (94%) from 1990 to 2014. Paraguay’s GHGs profile is dominated by emissions from the agriculture sector ... and avoid deforestation Improve access to sustainable services, including sustainable transport and solid waste ... Plan to Climate Change while building on ongoing and past donor funded initiatives. Paraguay Strengthening ...
Document > Approved readiness proposal Paraguay GGGI
Establishing resilient, low carbon agricultural systems in Tonga, Vanuatu and Samoa
Rising sea levels, decreasing rainfall, more intense storms and ... of rural communities, the proposed project will enable the transition from conventional to climate-resilient, ... these practices, the delivery of agricultural ecosystem services will be enhanced and dependence on external inputs ...
Document > Approved project preparation funding application Multiple countries SPC
Strengthening the capacity of the Palestinian Water Authority to assess and address the impacts of climate change
The Palestinian Water Authority (PWA) needs to enhance its capacity to understand and model future climate change risks and impacts on the water and ... for planning and delivering water and sanitation services. The project will help ensure a more sustainable ...
Document > Approved readiness proposal State of Palestine
The Road to Resilient (R2R) fisheries - adopting ecosystem-based adaptation in four CARICOM Member States
... provisioning, regulating, cultural, and supporting services such as the provision of food, shoreline ... coastal and marine resources. For instance, on a regional level, Member States of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) ... of ocean governance into decision making” as one of the eleven climate change priorities for the region. As a ...
Document > Approved project preparation funding application Multiple countries CCCCC
New Climate Investment Platform targets increase in flow of capital to clean energy projects
... to international organisations to the private sector to scale-up climate action and translate ambitious national ... of total greenhouse gas emissions, the platform’s first service line is dedicated to the global transition to clean ... in developing countries. Progress will be presented at UNFCCC COP 25 in December 2019. The service offered by the CIP ...
Article > Press release UNDP 