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GCF Private Investment for Climate Conference 2020
... needed to create bold solutions to deal with the twin challenges of climate change and COVID-19. Bringing together ... International Cooperation, Born2Global Moderator: Andrei Chicherin, Head of Innovation, Technology Transfer and ... climate targets: Matter of time? Speakers: WRI and GCF Accreditation Moderator: Jacob Waslander, Senior Associate, ...
Event > Events organised / involving GCF 
Green Climate Fund Board approves USD 500 million for new climate action, strengthens its Results Management Framework
... the four new projects targeting support to the most vulnerable countries including Least Developed Countries, Small ... below and more details of each are available on the GCF website . The Board also approved the Integrated Results ... virtual Board meeting also approved entities for accreditation and re-accreditation, reviewed the performance ...
Article > Press release 
GCF portfolio reaches USD 11.3 billion with new climate projects approved by the GCF Board
... to increase access to its resources, the Board adopted an accreditation strategy, renewed its accreditation partnerships ... discussions. Germany expressed its interest in hosting the pledging conference next year for GCF’s second ... for the Fund, as well as updating the existing salary scales. Finally, the Board meeting was the last one for the ...
Article > Press release 
GCF leaves COP30 ready to ramp up climate finance
... Brazil, prepared to ramp up its operations to help implement the new global goal for adaptation finance. Among the ... GCF support to the platforms will draw on many of the lessons in an overview of its GCF.10 Impact Report – ... markets. The Fund also signed project agreements with the Accredited Entities, the Asian Development Bank, and the ...
Article > News update 
FP160 - Monrovia Metropolitan Climate Resilience Project
The Liberian capital of Monrovia is particularly vulnerable to climate effects, namely sea level rise and the increased frequency of high-intensity ... retreat, which threatens the sustainability of ecosystem services and directly impacts Monrovians' fishery-based ...
Project > Public sector Liberia UNDP 
Shoring up early warning systems for Asia-Pacific SIDS
... partners in Fiji, Papua New Guinea, Solomon Islands, Timor-Leste and Vanuatu to develop a potential Green Climate Fund ... Facility (PPF), an instrument that assists GCF Accredited Entities conduct feasibility studies, stakeholder ... in working with national meteorological and hydrological services on EWSs to support the five SIDS in strengthening ...
Article > Press release Multiple countries WMO 
UN forum side event highlights need for GCF replenishment
The Green Climate Fund needs to be strengthened by a replenishment of its funds from contributors this year as a ... projects. Jamaica’s Minister of Finance and the Public Service Nigel Clarke highlighted the climate needs of ... Morris, President of Conservation International, a GCF Accredited Entity, said climate change requires “radical ...
Article > Press release 
A ‘vaccine’ for tropical forests?
... that we may require something that is “ultra-large-scale industrial in 10 to 20 years”. The sense of ... through their ‘natural technology’, the carbon capture services, plus immeasurable ecosystem services such as ... industrial solutions for carbon capture need to encompass forest restoration. Young trees capture carbon at a ...
Article > Insights 
Delivering climate action: GCF and partners sign agreements for six new projects
... were signed by the Green Climate Fund (GCF) and its Accredited Entity (AE) partners on the margins of GCF’s 37th ... . The FAAs, which contain a set of conditions to be fulfilled by the AE, must be negotiated and signed by GCF and the ... solutions. This project will support Thai rice farmers and service providers in the adoption of climate-smart ...
Article > News update 
Green Climate Fund to Support Development of Conservation International Initiative to Transform Water Security in Bogotá
... project aims to reduce climate risk for half a million people from highly vulnerable rural communities and 250,000 ... is a critical first step toward building a more resilient future for Bogotá and its surrounding regions. This ... financial mechanisms, such as Payment for Ecosystem Services (PES) and environmental fees, to sustain and scale ...
Article > Press release 
Project Preparation Facility
... funds, compensation, or partnership offers. These fraudulent offers and emails are not in any way associated with ... of funding proposal being developed. The PPF supports Accredited Entities (AEs), particularly Direct Access Entities ... is available through two modalities: PPF funding; and PPF service. PPF funding: AEs and PSAA applicants receive ...
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Address at Global Korea Convention 2020
... period 125,000 years ago. During this period, sea level was 7 to 12 meters above today and the world was ... Moon, climate change has become "the most important problem of our generation". Matching words with intent, South ... climate action commitments before next year’s pivotal COP26 in the UK. The private sector must play a key role in ...
Article > Speech
GCF and KawiSafi Ventures Fund driving off-grid solar power in East Africa
Although the African continent is responsible for only three per cent of the world's human-induced ... effects of climate change. In Swahili, KawiSafi means “clean energy.” Created and developed by the impact investor ... energy infrastructure, KawiSafi provides critical essential services and enhanced productivity to underserved ...
Article > Story Kenya Rwanda Acumen FP005 
From scarcity to sustainability: Maldives’ ambitious water security project
... Island Developing State (SIDS) is one of the most vulnerable nations to climate change and faces many unique ... The project also involves the Maldives Meteorological Service to enhance weather forecasting and enable improved ... prompting them to act and build a more resilient future for its people. By Jin Hee Dieu (based on UNDP’s ...
Article > Story Maldives UNDP FP007 
GCF Readiness support for the Development Bank of Nigeria
... event, Achala Abeysinghe, GCF’s Director of Investment Services, said GCF’s Readiness Programme delivers not only institutional and systems strengthening but also knowledge sharing within countries and across regions. ... not an end in itself; it is a milestone that enables our accredited partners to access broader climate finance to ...
Article > News update Nigeria DBN_Nigeria 
GCF at COP30
... 21 November 2025 Delivering impactful climate finance at scale The Green Climate Fund is the world's climate fund for ... adopting the Paris Agreement. Amidst these climate action milestones, this official side event will examine GCF's impact ... Rwanda Pavilion Leveraging climate finance: Sowing the future of sustainable agriculture See more The world faces ...
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Record-breaking Green Climate Fund Board meeting approves USD 1.225 billion for new projects, reforms accreditation model and invites bids to host regional presence
... 1.225 billion total is the largest amount approved at a single Board meeting, during a year in which the Fund is scaling ... works through a network of over 150 partner agencies (‘Accredited Entities’), an unrivaled global network that ... Access Entities' capacity. The reforms include a nine-month service standard for GCF’s review of new applications, ...
Article > Press release 
Disasters spur climate action coherence in Caribbean
... Caribbean held in Belize in June. This regional proposal, led by Grenada and Antigua and Barbuda, is tapping GCF ... spoke to a broad range of Caribbean partners, including Accredited Entities , National Designated Authorities and ... and exacerbated fears among many Caribbean citizens of future climate-induced storms and encroaching seas. In ...
Article > Press release Multiple countries 
Partner agreements after Board meeting sign of faster GCF financing
... Fund (GCF) has signed agreements with is partners to implement four new climate initiatives only days after they ... out projects on the ground. “One of our objectives of the past two years has been to make sure we don't end up having ... the recent GCF Board meeting , its 28th, had also set a milestone in terms of project approval. “Our Board last week ...
Article > Press release 
Adaptation planning support through GGGI
... of its main economic growth and transformation drivers, while risks from climate change continues to pose a challenge. Although there have been past and on-going interventions in the area of building ... was based on government’s highest priority to ensure that past and ongoing adaptation interventions related to flood ...
Document > Approved readiness proposal Rwanda GGGI
Accelerating climate action to communities: seven new projects set for implementation
... five projects were immediately signed between GCF and its Accredited Entity (AE) partners at a signing ceremony on 20 ... and the Accredited Entity (AE) for the project to begin implementation. The projects set for implementation include ... the transfer of technology, knowledge, assets, and services. It emphasises empowering agri-food cooperatives as ...
Article > News update FP251 
Strengthen the Process and Capacity of Implementation of National Adaptation Plan of Sri Lanka
... a small island and a developing nation, is highly vulnerable to the adverse effects of climate change. Occurrences of ... profiles and to identify and prioritize areas for future investment; and synthesizing these sector-based ... and economic infrastructure, biodiversity and ecosystem services. As the sector vulnerability profiles evolved and ...
Document > Approved readiness proposal Sri Lanka GGGI
Readiness Support for accreditation gap assessment, capacity building and pipeline development for potential accredited entity
Armenia Renewable Resources and Energy Efficiency Fund (R2E2) is the most ... nomination letter supporting R2E2 aspiration to become accredited under the national direct assess modality.R2E2 ... to the GCF. Tentative pipeline of project ideas (to be revisited during Readiness project) being currently considered ...
Document > Approved readiness proposal Armenia R2E2
Multi-Country Climate Resilient Urban Development Initiative
... inefficient infrastructure and poor access to basic services. Urban development plans and policies are outdated ... with climate adaptation and mitigation approaches. While conversations around urban resilience have increased, ... for representative of technical organizations and researchers, civil society, private sector and the wider community ...
Document > Approved readiness proposal Multiple countries CCCCC
ADB Launches Major Initiative to Build Resilience to Melting Glaciers: GCF to support development of new programme
... programme, Glaciers to Farms, that will promote sustainable water use and food security in Central Asia, the South ... change. Together, we can build a resilient and sustainable future for all—especially for the vulnerable populations ... the COP29 side event. Glaciers are essential natural service providers. They store freshwater that melts ...
Article > Press release ADB 
Strengthening the climate change resilience of the food system and social protection network of São Tomé and Príncipe
... exacerbating existing vulnerabilities. These challenges reduce agricultural productivity, disrupt food supply ... resilient agricultural practices, and equitable financial services further hinders adaptation efforts. Additionally, ... security in Central African region, will serve as the Accredited Entity (AE). National and regional stakeholders, ...
Document > Approved project preparation funding application Sao Tome and Principe WFP
Delivering climate action –for people, planet & prosperity
... you for inviting me to this key event as we approach the COP26 meeting in Glasgow. While global momentum is building, we are still not on track to ... of GCF funding and co-financing. With its over 200 accredited and delivery partner agencies, GCF help developing ...
Article > Speech
FP288 - Jordan Aqaba-Amman Water Desalination and Conveyance Project (AAWDCP)
... 94 per cent network access. Most households receive water less than 48 hours weekly, threatening public health and ... estimated minimum of 6,742,402 tonnes of CO2 over the first 26 years of operations. The project complements Jordan’s ...
Project > Private sector Jordan IFC 
FP005 - KawiSafi Ventures Fund
... off-grid solar power in East Africa. Investing in 10-15 clean energy companies, initially in Rwanda and Kenya, ... Aiming to drive a low-carbon paradigm shift and leapfrog fossil fuel grids to clean energy, using equity ... are very high for rural off-grid Kenyans, who spend around 26% of their income on kerosene, which is expensive, ...
Project > Private sector Kenya Rwanda Acumen 
From seed to shelf
... day, on a hundred-hectare farm in Namibia, a group of people are huddled together. They are observing a crop of large ... where they will plant the seeds of a sustainable future for generations to come. With 70 per cent of ... Water, and Land Reform (MAWLR). Across seven demonstration sites with tailored management plans, this project has ...
Article > Story Namibia EIF FP023 