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... of the population in the rural areas do not have access to electricity, while those with access are getting most of the ... players while supporting access to financial services for productive users,” said Mr Christian ... in exchange the ability to collect revenue from the sales of electricity over the 15 years at the approved tariff. ...

... approval, making this the fastest GCF project to be implemented so far. The Funding Proposal was submitted to GCF ... of local authorities to deliver climate change adaptation services by enhancing their technical expertise. The project ... proposals to first disbursement of funds has fallen from 26-28 months in 2018 to an average of 12-17 months for ...

... aims to increase the climate resilience of Nature and People in Botswana, Namibia, Guatemala, and Bolivia. CREE will ... Vice President of Climate Finance & Head of the GCF Accredited Entity Unit at WWF, said: “Climate change is ... undermining their potential to deliver critical ecosystem services to millions of people who depend on them. WWF is ...

... Mongolia average temperatures have risen by 2.1°C over the past 70 years. Average rainfall is declining, and extreme weather events are more frequent. This poses challenges to livestock production and managing the country’s ... and low-carbon cities that provide adequate services to attract private sector investments to support ...

The Sahel region of Western Africa is exceptionally vulnerable to climate change with worsening impacts of rising ... extreme weather events. Reliance on rain-fed farming and pastoralism for income and subsistence means that ... building, and strengthening climate weather information services. FP162 Burkina Faso Chad Mali Mauritania Niger ...

... dependent on rain-fed agriculture, is highly vulnerable to climate-induced precipitation variability. While floods often result in immediate disasters, the increased ... benefits, including increased access to climate information services, support for climate-resilient agricultural inputs ...

... 83 islands in the Western Pacific and is extremely vulnerable to climate change and disaster risks such as air and sea ... tropical cyclones. These changes compound existing challenges related to water sanitation services and water resource management and increase the ...

... of barriers, including access to finance, regulatory challenges, and a lack of capacity and awareness amongst ... financial de-risking mechanisms, exploration of new energy service business models, development of a supportive ... Industrial Energy Efficiency Financing in Indonesia with Lessons for Replication in other ASEAN Member States ...

... 2014, when it rapidly raised more than USD 10 billion in pledges, it has allocated USD 2.7 billion into projects and ... Programmes, designed to assist entities in applying for accreditation to GCF. As Ms Kerricia Hobson, representing the ... Ms Maia Tskhvaradze, Chief Specialist of Climate Change Service, at the Ministry of Environment and Natural ...

... of operation. The Board also adopted new standards for implementing the Anti-Money Laundering and Countering the ... During the meeting the applications of four new Accredited Entities were approved, including three direct ... for the Sustainability of Water-related Ecosystem Services in Honduras with IDB FP112 – USD 18.6 million for ...

A group of 30 young people in San Juan Comalapa, Guatemala, leverages sustainable ... water and soil erosion control, provided valuable ecosystem services and reduced the vulnerability of rural territories. ... of Natural Resources and the Environment in Guatemala (FCG) and Rafael Landívar University. It is being ...

... all sectors, with agriculture being particularly vulnerable, and a significant contributor to its exacerbation at the ... same time. The agricultural sector alone is indeed responsible for 19 per cent of greenhouse gas emissions, totalling ... verified by 60 Decibels , an independent evaluator.  The service is active in Ghana and Cote d'Ivoire, with recent ...

... the world. The new approvals raise GCF’s total portfolio past the USD 20 billion mark across 354 projects and ... support of the GCF’s reform agenda, the Board also selected host cities for regional offices, marking the first ... (National Designated Authorities) and project partners (Accredited Entities), ensure readiness support is aligned with ...

... expansion in overall land devoted to agriculture over the past few decades. But this Latin American nation of rich and fertile land faces growing environmental and climate change ... strategies and operations, and being better prepared for future challenges.” Mili Romano, Co-Founder and CEO of ...

... I was tense,” said Lucky Begum, whose daughter is enrolled at a state-run school in Dhaka. “The heat is too much, ... change, like thermally efficient design and construction, passive measures that limit heat entering a building, and ... micro-finance institutions to design financial products and services that meet the needs of women-driven enterprises and ...

... and cultures. Global collaboration, innovative research, flexible financing, and community engagement will be our ... of global climate finance reaches mountain regions, while less than one per cent of adaptation funding specifically ... models struggle to capture the true value of cryosphere services, leading to chronic underinvestment in these ...

... lungs might become most apparent in their absence. While urbanised people generally only think about forests as ... though, wherever we live, we all have a stake in the future of forests as they serve a critical role in ... and Protected Areas (PROFONANPE) – a GCF direct access Accredited Entity. This USD 9.1 million project helps ...

... commenced in May 2017 and was aimed at addressing challenges related to sustainable development in the Amazon ... embed sustainability. Finally, promoting and monitoring credit lines for sustainable production ensures responsible ... achieved through this project can serve as a model for future initiatives aimed at sustainable development and ...

... by 2.1 °C over the past 70 years. The country’s vast pastureland and livestock production are facing mounting challenges due to a declining rate of precipitation coupled ... increasingly fragile ecosystems and related ecosystem services.  This GCF project will bring together successful ...

... by 44 percent by 2050 without mitigation measures. While Costa Ricans’ use of private cars and ride hailing services has been increasing, investment is required to ... system.  This project aims to install an 85 km double-track, electric light rail transit system in San ...