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... of tropical, dry forest that spans six countries in Central America. It is home to 11.5 million rural people who depend on agriculture for their livelihoods. Unfortunately, ...

In the majestic landscapes of Northern Pakistan, a silent catastrophe is unfolding. Rising temperatures have taken ... significant risk of flooding events, capable of unleashing devastation upon the land and its people. Over seven million ...

Mexico is experiencing more frequent droughts, unpredictable rainfall, and ... while rapid urbanisation has outpaced water infrastructure development, exacerbating water scarcity issues across the ...

... sea is both a lifeline and a threat. Every time a storm darkens the sky, families like Martha Labrada’s brace for evacuation. And even on calm days, saltwater seeps silently into the land, corroding house foundations and ... 65, who has led the community council here for more than a decade. “The houses were built too close to the sea, and ...

“TWENDE: Towards Ending Drought Emergencies” is a GCF-backed project that tackles drought and extreme weather events in Kenya. Katarzyna ... visit, during which she spoke with local partners and communities and witnessed the results firsthand. It was my first ...

On 13 November at COP29, the Green Climate Fund (GCF), in collaboration with BBC Media ... and the Global Green Growth Institute (GGGI), hosted Decoding climate communication: stories to save the world. ... Journalists, filmmakers, advertisers, creators, business leaders, and policymakers can all contribute to the climate ...

... who works in the Prime Minister’s office of the Democratic Republic of Congo and is also a GCF Board member. “I think this decision of the GCF is a clear application and entry into action of article 5.2 of the ... United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) currently convening in Bonn, Germany. Article 5 of the ...

Climate finance plays a key role in helping poor people who are most vulnerable to climate change, senior Philippine environment officials told a visiting GCF delegation led by Executive Director Howard Bamsey. “We ...

Although the African continent is responsible for only three per cent of the world's ... Swahili,  KawiSafi means “clean energy.” Created and developed by the impact investor Acumen with financing by ...

The Development Bank of Nigeria (DBN) has signed a grant ... 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 ...

The GCF high level side event today featured calls to action from developing countries, and encouragement to greater ambition for the GCF ...

Tuesday was another busy day inside and outside the GCF pavilion with events on climate resilience, and climate rationale as well as negotiations, signings and lots of meetings. ...

It’s all about the finance! That was the plea from NGOs this morning at COP24, ahead of the high level Ministerial dialogue on climate finance. Many delegates here are focusing on this issue, and GCF offered ... its vision of leveraging climate finance for country-driven transformation and catalytic investment during the ...

GCF has a strong focus on the role of the private sector today in Katowice. Colleagues from GCF's Private Sector Facility led an event on Green Banking, before signing a private sector ... to the private sector at the COP? Whilst the commitments made under the Paris Agreement are made by governments, there ...

... text on future climate finance flows being particularly relevant to GCF in light of its current replenishment process. Article 9 of the Paris Agreement states that 'Developed country Parties shall provide financial resources ... an operating entity of the financial mechanism to the UNFCCC, GCF will certainly play a key role - whichever way the ...

... Board members and alternate Board members are now being selected within constituencies and regional groups before the current three-year term of the Board concludes at the end of this year. The GCF Board, consisting of 24 ...

The Green Climate Fund's Independent Integrity Unit (IIU) and the South African ... activities in relation to prohibited practices. The MoU complements the Accreditation Master Agreement (AMA) with SANBI, which ...

Prominent Jamaican legal practitioner Douglas Leys is the Green Climate Fund's new General Counsel. Mr Leys has taken up this post ... including tenure as General Counsel of the Caribbean Development Bank (CDB). He holds the rank of Queen's ...

... programme for REDD+ results-based payments. This follows a decision at the 18th GCF Board meeting in October to pilot ... Change (UNFCCC). The five-year pilot marks a major milestone for the Fund’s support of REDD+. This is a UNFCCC ... of forest carbon stocks (known in shorthand as REDD+). Accredited Entities are invited to submit concept notes and ...

The Green Climate Fund's Independent Integrity Unit (IIU) is strengthening its ... to Prohibited Practices . The recently signed MoU complements the Accreditation Master Agreement (AMA) with CABEI, which ...

... a partnership with the Green Climate Fund will help the residents of low lying islands take greater control of their ... planet,” said Mr Kostka during the signing of an Accreditation Master Agreement (AMA). MCT is one of GCF’s ... keen to support societies that are highly vulnerable, such as the Pacific islands where MCT is focusing its ...

... of the Arab Republic of Egypt in Cairo. The Board will consider a number of funding proposals from its Accredited Entities. GCF currently has a project portfolio of ... of Board meetings are live-streamed on the GCF website . Egypt Cairo GCF Board meets in Egypt to develop ...

The Green Climate Fund has disbursed USD 296,000 to Vanuatu to increase this vulnerable island country’s capacity to access climate finance. ... funds is part of GCF’s readiness support , which assists developing countries ensure the climate finance they receive ...

... meeting to advance collaboration with the Fund and accelerate access to its resources. Organized in partnership ... space and private sector engagement, were highlighted to underscore the importance of GCF backing in the region. ... She encouraged developing countries and GCF Accredited Entities to bring projects and programmes to the ...

... three-days, the 24-member Board will focus on the consideration of nine new project proposals, with an estimated ... GCF’s proposal approval process; the process for the selection of the Permanent Trustee; GCF’s accreditation framework and policy; and updates on Readiness ...

The Government of the Independent State of Samoa today signed an agreement with the ... Green Climate Fund to provide the organisation with Privileges and Immunities. The agreement was signed on the ... United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC), governments recommended that Parties to the UNFCCC ...

The Green Climate Fund (GCF) today announced the approval of its first grants in support of processes to develop National Adaptation Plans (NAPs). Under the GCF's ... 2.2 million with UNDP acting as its delivery partner to implement its NAPs activities, whilst Nepal will receive a ...

... the next three days, the 24 members of the Board will consider ten new project proposals. The project and programme ... totaling USD 787.8 million. The Board will also work to select a new Executive Director of the GCF Secretariat. The ... to the Acumen Fund, one of the 33 entities that have been accredited to GCF to date. This was a capital contribution to ...

... by the GCF Board at its June meeting and takes up the role following the conclusion of the term of the current ... Hela Cheikhrouhou. The Green Climate Fund was established under the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) with the goal of supporting climate resilient and low ...