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Pipeline development to deploy clean energy technology solutions in municipal wastewater treatment works of South Africa
Over the last couple of decades, South Africa has become one of the largest economies in Africa, benefiting from high levels of industrialization and abundant ...
Document > Approved readiness proposal South Africa UNIDO
Enhancing the institutional capacity of South Africa to coordinate green hydrogen activities of the Hydrogen Society Roadmap
South Africa’s energy sector CO2 emisssions rose from 451.58 million mt in ... of South Africa’s emissions in 2017. South Africa’s electricity mix remains dominated by coal-fired power generation, which contributed to 83.5% to system demand in 2020, followed by renewables (5.5%) and nuclear ...
Document > Approved readiness proposal South Africa UNIDO
Readiness Support for the Implementation of the IRMF for the Brazilian Biodiversity Fund (Funbio)
... Funbio became Brazil’s first Direct Access Entity (DAE) accredited by the GCF, signing the Accreditation Master Agreement (AMA) in March 2019. Funbio is allegedly one of Brazil's largest NGOs; since 1996, it has ... Environment Facility. Funbio has a monitoring policy that defines institutional standards for project monitoring. This ...
Document > Approved readiness proposal Brazil Funbio
Developing and implementing the National Adaptation Plan (NAP) Process in Burundi
... Burundi will experience a shift in seasons and unpredictable weather patterns. This is projected to cause increased flooding, land degradation, loss of soil fertility, shortages of ... Adaptation Programme of Action (NAPA) submitted to the UNFCCC in 2006. It also developed a National Policy on Climate ...
Document > Approved readiness proposal Burundi UNDP
Partnering on climate action in Eastern Europe and Central Asia
... across eastern Europe and central Asia came together to accelerate their engagement with the Green Climate Fund (GCF) ... experiences of tackling climate change in their countries. Identifying and developing climate change mitigation and ... entities and delivery partners, as well as international accredited entities and key international counterparts to ...
Article > News update North Macedonia 
Strengthening National Fiduciary Capacity for GCF Accreditation of Eswatini Environment Authority
... only a small portion of the actual need, The costs of implementing the country’s Nationally Determined Contributions is conditional on receiving ... through supporting two national institutions to be accredited to GCF contribute to national climate action, ...
Document > Approved readiness proposal Eswatini FAO
Enhancing The Capacity of The Bahamas for Direct Access to Climate Finance
The Bahamas is ranked as one of the top 10 most vulnerable countries in the world with regards to climate change and its impacts (Germanwatch, Global Climate Risk Index, 2021). Given the country’s high vulnerability, the ... projects will be implemented as a result of the accreditation of Direct Access Entities in The Bahamas Bahamas ...
Document > Approved readiness proposal Bahamas CCCCC
Enhancing Zambia’s Private Sector Access to Climate Finance and Participation in NDC Implementation
... ambitions for transitioning to a low carbon climate-resilient economy. This will require investments estimated at over ... billion from both the public and private sectors over a decade. All projections indicate that substantial ... of innovative financing instruments, as well as limited knowledge and understanding of these instruments in the context ...
Document > Approved readiness proposal Zambia DBZ
Strengthening Adaptation Planning and Coordination in Namibia
... characteristics make it one of the most vulnerable developing countries to the impacts of climate change. ... United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) as a Non-Annex I Party in 1995 and the Paris Agreement ...
Document > Approved readiness proposal Namibia
Enhancing the institutional capacity of South Africa to coordinate green hydrogen activities of the Hydrogen Society Roadmap
South Africa’s energy sector CO2 emisssions rose from 451.58 million mt in ... of South Africa’s emissions in 2017. South Africa’s electricity mix remains dominated by coal-fired power generation, which contributed to 83.5% to system demand in 2020, followed by renewables (5.5%) and nuclear ...
Document > Approved readiness proposal South Africa UNIDO
Strengthening the NDA’s institutional capacity, mechanism and Country Programming for strategic engagement with GCF
... of achieving a 15% of emission reduction by 2025, equivalent to an estimated mitigation level of 39,7 million tCO2e. The total estimated cost for Angola’s identified NDC mitigation contribution through 2025 is ... Barrier 2: The country has no national direct access accredited entity to the GCF. Barrier 3: Absence of strategic ...
Document > Approved readiness proposal Angola GGGI
Enabling the National Adaptation Plan Formulation and Implementation process and other adaptation planning processes in The Gambia
Republic of The Gambia (hereafter The Gambia) is a Least Developed Country (LDC) and among the most vulnerable ... a low adaptative capacity. Therefore, increasing the resilience of the country to climate change is a national ...
Document > Approved readiness proposal Gambia UNEP
Fueling Green Recovery in Armenia – advancing forest infrastructure and creating sustainable jobs for rural communities
Lack of resilience of Armenian forest to climate-induced events coupled with lack of sustainable management practices and rural population’s dependence on illegal fuelwood logging to meet their energy ...
Document > Approved project preparation funding application Armenia EPIU
A Climate Resilient Leyte through Integrated River Basin Governance in Flood Risk Management
The Province of Leyte is highly vulnerable to the impacts of climate variability and change, increasing the frequency and severity of floods and typhoons. This has caused ... management systems to allow nature-based flood and landslide management infrastructure to be planned and developed as ...
Document > Approved project preparation funding application Philippines (the) Landbank
Call for Public Inputs: Annex III | Water Security Sectoral Guide
The GCF Secretariat is pleased to invite all interested organizations and entities to provide inputs on the Annex III | Water Security Sectoral Guide ...
Document > Call for input
SIDS Prime Ministers supercharge GCF regional dialogue with the Caribbean
... Minister Terrance Drew and Barbados Prime Minister Mia Mottley kicked off the 2025 GCF Regional Dialogue with the ... the four-day dialogue brought together over 200 stakeholders, comprising governments, National Designated Authorities, Accredited Entities, and other partners from the Caribbean ...
Article > News update 
Strengthening the water sector for enhanced planning, programming and implementation of climate finance in the Republic of Maldives
... of the greatest threats to the Maldives, with a key Government priority being the provision of safe and secure ... However, capacity, technical and fiscal constraints hinder the Government from meeting its water and sanitation ... targets. There is a strong need to build technical knowledge, develop innovative and simple solutions, exchange ...
Document > Approved readiness proposal Maldives GIZ
mproving Technical Capacity and Enabling Conditions to Mobilize Public Climate Finance for Nature-based Solutions Projects, Accelerating the Implementation of Chile's Climate Change Framework Law
Chile has developed a robust legal framework to address the climate crisis through the enactment of the Framework Law on Climate Change (LMCC). ... Adaptation Plans (PSAs), PMAs, PARCCs and PACCCs must be under implementation in compliance with the new legal ...
Document > Approved readiness proposal Chile FAO
National Adaptation Plan on Water Resources (NAP WR) in Paraguay
Water resource management in Paraguay faces significant risks and challenges derived from climate change, which are further exacerbated ...
Document > Approved readiness proposal Paraguay FAO
Strengthening Climate Information Services and Impact-Based Early Warning Systems in Uruguay
... Preparation Facility (PPF) request aims to support the development of a full funding proposal under the Simplified ... Warning Systems (EWS), with a particular focus on vulnerable populations affected by hydrological impacts and the ... technical and consultative design process. As the Accredited Entity, CND assumes responsibility for implementing ...
Document > Approved project preparation funding application Uruguay CND
Strengthen the Belize National Protected Area System (BNPAS) to provide Resilience, and Reduce Vulnerability of Community against Climate Change
Climate investments in developing states to mitigate and adapt to the ... of climate change, especially in high-risk areas. Coupled with improving the livelihoods of the most vulnerable ...
Document > Approved project preparation funding application Belize PACT
Climate Resilient Enduring Earth for Botswana and Guatemala (CREE-BG)
On behalf of the Governments of Botswana and Guatemala, The Nature Conservancy and partners seek to develop a GCF Funding Proposal based on the Concept Note ... flagship climate-biodiversity nexus program, entitled Climate Resilient Enduring Earth (CREE) led by TNC and ...
Document > Approved project preparation funding application Botswana Guatemala TNC
Recognising women’s leadership in climate action and gender equality
In Fianarantsoa, Madagascar, women are leading efforts in their communities to restore degraded landscapes and combat climate change. Ernestine ... Evaluation Unit. Written by Jin Hee Dieu Madagascar FP026 Recognising women’s leadership in climate action and ...
Article > Story Madagascar CI 
Cirkula: the innovative app tackling food waste in Peru
Peru is celebrated worldwide for its rich gastronomy, yet it faces significant issues ... Latin America—and in particular Peru—food surplus is often wasted across households and businesses, contributing ...
Article > Story Peru GIZ 
Disasters spur climate action coherence in Caribbean
... consultations in the Caribbean have found a recent spate of destructive hurricanes is adding urgency to regional efforts ... 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 ...
Article > Press release Multiple countries 
GCF Regional Programming Dialogue with Asia and the Pacific: enhancing regional access to climate finance
... (DAEs) and several representatives of International Accredited Entities (IAE) along with GCF staff to discuss ways to accelerate access to climate finance in a region hit hard by the ... and further updates, please visit the official GCF website or contact the GCF Regional Desk for Asia Pacific. ...
Article > News update 
Mobilising financing for agricultural technologies: seeding a climate resilient and food-secure future
Over the last 100 years, agriculture has scaled up like never before to feed the world’s growing ... and security. From altered weather patterns to soil degradation, biodiversity loss, and an increase in pests and diseases, agricultural technology has never been more critical, providing huge opportunities to mitigate ...
Article > Story Multiple countries 
Innovating agriculture through the power of nature and tech
Argentina is one of the world's largest exporters of meat, ... growth in crop production and an 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 ...
Article > Story GIZ 
Turning down the heat
In Bangladesh, over 33 million children are forced to stay home for days as the sweltering heat ... I was tense,” said Lucky Begum, whose daughter is enrolled at a state-run school in Dhaka. “The heat is too much, ...
Article > Story Bangladesh WorldBank 
Niue launches community of practice to accelerate climate action in the Pacific
... (GCF) and its Pacific Island partners, such as National Designated Authorities (NDAs) and regional and national organisations accredited by GCF. Complementing existing structures, this unprecedented community ...
Article > News update Niue SPREP 