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Scaling up green finance practices: A blueprint to break- through into a climate resilient Cook Islands as a catalyst to mobilize private sector investment
The Cook Islands is highly vulnerable to climate change impacts, in particular coastal erosion ... Climate change impacts are intensified for Small Islands Developing States (SIDS) because of their small geographical ... for Readiness Support. The Cook Islands is seeking GCF accreditation for the Bank of the Cook Islands which would ...
Document > Approved readiness proposal Cook Islands
Completion of the accreditation of the Environment Protection Fund as DAE for Lao PDR
In 2018, the EPF received the first support for its accreditation as first DAE to the GCF in Lao PDR. The delivery partner was GIZ. As part of the support, gaps ... and social safeguards & gender and M&E were overhauled and updated to match GCF requirements. In addition, ...
Document > Approved readiness proposal Lao People's Democratic Republic (the) EPF
Enhancing Lao PDR National Capacity and Coordination in Health and Climate Change
Lao PDR is highly vulnerable to climate change and the related health risks, including an increased incidence of water and vector-borne diseases. Lao PDR has limited ...
Document > Approved readiness proposal Lao People's Democratic Republic (the) WHO
Building project pipeline capacities: Development of GCF concept notes in the transport and health sectors in Thailand
To enable the development of priority climate change projects ... to the GCF Candidates for Direct Access Entity (DAE) accreditation to the GCF will be closely engaged on the ...
Document > Approved readiness proposal Thailand GIZ
Climate Change Measurement, Reporting and Verification System of Albania: Emissions and Mitigation
Albania is party to the Paris Agreement within the UNFCCCwith the status of a Non-Annex 1 Party,and is candidate ... and verification (MRV) needs to be established and implemented for the purpose ofimprovingthe quality of reporting ... of national climate change data and information of the decision making on action; in this way it will support the ...
Document > Approved readiness proposal Albania URI
Nauru Readiness II - Strengthening NDA capacities and DAE access
... climate financing mechanisms, strategies and capacity in order to strengthen country leadership and ownership in actioning its climate change ... provide support on project related discussions with Accredited Entities and Donors, as well as working with them ...
Document > Approved readiness proposal Nauru SPREP
Readiness Support for the Accreditation of Kasikornbank, Updating of Thailand’s Country Programme, Development of Climate Finance Strategy, and Design of Blended Circular Economy Financing Facility
... and incentivize domestic financial institutions to provide investment for the projects. The following activities ... and advanced waste management practices. Support DAE accreditation of Kasikornbank with the GCF and technical ... process. Kasikornbank is Thailand's second largest lender by assets. The bank has already implemented various ...
Document > Approved readiness proposal Thailand GGGI
Support for Formulation of Palau’s First National Adaptation Plan (NAP)
The goal of this NAP Readiness project is to advance a whole-of-society approach to climate change adaptation planning and implementation through a vertically and horizontally comprehensive ... at national and subnational levels. The NAP that is developed through this project will serve as the ...
Document > Approved readiness proposal Palau
Enhancing Indonesia's Access to International Climate Finance and Private Sector Investments for Climate Actions
... fourth most populous country. It will play a significant role in mitigating global climate change in the future. It is ... to climate change. To achieve Indonesia's Nationally Determined Contribution (NDC) targets to reduce GHG ... international support), it is estimated that investments of USD 247 billion or USD 19 billion per year are ...
Document > Approved readiness proposal Indonesia GGGI
Blue Halo S – Blue Ecosystem Adaptation Mechanism (BEAM)
... (GoI), Conservation International (CI) and partners seek to develop a GCF Funding Proposal based on the Concept Note ... change mitigation and adaptation benefits for vulnerable populations (the “Blue Halo S Initiative”). The Blue ... Blue Bond (or other financing instrument) issued by a GCF Accredited Entity to be defined during the PPF feasibility ...
Document > Approved project preparation funding application Indonesia CI
Expert support to strengthen Niger’s operational capacity for accelerated and sustained access to climate financing
... a global threat, but its impact is not being felt equally. Least Developed Countries (LDCs) are the most impacted and the ... country’s objectives in the area of climate change: accreditation of Banque Agricole du Niger (BAGRI) to the ...
Document > Approved readiness proposal Niger (the)
Strengthening Strategic Framework and Institutional Capacity to Enhance Nationally Determined Contribution (NDC) Implementation in Saint Kitts and Nevis
As a Small Island Developing State (SIDS), Saint Kitts and Nevis is vulnerable to the impacts of climate change such as changes in ... through the reduction of precipitation and the occurrence of heavy rainfall periods. Other impacts of climate ...
Document > Approved readiness proposal Saint Kitts and Nevis CCCCC
Multi-Country Climate Resilient Urban Development Initiative
... request seeks to advance efforts to build climate resilience of national and sub-national governments and the urban ... activities will employ an integrated, strategic and gender inclusive approach to enhance capacities in the targeted ... with climate adaptation and mitigation approaches. While conversations around urban resilience have increased, ...
Document > Approved readiness proposal Multiple countries CCCCC
Readiness Support for Building Community Resilience through Application of Traditional and Local Knowledge (TLK) System
Across South Asia, few countries and their stakeholders have the capacity to plan and implement climate change adaptation (CCA) actions by ... Authorities (NDAs), Direct Access Entities (DAEs), Accredited Entities (AEs), potential executing entities (EEs), ...
Document > Approved readiness proposal Nepal Pakistan
The Green Climate Fund’s Group of Friends convene to discuss climate action urgency and show support for GCF’s second replenishment
GCF leadership met with ambassadors and representatives of its partner countries in the Republic of Korea as part of the 4th meeting ...
Article > News update 
ADAPT Jamaica: Enhancing climate change resilience of vulnerable smallholders in Central Jamaica
... by Jamaica’s National Designated Authority (NDA) as Accredited Entity (AE), is supporting the agricultural sector in the development and future implementation of the “ADAPT- Jamaica: Enhancing climate ... (PPF) resources to assist Jamaica in completing the site-specific intervention analyses and feasibility studies ...
Document > Approved project preparation funding application Jamaica FAO
Identify investment options for climate change adaptation in Bosnia and Herzegovina (within the framework of the National Adaptation Plan project)
The current GCF Readiness support proposal is positioned as Phase II of the GCF- funded proposal titled “Advance the National Adaptation Plan (NAP) process ...
Document > Approved readiness proposal Bosnia and Herzegovina FAO
Improving capacities of the National Focal Point in Montenegro for the engagement with the GCF and strengthening of the country’s strategic project pipeline to support implementation of the updated Nationally Determined Contribution (NDC 2)
... a national framework for cooperation with the GCF in all relevant aspects. Some of the key results achieved through ... for mid-term climate finance and support needs through development of the pipeline of priority climate adaptation ... and it is currently in the submission process to the UNFCCC. In conjunction with these circumstances, there is a ...
Document > Approved readiness proposal Montenegro
Strengthening the institutional capacity of the Economic and Social Development Agency (ADES) to become a GCF Direct Access Accredited Entity and support the implementation of Chad's climate change programs and strategies
... the institutional capacity of the Economic and Social Development Agency (ADES) to become a Direct Access Entity of the GCF. Chad faces various complex and multi-faceted climate risks, with physical impacts ... to ensure the efficiency of climate investments. ADES' accreditation will position the organization as a GCF ...
Document > Approved readiness proposal Chad ADES
Board decision on Compliance Review Report C-0006-Nicaragua (Bio-CLIMA, FP146)
... which will include the full text of the decision, is being cleared for publication and will be made available on the GCF website in the coming days. Pending the release of the final ... Secretariat under the relevant legal agreements with the accredited entity to address the instances in which the ...
Document > Operational document Nicaragua CABEI
GCF Group of Friends welcomes new Executive Director, Mafalda Duarte, garnering momentum for GCF’s second replenishment and global climate action
The Group of Friends of the Green Climate Fund (GCF) in the Republic of ... 35 diplomatic representatives of GCF partner countries attended the meeting that was chaired by the Embassy of Pakistan. ... H.E. Ambassador Nabeel Munir, chair of the meeting, recalled the urgency to act collectively in the face of the ...
Article > News update 
Improving the capacity of Turkmenistan to access climate finance through capacity building and strategic frameworks
Turkmenistan Improving the capacity of Turkmenistan to access climate finance through capacity building ...
Document > Approved readiness proposal Turkmenistan FAO
National Framework for Leapfrogging to Energy- Efficient and Climate Friendly Air Conditioners and Refrigerators in The Gambia
Despite the rising electricity demand, only 56% of The ... to electricity as of 20171. The Gambia’s electricity generation is solely dependent on imported petroleum products and the country has the highest electricity tariff in the western ...
Document > Approved readiness proposal Gambia UNEP
Strengthening access to climate finance and integration of climate change into the local development planning in Benin
Benin has developed important national policies and strategies ... the increased drought, the strong disruption on water cycle with implications on floods, violent winds, smallholder ... United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC). Implementing the activities envisaged under this NDC ...
Document > Approved readiness proposal Benin ICRAF
Re-Gain: Scaling solutions for food loss in Africa
... the supply chain every year. In Africa, the losses are even higher, ranging between 30% and 50%. This equates to 1.3 ... food could be used to feed approximately 1.6 billion people every year3 . In addition, food loss has a high carbon footprint as it leads to unnecessary deforestation, land conversion, and the wastage of water, ...
Document > Approved project preparation funding application Multiple countries
Strengthening Togo’s Institutional Capacity for a Low-Carbon Transport System (STILTS)
... by building the institutional capacity of the country to implement a Low-carbon Emission Transport System. Togo is among ... that release dangerous gases such as carbon monoxide, sulphur dioxide, ground-level ozone, NOx, etc. This ... shift to a low-emitting transport sector is a prerequisite to meet the country’s climate agenda. Although ...
Document > Approved readiness proposal Togo GGGI
NDA Strengthening and Country Programming (Phase 3)
... Strengthening & Country Programming process. In 2018, Tonga developed its first Country Programme for engaging with the ... institutional and coordination mechanisms for effective implementation of climate actions in Tonga. It consists of four ... climate finance amongst key stakeholders (Output 1.1.3) Accreditation of MoF as DAE (Output 1.2.1) Increased knowledge ...
Document > Approved readiness proposal Tonga
Enabling Direct Access to GCF Climate Finance for Cabo Verde
The capacity to access climate finance will be a key determinant of the success of Cabo Verde’s inclusive green ... wishes to engage in a readiness process in order to enable a national entity to be approved as a direct access ... the country ownership by delivering the first national accreditation of a DAE. After a strong consultation process ...
Document > Approved readiness proposal Cabo Verde LuxDev
Ecosystem Based Adaptation for Water Security in South Africa (EbA-Water)
... on economic growth and human well-being. South Africa has identified 22 Strategic Water Source Areas (SWSAs, also known as Water Towers) which collectively cover 10% of the land but provide 50% of the water ...
Document > Approved project preparation funding application South Africa SANBI
ADB Launches Major Initiative to Build Resilience to Melting Glaciers: GCF to support development of new programme
The Asian Development Bank (ADB) launched a new regional programme, Glaciers to Farms, that will promote sustainable water use and food security in Central Asia, the South ...
Article > Press release ADB 