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... help strengthen the island nation of Tuvalu against the double climate threats of rising sea levels and destructive cyclones. GCF is sending the first USD 2 million ... tranche of its USD 36 million contribution to UNDP, a GCF Accredited Entity, to reduce the vulnerability of one of the ...

... start a national, low-carbon energy sector with its completion of a USD 20 million funds transfer to a Mongolian ... being implemented by XacBank, one of Mongolia’s major lenders which became the country’s first and only bank ... of last year, GCF designated XacBank as a direct access Accredited Entity, which propose and implement GCF-financed ...

... of the Green Climate Fund’s (GCF) direct access Accredited Entities will convene at the Fund’s headquarters next week to boost their capacity in developing strong GCF funding proposals. The three-day ... will see GCF’s Direct Access Entities work alongside relevant National Designated Authorities (NDAs), GCF Readiness ...

Signs of growing ambition in Asian countries to tackle climate change have laid the groundwork for the second day of GCF’s regional event to boost climate finance. Participants at GCF’s ... after hearing on Wednesday how 19 countries plan to deal with this global challenge. While the geographical ...

... Climate Fund launches “GCF 101” – a new web-based guide that provides Partners with detailed information on how to access the Fund’s resources. The ... to climate change: (1) Empowering countries; (2) Getting Accredited; (3) Funding projects; and (4) Implementing ...

The Green Climate Fund will host three webinars on 15 March 2017 seeking feedback into its current development of a request for proposals for REDD+ results ... based payments. The webinars offer organisations and relevant stakeholders an opportunity to guide the GCF ...

... negotiations, he has been instrumental in forging global endeavors on climate change action. Mr. Bamsey will head up ... United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) by financing climate mitigation and adaptation ... “This is an exciting time to become the GCF’s leader. I am confident Howard’s appointment will help the ...

Mongolia’s XacBank today signed an Accreditation Master Agreement (AMA) with the Green Climate ... with GCF to forge low-emissions and climate-resilient development paths in Asia. “There is a big potential in ... introducing new economically and environmentally sustainable ways of doing things,” said Mr. Amartuvshin Hanibal, ...

... Fund (B.15) will be held in Apia, Samoa, from 13 to 15 December 2016. It will be the first time the Board has met ... of Board priorities will be to consider applications for accredited entity status, ways to enable easier and faster access to resources for certain ...

Effective water management is playing an increasingly key role in responding to ... adaptation action in 93 per cent of countries’ Nationally Determined Contributions,” Executive Director ad interim ...

During COP 22, Luxembourg’s Environment Minister, Ms. Carole Dieschbourg, and the Green ... am pleased to hear that the Green Climate Fund managed to develop a project pipeline of 27 projects over the past ...

The Green Climate Fund (GCF) held a country dialogue with National Designated Authorities (NDAs) and focal points to discuss ... project proposals. The need for capacity building for smaller countries was also raised, as a means to enhance their ...

... first annual meeting with the thematic bodies of the UNFCCC during the 22nd session of the Conference of the ... Morocco, on 9 November 2016. The meeting was attended by the Co-Chairs of the UNFCCC thematic bodies, including the Adaptation Committee, the Least Developed Countries Expert Group, the Technology ...

... Green Climate Fund (GCF) and Acumen Fund today signed a Funded Activity Agreement (FAA) enabling the disbursement of funds to implement the first approved project proposal from Acumen (a private sector accredited entity), making it the first GCF project to move to ...

... Fund has announced a pilot to strengthen countries’ decision-making authority over resources dedicated to ... of USD 200 million for around 10 pilots, including at least four to be implemented in small island developing ... and selection of specific pilot activities to be made by accredited entities, with mechanisms set up to increase ...

On the sidelines of the Eighth Environment for Europe Ministerial ... National Designated Authorities (NDAs) and focal points, to learn about the Fund. Discussion focused on assessing the ... of engaging with entities that have already been accredited to the Fund, while, in parallel, identifying ...

Eight new public sector project proposals have been published ahead of the Board’s thirteenth meeting later ... of USD 208 million from the Fund. They will be considered at the Board's B.13 meeting which will take place from ... through to building coastal resilience in vulnerable areas. The proposals are taken from GCF’s pipeline, ...

... grant agreement with the Green Climate Fund on the sidelines of the 21st Conference of the Parties (COP). The ... Community Climate Change Centre (CCCCC or 5C), Dr. Kenrick Leslie, also attended the ceremony. 5C is an Accredited Entity (AE) to the Fund, meaning that it can ...

... Prime Minister Erna Solberg has announced plans to scale up Norway’s commitments to the Green Climate Fund. Norway already pledged USD ... and has now promised to double that figure by 2020, provided that GCF can finance verified emissions reductions in ...

Viet Nam has pledged a contribution to the Green Climate Fund at the Paris COP 21 talks, further broadening the base of support to the Fund. 43 states have now ... efforts will be taken to fulfil our obligations under the UNFCCC and Kyoto Protocol. Viet Nam accordingly will ...

Dear Partners, please come and join ‘GCF Talk at Six’ at COP 21 to find ... speakers from National Designated Authorities (NDAs), Accredited Entities (AEs), and other partners working with us. ... GCF’s activities at COP 21 are being posted on the GCF website and Twitter (@GCF_News). Come by and see us at the GCF ...

On the sidelines of the eleventh Green Climate Fund Board meeting, ... in Africa,” he said. Each country that is party to the UNFCCC has been invited to submit an INDC ahead of the Paris ...

... Héla Cheikhrouhou, interacted with government officials to learn first hand about the country’s climate action ... Affairs, Ms. Cheikhrouhou’s mission on 25 October provided an opportunity to highlight the ways in which the Green ... States (SIDS), and African States. Other countries visited included Ethiopia, Mali, Peru, and the Philippines. ...

The National Designated Authority (NDA) of the government of Antigua and Barbuda, Ambassador Diann Black-Layne, ... extend its support to the two-island country’s larger-scale climate adaptation initiatives. Antigua and Barbuda ...

... news update is the first in a new series focused on the Green Climate Fund’s Readiness and Preparatory Support Programme. Unique to the Fund, the programme offers developing countries immediate financial support to ... a grant agreement with the Green Climate Fund, to help implement its national green growth strategy and bring it ...

... to obtain readiness support from the Fund by October. Delegation officials said Pakistan will use the support to ... Specialists from GCF provided guidance on the Fund’s accreditation process and financing modalities, including its ...

The Green Climate Fund is expanding its readiness programme into the Africa and Middle East region with a three-day workshop being held from 6 ... its kind held by the Fund this year — aims to increase understanding of GCF processes among the National Designated ...

... in collaboration with the Government of Ethiopia and the Least Developed Countries' constituency under the UNFCCC, ... in their engagement with GCF, in consultation with the accredited entities and the GCF Secretariat to ensure ...

... world, the Green Climate Fund (GCF) is playing a major role in helping developing countries raise and realise their climate ... GCF National Designated Authorities or focal points, Accredited Entities, and others to explore how the Fund can ...

You don’t know what you’ve got until it’s gone. Bhutan Cambodia Ecuador Gambia Guatemala ... Peru Rwanda Viet Nam FP001 FP011 FP013 FP019 FP022 FP026 FP048 FP050 FP062 FP073 FP076 Forests: A cause of climate ...