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The Republic of Korea commits significant increase in support to GCF
The Green Climate Fund (GCF) welcomes the Republic of Korea’s announcement of a USD 300 million pledge for its second replenishment (GCF-2). The announcement was made by South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol at the G20 ...
Article > Press release 
UK pledges record $2 billion climate action funding for GCF at G20
The Green Climate Fund (GCF) welcomes the UK government’s ... announcement of a USD 2 billion (£1.62 billion) pledge for its second replenishment (GCF-2). The announcement was made by Prime Minister Rishi Sunak at the G20 Leaders’ ...
Article > Press release 
Executive Director's opening remarks at the High-level Pledging Conference for GCF's second replenishment (GCF-2)
Excellencies, colleagues, and friends, Welcome to GCF’s second ... Conference. Let me begin by congratulating Germany for demonstrating remarkable leadership in climate finance. ... treasure. Vielen Dank! Please join me in giving them a round of applause. Let me also thank all of you for ...
Article > Speech 
Annual performance reporting on GCF funded activities through the updated PPMS
... (PPMS) as an integral hub. This platform facilitates seamless interactions between GCF Secretariat and its partners such as Accredited Entities (AEs), Delivery Partners (DPs), and National Designated Authorities ...
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Guardians of the shore: GCF and UNEP partner to protect mangroves and coastal ecosystems in Dominica and Mozambique
The Green Climate Fund (GCF) and the United Nations Environment ... Coastal communities in Dominica and Mozambique are vulnerable to the impacts of climate change, particularly intense tropical storms. Mangroves, often overlooked and underappreciated, can play a crucial role as ‘green ...
Article > News update Dominica Mozambique UNEP 
Update on FP146: Bio-CLIMA Integrated climate action to reduce deforestation and strengthen resilience in BOSAWÁS and Rio San Juan Biospheres
The Green Climate Fund (GCF) has terminated the Funded Activity Agreement for the project, “Bio-CLIMA: ... address the instances on non-compliance, which constituted legal breaches to the relevant legal agreements between GCF and the Accredited Entity. No funds were disbursed by GCF to the ...
Article > Statement 
Newly launched platform to expand electric vehicle use across India
A new electric vehicle company focused on boosting large-scale use ... the India E-Mobility Financing Programme , backed by the Green Climate Fund (GCF) in partnership with Macquarie Asset Management. GCF and its partners are committed to redefining how we think about transport and sustainably ...
Article > News update MAAML 
GCF rolls out new and improved Readiness Programme
... action capacity-building programme, Readiness supports developing countries in strengthening their institutional ... enhance sub-national, national and regional organisations accredited to GCF (Direct Access Entities). The revised ... on the new 2024-2027 Readiness Strategy , successes, and lessons learned over the past years and reflects feedback ...
Article > News update 
USD 1 billion of climate investments to be considered at the last GCF Board meeting of the year
... about USD 1.0 billion of GCF investment will be considered for approval at next week’s Green Climate Fund (GCF) ... projects will reach the world’s most climate-vulnerable countries, with first-time single-country projects in ... Approach (PSAA) . The Board will also review the accreditation of five new proposed organisations, three of ...
Article > News update 
Forests get a boost from new GCF policy on REDD+ results-based payments
... payments, a major boon for forest finance. The decision was made at the 40th meeting of the GCF Board . ... and forest degradation) is based on the principle that developing countries which reduce their emissions ... United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC). The policy also complements GCF’s newly revamped ...
Article > News update 
GCF welcomes Sweden’s SEK 8 billion pledge to the Fund
The Green Climate Fund (GCF) welcomes the Swedish government’s pledge of SEK 8 billion (USD 763 million) for the Fund’s second replenishment (GCF-2). Sweden has been a long-term contributor to GCF, supporting the ...
Article > Press release 
GCF to ramp up climate investment in South Sudan
Juba, South Sudan—Executive Director Mafalda Duarte headed the Green Climate Fund’s (GCF) first-ever delegation to South Sudan and committed to significantly ...
Article > News update South Sudan 
GCF and Asia-Pacific SIDS strengthen ties for climate action
... crisis in the Asia-Pacific region have come together to identify programming opportunities that would realise their ... – 13 from the Pacific region plus Maldives and Timor-Leste – convened in the Cook Islands this month for the ... focal points (National Designated Authorities), Accredited Entities (national and international), Civil ...
Article > News update Cook Islands 
GCF Regional Dialogue with Latin America and Workshop for Direct Access Entities
We’re pleased to announce two upcoming Green Climate Fund (GCF) events in Santo Domingo, Dominican ... At the GCF Regional Dialogue with Latin America, National Designated Authorities, International and Direct Access ...
Event > Structured dialogue Dominican Republic (the) 
47 countries express interest in hosting a GCF regional presence
... Fund’s vision to be closer to the countries it serves and deliver more financial support at scale, strengthen national institutions, and build more ... United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC). Proposed host cities must be classified as A or B per ...
Article > Press release 
Social protection: Investing in reform and resilience
What do Brazil, Zimbabwe and Vanuatu have in common? Despite the obvious differences in geographies, ecosystems, soils and biodiversity, ... ground-up resilience and innovation: putting protecting people at the heart of climate action. Climate change is not ...
Article > Insights 
COP30 High-level Event: Delivering Climate Solutions through Country Platforms
As nations urgently seek to enhance climate ambition and implementation, ... platforms translate mitigation, adaptation, and economic development goals into actionable investment strategies, ...
Event > Events organised / involving GCF 
New partnership to mobilise private capital for climate solutions in emerging markets
... Fund (GCF) announced the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) on 14 November 2025 to collaborate on ... established by Generation Investment Management to scale solutions for the highest-emitting, most off-track ... United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC), is mandated to support low-emission, ...
Article > Press release 
Strengthening Thailand’s climate adaptation capacity with Readiness support from the Green Climate Fund
The Asian Disaster Preparedness Center (ADPC) and the Thai Department of Disaster Prevention ... moved from conceptual discussion to practical, actionable planning. “The climate reality in Thailand is shifting. ...
Article > News update Thailand 
Closer ties and progress forged at GCF’s Indigenous Peoples Advisory Group meeting
The Green Climate Fund’s Indigenous Peoples Advisory Group convened its seventh meeting (IPAG-7) from 16 to 19 December 2025. Held at the GCF headquarters in Songdo, ... Peoples. The discussions focused on several key areas for 2026, which included establishing GCF’s approach on direct ...
Article > News update 
Supporting women’s local businesses and climate-friendly cookstoves in Kenya
About 15 per cent of the energy demand worldwide is met by classic biomass ... charcoal, and plant residues. Some 2.8 billion people cook their daily meals with such biomass. Kenya is no ...
Article > Story Kenya GIZ 
Policies and strategies
... the GCF Board approves specific operational policies and guidelines, including for programming, project cycle, administration, and financial management. The Board also approves strategies, which guide the ...
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Project safeguards
Overview GCF ensures that the climate finance it allocates does not harm local communities or ecosystems. GCF standards include equitably managing environmental and social risks in relation to its activities, as well as implementing an Indigenous People’s Policy to reflect the ...
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Gender
Overview The impacts of climate change affect women and men differently. Women are the hardest hit by dramatic shifts in climatic conditions. ... that of men. Compared to men, domestic burdens (e.g. collection of firewood and water) of women increase ...
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GCF funded India solar rooftop programme kicks off
... disbursement of USD 50 million marks the start of the implementation of the GCF solar rooftop programme in India. The ... million to the USD 250 million programme which will provide access to long-term and affordable financing for the ... investment will be channeled through NABARD, the Fund's Accredited Entity and India's largest rural development bank. ...
Article > Press release India NABARD 
GCF first replenishment meeting reinforces the role of the Fund to drive climate action
... to discuss key issues on the Green Climate Fund (GCF) replenishment in the context of urgent global climate action. ... meeting was facilitated by Johannes Linn, and was also attended by the new GCF Executive Director, Yannick Glemarec. The ... United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC), and serves the Paris Agreement. Over the five years ...
Article > Press release 
GCF publishes the revised funding proposal schedule for B.23 and B.24
... Incheon, Republic of Korea. The timeline lists key dates leading to the Board meetings, where the 24 Board members ... decide on funding proposals brought forward by GCF Accredited Entities. At its twenty-first meeting, the GCF ... The report/s shall be disclosed (i) in the AE’s website, (ii) in locations convenient to affected peoples, and ...
Article > Press release 
GCF and GEF join forces with Lao PDR to advance climate action
The Government of Lao PDR is leading the way to ensure complementarity and coherence in ... on 12-14 February, both Funds will support the country in identifying how each can support country aspirations for ... Designated Authorities, GEF Operational Focal Points, and accredited entities and Agencies. Lao People's Democratic ...
Article > Press release Lao People's Democratic Republic (the) 
Agreement set to increase India's rooftop solar reach
... Fund and India’s National Bank for Agriculture and Rural Development (NABARD). The signing of the Funded Activity ... across Indian rooftops. It will be carried out by TATA Cleantech Capital Limited, following the initial transfer of ... finance body which is also a GCF Direct Access Accredited Entity . Attending the signing ceremony on the ...
Article > Press release India NABARD 
GCF supporting energy transformation in SIDS
Tonga, a Small Island Developing State in the Asia-Pacific region, is highly vulnerable to climate change. Despite having a huge potential for ... Telep Renewable Energy Senior Specialist +82 32 458 6326 Tonga Songdo GCF supporting energy transformation in SIDS ...
Article > Press release Tonga ADB 