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Saint Kitts and Nevis commits to lead on scaled-up climate action
The Government of Saint Kitts and Nevis today committed to lead regional efforts to accelerate climate ambitions in the ... with a focus on energy, water, and food security. The undertaking was made at the closing of the Green Climate Fund ... swaps, green hydrogen, performance-based grants, resilience credits and resilience bonds. The Caribbean region’s ...
Article > News update Saint Kitts and Nevis 
Asian private sector ambition key to climate solution, Dialogue finds
... driving the Asian economic powerhouse can be funnelled to complement public sector-funded climate action, GCF’s Structured Dialogue with Asia ... - including 23 governments, corporations, NGOs and GCF Accredited Entities - to the Indonesian island of Bali on 26 ...
Article > Press release Indonesia 
GCF Board approves new strategic plan and USD 756 million in new climate projects
... in the developing countries that are particularly vulnerable to the adverse impacts of climate change. With the new ... projects on the ground. The Board also approved the accreditation of four new organisations, three of which are ... meeting is available on the Board section of the GCF website. GCF Board approves new strategic plan and USD 756 ...
Article > Press release 
GCF/B.21/10/Add.20 - Consideration of funding proposals – Addendum XX Funding proposal package for FP098
This addendum contains the following three parts: A funding proposal summary titled “DBSA Climate Finance Facility” submitted by the ... These documents are presented as submitted by the accredited entity and the national designated authority(ies) ...
Board document > Action item
Climate costs will rise sharply if we miss 1.5 degree target, GCF conference hears
Climate finance is a moral obligation, while inadequate action leading to global temperatures over 1.5 ... were some of the messages shaping discussions at a key Green Climate Fund (GCF) conference which ended today in ...
Article > Press release 
Germany, Incheon City raise awareness on climate conflict and cooperation at GCF Headquarters
The Green Climate Fund and Germany’s Federal Foreign Office, alongside the city government of ... such as this are critical to engage citizens in the complex issues of climate change and, more importantly, to point ... of the opening of the exhibition in Songdo, which coincided with the opening of the 23rd UN Climate Summit in ...
Article > Press release Germany Republic of Korea (the) 
GCF encourages more high-quality and ambitious proposals
... need for high-quality, ambitious funding proposals to scale up action under the Fund and incite the necessary paradigm shift. At a ... receives,” Mr. Fakir explained. “We need countries, Accredited Entities, and National Designated Authorities not ...
Article > Press release 
Global Programming Conference drives stronger GCF climate support
The Green Climate Fund (GCF) will incorporate lessons from its largest gathering of developing country partners now being held in Incheon, ... enhancing access to GCF resources, streamlining GCF’s accreditation process and ensuring there is balanced support ...
Article > Press release 
GCF speeds up funding flow with 4 partner agreements signed hours after Board approval
The Green Climate Fund (GCF) has signed detailed agreements with its partners to implement four new ... GCF, which allocates the funds, and its partnering Accredited Entities, which propose and implement GCF-approved ...
Article > Press release 
GCF approves funding for regional water investment programme in Southern Africa
The Green Climate Fund (GCF) approved a grant to support ... water investment programme in the Southern African Development Community (SADC). Funding from the GCF Project ... the development of an investment programme that aims to leverage at least USD 117 million, which is expected to ...
Article > News update 
Adaptation planning vital in helping countries weather change
A guide to NAPs and why GCF is supporting this UN process to ... World Meteorological Organisation (WMO). Extreme weather killed several hundred people, impacted the lives of millions, ... United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC). Adaptation planning is part of the Cancun Agreements ...
Article > Press release 
GCF discusses progress at Marrakech climate talks
The Green Climate Fund hosted its first side-event at the 22nd Conference of the Parties to the UN ... support programme is central to these efforts. It enables developing countries to receive support to assist them ... Under GCF’s Project Preparation Facility (PPF), Accredited Entities (AEs) can receive support for the ...
Article > Press release 
Indigenous Knowledge and Climate Resilience in the Amazon: Bridging Traditional Wisdom and Modern Technology
... satellite imagery for land use planning was on the rise in developing countries. The use of such modern technology ... such techniques might relate to traditional, indigenous knowledge, particularly with regards to the practice of swidden ... indigenous knowledge codes for assessing the suitability of sites for swidden agriculture? While this research question ...
Article > Insights 
GCF/B.22/Inf.09 - Report on the execution of the 2018 administrative budget of the GCF
This document presents a review of the execution of the 2018 ... actual expenditures relating to activities of the Board, Independent Units and the Secretariat for the year 1 January ... 31 December 2018 and on estimated costs for the Trustee. Please note that these numbers are unaudited. For the year ...
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GCF/B.21/10/Add.33 - Consideration of funding proposals - Addendum XXXIII Funding proposal package for SAP002
This addendum contains the following seven parts: A funding proposal titled “Climate services and diversification of climate ... assessment of the funding proposal; Response of the accredited entity to the independent Technical Advisory ...
Board document > Action item
GCF/B.21/10/Add.13 - Consideration of funding proposals - Addendum XIII Funding proposal package for FP094
This addendum contains the following three parts: A funding proposal summary titled “Ensuring climate resilient water supplies in the ...
Board document > Action item
GCF/B.21/10/Add.12 - Consideration of funding proposals - Addendum XII Funding proposal package for FP093
This addendum contains the following three parts: A funding proposal summary titled “Yeleen Rural Electrification Project in Burkina ...
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GCF/B.21/10/Add.11 - Consideration of funding proposals - Addendum XI Funding proposal package for FP092
This addendum contains the following three parts: A funding proposal summary titled “Programme for integrated development and adaptation ...
Board document > Action item
GCF/B.21/10/Add.10 - Consideration of funding proposals - Addendum X Funding proposal package for FP091
This addendum contains the following three parts: A funding proposal summary titled “South Tarawa Water Supply Project”; No-objection ...
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GCF/B.21/10/Add.09 - Consideration of funding proposals - Addendum IX Funding proposal package for FP090
This addendum contains the following three parts: A funding proposal summary titled “Tonga Renewable Energy Project under the Pacific ...
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GCF/B.21/10/Add.08 - Consideration of funding proposals - Addendum VIII Funding proposal package for FP089
This addendum contains the following three parts: A funding proposal summary titled “Upscaling climate resilience measures in the dry ...
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GCF/B.21/10/Add.06 - Consideration of funding proposals - Addendum VI Funding proposal package for FP087
This addendum contains the following three parts: A funding proposal summary titled “Building livelihood resilience to climate change in ...
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GCF/B.21/10/Add.04 - Consideration of funding proposals - Addendum IV Funding proposal package for FP085
This addendum contains the following three parts: A funding proposal summary titled “Green BRT Karachi”; No-objection letter issued by ...
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GCF/B.21/10/Add.03 - Consideration of funding proposals - Addendum III Funding proposal package for FP084
This addendum contains the following three parts: A funding proposal summary titled “Enhancing climate resilience of India’s coastal ...
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GCF/B.21/10/Add.01 - Consideration of funding proposals - Addendum I Funding proposal package for FP082
This addendum contains the following three parts: A funding proposal summary titled “Catalyzing Climate Finance (Shandong Green ...
Board document > Action item
GCF/B.19/11/Add.03 - Status of the GCF portfolio and pipeline – Addendum: Information on facilitating an increase in proposals from direct access entities
In decision B.18/02, para. (b), the Board requested the ... in annex II (“Information on proposals by direct access entities”) in its regular reporting to the Board on the ... projects. This document provides information on the actions undertaken by the Secretariat to facilitate an increase in ...
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GCF/B.15/Inf.13 - Report on the execution of the administrative budget for 2016
This document presents an update of actual expenditures for the ten ... expenditures for the services of the Interim Trustee amounted to USD 19.1 million or 53% against a budget of USD ... of areas with a relatively low rate of spending and provides an assessment of anticipated progress against each by ...
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GCF/B.11/04/ADD.05/REV.01 - Funding proposal package for FP005
This addendum contains the following two parts: A funding proposal summary entitled “KawiSafi Ventures Fund” submitted by Acumen ... These documents are presented as submitted by the accredited entity and the national designated authority(is) or ...
Board document > Action item
GCF/B.05/10 - Initial Structure and Staffing of the Secretariat
This document is submitted in response to decision B.04/09, which, ... focus, internal coherence and linkages, and the flexibility to evolve over time; Requested the Executive ...
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GCF/B.08/15 - Outcome of the IRM
Pursuant to decision B.07/09, a process of collective engagement in the Fund's Initial Resource Mobilization (IRM) ...
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