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Boosting the Implementation of Best Practices in Rice Farming on the North Coast of Peru, including the Alternate Wetting and Drying Method
This project seeks to strengthen adaptation and mitigation best practices on rice ... and guarantee food, health, and water security. With the implementation of the Alternate Wetting and Drying method (AWD) ... costs and improving the quality of life of farmers. Considering that rice farmers in the target regions are ...
Document > Approved project preparation funding application Peru IICA
Green Climate Fund Board opens first meeting of 2019
... session on Monday 25 February where it announced the selection of Yannick Glemarec as its new Executive Director . It then reconvened on Tuesday morning to start consideration of other business, including new funding proposals ... to propose and carry out climate finance projects as Accredited Entities. GCF’s 24 Board members represent ...
Article > Press release 
GCF engages Asian countries in dialogue on their climate investments
... climate finance priorities in Asia. It will also provide opportunities for countries to show what progress they ... The diverse nature of Asia means the types of climate challenges that nations in this region face vary greatly – ... National Designated Authorities (NDAs) and focal points, Accredited Entities, a wide group of country stakeholders, ...
Article > Press release Indonesia 
Australia and the GCF Secretariat co-host the Pacific Regional Workshop in Fiji
... headquarters in Suva, the gathering will bring together relevant stakeholders to galvanise action on the GCF in the region. The ... Designated Authorities (NDAs) and Focal Points, GCF Accredited Entities, delivery partners, civil society and the ...
Article > Press release Australia Fiji 
GCF and TBC Bank, Georgia’s largest bank, sign accreditation agreement
GCF has signed an Accreditation Master Agreement (AMA) with JSC TBC Bank, the ... a five-year accreditation term. This partnership will enable GCF to mobilise funds through the private sector to ... the Ministry of Environmental Protection and Agriculture to develop a Readiness proposal with the ambition to support ...
Article > News update 
Thirty-sixth meeting of the GCF Board (B.36)
... of work Report of the thirty-fifth meeting of the Board Decisions proposed between the thirty-fifth and thirty-sixth ... and groups Performance review of the members of the Accreditation Panel Appointment of new members of the ... of the second consultation meeting for the second replenishment of the Green Climate Fund Evaluation conducted by ...
Event > Board meeting 
Initial Resource Mobilisation
... (IRM) in 2014 quickly raised USD 9.3 billion in pledges. Of this, USD 9.3 billion was confirmed. Amount announced 9300000000 Amount confirmed 9300000000 ... the GCF Board launched the process for the Fund's first replenishment (GCF-1). Initial Resource Mobilisation ...
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Rapid climate action: Eight newly approved projects set for implementation
... the AE. The FAA contains a set of conditions to be fulfilled by the AE, which can be a lengthy process. As part of ... for eight were immediately signed between GCF and its Accredited Entity partners at a signing ceremony on 24 ... and decentralised low-carbon basic services. On-site vocational training will enable the community to ...
Article > News update 
FP126 - Increased climate resilience of rural households and communities through the rehabilitation of production landscapes in selected localities of the Republic of Cuba (IRES)
... natural forest regeneration in seven municipalities vulnerable to climate change in Cuba. According to the Vulnerability and Climate Change Adaptation Index in the Latin America and Caribbean region, Cuba is ... affected by climate change/agricultural drought in Cuba. FP126 Cuba 1 2 3 4 5 6 1 2 188 547 811 Increased climate ...
Project > Public sector Cuba FAO 
Accelerating climate action to communities: seven new projects set for implementation
... five projects were immediately signed between GCF and its Accredited Entity (AE) partners at a signing ceremony on 20 ... the AE remotely earlier in the day. The ceremony also included the signing for a project approved at the 40th Board ... and the Accredited Entity (AE) for the project to begin implementation. The projects set for implementation include ...
Article > News update 
GCF.10: 10 years of climate impact
... Overview" is now out! Follow GCF at COP30: visit the website Raising Ambition, Empowering Action In November 2015, ... journey and impact as the world’s climate fund for developing countries and reinforces GCF’s commitment to ... with GCF-funded projects Over × Anticipated CO₂ equivalent avoided *Aggregated estimates based on all approved ...
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GCF ensures Indigenous Peoples play a key role in climate action
The Green Climate Fund (GCF) celebrates the International Day of the World’s Indigenous ... to a selected mountainous area, and then covering the site with mud, ash and charcoal before closing it off with ... While glacier grafting is not expected to significantly dent the tide of global glacial loss, it can act as an ...
Article > Press release 
Strategic Frameworks support for Guyana through GGGI
The readiness proposal will support the development of potential utility scale renewable energy projects for public-private partnership ... the Country Programme being developed, potential national accredited entities from the Energy Sector will be assessed ...
Document > Approved readiness proposal Guyana
Country programming support and sustainable tourism planning for Cabo Verde
Cabo Verde’s growing vulnerability towards environmental instabilities as well as its high level of poverty and dependence on fossil fuels present ...
Document > Approved readiness proposal Cabo Verde UNIDO
Supporting Yemen’s Low Emissions Development through the preparation of the Nationally Determined Contribution (NDC), while enhancing required capacities and project pipeline in support of reducing emission
... Government of Yemen and its key actors to effectively implement its priority actions for reducing its GHG emissions ... and engagement of the LED network members on mitigation, identifies long-term readiness needs for climate change ... members, including the private sector, local banks, Accredited Entities (AEs), future Direct Access Entities ...
Document > Approved readiness proposal Yemen
Enhancing Angola’s Access to Climate Finance for Sustainable Transport and Sustainable Landscape (AFOLU) Sectors
... economy and its population. About 80% of the most frequent disasters recorded in Angola are directly associated with hydro-climatic ... of the Angolan economy. Economic sectors are highly vulnerable to climate change impacts, which pose severe livelihood ...
Document > Approved readiness proposal Angola GGGI
GCF at COP27
The dust has settled on a frenetic two weeks in the Sharm el-Sheikh sunshine ... between indigenous peoples, governments and GCF Accredited Entities. This topic was also touched upon at a ... across the two-weeks of COP27 can be found on the event website . An announcement was also made at COP27 that GCF in ...
Article > News update 
First GCF Green Champions to be announced at COP25
... of the first GCF Green Champion Awards have been selected from a total pool of 280 nominees, and the final results will be announced at the sidelines of COP25 in Madrid, Spain. The GCF Green Champions ... processes that span across the CBD, UNCCD, and UNFCCC, where she supported the development of the Ghana's ...
Article > Press release 
IFAD and GCF scale-up action to improve life for millions of people and restore ecosystems in Africa’s Great Green Wall
... hope today because of their governments’ support for accelerating Africa’s Great Green Wall (GGW), an area covering ... Fund (GCF) and the International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD) in order to boost climate finance for ... Sahelian Ministers in September 2020, IFAD and other GCF accredited entities will submit projects for funding ...
Article > Press release IFAD 
From investment to impacts
... wrapped up in Nairobi, Kenya, with entrepreneurs, project developers, and investors sharing best practices and innovative ideas to accelerate the private sector’s contribution to finance for ... investors, Chief Executives, business owners, GCF Accredited Entities, and project partners from across the ...
Article > News update 
ED remarks for International Women’s Day 2023
Gender equality is one of the most powerful, yet under-utilised solutions to avert catastrophic climate change. On this International Women's Day, we celebrate the achievements of women and renew our commitment ...
Article > Speech
FP231 - Accelerating Solar Action Program (ASAP)
The Accelerating Solar Action Programme (ASAP) supports Ghana’s much-needed transition away from fossil fuels, in line with the ... and the Energy Commission of Ghana. Better access to credit, robust demand from borrowers, decreased cost of ...
Project > Private sector Ghana Ecobank 
FP271 - India Green Finance Facility (IGFF)
India is the world’s third-largest emitter of carbon dioxide, with its energy supply heavily dependent on fossil ... significant progress and achieved rapid growth in renewable energy capacity. The country risks remaining locked into ... Key activities include providing DFIs with concessional credit lines for on-lending to public and private sector ...
Project > Public sector India ADB 
FP284 - Amazonia Viva Program
... global climate regulator. It is home to 47 million people, including 2.2 million Indigenous Peoples. The region is ... temperatures, prolonged droughts, extreme weather, and deforestation. Seventeen per cent of the forest is already ... measures to overcome gender-specific obstacles in access to credit. FP284 Bolivia (Plurinational State of) Brazil ...
Project > Public sector Multiple countries WorldBank 
FP292 - Scaling climate-smart solutions for hardest-to-reach MSMEs and farmers in Kenya (CST Facility)
Kenya ranks 150th on the ND-GAIN Climate Vulnerability Index, with micro, small and medium-sized enterprises (MSMEs) ... need. The project aims to establish and demonstrate a scalable, de-risked local currency lending facility enabling Kenya Commercial Bank (KCB), serving as both Accredited Entity and Executing Entity, to sustainably expand ...
Project > Private sector Kenya KCB 
FP293 - Food Securities Fund Accountable Cocoa and Coffee Tranche (FSF ACCT)
... are climate-sensitive commodities cultivated by smallholder farmers across Costa Rica, Côte d’Ivoire, the ... finance remains structurally underprovided, as commercial lenders rarely extend unsecured credit in rural emerging markets, while cooperatives and ...
Project > Private sector Multiple countries Clarmondial 
FP301 - Responsible Commodities Facility - Deforestation and Conversion Free: Finance for soy production in the Cerrado, Brazil (RCF-DCF Project)
... expansion, particularly soy production. Soy farmland expanded from 13 million hectares in 2000 to 44 million hectares ... half of the Cerrado’s native vegetation has already been cleared, leading to loss of biodiversity, degraded water ... to mobilise larger pools of capital. Through customised credit lines, farmers will be enabled to forgo converting ...
Project > Private sector Brazil SIM 
Increasing Private Sector Involvement in the Transition towards a Low-Carbon and Climate Resilient Economy in Burundi
Burundi has completed a GCF readiness grant aimed at strengthening the NDA ... of a sustainable mechanism of engaging key stakeholders, including women groups and the private sector in ... areas: Identification of 2 potential DAE, nomination for accreditation, and accreditation gap assessment of the 2 ...
Document > Approved readiness proposal Burundi CSE
Strengthening institutional capacities and processes to enhance project development and to increase mobilization of climate finance for the implementation of Nationally Designated Contributions (NDCs) and the Long-Term Strategy (LTS) in Chile.
The government of Chile has determined the need to prioritize and enhance its engagement ... particularly from the private sector Limited number of accredited direct access entities (DAEs) to support the ...
Document > Approved readiness proposal Chile CAF
Climate adaptation of agricultural value chains in the Norte Grande of Argentina: promoting the holistic management of agroecosystems
Agricultural family-based systems play essential economic, social, and environmental roles. National Law 27,118 (2014) assigns cultural heritage ... farming families and communities whose livelihoods highly depend on agricultural production. Additionally, family ...
Document > Approved readiness proposal Argentina CAF