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The Government of Jamaica is working with international financial institutions and donors to strengthen cooperation, crowd-in private investment and build climate resilience following the Resilience and Sustainability Facility arrangement with the International Monetary Fund
The Government of Jamaica together with Inter-American Development Bank (IDB), Green Climate Fund (GCF), the United ... fiscal framework, and incentives for investments in renewables and the greening of the financial system, aimed towards ... Green Facility, domiciled in Jamaica. The GCF will provide credit and capacity development to finance local climate ...
Article > Press release Jamaica 
Thematic brief: Oceans
Oceans and coastal ecosystems cover more than 70 percent of the Earth’s surface, providing a natural asset of ... percent of the animal protein consumed by 4.3 billion people while supporting the livelihoods of approximately 650 to ... ecosystems. Coral reefs for instance are facing unprecedented pressure from sea temperature increase and ...
Document > Thematic brief
Adaptation planning support through GGGI
Rwanda is undergoing rapid urbanization as one of its main economic growth and transformation drivers, while risks from climate change continues to pose a challenge. Although there have been past and on-going ...
Document > Approved readiness proposal Rwanda GGGI
From scarcity to sustainability: Maldives’ ambitious water security project
The Maldives, known as a luxury holiday destination with crystal blue water, is an idyllic island ... Island Developing State (SIDS) is one of the most vulnerable nations to climate change and faces many unique challenges. Rising sea levels and increasingly erratic rainfall ...
Article > Story Maldives UNDP 
FP288 - Jordan Aqaba-Amman Water Desalination and Conveyance Project (AAWDCP)
... and population growth. In 2022, the country had a water deficit of 20 per cent despite 94 per cent network access. Most households receive water less than 48 hours weekly, threatening public health and ... estimated minimum of 6,742,402 tonnes of CO2 over the first 26 years of operations. The project complements Jordan’s ...
Project > Private sector Jordan IFC 
FP005 - KawiSafi Ventures Fund
... off-grid solar power in East Africa. Investing in 10-15 clean energy companies, initially in Rwanda and Kenya, ... are very high for rural off-grid Kenyans, who spend around 26% of their income on kerosene, which is expensive, ... harmful to health. Rapid population growth is increasing demand for electricity and placing further demands on grid ...
Project > Private sector Kenya Rwanda Acumen 
FP290 - PURE Rural Mozambique Climate Project: Driving Mozambique's climate resilience through energy access and climate-smart Productive Use of Renewable Energy.
Mozambique faces recurrent droughts, floods, cyclones, and rising temperatures that ... rural and low-income communities. These hazards severely undermine agricultural productivity and food security, while energy systems remain heavily reliant on ...
Project > Public sector Mozambique Enabel 
From seed to shelf
... day, on a hundred-hectare farm in Namibia, a group of people are huddled together. They are observing a crop of large ... Agriculture, Water, and Land Reform (MAWLR). Across seven demonstration sites with tailored management plans, this project has ...
Article > Story Namibia EIF 
Establishing an Evidence-Based National Adaptation Plan (NAP) process at National and Subnational Scales in Cambodia Phase 1
... Since 2014, the country has utilized the NAP process to identify and address vulnerabilities in key sectors ... identify ways to improve adaptation planning itself at all levels (national to local). The proposed project builds on ... universities, the residents of one municipality that is the site for outcome 2 activities, and Cambodian people that ...
Document > Approved readiness proposal Cambodia
Landmark project improved farmers’ livelihoods and protected forests in Madagascar, new report finds
... countries increased crop production and reduced deforestation, a new evaluation report released today has found. Findings from the impact evaluation ... the United Nations warned that Madagascar could be the site of the world’s first climate change-caused famine. ...
Article > Press release Madagascar 
Green Climate Fund energy strategy accelerates low-carbon transition
... has set out how its energy strategy will support new COP29 pledges to accelerate the low-carbon transition, marking ... Energy Zones and Corridors Pledge, and the COP29 Hydrogen Declaration, recognizing their importance in advancing ... lines to utilize renewable energy resource rich sites. And the COP29 Hydrogen Declaration targets the ...
Article > Press release 
FP130 - Indonesia REDD-plus RBP for results period 2014-2016
... total volume of 27 million tonnes of carbon dioxide equivalent (MtCO2eq) submitted to GCF for results-based payments ...
Project > Public sector Indonesia UNDP 
FP136 - Resilient Landscapes and Livelihoods Project
Land degradation in Ethiopia has proceeded at an alarming rate ... crop productivity in Ethiopia by 5 to 10 percent by 2030. This project is designed to improve climate ... resilience, land productivity and carbon storage, while also increasing access to diversified livelihood ...
Project > Public sector Ethiopia WorldBank 
Pacific island climate threat requires early action, says regional representative at GCF workshop
Efforts are needed now to turn Pacific Island concerns over climate change ... Green Climate Fund workshop. “The slow burn crisis of sea level rises, ocean acidification and impacts like coral reef ... SPREP and 21 of GCF’s other direct access Accredited Entities wound up the three-day Empowering Direct ...
Article > Press release 
Harnessing climate science to guide climate investments
... Panel on Climate Change (IPCC), Mr. Hoesung Lee, underscored the urgency in strengthening the connection ... United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC). One area that generated discussion was strengthening ...
Article > Press release 
Twentieth meeting of the GCF Board (B.20)
... of the report of the nineteenth meeting of the Board Board decisions proposed and approved between the nineteenth and ... meetings of the Board Application of paragraph 42 of the Rules of Procedure of the Board: guidelines to determine in ... status of national adaptation plans Matters related to accreditation Consideration of accreditation proposals ...
Event > Board meeting 
Seventeenth meeting of the GCF Board (B.17)
... of the report of the sixteenth meeting of the Board Decisions proposed and approved between the sixteenth and ... of the Parties, including the biannual report on privileges and immunities Complementarity and coherence Matters ... for Board-appointed officials Matters related to accreditation Consideration of accreditation proposals ...
Event > Board meeting 
Sixteenth meeting of the GCF Board (B.16)
... of the report of the fifteenth meeting of the Board Decisions proposed and approved between the fifteenth and ... Secretariat Reports from committees, panels and groups Implementation of the initial strategic plan for the GCF Work ... on the GCF risk management framework Matters related to accreditation Status of accreditation matters Update on ...
Event > Board meeting 
Thirteenth meeting of the GCF Board (B.13)
... Adoption of the report of the twelfth meeting of the Board Decisions taken between the twelfth and thirteenth meetings ... on the activities of the Secretariat Update on the implementation of the Strategic Plan for the Green Climate Fund ... Private Sector Advisory Group Appointments Committee Accreditation Panel Accreditation Committee Independent ...
Event > Board meeting 
Twelfth meeting of the GCF Board (B.12)
... agenda and organization of work Adoption of the report of eleventh Board meeting Decisions taken between the eleventh and twelfth meeting of ... Committee Risk Management Committee Investment Committee Accreditation Committee Private Sector Advisory Group Ad Hoc ...
Event > Board meeting 
Structured Dialogue with Asia 2017
GCF's Structured Dialogue with Asia aimed to develop a roadmap for priorities of the Fund in this region. ... 9.6 billion. A quarter of the projects identified are being led by direct access entities. Over time, this percentage is ... as more direct access entities are going through the accreditation process. Approximately 40 percent of the ...
Event > Structured dialogue Indonesia 
GCF and World Bank partner to boost cookstove market in Bangladesh
The Green Climate Fund (GCF) and the World Bank have signed an ... help expand the market for improved cookstoves in Bangladesh, bringing together a number of climate and health ... of the Funded Activity Agreement (FAA), which guide the implementation of approved GCF projects, marks a key milestone ...
Article > Press release Bangladesh IDCOL 
Mitigation and adaptation to climate change under agroforestry systems in cocoa production in the Amazon and Atlantic Forest biomes
Deforestation is the main source of greenhouse gases (GHG) emissions in Brazil and has increased in ... to expand cocoa production to new areas and prevent a possible reduction in productivity in areas with greater aptitude, ...
Document > Approved project preparation funding application Brazil IICA
Record-breaking Green Climate Fund Board meeting approves USD 1.225 billion for new projects, reforms accreditation model and invites bids to host regional presence
... this week approved a record volume of climate finance for developing countries, green-lighting 17 new projects for ... 1.225 billion total is the largest amount approved at a single Board meeting, during a year in which the Fund is scaling ... works through a network of over 150 partner agencies (‘Accredited Entities’), an unrivaled global network that ...
Article > Press release 
Investment decisions and the climate challenge
... pour cette invitation et pour l'organisation du Sustainable Leaders Forum. The need for urgent climate action is more ... In essence it would create a new asset class, a prerequisite to move finance at scale. And our final workstream is ... proven new climate solutions, through dedicated credit lines or support to access capital markets. Here, our ...
Article > Speech
GCF scaling-up clean energy access through solar based mini-grids in Mali
... of the population in the rural areas do not have access to electricity, while those with access are getting most of the electricity from diesel generators. The country’s primary electricity grid is ... an increasing share of fossil fuel in the generation mix. Despite the immense potential of solar resources in the ...
Article > Story Mali BOAD 
Pacific Islander voices: living on the frontlines of the climate crisis
... in a remote village in the Solomon Islands. She knows the devastating effects of climate change have already arrived on her island, and she’s driven to have her voice heard. The Green Climate Fund (GCF) is ... a reduction in food crop harvest in my garden. The vegetables grow well when we plant them, but then insects and rain ...
Article > Story 
Traditional Savanna Fire Management Readiness Proposal to facilitate Emissions Reductions in the AFOLU sector in Belize
Challenges and Gaps that the Proposal is Designed to Resolve Belize, through national commitments and ... the proposed readiness support, is that Belize has the requisite capacity and enabling environment for development of an ...
Document > Approved readiness proposal Belize ISFMI Pty Ltd
FP019 - Priming Financial and Land Use Planning Instruments to Reduce Emissions from Deforestations
This Amazon conservation project was designed to co-finance the REDD+ Action Plan in Ecuador by ... commenced in May 2017 and was aimed at addressing challenges related to sustainable development in the Amazon ... embed sustainability. Finally, promoting and monitoring credit lines for sustainable production ensures responsible ...
Project > Public sector Ecuador UNDP 