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Financing the future we want
... anniversary of Earth Day, and the global community grapples with a health emergency more devastating than any in living memory, the interlinkages ...
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GCF's support for coral reefs
Your excellencies, distinguished guests and colleagues, on behalf of the Green Climate Fund, it is an honor to be part of this initiative to address ... vulnerable ecosystems to climate change on Earth. At 1.5 degrees C of warming, coral reefs will decline 70 to 90 ...
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Address at First World High Mountain Virtual Summit
Your Excellencies, Ladies and Gentlemen, Thank you for this kind invitation to address the World First High Mountain Virtual Summit. Protecting the mountain peatlands of the Andean paramos is critical to tackle the climate crisis. While ...
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ED’s remarks at Interactive Dialogue - Access to Climate Finance: Building on the Outcomes of UNFCCC COP 28
... of the Readiness Programme that GCF has, which is really dedicated to helping actually build their capacity and ... that the upper income SIDS, high income or upper middle income SIDS, have in accessing concessional finance. ... that I'm talking to you about. Also, I can't take any credit for it, but I have observed this and this is what we ...
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GCF/B.34/09/Add.03 - Consideration of accreditation proposals – Addendum III: Re-accreditation assessment of RAPL009
This document contains the re-accreditation assessment conducted by ... Secretariat and the Accreditation Panel in accordance with decision B.24/13, and the recommendation by the ...
Board document > Action item
The voices of Datem del Marañón: Protecting one of the most biodiverse ecosystems in the world
Datem del Marañón, located in northern Peru, is home to one of ... province is home to a diverse ecosystem with more than 261 species of birds, unique marine life, and aguaje, one of ... in South America. For hundreds of years, the Amazonian people have understood that to live in kinship with nature, they ...
Article > Story Peru 
Strengthening the foundation for a climate responsive agricultural sector in the Caribbean
Three of the top 10 countries facing the highest level of climate risk globally are located in the Caribbean ... This region comprises Small Island and Low-Lying Coastal developing states (SIDS) that are particularly vulnerable to ... of climate change and variability. Owing to its high dependency on natural system resources and multifunctional role ...
Document > Approved readiness proposal Multiple countries IICA
GCF-2
GCF's second replenishment The Green Climate Fund (GCF) – a critical ... fund mandated to support low emission, climate-resilient development pathways. As an operating entity of the financial mechanism of the UNFCCC, GCF has become a vital part of the global climate ...
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Environmental and social safeguards (ESS) report for FP230/1: Cresol Baser
This document presents relevant environmental and social safeguards ... have environmental or social impacts are required to provide these reports as annexes to the funding proposals. Brazil ...
Document > Environmental and Social Safeguards report, Sub-project ESS report Brazil COFIDES
Environmental and social safeguards (ESS) report for FP230/2: Cooperativa Agraria Norandino Ltda.
This document presents relevant environmental and social safeguards ... have environmental or social impacts are required to provide these reports as annexes to the funding proposals. Peru ...
Document > Environmental and Social Safeguards report, Sub-project ESS report Peru COFIDES
Innovation and cooperation for global carbon neutrality
Excellencies, distinguished guests, I would like to congratulate ... global efforts towards a carbon-neutral future. The decision by South Korea in August last year to become carbon ... the momentum for climate action in the build-up to the COP26 meeting last December. But the climate challenge remains ...
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What we offer
... we give you the opportunity to pursue rewarding and challenging work with skilled and supportive colleagues, learning and development opportunities, and offer competitive base ... the plan. Paid leave and holidays All GCF staff receive 26 annual leave days, 15 sick leave days, 10 development ...
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Green stimulus in the post COVID-19 era and beyond
Excellencies, Honourable guests, Ladies and Gentlemen, With H.E Hong Nam-Ki, Deputy Prime Minister of Korea and Minister of Economy and ... most important problem of our generation". Next year’s UNFCCC Conference of Parties will be critical for climate ...
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Agreement signed at Africa Forward Summit to accelerate energy access
A landmark regional programme to expand clean and affordable energy access across Eastern and ... has moved into implementation following the signing of a Funded Activity Agreement (FAA) between the Green Climate Fund ... arrangements. The World Bank will act as the Accredited Entity, working alongside implementing partners ...
Article > News update WorldBank 
From climate ambition to action: GCF and GGGI emphasise partnerships and institutional capacity
... joint conference in Seoul, Republic of Korea on 21 May 2026. Titled “GGGI-GCF Joint Conference: Partnering for Ambitious ... in accelerating climate action and green investment in developing countries. GCF and GGGI have a longstanding ...
Article > News update 
High-level dialogue on building a green, healthy and resilient future with forests
... Service for the invitation to participate in this high-level dialogue. Deforestation and forest degradation are a cause and a ... with a GCF co-financing of USD 114 million will provide credit lines to local agricultural banks to support ...
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Executive Director’s opening remarks
It's really good to be here and being able to share with you the opportunities. I would just like to ... for those of you that might not be as familiar, that the Green Climate Fund (GCF) actually has the commitment to ... already, the Green Climate Fund has been the largest provider of adaptation finance within climate funds. And also, a ...
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SAP016 - Fiji Agrophotovoltaic Project in Ovalau
Fiji produces over half of its electricity from hydropower. However, the volatility of annual rainfall in recent years, along with an increase in climate variability, has compounded problems caused by the lack of a stable electricity ...
Project > Private sector Fiji FDB 
FP103 - Promotion of Climate-Friendly Cooking: Kenya and Senegal
Traditional biomass represents approximately 15 percent of total global energy use and ... meeting the cooking needs of approximately 2.5 billion people. The IPCC estimated that replacing traditional open fires ... potential between 0.6 and 2.4 Gt CO2eq/year, while delivering a wide range of sustainable development benefits. ...
Project > Public sector Kenya Senegal GIZ 
FP110 - Ecuador REDD-plus RBP for results period 2014
Acknowledging Ecuador’s REDD+ 2014 results - a total volume of 4,831,679 tonnes of carbon dioxide equivalent (tCO2eq) in emissions reductions - for GCF ... United Nations Framework on Climate Change Convention (UNFCCC) and have undergone technical assessment. They are now ...
Project > Public sector Ecuador UNDP 
FP129 - Afghanistan Rural Energy Market Transformation Initiative – Strengthening Resilience of Livelihoods Through Sustainable Energy Access
Afghanistan faces severe energy shortages due to an ailing energy infrastructure, high dependency on diesel and kerosene fuels, and weak power ... and regulatory frameworks. With no connection to the electricity grid, most rural communities depend on ...
Project > Public sector Afghanistan UNDP 
FP131 - Improving Climate Resilience of Vulnerable Communities and Ecosystems in the Gandaki River Basin, Nepal
While water resources for ecosystems are becoming ... scarcer, the increase of extreme climate-related events such as landslides and floods threaten the livelihoods of people ... Basin region, currently comprising 19.3 percent of the country's population and more than 40 ethnic groups. The ...
Project > Public sector Nepal IUCN 
FP132 - Enabling Implementation of Forest Sector Reform in Georgia to Reduce GHG Emissions from Forest Degradation
Up to 90 percent of rural households in Georgia rely on fuelwood for ... heating during the country’s cold winters. This leads to forest degradation and a reduction of carbon absorption capacity, ...
Project > Public sector Georgia GIZ 
FP133 - Resilience to hurricanes in the building sector in Antigua and Barbuda
Since 1995, Antigua and Barbuda have experienced 15 hurricanes and 14 tropical storms. Set to be exacerbated by climate change, such events can lead to significant disruption of the country's power and water supplies, as well ...
Project > Public sector Antigua and Barbuda DOE_ATG 
FP134 - Colombia REDD+ Results-based Payments for results period 2015-2016
... where a total volume of 6.95 million tonnes of carbon dioxide equivalent (MtCO₂eq) was presented to the GCF for results-based ...
Project > Public sector Colombia FAO 
FP135 - Ecosystem-based Adaptation in the Indian Ocean – EBA IO
Small island developing states (SIDS) are extremely vulnerable to climate ... four Indian Ocean SIDS where livelihoods are highly dependent on the region's rich ecosystems and natural ...
Project > Public sector Multiple countries AFD 
FP137 - Ghana Shea Landscape Emission Reductions Project
... farming. Climate change, transitioning to more modern agricultural production and a heavy reliance on wood ... This project will restore degraded savannah forests and strengthen livelihoods in this area through enhanced ... number of measures, by supporting self-financing community management to restore savannah forests and by ...
Project > Public sector Ghana UNDP 
FP138 - ASER Solar Rural Electrification Project
While almost all of Senegal’s urban areas have access to electricity, about 58 ... supports the Senegalese government’s aim to achieve universal energy access by 2025. The main causes of low electricity usage rates in the countryside are high upfront investment ...
Project > Public sector Senegal BOAD 
FP139 - Building resilience in the face of climate change within traditional rain fed agricultural and pastoral systems in Sudan
Sudan is one of the most drought susceptible countries in Africa. Drylands are home to nearly 70 percent of the country’s population. Increasingly erratic ... recurrent droughts, together with crop failures, livestock deaths, and the deepening of poverty levels. The project ...
Project > Public sector Sudan UNDP 
FP140 - High Impact Programme for the Corporate Sector
Emissions from industry account for about 30 percent of total global greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions. They ... and paper, non-ferrous metals, food processing, and textiles. This programme is GCF's first at-scale investment to ... technologies in the industrial sector. It has been designed to facilitate a transformational shift within ...
Project > Private sector Multiple countries EBRD 