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Making Nigeria’s Cross River State Investment Ready for REDD+
... (2) submitted a sub-national forest reference emission level (FREL) to the UNFCCC, (3) established a sub-national approach to safeguards. This proposal aims to simultaneously complete and operationalize the Warsaw Components of REDD+ in ...
Document > Concept note Nigeria UNDP
In memoriam: Daniel Machado da Fonseca
... a GCF Board member, climate action champion and beloved colleague. Daniel recently joined the GCF Board as the Head of ... his heart, he helped organise the UN Conference on Sustainable Development (Rio+20) in 2012, while working at the Ministry’s General-Coordination for ...
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GCF strengthens bilateral cooperation with Costa Rica and Tajikistan
... Fund (GCF) recently signed bilateral agreements on privileges and immunities with the Government of the Republic of ... The signings took place on the margins of the 39th meeting of the GCF Board in Songdo, Incheon, Republic of ... agriculture project in Tajikistan and the first-time accreditation of the Center for Implementation of Investment ...
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Building climate resilience in one of the most vulnerable zones in the Americas: the Guatemalan Highlands
Nestled among mountain ranges and a chain of volcanoes, the ... America. 83.5% of its mostly indigenous population struggles from poverty and 33% suffer from extreme poverty. This ... are largely affecting their agricultural yields, and in return, their lives and livelihoods which depend on them. ...
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Ulaanbaatar: Live Better, Breathe Easier
... room walls. A piano sits in the corner, beside a room filled with musical instruments. But Otgonkhuu’s house still ... central heating, hot water from tap, and a flush toilet. “I live here with my wife and my youngest son. My ...
Article > Story Mongolia ADB 
Caribbean Dialogue concludes with momentum to advance GCF engagement for climate action
... Climate Fund Structured Dialogue with the Caribbean are returning home with better understanding of GCF and a sense of optimism of how to implement their climate action priorities. The four-day ... through intensive interactions with GCF, the Fund’s Accredited Entities and other partners. A catchphrase of the ...
Article > Press release Belize CCCCC 
Timor-Leste's first GCF-funded project: A step towards increased climate resilience
At its twenty-third meeting in July (B.23), the Board of the Green Climate Fund approved GCF’s first climate action project in Timor-Leste, FP109: Safeguarding rural communities and their ... to achieve this, we need the support of the UNFCCC’s financial mechanisms such as the Global Environment ...
Article > Press release Timor-Leste UNDP 
GCF hosts knowledge management spring meeting for IFIs
... Institutions’ (IFIs) Community of Practice for Knowledge Management converged for their 2021 Spring Meeting that was convened by the Green Climate Fund (GCF) on ... from 14 organizations delved into discussions on knowledge management metrics. Metrics are a crucial element of ...
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GCF hosts summer meeting of the International Financial Institutions (IFIs) Community of Practice on Knowledge Management
... Institutions’ (IFIs) Community of Practice on Knowledge Management (KM) converged for their 2022 Summer Meeting that was convened by the Green Climate Fund (GCF) on ... from 17 organizations delved into discussions on knowledge management governance and functions. This is an ...
Article > News update 
Join GCF at COP29
... programming priorities, and eligibility criteria. The GCF delegation will be observing the official negotiations, and ... part in various events. Stay up to date A GCF COP29 microsite has been created, https://cop.greenclimate.fund , where ... stories, and publications. Please subscribe to the newsletter to stay tuned. Visit us at the Climate Funds ...
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Headquarters
... where it opened its doors in December 2013. The GCF Board selected Songdo as the host city following an open bid process ... submit host country proposals. The Headquarters Agreement between the Republic of Korea and GCF was signed in June 2013 ...
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Updated Funding Proposal template now available
The updated Funding Proposal template is now available. The revised template clarifies information requested for baseline, context and theory of change, while also simplifying financing information and investment ... many portions of the template that will help GCF Accredited Entities prepare high-quality funding proposals. ...
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GEF-GCF event focuses on breaking silos for climate action
... and of breaking silos to fight climate change at a joint meeting with GCF at COP24. Javier Manzanares, GCF Executive ... are the way forward in Costa Rica, and need to work together. GEF-GCF event focuses on breaking silos for climate ...
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Not just buildings! Climate resilient infrastructure debate stresses need for broad approach
Climate-resilient infrastructure is not just about concrete buildings, but also includes the "soft" infrastructure ...
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Science provides rationale for rational climate action
... at a GCF event held on the sidelines of COP24. Maxx Dilley, the WMO's climate prediction and adaptation director, ... need to account for wind speeds and solar radiation, while agricultural climate projects should measure soil ... Division, said that GCF readiness funding is available to help developing countries plan climate projects around ...
Article > News update WMO 
Norway announces doubling of support as GCF outlines contribution to global stocktake
Norway announced today that will double its contribution to GCF as part of the Fund’s replenishment. At the same Ministerial session on global ... past five years, noting that at the time of the last COP meeting in Poland (COP19) GCF had been just "an aspiration," ...
Article > News update Norway 
The role of the banking sector in the fight against climate change
GCF hosted an event on green banking and the overall role that the banking sector can play in addressing climate ... at the sidelines of COP24 in Katowice. Speakers from EBRD, IFC, UNFCCC, RMI and the Green Investment Group agreed that ... for purpose regulatory environment should be in place. Alzbeta Klein, Director of Climate Business Department at IFC, ...
Article > News update EBRD 
Evaluation of the GCF Result Management Framework
... of GCF's climate activities, focusing on how the Fund can learn and strengthen its frameworks. GCF Senior Monitoring ...
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First GCF side event at COP24
In GCF's first COP24 side event "GCF Operations update and lessons emerging from ongoing evaluations" today, GCF ... NDAs and readiness partners speaking at the event. Margaret Kim of GGGI said Readiness 2.0 is a great step forward ...
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Getting ready for Katowice
... 101' briefings. GCF was created by the parties to the UNFCCC, and reports on our progress each year at the annual COP climate conference. We look forward to meeting you in Katowice, and to hearing your views about how ... impact in supporting developing country climate ambitions. Getting ready for Katowice ...
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GCF Structured Dialogue with Least Developed Countries kicks off this week
The GCF Structured Dialogue with Least Developed Countries (LDCs) will take place this week (19-22 November) in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. The event is an opportunity to accelerate and ... Designated Authorities (NDAs), Focal Points (FPs), Accredited Entities (AEs) as well as other stakeholders. The ...
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Second GCF Structured Dialogue with the Caribbean kicks off today in Grenada
... George’s, Grenada on 6-9 November 2018. It will bring together ministers and senior decision makers from the region, ... from National Designated Authorities and Focal Points, Accredited Entities, civil society and private sector. ... to share insights on climate finance, project implementation and investment opportunities. Second GCF ...
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UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres calls for climate finance mobilisation, resourcing of GCF
... a recent speech at the UN Headquarters in New York, UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres outlined his thoughts on ... years to effectively address climate change. Among them — leadership, a sense of urgency, a true commitment to a ... He expressed the need for governments to fulfill their pledge to mobilise USD 100 billion a year for climate finance ...
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Pilot Programmes
... financed through current channels. GCF seeks to target these areas to help fill the gaps in climate financing ... by the GCF Board. National Designated Authorities (NDA), Accredited Entities (AE) and their partners are encouraged to ... and project proponents should contact the GCF Secretariat to verify that climate projects being proposed meet ...
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The sustainable landscapes project in Eastern Madagascar
A vital Funded Activity Agreement (FAA) between Conservation International (CI) and the Green Climate Fund (GCF) has launched the Sustainable Landscapes Project in Eastern Madagascar. CI is co-implementing this multi-million dollar project with the ...
Article > Article about GCF Madagascar CI 
GCF signs first partnership with Japanese bank
... Japan’s private sector with the recent signing of an Accreditation Master Agreement (AMA) with the Bank of ... of Accreditation Master Agreements (AMA) is a prerequisite for all GCF Accredited Entities, such as the Bank of Tokyo-Mitsubishi UFJ , to implement GCF-approved projects. The bank was accredited with ...
Article > Press release Japan MUFG_Bank 
GCF joins UN bodies to help entrepreneurs embrace climate technology
... countries who are tackling climate change during a recent meeting in Bonn, Germany. GCF partnered with two UN bodies, ... Network ( CTCN ), in a dialogue of experts on Wednesday titled "Boosting climate technology incubators and accelerators ... including through an event webcast, at the UNFCCC website . Germany Bonn GCF joins UN bodies to help ...
Article > Press release Germany 
GCF briefs delegates as COP gets underway
GCF has published a series of ‘In Brief’ factsheets, as the Fiji-chaired 23rd Conference of the Parties ... REDD+, and readiness support. The factsheets are available for COP participants at the GCF Pavilion in the Bonn zone, and can also be downloaded from GCF’s website. Bonn GCF briefs delegates as COP gets underway ...
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GCF in Numbers – A snapshot of figures, facts and results
The role of GCF continues to grow as the largest international ... about resources requested in the concept notes of Accredited Entities, as well as of GCF’s current readiness and accreditation activities. GCF in Numbers has been revised for ...
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GCF disburses finance to support Indigenous Peoples in the Amazon
... Amazon, providing dual benefits by safeguarding the ‘planet’s lungs’ and bolstering the resilience of indigenous people. This USD 9.1 million climate finance initiative will ... Parks and Protected Areas (PROFONANPE), the direct access Accredited Entity running the five-year project. Following ...
Article > Press release Peru Profonanpe 