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Launch of the Revised GCF Concept Note Submission Process
... template for GCF concept notes (CNs), which will enable faster screening and appraisal by streamlining the ... efficient screening process for CNs that aims to provide clear direction and feedback to our partners within six ...
Event > Webinar 
Information session 7: PPF and Readiness operational modalities (2024–2027 Strategy) for DAEs
... support, the delivery mechanisms in place, and complementary support opportunities available through the Project Preparation Facility (PPF). The ...
Event > Webinar 
Consultation on the GCF’s accreditation reforms
... GCF’s Board, through decision B.40/15, requested the Secretariat to present the revised accreditation framework and its related components for the ... meeting. As part of the consultation process, we are pleased to invite GCF's Direct Access Entities (DAEs) and ...
Event > Webinar 
Information session 9: Country platforms
The information session introduced the key principles that guided GCF’s support for Country Platforms, shared examples of how such platforms could be developed or enhanced ... Programme, and offered insights into how countries could leverage this approach to foster more inclusive, ...
Event > Webinar 
GCF convenes its 42nd Board meeting in Papua New Guinea
... projects under consideration include GCF’s first-ever single-country projects in Oman, Mauritania, Saint Lucia, and Papua New Guinea. The Board will also consider the accreditation of eight new organisations as GCF project ... in Port Moresby and will be live-streamed on the GCF website. GCF Board members and their alternates are drawn ...
Article > News update 
COP30 Multilateral Climate Funds Joint Results Report Launch
... that shows how their finance delivers real outcomes for people, economies, and ecosystems. It’s an essential step ... results. By aligning results systems and exchanging learnings across programmes and institutions, the four institutions are helping accelerate implementation, enhance access to finance, and ...
Event > Events organised / involving GCF 
Consultation Webinar on GCF Accreditation for African Ministries of Finance
... to the ongoing registration for a consultation webinar on accreditation to the GCF under the revised Accreditation ... for accreditation of Ministries of Finance and aims to clearly articulate the value proposition for African ... It will also outline the types of support the GCF Secretariat can provide to facilitate accreditation. In ...
Event > Webinar 
GCF new accreditation framework: First window opens for accreditation applications
Following the adoption of a new accreditation framework in 2025, GCF is now implementing a strengthened and more fit-for-purpose system for ... is available year-round. Once pre-screening has been completed, the accreditation process operates on two cycles each ...
Article > News update 
GCF kicks off its first Board meeting of 2026
... a slate of new climate projects for approval, alongside accreditation proposals for new GCF implementing partners. Other items on the agenda include a ... The four-day meeting is live-streamed on the GCF website. For more information and to follow the proceedings, ...
Article > News update 
Early warning systems move onto the climate finance radar
Developing countries urgently need hydro-meteorological climate services and early warning systems to ... variations. In developing countries, and particularly Least Developed Countries (LDCs) and Small Island Developing ... (SIDS), climate and weather information is often unreliable or unavailable. Not enough countries have comprehensive ...
Article > Press release France 
GCF and World Bank join forces to open new climate paths
... climate action in developing countries. The signing of an Accreditation Master Agreement (AMA) will allow the two organisations to work together to support innovative ideas that reduce emissions and ... the vital need to finance innovative infrastructure and clean technologies in developing countries to build a ...
Article > Press release WorldBank 
Agence Française de Développement to push Paris momentum with GCF agreement
... its goal of making 100 percent of its financing compatible with the Paris Agreement. “Thanks to its accreditation with the Green Climate Fund, the Agence ... of Accreditation Master Agreements (AMAs) is a prerequisite for all GCF Accredited Entities, such as AFD, to ...
Article > Press release France AFD 
GCF doubles climate finance output, Board Co-Chairs report at UN Climate Conference
The Green Climate Fund (GCF) has doubled the amount of approved climate finance during the past ... finance proposals, particularly from direct access Accredited Entities . Representing the 24-member GCF Board , ... is also available on video on demand on the UNFCCC website , under item 10 (c) of the agenda. Bonn GCF doubles ...
Article > Press release 
Namibia commences climate projects as GCF brings country ownership to the fore
... Fund (GCF)–supported projects bolstering rural people’s resilience. The start of these adaptation initiatives ... Environmental Investment Fund (EIF), a GCF direct access Accredited Entity based in Namibia. One of the projects , ... said Namibian Environment and Tourism Minister Pohamba Shifeta at the official launch of the two climate initiatives ...
Article > Press release Namibia EIF 
GCF calls for private sector funding at key climate finance conference
... offering USD 500 million to catalyse climate capital by selecting the best business ideas addressing climate change ... time GCF has called for proposals that specifically target the full range of climate finance opportunities in the ... particular that it is open to applicants who are not yet accredited to the Fund. “We are looking for bold project ...
Article > Press release 
Signing of legal agreement with EBRD widens GCF funding window
... development bank with global reach to sign an Accreditation Master Agreement (AMA) with the Green Climate ... Agreement is the central instrument in the relationship between GCF and an Accredited Entity. It sets out the basic ... “The EBRD is well equipped to fast track green project implementation in key developing regions that suffer both from ...
Article > Press release EBRD 
GCF/B.01-13/02/Rev.01 - Revised Additional Rules of Procedure of the Board
Draft additional rules of procedure of the Board were initially presented to the GCF Board at its first meeting to supplement the procedural rules contained in the ... of selecting four active observers and criteria for accreditation of observers. The Board approved paragraph 3 of ...
Board document > Action item
GCF/B.12/06 - Report on the development of the Draft Strategic Plan for the Green Climate Fund Submission from the ad hoc group of Board/Alternate members
At its 11th meeting, the Board of the Green Climate Fund (GCF), noted ... Instrument for the GCF and guide the GCF as a continuously learning institution in further developing its operational ... strategic plan for the GCF for consideration and possible approval by the Board at its twelfth meeting. The ad hoc ...
Board document > Action item
Advancing the National Adaptation Plan Process in Benin
... on its development through the adoption of policies and implementation of projects. It has adopted a series of ... Adaptation Programme of Action, the 2015 Nationally Determined Contribution, and the 2016-2025 Low-Emission ... - PAG) which outlines Benin's vision for a sustainable economic and social development. However, this awareness ...
Document > Approved readiness proposal Benin UNDP
Entity Support for Antigua and Barbuda through Ministry of Health and Environment
The specific readiness challenge that this project seeks to address is to accelerate ... of projects presented in the Country Programme and the Accredited Entity Work Programme, the Department of ... in the following outcomes: National direct access entity meets all accreditation conditions and EDA funding proposal ...
Document > Approved readiness proposal Antigua and Barbuda DOE_ATG
GCF report on audit of financial statements for the year ended 31 December 2014
... outlines income earned and expenses incurred within 2014 while the statement of financial position lists the fund's assets and liabilities as at 31 December 2014. The difference ... as of the preparation date shows the funds available as of 31 December 2014. Since income earned and expenses ...
Document > Financial statement
GCF report on audits of financial statements for the year ended December 31, 2015
... outlines income earned and expenses incurred within 2015 while the statement of financial position lists the fund's assets and liabilities as at 31 December 2015. The difference ... as of the preparation date shows the funds available as of 31 December 2015. Since income earned and expenses ...
Document > Financial statement
GCF report on audits of financial statements for the years ended December 31, 2016 and 2015
... outlines income earned and expenses incurred within 2016 while the statement of financial position lists the fund's assets and liabilities as at 31 December 2016. The difference ... as of the preparation date shows the funds available as of 31 December 2016. Since income earned and expenses ...
Document > Financial statement
GCF audited financial statements for the years ending December 31, 2017 and 2016
... outlines income earned and expenses incurred within 2017 while the statement of financial position lists the fund's assets and liabilities as at 31 December 2017. The difference ... as of the preparation date shows the funds available as of 31 December 2017. Since income earned and expenses ...
Document > Financial statement
NDA Strengthening and Country Programming support for Antigua and Barbuda through the Department of Environment
... Division and the Debt Management Unit that will be responsible for coordinating with other ministries on the Green ... implementation of elements including development of a website page, news articles and short posts for social media. ... Management Strategy (NEMS), Intended Nationally Determined Contributions (INDCs), and the Fund’s Initial ...
Document > Approved readiness proposal Antigua and Barbuda DOE_ATG
Sustainability guidance note: Designing and ensuring meaningful stakeholder engagement on GCF-financed projects
... by the GCF, and to both private and public sector accredited entities. The GCF is committed to enhancing the social and environmental outcomes of its activities while avoiding and mitigating any adverse risks and/or impacts ... impacts. This guidance note offers practical steps for getting started, and for developing tools and approaches over ...
Document > Guides
Vatican and R20 Austrian World Summit: Finance is key to tackling climate crisis
... against climate change, finance must be used to invest in clean energy in order to transition to a green economy and ... on fossil fuels. "Financing is critical," said UN Secretary-General António Guterres at the R20 Austrian World ... adaptation in the developing world. And it means a full replenishment and an effective functioning of the Green Climate ...
Article > Press release Austria 
At a turning point: Catalysing climate finance in the era of COVID-19
... fund supporting developing countries respond to the challenge of climate change, GCF has a vital role to play in ... from Rwanda, Ghana, the United Kingdom, and State Secretary of Germany, CEOs and Heads of GCF project partners from WWF – US, IDFC, Acumen, and Palli Karma-Sahayak Foundation (PKSF). The ...
Event > Events organised / involving GCF 
Melanesia - Coastal and Marine Ecosystem Resilience Programme (M-CMERP)
... change adaptation initiatives that often focus on single issue, hard infrastructure adaptation responses, towards ... and adaptive capacity of Melanesian Pacific Island people to climate change by protecting, restoring and managing ... provide resource, technical and capacity support to enable holistic, long- term, effective and efficient climate ...
Document > Concept note Multiple countries IUCN
Making Nigeria’s Cross River State Investment Ready for REDD+
... strides towards REDD+ readiness and is unique in its clear sub-national approach to REDD+. The State has developed ... forest reference emission level (FREL) to the UNFCCC, (3) and 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