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Enhanced actions to respond to climate change through sustainable waste management in Coastal Cities in Cambodia
As Cambodia is highly vulnerable to climate change impacts, it is imperative to improve ... solid waste pollution augmenting. While access to on-site sanitation improved access increased to 73% in 2016, a ... most populated areas of the country and present an ongoing deterioration of inequality. Besides, the expected impacts of ...
Document > Approved readiness proposal Cambodia
Scaling up green finance practices: A blueprint to break- through into a climate resilient Cook Islands as a catalyst to mobilize private sector investment
The Cook Islands is highly vulnerable to climate change impacts, in particular coastal erosion ... affect income-generation in those sectors. In order to meet the above challenges, the Cook Islands submits its 7th ... for Readiness Support. The Cook Islands is seeking GCF accreditation for the Bank of the Cook Islands which would ...
Document > Approved readiness proposal Cook Islands
Completion of the accreditation of the Environment Protection Fund as DAE for Lao PDR
In 2018, the EPF received the first support for its accreditation as first DAE to the GCF in Lao PDR. The delivery partner was GIZ. As part of the support, gaps between GCF standards and the current status of the EPF were ... and social safeguards & gender and M&E were overhauled and updated to match GCF requirements. In addition, ...
Document > Approved readiness proposal Lao People's Democratic Republic (the) EPF
Enhancing Lao PDR National Capacity and Coordination in Health and Climate Change
Lao PDR is highly vulnerable to climate change and the related health risks, including ... Existing climate early warning systems managed by national meteorological organizations lack systematic coverage of ... methods to provide health services. Recognizing these challenges, in consultation with stakeholders, this Readiness ...
Document > Approved readiness proposal Lao People's Democratic Republic (the) WHO
Building project pipeline capacities: Development of GCF concept notes in the transport and health sectors in Thailand
To enable the development of priority climate change projects in ... project pipeline development, and by co-developing two concrete concept notes for projects within the aforementioned ... to the GCF Candidates for Direct Access Entity (DAE) accreditation to the GCF will be closely engaged on the ...
Document > Approved readiness proposal Thailand GIZ
Climate Change Measurement, Reporting and Verification System of Albania: Emissions and Mitigation
Albania is party to the Paris Agreement within the UNFCCCwith the status of a Non-Annex 1 Party,and is candidate ... and verification (MRV) needs to be established and implemented for the purpose ofimprovingthe quality of reporting ... also defines thenational MRVof climate change data, and determines the general institutional arrangements related to ...
Document > Approved readiness proposal Albania URI
Nauru Readiness II - Strengthening NDA capacities and DAE access
... strategies and capacity in order to strengthen country leadership and ownership in actioning its climate change ... first Readiness project, however they were not completely established. As the NDA function is critical for ... provide support on project related discussions with Accredited Entities and Donors, as well as working with them ...
Document > Approved readiness proposal Nauru SPREP
Readiness Support for the Accreditation of Kasikornbank, Updating of Thailand’s Country Programme, Development of Climate Finance Strategy, and Design of Blended Circular Economy Financing Facility
... and advanced waste management practices. Support DAE accreditation of Kasikornbank with the GCF and technical ... process. Kasikornbank is Thailand's second largest lender by assets. The bank has already implemented various standards ...
Document > Approved readiness proposal Thailand GGGI
Support for Formulation of Palau’s First National Adaptation Plan (NAP)
The goal of this NAP Readiness project is to advance a whole-of-society approach to climate change adaptation planning and implementation through a vertically and horizontally ...
Document > Approved readiness proposal Palau
Enhancing Indonesia's Access to International Climate Finance and Private Sector Investments for Climate Actions
... fourth most populous country. It will play a significant role in mitigating global climate change in the future. It is also among the countries most vulnerable to climate change. To achieve Indonesia's Nationally Determined Contribution (NDC) targets to reduce GHG emissions ...
Document > Approved readiness proposal Indonesia GGGI
Blue Halo S – Blue Ecosystem Adaptation Mechanism (BEAM)
... change mitigation and adaptation benefits for vulnerable populations (the “Blue Halo S Initiative”). The Blue ... to its current 2030 marine protected area expansion targets and its recently elevated ambitions to conserve 30% of ... Blue Bond (or other financing instrument) issued by a GCF Accredited Entity to be defined during the PPF feasibility ...
Document > Approved project preparation funding application Indonesia CI
Strengthening Strategic Framework and Institutional Capacity to Enhance Nationally Determined Contribution (NDC) Implementation in Saint Kitts and Nevis
... Developing State (SIDS), Saint Kitts and Nevis is vulnerable to the impacts of climate change such as changes in ... increasing surface temperature, hurricanes, and sea level rise. Characteristics of the country such as the ... the unavoidable impacts of climate change, their NDC target is being pursed through the implementation of the NDC ...
Document > Approved readiness proposal Saint Kitts and Nevis CCCCC
Multi-Country Climate Resilient Urban Development Initiative
... gender inclusive approach to enhance capacities in the targeted countries to respond to impact of climate through the ... with climate adaptation and mitigation approaches. While conversations around urban resilience have increased, ... approach to address the following barriers: limited knowledge and awareness of the specific climate change impacts ...
Document > Approved readiness proposal Multiple countries CCCCC
Readiness Support for Building Community Resilience through Application of Traditional and Local Knowledge (TLK) System
... and their stakeholders have the capacity to plan and implement climate change adaptation (CCA) actions by ... understandings, skills and philosophies developed by societies with long histories of interaction with their natural ... Authorities (NDAs), Direct Access Entities (DAEs), Accredited Entities (AEs), potential executing entities (EEs), ...
Document > Approved readiness proposal Nepal Pakistan
The Green Climate Fund’s Group of Friends convene to discuss climate action urgency and show support for GCF’s second replenishment
GCF leadership met with ambassadors and representatives of its partner ... countries in the Republic of Korea as part of the 4th meeting of the ‘Group of Friends of GCF’. Representatives ... to bid farewell to the GCF Executive Director, Yannick Glemarec who completed his term on 2 April 2023. Yannick ...
Article > News update 
Mitigation and adaptation to climate change under agroforestry systems in cocoa production in the Amazon and Atlantic Forest biomes
... to expand cocoa production to new areas and prevent a possible reduction in productivity in areas with greater aptitude, ... improving the business framework for the development and implementation of AFS with cocoa and strengthening of all the ... the following: Feasibility study. Which will provide detailed understanding of climate hazard, exposure, and ...
Document > Approved project preparation funding application Brazil IICA
ADAPT Jamaica: Enhancing climate change resilience of vulnerable smallholders in Central Jamaica
... by Jamaica’s National Designated Authority (NDA) as Accredited Entity (AE), is supporting the agricultural sector in the development and future implementation of the “ADAPT- Jamaica: Enhancing climate ... (PPF) resources to assist Jamaica in completing the site-specific intervention analyses and feasibility studies ...
Document > Approved project preparation funding application Jamaica FAO
Identify investment options for climate change adaptation in Bosnia and Herzegovina (within the framework of the National Adaptation Plan project)
... is positioned as Phase II of the GCF- funded proposal titled “Advance the National Adaptation Plan (NAP) process ... process including compilation of a NAP document and implementation strategy to scaling-up adaptation in key ... to integrate and mainstream risk informed planning and budgeting. NAP I has created the base and directions for further ...
Document > Approved readiness proposal Bosnia and Herzegovina FAO
Improving capacities of the National Focal Point in Montenegro for the engagement with the GCF and strengthening of the country’s strategic project pipeline to support implementation of the updated Nationally Determined Contribution (NDC 2)
... a national framework for cooperation with the GCF in all relevant aspects. Some of the key results achieved through ... and it is currently in the submission process to the UNFCCC. In conjunction with these circumstances, there is a need to finalise the development of the CP and ensure better alignment of the pipeline with the newly updated NDCs. ...
Document > Approved readiness proposal Montenegro
Board decision on Compliance Review Report C-0006-Nicaragua (Bio-CLIMA, FP146)
... which will include the full text of the decision, is being cleared for publication and will be made available on the GCF website in the coming days. Pending the release of the final ... Secretariat under the relevant legal agreements with the accredited entity to address the instances in which the ...
Document > Operational document Nicaragua CABEI FP146
GCF Group of Friends welcomes new Executive Director, Mafalda Duarte, garnering momentum for GCF’s second replenishment and global climate action
... in the Republic of Korea (ROK) gathered for its fifth meeting on 24 August 2023 in the GCF Liaison Centre in Seoul. ... H.E. Ambassador Nabeel Munir, chair of the meeting, recalled the urgency to act collectively in the face of the climate crisis and to support ...
Article > News update 
National Framework for Leapfrogging to Energy- Efficient and Climate Friendly Air Conditioners and Refrigerators in The Gambia
Despite the rising electricity demand, only 56% of The Gambian population has access to electricity as of 20171. The Gambia’s electricity generation is solely dependent on imported petroleum products and the country has the highest ...
Document > Approved readiness proposal Gambia UNEP
Strengthening access to climate finance and integration of climate change into the local development planning in Benin
... the increased drought, the strong disruption on water cycle with implications on floods, violent winds, smallholder ... adaptive technologies. Moreover, the Benin’s nationally determined contributions (NDC) was developed and being ... United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC). Implementing the activities envisaged under this NDC ...
Document > Approved readiness proposal Benin ICRAF
Re-Gain: Scaling solutions for food loss in Africa
... every year. In Africa, the losses are even higher, ranging between 30% and 50%. This equates to 1.3 billion2 metric tons ... food could be used to feed approximately 1.6 billion people every year3 . In addition, food loss has a high carbon footprint as it leads to unnecessary deforestation, land conversion, and the ...
Document > Approved project preparation funding application Multiple countries
Strengthening Togo’s Institutional Capacity for a Low-Carbon Transport System (STILTS)
... by building the institutional capacity of the country to implement a Low-carbon Emission Transport System. Togo is among ... to climate change and faces various complex and multi-faceted climate risks. From 1995 to 2018, GHG emissions from ... shift to a low-emitting transport sector is a prerequisite to meet the country’s climate agenda. Although ...
Document > Approved readiness proposal Togo GGGI
NDA Strengthening and Country Programming (Phase 3)
... policies and plans; strengthen climate finance tracking (set up under Phase 2 of the readiness project); and document ... institutional and coordination mechanisms for effective implementation of climate actions in Tonga. It consists of four ... climate finance amongst key stakeholders (Output 1.1.3) Accreditation of MoF as DAE (Output 1.2.1) Increased knowledge ...
Document > Approved readiness proposal Tonga
GCF at the World Bank-IMF Spring Meetings and UN: Climate finance and global financial reforms loom large
... (GCF) recently participated at the World Bank-IMF Spring Meetings in Washington, DC and engaged with UN stakeholders in ... developing countries. As many developing countries struggle to address climate and development challenges amidst food insecurity, poverty, inflation, war, and ...
Article > News update 
Enabling Direct Access to GCF Climate Finance for Cabo Verde
The capacity to access climate finance will be a key determinant of the success of Cabo Verde’s inclusive green ... wishes to engage in a readiness process in order to enable a national entity to be approved as a direct access ... the country ownership by delivering the first national accreditation of a DAE. After a strong consultation process ...
Document > Approved readiness proposal Cabo Verde LuxDev
Ecosystem Based Adaptation for Water Security in South Africa (EbA-Water)
... Source Areas (SWSAs, also known as Water Towers) which collectively cover 10% of the land but provide 50% of the water ... improve the security of the balance, through a suite of complementary measures, including ecological measures (Ecosystem-based Adaptation measures), legislative and regulatory measures, governance and ...
Document > Approved project preparation funding application South Africa SANBI
Tonga Coastal Resilience project launched in Nuku’alofa
... by GCF, this landmark initiative – with a total budget of USD 23.9 million – is a significant step forward in ... this project aims to build long-term resilience and implement transformative adaptation measures in vulnerable coastal communities throughout Tonga. Tonga's coastal ...
Article > Press release Tonga UNDP FP234 