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Sao Tome and Principe (STP) is one of the most vulnerable countries to the effects of Climate Change due to its ... including the fragility of its ecosystems and low level of social-economic development. While the Government ... levels No comprehensive institutional framework in place yet for a coordinated and cross-sectoral approach to Climate ...

... approved during the GCF Board #24 in 2019, will be scaled up and replicated in all African countries of the Great ... initiative provides a regional approach to enable a market for investments on adaptation, mitigation practices and ... supporttheestablishmentofgreenlinesofcreditand the capacity building of both supply (banks) and ...

... centres. Climate change makes regional cities more vulnerable: according to the Climate Change Vulnerability Index, 48% ... to the effects of climate change. This is of considerable concern due to the “key role of capitals in national ... of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDG) cities and metropolitan areas are centers of economic growth, ...

... are also being felt by the food and agriculture sector. While the supply of food has held up well to date, in many ... starting to disrupt the supply of agro-food products to markets and consumers, both within and across borders. The ... in the composition and – for some commodities – the level of demand. As the Economic Commission for Latin ...

The Commonwealth of Dominica is a SIDS vulnerable to climate change and heavily dependent on imported fossil fuels. The Nationally Determined Contribution has as target to reduce absolute ... (GHG) emissions by 44.7% by 2030 compared to the emission level of 2014. The transport sector has the largest GHG ...

... an active 2020 Atlantic Hurricane season (and beyond) while addressing the COVID-19 pandemic. Both COVID-19 and Hurricane Dorian have revealed the urgent need to strengthen the linkages and build ... health policy, 2) health workforce, 3) community/civil society engagement, 4) climate resilient health infrastructure, ...

The Plurinational State of Bolivia is highly vulnerable to climate change, generating and exacerbating droughts, ... State of Bolivia has presented its Nationally Determined Contributions (NDC) within the framework of the ... funding management. A list of national entities to be accredited to the GCF will also be formulated. Strategic ...

... a small island and a developing nation, is highly vulnerable to the adverse effects of climate change. Occurrences of ... floods and landslides deprive lives and livelihoods of people. Thus, building resilience of vulnerable communities and ... and ecosystems; enhance knowledge on the multifaceted issues related to climate change in the society and ...

The Kingdom of Lesotho is a small, land-locked country in southern Africa that is surrounded by the Republic of South Africa. Lesotho has approximately 2.2 million inhabitants and has ... development, disrupting critical public services and detrimentally affecting rural livelihoods. The Government of ...

... projections for Tunisia predict temperature increases between 1.6°C and 2.7°C, reduced precipitation by 10 to 30 percent, rising sea levels by 15 to 18 cm and escalating extreme weather ... tourism. The Government of Tunisia is aware of these challenges and has adopted a proactive policy of fighting ...

... limited technical capacities, human resources, and knowledge to design, implement and maintain innovative adaptation technologies ... planning and management practices. Important data sets such as aquifer characteristics have not been determined ...

... and intense heat waves. This, in turn, is expected to lead to instability of agricultural production and ... with transformational impact. The GCF can play an pivotal role in this process, however the Ministry of Agriculture and ... measures including Turkmenistan’s Nationally Determined Contribution, the Third National Communication, ...

Armenia Renewable Resources and Energy Efficiency Fund (R2E2) is the most ... nomination letter supporting R2E2 aspiration to become accredited under the national direct assess modality.R2E2 ... to the GCF. Tentative pipeline of project ideas (to be revisited during Readiness project) being currently considered ...

... These include the establishment of an Executive Secretariat of the NDA, Scientific and Technical Committee to ... and the nomination of two entities for Direct Access Accreditation. It was also possible to provide basic knowledge to stakeholders (NDA, ...

... Programming process in Guinea In doing so, specific challenges and existing gaps that were identified during the ... fully operationalized NDA and team, which are limiting the level of engagement of the country with the GCF Lack of ... inadequate institutional frameworks, and weak synergy between stakeholders, sectoral department and NDA. Weak ...

... up for 63% of the total greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions of Lesotho, and this is projected to rise if the country missed ... energy sector and simultaneously address energy access challenges. To address this issue, Lesotho’s Energy Policy ... into profitable business models, which can provide competitive alternatives to carbon-intensive options in the ...

To implement its NDC, Togo will need additional financing over and ... that it is aiming for a more ambitious reduction target. The Readiness Programme aims to enhance the capacity of ... access to climate finance: Togo still has no national accredited entity with GCF, the project concept notes that ...

... due to the growing economy and an increasing number of vehicles in the country. This figure is expected to increase up ... mitigate GHG emissions by switching from conventional vehicles to greener alternatives. Transitioning away from ICEs ... to reducing GHG emissions in the congested urban area, together with significant co-benefits including improvement in ...

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 ...

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 ...

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, ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

... 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 ...

... 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 ...

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 ...

... 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 ...

... 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 ...

... 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 ...