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Operationalizing GCF Regional Presence: Technical Sessions for NDAs
... country assessments, configuration scenarios, and an implementation approach. Participant gained a clear overview of ... key implementation milestones and indicative budget considerations, supporting informed engagement with ... on GCF’s regional presence. Session 1: 10 March 2026 16:00-17:00 KST (East, Southeast, and South Asia NDAs) ...
Event > Webinar 
Meet the iTAP webinar: Mitigation impact potential in the AFOLU sector
... to various SDGs. However, persistent barriers hamper the implementation of AFOLU mitigation projects in developing ... change mitigation potential of the AFOLU sector. In this "Meet the iTAP", Mitigation Impact Potential in the AFOLU ... in the IPCC Fifth Assessment Report and evaluated the FCPF, the FAO-climate programme and two CGIAR programmes and ...
Event > Webinar 
Empowering climate-friendly cookstove producers and driving sustainable market growth in Kenya and Senegal
While access to clean cooking has increased in recent years, approximately ... access barriers in these countries. Based on specific market preconditions, the professionalisation approach ... of clean cooking access and fostering sustainable market growth. Enhancing the productivity of ICS producers ...
Article > Story Kenya Senegal 
Forests: A cause of climate concern, and hope
... lungs might become most apparent in their absence. While urbanised people generally only think about forests as ... as they serve a critical role in preventing the whole planet heating to dangerous levels. This is because forests can ... and Protected Areas (PROFONANPE) – a GCF direct access Accredited Entity. This USD 9.1 million project helps ...
Article > Story Multiple countries 
REDD+
... and forest degradation, and foster conservation, sustainable management of forests, and enhancement of forest carbon ... are well suited to help countries with REDD+ readiness targets. Phase 2: Implementation Project Preparation Facility ... finance, is another potential source of REDD+ support. Accredited Entities submit funding proposals that are assessed ...
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Entity support for Honduras through UNEP
There are a variety of social and environmental safeguards frameworks applicable to current climate change projects and programs in ... Preparatory Support for Direct Access Entity on the accreditation gap assessment and action plan for CABEI and for ...
Document > Approved readiness proposal Honduras
NDA Strengthening and Country Programming support for Algeria through National Agency on Climate Change
... of climate change is in Algeria an important and new challenge. A large part of Algeria belongs to the Mediterranean ... United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC), and fully subscribes to commitments relating to the ... to the Kyoto Protocol in 2005, Algeria has shown its determination to participate in the international effort ...
Document > Approved readiness proposal Algeria
GCF and MUFG Bank initiative to accelerate green energy transition in Chile
... allocating GCF resources to the Espejo de Tarapacá renewable energy project in Chile by signing a Funded Activity ... which was submitted by MUFG Bank – one of GCF’s Accredited Entities – will be led by the renewable energy ... its long-term climate objectives, including Nationally Determined Contribution (NDC) targets. The initiative will ...
Article > Press release Chile 
GCF and Korean Government join forces to promote global Green New Deal
The head of the Green Climate Fund (GCF) on Thursday called for a global Green New Deal in which redirected financial flows usher in an age of sustainable, post-pandemic growth that takes the heat out of dangerous planetary warming. “Climate action and COVID-19 recovery ...
Article > Press release 
Fostering Sustainable Urban Mobility with Efficient and Low Emission Transport in Tegucigalpa
... growth in the last decade. In the NDC presented to the UNFCCC, the Government of Honduras (GoH) has pointed out the ... its sustainability is one of the priorities at the national level. 2. The Fostering Sustainable Urban Mobility with ... and Low Emission Transport project objective is to set a standard to reduce GHG emissions produced in the ...
Document > Concept note Honduras
Regional Project for Leapfrogging to Energy-Efficient and Climate Friendly Air Conditioners in Cuba, El Salvador and Honduras
... from avoided burning of fossil fuels, more than 54 TWh of electricity, and over $ 6 billion USD savings in electricity costs. This is especially the case for Central ... room air conditioner appliances and the large local market for second-hand products are the biggest hurdles to ...
Document > Approved readiness proposal Multiple countries
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 ... developing states (SIDS) that are particularly vulnerable to the effects of climate change and variability. Owing ... finance programming and processes related to Nationally Determined Contributions (NDCs). In light of projections of ...
Document > Approved readiness proposal Multiple countries
Food Security and Adaptation Priorities in the Agricultural Sector in Tunisia
The Nationally Determined Contribution (NDC) for Tunisia indicates that its ... economy, the population and ecosystems are highly vulnerable to climate change (CC). The country is expected to see ... projects, enhance communication at national level, accreditation of one national entity for GCF financing, and ...
Document > Approved readiness proposal Tunisia
Readiness Support to Capacitate Rwanda’s Subnational Level Actors in Green Growth and Climate Resilience
... their functions and activities to inform sub-national level actors on green growth and climate resilience that will lead to the delivery of climate actions in their respective ... outcomes and outputs benefit the critical mass of society whose role is to implement government policies, ...
Document > Approved readiness proposal Rwanda
Enhancing the resilience of health systems to climate change and emerging pandemics in the Republic of Marshall Islands
... (RMI), a small island developing state, is highly vulnerable to the health impacts of climate variability and change. ... in the health sector, including expanding reach to vulnerable communities and sub-populations, the current and ... communicable and non-communicable diseases, including diabetes, obesity, and Tuberculosis. The under-five mortality ...
Document > Approved readiness proposal Marshall Islands
Readiness Support for the Development of Vanuatu National Energy Efficiency Strategy and Action Plan
... (EE) measures to be pursued across the board to enable 15% savings in the energy sector. This proposal seeks a ... Design an On-bill Financing (OBF) program to upscale the use of energy efficient appliances and equipment in ... and contribute to achievement of Vanuatu’s NDC targets to mitigate climate change. Much of the Government ...
Document > Approved readiness proposal Vanuatu
Advancing Lao PDR’s National Adaptation Plan (NAP) through Climate Change Vulnerability Assessments for Disaster Risk Management in human settlements
... proposal was developed by UN-Habitat Office in Lao People’s Democratic Republic (PDR) in response to the support ... risk management and climate resilience in Lao human settlements. Driving this demand was a request of the National ...
Document > Approved readiness proposal Lao People's Democratic Republic (the)
Advancing the National Adaptation Plan of the Maldives
... Small Island Developing State (SIDS) and is one of the smallest atoll island nations globally. The government of ... atoll islands — makes the Maldives extremely vulnerable to the negative impacts of climate change, particularly ... coastal erosion and sea-level rise. A 0.5 to 0.8 meter rise in sea level by 2100 — as predicted by global ...
Document > Approved readiness proposal Maldives
Capacity enhancement of the National Designated Authority and other relevant stakeholders in Sri Lanka to re-evaluate technical needs for climate change adaptation and mitigation and assess climate finance priorities for agriculture by developing innovative climate smart investment mechanisms through increased partnerships between public and private sectors
Sri Lanka is highly vulnerable to climate change and has consistently been placed among ... Impacts in Sri Lanka (2016 – 2025) and the Nationally Determined Contribution (NDC) to the Paris Agreement updated ... the delivery partner for this proposal, is also a GCF Accredited Entity (AE) and thus brings together a wealth of ...
Document > Approved readiness proposal Sri Lanka
Strengthening Adaptation Planning processes and capacity for successful implementation of adaptation actions in the Agricultural and Water sectors of Trinidad and Tobago
... temperatures, shifting rainfall patterns, rising sea levels and more intense tropical storms. The agriculture and ... socio-economic progress, are particularly vulnerable to these impacts and are expected to be ... due to a lack of awareness of the value proposition and return on investment potential of adaptation-based ventures. ...
Document > Approved readiness proposal Trinidad and Tobago
Enhancing Saint Lucia's National Adaptation Plan Process through the Elaboration of Sector Strategies and Action Plans, a Strengthened Evidence Base, and Improved Private Sector Engagement
... tourism, and infrastructure/spatial planning), and to clearly articulate their adaptation priorities and needs to ... climate finance; moving from adaptation planning to implementation. Each SASAP will include a portfolio of project ... to deliver and accomplish its mission and raising its targets. Civil society organisations and private sector ...
Document > Approved readiness proposal Saint Lucia
Enabling Activities for the Formulation and Implementation of a Multisectoral National Adaptation Plan for Belize
... United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) and the Paris Agreement. Article 7.9 of the latter requires Belize to, “as appropriate, ... in country. At the national level, Belize’s Nationally Determined Contributions (NDC) and National Climate Change ...
Document > Approved readiness proposal Belize
Climate Resilient Systems for SADC Water Sector: SADC Hydrological Cycle Observation System (SADC-HYCOS IV Project)
... of a Funding Proposal for the proposed project titled: Climate Resilient Sytems for SADC Water Sector: SADC ... the Republic of Senegal, Co-Chairs-Prime Minister of the Netherlands, President of Namibia; and H.E Jakaya Kikwete, ... guarantees, private equity and others. DBSA will be the Accredited Entity (AE) for the proposed project. Given the ...
Document > Approved project preparation funding application Multiple countries
Green Climate Fund: New capital to accelerate investment in global climate action
Today twenty-five countries pledged support to the Green Climate Fund (GCF) with USD ... from other countries in the coming weeks. The funding pledges received today enable the GCF to channel new, ... crisis,” said Selwin Hart, Special Adviser to the UN Secretary-General and Assistant Secretary-General of the Climate ...
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The Green Climate Fund, the Global Partnership for Education and Save the Children launch the world’s largest investment for green schools at COP28
... at COP28 to build climate-resilient schools in vulnerable countries. Climate change is threatening every child’s ... intensity and frequency of weather events increase. Altogether, climate change is likely to displace more than 143 ... United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) and serves the 2015 Paris Agreement, supporting the ...
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Cook Islands: First and fastest Green Climate Fund country project
Incheon, Republic of Korea – The first single-country project in the Cook Islands took 20 days from GCF ... vulnerable groups across the country. This project targets the most vulnerable, including people who are ... the power of collaboration and leadership within our Accredited Entity, as we work closely with our local agencies ...
Article > Press release Cook Islands 
Partners
Overview GCF relies on its expanding network of partners to deliver results across the spectrum of ... institutions and more. These diverse partnerships enable GCF to build on knowledge and experiences to drive systemic change that achieves ...
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Korea Global Adaptation Week
GCF joined the UNFCCC in the Korea Global Adaptation Week to build momentum ... from 8-12 April 2019 was convened by the UNFCCC secretariat, co-hosted by the Ministry of Environment of the ... Center for Climate Change (KACCC). GCF played an active role in a series of events throughout the Korea Global ...
Event > Events organised / involving GCF Republic of Korea (the) 
Glemarec highlights role of GCF in boosting adaptation action at Korea Global Adaptation Week
New Executive Director Yannick Glemarec has committed the Green Climate Fund (GCF) to ... Glemarec to over 300 event participants. "We are not there yet in terms of dollar value, but almost two thirds of all ... by the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC), the Korea Environment Institute (KEI), the Korea ...
Article > Press release 
The Green Climate Fund Board selects Yannick Glemarec as new Executive Director
The Board of the Green Climate Fund (GCF) has selected Yannick Glemarec to be its new Executive Director. ... Board made the merit-based selection decision at its 22nd meeting at the GCF headquarters in Songdo, Republic of Korea, ... United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC), and serves the Paris Agreement. The Executive ...
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