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GCF partners with FAO on two major climate-resilience projects in Benin and the Gambia
... projects were approved at the most recent GCF Board meeting in Incheon, South Korea. GCF will provide over USD 35 ... Welcoming the projects, GCF Executive Director Yannick Glemarec said: “GCF is proud to partner with FAO on these projects in Benin and Gambia, which will help vulnerable rural communities to increase their resilience to climate ...
Article > News update Benin Gambia 
GCF conference opens with calls from developing countries for increased finance for climate action
... convened more than 60 developing country Ministers and high-level officials alongside a broad range of partners in the ... GCF National Designated Authorities or Focal Points, Accredited Entities and Delivery Partners to provide a ... climate project portfolio can be found on the GCF website. GCF conference opens with calls from developing ...
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COP27 summit host Egypt is first country to adopt Climate Investment Plan in partnership with Green Climate Fund
... Investment Plan – a move which could significantly accelerate efforts by Egypt to combat climate change by ... their national climate plans - such as Nationally Determined Contributions (NDCs) and National Action Plans ... on Egypt’s Climate Investment Plan can be found on our website. Egypt COP27 summit host Egypt is first country to ...
Article > Press release Egypt 
Ocean20: A new self-funded marine resource management framework
... and fisheries management in Indonesia. The model, called Blue Halo S Initiative, is the first ever integrated marine protection and sustainable fishery management approach designed to fund itself over ... side event and the Ocean 20 conference, an ocean-focused meeting of the G20 Leaders’ Summit being held this week in ...
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Funding and subsidiary agreements signed on the same day between GCF, FAO, and Government of Cambodia, accelerating implementation of a new climate resilient agricultural project in Cambodia
... a Funding Activity Agreement (FAA) to rapidly begin the implementation of a USD 42.9 million project (with USD 36.2 ... the first time in GCF history, the Subsidiary Agreement between FAO and Cambodia was signed just minutes after the ... Agreement, a crucial part of the framework between the Accredited Entity (AE) and the country, was signed between FAO ...
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GCF and World Wildlife Fund sign key Colombia landscapes agreement
... Wildlife Fund (WWF) have signed an agreement to rapidly implement an innovative project which aims to support more ... to the effects of climate change. The project will bring together climate-resilient management of protected areas, ... Full details of the project are available on the GCF website. FP203 GCF and World Wildlife Fund sign key Colombia ...
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GCF report highlights significant progress in climate impact
... period (referred to as ‘GCF-1’), ahead of its replenishment for the next four years. The GCF-1 Progress ... at 216 projects, worth USD 12 billion, and with total assets under management, including co-financing, of over USD 45 ... climate finance more quickly to those most in need while it continues to invest in transformational projects which ...
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GCF’s 2024-2027 Strategic Plan sets out greater ambitions and results for critical global climate action
... Climate Fund (GCF) was successfully adopted at the 36th meeting of the GCF Board on 10 July. As GCF nears the end ... programming period 2020-2023 (GCF-1) and is undergoing replenishment for its next programming period (GCF-2), the ... engaging Board members, developing countries, Accredited Entities, observers, and other Fund stakeholders in ...
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GCF Regional Dialogue with Latin America sets to further accelerate climate action in the region
... Running on 24-26 July, 2023, the event aimed to accelerate climate action in the region by bringing together key ... Direct Access Entities , representatives of International Accredited Entities active in the region, Readiness delivery ... and further updates, please visit the official GCF website or contact the GCF Regional Desk for Latin America. ¹ ...
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GCF Regional Dialogue with Africa brings over 200 participants to support the region with innovative climate action
... and decision-makers, fostering collaboration and peer learning to drive low-carbon, climate resilient initiatives ... (NDAs), Ministries of Environment, Ministries of Finance, accredited Direct Access Entities, international Accredited ... further updates, please regularly check the official GCF website or contact the GCF Regional Desks of Africa. GCF ...
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Delivering climate action: GCF and partners sign agreements for six new projects
... were signed by the Green Climate Fund (GCF) and its Accredited Entity (AE) partners on the margins of GCF’s 37th Board meeting (23- 25 October 2023) in Tbilisi, Georgia. Out of 15 ... . The FAAs, which contain a set of conditions to be fulfilled by the AE, must be negotiated and signed by GCF and the ...
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Climate Funds unite to enhance access to climate finance and increase impact
... the impacts of climate change grows, the need for collective action becomes more evident. For the first time ... Facility (GEF), and the Green Climate Fund (GCF) came together at COP28 to elaborate on how their programming ... United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) commented on the critical role of multilateral climate ...
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Moving from planning to action: The NDC partnership and the Green Climate Fund launch the Climate Investment Planning and Mobilization Framework
As global leaders are convening at COP28 in the United Arab Emirates, one message is loud and clear: we must urgently accelerate climate action – and ... accelerating work to translate countries’ Nationally Determined Contributions, National Adaptation Plans, and ...
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Green Climate Fund and Somalia: Accelerated USD 100 million investment partnership
... Director, Mafalda Duarte headed the first-ever GCF delegation to Somalia, announcing an accelerated programme of ... projects and subsequent investments. During a series of meetings with H.E. President Hassan Sheikh, the Honorable ... United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) and serves the 2015 Paris Agreement, supporting the ...
Article > Press release Somalia 
Green Climate Fund and Meridiam unveil ambition and opportunities for impactful climate investments
... early October to identify opportunities to mobilise and scale up capital for more ambitious climate action in ... countries. The first-ever event in France brought together private sector entities, business leaders, and ... United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC). It serves the 2015 Paris Agreement, supporting the ...
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Ambition and coordination key to climate finance reform
... climate action, supporting the world’s most vulnerable communities. Such a system would improve the quantity, ... the significant new levels of ambition required to meet the climate challenge. She said GCF is committed to ... achievable. For more information, visit the GCF COP29 microsite: https://cop.greenclimate.fund/ Ambition and ...
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Green Climate Fund approves funding to Climate Asset Management to develop strategy for scaling regenerative practices at a landscape level in Sub-Saharan Africa
GCF grant to enable design of a blended finance and technical assistance facility aimed at ... funding from its Project Preparation Facility to Climate Asset Management to develop a combined blended finance and ...
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Green Climate Fund to Support Development of Conservation International Initiative to Transform Water Security in Bogotá
... project aims to reduce climate risk for half a million people from highly vulnerable rural communities and 250,000 urban residents by creating ... an ongoing drought . GCF funding will be used to conduct detailed feasibility studies, financial structure for payment ...
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Climate-smart farming boosts forests and food security in Madagascar
In Madagascar — one of the world’s most climate-vulnerable countries — a devastating drought , punctuated by ... ability to prepare them for the effects of a warming planet.” Zo Lalaina Rakotobe, Conservation ... International. Edited by: Zeenia Dastur, GCF Madagascar FP026 Climate-smart farming boosts forests and food security in ...
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Pioneering Barbados water project kick starts
... Barbados today announced that a groundbreaking project that leverages an innovative financing model to scale up climate ... avoid increasing the burden of public debt is all set to begin implementation. The pioneering project, with ... United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC). It serves the 2015 Paris Agreement, supporting the ...
Article > Press release Barbados 
Caribbean countries launch landmark platform to scale up climate investment
The creation of a platform to accelerate the mobilisation of finance for the boosting of ... country-focused game-changing investment opportunities while enhancing a regional approach to resilience building in ... urgency. We will lead. We will innovate. And we will act together.” Seven governments have initially committed - ...
Article > Press release Barbados 
GCF convenes Regional Dialogue and Direct Access Entities Workshop in Latin America to accelerate climate action
... Santo Domingo, hosting back-to-back events that brought together government representatives, Direct Access Entities (DAEs), international Accredited Entities (AEs), civil society, and private sector ... Dialogue (15–17 September), where participants tackled some of Latin America’s most pressing climate finance ...
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Private sector financing
... the private sector manages more than USD 210 trillion in assets but only a very minor part of it is dedicated to climate ... green growth ambitions, the private sector has an unparalleled opportunity to deliver the investment needed to spur ...
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Green Climate Fund invests USD 1 billion for developing country climate action, launches first replenishment
The 21st meeting of the Green Climate Fund (GCF) Board ended today in ... countries, and formally launching the Fund’s first replenishment. The 19 new projects amount to a total investment ... Board meeting also approved the applications of 16 new Accredited Entities, the partner organisations that implement ...
Article > Press release Bahrain 
Workshop forges direct links to country-led climate action
... a hundred participants from various corners of the planet have met at GCF HQ in Songdo, the Republic of Korea, to learn more about how the Fund works and to articulate the ... require. Direct Access Entities are special types of Accredited Entity – organisations which the Fund nominates ...
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Green Climate Fund approves first 8 investments
Board gears up to larger scale projects in the near future The Green Climate Fund Board ... in investments over the coming five years. The Board, meeting in Zambia this week, has approved an initial batch of ... include national, regional, and international bodies accredited to the Fund, from both the public and private ...
Article > Press release Zambia 
Adaptation Fund, Green Climate Fund Convene First Community of Practice Meeting of Direct Access Entities to Climate Finance
In an effort to accelerate and enhance Direct Access to climate finance for ... Institute (SANBI) are joining forces to facilitate a meeting of more than 30 accredited implementing entities from both AF and GCF in ...
Article > Press release United States 
First GCF Green Champions to be announced at COP25
... of the first GCF Green Champion Awards have been selected from a total pool of 280 nominees, and the final ... effectively; excelling in stakeholder consultation, etc. Climate Entrepreneur - A person or organisation making ... processes that span across the CBD, UNCCD, and UNFCCC, where she supported the development of the Ghana's ...
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25th meeting of the Conference of the Parties (COP25)
... UN climate change process. Following agreement on the implementation guidelines of the Paris Agreement at COP24, a key objective is to complete several matters with respect to the full ... of climate action and will feature speakers from our Accredited Entities (our project partners), NDAs (our ...
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