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Running dry: Racing against time to secure our water future
Despite global commitments to achieve 2030 targets related to climate, sustainable development, and disaster risk reduction, we are falling ... flows (e.g., biodiversity, water management, carbon credits). Additionally, GCF promotes sustainable water ...
Article > Insights 
Introductory webinar on the GCF Sectoral Guide: Agriculture and Food Security
... needs and evidence-based programming experiences in the relevant sector. It also aims to identify opportunities for ... in line with its investment criteria during its first replenishment period 2020-2023. The draft guide was developed ... of the webinar will be conducted in English with interpretation to French and Spanish. Participation in the webinar ...
Event > Webinar 
Ministerial forum on forest finance
The Glasgow Leaders’ Declaration on Forests and Land Use, where ... providing US$12 billion for forest-related climate finance between 2021 and 2025. These funds will need to be used in a ... includes exchanges and trading platforms, clearing houses, credit risk assessment, custodians, and fiduciaries, and ...
Article > Speech
FP262 - Green Climate Finance Facility for Fostering Climate-Smart Agriculture in Senegal
... barriers to adopting CSA practices. Agriculture receives less than three per cent of total bank credit in Senegal, leaving farmers lacking the necessary ... (PPF) support was deployed to help develop the project. FP262 Senegal 1 2 3 4 5 6 1 Green Climate Finance Facility for ...
Project > Private sector Senegal LBA 
Country commitments and ambitions
... ownership and a country-driven approach are core principles of GCF. One of our operational priorities is to ... Paris Agreement shows that countries are ready to work together in response. But the targets, priorities, and ... to be determined by each country. GCF has built this principle of country ownership into all its activities to ensure ...
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Keynote for P4G Seoul 2021
... climate change ambitions whilst also realising the Sustainable Development Goals. The ambition is there - as the P4G ... of COVID-19. The report is the result of a collaboration between IPCC and GCF experts from many disciplines. It aims ... close to 0% per annum. For developing countries, with low credit ratings, interest rates are significantly higher, ...
Article > Speech
GCF publishes the priorities of the Updated Strategic Plan of the GCF, updated independent TAP modality, and B.30 tentative timeline
At its twenty-seventh meeting, the GCF Board adopted the Updated Strategic Plan (USP) for the first replenishment period 2020-2023 (GCF-1) and set new portfolio ... The report/s shall be disclosed (i) on the AE’s website, (ii) in locations convenient to affected peoples, and ...
Article > Press release 
Samoan and Australian ministers welcome delegates to the GCF’s first Pacific Board meeting
... Development and the Pacific, Senator the Hon Concetta Fierravanti-Wells, have welcomed delegates to the first GCF Board meeting to be held in the ... Samoa facilitated a visit by GCF Board members to several sites on the island of Upolu affected by climate change and ...
Article > Press release Samoa 
Scaling up ecosystem-based approaches to managing climate- intensified disaster risks in vulnerable regions of South Africa
South Africa is highly vulnerable to the impacts of climate variability and change, ... ii) integration of ecosystem-based approaches into settlement planning and disaster risk reduction; and iii) ... at the local level: Selection of Candidate Implementation Sites Baseline Study and Vulnerability Assessment ...
Document > Approved project preparation funding application South Africa SANBI
Establishing an Evidence-Based National Adaptation Plan (NAP) process at National and Subnational Scales in Cambodia Phase 1
... and scientific capacity in Cambodia to formulate and implement national, sectoral, and subnational climate change ... proposal is to support the first phase only, although details and proposed budget for the second phase have ... universities, the residents of one municipality that is the site for outcome 2 activities, and Cambodian people that ...
Document > Approved readiness proposal Cambodia
FP044 - Tina River Hydropower Development Project
... power system in Solomon Islands from diesel generated to clean and renewable energy. Universal grid-connected ... giving flexibility to the power system to enable higher penetration of PV power without the need for large and ... to co-finance the construction of an access road to the site. The project has an estimated lifespan of 50 years. ...
Project > Public sector Solomon Islands WorldBank 
SAP053 - FISH-ADAPT: Transforming climate resilience and sustainability in Saint Lucia's fisheries communities
The FISH-ADAPT project will address financial, market, technical, institutional and information barriers that ... Lucia’s fisheries and coastal sea moss farms are the accelerating rate of sea level rise (SLR), ocean acidification ... of boat ramps, jetties, storage buildings and processing sites against storms and sea level rise. The project will ...
Project > Public sector Saint Lucia FAO 
India - Green Climate Fund Readiness & Preparatory Support – Phase III
... Union Territories (UTs) to actively engage with the NDA for leveraging available resources from GCF. The GCF Country ... pandemic. A country readiness needs assessment is yet to be conducted that will identify human, institutional, ... Programme-update, Readiness Needs Assessment, Green Credits Framework etc.) at the national and state levels ...
Document > Approved readiness proposal India UNDP
Mainstreaming Climate Resilience into Water Sector Planning, Development and Operations in Saint Lucia
... climate resilient infrastructure to ensure safe and reliable water supply and sewerage services. Limited communication ... resources of the utility company has been significantly depleted and the utility continues to face human resource ... The private sector will include commercial banks and credit unions who can provide financing for water sector ...
Document > Approved readiness proposal Saint Lucia CDB
Efforts to save the Amazon offer triple win: Improving human, environmental, and economic health and wellbeing
Joint measures that tackle climate change and the Covid-19 pandemic must place the ... providing stable water supplies to supporting ground vegetation that prevents flooding and landslides while storing ... instruments are aligned with the Plan by orienting public credit lines towards sustainable farming practices in ...
Article > Story Ecuador UNDP FP019 
GCF commits to support climate resilient transformation at Climate Adaptation Summit
... the increasingly damaging effects of climate change, while overcoming COVID-19 fiscal constraints. That was the ... Island Developing States, and African states. GCF is targeting that funding towards four outcomes: supporting ... measures. A number of developing country leaders credited GCF support for current inroads their countries are ...
Article > Press release 
GCF convenes partners to bolster climate action amid global uncertainty
... next week, bringing together Ministers and national leaders, Chief Executives and business leaders and a range ... GCF National Designated Authorities or Focal Points, Accredited Entities and Delivery Partners to provide a ... Acumen And many more. Please see the GPIC 2022 website for full details of the sessions and complete list of ...
Article > News update 
GCF to scale up access, impact, and private sector investment through “50by30” roadmap
As the Green Climate Fund (GCF) undergoes its second replenishment and prepares for its next four-year programming ... welcome remarks from UN Climate Change Executive Secretary Simon Stiell. “Finance is the great enabler of ... Climate Resilient Fund (ICRF), of which AFC is a GCF accredited entity and implementing partner for ICRF. "The ...
Article > News update 
GCF, CABEI, and the European Union unite to finance Costa Rica’s GAM electric train
... Union, through its Global Gateway strategy, have come together to fully finance the 'Construction, Equipment, and Start-up of Lines 1 and 2 of the Costa Rica Electric Train System' for USD 800 million. GCF is ... 250 million from the European Investment Bank. Thanks to a credit scheme with highly competitive interest rates and ...
Article > News update Costa Rica CABEI FP166 
Thirty-seventh meeting of the GCF Board (B.37)
#GCFB37 Opening of the meeting Adoption of the agenda and organization of work Report ... of External Auditor for 2023–2025 Options for sustainable and responsible investment of GCF funds Report on the ... committees, panels and groups Working modalities of the Accreditation Panel Appointment of members of the independent ...
Event > Board meeting 
Buzzing businesses: Restoring mangroves, revitalising livelihoods amid climate challenges in Viet Nam
In Viet Nam, coastal communities face frequent flooding and ... climate-induced disasters also make it harder for vulnerable families to escape the cycle of poverty. GCF, UNDP, and ... kilograms of honey per colony, generating VND 600,000 (USD 26) in revenue and VND 400,000 (USD 17) in profit. With ...
Article > Story Viet Nam UNDP FP013 
Catalysing transformative climate resilient infrastructure through private investment
... The SnCF is an innovative climate finance partnership between GCF, Pegasus Capital Partners, IUCN, R20, BNP Paribas ... to support developing countries who are playing an active role in trying to limit global warming to 1.5 degrees Celsius. ... Action reiterated the UN Secretary General’s call for COP26 to deliver breakthroughs on adaptation and resilience - ...
Article > Press release 
GCF private sector conference explores how to break through finance barriers
... countries could solve the climate finance paradox by unleashing USD 26 trillion in new climate investments by 2030. This was one ... risk in climate investments in these countries. “The planet is entering a very difficult phase, and every day is ...
Article > Press release 
FP107 - Supporting Climate Resilience and Transformational Change in the Agriculture Sector in Bhutan
... Agriculture Sector in Bhutan Addressing climate change challenges and enhancing the resilience of smallholder farmers ... landslides during extreme events that disrupt market access. The project will be implemented with the Kingdom ... executing entity. This project has an estimated lifespan of 26 years. FP107 Bhutan 1 2 3 4 5 6 1 2 124 284 384 493 654 ...
Project > Public sector Bhutan UNDP 
Accreditation
Overview Access to GCF resources is through entities accredited by the GCF Board (Accredited Entities or AEs). To ... a process of “accreditation,” designed to assess whether they are capable of strong financial management and of safeguarding funded ...
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Multilateralism must be at the core of our climate response
... year. With increased focus on the need to align the multiple sources of climate finance for maximum impact and ... and who has access. Climate finance must be equitable, transparent, predictable and sustainable if we are to avoid ... and are responding to the calls for greater alignment of accreditation and access requirements, and flexibility in the ...
Article > Statement 
Resources
Resources The revised Accreditation Framework (RAF) introduces a more transparent, efficient, and country-driven approach to ... to international institutions can engage with GCF in a clear, predictable, and fair way. As part of this transition, ...
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Developing a pipeline of climate smart and resilient projects involving the private sector, and further strengthening the NDA
... through various activities. The first grant has hence set a good baseline: the NDA of Senegal is now functioning, ... been prepared, and the programming of investments is quite clear. However, a lot remains to be done, especially to ... priorities for climate change, through support to accreditation of three national entities (FONSIS1, FONGIP2 and ...
Document > Approved readiness proposal Senegal LBA
On the frontlines of climate change: Financing the largest community-based adaptation project in Vanuatu
... for our families but most of our catch now are much smaller than the ones we caught here the past years,’ says ... communities, you talk about remote, smaller islands that get their main source of water from the rain. And [the ... working with Save the Children Australia, with a USD 26.2 million grant from the Green Climate Fund (GCF), will ...
Article > Story Vanuatu SCA FP184 
Cirkula: the innovative app tackling food waste in Peru
Peru is celebrated worldwide for its rich gastronomy, yet it faces significant issues with food waste. Across Latin ... platform that supports businesses in managing surplus food transparently. The app allows restaurants and retailers to ...
Article > Story Peru GIZ FP198 