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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 
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 ...
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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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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 
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 
Ecuador’s bold bet on mangroves: A climate solution rooted in community and capital
... of the Pacific, where land blurs into water and roots tangle beneath the tide, Ecuador’s mangrove forests stand as some of the planet’s most efficient carbon sinks. But over the past two ... channel climate finance more efficiently, deliver payments transparently, and coordinate across ministries, the private ...
Article > Story Ecuador 
Pathways to dairy net zero: Promoting low carbon and climate resilient livestock in East Africa
... Uganda. GCF’s grant contribution of USD 1.1 million complements the co-financing from the partners, with the ... pathways. The announcement was made at the COP27 Global Methane Pledge Ministerial co-hosted by US Special ... in response to the Global Methane Pledge, launched at COP26 by the US and the EU, and building on the participating ...
Article > Press release 
Five newly approved climate projects ready for delivery on the ground
... signed at the Green Climate Fund’s (GCF) 38th Board meeting , which took place on 4-7 March in Kigali, Rwanda. Eleven projects were approved at the first Board meeting of ... were signed for five projects between GCF and its Accredited Entity partners at a signing ceremony on 6 March, ...
Article > News update 
Cooperation for climate action
... GCF is committed to ensuring that our activities complement those of other funds, and that together we have a coherent approach to supporting the climate ... is available here . On 3 November 2021 - Finance Day at COP26, GCF adopted a joint statement with the Adaptation Fund, ...
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Executive Director Keynote Speech
... working in international development, but I decided to target my work a little bit more in terms of development and climate because, at ... owning and taking that leadership role. Last year, GCF revisited our readiness strategy or programme that provides ...
Article > Speech
Strengthening Climate Information Services and Multi-Hazard Early Warning Systems for El Salvador
... social and economic conditions make the country vulnerable to the risks associated with climate variability and ... the El Niño-Southern Oscillation (ENSO) along with the opposite side of the fluctuation, i.e. La Nina. In addition, the ... UN Environment Programme (UNEP) will serve as the Accredited Entity for the project. The AE will work with a ...
Document > Concept note El Salvador UNEP
Empowering resilience: Harnessing climate-smart practices in the Kyrgyz Republic
... brief and parched, and smallholder farmers face a formidable challenge. Prolonged winters and short, dry summers stunt ... province, Maksat knows well the impacts of a winter that stretches over six long, demanding months. He recalls the ... 658 support equipment at 13 agro-meteorological observation sites. These tools monitor critical agro-meteorological ...
Article > Story WFP 
GCF launches climate finance report during Seoul P4G summit
... report on how global finance can be aligned with sustainable development in order to achieve the goals of the Paris ... Summit . The 105-page report, based on close collaboration between Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) and ... crucial role of climate finance during the P4G event, COP26 President Alok Sharma said the task ahead of “keeping ...
Article > Press release 
Green Climate Fund Board commits an additional USD 407.8 million to combat climate crisis
... in over 100 developing countries after the final Board meeting of 2019 approved 13 new projects. The 24th Board ... includes new transformative initiatives in China, Lao People’s Democratic Republic, Mozambique, Nepal, the ... The three-day Board meeting also approved seven new Accredited Entities, which propose and implement climate ...
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Twenty-eighth Green Climate Fund Board meeting approves 15 new projects, USD 1.2 billion for climate action
... Climate Fund (GCF) Board has closed its twenty-eighth meeting, approving 15 new climate projects totaling USD ... are listed below and more details of each are available on the GCF website . The Board adopted an updated review procedure for ...
Article > Press release 
Green Climate Fund Board approves USD 325.2 million and policies for accelerated climate action
... projects are listed below and more details are available on the GCF website . The Board adopted an updated Simplified Approval ... convening National Designated Authorities (NDAs) and Accredited Entities (AEs) to explore regional programming ...
Article > Press release 
Support for National Low Emission and Climate Resilient Development in Myanmar
... the new planting season as well as progress on construction sites and factories around the country. A recent survey conducted by UN-Habitat in Yangon highlights that at least one person per household among urban-poor households ... been disrupted and the prices of natural resources are plummeting. These challenges highlight the need for the ...
Document > Approved readiness proposal Myanmar GGGI
Zambia shows leadership potential in milestone visit to GCF HQ
... deal with climate change as part of the largest official delegation to visit GCF’s headquarters in Korea on 9 ... of three Zambian organisations as potential GCF Accredited Entities; recent progress on six projects that ... to an unexpected drop in water levels at Kariba Dam, the site of one of the world’s largest hydroelectric dams on ...
Article > Press release Zambia 
Project Preparation Funding for Securing Permanent Forests to Combat Climate Change and Enhance Sustainable National and Local Economies in Cameroon
... the elaboration of the full proposal of the project titled “Securing Permanent Forests to Combat Climate Change ... notably data on climate change analysis in the target sites of the Project and at the national level. One of the ... at 702,684 USD, with 555,684 USD requested from GCF. As Accredited Agency, IUCN is responsible and accountable for the ...
Document > Approved project preparation funding application Cameroon IUCN
Reducing GHG emissions from deforestation and forest degradation and enhancing rural livelihoods in the Headwaters of the Zambezi river (Zambia’s North-Western province), in support to NDC implementation and RBPs
... concerns in Zambia. The deforestation rate is estimated between 79 000 - 150 000 ha per year (ILUA II, 2016[1]), ... for REDD+, the submission of its Forest Reference Emission Level (FREL) and Safeguards Information System (SIS) to ... Land-Use assessment phase II https://prais.unccd.int/sites/default/files/2018-08/ILUA%20II_Final%20Re... [2] ...
Document > Concept note Zambia FAO
Climate Resilient Enduring Earth for Bolivia and Namibia (CREE-BN)
... flagship climate-biodiversity nexus program, entitled Climate Resilient Enduring Earth (CREE) led by WWF and ... priorities of the three participating countries. Potential sites have been identified with stakeholders in each ... to ensure equitable and effective implementation. WWF US (Accredited Entity and Executing Entity) will lead the ...
Document > Approved project preparation funding application Bolivia (Plurinational State of) Namibia WWF
Cook Islands launches its first GCF country programme
... adopted by the Cabinet on 5 March, was announced at a high-level donor round table on climate change, a first of its ... and Economic Management (MFEM) has been successfully accredited to GCF, and together with their country programme, ... The team also met high-level government officials and visited potential project sites in Rarotonga. "The Cook ...
Article > Press release Cook Islands 
FP023 - Climate Resilient Agriculture in three of the Vulnerable Extreme northern crop growing regions (CRAVE)
... Zambezi regions. The project targeted 3,000 direct small-scale farmers (SSF) over 5,000 hectares, focusing on ... for food security and farmer resilience. Proper site selection requires extensive community consultation and ... from the Project Completion Report (PCR) submitted by Accredited Entities at the end of a project’s implementation ...
Project > Public sector Namibia EIF 
FP025 - GCF-EBRD SEFF Co-financing Programme
... Financing Facility (GEFF), formerly known as the Sustainable Energy Financing Facilities (SEFF) ... sectors. GEFF is an on-lending programme that will provide credit lines to PFIs to create self-sustaining markets in the areas of energy efficiency, renewable energy, and ...
Project > Private sector Multiple countries EBRD 
FP049 - Building the climate resilience of food insecure smallholder farmers through integrated management of climate risk (R4)
Increasing the resilience of vulnerable households in Senegal to climate-related risks through better risk management, water and soil conservation. Greater ... use of surplus production as collateral for loans to unlock credit for investment. The project has an estimated lifespan ...
Project > Public sector Senegal WFP 
FP060 - Water Sector Resilience Nexus for Sustainability in Barbados (WSRN S-Barbados)
Creating sustainable, resilient water supply for Barbados by implementing ... improving overall water management. An adaptation fund, set up with operational cost savings from implementing the renewable energy activities, will provide credit lines to implement water conservation actions, whilst ...
Project > Public sector Barbados CCCCC 
FP063 - Promoting private sector investments in energy efficiency in the industrial sector and in Paraguay
... their energy efficiency and shifting energy use to renewable hydropower. Paraguay has a high hydropower capacity, yet industry is largely powered by traditionally inexpensive ... and monitoring and verification systems. Concessional credit lines will be provided to local financial ...
Project > Public sector Paraguay IDB 
FP233 - Community-based Agriculture Support Programme ‘plus’ (CASP+)
Tajikistan is highly vulnerable to climate change, facing rising temperatures and ... in community capacity for adaptation, and improve market-based approaches to strengthen livelihoods. Moreover, the ... initiatives, and facilitates access to green investment credit lines. FP233 Tajikistan 1 2 3 4 5 6 1 2 894 895 ...
Project > Public sector Tajikistan IFAD 
FP238 - Ecosystems-based Adaptation for resilient Watersheds and Communities in Malawi (EbAM)
Climate change is intensifying Malawi’s challenges in agricultural productivity and food security. ... To address these challenges, this project aims to target 11 vulnerable districts across Malawi to address ... trusts, leveraging private sector experience on carbon credits through local partnerships. FP238 Malawi 1 2 3 4 5 6 ...
Project > Public sector Malawi FAO 