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Adaptation planning vital in helping countries weather change
... of the most destructive on record , according to the World Meteorological Organisation (WMO). Extreme weather killed several hundred people, impacted the lives of millions, ... country-driven, gender-sensitive, participatory and fully transparent. The idea of National Adaptation Planning and ...
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Pacific island climate threat requires early action, says regional representative at GCF workshop
... Green Climate Fund workshop. “The slow burn crisis of sea level rises, ocean acidification and impacts like coral reef ... before our eyes,” said Simon Wilson, with the Secretariat of the Pacific Regional Environment Programme ( ... SPREP and 21 of GCF’s other direct access Accredited Entities wound up the three-day Empowering Direct ...
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Harnessing climate science to guide climate investments
... Panel on Climate Change (IPCC), Mr. Hoesung Lee, underscored the urgency in strengthening the connection between the worlds of climate science and climate finance. A ... United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC). One area that generated discussion was strengthening ...
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Twentieth meeting of the GCF Board (B.20)
The twentieth meeting of the Board of the Green Climate Fund will be ... meetings of the Board Application of paragraph 42 of the Rules of Procedure of the Board: guidelines to determine in ... status of national adaptation plans Matters related to accreditation Consideration of accreditation proposals ...
Event > Board meeting 
Seventeenth meeting of the GCF Board (B.17)
The seventeeth meeting of the Board of the Green Climate Fund will be ... of the Parties, including the biannual report on privileges and immunities Complementarity and coherence Matters ... for Board-appointed officials Matters related to accreditation Consideration of accreditation proposals ...
Event > Board meeting 
Sixteenth meeting of the GCF Board (B.16)
The sixteenth meeting of the Board of the Green Climate Fund will be held ... Secretariat Reports from committees, panels and groups Implementation of the initial strategic plan for the GCF Work ... on the GCF risk management framework Matters related to accreditation Status of accreditation matters Update on ...
Event > Board meeting 
Thirteenth meeting of the GCF Board (B.13)
The thirteenth meeting of the Board of the Green Climate Fund will be held ... on the activities of the Secretariat Update on the implementation of the Strategic Plan for the Green Climate Fund ... Private Sector Advisory Group Appointments Committee Accreditation Panel Accreditation Committee Independent ...
Event > Board meeting 
Twelfth meeting of the GCF Board (B.12)
The twelfth meeting of the Board of the Green Climate Fund will be held ... agenda and organization of work Adoption of the report of eleventh Board meeting Decisions taken between the eleventh ... Committee Risk Management Committee Investment Committee Accreditation Committee Private Sector Advisory Group Ad Hoc ...
Event > Board meeting 
Structured Dialogue with Asia 2017
... 9.6 billion. A quarter of the projects identified are being led by direct access entities. Over time, this percentage is ... as more direct access entities are going through the accreditation process. Approximately 40 percent of the identified portfolio targets funding for the private sector and roughly a quarter of ...
Event > Structured dialogue Indonesia 
Bonn side event links climate ambition to GCF replenishment
... the current Bonn climate talks has emphasised the link between NDC implementation and replenishment. Developing country representatives highlighted ...
Article > Press release Germany 
GCF and World Bank partner to boost cookstove market in Bangladesh
... Bank have signed an agreement that will help expand the market for improved cookstoves in Bangladesh, bringing together ... of the Funded Activity Agreement (FAA), which guide the implementation of approved GCF projects, marks a key milestone for the Global Clean Cooking Programme – ...
Article > Press release Bangladesh IDCOL 
Management
Management The Secretariat is headed by the Executive Director, who is appointed by and accountable to the Board. The Secretariat’s senior management team leads the various Offices and Departments of the ...
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Record-breaking Green Climate Fund Board meeting approves USD 1.225 billion for new projects, reforms accreditation model and invites bids to host regional presence
... 1.225 billion total is the largest amount approved at a single Board meeting, during a year in which the Fund is scaling up its ... works through a network of over 150 partner agencies (‘Accredited Entities’), an unrivaled global network that ...
Article > Press release 
Where do we stand with NDCs? Enhancing action on climate change in 2020
I would like to congratulate UNFCCC for this timely event on enhancing action on climate ... human lives and economies worldwide and has also led to postponement of COP 26 to November 2021. Developing ... development. NDCs already have many investments that meet the dual objectives of addressing climate change and ...
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FP024 - Enpower to Adapt: Creating Climate-Change Resilient Livelihoods through Community-Based Natural Resource Management (CBNRM) in Namibia
... The project aimed to provide grants for community-led adaptation activities to reduce vulnerability and ... adaptive capacity in CBNRM areas. The project exceeded targets significantly, benefiting 109,000 people (60% female) ... from the Project Completion Report (PCR) submitted by Accredited Entities at the end of a project’s implementation ...
Project > Public sector Namibia EIF 
Traditional Savanna Fire Management Readiness Proposal to facilitate Emissions Reductions in the AFOLU sector in Belize
Challenges and Gaps that the Proposal is Designed to Resolve ... fire management, using a science-based emissions reduction methodology that shifts fire patterns from the late to the ... the proposed readiness support, is that Belize has the requisite capacity and enabling environment for development of an ...
Document > Approved readiness proposal Belize ISFMI Pty Ltd
ED’s remarks at Interactive Dialogue - Access to Climate Finance: Building on the Outcomes of UNFCCC COP 28
... the support that they are receiving right now and how, whether the modalities are really tailored to the ... that the upper income SIDS, high income or upper middle income SIDS, have in accessing concessional finance. ... that I'm talking to you about. Also, I can't take any credit for it, but I have observed this and this is what we ...
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Policies: Investment
Investment The GCF’s Investment Framework sets out the parameters which guide GCF’s investment ... Impact potential, Paradigm-shift potential, Sustainable Development potential, Needs of the recipient, Country ... with the adoption of the Strategic Plan for 2020-2023 to reflect new portfolio targets for GCF-1. Policies: Investment ...
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Readiness: GCF placements
GCF Liaison Officer scheme
We are excited to announce the launch of the GCF Liaison Officer scheme, a key initiative under the Readiness Strategy 2024-2027 designed to enhance effective engagement with the Green...
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The voices of Datem del Marañón: Protecting one of the most biodiverse ecosystems in the world
... province is home to a diverse ecosystem with more than 261 species of birds, unique marine life, and aguaje, one of ... in South America. For hundreds of years, the Amazonian people have understood that to live in kinship with nature, they ... in this northern Peruvian province manage their wetland resources in ways that avoid deforestation and the ...
Article > Story Peru 
Committees, panels and groups
... assist the Board in its decision-making, and exercise any delegated authority under the overall authority and direction ... all committees established ad hoc should have a clearly defined timeline and end date, related to the ...
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GCF at COP28: A wrap up of outcomes at COP28
... fossil fuels after two weeks of intense negotiations. While stopping short of a ‘phaseout’ of coal, oil and gas, ... agreements (Funding Activity Agreements) were signed with Accredited Entities to launch new projects recently approved ... Look back on GCF events at COP28 Visit the GCF@COP28 microsite . Watch the GCF@COP28 video . Dubai GCF at COP28: A ...
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Innovation and cooperation for global carbon neutrality
Excellencies, distinguished guests, I would like to congratulate ... the momentum for climate action in the build-up to the COP26 meeting last December. But the climate challenge remains ...
Article > Speech
What we offer
... we give you the opportunity to pursue rewarding and challenging work with skilled and supportive colleagues, ... learning and development opportunities, and offer competitive base salaries and a comprehensive benefits package ... the plan. Paid leave and holidays All GCF staff receive 26 annual leave days, 15 sick leave days, 10 development ...
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Green stimulus in the post COVID-19 era and beyond
Excellencies, Honourable guests, Ladies and Gentlemen, With H.E ... The average global temperature for 2016–2020 is set to be the warmest five-year period on record, with an ... most important problem of our generation". Next year’s UNFCCC Conference of Parties will be critical for climate ...
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Executive Director’s remarks
This is the second time that the funds come together at COP and also have a joint pavilion. For the first ... year's COP, making a commitment to come together more, implement system processes, and discuss what could be an ambitious agenda among ourselves in terms of complementarity and coherence, with a view to reaching higher ...
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ED opening remarks
His Excellency Mr Carlos Carlos Alvarado Quesada, President of the ... Republic, Mr Selwin Hart, Special Adviser to the UN Secretary-General on Climate Action and Assistant Secretary ... 2019. Ultimately though, this climate finance under the UNFCC needs to be used in a highly catalytic way so that we ...
Article > Speech
Climate finance for sustaining peace and security
Your excellencies, distinguished guests, Floods, fire, famine, ... to a halt in two countries that suffered a dramatic deterioration of peace and security. So, what does it take ... prepared to take risks. Many fragile countries have a low credit rating and find it difficult to attract investment. ...
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High-level dialogue on building a green, healthy and resilient future with forests
... Service for the invitation to participate in this high-level dialogue. Deforestation and forest degradation are a ... powerful solutions to climate change. Deforestation together with agriculture, forests and land use account for ... with a GCF co-financing of USD 114 million will provide credit lines to local agricultural banks to support ...
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FP103 - Promotion of Climate-Friendly Cooking: Kenya and Senegal
... 15 percent of total global energy use and helps meeting the cooking needs of approximately 2.5 billion people. The IPCC estimated that replacing traditional open fires ... mitigation potential between 0.6 and 2.4 Gt CO2eq/year, while delivering a wide range of sustainable development ...
Project > Public sector Kenya Senegal GIZ 