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Strengthening the capacity of the Ministry of Economic Development, University of Belize, National Climate Change Office, the Ministry of Blue Economy and Disaster Risk Management, and the Belize Social Investment Fund
... national entities that are in the process of seeking GCF accreditation. This readiness will assist the MED and BSIF ... policies and strategic frameworks to better inform their future plans and initiatives. The main barriers to ... capacity of key offices and entities in Belize who play a role in advancing Belize’s climate agenda and increasing the ...
Document > Approved readiness proposal Belize
Mobilising climate finance for oceanic and coastal resilience
... developed with GIZ (Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit), aims to support Green Climate Fund (GCF) Accredited Entities (AEs) in preparing impactful proposals and ... for the protection, conservation, and sustainable use of coastal and marine ecosystems. It is relevant to ...
Document > Working paper
Financing agreed on pioneering investment in industrial decarbonisation in Paraguay
... to establish one of the world’s first commercial-scale green hydrogen-based fertilizer plants has taken a big step towards implementation. The Green Climate Fund (GCF) and its partner, ... Finance Corporation , signed financing documents for the Villeta Green Fertilizer Project in Paraguay, developed by ...
Article > News update 
Restoring vital ecosystems and water sources in the Dry Corridor Forest, El Salvador
... in Central America. It is home to 11.5 million rural people who depend on agriculture for their livelihoods. Unfortunately, the region is highly vulnerable to climate change due to erratic rainfall patterns, ... communities. That's why "Upscaling climate resilience measures in the Dry Corridor agroecosystems of El Salvador" ...
Article > Story El Salvador FAO 
Climate crisis in the Himalayas: addressing the threat of melting glaciers in Northern Pakistan
In the majestic landscapes of Northern Pakistan, a silent catastrophe is unfolding. Rising temperatures have ... They will tirelessly monitor the glacial lakes and their surrounding environment and sound the alarm at the first ... Committee in the Valley of Ghulkin A vision for the future Set to conclude by 2025, the communities will be ...
Article > Story Pakistan UNDP 
Pacific Islander voices: living on the frontlines of the climate crisis
... a reduction in food crop harvest in my garden. The vegetables grow well when we plant them, but then insects and rain ... be avoided, and what help is needed to safeguard their futures. With financing from GCF and cofinancing from the ... establish small eco-businesses, preserving and selling the surplus produce from their gardens to help combat food and ...
Article > Story 
Solving Mexico’s water crisis while shaping the future of food
Mexico is experiencing more frequent droughts, unpredictable rainfall, and increasing temperatures, which in turn are ... food and beverages. microTERRA's latest product, Mask, enables food and beverage companies to produce zero-sugar and ... FP198 Solving Mexico’s water crisis while shaping the future of food ...
Article > Story Mexico GIZ 
Cuba's coastal communities fight climate change
... for evacuation. And even on calm days, saltwater seeps silently into the land, corroding house foundations and ... For many, like Manzanillo fisherman Roberto David Rosales, the project’s arrival was timely. “Almost two ... habitats act as natural infrastructure, reducing storm surge, anchoring soil, storing carbon, filtering water, and ...
Article > Story Cuba UNDP 
How grass seeds are changing lives in Kenya
... Drought Emergencies” is a GCF-backed project that tackles drought and extreme weather events in Kenya. Katarzyna ... eyes, I could see the pride of someone shaping their own future. Another group member put it in these simple, ...
Article > Insights Kenya IUCN 
Decoding climate communication: stories to save the world
... Journalists, filmmakers, advertisers, creators, business leaders, and policymakers can all contribute to the climate ... focused on how different communicators view their roles in the climate crisis, the impact they can make, the ... Committee Member, shared interesting insights on the future of journalism: "I was talking to youth journalists, ...
Article > News update 
Accelerating climate action to communities: seven new projects set for implementation
... five projects were immediately signed between GCF and its Accredited Entity (AE) partners at a signing ceremony on 20 ... and the Accredited Entity (AE) for the project to begin implementation. The projects set for implementation include ... uncertainty in climate change-driven tuna redistribution. FP260: Enhancing the resilience of Serbian forests to ensure ...
Article > News update 
GCF REDD+ pilot pushes Paris momentum, according to COP23 side event
... GCF Board member. “I think this decision of the GCF is a clear application and entry into action of article 5.2 of the ... United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) currently convening in Bonn, Germany. Article 5 of the ... This is the third and final phase of REDD+ which provides assurance to funding providers that their finances result in ...
Article > Press release 
Climate finance should include the poor, Philippine officials tell visiting GCF group
Climate finance plays a key role in helping poor people who are most vulnerable to climate ... led by Executive Director Howard Bamsey. “We have to make sure that environment and climate change sit at the core of ... benefits to the Philippines’ 15 million indigenous peoples. Mr Bamsey joined Senator Legarda and other high-level ...
Article > Press release Philippines (the) 
GCF and KawiSafi Ventures Fund driving off-grid solar power in East Africa
Although the African continent is responsible for only three per cent of the world's human-induced ... effects of climate change. In Swahili, KawiSafi means “clean energy.” Created and developed by the impact investor ... KawiSafi Ventures Fund unlocks the potential of renewable off-grid energy as a faster, cheaper, and cleaner way to ...
Article > Story Kenya Rwanda Acumen 
From scarcity to sustainability: Maldives’ ambitious water security project
... Island Developing State (SIDS) is one of the most vulnerable nations to climate change and faces many unique ... Maldives, marking a transition from reactive emergency measures to long-term proactive solutions to tackle their water ... prompting them to act and build a more resilient future for its people. By Jin Hee Dieu (based on UNDP’s ...
Article > Story Maldives UNDP 
Driving rapid climate action: 10 new projects ready for delivery
... backed by the Green Climate Fund (GCF) are on track for implementation, with two projects setting record times for rapid delivery. Steps were accelerated by the Fund to get projects out-the-door as quickly ... that contains conditions to be fulfilled by the GCF Accredited Entity (AE) and must be negotiated and signed by ...
Article > News update 
GCF Readiness support for the Development Bank of Nigeria
... only institutional and systems strengthening but also knowledge sharing within countries and across regions. ... not an end in itself; it is a milestone that enables our accredited partners to access broader climate finance to ... better pipeline development, stronger results measurement, gender-responsive approaches and improved risk ...
Article > News update Nigeria DBN_Nigeria 
Postcard from Katowice: Thursday, December 13
... announcements by Germany and Norway that they will double their commitment to the Fund, GCF’s COP24 side event ... , reviewing the achievements of the Fund, and the challenges ahead. A high-profile panel of speakers, including ministers from Germany, ...
Article > Press release 
Postcard from Katowice: Wednesday, December 12
The GCF high level side event today featured calls to action from ... and encouragement to greater ambition for the GCF replenishment from Germany and Norway in particular. GCF's ... it is "the fund that vulnerable countries rely on for our survival." Bill Hare, CEO of Climate Analytics, meanwhile ...
Article > Press release 
Postcard from Katowice: Tuesday, December 11
... with events on climate resilience, and climate rationale as well as negotiations, signings and lots of meetings. ... Midway through week two of the COP seems to be when delegates are really feeling the pace, and tiredness sets in. ... and also on the guidance to GCF for next year, which is reflecting some of the more general tensions at this year's ...
Article > Press release 
Postcard from Katowice: Monday, December 10
It’s all about the finance! That was the plea from NGOs this morning at COP24, ahead of the high level Ministerial dialogue on climate finance. Many ... the climate rationale within GCF's activities - making sure that there is a clear climate investment case for ...
Article > Press release 
Postcard from Katowice: Friday, December 7
GCF has a strong focus on the role of the private sector today in Katowice. Colleagues from GCF's Private Sector Facility led an event on ... private funding - and today provided some great examples as to how that can be achieved, from green banking to ...
Article > Press release 
Postcard from Katowice: Thursday, December 6
... reducing in size and removing the numerous brackets that surround alternative proposals. On climate finance, there has been some progress, with the text on future climate finance flows being particularly relevant to GCF in light of its current replenishment process. ...
Article > Press release 
IIU signs MoU with SANBI to strengthen cooperation
... activities in relation to prohibited practices. The MoU complements the Accreditation Master Agreement (AMA) with SANBI, which contains a clause requiring the Accredited Entity to provide IIU with reasonable assistance in ...
Article > Press release 
Douglas Leys takes over as GCF's new top legal advisor
Prominent Jamaican legal practitioner Douglas Leys is the Green Climate Fund's new General Counsel. Mr Leys has taken up this post after moving from his previous ...
Article > Press release 
GCF begins REDD+ results-based payments pilot programme
... Change (UNFCCC). The five-year pilot marks a major milestone for the Fund’s support of REDD+. This is a UNFCCC ... of forest carbon stocks (known in shorthand as REDD+). Accredited Entities are invited to submit concept notes and ...
Article > Press release 
IIU, CABEI sign agreement to enhance cooperation
... to Prohibited Practices . The recently signed MoU complements the Accreditation Master Agreement (AMA) with CABEI, which contains a clause requiring the Accredited Entity to provide the IIU with reasonable ...
Article > Press release CABEI 
GCF helps Vanuatu smooth climate finance path
... disbursed USD 296,000 to Vanuatu to increase this vulnerable island country’s capacity to access climate finance. ... readiness support , which assists developing countries ensure the climate finance they receive matches their own ... Small Island Developing State is one of the most vulnerable countries to disasters which can be exacerbated by ...
Article > Press release Vanuatu 
Samoa grants Privileges and Immunities status to GCF
... Green Climate Fund to provide the organisation with Privileges and Immunities. The agreement was signed on the ... United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC), governments recommended that Parties to the UNFCCC ... is warranted to protect the Fund’s assets and ensure the effective performance of the Fund’s activities. ...
Article > Press release Samoa 
GCF approves first grants for National Adaptation Planning in Liberia and Nepal
... 2.2 million with UNDP acting as its delivery partner to implement its NAPs activities, whilst Nepal will receive a ... and Javier Manzanares, Executive Director a.i., at a high-level event convened by the President of COP22, H.E. ... the decision to expedite support for the formulation and implementation of National Adaptation Plans in June this year, ...
Article > Press release Liberia Nepal UNDP 