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GCF and World Bank kick off hydropower project in Solomon Islands
... (GCF) and the World Bank have signed an agreement to implement the Tina River Hydropower Development Project to help ... The signing of the Funded Activity Agreement (FAA) enables GCF to begin transferring USD 86 million in climate ... our other project-level agreements with GCF in the near future and remain committed to deepening our partnership.” ...
Article > Press release Solomon Islands WorldBank FP044 
GCF investment supports green energy transition in Chile
... equity investment in a solar power and pumped storage hydroelectric project will help decarbonise Chile’s energy mix and catalise private investments to the ... by the renewable energy developer Energía Valhalla, will ensure a stable and uninterrupted provision of renewable ...
Article > Press release Chile MUFG_Bank FP115 
Global Programming Conference drives stronger GCF climate support
The Green Climate Fund (GCF) will incorporate lessons from its largest gathering of developing country ... enhancing access to GCF resources, streamlining GCF’s accreditation process and ensuring there is balanced support for mitigation and ...
Article > Press release 
New Climate Investment Platform targets increase in flow of capital to clean energy projects
... to international organisations to the private sector to scale-up climate action and translate ambitious national ... service line is dedicated to the global transition to clean energy. Other service lines, such as adaptation, land ... in developing countries. Progress will be presented at UNFCCC COP 25 in December 2019. The service offered by the CIP ...
Article > Press release UNDP 
Jamaica and Norway lead countries in call for ambitious replenishment of Green Climate Fund ahead of Climate Action Summit
... countries today for a meeting dedicated to the replenishment of the Green Climate Fund (GCF). The event showed a huge level of support for GCF, with a number of developed ... including Patricia Espinosa, Executive Secretary of the UNFCCC. Speaking at the event, Prime Minister Andrew Holness ...
Article > Press release Jamaica Norway 
GCF forum explores how to stem climate impact on world food security
... food security by making agriculture more sustainable and climate resilient. These were the views of ... that unlock public and private financing flows to ensure future sources of sustenance through sustainable ...
Article > Press release FAO 
Green Climate Fund and its partners launch the Alliance for Hydromet Development
... GCF and other members of the Alliance have committed collectively to ramp up action that strengthens the capacity of ... (WMO). "Building on the success of the Fund's recent replenishment, we are stepping up our efforts to match the ... including by increasing the capacity of the most vulnerable countries and communities to cope, manage and respond to ...
Article > Press release AfDB 
Responding to the impacts of the COVID-19 global pandemic: Interlinkages between people, planet and prosperity
... it shows the importance of acting together to solve unparalleled threats to people and our planet. The far-reaching ... if we don't. The Green Climate Fund (GCF) is committed to ensuring that the world that emerges from the pandemic is one ... strengthen their resilience to the COVID crisis and other future shocks in ways that foster low-emission, sustainable ...
Article > Press release 
Global leaders highlight need to invest for COVID-climate recovery
... recover from the COVID recession and meet the climate challenge. This was the key message from world leaders during the opening of the three-day Green Climate ... of Global Optimism and ex-Executive Secretary of the UNFCCC compared COVID and climate to massive waves crashing on ...
Article > Press release 
GCF speeds up funding flow with 4 partner agreements signed hours after Board approval
The Green Climate Fund (GCF) has signed detailed agreements with its partners to implement four new ... reaching beneficiaries as quickly as possible while also ensuring there are sufficient stages of due diligence in ... GCF, which allocates the funds, and its partnering Accredited Entities, which propose and implement GCF-approved ...
Article > Press release 
GCF investments reducing climate risk to feature at Climate Adaptation Summit
Green Climate Fund (GCF) Executive Director Yannick Glemarec will highlight the Fund’s key role in helping bridge the climate finance gap at the Climate ... central to the summit’s goal of ramping up adaptation measures, amid intensifying climate effects. GCF balances its ...
Article > Press release 
GCF signs public-private partnership agreements to launch Global Subnational Climate Fund
... initiative by the GCF Board just three months ago. This reflects GCF’s increasingly rapid ability to progress funding approval to implementation. SnCF Global is designed to mobilise finance at ... public investors and private institutional investors, ensuring climate support gets where it is most needed,” he ...
Article > Press release IUCN FP151 
GCF signs partner agreements hours after Board approval
The Green Climate Fund (GCF) and its partners have signed implementation agreements for two new climate finance projects ... Infrastructure Pablo Fajnzylber said the Sustainable Renewables Risk Mitigation Initiative (SRMI) is a key component of ... States (SIDS). “One of our main objectives is to ensure that every single developing country can access our ...
Article > Press release WorldBank 
GCF boosts COVID-19 low-carbon energy relief with anchor investment
... in an emergency relief fund launched today that shields clean energy companies in developing countries from COVID-19 ... us build back better and tackle climate change. It will ensure that social enterprises can continue to provide ... the founder and CEO of impact investor Acumen, a GCF Accredited Entity . “The launch of the EARF illustrates the ...
Article > Press release Acumen FP148 
GCF continues rapid implementation with project agreements at Board meeting
The Green Climate Fund (GCF) and its partners have signed implementation agreements for three new initiatives to tackle climate change, only hours after they were approved by ... of the Federated States of Micronesia (FSM), Timor-Leste and Kenya. FSM President David W. Panuelo welcomed the ...
Article > Press release FP169 
Critical GCF Micronesia adaptation project gets underway in record time
... approval, making this the fastest GCF project to be implemented so far. The Funding Proposal was submitted to GCF ... delivery of climate finance , streamlining processes and ensuring that funds reach the ground more rapidly. The average ... proposals to first disbursement of funds has fallen from 26-28 months in 2018 to an average of 12-17 months for ...
Article > News update 
Agreement bolstering Africa’s climate vulnerable sign of rapid GCF implementation
The Green Climate Fund (GCF) has signed an implementation agreement to scale up climate action across 13 African countries soon after ... programme was approved by the GCF Board. The programme, implemented by the International Fund for Agricultural ...
Article > News update IFAD FP183 
GCF launches the Digital Accreditation Platform
... the Green Climate Fund (GCF) launched the new Digital Accreditation Platform (DAP). GCF is a country-driven ... directions. Upon project approval, AEs are responsible for project oversight, management, monitoring and ... in responding to feedback on their applications seamlessly on the platform while enhancing transparency ...
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GCF and IDCOL sign key agreement on ambitious energy project
... or IDCOL, have signed a critical agreement to implement a large-scale energy saving project for Bangladesh’s textile and garment industries. The agreement was signed at the ...
Article > News update Bangladesh IDCOL FP150 
Partnerships strengthened and mobilised for greater climate action
... GCF’s strategy around the Fund’s upcoming second replenishment and strategic programming priorities for the ... GCF National Designated Authorities or Focal Points, Accredited Entities and Delivery Partners to Incheon, Republic ... and leverage partnership strengths to shape ongoing and future work for climate action. In that regard, rich input ...
Article > News update 
Green Climate Fund names Mafalda Duarte as new Executive Director
The Green Climate Fund (GCF) Board has selected Mafalda Duarte as its new Executive Director. ... their climate aspirations in pursuit of a better climate future for all.’ The current Executive Director, Yannick ... United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) and serves the Paris Agreement. The Executive Director ...
Article > Press release 
GCF and GIZ sign project agreement for sustainable forest management in Lao People’s Democratic Republic
... Fund (GCF) and Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ) GmbH have signed an agreement with ... the urgent need to invest in climate adaptation measures, the Government of Lao PDR has included these areas as ... development integrated with adaptation principles that eliminate financing barriers. The project will ...
Article > News update GIZ FP200 
GCF approves funding for regional water investment programme in Southern Africa
... the development of an investment programme that aims to leverage at least USD 117 million, which is expected to benefit 140 million people in the SADC region. GCF will provide an initial project ...
Article > News update 
GCF Executive Director highlights role in climate adaptation at global dialogue
... Week 2023 (KGAW 2023) in Songdo, South Korea. The high-level dialogue aimed to showcase actions to address climate ... support integrated risk management. “It is important to ensure that information is available to communities, private ... aims to enhance climate resilience and ensure a sustainable future for all. GCF Executive Director highlights role in ...
Article > News update 
Executive Director unveils “50by30” blueprint for reform, targeting USD 50 billion by 2030
Excellencies, thank you for the confidence and trust as I step ... the partnership model with the Fund, including the accreditation process, significantly accelerate the time it ... all to be those champions, to move together toward the GCF future we can all be proud of. A future that I believe ...
Article > Speech 
GCF at COP28
... to 12 December in Dubai, UAE. We’ve created a microsite: https://cop.greenclimate.fund , where you will find links to relevant GCF events, stories, and publications. Please ... United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC), GCF takes guidance from the Conference of Parties ...
Article > News update 
Re-Gain: Green Climate Fund and AGRA partner to transform Africa's food systems
Despite the challenges posed by the climate crisis, Africa holds tremendous ... that have been underserved by the existing GCF Accredited Entity network. “GCF is proud to partner with ... expands access to funding for organisations that are not accredited to GCF,” said Mafalda Duarte, GCF Executive ...
Article > News update 
COP28: Green Climate Fund reaches record funding level
... Green Climate Fund (GCF) received a boost to its second replenishment (GCF-2) with the announcement of six new pledges. ... the Green Climate Fund and the investments we need for a future we all deserve. Our record USD 12.8 billion ... United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) and serves the 2015 Paris Agreement, supporting the ...
Article > Press release 
Green Climate Fund and Global Fund join forces to tackle impact of climate crisis on health
... at the COP28 United Nations climate summit in Dubai to tackle together the impact of climate change on the health of ... a worldwide partnership to defeat HIV, TB and malaria and ensure a healthier, safer, more equitable future for all. We raise and invest more than US$5 billion a ...
Article > News update 
Greening India’s transportation
... through the congested streets of Delhi, it’s impossible to ignore the diverse number of crawling vehicles, each of them bargaining for the next empty space of ...
Article > Story India MAAML FP186 