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Enhancing access to climate finance for small island developing states
... they all have one thing in common: they are highly vulnerable to the effects of climate change. SIDS face numerous ... in establishing the Green Climate Fund (GCF) under the UNFCCC’s finance mechanism. Since becoming operational in ... GCF’s climate impact in SIDS. High Level Remarks - The Future Architecture of Climate Finance Needed to Deliver on ...
Event > Events organised / involving GCF 
GCF strengthens climate action collaboration in the MENA region
... recently concluded its first regional dialogue for the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region in Rabat, Morocco. ... global climate finance over the past two decades, with even less directed towards adaptation. Stressing the necessity of ... following days, the participants delved into sessions on accreditation frameworks, project-specific assessments, ...
Article > News update 
Climate investment to boost agricultural value chain in Madagascar
... welcomed the project launch. “In the face of climate challenges, His Excellency the President of the Republic, together with the ... to scaling up climate action. “In Madagascar, we are ensuring that the fight against climate change truly ...
Article > News update Madagascar 
Nine new projects set for implementation after approval at record-breaking GCF Board meeting
... backed by the Green Climate Fund (GCF) are ready for implementation. Project agreements were signed for each project ... Activity Agreement (FAA) must be signed by GCF and the Accredited Entity (AE) partner before it begins ... and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) FP265 : Climate-resilient landscapes for sustainable ...
Article > News update 
GCF Africa Regional Dialogue opens with a focus on regional climate solutions
... their commitment to identifying opportunities to scale up national and regional action on climate. The Green ... partners (national, regional and international Accredited Entities), civil society, and private sector ... focuses on reforms within GCF, including the Revised Accreditation Framework and the Efficient GCF initiative, ...
Article > News update Ethiopia 
GCF and partners catalyse USD 600 million to boost adaptation finance
... Bank Ltd. (MUFG) and FinDev Canada, have achieved a major milestone in scaling private investment for adaptation with the USD 600 million first closure of the GAIA Climate Loan Fund . GAIA will principally ...
Article > News update 
Green Climate Fund to support the development of major proposals to increase climate resilience by conserving ecosystems at scale
... aims to increase the climate resilience of Nature and People in Botswana, Namibia, Guatemala, and Bolivia. CREE will ... climate finance to the people who need it most and ensure resilient communities and landscapes for generations to ... Vice President of Climate Finance & Head of the GCF Accredited Entity Unit at WWF, said: “Climate change is ...
Article > Press release 
Dialogue prioritises increased climate investment to address fragility and conflict
... Climate Fund’s (GCF) Sub-Regional Dialogue with Fragile and Conflict-Affected States in the Middle East has heard ... contexts. Government representatives from Iraq, Lebanon, Palestine, Syria, and Yemen highlighted the need for increased ... climate finance for fragile and conflict-affected states (FCAS). In 2025, GCF committed almost half a billion dollars ...
Article > News update Oman 
US climate envoy supports “indispensable” GCF role during climate forum
... support to the Green Climate Fund (GCF) as an “indispensable player” in financing global endeavours to achieve the ... new climate sectors in developing countries beyond renewables, such as waste water technologies and agriculture. “We ... to harness the private sector in funding adaptation measures by providing concessional loans and technical ...
Article > Press release 
GCF support to the Amazon
... 123 billion tonnes of carbon, the Amazon plays a crucial role in global climate regulation. It also is home to more ... than 30 million people, providing numerous Indigenous Peoples and local communities with livelihoods, a safety net against poverty, and the means to ensure resilience against climate change. But only up to a ...
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Readiness and preparatory support to operationalize the Climate Smart Resilient Island (CSRI) Initiative across Small Island Developing States
... state nations across the world face similar development challenges caused and intensified by climate change. To counter ... to actual implementation and investment in specific measures has only recently begun and is yet not visible. Many ... partner countries’ NDAs access to a user-friendly website serving as a communication and knowledge platform for ...
Document > Approved readiness proposal Maldives
About GCF
... global warming to 1.5°C is still narrowly possible and will be determined by the investment decisions we ... next decade. The Green Climate Fund (GCF) – a critical element of the historic Paris Agreement - is the world’s ... the co-benefits between mitigation, adaptation and sustainable development. Catalysing climate innovation: by investing ...
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How to apply
How to apply Important We are pleased to announce the launch of the GCF’s new recruitment platform with Oracle, designed to enhance the candidate experience and ... staff and internship opportunities, and update your profiles. For consultancy opportunities visit the Consultant Jobs ...
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Green Climate Fund Board meeting sets stage for successful replenishment
... with a raft of decisions to strengthen GCF for its first replenishment. Following the selection of Yannick Glemarec as ... the selection of nine new project partners to become Accredited Entities to GCF. Co-Chair Nagmeldin Goutbi Elhassan ... climate-resilient development. With decisions to ensure better governance, new project approvals, and a ...
Article > Press release 
GCF launches global network of climate change expertise
... of globally renowned organisations to deliver climate knowledge in support of GCF’s activities. The CoP will play a crucial role in driving transformative actions in support of GCF’s ... The key goals of the Communities of Practice include: ensuring that the best global knowledge and expertise on ...
Article > Press release 
Green Climate Fund and World Bank partnership unlocks USD 2.7 billion for climate action, Marshall Islands first to benefit with USD 44M project
... and Laura Tuck, World Bank Vice President for Sustainable Development, met on Friday in Washington D.C. to ... “The Pacific Resilience Project is critical to the future of the Marshall Islands and its people. GCF ... countries. The framework agreement, known as an Accreditation Master Agreement (AMA), sets the conditions for ...
Article > Press release 
GCF helps XacBank become first Mongolian bank to finance large-scale solar
... has become Mongolia’s first private bank to fund the completion of a large-scale, solar plant in a financing partnership with the Green ... grid to help drive the country’s transition to renewables. The new solar plant is located in the Sumber Soum area ...
Article > Press release Mongolia 
GCF replenishment wins strong endorsement at COP24
The Green Climate Fund’s current replenishment drive received top-level support from developing ... climate challenge during the “Successful Start, Ambitious Future” official Side Event charting GCF’s progress and ... at EBRD, provided views from the perspective of GCF’s Accredited Entities. They emphasised the added value of ...
Article > Press release 
GCF Structured Dialogue shows strength and weakness of Asian climate approach
... to host the region's premier economic gathering of regional leaders in the Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) ... forum when it was hit by deadly Typhoon Damrey , which killed 106. Despite extensive flooding, the APEC summit went ... the quality of the life of hundreds of millions of people." Emphasising the need for a strong approach to ...
Article > Press release Viet Nam 
Shoring up early warning systems for Asia-Pacific SIDS
... partners in Fiji, Papua New Guinea, Solomon Islands, Timor-Leste and Vanuatu to develop a potential Green Climate Fund ... States (SIDS), posing an existential threat. To ensure this regional project meets the unique needs of each ... Facility (PPF), an instrument that assists GCF Accredited Entities conduct feasibility studies, stakeholder ...
Article > Press release Multiple countries 
GCF and CTCN: Expanding green technology assistance in developing countries
... and Network (CTCN) are stepping up collaboration to accelerate the development and transfer of technologies for ... of the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC),” said GCF Executive Director Howard Bamsey. ... data collection and a baseline/benchmarking study to measure Tonga’s energy use, energy costs, and greenhouse ...
Article > Press release 
Structured Dialogue with the Pacific 2018
... island countries and their partners with GCF and accelerate the implementation of GCF projects and programmes in ... and representatives of National Designated Authorities, Accredited Entities, Delivery Partners, civil society ... for funding approval to go before the GCF Board in the future. Some of the key outcomes and points of shared ...
Event > Structured dialogue Micronesia (Federated States of) 
Structured Dialogue with Africa
... of African countries with GCF. It also helped to accelerate the design and implementation of ambitious projects ... paradigm shift towards a low-emission and climate-resilient future. They also highlighted measures necessary to deal ... meetings of Secretariat staff with NDAs/focal points and Accredited Entities. These led to concrete progress in the ...
Event > Structured dialogue Mali 
Structured Dialogue with Latin America
... of Latin American countries with the GCF and to accelerate the implementation of GCF projects and programmes ... progress was made to expand the number of country-level Accredited Entity partners in the region - the so-called ... Entities. Working with national level bodies can help to ensure GCF projects are responsive to a country's needs, and ...
Event > Structured dialogue Colombia 
UN forum side event highlights need for GCF replenishment
The Green Climate Fund needs to be strengthened by a replenishment of its funds from contributors this year as a ... Mr Glemarec said the world may have less than 12 years to ensure it does not cross the 1.5 degrees Celsius of warming as ... Morris, President of Conservation International, a GCF Accredited Entity, said climate change requires “radical ...
Article > Press release 
Green Climate Fund Board approves USD 267 million for climate action, agrees decision-making procedures
... consensus have been exhausted. The Board allocated USD 266.9 million in GCF resources for climate action in ... of operation. The Board also adopted new standards for implementing the Anti-Money Laundering and Countering the ... During the meeting the applications of four new Accredited Entities were approved, including three direct ...
Article > Press release 
Ministers call for successful GCF replenishment at HLPF
Panellists at the Green Climate Fund (GCF) high-level event at the UN High-level Political Forum on ... officials from developing and developed countries, GCF Accredited Entities, as well as representatives from UN ... implementing the Paris Accord as well as making sure that SDGs are achieved,” he said. In addition to ...
Article > Press release Norway Rwanda 
UN Climate Summit paves the way for an ambitious and successful replenishment of the Green Climate Fund
Calls from UN Secretary-General António Guterres to double contributions to the Green Climate Fund were met by ambitious pledges from many countries, led by Sweden’s doubling of ... building activities (known as readiness support) helping 126 developing countries identify and address their most ...
Article > Press release Multiple countries 
A ‘vaccine’ for tropical forests?
... that we may require something that is “ultra-large-scale industrial in 10 to 20 years”. The sense of ... technology’, the carbon capture services, plus immeasurable ecosystem services such as biodiversity and water, ... capacity to change the behaviour of the global water cycles. The message is clear: We need tropical forests as ...
Article > Insights 
The multilateral climate funds are working together to enhance complementarity and collaboration
The Multilateral Climate Funds play a critical role in stimulating climate action that can accelerate the ... United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC). The mission of the AF is to accelerate and enhance ... enhancing partnerships at national, regional, and global scales based on the principle of sectoral integration and ...
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