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Empowering farmers and protecting forests in Eastern Madagascar
... is facing the brunt of climate change. Extended droughts, lesser incidences of rainfall, and aggressive cyclones ... farmers turn to alternative sources of revenue and food to survive. Madagascar’s rich forests offer additional ... Madagascar By Brylle James Galang Madagascar FP026 Empowering farmers and protecting forests in Eastern ...
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Ocean20: A new self-funded marine resource management framework
... and fisheries management in Indonesia. The model, called Blue Halo S Initiative, is the first ever integrated marine protection and sustainable fishery management approach designed to fund itself over ... for marine ecosystems in other regions of the world in the future, too.” Bali, Indonesia Ocean20: A new self-funded ...
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Funding and subsidiary agreements signed on the same day between GCF, FAO, and Government of Cambodia, accelerating implementation of a new climate resilient agricultural project in Cambodia
... a Funding Activity Agreement (FAA) to rapidly begin the implementation of a USD 42.9 million project (with USD 36.2 ... Agreement, a crucial part of the framework between the Accredited Entity (AE) and the country, was signed between FAO ... the right direction as it sets the positive precedence for future projects to reach the same milestone. His ...
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GCF and World Wildlife Fund sign key Colombia landscapes agreement
... Wildlife Fund (WWF) have signed an agreement to rapidly implement an innovative project which aims to support more ... partners as HECO is a strategic project, not only for the future of our country, but of the entire planet.” Full details of the project are available on the GCF website. FP203 GCF and World Wildlife Fund sign key Colombia ...
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Letter from the Executive Director: reflections and farewell
... to thank all of you for your support in helping GCF accelerate the transition to a low-emission, climate-resilient ... and local, direct access entities, and help us ensure that we are country-owned, to support the climate goals ... the journey towards a low-emission, climate-resilient future. Thank you all. Yours, Yannick Glemarec ED’s ...
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Climate Funds unite to enhance access to climate finance and increase impact
... the impacts of climate change grows, the need for collective action becomes more evident. For the first time ... in building country capacity to access the Funds in the future. Mikko Ollikainen, Head of the Adaptation Fund, ... enhancing collaboration, streamlining processes, and ensuring they work together effectively towards common ...
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Moving from planning to action: The NDC partnership and the Green Climate Fund launch the Climate Investment Planning and Mobilization Framework
As global leaders are convening at COP28 in the United Arab Emirates, ... to communicate their priorities, needs, challenges and lessons learned, as we collectively work towards planning ... tool, mapping support providers under each stage/step, ensuring complementarity and coherence between readiness ...
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Green Climate Fund and Somalia: Accelerated USD 100 million investment partnership
... Director, Mafalda Duarte headed the first-ever GCF delegation to Somalia, announcing an accelerated programme of climate action investment – ... United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) and serves the 2015 Paris Agreement, supporting the ...
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Green Climate Fund and Meridiam unveil ambition and opportunities for impactful climate investments
... early October to identify opportunities to mobilise and scale up capital for more ambitious climate action in ... for us, the best return on investment is a climate-safe future for everyone, not just the bottom line.’ GCF has ... United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC). It serves the 2015 Paris Agreement, supporting the ...
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Ambition and coordination key to climate finance reform
... climate action, supporting the world’s most vulnerable communities. Such a system would improve the quantity, ... said reforms to the global finance architecture aimed to ensure that the newly collected quantified goal for finance is ... achievable. For more information, visit the GCF COP29 microsite: https://cop.greenclimate.fund/ Ambition and ...
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Green Climate Fund approves funding to Climate Asset Management to develop strategy for scaling regenerative practices at a landscape level in Sub-Saharan Africa
GCF grant to enable design of a blended finance and technical assistance ... and its leadership in partnering with Indigenous Peoples and local communities. “Regenerative and ... agri-food systems, strengthening farmer livelihoods, and ensuring a just transition. Delivering on their potential ...
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Green Climate Fund to Support Development of Conservation International Initiative to Transform Water Security in Bogotá
... project aims to reduce climate risk for half a million people from highly vulnerable rural communities and 250,000 ... to support a robust innovative water project design, ensuring that the project addresses critical water security ... is a critical first step toward building a more resilient future for Bogotá and its surrounding regions. This ...
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Climate-smart farming boosts forests and food security in Madagascar
In Madagascar — one of the world’s most climate-vulnerable countries — a devastating drought , punctuated by ... agriculture practices were not only less likely to deforest surrounding land, but they also had greater food ... International. Edited by: Zeenia Dastur, GCF Madagascar FP026 Climate-smart farming boosts forests and food security in ...
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Pioneering Barbados water project kick starts
... Barbados today announced that a groundbreaking project that leverages an innovative financing model to scale up climate ... GCF Executive Director Mafalda Duarte: ‘Today is a milestone moment that clearly signals Barbados’ regional and ... United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC). It serves the 2015 Paris Agreement, supporting the ...
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Caribbean countries launch landmark platform to scale up climate investment
The creation of a platform to accelerate the mobilisation of finance for the boosting of ... invest in band-aids for the moment, but in game-changing, future-defining solutions to this challenge that confronts ... challenges into a strategic investment program that can ensure energy, water and food security in the region and ...
Article > Press release Barbados 
GCF convenes Regional Dialogue and Direct Access Entities Workshop in Latin America to accelerate climate action
... Direct Access Entities (DAEs), international Accredited Entities (AEs), civil society, and private sector ... Dialogue (15–17 September), where participants tackled some of Latin America’s most pressing climate finance ... collaboration opportunities and prepare the ground for future funding proposals. Side events offered deep dives on ...
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Adaptation planning vital in helping countries weather change
... World Meteorological Organisation (WMO). Extreme weather killed several hundred people, impacted the lives of millions, ... to help those most in need of financial assistance, GCF ensures at least 50 percent of adaptation funding goes to ... plan and attract larger scale finance for more resilient futures by strengthening their own adaptation planning ...
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Private sector financing
... green growth ambitions, the private sector has an unparalleled opportunity to deliver the investment needed to spur ... and create thriving markets for climate, spanning across clean energy, sustainable transport, green infrastructure or ...
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Green Climate Fund approves first 8 investments
Board gears up to larger scale projects in the near future The Green Climate Fund Board ... include national, regional, and international bodies accredited to the Fund, from both the public and private ...
Article > Press release Zambia 
Adaptation Fund, Green Climate Fund Convene First Community of Practice Meeting of Direct Access Entities to Climate Finance
In an effort to accelerate and enhance Direct Access to climate finance for ... joining forces to facilitate a meeting of more than 30 accredited implementing entities from both AF and GCF in ... an accreditation process separately within each fund to ensure capacity to effectively develop climate projects and ...
Article > Press release United States 
First GCF Green Champions to be announced at COP25
... of the first GCF Green Champion Awards have been selected from a total pool of 280 nominees, and the final ... driving climate transformation, are among the prime examples of initiatives that exemplify environmental, social and ... processes that span across the CBD, UNCCD, and UNFCCC, where she supported the development of the Ghana's ...
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25th meeting of the Conference of the Parties (COP25)
... UN climate change process. Following agreement on the implementation guidelines of the Paris Agreement at COP24, a ... of climate action and will feature speakers from our Accredited Entities (our project partners), NDAs (our ... Event title Time Global awareness for a sustainable future: Private sector behaviour within the UN framework ...
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Unlocking capital for climate action
... (GPIC) has wrapped up in Incheon, Republic of Korea, with leading figures from the public and private sectors pledging ... Nicolini told the audience, “The time to choose our future is now. It is a matter of both environmental urgency ... GPIC, GPC convened representatives from countries, accredited entities, the public and private sectors and ...
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GCF and partners sign project agreements for four transformative climate projects
... Barbados, and Guinea-Bissau and GCF’s first at-scale private sector programme in the water sector. FP192 ... is seeking to increase food production as an adaptation measure. In partnership with the Caribbean Community Climate ... appreciation is accorded to the teams that spanned endless days and nights to conceptualise this project that will ...
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GCF Board approves new strategic plan and USD 756 million in new climate projects
... for our replenishment and sets a clear path for the future.” The 2024-2027 Strategic Plan articulates GCF’s ... projects on the ground. The Board also approved the accreditation of four new organisations, three of which are ... thirty-seventh meeting of the GCF Board will be held on 23-26 October 2023 in Georgia. The twelve projects approved ...
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GCF Private Investment for Climate Conference 2023
... Investment for Climate Conference (GPIC) gathered global leaders from the private and public sectors to accelerate ... Trade and Development, U.S. Department of the Treasury Jacqueline Novogratz, Founder & CEO, Acumen Moderator: ... Fund Side event: Introduction to GCF’s project-specific accreditation Speaker: Timothy Breitbarth, Investment ...
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41 funders, partners endorse new guiding principles for financing climate and health solutions to protect health
... and philanthropies today published the Guiding Principles for Financing Climate and Health Solutions (“Guiding ... health solutions to save and improve lives now and in the future; Creating equitable, inclusive, accessible, and ... parties have committed to continued collaboration to ensure implementation and accountability in partnership with ...
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Green Climate Fund announces support for adaptation, endorsement of COP initiatives
... the impact of its adaptation investments in support of new pledges, marking Food, Water, and Agriculture Day at COP29. ... with a huge network of organisations, including 138 Accredited Entities, two-thirds of which are regional or ... a viable investment opportunity and setting a precedent for future global applications. Vanuatu Community-based Climate ...
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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 ... zero greenhouse gas emissions and a more climate-resilient future. Talks in Baku have centered on reaching agreement ... and are responding to the calls for greater alignment of accreditation and access requirements, and flexibility in the ...
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GCF Board
Overview The Green Climate Fund embodies a new and equitable form of global governance to respond to the global ... Fund’s heart is a balanced governance structure that ensures consensus-based decisions between developed and ... party to the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC). The Board is independent and guided by the Conference ...
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