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Green Climate Fund Board approves USD 1 billion for climate action, sets out strategic vision
... continue to promote a low-emission and climate resilient future. GCF’s progress despite COVID-19 challenges ... The five-day Board meeting also resulted in the accreditation of four new project partners. GCF now has over ... Climate Fund (SnCF Global) – Equity with PCA (FP152) USD 26.7 million for Mongolian Green Finance Corporation with ...
Article > Press release 
GCF portfolio reaches USD 11.3 billion with new climate projects approved by the GCF Board
... to increase access to its resources, the Board adopted an accreditation strategy, renewed its accreditation partnerships ... discussions. Germany expressed its interest in hosting the pledging conference next year for GCF’s second ... 82.5 million as GGC scales up) with MUFG Bank (FP197); USD 26.9 million for CATALI.5°T Initiative: Concerted Action to ...
Article > Press release 
Barbados launches the world's first debt-for-climate-resilience conversion
... USD 125 million in fiscal savings which will be channeled into new resilience investments. The debt conversion ... give us an important model for other such operations in the future.” CIBC Caribbean’s Chief Executive Officer Mark ... and knowledge, it promotes growth and well-being in 26 countries. Visit our website https://www.iadb.org/en . ...
Article > Press release Barbados 
GCF leaves COP30 ready to ramp up climate finance
... Brazil, prepared to ramp up its operations to help implement the new global goal for adaptation finance. Among the ... on a record year in which the Fund programmed USD 3.26 billion in new climate finance. GCF’s portfolio now ... markets. The Fund also signed project agreements with the Accredited Entities, the Asian Development Bank, and the ...
Article > News update 
Instituto Interamericano de Cooperación para la Agricultura
... agricultural sectors for project development and implementation. IICA Costa Rica 1 1 1 1 1 P.O. Box 55-2200, San ...
Organisation > Accredited Entity (AE), Direct (Regional) Costa Rica
Inclusive Green Financing Initiative ( IGREENFIN) : Greening Agricultural Banks & financial sector to Foster Climate Resilient and Low Emission Smallholder in 5 West African Countries of the Green Great Wall Initiative (GGWI)
Access to credit has a significant role to play in increasing farm productivity and food security ... investments to strengthen the resilience of food systems to future climate shocks is, therefore, timely and essential to ...
Document > Concept note Multiple countries
Transforming Finance to Unlock Climate Action in the Caribbean
... of finance. The programme will accomplish this by blending GCF and CDB resources to extend concessional lines of credit to Development Finance Institutions (DFIs), who in ... financing for climate action investments after programme closure. Belize Jamaica Saint Lucia Transforming Finance to ...
Document > Approved project preparation funding application Multiple countries
GCF and Bancóldex meet to reinforce collaboration for climate action
... America. Both parties will work together to share knowledge and experience in climate financing, and to support ... Contributions (NDC). Bancóldex is a candidate for accreditation to the Green Climate Fund (GCF), and the two ... renewable energy initiatives, climate adaptation measures in post-conflict regions, and bioeconomy projects.’ ...
Article > News update 
Standards for the implementation of the Anti-Money Laundering and Countering the Financing of Terrorism policy
... control and manage related risk. Board Standards for the implementation of the Anti-Money Laundering and Countering the ...
Document > Policies, strategies, and guidelines
Aligning financial flows of the financial sector in Costa Rica with the Paris Agreement climate change goals
... - commits to net-zero emissions by 2050 and provides a clear roadmap towards the decarbonization of the economy. ... exposed to climate risks (physical risks), especially via credit operations and increasing insurance claims. Also, decarbonization commitments result in ...
Document > Approved readiness proposal Costa Rica
Annual Results Report 2020
... GCF funding disbursed for projects under implementation 6 Accredited Entities Approved projects value by theme (Grant ... and by doing so, to deliver on our mandate. The delayed COP26 climate conference at the end of 2021 will be a ... find those solutions together for a low carbon, resilient future that leaves no country behind. Amina J. Mohammed ...
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Innovation and cooperation for global carbon neutrality
Excellencies, distinguished guests, I would like to congratulate ... to accelerate global efforts towards a carbon-neutral future. The decision by South Korea in August last year to ... 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, ... benefits package that includes worldwide medical insurance, leave, retirement benefits and dependency ... 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 ... COVID-19 pandemic. Climate action and COVID-19 recovery measures must be mutually supportive to be effective. This is ... countries alone are estimated at between $11 to US$ 26 trillion between now and 2030, but barriers to investment ...
Article > Speech
Adaptation planning support for Serbia through UNDP
... process that was officially launched in June 2016, will enable the Republic of Serbia (Serbia) to integrate climate ...
Document > Approved readiness proposal Serbia
GCF/B.28/13 - Outcome of Co-Chairs consultations: Guidelines on decisions without a Board meeting
... may be requested, (ii) guidance with respect to the implementation of paragraph 43 of the Rules of Procedure of the Board and other related matters. ...
Board document > Action item
GCF/B.28/14 - Updated guidelines for the operation of Board committees
This document responds to decision B.25/03, paragraph (e) that requested the Co-Chairs, in accordance with decision B.05/12, paragraph (b), to present updated general guidelines for committees and panels for...
Board document > Action item
GCF/B.29/09/Rev.01 - Updated guidelines for the operation of Board committees
This document responds to decision B.25/03, paragraph (e) that requested the Co-Chairs, in accordance with decision B.05/12, paragraph (b), to present updated general guidelines for committees and panels for...
Board document > Action item
GCF/B.33/Inf.13 - Co-Chairs’ note on the review of committees, panels and groups
... alongside limited distribution document GCF/B.33/Inf.12 titled “Final report of the review of the effectiveness of ...
Board document > Information
GCF/B.38/Inf.12 - Financing of results-based payments for REDD+
This information document summarizes the background, mandate and consultations conducted on a GCF proposal on REDD+ results-based payments, along with an assessment of the potential pathways forward that the Board could...
Board document > Information
GCF/B.10/06 - Level of Concessional Terms for the Public Sector
... is to outline options for the cases in which various levels of concessionality will apply for the public sector, ... Committee and the Board at its ninth meeting. GCF/B.10/06 Level of Concessional Terms for the Public Sector ...
Board document > Action item
GCF/B.23/03 - Period of the first replenishment of the GCF
... a four-year period (2020-2023) for the GCF’s first replenishment. The recommendation reflects the feedback from the first replenishment consultation meeting in Oslo, Norway. A draft ...
Board document > Action item
GCF/B.35/05 - Status of approved funding proposals: adding host countries in respect of FP198 (CATALI.5°T Initiative: Concerted Action To Accelerate Local I.5° Technologies – Latin America and West Africa)
... to FP198 (CATALI.5°T Initiative: Concerted Action To Accelerate Local I.5° Technologies – Latin America and West ... of FP198 (CATALI.5°T Initiative: Concerted Action To Accelerate Local I.5° Technologies – Latin America and West ...
Board document > Action item
Accreditation
Overview Access to GCF resources is through entities accredited by the GCF Board (Accredited Entities or AEs). To ... designed to assess whether they are capable of strong financial management and of safeguarding funded ... review, monitoring, and project implementation and closure. Organizations with specialized capacities in driving ...
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GCF support to the Great Green Wall
... in the west to Sudan in the east is particularly vulnerable to climate change ( Figure 1 ). Temperatures rising 1.5 ... of the world are causing more intense droughts and floods, leading to increased desertification and degradation and ... the need for tackling the development and climate challenges at local, national and regional scale. Data on this ...
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Gender assessment for FP262: Green Climate Finance Facility for Fostering Climate-Smart Agriculture in Senegal
This gender assessment for FP262: Green Climate Finance Facility for Fostering ... in Senegal seeks to present the issues, gaps and problems that should be addressed by gender-responsive project interventions. Senegal FP262 Gender assessment for FP262: Green Climate Finance ...
Document > Gender assessment Senegal
Gender action plan for FP262: Green Climate Finance Facility for Fostering Climate-Smart Agriculture in Senegal
This document outlines the gender action plan for project FP262: Green Climate Finance Facility for Fostering ... fully integrating them into the project design. Senegal FP262 Gender action plan for FP262: Green Climate Finance Facility for Fostering ...
Document > Gender action plan Senegal
SAP012 - Inclusive Green Financing for Climate Resilient and Low Emission Smallholder Agriculture
Improving access to credit for smallholder farmers in Niger to implement climate-resilient and low-emission agriculture. ... support to smallholder farmers by increasing access to credit in tandem with technical assistance and capacity ...
Project > Public sector Niger (the) 
ED opening remarks
His Excellency Mr Carlos Carlos Alvarado Quesada, President of the ... is very timely coming just two weeks before the start of COP26 in Glasgow. The role of the private sector in addressing ... to help us create a zero- carbon, climate-resilient future. GCF Private Investment for Climate Conference 2021 ...
Article > Speech
GCF Readiness resources boost Senegal’s climate capacities
... Fund (GCF) is helping Senegal build its ability to tackle climate change through Readiness funding. This is a ... government is therefore developing climate-related measures and policies to reduce fossil fuel consumption, while ... including preparing a country programme, applying for accreditation of Direct Access Entities (DAEs), and enhancing ...
Article > Story Senegal 