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GCF meets with top global investors to boost private sector climate finance
... top financial firms. GCF Executive Director Yannick Glemarec and the GCF’s Private Sector Facility Director ... Private Investment for Climate Conference. The roundtables, held during GCF’s second Private Investment for ... were representatives from MUFG Bank, Macquarie, HSBC, Credit Suisse, Standard Chartered Bank, Allianz, ING, Swiss ...
Article > Press release 
Blue-Green Investment Corporation
... we will see some of the largest, earliest increases in sea levels and temperatures and where droughts and floods will ... that draws in other financing players like banks, credit unions, pension funds, and insurance companies and will build the wider community's ...
Document > Approved project preparation funding application Barbados
Green and climate resilience bonds – Scaling up access to affordable finance in developing countries, notably in LDCs
... and private sectors to catalyse climate finance at scale and create new, green markets. Markets that work for ... includes exchanges and trading platforms, clearing houses, credit risk assessment, custodians, and fiduciaries, without ... the issuance of GSSS bonds. Although there are around 260 public development banks operating in developing ...
Article > Speech
GCF and DBSA partnership to boost climate investments in the Southern Africa region
... kick-off the programme to break market barriers and accelerate investments into climate projects. The Southern ... mobilising private sector investments is crucial. Nevertheless, a series of market barriers in the region are ... USD 56 million, will break these barriers by providing credit enhancements such as subordinated debt tranches and ...
Article > Press release Multiple countries 
GCF helps reduce renewable business costs in South Africa
... Climate Fund (GCF) will help drive down the price of renewable energy in South Africa by boosting the private sector’s ... to reduce the cost of investing in South African renewables on the sidelines of GCF’s second Private Investment ... to be implemented by DBSA, provides credit support to renewable energy projects – with a ...
Article > Press release South Africa 
Scaling the role of climate finance after COP27
... 2023 to assess the outcomes of COP27, particularly the role of climate finance and how to scale its impact for ... 80 per cent of yearly global climate finance, since higher credit ratings and a more threatening investment ... one-off projects. Steer argued that climate finance of the future must flow towards ‘positive tipping points, where ...
Article > News update 
Iraq unveils plans for ambitious climate project pipeline
... priorities in one of the world’s most climate-vulnerable countries. Furthermore, this programme will serve as a ... for GCF in assessing funding applications and determining future financial requirements. The unveiling of the Country ... on irrigation and limited adaptive capacity. Photo credit: ©FAO/Cengiz Yar. Iraq FP249 Iraq unveils plans for ...
Article > News update Iraq 
GCF Board closes key policy gaps as project pipeline reaches $1.5 billion
... first Strategic Plan, its Work Plan for 2016, and the accreditation of 13 new entities. “The Board has reached ... vision, operational priorities, and an action plan to be implemented by 2018. The Strategic Plan strengthens the ... was adopted, which includes providing live web streaming of future GCF Board meetings, with a review of its utility in ...
Article > Press release 
GCF Private Investment for Climate Conference 2022
... Conference (GPIC). A flagship event that gathers global leaders from the private and public sectors to accelerate ... Global Green Growth Institute Moderator: Oyun Sanjaasuren, Director of External Affairs, GCF Session 1.3 ... and adaptation Speakers: Mitsuhiro Yamawaki, Deputy CEO, Credit Guarantee and Investment Facility Anuj Awasthi, VP ...
Event > Events organised / involving GCF 
GCF and World Bank sign renewable energy project agreement
GCF and the World Bank have signed an instrumental legal agreement to rapidly begin implementing the second ... of SRMI-Resilience’s FAA, the World Bank, as the accredited entity, can now rapidly move from approval to ... a key priority to ensure a safer and more prosperous future. Our partnership with the GCF allows us to more ...
Article > News update 
Federated States of Micronesia Development Bank
... sustainability of the country. It facilitates the sustainable development of the Federated States of Micronesia through ... deliver financial products and services to Micronesian people. In line with the national government’s sector ... in low-lying island and coastal communities, and ensuring climate-resilient water supplies in remote, low and ...
Organisation > Accredited Entity (AE), Direct (National) Micronesia (Federated States of)
GCF/B.24/09 - 2020 work programme of the Secretariat and annual administrative budget of the Secretariat, Board and Trustee
This document presents the 2020 work programme of the Secretariat and the proposed 2020 administrative budget of the Secretariat, the Board and the Trustee. It includes a draft decision for Board consideration, a...
Board document > Action item
GCF/B.28/20 - Selection process to recruit the Head of the Independent Evaluation Unit
... a draft decision for consideration by the Board on the selection process to recruit the Head of the Independent Evaluation Unit. GCF/B.28/20 Selection process to recruit the Head of the Independent ...
Board document > Action item
GCF/B.33/15/Rev.01 - Arrangements for the second replenishment of the Green Climate Fund
... consideration a proposed process for the second replenishment of GCF (GCF-2), including an indicative timeline, ... GCF-2. GCF/B.33/15/Rev.01 Arrangements for the second replenishment of the Green Climate Fund ...
Board document > Action item
GCF/B.38/07 - GCF regional presence
... study presented to the Board in document GCF/B.37/Inf.13 titled “GCF regional presence study outcomes”, the views of ...
Board document > Action item
GCF/B.19/19 - Risk management framework: Proposal by the Risk Management Committee
... meeting, the Board took note of document GCF/B.18/05 titled “GCF risk management framework: Proposal by the Risk ...
Board document > Action item
GCF/B.08/25 - Terms of Reference for Appointment Committee
By its decision B.06/08, the Board requested the Secretariat to “present to the seventh Board meeting a proposal, with draft terms of reference, to establish a Board committee to assist the Board in the appointments,...
Board document > Action item
Entity Support for Chile through CAF
The purpose of the proposal is to support for potential accreditation and executing entities of local agencies, ... These entities have been prioritized for their strategic role in our country, which will increase access to climate ... of a Gender Policy, which will serve as a guide for future projects that apply to the green climate fund. The ...
Document > Approved readiness proposal Chile
GCF/B.27/21 - Updated Strategic Plan for the Green Climate Fund: 2020 – 2023
... (document GCF/B.24/10), recommendations from the Replenishment Summary Report (document GCF/B.24/11), matters ...
Board document > Action item
GCF/B.31/12 - Matters related to accreditation: Co-Chairs’ proposal on the updates to the accreditation framework
In decision B.22/16, the Board decided to streamline the accreditation process in order to accelerate the review and consideration of entities applying for accreditation. In decision B.23/11, the Board agreed to the ...
Board document > Action item
Agreements, processes, and tools to move towards a climate-resilient society in El Salvador
... human lives, harvests, and ecosystems; damages in human settlements, the reduction of the quantity and quality of water, ... the most affected. Incremental and transformative measures will be necessary, given the intensity of the current ... engagement and capacities to plan, finance, implement, monitor, and report strategic adaptation processes, ...
Document > Approved readiness proposal El Salvador
GCF/B.37/17 - Readiness and Preparatory Support Programme: revised strategy 2024–2027
This document responds to the request of the Board in decision B.33/04 for the Secretariat to present to the Board for its consideration a revised strategy for the Readiness and Preparatory Support Programme. During its...
Board document > Action item
GCF/B.40/13 - Co-Chairs proposal on increasing the efficiency and effectiveness of Board Committees
Committees play a critical role in GCF governance. Since 2019, the Co-Chairs have had ... mandate to consult with the Board and propose measures to enhance their efficiency. At B39, the Co-Chairs ... continued mandate for incoming Co-Chairs to consult on measures to support continuous improvement in Committee ...
Board document > Action item
GCF approves USD 686 million for climate action and decides to establish regional presence
... are expected to provide direct support to 115.5 million people and mitigate the equivalent of 45.3 million metric tonnes ... funding by assessing an entity’s capacity to meet GCF accreditation standards simultaneously with the project ... to climate change, with Conservation International FP260: Enhancing the resilience of Serbian forests to ensure ...
Article > Press release 
GCF/B.08/32 - Initial Risk Management Framework: Survey of Methodologies to Define and Determine Risk Appetite
... step, the Board requested the Secretariat to provide a survey of methodologies used by relevant institutions to define and determine their risk ... risk management framework, as requested by the Board. While the Board’s decision B.07/05 concentrates on financial ...
Board document > Action item
GCF/B.08/19 - Gender Policy and Action Plan
... approach, including through consultations with relevant bodies and observer organizations, for adoption at ... the Board discussion of document GCF/B.06/13 and the relevant decisions recorded in GCF/B.06/18 and GCF/B.07/11; A ... from several climate change funds and other institutions. Lessons learned from the implementation of projects and ...
Board document > Action item
GCF/B.09/13 - Initial Risk Management Framework: Survey of Methodologies to Define and Determine Risk Appetite
... step, the Board requested the Secretariat to provide a survey of methodologies used by relevant institutions to define and determine their risk ... risk management framework, as requested by the Board. While the Board’s decision B.07/05 concentrates on financial ...
Board document > Action item
GCF/B.21/19 - Work programme of the Secretariat for 2019 and administrative budget
This document presents the work programme of the Secretariat and the proposed administrative budget of the Secretariat, the GCF Board and the Interim Trustee for 2019. It includes on page 10 a draft decision for...
Board document > Action item
GCF/B.21/03 - Incremental and full cost calculation methodology
This document identifies potential methodologies and measures for the GCF to apply principles incremental and full costs to its project approval ...
Board document > Action item
GCF/B.18/Inf.11 - Review of the structure and effectiveness of the independent Technical Advisory Panel
... executive summary of the Investment Committee report entitled “Review of the structure and effectiveness of the ...
Board document > Information