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Mali set to host 2nd African Structured Dialogue
... of multi-country markets in energy efficiency and renewable energy. The Dialogue in Mali’s capital Bamako will ... Designated Authorities ( NDAs ) and Focal Points, Accredited Entities , Readiness delivery partners, private ... Results of the Bamako event will inform and shape GCF’s future collaboration with African countries on how best to ...
Article > Press release Mali 
Regional workshop accelerates Pacific Island engagement with GCF
... over 170 representatives from Pacific Islands countries, Accredited Entities to the GCF, development partners, civil ... Co-Chair of the GCF Board, Ewen McDonald, opened the high-level segment in the presence of Pacific Leaders and ... including in renewable energy, energy efficiency, insurance, and oceans. Participants developed a Pacific GCF ...
Article > Press release Australia Fiji 
Co-Chairs' expectations for the twelfth meeting of the Board
... in Zambia in November 2015. So soon after these two milestone meetings, the global community has high hopes that ... operational matters that require action by the Board, and accredit new entities to grow the Fund’s partnership ...
Article > Press release 
Update on FP146: Bio-CLIMA Integrated climate action to reduce deforestation and strengthen resilience in BOSAWÁS and Rio San Juan Biospheres
... address the instances on non-compliance, which constituted legal breaches to the relevant legal agreements between GCF and the Accredited Entity. No funds were disbursed by GCF to the ... and Afro-descendant communities and non-compliance of the Accredited Entity, the Central American Bank for Economic ...
Article > Statement 
Developing a pipeline of climate smart and resilient projects involving the private sector, and further strengthening the NDA
... been prepared, and the programming of investments is quite clear. However, a lot remains to be done, especially to ... the country programme into high quality projects, to ensure that national stakeholders can implement national ... priorities for climate change, through support to accreditation of three national entities (FONSIS1, FONGIP2 and ...
Document > Approved readiness proposal Senegal
GCF/B.13/20 - Status of staffing of the Secretariat – a progress report
The Board is faced with capacity challenges within the Secretariat, with regard to a number of ... 100 positions by December 2016. Appropriate measures have been taken to fill these positions as soon as ... to compensation. There has been no adjustment to GCF pay scales since 2014, including to account for inflation. As a ...
Board document > Action item
GCF/B.09/02 - Work Plan 2015
... as the world works towards a global agreement that can lead to enhanced ambition and strengthened action while ... United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC)’s financial mechanism, is a central piece in the ... ready for consideration and possible decision on accreditation by the Board at its ninth meeting.” The work ...
Board document > Action item
Entity support for Belize, Dominica, Haiti, Jamaica, Saint Lucia, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines through CCCCC
... to enhance their capacity to identify, develop and implement projects for the GCF. It was during the GCF ... The NDAs of Jamaica and St. Lucia stepped forward with bold leadership and commitment to support this regional ... This Readiness proposal outlines the current key challenges encountered and capacity building support needs for ...
Document > Approved readiness proposal Multiple countries
Strategic Frameworks and entity support for Chile through CAF
... the design of financial structures that assure a sustainable financing with minimal concessionality in the long term. ... allow Chile to comply with this GCF requirement for the accreditation process. This policy will also serve as a guide to future projects submitted to the Green Climate Fund. Chile ...
Document > Approved readiness proposal Chile
GCF/B.24/15 - Updated Gender Policy and Gender Action Plan 2020–2023
... terms of reference required the review to focus on the implementation and integration of the Gender Policy and Action ... of GCF functions and activities in terms of accountability, learning and engendering climate change. The Secretariat ... of this document presents the annual report as well as the survey on the implementation of the Gender Policy. ...
Board document > Action item
Entity support for Peru through Profonanpe (Phase 3)
... working to access the different financing modalities available by GCF. In this sense, the NDA (i) has identified a ... Access Entity (DAE) within the country that will be complementary to Profonanpe; and (ii) wishes to boost ... assessed the capacity of COFIDE to become a GCF’s accredited entity. The result of this assessment was ...
Document > Approved readiness proposal Peru
Enhancing Early Warning Systems to build greater resilience to hydro and meteorological hazards in Timor-Leste
As a Least Developed Country (LDC) and Small Islands Developing State (SIDS) Timor-Leste is highly vulnerable to the effects of climate change ... the UN Environment Programme (UNEP) will serve as the accredited entity for the project. The AE will work with a ...
Document > Concept note Timor-Leste
Letter of Request for Change of Approved Readiness and Preparatory Support Programme Proposal
... according to its new 2024-2027 Readiness Strategy . Learn more about the new approach here . Approved Readiness ... Support Programme (RPSP) proposals may encounter obstacles and delays during the implementation due to varying ...
Document > Template
Enhancing resilience of communities, smallholders and ecosystems to climate change impacts through adapting and scaling up land/resources used systems in the Marajo archipelago in Brazil
The project entitled, “Enhancing resilience of smallholders and ecosystems ... more resilient to climate change impacts. Through the implementation and upscale of diversified agroforestry systems4, the project will ...
Document > Approved project preparation funding application Brazil
GCF/B.29/05 - Review of Secretariat capabilities to deliver the updated Strategic Plan for 2020 – 2023
... capabilities to deliver increased programming and implementation over 2020-23 in line with ambitions of the GCF ... established in the USP to: (i) identify operational bottlenecks and examine the most effective ways to address these ... GCF portfolio, the Secretariat pursue ongoing efficiency measures, and the Board consider: (1) agreeing a staged ...
Board document > Action item
Thematic brief: Climate resilient infrastructure
... is key to many sectors including transportation, telecommunications, water, and energy, and it plays an ... climate risks to infrastructure is crucial, and a pre-requisite to avoid maladaptation and to preserve natural ... are new asset classes and their risk and return profiles are perceived as risky by private sector investors. ...
Document > Thematic brief
Strategic Actions for advancing climate action in CARICOM Member States
... the Caribbean region is considered amongst the most vulnerable in the world to climate change. Adaptation requires a sizeable and sustained investment of resources that governments of ... Enable CARICOM Member States to remain engaged with UNFCCCC process in a systematic and coordinated manner. ...
Document > Approved readiness proposal Jamaica
GCF/B.33/10 - Updates on addressing gaps in the current portfolio for measurement
... and evaluation (M&E) gaps in the current portfolio for measurement. The remediation exercise will improve the quality of results measurement in the GCF portfolio and enable GCF to credibly report results from its investments in ... document presents the outcome of the negotiations with accredited entities (AEs) implementing projects/programmes ...
Board document > Action item
Building capacities to ensure participatory engagement of indigenous and rural women in transformative gender-inclusive climate change adaptation and mitigation processes in Guatemala
... has made significant progress in catalyzing institutional leadership in response to gender and climate-related challenges, including through a Strategy for Incorporating ... and build resilience. Building capacities to ensure participatory engagement of indigenous and rural women ...
Document > Approved readiness proposal
GCF/B.34/Inf.17 - Review and update of the Green Climate Fund Strategic Plan – zero draft
... outcomes of consultations held with developing countries, accredited entities, accredited observers and private sector representatives ...
Board document > Information
Call for Public Inputs: Development of the GCF’s Environmental and Social Safeguards, Stage 3 - Proposed ESS Standards, full draft
The GCF Secretariat is pleased to invite all interested organizations and entities ... available here , showing the proposed changes based on the IFC Performance Standards and the outline shared for ... and e-mail address; and Organization’s Focal Point (name, surname and position). Submissions should indicate whether ...
Document > Call for input
Regional and local capacity building for the implementation of the Climate Change Framework Law in Chile
The Climate Change Framework Law was approved by the Chilean Congress on March 9, 2021. This is a milestone in climate action in Chile, since it incorporates ...
Document > Approved readiness proposal Chile
Enhancing Subnational Climate Finance via Direct Access Entities, Innovative Financial Mechanisms and High-Quality Concept Notes in Mexico
... various barriers, such as the limited number of affordable financial flows for the rural sector, insufficient ... all the above challenges through the support for the PSAA accreditation for Trust Funds Related to Agriculture (FIRA in Spanish); support institutional accreditation for the North American Development Bank (NADB); ...
Document > Approved readiness proposal Mexico
Support for accreditation gap assessment and action plan to the Agence Nationale de Financement des Collectivités (ANAFIC)
... as delivery partner and nominated as national entity for accreditation. Based on the self-assessment conducted as part ... the fiduciaries and management functions to perform this role as DAE. This finding does not prejudge the upcoming gap assessment of the accreditation support requested. However, it does reveal the ...
Document > Approved readiness proposal Guinea
Building El Salvador’s Climate Investment Roadmap for a low carbon and climate resilient sustainable development
El Salvador is among the most vulnerable countries to the adverse effects of climate change. ... risk area and more than 90% of the population sits on that surface. El Salvador recognizes the need to mainstream ... well as the Consulting Mechanism that will comprise multiple ministries and other relevant actors, requires support ...
Document > Approved readiness proposal El Salvador
“URU+CLIMA” Enhancing capacities, information and tools in Uruguay’s public and private sector to increase private investment in climate change
... and private sectors to access climate finance, aiming to scale up its low-emissions, climate-resilient development in ... to access GCF funding. However, there are remaining challenges to reach a paradigm-shift in business models and for ... and financial sectors in Uruguay, are slowing down the implementation of NDCs and NAPs as well as the access to GCF ...
Document > Approved readiness proposal Uruguay
Aligning and increasing public and private financial flows towards Uruguay climate commitments and priorities
... sector remain in an incipient stage of integrating sustainable, green or climate considerations in investment's ... processes and management. There is also reduced available information and financial mechanisms to incentivize private investments for the implementation of climate action and the private sector ...
Document > Approved readiness proposal Uruguay
Building Flood Resilient Community through Adaptive Livelihood and Runoff Management in Petanglong Area of Central Java Province of Indonesia (BRAVE)
... this flood risk are focusing on flood-defense structure. While this approach is somewhat justified considering the rapid ... response that must be given, but it often overlook the role of human and ecosystem in shaping the risks, which for ... area. Transboundary watershed perspective is used to ensure chain socio-economic- environment impact between ...
Document > Approved project preparation funding application Indonesia
National Adaptation Plan for the Agriculture and Forestry Sectors of Paraguay
Paraguay is highly vulnerable to climate change, particularly in the agriculture and ... on agriculture and forestry, Paraguay faces compounded challenges in managing climate risks. Major barriers include ... to the disproportionate impact of climate change on vulnerable groups, limited implementation of climate-resilient ...
Document > Approved readiness proposal Paraguay
Adaptation
The challenge Adaptation needs are coming into sharp focus as the ... such as droughts, floods, tropical cyclones and storm surges, and heat-related disasters such as heat waves and ... Adaptation: Accelerating action towards a climate resilient future 09 Apr 2019 This working paper contributes to ...
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