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Accelerating climate action: Seven new climate projects ready for delivery
Seven new projects are ready for implementation after their project agreements were signed on ... projects at B.44, the Green Climate Fund (GCF) and its Accredited Entity partners immediately signed Funded Activity ... one is expected to receive its first disbursement in a couple of days. The quick turnaround for the seven projects ...
Article > News update 
Caribbean countries convene in Belize for GCF regional dialogue
... meeting to advance collaboration with the Fund and accelerate access to its resources. Organized in partnership ... She encouraged developing countries and GCF Accredited Entities to bring projects and programmes to the ... Entities and other partners to offer experiences and lessons in engaging with the Fund. “This sharing and ...
Article > Press release Belize 
GCF side event asks ‘what makes a good project?’
... at assisting National Designated Authorities (NDAs) and Accredited Entities (AEs) to put together ambitious projects ... so that the Fund can match its “paradigm-shifting” level of ambition. Mr. Harboe welcomed the event as an ... He called upon developing countries to “think big for the future” and bring ambitious projects to the Fund, noting ...
Article > Press release 
GCF publishes tentative timelines for B.31 and B.32
... B.31 and B.32 are presented below, respectively. Key milestones for B.31 (Tentative) Dates or indicative # of days ... to the Secretariat as soon as possible for consideration at future Board meetings. *Per paragraph 17 of GCF’s ... proposal template is currently under consultation with Accredited Entities for updates, with a target date for the ...
Article > News update 
FP019 - Priming Financial and Land Use Planning Instruments to Reduce Emissions from Deforestations
... commenced in May 2017 and was aimed at addressing challenges related to sustainable development in the Amazon ... embed sustainability. Finally, promoting and monitoring credit lines for sustainable production ensures responsible ... achieved through this project can serve as a model for future initiatives aimed at sustainable development and ...
Project > Public sector Ecuador 
ED’s remarks at Interactive Dialogue - Access to Climate Finance: Building on the Outcomes of UNFCCC COP 28
... that the upper income SIDS, high income or upper middle income SIDS, have in accessing concessional finance. ... that I'm talking to you about. Also, I can't take any credit for it, but I have observed this and this is what we ... in this conversation, but just to say that it is a pleasure to be here with you. We are hearing your concerns and ...
Article > Speech
Disasters spur climate action coherence in Caribbean
... Caribbean held in Belize in June. This regional proposal, led by Grenada and Antigua and Barbuda, is tapping GCF ... spoke to a broad range of Caribbean partners, including Accredited Entities , National Designated Authorities and ... and exacerbated fears among many Caribbean citizens of future climate-induced storms and encroaching seas. In ...
Article > Press release Multiple countries 
Policies: Sustainability
... of the Fund and that it will encourage the involvement of relevant stakeholders, including vulnerable groups and addressing gender aspects across its ... gender, environmental, social and indigenous peoples’ considerations into its decision making and ...
Basic page > Policy map
GCF scopes forest funding path after workshop
... ways to help countries keep their forests intact while also dealing with climate change following a ... developed countries shared their experiences in REDD+ implementation during the workshop on 21 to 24 April. They ... United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC). Mr Velasco pointed to the key role REDD+ is now ...
Article > Press release Indonesia 
Reduce Sao Tome and Principe’s vulnerability to climate change impacts by strengthening the Country’s capacity to implement an integrated approach to adaptation planning
Sao Tome and Principe (STP) is one of the most vulnerable countries to the effects of Climate Change due to its ... intervals and mainstream adaptation into existing and future polices, programmes and activities across levels and ... to most vulnerable groups including women and youths to ensure their full participation in project activities. ...
Document > Approved readiness proposal Sao Tome and Principe
Capacity Building to Monitor the Agriculture, Forest and Other Land-Use Sector in the National Determined Contributions, and enhancement of Climate Finance Access in the Plurinational State of Bolivia
The Plurinational State of Bolivia is highly vulnerable to climate change, generating and exacerbating droughts, ... the 2oC barrier by the end of the 21st century. Therefore, surface and groundwater sources highly vulnerable to the ... funding management. A list of national entities to be accredited to the GCF will also be formulated. Strategic ...
Document > Approved readiness proposal Bolivia (Plurinational State of)
Strengthen the Process and Capacity of Implementation of National Adaptation Plan of Sri Lanka
... a small island and a developing nation, is highly vulnerable to the adverse effects of climate change. Occurrences of ... vulnerability to climate change; take adaptive measures to avoid/minimize adverse impacts of climate change to ... profiles and to identify and prioritize areas for future investment; and synthesizing these sector-based ...
Document > Approved readiness proposal Sri Lanka
Readiness Support for accreditation gap assessment, capacity building and pipeline development for potential accredited entity
Armenia Renewable Resources and Energy Efficiency Fund (R2E2) is the most ... nomination letter supporting R2E2 aspiration to become accredited under the national direct assess modality.R2E2 ... to the GCF. Tentative pipeline of project ideas (to be revisited during Readiness project) being currently considered ...
Document > Approved readiness proposal Armenia
Enhancing Lesotho’s private sector readiness for a clean energy transition
... up for 63% of the total greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions of Lesotho, and this is projected to rise if the country missed ... costs of renewable energy or energy efficiency measures – while the fossil fuel sector is strongly supported ...
Document > Approved readiness proposal Lesotho
Completion of the accreditation of the Environment Protection Fund as DAE for Lao PDR
In 2018, the EPF received the first support for its accreditation as first DAE to the GCF in Lao PDR. The delivery ... and social safeguards & gender and M&E were overhauled and updated to match GCF requirements. In addition, ... In order to finalize the accreditation process and ensure a long-term sustainability, the EPF hereby requests ...
Document > Approved readiness proposal Lao People's Democratic Republic (the)
Nauru Readiness II - Strengthening NDA capacities and DAE access
... strategies and capacity in order to strengthen country leadership and ownership in actioning its climate change ... provide support on project related discussions with Accredited Entities and Donors, as well as working with them ... to other climate finance institutions and potentially future Readiness proposals. The intention is for key ...
Document > Approved readiness proposal Nauru
Readiness Support for the Accreditation of Kasikornbank, Updating of Thailand’s Country Programme, Development of Climate Finance Strategy, and Design of Blended Circular Economy Financing Facility
Objectives This grant will contribute to ensuring private sector engagement in climate change ... and advanced waste management practices. Support DAE accreditation of Kasikornbank with the GCF and technical ... process. Kasikornbank is Thailand's second largest lender by assets. The bank has already implemented various ...
Document > Approved readiness proposal Thailand
Multi-Country Climate Resilient Urban Development Initiative
... States – Dominica, St Lucia, Trinidad and Tobago and Suriname. The proposed activities will employ an integrated, ... with climate adaptation and mitigation approaches. While conversations around urban resilience have increased, ... accessible data disaggregated at the city and urban scales including geospatial data limited consideration for ...
Document > Approved readiness proposal Multiple countries
Strengthening access to climate finance and integration of climate change into the local development planning in Benin
... the increased drought, the strong disruption on water cycle with implications on floods, violent winds, smallholder ... United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC). Implementing the activities envisaged under this NDC ... communal development plan (CDP) and the guide developed for future generations of CDP in Benin. Output 2.2.2. An ...
Document > Approved readiness proposal Benin
Enabling Direct Access to GCF Climate Finance for Cabo Verde
... wishes to engage in a readiness process in order to enable a national entity to be approved as a direct access ... the country ownership by delivering the first national accreditation of a DAE. After a strong consultation process ... along with support for pipeline development for the future DAE’s staff, relevant government institutions, ...
Document > Approved readiness proposal Cabo Verde
Strengthening Community Resilience to the Adverse Effects of Climate Change with an Emphasis on Food Security and Gender Considerations in Priority Areas of Ecuador - FORECCSA+
This document presents funding proposal "Scaling up national adaptive capacities for climate change-driven natural hazards through strengthening monitoring and early warning systems" as approved by the Board of the...
Document > Approved funding proposal Ecuador
Fostering Sustainable Urban Mobility with Efficient and Low Emission Transport in Tegucigalpa
... growth in the last decade. In the NDC presented to the UNFCCC, the Government of Honduras (GoH) has pointed out the ... its sustainability is one of the priorities at the national level. 2. The Fostering Sustainable Urban Mobility with ... demonstrative component (pilot) to road test electric vehicles under the specific conditions of Tegucigalpa. This ...
Document > Concept note Honduras
Supporting REDD+ Readiness Preparation and Implementation in Sudan
1. Sudan seeks to use GCF readiness support to complete and consolidate the REDD+ readiness preparation and to ... guidance on elaborating a subnational FRL as an interim measure applying the stepwise approach to develop a national ... FREL or FRL”. 2. The AT also identified areas for future technical improvement of the FRL included in the TAR, ...
Document > Approved readiness proposal Sudan
Capacity enhancement of the National Designated Authority and other relevant stakeholders in Sri Lanka to re-evaluate technical needs for climate change adaptation and mitigation and assess climate finance priorities for agriculture by developing innovative climate smart investment mechanisms through increased partnerships between public and private sectors
Sri Lanka is highly vulnerable to climate change and has consistently been placed among ... and technology dissemination practices for sharing of lessons learned and best practices on a wider scale. ... the delivery partner for this proposal, is also a GCF Accredited Entity (AE) and thus brings together a wealth of ...
Document > Approved readiness proposal Sri Lanka
Strengthening Adaptation Planning processes and capacity for successful implementation of adaptation actions in the Agricultural and Water sectors of Trinidad and Tobago
... temperatures, shifting rainfall patterns, rising sea levels and more intense tropical storms. The agriculture and ... of effective and integrated climate change adaptation measures in the two sectors. A coherent approach to adaptation ... 3.4.1) will strongly build on Output 3.2.3. Key deliverables from the aforementioned activities are the Validated ...
Document > Approved readiness proposal Trinidad and Tobago
Re-connecting with Mother Earth
In the north of Colombia, in a region called La Mojana, three of the country’s most important ... on track to complete the 5-year programme with UAIIN by 2026. The project has also been working with the Alexander Von ... of Mother Earth programme Zenú Life Plan: A plan for the future All this work has come together in the Zenú Life ...
Article > Story Colombia 
GCF publishes the revised funding proposal schedule for B.23 and B.24
... Incheon, Republic of Korea. The timeline lists key dates leading to the Board meetings, where the 24 Board members ... decide on funding proposals brought forward by GCF Accredited Entities. At its twenty-first meeting, the GCF ... The report/s shall be disclosed (i) in the AE’s website, (ii) in locations convenient to affected peoples, and ...
Article > Press release 
GCF and GEF join forces with Lao PDR to advance climate action
The Government of Lao PDR is leading the way to ensure complementarity and coherence in ... ambitious vision towards climate resilient and sustainable future. We are looking forward to working with the country ... Designated Authorities, GEF Operational Focal Points, and accredited entities and Agencies. Lao People's Democratic ...
Article > Press release Lao People's Democratic Republic (the) 
Climate costs will rise sharply if we miss 1.5 degree target, GCF conference hears
Climate finance is a moral obligation, while inadequate action leading to global temperatures over 1.5 ... and adaptation action, as well as charting GCF’s future role within the broader climate finance landscape. ... shelter each for 500 people on islands that are bout 200 miles apart.” The Global NDA Conference helped increase ...
Article > Press release 
Green Climate Fund pledges ambitious response to IPCC alarm bell
... IPCC Vice-Chair, warned of the dangers of a warmer world while outlining the findings of the 1.5C report to an audience ... of warming of 1ºC through more extreme weather, rising sea levels and many other changes. The reports shows us that ... we take today will be critical for a safe and sustainable world tomorrow.” Responding to the latest scientific ...
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