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Strengthening partnerships key to enhanced climate action, GCF leader tells largest gathering of developing country partners
... Fund (GCF) will “refine and sharpen” its support for developing nations’ climate ambition amid alarming signs of the increasing threats of climate change, GCF Executive Director ... five-day GCF Global Programming Conference. “It was the latest sign that the global climate crisis is accelerating ...
Article > Press release 
GCF publishes the priorities of the Updated Strategic Plan of the GCF, updated independent TAP modality, and B.30 tentative timeline
... the GCF Board adopted the Updated Strategic Plan (USP) for the first replenishment period 2020-2023 (GCF-1) and set ... reviews of funding proposals submitted to the GCF. This reform will enable more efficient processing of funding ... all funding proposals submitted for B.30 should use the latest funding proposal template. The new revised template ...
Article > Press release 
Agreement bolstering Africa’s climate vulnerable sign of rapid GCF implementation
... Board. The programme, implemented by the International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD), empowers African ... local banks to direct funds to help farmers cope with increasingly erratic climate effects while also reducing farming ... During a virtual signing ceremony the day after GCF’s latest Board meeting, which decide on climate finance ...
Article > News update 
The Green Climate Fund’s Group of Friends convene to discuss climate action urgency and show support for GCF’s second replenishment
... of 36 countries engaged in networking and discussed the latest climate change developments and the Fund’s vital ... GCF winds down its first replenishment period and gears up for its second replenishment this year. They also shared ... It would also be a great trust builder, as we go to Dubai for COP 28.” Before that, Ambassador of France, H.E. ...
Article > News update 
GCF Readiness support for the Development Bank of Nigeria
... programming partner in delivering climate solutions for Nigeria,” she added. Dr Tony Okpanachi, Managing ... patterns, but it also creates new markets and opportunities for low-carbon growth. This Readiness support will help DBN ... regional, national, and sub-national bodies. This latest milestone will build DBN’s capacity to access and ...
Article > News update Nigeria 
GCF and CTCN: Expanding green technology assistance in developing countries
... to accelerate the development and transfer of technologies for energy-efficient, low-carbon and climate-resilient ... action goals. The scope of activities includes conducting feasibility studies and assessments, collecting key data and ... of the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC),” said GCF Executive Director Howard Bamsey. ...
Article > Press release 
GCF funds transfer will help Namibia’s rural poor weather change
... to enhance farmers’ resilience to extreme weather in the latest sign of the Fund’s implementation of climate ... irrigation. Also, the installation of off-grid solar power for pumping and refrigeration will provide a low-carbon ... local communities - have been turning their attention increasingly from wildlife protection to dealing with the ...
Article > Press release Namibia 
Response to allegations reported by Financial Times
... made in a Financial Times newspaper article published on 26 August. The GCF’s Secretariat strongly refutes claims ... relationships attributed to unidentified current or former GCF employees - the GCF Secretariat provided detailed information to address the allegations in advance of the ...
Article > Statement 
Address at Global Korea Convention 2020
... climate crisis is worsening. The average global temperature for 2016–2020 is set to be the warmest five-year period on ... this trend, Korea can play a big part in driving global efforts to move away from outmoded forms of polluting growth ... climate action commitments before next year’s pivotal COP26 in the UK. The private sector must play a key role in ...
Article > Speech
GCF IRMF webinar series for AEs: revised FP template and GCF support to DAEs for IRMF implementation
... Results Management Framework (IRMF) webinar series for Accredited Entities (AEs) intends to disseminate information about the updated version of ... Session 2 6:00 – 7:30 pm KST in English and French 26 January 2022 - DAE New Funding Window (NFW) webinar ...
Event > Webinar 
GCF key to win the race against climate change: UN Secretary General welcomes GCF Executive Director a.i. in New York
... António Guterres has emphasised his support for an ambitious and successful Green Climate Fund ... climate action. The Summit, taking place exactly one year before countries will have to revise their national climate ... is closely working with its UN partners who are delivering 26 projects with the total value of USD 1.7 billion through ...
Article > Press release 
GCF sets the tentative funding proposal schedule for B.22
The Green Climate Fund has set the tentative timeline for its twenty-second Board meeting. The timeline lists key ... the 24 Board members decide on funding proposals brought forward by GCF Accredited Entities. The 22nd GCF Board meeting will tentatively be held on 26-28 February 2019, and the key dates are as follows: B.22 ...
Article > Press release 
GCF transfers funds to UN Environment for Ecosystem Based Adaptation project in the Gambia
... Adaptation – a cost effective and low risk approach, for building climate resilience of rural communities and ... productivity of a country that relies on agriculture for about 40 percent of its national exports and 26 percent of its GDP. GCF Executive Director Howard Bamsey ...
Article > Press release Gambia 
Joint statement by GCF and GGGI
... commitment by the Republic of Korea, the host country for both our intergovernmental organizations, is a ... air pollution and climate crisis, increase public support for decisive action by the ROK government to commit to ... contributions to the Paris Agreement, ahead of COP26. Both GGGI and GCF are ready to support the ROK ...
Article > Statement 
GCF and UNIDO partnership agreement bolster climate-resilient industrial development
... The Accreditation Master Agreement (AMA) paves the way for UNIDO to submit climate project proposals to GCF for funding. “Our partnership with UNIDO opens new ... Coordination. UNIDO became a GCF Accredited Entity at the 26th Meeting of the GCF Board in August 2020. GCF has ...
Article > Press release 
Integrating Climate Change Adaptation into Tanzania’s Planning Processes
... more intense heavy rainfall and sea level rise make URT the 26th most vulnerable country to climate risks. Tanzania has ... live in urban areas, of which an estimated 75% live in informal settlements that are increasingly at risk from flooding, water scarcity and heat ...
Document > Approved readiness proposal Tanzania
Advancing a Regional Approach to the Green Hydrogen Economy in Latin America and the Caribbean
... by many countries at the last Conference of Parties (COP26) meeting. It is estimated that the global green hydrogen ... and global value chains. Thus, the region's lack of information and generalized knowledge on hydrogen has hindered ... Addressing the barriers regionally eases the experience, information, data, success and failure cases sharing among the ...
Document > Approved readiness proposal Multiple countries
Readiness Support for the Implementation of the IRMF for Vietnam Development Bank
... in loan selection, appraisal, management and financing for climate change projects, mitigation and adaptation projects. For those projects, VDB has to comply with the regulations ... of the Vietnamese Prime Minister's commitment at COP26, which is “to achieve net-zero carbon emissions by ...
Document > Approved readiness proposal Viet Nam
Pre-accreditation support to Dos-Credobank to build institutional ESS and Gender capacities
... official delegation of the Kyrgyz Republic during the COP 26 (November 2021, Glasgow). Kyrgyzstan declared its ... energy sources and a further reduction in the demand for fossil fuel in the country. The disruption of the ... of the irrigation systems, creation of favorable conditions for attracting investments to promote projects on renewable ...
Document > Approved readiness proposal Kyrgyzstan
The Green Climate Fund kicks off first Board meeting of 2024 in Rwanda
... 489.9 million of GCF funding will be put to the GCF Board for approval. These include six adaptation projects, one ... proposals under consideration have a total value of USD 1.26 billion. The Board will also consider proposals from eight organisations for GCF accreditation, six of which are sub-national, ...
Article > News update 
Green Climate Fund statement on the United States’ withdrawal from GCF
On 8 January 2026 (U.S. time) the Green Climate Fund (GCF) was notified by ... United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC). Being a Party to the UNFCCC is a pre-requisite for representation at the GCF Board. In line with GCF ...
Article > Statement 
FP288 - Jordan Aqaba-Amman Water Desalination and Conveyance Project (AAWDCP)
... per cent less rainfall by the century’s end, further increasing demand and reducing renewable water resources. AAWDCP ... estimated minimum of 6,742,402 tonnes of CO2 over the first 26 years of operations. The project complements Jordan’s ... Roadmap, which target efficiency gains, tariff reforms, and operational cost recovery. GCF’s concessional ...
Project > Private sector Jordan 
Stepping up climate action in the Cook Islands
... the Cook Islands have come up with initial project ideas for what might populate their country programme to tackle ... country’s 15 islands met on the island of Rarotonga on 26 May to identify where climate mitigation and adaptation efforts should focus and where potential support from the Fund ...
Article > Press release Cook Islands 
Pathways to Dairy Net Zero: Promoting Low Carbon and Climate Resilient Livestock in East Africa
... Rwanda, Tanzania and Uganda, the elaboration of all the feasibility studies on GHG emission baseline and mitigation ... framework, legal assessment, etc. The Funding Proposal (FP) for the Pathways to Dairy Net Zero: Promoting Low Carbon and ... the UN Food Systems Summit, as well as the engagement at CoP26 towards a process aimed at systematically enhancing ...
Document > Approved project preparation funding application Multiple countries
FP005 - KawiSafi Ventures Fund
... over 3.5 million without power. Energy costs are high, both for on- and off-grid customers, because of a heavy reliance ... are very high for rural off-grid Kenyans, who spend around 26% of their income on kerosene, which is expensive, ... and harmful to health. Rapid population growth is increasing demand for electricity and placing further demands on ...
Project > Private sector Kenya Rwanda 
FP130 - Indonesia REDD-plus RBP for results period 2014-2016
This project recognises Indonesia's REDD+ results for 2014-2016, with a total volume of 27 million tonnes of carbon dioxide equivalent (MtCO2eq) submitted to GCF for results-based payments (RBP). Indonesia will use the ... action strategy (STRANAS). This will augment current efforts addressing forest governance. This includes working ...
Project > Public sector Indonesia 
FP136 - Resilient Landscapes and Livelihoods Project
... Ethiopia has proceeded at an alarming rate and will be increasingly aggravated by climate change. Conservative ... land productivity and carbon storage, while also increasing access to diversified livelihood activities in ...
Project > Public sector Ethiopia 
Spanish and French SAP webinars held
A back-to-back series of webinars for GCF's Simplified Approval Process (SAP) was recently ...
Article > News update 
GCF/B.22/10/Rev.01 - Consideration of funding proposals
This document presents the funding proposals to the Board for consideration at its twentysecond meeting. It also ...
Board document > Action item
GCF/B.22/01/Drf.01 - Provisional agenda
This document contains a proposed B.22 provisional agenda.
Board document > Agenda