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The Amazon bioeconomy fund
Home to the world’s largest tropical forest, the Amazon is highly vulnerable to climate ... will further result in forest degradation and loss of ecological functions, ... by promoting a paradigm shift to business models and technologies that sustainably use natural capital and forest ...
Document > Case study Multiple countries
Building the capacities of key Sustainable Land Management stakeholders to mainstream climate change in Burundi, and updating the Country Programme
The readiness proposal will support the realization of a study based ... functioning of the GSADR and an inadequate Draft Country Programme also need to be addressed. Gaps have been identified ... Land Management (land degradation) climate pipeline. Together, the project outputs and outcomes will contribute to ...
Document > Approved readiness proposal Burundi
GCF and TBC Bank, Georgia’s largest bank, sign accreditation agreement
GCF has signed an Accreditation Master Agreement (AMA) with JSC TBC Bank, the ... Carolina Fuentes, Director of GCF’s Division of Country Programming (DCP), said “The accreditation and now signing ...
Article > News update 
2021 Annual Performance Report for FP061: Integrated physical adaptation and community resilience through an enhanced direct access pilot in the public, private, and civil society sectors of three Eastern Caribbean small island developing states
This Annual Performance Report presents the overall implementation progress of the project including performance against GCF investment criteria, financial information, project logic framework targets indicators, and development of ESS, ...
Document > Annual Performance Report Multiple countries
Strengthening sectoral expertise and strategic framework to support the implementation of Climate Appropriate Portfolios of Tree Diversity (CAPTD) for productive and resilient landscapes and livelihoods in AFOLU across Burkina Faso (acronym R-CAPTD )
The specific readiness challenge is to build sectoral expertise, strategic framework, programme pipeline, knowhow and partnerships to implement ...
Document > Approved readiness proposal Burkina Faso
Thirty-sixth meeting of the GCF Board (B.36)
#GCFB36 Opening of the meeting Adoption of the agenda and organization ... a GCF regional presence Readiness and Preparatory Support Programme Operating modalities of the Project Preparation Facility Local currency financing pilot programme Consideration of Independent Redress Mechanism ...
Event > Board meeting 
GCF/B.36/Inf.15 - Report on the execution of the 2023 administrative budget of GCF
This document provides information on the execution of the GCF 2023 administrative budget ...
Board document > Information
Readiness Support for the Implementation of the IRMF for DAE (Fast-Track)
The proposed project is a scaling up of the Local Climate Adaptive Living ... Materi and Ouaké). Building on this pilot, the proposed programme aims for the consolidation and gradual deployment of the programme in 25 local governments in six years, reaching a ...
Document > Approved readiness proposal
Readiness Support for the Implementation of the IRMF for DAE (Fast-Track)
Facing that urgency to take actions against the devastating ... change across the climate vulnerable country, the CCFF programme aims to transform the country’s state-owned bank ... – into the very first green development bank. The programme consists of two facilities overall to fulfill such ...
Document > Approved readiness proposal Cambodia
Strengthening the technical and human capacities of the Gambian Agency for the Management of Public Works (GAMWORKS) to meet the GCF requirements
The Gambia is particularly vulnerable to the negative effects of climate change. The challenges of sustainable ...
Document > Approved readiness proposal Gambia
Enhancing regulatory framework for energy transition to accelerate the implementation of Mali's NDC
Mali is a vast Sahelian country with a dry tropical climate. ... climate variability and potential changes. Party to the UNFCCC, Mali, has made significant decisions to support the ... The latest resource to be discovered is a natural hydrogen deposit in Bourakébougou, in the circle of Kati. A ...
Document > Approved readiness proposal Mali
Debt for climate swaps: exploring avenues and opportunities
The intersection of escalating public debt and the deepening ... Island Developing States. Debt-for-Climate Swaps (DFCS) are an agreement between a sovereign and its creditors ... while alleviating debt burdens. It includes a methodology for analysing the potential for DFCS transactions in ...
Document > Working paper
FP037 - Integrated Flood Management to Enhance Climate Resilience of the Vaisigano River Catchment in Samoa
Helping climate proof Samoa’s capital. Samoa’s economy and its people’s livelihoods have been heavily impacted by ...
Project > Public sector Samoa 
FP113 - TWENDE: Towards Ending Drought Emergencies: Ecosystem Based Adaptation in Kenya’s Arid and Semi-Arid Rangelands
Increasing the resilience of the livestock and other land-use sectors through ...
Project > Public sector Kenya 
FP254 - GCF-IFC Scaling Resilient Water Infrastructure (RWI) Facility
The global climate crisis is interconnected with water, leading to greater ... d'Ivoire Tunisia Chile Peru Azerbaijan 1 2 3 4 5 6 1 2 GCF-IFC Scaling Resilient Water Infrastructure (RWI) Facility ...
Project > Private sector Multiple countries 
FP258 - Multi-country Project Advancing Early Warnings for All (EW4All)
Worldwide, vulnerable communities face increasing risks due to the growing intensity, geographic extent and frequency of climate-related hazards, ... countries with support from UNDP and the World Meteorological Organization (WMO), United Nations Office for ...
Project > Public sector Multiple countries 
FP199 - Public-Social-Private Partnerships for Ecologically-Sound Agriculture and Resilient Livelihood in Northern Tonle Sap Basin (PEARL)
The Northern Tonle Sap Basin (NTSB) in the center-west part of Cambodia is home to one ... indirectly. The Public-Social-Private Partnerships for Ecologically-Sound Agriculture and Resilient Livelihood (PEARL) ... 5 6 1 2 506 746 Public-Social-Private Partnerships for Ecologically-Sound Agriculture and Resilient Livelihood in ...
Project > Public sector Cambodia 
SAP035 - Building the Adaptive Capacity of Sugarcane Farmers in Northern Belize (BaC-SuF)
Belize is highly vulnerable to climate change, particularly due to its ... their resilience by implementing a seed cane variety programme, strengthening farming, water control, sharing ...
Project > Public sector Belize 
SAP005 - Enhanced climate resilience of rural communities in central and north Benin through the implementation of ecosystem-based adaptation (EbA) in forest and agricultural landscapes
Most of Benin’s rapidly growing population lives in rural areas, where agriculture supports about ...
Project > Public sector Benin 
GCF Board approves over USD 1 billion in funding for climate mitigation and adaptation
The first Green Climate Fund (GCF) Board meeting of 2018 concluded today after approving 23 projects, valued together at USD 1,093.5 million of GCF funding. The new ... Mongolia with the Asian Development Bank (ADB) FP078 - USD 26 million for the Acumen Resilient Agriculture Fund (ARAF) ...
Article > Press release 
Countries step up ambition: Landmark boost to coffers of the world’s largest climate fund
... their pledges. This is a seventy percent increase in our programming resources on an annual basis. The United Kingdom, ... Parties in Spain (COP25) on 2-13 December 2019 and at COP26, to be co-hosted by the United Kingdom and Italy in ... United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) established GCF in 2010 to direct climate finance to ...
Article > Press release 
GCF convenes global forum to accelerate green recovery in developing countries
On 9 July, over 500 policymakers, climate change experts, development specialists ... Asia and the Commonwealth. “The UK is the host of COP26 in Glasgow next year and is committed to a sustainable ... to deliver a triple win – reviving battered economies, progressing the Sustainable Development Goals and advancing ...
Article > Press release 
GCF Private Investment for Climate Conference 2020
The third annual GCF Private Investment for Climate Conference ... twin challenges of climate change and COVID-19. Bringing together leading private and public sector actors - including ... and Beyond, and the 2021 UN Climate Change Conference (COP 26). Investors at the third GCF Private Investment for ...
Event > Events organised / involving GCF 
Green Climate Fund Board approves USD 1 billion for climate action, sets out strategic vision
The Green Climate Fund (GCF) Board has given a major boost to climate ... portfolio to USD 7.2 billion. The approved projects and programmes are listed below and more details of each are ... Climate Fund (SnCF Global) – Equity with PCA (FP152) USD 26.7 million for Mongolian Green Finance Corporation with ...
Article > Press release 
Green Climate Fund Board approves USD 500 million for new climate action, strengthens its Results Management Framework
Funds will help SIDS and LDCs adapt to climate change, catalyse ... and African states. The newly approved projects and programmes increase the GCF total portfolio to USD 8.85 ... of smallholder farmers. This project is part of the USD 1.26 billion GCF is investing in adaptation action in Africa ...
Article > Press release 
Tipping point or turning point: global solidarity for an inclusive, resilient recovery
... Dear colleague and friend, Executive Secretary of the UNFCCC, Patricia Espinosa; Ladies and Gentlemen. On behalf of ... it is an honour to welcome you today to our Leadership Dialogue in the margins of the 75th United Nations General ... of our financial systems. First, in preparation for COP 26, countries will be raising the ambition of their ...
Article > Speech
Financing low emissions, resilient development pathways
... Christina Figueres, Founder of Global Optimism and former UNFCCC Executive Secretary; Dear Participants and colleagues. ... solution. The recovery from the COVID-19 economic crisis coincides with a pivotal time in the fight against climate change. In preparation for the COP 26, countries will be raising the ambition of their NDCs to ...
Article > Speech
GCF results-based payments: Stepping stone to unlock private finance at scale
... Fund (GCF) adopted the REDD+ results-based payment pilot programme, REDD+ ¹ had already existed in climate change ... the lion’s share of carbon market growth. At COP26 in Glasgow, the UNFCCC further developed key elements of Article 6 of the ...
Article > Insights 
GCF portfolio reaches USD 11.3 billion with new climate projects approved by the GCF Board
The Green Climate Fund (GCF) Board concluded its 34th meeting, the ... GCF’s portfolio now comprises 209 projects and programmes and stands at USD 11.3 billion in GCF resources and ... 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 
What do gin and tonic, coffee and mountain climate risks have in common?
... cloud forests. These are rich natural ecosystems where fog and low-hanging clouds shroud the upper forest canopy ... has approved at least 31 projects in mountainous areas in 26 countries, with a total GCF investment of USD 1.8 ... may not be suitable for large-scale production. It is not a coincidence that mountain environments form the hubs that ...
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