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Keynote speech by ED a.i.
Good morning, it’s a pleasure to be here today. I thank the Incheon Metropolitan City Office of ... Global Education Institute for their invitation. COP27 called for a global commitment to prioritize and strengthen ... education for girls and higher degree of successful adaptation to climate change. This is done through ...
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The global water crisis: A call to action for climate and water initiatives
... the impacts of climate change becoming more visible every day. Urgent and courageous steps are needed to achieve the ... of climate change's consequences and a key player in adaptation and mitigation efforts. At World Water Week 2023 , ... of financial solutions to address complex water challenges and realise SDG 6: clean water and sanitation. The ...
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Running dry: Racing against time to secure our water future
... development, and disaster risk reduction, we are falling short reaching these milestones. This is especially ... resources management, a top priority sector in National Adaptation Plans (NAPs) and other regional adaptation policies. The 2023 UN Water Conference and the ...
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The Green Climate Fund, the Global Partnership for Education and Save the Children launch the world’s largest investment for green schools at COP28
... for Education (GPE) and Save the Children have launched today an unprecedented US$70 million investment at COP28 to ... GPE Chief Executive Officer. “To address this daunting challenge, we all need to come together to protect the most ... United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) and serves the 2015 Paris Agreement, supporting the ...
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Restoring vital ecosystems and water sources in the Dry Corridor Forest, El Salvador
... is highly vulnerable to climate change due to erratic rainfall patterns, deforestation, and land degradation. Known for its erratic rainfall patterns, the Dry ... American Dry Corridor for generations to come. By Jin Hee Dieu (Based on FAO’s story ) El Salvador FP089 Restoring ...
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Farmerline: Empowering smallholder farmers and governments to create climate-resilient agribusinesses
The impact of climate change is impacting all sectors, with agriculture being particularly vulnerable, ... is a major industry in Ghana, Kenya, Nigeria, and Uganda, with up to 80 percent of farmland managed by smallholder ... access to essential tools and resources including weather data, sustainable farming techniques, flexible financing and ...
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Mobilising financing for agricultural technologies: seeding a climate resilient and food-secure future
... and security. From altered weather patterns to soil degradation, biodiversity loss, and an increase in pests and ... financing for such technologies in the developing world falls short. Up to USD 300 billion per year by 2030 is estimated for developing countries to adapt to climate change. And adaptation receives only 5 per ...
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Pacific Islander voices: living on the frontlines of the climate crisis
... grow well when we plant them, but then insects and rain damage the crops before harvest.” Mary, a mother of five, ... reach over 90,000 women, men, young people, and children in all six provinces of Vanuatu directly helping community ... in the Pacific and around the world to help them adapt to climate change and protect their children, who will ...
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Building climate resilience in one of the most vulnerable zones in the Americas: the Guatemalan Highlands
... of his father who passed away. Ever since, under the guidance and knowledge of his mother, he has dedicated himself ... with maize and beans. As he gazes into the horizon, he recalls a completely different landscape with lush forest and ... daughter, said these measures have improved their daily diet and the family’s income. “Our diet and family ...
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Ambition and coordination key to climate finance reform
... Financial Architecture and the Role of GCF,” a packed audience heard how responding to the immense challenge ... thoughts on the type of climate finance needed to tackle today’s challenges. GCF Executive Director Mafalda Duarte ... as if it does” Director of Means of Implementation at UNFCCC Sophie De Coninck said GCF is well positioned to be a ...
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Innovating agriculture through the power of nature and tech
... growth in crop production and an expansion in overall land devoted to agriculture over the past few decades. ... “If we do not change the way we are producing food today, soil will become increasingly less fertile. Food will ... start-up Vexxel, which pioneers the development of biodegradable nanocapsules that reduce the need for harmful chemical ...
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Pioneering Barbados water project kick starts
The Green Climate Fund and the Government of Barbados today announced that a groundbreaking project that leverages ... avoid increasing the burden of public debt is all set to begin implementation. The pioneering project, ... United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC). It serves the 2015 Paris Agreement, supporting the ...
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Solving Mexico’s water crisis while shaping the future of food
... is experiencing more frequent droughts, unpredictable rainfall, and increasing temperatures, which in turn are reducing ... clean water while creating functional and nutritional ingredients for the plant-based food industry using regenerative ... of our Lemna growth system, we can remove 58 kg of nitrogen daily, translating to 250 kg of CO2eq.” By utilising the ...
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Landmark project improved farmers’ livelihoods and protected forests in Madagascar, new report finds
... reduced deforestation, a new evaluation report released today has found. Findings from the impact evaluation conducted ... ” project. The project supported more than 24,000 smallholder farming households in and around the ... local enabling environment, the report said. Madagascar FP026 Landmark project improved farmers’ livelihoods and ...
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Workshop forges direct links to country-led climate action
... to supporting global climate action with the conclusion today of the Empowering Direct Access workshop. During the past four days, almost a hundred participants from various corners of ... in Direct Access Entities by highlighting how 80 percent of all entities accredited since last year are direct access. ...
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25th meeting of the Conference of the Parties (COP25)
... Agreement. GCF is part of the financial mechanism of the UNFCCC and serves the Paris Agreement. The Fund reports its ... of the Parties, which in turn provides GCF with guidance on its operations. GCF is holding three events as part ... to longer term paradigm shift to low-emission development. All side events will be livestreamed. During the COP we are ...
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Re-connecting with Mother Earth
In the north of Colombia, in a region called La Mojana, three of the country’s most important rivers meet: the San Jorge, the Cauca and the Magdalena. The junction forms part of one of the world’s ... on track to complete the 5-year programme with UAIIN by 2026. The project has also been working with the Alexander Von ...
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About GCF
... Agreement - is the world’s largest climate fund, mandated to support developing countries raise and realize their Nationally Determined Contributions (NDC) ambitions towards ... to maximise the co-benefits between mitigation, adaptation and sustainable development. Catalysing climate ...
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Enhancing Direct Access
Overview The Enhancing Direct Access (EDA) pilot channels climate financing to homegrown ... dedicated access window for GCF’s Direct Access Entities (DAEs). The EDA pilot is characterised by an enhanced ... for example, establishing a dedicated facility to fund small-scale community projects. The EDA pilot has been ...
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Policies: Administration
Administration
GCF’s administrative policies cover GCF’s key administrative processes including information disclosure, human resources, travel, procurement, accounting, communications, and management of conflict of...
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The voices of Datem del Marañón: Protecting one of the most biodiverse ecosystems in the world
Datem del Marañón, located in northern Peru, is home to ... province is home to a diverse ecosystem with more than 261 species of birds, unique marine life, and aguaje, one of ... means of living, and an essential protein of the native diet. Gunter Yandari, President of the Association of ...
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GCF leadership forum helps turn COVID-19 recovery into cause for climate hope
... of states, government ministers and UN representatives called today for global solidarity to scale up action to address the ... United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) Executive Secretary. Ms Espinosa added that COVID-19 ...
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US climate envoy supports “indispensable” GCF role during climate forum
... in its work in the years ahead,” Kerry said on Tuesday during an online dialogue on climate finance ... are not flowing to developing countries, despite the abundance of climate finance opportunities in these countries ... need people to take risks to spur innovation and the challenge, I think, is to give people comfort and knowledge ...
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Prioritising climate finance for vulnerable SIDS during a global pandemic
... Ambassador Diann Black-Layne, of Antigua and Barbuda and current Chair of AOSIS. Dr. Colin Young, Executive ... region. I would also like to acknowledge and thank our audience: GCF National Designated Authorities and ... climate planning, to enable countries translate their Nationally Determined Contributions into an investment pipeline ...
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The role of the Green Climate Fund in scaling up finance for climate action and resilience
... the Wilson Center for hosting the Green Climate Fund here today to discuss our role in scaling up finance for climate ... the climate crisis. Climate impacts are also materializing faster than expected. For example, twenty years ago, we were ... first municipal bonds for recycled water in South Africa. Ladies and gentlemen, The climate crisis demands collective ...
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GCF-1 Progress Report
... United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) and the Paris Agreement. From 2015 to 2019, during its ... countries. I am delighted the Board has selected Mafalda Duarte, a proven climate leader, as my successor. Yannick ... has also improved its operational efficiency, becoming the fastest source of climate finance for large-scale projects ...
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Launch of Green Guarantee Company to mobilise billions in climate finance
... Development Guarantee Group, which was co-founded with Cardano Development, celebrated the launch of its operations ... Kingdom’s Foreign Commonwealth & Development Office (FCDO) through its MOBILIST programme, the Green Climate Fund ... grade rating of BBB/Stable from Fitch Ratings. Initially, it will focus on private credit and the LSE green bond ...
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Bridging the climate-health gap
... water, 600 million suffer from foodborne illnesses annually, children under five bear 30% of foodborne ... to extreme events but have very few resources to adapt and protect their people. By 2050, climate change will ... action remains underfunded, with only around 6% of adaptation funding and 0.5% of multilateral climate funding ...
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Rapid climate action: Eight newly approved projects set for implementation
... with a total GCF investment of USD 16 billion and an overall total of USD 61.5 billion with co-financing. Before a ... AE, which can be a lengthy process. As part of GCF’s agenda to increase its efficiency and impact, the Fund has ... Entity partners at a signing ceremony on 24 October, one day after Board approval. These include a project in ...
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