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Thirteenth meeting of the GCF Board (B.13)
... Committee Budget Committee Private Sector Advisory Group Appointments Committee Accreditation Panel Accreditation ... Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change thematic bodies Complementarity and coherence with other Funds The selection process to appoint the Executive Director Appointment of the Heads of the ...
Event > Board meeting 
Twelfth meeting of the GCF Board (B.12)
... Committee Private Sector Advisory Group Ad Hoc Appointments Committee Accreditation Panel Independent ... Strategic Plan for the Green Climate Fund Process for the Appointment of the Executive Director Funding proposals and ...
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Structured Dialogue with Asia 2017
GCF's Structured Dialogue with Asia aimed to develop a roadmap for priorities of the Fund in this region. The consultations took place in the context of the GCF Strategic Plan and recent Board decisions that provide...
Event > Structured dialogue Indonesia 
Bonn side event links climate ambition to GCF replenishment
A Green Climate Fund (GCF) side event during the current Bonn climate talks has emphasised the link between NDC implementation and replenishment. Developing country representatives highlighted the role of GCF in...
Article > Press release Germany 
GCF and World Bank partner to boost cookstove market in Bangladesh
The Green Climate Fund (GCF) and the World Bank have signed an agreement that will help expand the market for improved cookstoves in Bangladesh, bringing together a number of climate and health benefits.
The signing of...
Article > Press release Bangladesh 
Partner agreements after Board meeting sign of faster GCF financing
The Green Climate Fund (GCF) has signed agreements with is partners to implement four new climate initiatives only days after they were approved by the GCF Board.
The projects to strengthen climate action in Liberia,...
Article > Press release 
Thematic brief: Oceans
Oceans and coastal ecosystems cover more than 70 percent of the Earth’s surface, providing a natural asset of enormous significance to protect our planet, preserve and enhance local economic growth, promote regional...
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Policies: Risk management framework
Risk management framework
GCF’s risk management framework defines GCF’s approach to managing risk at both the institutional and funding proposal investment level, covering funding, non-financial, investment and...
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Adaptation planning support through GGGI
... and upcoming interventions; and vi) Lack of technical studies for effective storm water and landslide management in ... concrete projects and impacts beyond assessments and studies. See Annex 1 for consultations and meetings conducted ...
Document > Approved readiness proposal Rwanda
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The revised Accreditation Framework (RAF) introduces a more transparent, efficient, and country-driven approach to accreditation, ensuring that all partners from national entities to international institutions...
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The positives of preparing for disaster
... information systems, which consist of data collection points that are mapped and analysed, to provide communities ... monitoring and information sharing. This is timely as studies indicate extreme weather events are expected to occur ... where rainfall is predicted to decline.” Mr Intsiful also points to the negative, kick-on effects where climate change ...
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GCF-1
... of the financial commitments needed to deliver the UNFCCC and its Paris Agreement. This first replenishment is ...
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Private sector financing
Overview
The climate crisis is too big, too serious and too urgent to rely on the resources of public institutions alone. Today, the private sector manages more than USD 210 trillion in assets but only a very minor part...
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Readiness: Delivery partners
... both the Country and the DAE support windows NDAs/focal points and DAEs may choose to implement readiness support ...
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GCF side event asks ‘what makes a good project?’
... Hela Cheikhrouhou, GCF’s Executive Director, pointed out that the Fund stands ready to support the ...
Article > Press release 
Structured Dialogue with the Pacific 2018
... the GCF Board in the future. Some of the key outcomes and points of shared learning from the Structured Dialogue ... through the SAP. Countries suggested it might be more expedient if the GCF Secretariat, rather than the GCF Board, was ...
Event > Structured dialogue Micronesia (Federated States of) 
UN forum side event highlights need for GCF replenishment
... and private sources of funding." Minister Sayed-Khaiyum pointed out that "GCF is in a unique position to bring the ... live within 2 km of the coast. Minister Clarke pinpointed the need for facilitating access to climate finance, ...
Article > Press release 
GCF and Korean Government join forces to promote global Green New Deal
... UN Assistant Secretary-General for the Climate Action Team, pointed out that every continent is already experiencing ...
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Regional Project for Leapfrogging to Energy-Efficient and Climate Friendly Air Conditioners in Cuba, El Salvador and Honduras
... standardization and quality institutions and procurement bodies –as well as importers/manufactures from the private ... Moreover, this project will serve as the starting point to implement similar programs to replicate the ...
Document > Approved readiness proposal Multiple countries
Reflections by GCF experts on latest IPCC report – a glimmer of hope?
... and livelihoods – may face adaptation limits - the point at which adaptive actions are no longer effective - ... and Evaluation for projects funded by GCF and others. A glimmer of hope The report has a strong forward-looking focus ... Reflections by GCF experts on latest IPCC report – a glimmer of hope? ...
Article > Insights 
Establishing an Evidence-Based National Adaptation Plan (NAP) process at National and Subnational Scales in Cambodia Phase 1
... This decentralization process presents an ideal entry point for improving subnational capacities for climate ... climate change into language accessible to different audiences; and limited effective communications efforts for ...
Document > Approved readiness proposal Cambodia
Mainstreaming Climate Resilience into Water Sector Planning, Development and Operations in Saint Lucia
... continues to face human resource constraints. At this point WASCO has embarked on various institutional ... will be facilitated through initiation of background studies and knowledge tools which would support the development ... provide financing for water sector actions. The target audience will be captured in the communication strategy and ...
Document > Approved readiness proposal Saint Lucia
Indigenous Knowledge and Climate Resilience in the Amazon: Bridging Traditional Wisdom and Modern Technology
... of climate change impacts and the impending tipping point of the Amazon biome, show the need to better ...
Article > Insights 
Climate Funds unite to enhance access to climate finance and increase impact
... United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) commented on the critical role of multilateral climate ... workshop in Uganda as a tangible example. She also pointed out that philanthropy could play a role in building ...
Article > News update 
Farmerline: Empowering smallholder farmers and governments to create climate-resilient agribusinesses
... of the population, understanding their concerns and pain points, connecting it to real-time policy changes. This ...
Article > Story Multiple countries 
Climate-smart farming boosts forests and food security in Madagascar
... in 2019. These locally adapted seeds became the starting point for a sustainable agricultural practice on her farm. ... International. Edited by: Zeenia Dastur, GCF Madagascar FP026 Climate-smart farming boosts forests and food security in ...
Article > Story Madagascar 
GCF, CABEI, and the European Union unite to finance Costa Rica’s GAM electric train
... lives of more than three million people and mark a turning point in the history of urban mobility. For his part, the ...
Article > News update Costa Rica 
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 ... GCF is holding three events as part of the official UNFCCC side events at COP25. The first will present key ... project partners), NDAs (our developing country contact points) and others. 03 December 2019 (Tuesday) Event title ...
Event > Events organised / involving GCF Spain 
Keynote for P4G Seoul 2021
... respond to the twin challenges of climate and COVID-19. Ladies and gentlemen, the Paris Agreement aims to limit the ... trillion of negative-yielding debt in OECD countries and $26 trillion of low carbon, climate resilient investment ...
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