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Financing the future we want
... systems, fewer people living in extreme poverty, less gender inequality, a healthier natural environment, and more ... to revive economies, the world is at a major turning point, with either a rare opportunity for a global course ... are also an opportunity to phase out fossil fuel subsidies and use scare public resources to support projects that ...
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National Adaptation Plan: Advancing risk-informed development and land-use planning in Tunisia
... to build awareness among affected ministries and stakeholders. Currently, the Government of Tunisia wishes to further ... resilient development planning and investments that consider climate risks and integrate adaptation needs, both at ... implementation and produced a road map for the NAP. Entry points for integrating adaptation and which the project will ...
Document > Approved readiness proposal Tunisia
Strengthening technical and institutional capacity of NDA and national stakeholders for climate finance and enhancing the Country Programming process in Guinea
... and institutional capacity of NDA and national stakeholders on climate finance and enhancing the Country ... of the country with the GCF Lack of knowledge and understanding on the the evolving climate finance landscape ... outcomes as follow : Outcome 1.1: Country NDAs or focal points and the network/ systems that enable them to fulfil ...
Document > Approved readiness proposal Guinea
Enhancing Lesotho’s private sector readiness for a clean energy transition
... private sector participation in the energy sector, underlining the need for the uptake of investments in clean ... attractive to private investors, especially when considering costs of renewable energy or energy efficiency ... engagement strategy will provide recommendations and action points that can guide Lesotho’s private sector to be ...
Document > Approved readiness proposal Lesotho
Nauru Readiness II - Strengthening NDA capacities and DAE access
... climate financing mechanisms, strategies and capacity in order to strengthen country leadership and ownership in actioning its climate change ... is very limited in Nauru where the NDA and sector focal points identified difficulties and challenges in both ...
Document > Approved readiness proposal Nauru
Partnerships strengthened and mobilised for greater climate action
... dignitaries, GCF National Designated Authorities or Focal Points, Accredited Entities and Delivery Partners to ... In that regard, rich input was provided by GCF stakeholders to inform investment planning and strategic programming ... largest capacity building programme for climate action. Underscoring partnerships and access was a need for a GCF ...
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GCF hosts first Indigenous Peoples Advisory Group meeting
... Indigenous People’s Advisory Group (IPAG) meeting on 26-28 September 2022. Organised by the GCF Secretariat ... and chaired by Tunga Bhadra Rai, Director of Nepal Federation of Indigenous Nationalities (NEFIN), the meeting ... decision-making were major areas of discussion. Key meeting points also included aligning on investment priorities and ...
Article > News update 
PSAA questionnaire
... new partners, countries, and technologies, that have been underserved by the existing GCF Accredited Entity network. In ... United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC). GCF works directly with countries that are affected ... a country's National Designated Authority (NDA) or Focal Point (FP) , which are government agencies tasked to liaise ...
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Green Climate Fund and Global Fund join forces to tackle impact of climate crisis on health
... push already inequitable health systems past the breaking point. Together with the Green Climate Fund, the Global Fund ... than 100 of the hardest hit countries. We unite world leaders, communities, civil society, health workers and the ... United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) and serves the 2015 Paris Agreement, supporting the ...
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Strengthening access to climate finance and integration of climate change into the local development planning in Benin
... cycle with implications on floods, violent winds, smallholder farmers’ vulnerability, recreated productivity and, ... Development (MCVDD) which plays the role of National Focal Point of the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC). Implementing the activities envisaged under this NDC ...
Document > Approved readiness proposal Benin
Greening India’s transportation
... vehicles and conventional vehicles, so it brings it to a point of indifference when choosing between them. In ...
Article > Story India 
From scarcity to sustainability: Maldives’ ambitious water security project
... on tap when they need it. The project represents a turning point in water security in the Maldives, marking a ... climate action. Enhancing water security is a key focus under the small island state's climate goals to build more ... build a more resilient future for its people. By Jin Hee Dieu (based on UNDP’s story ) Maldives FP007 From scarcity ...
Article > Story Maldives 
Enabling Direct Access to GCF Climate Finance for Cabo Verde
... (NDA) wishes to engage in a readiness process in order to enable a national entity to be approved as a direct ... support for capacity building and pipeline development in order to accelerate ambitions to implement the goals of the ... following key outcomes: Outcome 1.1 : Country NDAs or focal points and the network/ systems that enable them to fulfil ...
Document > Approved readiness proposal Cabo Verde
Unlocking the Green Climate Fund: Learning from the Readiness Programme
... USD 2.7 billion into projects and programmes to date. Considering the youth of the Fund and the infrastructure required ... of GCF’s resources is an excellent achievement. Considering that USD 131.1 million has actually been disbursed to ... climate finance and deliver results.” Other questions pointed to a low number of ‘innovative’ projects that ...
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GCF discusses progress at Marrakech climate talks
... African States. GCF officials participating in the session pointed out the recent expansion of the Fund’s readiness ... to USD 3 million for such efforts, panellists explained. Under GCF’s Project Preparation Facility (PPF), Accredited ... “At B.11, the Board approved USD 168m; at B.13 – USD 265m; and at B.14 – USD 745m.” The GCF Board will ...
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Climate investments critical for post-COVID recovery: GCF conference highlights mobilisation of private capital to green developing economies
... of our clients, on the actions that need to be taken in order to build a more resilient, safer and more sustainable ... and more recently COVID-19, effects into account when considering how the financial sector is being increasingly shaped ... launched a new working paper “Tipping or turning point: scaling up climate finance in the era of COVID-19”. ...
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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 importance of the transport sector for the ... component (pilot) to road test electric vehicles under the specific conditions of Tegucigalpa. This initiative ...
Document > Concept note Honduras
ED’s remarks at Interactive Dialogue - Access to Climate Finance: Building on the Outcomes of UNFCCC COP 28
... It was very interesting for me to see. An additional point that has been quite interesting for me to see, and the ... access. And we want to work with you and gather key stakeholders in addressing them in a very short period of time. ... - Access to Climate Finance: Building on the Outcomes of UNFCCC COP 28 ...
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Annual Results Report 2020
... 0 Developing countries with approved projects 0 Projects under implementation worth USD 1.4 billion of GCF funding 0 ... United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC), contributing to the goal of keeping an average global ... and by doing so, to deliver on our mandate. The delayed COP26 climate conference at the end of 2021 will be a ...
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GCF at COP30
... its partnerships with diverse countries and stakeholders, including findings from the GCF.10 impact report. With ... Fund achieves record-breaking year as Board channels USD 3.26 billion to developing countries in 2025 Press release ... and Resilient Infrastructure at COP30, uniting stakeholders from Amazonian governments, climate funds, development ...
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Financing climate ambition in the context of COVID-19
... of Climate Business, International Finance Corporation (IFC)] At the onset I would like to thank the governments of ... of this discussion, saying that the world is at a turning point or at a crossroad is a tired cliché. But I cannot ... support. As global and national political and financial leaders consider options to revive economies, we are truly at a ...
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Indigenous Peoples
... Indigenous Peoples are unique and a distinct stakeholder of GCF. The rights of Indigenous Peoples are affirmed by ... United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC), including in the Cancun Agreement. The preamble of ... action to address climate change, respect, promote and consider their respective obligations on, inter alia, the rights ...
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Pacific island climate threat requires early action, says regional representative at GCF workshop
... on the natural environment for their livelihoods and wider economic development, he said. The dearth of funding ... of independent monitors to ensure the Fund and its stakeholders operate at the highest level of integrity. Ibrahim Pam ... are used responsibly. In a separate session, GCF’s gender specialist Rajib Ghosal said the Fund is working to ...
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Harnessing climate science to guide climate investments
... Panel on Climate Change (IPCC), Mr. Hoesung Lee, underscored the urgency in strengthening the connection ... United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC). One area that generated discussion was strengthening ... and options for adaptation and mitigation. Mr. Lee was appointed Chair of the IPCC on 6 October 2015. Songdo ...
Article > Press release 
Twentieth meeting of the GCF Board (B.20)
... of the Co-Chairs Co-Chairs’ report Confirmation of the appointment of the Heads of the Independent Units beyond the ... adaptation plans Matters related to accreditation Consideration of accreditation proposals Accreditation framework ... indicators in the performance measurement frameworks Consideration of funding proposals Recommendations of the Private ...
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Sixteenth meeting of the GCF Board (B.16)
... approval process Policy matters arising from the consideration of funding proposals at the fifteenth meeting of ... Performance criteria and measurement procedures for Board-appointed officials Interim work plan and interim budget of ...
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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 ... Status of the initial resource mobilization process Consideration of accreditation proposals Accreditation Master ...
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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 ... of the initial resource mobilization Loan Agreements Consideration of accreditation proposals Legal and formal ...
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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
... strategy and to country programmes." GCF is currently undertaking its first replenishment. A series of contributor ...
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