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Pacific island climate threat requires early action, says regional representative at GCF workshop
Efforts are needed now to turn Pacific Island concerns over ... and impacts like coral reef bleaching is unfolding before our eyes,” said Simon Wilson, with the Secretariat of ... rely directly or indirectly on the natural environment for their livelihoods and wider economic development, he ...
Article > Press release 
Twentieth meeting of the GCF Board (B.20)
... Units beyond the probationary period Updated Board workplan for 2018 Reports from Board committees, panels and groups ... the selection of the permanent Trustee Terms of reference for the review of the committees and panel established by ... cost and full cost calculation methodology; options for further guidance on concessionality; and policy on ...
Event > Board meeting 
Seventeenth meeting of the GCF Board (B.17)
... Co-Chairs’ consultations, and the updated Board work plan for 2017 Report on the activities of the Secretariat Reports ... of the Board ) Implementation of the initial strategic plan for the GCF Facilitating an increase in proposals from ... on readiness and preparatory support ) Terms of reference for the independent evaluation of the Readiness and ...
Event > Board meeting 
Sixteenth meeting of the GCF Board (B.16)
... and groups Implementation of the initial strategic plan for the GCF Work programme of the Secretariat for 2017 Matters related to guidance from the Conference of ... and Preparatory Support Programme Terms of reference for the independent evaluation of the Readiness and ...
Event > Board meeting 
Thirteenth meeting of the GCF Board (B.13)
... Update on the implementation of the Strategic Plan for the Green Climate Fund Reports from committees, panels ... on the status of the Fund’s pipeline Simplified procedure for small-scale activities and certain activities Project Preparation Facility Requests for Proposals Funding proposals Matters related to the ...
Event > Board meeting 
Twelfth meeting of the GCF Board (B.12)
... previous Board meetings: Proposal from the Co-Chairs Performance Review of the Executive Director Strategic Plan for the Green Climate Fund Strategic Plan for the Green Climate Fund Process for the Appointment of ...
Event > Board meeting 
Structured Dialogue with Asia 2017
... Structured Dialogue with Asia aimed to develop a roadmap for priorities of the Fund in this region. The consultations ... Plan and recent Board decisions that provide support for the development of paradigm shifting funding proposals. ... The Asia Structured Dialogue offered the opportunity for 24 countries to put forward their country programme ...
Event > Structured dialogue Indonesia 
Bonn side event links climate ambition to GCF replenishment
... do not cross the 2C threshold and to make every possible effort not to cross the 1.5C threshold." Glemarec stressed the ... Nasr, who is Minister Plenipotentiary, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Egypt, also described how the partnership ... Highlighting these factors as contributing to their need for financial support, she stated: "but for GCF and its ...
Article > Press release Germany 
GCF and World Bank partner to boost cookstove market in Bangladesh
... have signed an agreement that will help expand the market for improved cookstoves in Bangladesh, bringing together a ... of approved GCF projects, marks a key milestone for the Global Clean Cooking Programme – ... designed to reduce greenhouse gas emissions and deforestation, while also lessening health risks for ...
Article > Press release Bangladesh 
Thematic brief: Oceans
... can sequester more carbon per unit area than terrestrial forests. At the same time, these coastal ecosystems ... economic activity attracting an estimated 70 million visitors annually with an associated expenditure of US $36 ... global impacts on marine ecosystems. Coral reefs for instance are facing unprecedented pressure from sea ...
Document > Thematic brief
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...
Basic page > Policy map
Adaptation planning support through GGGI
... urbanization as one of its main economic growth and transformation drivers, while risks from climate change continues ... This National Adaptation Plan (NAP) Readiness project therefore aims to enhance Rwanda’s capacity to respond to climate change in high-risk zones by implementing a NAP for integrated flood and landslide management in urban ...
Document > Approved readiness proposal Rwanda
Work with us
... with the diligence expected by our contributors, and strive for the highest standards of integrity, accountability and ...
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GCF helps Vanuatu smooth climate finance path
... island country’s capacity to access climate finance. The transfer of these funds is part of GCF’s readiness support ... change and disaster risk reduction more closely in its efforts to progress national development. At the end of last ... 23 million funding proposal to expand the use of Climate Information Services (CIS) in Vanuatu to help achieve this ...
Article > Press release Vanuatu 
GCF agreement with Rwandan government set to reduce climate risks
... from an agreement by the Green Climate Fund to begin transferring funds to Rwanda’s Ministry of Environment. ... The project will develop climate-resilient settlements for families living in northern Rwandan areas prone to ... capacity to deal with climate change. We hope these efforts will result in a project that can be replicated across ...
Article > Press release Rwanda 
GCF finance allocation builds Tuvalu’s resilience
The Green Climate Fund is transferring funds to help strengthen the island nation of ... disasters into stark relief in March 2015 when flooding forced the evacuation of the entire population of one of its ... vulnerability means it has been a key player in global efforts to deal with climate change. “Let’s do it for ...
Article > Press release Tuvalu 
GCF/B.18/12 - Options for support for technology collaborative research and development
... (2) a set of non-mutually exclusive options and modalities for supporting collaborative research, development and ... RD&D, consistent with its application by the relevant UNFCCC thematic body. This paper is complemented by an ... link between collaborative RD&D and climate technology and transfer. It also identifies trends in collaborative RD&D of ...
Board document > Action item
Leveraging the Private Sector for Increased Climate Investment and Strengthened Partnerships in the West Asia Region
This proposal seeks to improve the enabling environment for private-sector partners in climate finance in the ... (NDAs) to develop effective public-private partnerships for stimulating greater engagement and increasing private ... management tool that will promote public-private knowledge transfer and enhanced regional participation in climate ...
Document > Approved readiness proposal Multiple countries
Capacity Building and Knowledge Management on Climate Change for Civil Society Organizations (CSOs) in Ghana towards the implementation of the Nationally Determined Contributions
For the past 15 years, the government of Ghana has received ... organizations (CSOs) groups and networks to set the ground for addressing climate change, there are still significant gaps in capacity and a need for more knowledge transfer among CSOs. Unfortunately, the scope of most of the ...
Document > Approved readiness proposal Ghana
GHD Limited
... criteria. Services include capacity strengthening for project design, technical advisory and knowledge transfer, accelerated proposal readiness, and collaborative ... Saipan, and Guam, GHD offers locally grounded, regionally informed, and globally aligned solutions. 10+ GHD Limited ...
Organisation > PPF service firm
FP255 - Transforming Livelihoods through Climate Resilient, Low Carbon, Sustainable Agricultural Value Chains in the Lake Region Economic Bloc, Kenya
... degradation, leading to increased emissions from deforestation. This project aims to promote climate-resilient, ... viable agricultural value chains by expediting the transfer of technology, knowledge, assets, and services. It ... agri-food cooperatives as pivotal agents of rural transformation. Project activities will focus on enabling ...
Project > Public sector Kenya 
How grass seeds are changing lives in Kenya
... from GCF’s Africa Regional team conducted a project visit, during which she spoke with local partners and ... and witnessed the results firsthand. It was my first visit to Kenya, and while the weather was beautiful and the ... income, and strengthens community resilience. The foresight is striking, as proceeds are reinvested rather ...
Article > Insights Kenya 
Niger - Accreditation Support for Agence Nationale de Financement des Collectivités Territoriales (ANFICT)
... ANFICT is uniquely well placed to mobilize, manage and transfer international climate finance to Niger’s local governments for effective local climate action. Under Niger’s ... an autonomous State agency mandated to receive, manage and transfer budgetary resources to local governments to finance ...
Document > Approved readiness proposal Niger (the)
Agreement set to increase India's rooftop solar reach
... between the Green Climate Fund and India’s National Bank for Agriculture and Rural Development (NABARD). The signing ... the Funded Activity Agreement paves the way for funds to be transferred in a USD 250 million project designed to unlock ... by TATA Cleantech Capital Limited, following the initial transfer of GCF funds to NABARD, India’s primary ...
Article > Press release India 
Amended and restated agreement on the terms and conditions for the administration of the Green Climate Fund Trust Fund
... entered into the Agreement on the Terms and Conditions for the Administration of the Green Climate Fund Trust Fund ... "Original Agreement") to establish the terms and conditions for the administration of the Trust Fund by the Trustee to ... by the Board, in its decision B.08/13, of the policies for contributions, the parties wish to amend and restate the ...
Document > Agreement
Agreement on the terms and conditions for the administration of the Green Climate Fund Trust Fund
... 2013, entered into between GCF and the International Bank for Reconstruction and Development (IBRD), also referred to ... this agreement establishes the terms and conditions for the administration of the Trust Fund by the Trustee to ... Standard Provisions. Agreement on the terms and conditions for the administration of the Green Climate Fund Trust Fund ...
Document > Agreement
Biodiversity and climate change: Convention on Biological Diversity meets with GCF
... Secretary of the Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD), visited the GCF headquarters this week to hold discussions ... 2017. She has previously served as Romania’s Minister for the Environment, and has also held senior positions ... Diversity is a multilateral treaty that entered into force in 1993. It supports countries in developing national ...
Article > Press release 
Lao PDR connecting climate resilience and green growth
... and Investment, Dr. Kikeo Chanthaboury, during a high-level visit to GCF Headquarters. Accompanied by representatives ... better understand how the Fund works and possible avenues for greater collaboration. The meeting provided an ... a country programme that identifies strategic priorities for engagement with the Fund. Dr. Chanthaboury added that ...
Article > Press release Lao People's Democratic Republic (the) 
GCF welcomes Monaco’s pledge for its second replenishment (GCF-2)
... announcement that it will pledge EUR 3.3 million to GCF for the Fund’s second replenishment (GCF-2). A supporter ... become the fourth contributor to pledge financial support for GCF-2, following previous pledge announcements by ... 2023 in Bonn, Germany. For more information about GCF-2, visit here . GCF welcomes Monaco’s pledge for its second ...
Article > News update 
Canada to increase its support to the Green Climate Fund
... Canada’s announcement of a pledge of CAD 450 million for GCF’s second replenishment (GCF-2) . A contributor ... pledge represents a 50 per cent increase from its pledge for GCF’s first replenishment (GCF-1) . Canada is the ... 2023 in Bonn, Germany. For more information about GCF-2, visit here . Canada to increase its support to the Green ...
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