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Agreement bolstering Africa’s climate vulnerable sign of rapid GCF implementation
... Climate Fund (GCF) has signed an implementation agreement to scale up climate action across 13 African countries soon ... erratic climate effects while also reducing farming emissions. During a virtual signing ceremony the day after ... Strategy and Knowledge Department Jyotsna Puri said the way this programme supports the greening of Africa’s ...
Article > News update IFAD FP183 
Climate Change Measurement, Reporting and Verification System of Albania: Emissions and Mitigation
Albania is party to the Paris Agreement within the UNFCCCwith the status of a ... and information of the decision making on action; in this way it will support the improvement of the quality of ...
Document > Approved readiness proposal Albania URI
Mitigation and adaptation to climate change under agroforestry systems in cocoa production in the Amazon and Atlantic Forest biomes
... increased in recent years. The objective of the project is to reduce and reverse the trend of deforestation and ... the Logical framework, including project, baselines and targets, indicators, the assessment of the project against GCF ... and financial institutions, among others. In this way, the PPF will have a more closely analyse to ensure that ...
Document > Approved project preparation funding application Brazil IICA
Greening India’s transportation
... through the congested streets of Delhi, it’s impossible to ignore the diverse number of crawling vehicles, each of ... alleviate them from the traffic standstill. The fumes and emissions from each car, truck, bus, rickshaw, and scooter, ... will provide tailored leasing and financing solutions in a way that brings about a parity in the cost of electric ...
Article > Story India MAAML FP186 
Executive Director’s remarks
This is the second time that the funds come together at COP and also have a joint pavilion. For the first ... very pleased to see the progress. I think we have a long way to go and that these processes can be linked more ...
Article > Speech
GCF funds transfer will help Namibia’s rural poor weather change
The Green Climate Fund is transferring funds to two projects in Namibia to enhance farmers’ resilience ... training programmes - with more than 7,000 farmers targeted during the first five years,” he said. In tandem ... new nation has won international accolades for the way it has made local communities central to managing ...
Article > Press release Namibia EIF 
Caribbean countries convene in Belize for GCF regional dialogue
... for a four-day Green Climate Fund (GCF) regional meeting to advance collaboration with the Fund and accelerate access ... United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC). Welcoming participants on behalf of the Government of ... rethink or reconfigure their own plans and actions in a way that is highly relevant for them,” he said. An ...
Article > Press release Belize 
Green Climate Fund: New capital to accelerate investment in global climate action
Today twenty-five countries pledged support to the Green ... towards low-emission and climate resilient development pathways – mitigating 1.5 to 2.4 gigatonnes of carbon dioxide ... Bonn sends a signal of solidarity: the world is standing together in the fight against climate change. Many pledges ...
Article > Press release 
ED’s intervention at Plenary Session
... Esteemed Colleagues, Dear Friends, I am truly honored to represent the Green Climate Fund (GCF) at the SIDS4 ... and to engage in person with all the delegates from Small Island Developing States (SIDS) and important partner ... the debt circumstances of countries and are exploring ways to scale up debt-for-climate swaps globally, building ...
Article > Speech
GCF convenes Regional Dialogue and Direct Access Entities Workshop in Latin America to accelerate climate action
... Climate Fund (GCF) concluded a week of climate action in Santo Domingo, hosting back-to-back events that brought together government representatives, Direct Access Entities ... to advance low-emission, climate-resilient development pathways in the region. The week opened with the Regional ...
Article > News update Dominican Republic (the) 
GCF Private Investment for Climate Conference 2019
The GCF Private Investment for Climate Conference ("GPIC") is a global marketplace and ecosystem where leading private sector actors including project sponsors, institutional ... institutions, climate leaders, and the public sector come together to accelerate climate action in developing countries ...
Event > Events organised / involving GCF Republic of Korea (the) 
US climate envoy supports “indispensable” GCF role during climate forum
... John Kerry has said the US will provide strong support to the Green Climate Fund (GCF) as an “indispensable ... for USD 1.25 billion in funding for GCF during this budget cycle,” he added. Stressing the urgency of enhancing ... Conservation International CEO M. Sanjayan highlighted the way that nature-based climate solutions are also helping ...
Article > Press release 
GCF launches global network of climate change expertise
The Green Climate Fund has today announced the launch of a new partnership of climate ... The new Communities of Practice (CoP) will tap the expertise of globally renowned organisations to deliver climate ... of the Communities of Practice include: ensuring that the best global knowledge and expertise on climate change guides ...
Article > Press release 
Strengthening Climate Information Services and Multi-Hazard Early Warning Systems for El Salvador
... climate information supports resilient development pathways, optimizing the use of resources, and encourage ... and droughts. A National Framework for Climate Services (NFCS) will be designed and implemented to facilitate the delivery of best practice climate services across the country. The ...
Document > Concept note El Salvador UNEP
Climate finance for sustaining peace and security
... mass displacement. A harrowing future awaits according to the latest IPCC report if we ignore the ultimate threat ... foster inclusive, peaceful, and sustainable development pathways. The mandate of the Green Climate Fund is to help ... on how climate finance investments in fragile states can best support inclusive, peaceful and sustainable ...
Article > Speech
Readiness Support to Capacitate Rwanda’s Subnational Level Actors in Green Growth and Climate Resilience
This proposal seeks to increase the capacity of Rwanda Government’s Thematic ... plans and implementation; ii) low awareness and lack of targeted skills on climate resilience by the last mile ... coordination will need skills transfer and knowledge and best practice exchange in this platform. The timing of this ...
Document > Approved readiness proposal Rwanda GGGI
Mainstreaming Climate Resilience into Water Sector Planning, Development and Operations in Saint Lucia
... will address the following barriers: Limited access to concessionary financing. Limited institutional capacity ... building through training and implementation of industry best practices, development of knowledge products and ... who can provide financing for water sector actions. The target audience will be captured in the communication strategy ...
Document > Approved readiness proposal Saint Lucia CDB
Keynote speech by ED a.i.
Good morning, it’s a pleasure to be here today. I thank the Incheon Metropolitan City ... and technical support, and can scale up or replicate best practices, knowledge, and innovations in climate ... at the front lines of climate change. ( FP171 ) Together with UNDP in Georgia, we are raising public awareness ...
Article > Speech
Climate Funds unite to enhance access to climate finance and increase impact
As the urgency to address the impacts of climate change grows, the need for ... United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) commented on the critical role of multilateral climate ... sets the stage for creating common frameworks, sharing best practices, and initiating joint initiatives. Climate ...
Article > News update 
Green Climate Fund and Meridiam unveil ambition and opportunities for impactful climate investments
... investors to make their target returns because, for us, the best return on investment is a climate-safe future for ... towards low-emission, climate-resilient development pathways in developing countries. GCF is an operating entity of ... United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC). It serves the 2015 Paris Agreement, supporting the ...
Article > Press release 
Blue-Green Investment Corporation
... Barbados has an ambitious and comprehensive "Roofs to Reefs" resilience agenda. But the Government of Barbados, ... change adaptation and mitigation. The BGIC specifically targets the private financing of several private and public ... and food import reduction components of the Government’s BEST investment program for hotels, (5) charging stations ...
Document > Approved project preparation funding application Barbados PCA
Green Climate Fund energy strategy accelerates low-carbon transition
... sharing through communities of practice, promoting best practices, and supporting the development of climate ... Project with the International Finance Corporation (IFC) is pioneering the use of battery storage and green ... solutions are designed to offer the most cost-effective pathways to clean energy transition, promoting the Just ...
Article > Press release 
Instituto Interamericano de Cooperación para la Agricultura
... on Agriculture (IICA), headquartered in Costa Rica, is a regional direct access entity. specializing in agriculture. IICA is on a mission to foster, promote, and support its member countries in ... natural resources management, and bioeconomy. Together with GCF, IICA intends to promote agriculture and ...
Organisation > Accredited Entity (AE), Direct (Regional) Costa Rica
GCF launches climate finance report during Seoul P4G summit
... can be aligned with sustainable development in order to achieve the goals of the Paris Agreement and deliver a ... on Climate Change (IPCC) and GCF experts, sets out a pathway for financial decision-makers to align finance with the ... development banks to set ambitious climate finance targets, he said “we are also working to increase private ...
Article > Press release 
Green Climate Fund Board commits an additional USD 407.8 million to combat climate crisis
The Green Climate Fund (GCF) is now financing climate action in over 100 developing ... approved 13 new projects. The 24th Board meeting closed today after allocating USD 407.8 million, raising GCF’s ... Churia Region in Nepal (BRCRN) with FAO (FP118) USD 26.3 million for Water Banking and Adaptation of Agriculture ...
Article > Press release 
Wetlands: An effective but undervalued climate solution
When asked to think about natural carbon sinks, what’s the first ... that comes to mind? Forests, right? Although their role is hugely significant, the less thought of wetlands are ... action projects in wetlands across three continents, targeting at least 10 Ramsar sites*. These climate investments ...
Article > Story 
Green Climate Fund Board approves USD 325.2 million and policies for accelerated climate action
... funding was approved for climate action. The new projects raise GCF’s total portfolio to USD 10.4 billion in GCF resources and USD ... new projects in vulnerable countries with two projects targeting Small Island Developing States and Least Developed ...
Article > Press release 
Rural women rising
With access to irrigated land, training in climate-resilient farming, ... Elizabeth remained the backbone of her family, raising eight grandchildren and working to support them. ... government-led project in southern Zimbabwe now underway in partnership with UNDP. Backed by the Green Climate ...
Article > Story 
Backing India's climate innovators: How GCF equity is powering the next generation of climate startups
... Fund approves an equity investment, the goal is not simply to provide capital — it is to change the terms on which ... resilient enterprises - but need patient backing to get there. These are ventures applying frontier innovation ... India’s need to transition to low-emissions growth pathways while strengthening resilience in key sectors and ...
Article > Story India SIDBI SAP037 
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