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FP113 - TWENDE: Towards Ending Drought Emergencies: Ecosystem Based Adaptation in Kenya’s Arid and Semi-Arid Rangelands
Increasing the resilience of the livestock and other land-use sectors through restored and ... in Kenya’s arid and semi-arid lands Climate change is projected to increase the variability of rainfall and ... - in Kenya’s arid and semi-arid lands. The project targets eleven counties in two major climate zones which have ...
Project > Public sector Kenya 
SAP005 - Enhanced climate resilience of rural communities in central and north Benin through the implementation of ecosystem-based adaptation (EbA) in forest and agricultural landscapes
... livelihoods, and provides about 80 percent of export income to the economy. This strong dependency on agriculture is heavily impacted by ... degradation and climate change. The project objective is to halt the negative cycle of climate change, agricultural ...
Project > Public sector Benin 
FP199 - Public-Social-Private Partnerships for Ecologically-Sound Agriculture and Resilient Livelihood in Northern Tonle Sap Basin (PEARL)
The Northern Tonle Sap Basin (NTSB) in the center-west part of Cambodia is home to one of the region's most important agricultural ... where farmers produce mainly cashew, mango, rice, and vegetables. The area is also severely threatened by climate ...
Project > Public sector Cambodia 
FP250 - Achieving emission reduction in the Central Highlands and South Central Coast of Viet Nam to support National REDD+ Action Programme goals (RECAF)
Viet Nam’s rapidly growing economy is placing increasing pressure on its natural resources, ... development in rural areas. Proactive interventions to sustainably enhance forest management and agricultural productivity are necessary to reduce pressure on forests and enable them to continue ...
Project > Public sector Viet Nam 
FP254 - GCF-IFC Scaling Resilient Water Infrastructure (RWI) Facility
The global climate crisis is interconnected with water, leading to greater variability in the water cycle, diminished ... Tunisia Chile Peru Azerbaijan 1 2 3 4 5 6 1 2 1085 GCF-IFC Scaling Resilient Water Infrastructure (RWI) Facility ...
Project > Private sector Multiple countries 
FP258 - Multi-country Project Advancing Early Warnings for All (EW4All)
Worldwide, vulnerable communities face increasing risks due to the growing intensity, geographic extent and ... socio-economic instability and inequality. It is essential to enhance the ability of these communities to anticipate, ...
Project > Public sector Multiple countries 
SAP035 - Building the Adaptive Capacity of Sugarcane Farmers in Northern Belize (BaC-SuF)
Belize is highly vulnerable to climate change, particularly due to its low-lying islands facing challenges such as storms, ...
Project > Public sector Belize 
Empowering climate-friendly cookstove producers and driving sustainable market growth in Kenya and Senegal
While access to clean cooking has increased in recent years, ... These results significantly contribute to the climate targets in Kenya and Senegal’s Nationally Determined ... I had no home; now I own a home, and my children go to the best school. It’s all because of the hard work I put into ...
Article > Story Kenya Senegal 
GCF Board approves over USD 1 billion in funding for climate mitigation and adaptation
... Green Climate Fund (GCF) Board meeting of 2018 concluded today after approving 23 projects, valued together at USD 1,093.5 million of GCF funding. The new ... amounting to USD 3,730.2 million in GCF funding to assist developing countries in their low emission and climate ...
Article > Press release 
Countries step up ambition: Landmark boost to coffers of the world’s largest climate fund
The shared urgency of addressing climate change took an historic step forward today with 27 countries ... United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) established GCF in 2010 to direct climate finance to ... Luxembourg** Monaco** Netherlands* New Zealand** Norway** Poland** Portugal Republic of Korea** Slovakia* ...
Article > Press release 
Green Climate Fund Board approves USD 1 billion for climate action, sets out strategic vision
The Green Climate Fund (GCF) Board has given a major boost to climate finance for developing countries with the approval of over USD 1 billion of funding for low-emission, climate-resilient development. The 27th Board ... Climate Fund (SnCF Global) – Equity with PCA (FP152) USD 26.7 million for Mongolian Green Finance Corporation with ...
Article > Press release 
Green Climate Fund Board approves USD 500 million for new climate action, strengthens its Results Management Framework
Funds will help SIDS and LDCs adapt to climate change, catalyse private investment, and increase ... new climate projects approved during the meeting will mobilise a total of USD 2,949 million for climate action in ... and Latin America, with three of the four new projects targeting support to the most vulnerable countries including ...
Article > Press release 
Tipping point or turning point: global solidarity for an inclusive, resilient recovery
... Dear colleague and friend, Executive Secretary of the UNFCCC, Patricia Espinosa; Ladies and Gentlemen. On behalf of the Green Climate Fund, it is an honour to welcome you today to our Leadership Dialogue in the ... fuels or turn us towards low emission climate resilient pathways to achieve the Paris Agreement and the Sustainable ...
Article > Speech
Financing low emissions, resilient development pathways
... Christina Figueres, Founder of Global Optimism and former UNFCCC Executive Secretary; Dear Participants and colleagues. ... On behalf of Green Climate Fund, it is an honour to welcome you today to the 2020 edition of GPIC, GCF ... to low carbon climate resilient development pathways dominated by new technology systems and economic ...
Article > Speech
GCF portfolio reaches USD 11.3 billion with new climate projects approved by the GCF Board
... With the new projects, GCF’s portfolio now comprises 209 projects and programmes and stands at USD 11.3 ... billion with co-financing. In line with GCF’s efforts to increase access to its resources, the Board adopted an ... funding decisions. In addition, the 2023 work plans and budgets of the Secretariat and the independent units were ...
Article > Press release 
What do gin and tonic, coffee and mountain climate risks have in common?
For many, mountains are remote sites of natural beauty to admire. But their distance means we should not be complacent in the face of ... may not be suitable for large-scale production. It is not a coincidence that mountain environments form the hubs that ...
Article > Insights 
The positives of preparing for disaster
A guide to GCF’s support for climate change early warning systems ... – which focuses on how to disseminate information to targeted communities Response capacity – how to mobilise ... future preparation in dealing with climate disasters. The way Vanuatu was able to weather Cyclone Pam has been cited ...
Article > Story Multiple countries 

Twenty-third meeting of the GCF Board (B.23)
... report of the twenty-second meeting of the Board Board decisions proposed between the twenty-second and twenty-third ... on decisions without a Board meeting Eighth GCF report to the Conference of the Parties to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change ...
Event > Board meeting Republic of Korea (the) 
Eighteenth meeting of the GCF Board (B.18)
... Climate Fund will be held from Saturday, 30 September to Monday, 2 October, in Cairo, Egypt. #GCFB18 Opening of ... of the report of the seventeenth meeting of the Board Decisions proposed and approved between the seventeenth and ... Report on the execution of the administrative budget for 2017 Work programme of the Secretariat for 2018 and ...
Event > Board meeting 
Fifteenth meeting of the GCF Board (B.15)
... Green Climate Fund will be held from Tuesday, 13 December to Thursday, 15 December, in Apia, Independent State of ... of the report of the fourteenth meeting of the Board Decisions proposed and approved between the fourteenth and ... matters Report on the execution of the administrative budget for 2016 Administrative budget and work programme of the ...
Event > Board meeting 
Tenth meeting of the GCF Board (B.10)
... of the Green Climate Fund will be held from Monday, 6 July to Thursday, 6 July, in Songdo, Incheon, Republic of Korea. ... process Level of concessional terms for the public sector Brief guideline on the application of the case-by-case provisions in the financial terms and conditions of the Fund’s ...
Event > Board meeting 
United Kingdom pledges to double contribution to Green Climate Fund
The Green Climate Fund (GCF) welcomes today’s announcement that the United Kingdom will ... Climate Fund. The announcement was made by the UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson at the G7 Summit currently taking place ... Action Summit agenda on 23 September. Germany and Norway have already announced a doubling of their contributions ...
Article > Press release United Kingdom 
Twenty-fourth meeting of the GCF Board (B.24)
... report of the twenty-third meeting of the Board Board decisions proposed between the twenty-third and twenty-fourth ... that a Board member expresses the view that they are unable to join consensus regarding the outcome of a confidential ... Work programme of the Secretariat and administrative budget for 2020 Matters related to the independent units ...
Event > Board meeting Republic of Korea (the) 
Twenty-seventh meeting of the GCF Board (B.27)
... report of the twenty-sixth meeting of the Board Board decisions proposed between the twenty-sixth and twenty-seventh ... performance report Ninth report of the Green Climate Fund to the Conference of the Parties to the United Nations ... Work programme of the Secretariat and administrative budget for 2021 Initial analysis of options to minimize the ...
Event > Board meeting 
Country programming support and sustainable tourism planning for Cabo Verde
Cabo Verde’s growing vulnerability towards environmental instabilities as well as its high ... and adaptation measures to successfully achieve targets made in its Nationally Determined Contribution (NDC). ... a Grand Strategic Plan Options for Sustainable Tourism Development for 2018-2030 (GOPEDS-Tourism 2018-2030), ...
Document > Approved readiness proposal Cabo Verde
Accelerating the deployment of climate financing for early warning systems
... its Simplified Approval Process (SAP) and the Climate Risk and Early Warning Systems (CREWS) convened 70 experts and development partners, on 12 January 2023, to validate the Scaling-up Framework, that will facilitate ... at UK’s Foreign Commonwealth and Development Office (FCDO), reminded participants that “the UN ...
Article > News update 
Supporting Yemen’s Low Emissions Development through the preparation of the Nationally Determined Contribution (NDC), while enhancing required capacities and project pipeline in support of reducing emission
The goal of the proposed project is to ensure enabling conditions for the Government of Yemen and its key actors to effectively implement its priority actions for ...
Document > Approved readiness proposal Yemen
Enhancing Angola’s Access to Climate Finance for Sustainable Transport and Sustainable Landscape (AFOLU) Sectors
Climate change poses a severe threat to Angola’s economy and its population. About 80% of the most frequent disasters recorded in Angola are directly associated with ... access to climate finance to implement its NDC targets, namely by developing the Readiness Needs Assessment, ...
Document > Approved readiness proposal Angola
Initial Resource Mobilisation
... start-up phase, the GCF’s Initial Resource Mobilisation (IRM) in 2014 quickly raised USD 9.3 billion in pledges. Of this, USD 9.3 ... Amount confirmed 9300000000 At its 21st meeting in October 2018, the GCF Board launched the process for the ...
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