Search
FP037 - Integrated Flood Management to Enhance Climate Resilience of the Vaisigano River Catchment in Samoa
... heavily impacted by increasingly severe tropical storms. For instance, the total economic impact of Cyclone Evan ... at 40 percent of the country’s GDP at the time. This reflected the undoing of years of economic gains in ... aid the Government of Samoa enhance its capacities and information base to pursue an integrated approach to reducing ...
Project > Public sector Samoa UNDP 
FP254 - GCF-IFC Scaling Resilient Water Infrastructure (RWI) Facility
The global climate crisis is interconnected with water, leading to greater ... and sanitation infrastructure. There is an urgent need for improved and expanded water and sanitation systems. ... d'Ivoire Tunisia Chile Peru Azerbaijan 1 2 3 4 5 6 1 GCF-IFC Scaling Resilient Water Infrastructure (RWI) Facility ...
Project > Private sector Multiple countries IFC 
FP258 - Multi-country Project Advancing Early Warnings for All (EW4All)
Worldwide, vulnerable communities face increasing risks due to the growing intensity, geographic extent and ... the ability of these communities to anticipate, prepare for and respond. This project aims to strengthen the ... to global and regional technical and operational support for these countries to develop comprehensive MHEWS, address ...
Project > Public sector Multiple countries UNDP 
FP199 - Public-Social-Private Partnerships for Ecologically-Sound Agriculture and Resilient Livelihood in Northern Tonle Sap Basin (PEARL)
... Tonle Sap Basin (NTSB) in the center-west part of Cambodia is home to one of the region's most important agricultural ... or indirectly. The Public-Social-Private Partnerships for Ecologically-Sound Agriculture and Resilient Livelihood ... production in NTSB by employing three components: climate foresight, market incentives, and enabling environment. The ...
Project > Public sector Cambodia FAO 
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, hurricanes, ... varieties. Additionally, production operations will be transformed to be more climate-resilient, using planting and ...
Project > Public sector Belize CCCCC 
GCF Board approves over USD 1 billion in funding for climate mitigation and adaptation
... amounting to USD 3,730.2 million in GCF funding to assist developing countries in their low emission and climate ... Lennart Båge and Dr. Paul Oquist as its Co-Chairs for 2018, representing developed and developing countries ... Mongolia with the Asian Development Bank (ADB) FP078 - USD 26 million for the Acumen Resilient Agriculture Fund (ARAF) ...
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 pledging to replenish the ... United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) established GCF in 2010 to direct climate finance to ...
Article > Press release 
GCF convenes global forum to accelerate green recovery in developing countries
... policymakers, climate change experts, development specialists and representatives from UN agencies, civil society ... institutes and the private sector participated in a global forum to explore innovative solutions to help developing ... Asia and the Commonwealth. “The UK is the host of COP26 in Glasgow next year and is committed to a sustainable ...
Article > Press release 
GCF Private Investment for Climate Conference 2020
The third annual GCF Private Investment for Climate Conference (GPIC) explored how to generate the ... developers, climate leaders and development banks - this virtual gathering provided a timely opportunity to share ... and Beyond, and the 2021 UN Climate Change Conference (COP 26). Investors at the third GCF Private Investment for ...
Event > Events organised / involving GCF 
Green Climate Fund Board approves USD 1 billion for climate action, sets out strategic vision
... 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
... Board has allocated USD 501.1 million in GCF resources for new climate projects at its twenty-ninth meeting, and ... new climate projects approved during the meeting will mobilise a total of USD 2,949 million for climate action in ... of smallholder farmers. This project is part of the USD 1.26 billion GCF is investing in adaptation action in Africa ...
Article > Press release 
Tipping point or turning point: global solidarity for an inclusive, resilient recovery
His Excellency, President of Colombia, Ivan Duque Marquez; ... Dear colleague and friend, Executive Secretary of the UNFCCC, Patricia Espinosa; Ladies and Gentlemen. On behalf of ... Nations General Assemply. I would like to deeply thank you for joining us. Why is today’s Leadership Dialogue so ...
Article > Speech
Financing low emissions, resilient development pathways
... friend, Christina Figueres, Founder of Global Optimism and former UNFCCC Executive Secretary; Dear Participants and colleagues. ... solution. The recovery from the COVID-19 economic crisis coincides with a pivotal time in the fight against climate ...
Article > Speech
GCF results-based payments: Stepping stone to unlock private finance at scale
... payment pilot programme, REDD+ ¹ had already existed in climate change negotiations for over a decade. First floated in 2005, the concept – ... share of carbon market growth. At COP26 in Glasgow, the UNFCCC further developed key elements of Article 6 of the ...
Article > Insights 
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 ... 42.4 billion with co-financing. In line with GCF’s efforts to increase access to its resources, the Board adopted ... 82.5 million as GGC scales up) with MUFG Bank (FP197); USD 26.9 million for CATALI.5°T Initiative: Concerted Action to ...
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 
Barbados launches the world's first debt-for-climate-resilience conversion
The deal generated USD 125 million in fiscal savings which will be channeled into new resilience ... debt conversion represents an innovative financing model for climate adaptation that avoids increasing the burden of ... United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) and serves the 2015 Paris Agreement, supporting the ...
Article > Press release Barbados 
Strategic Frameworks support for Guyana through GGGI
... of potential utility scale renewable energy projects for public-private partnership and GCF funding. To ... by NDA of two entities will be supported, while raising their awareness on GCF funding opportunities. As key ... would help reduce the cost of power and pave the way for sustainable access to renewable energy. In line with ...
Document > Approved readiness proposal Guyana
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 ... report, including the updated workplan of the Board for 2019 Co-Chairs consultations: decision-making in the event that all efforts at reaching consensus have been exhausted Co-Chairs ...
Event > Board meeting Republic of Korea (the) 
Eighteenth meeting of the GCF Board (B.18)
... of the report of the seventeenth meeting of the Board Decisions proposed and approved between the seventeenth and ... Reports from the Independent Units Workplan of the Board for 2018 Guidance from the Conference of the Parties Actions ... from direct access entities in the pipeline Options for GCF support for collaborative research and development ...
Event > Board meeting 
Fifteenth meeting of the GCF Board (B.15)
... of the report of the fourteenth meeting of the Board Decisions proposed and approved between the fourteenth and ... consultations Implementation of the Work Plan of the Board for 2016 Report on the activities of the Secretariat Reports ... of the Strategic Plan Draft Work Plan of the Board for 2017 Guidance from the twenty-second session of the ...
Event > Board meeting 
Tenth meeting of the GCF Board (B.10)
... Resource Mobilization 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 ... that further enhance direct access: Terms of reference for a pilot phase Selection process and terms of reference ...
Event > Board meeting 
GCF-EIF agreement opens way for start of Namibian nature-based climate solution
... helping Namibia’s Environmental Investment Fund (EIF) utilise the resilience of ecosystems to help communities ... a Funded Activity Agreement (FAA) which opens the way for the implementation of a project in Namibia which ... said: “This project is emblematic of GCF’s support for nature-based adaptation initiatives. It takes a holistic ...
Article > Press release Namibia EIF 
United Kingdom pledges to double contribution to Green Climate Fund
... Climate Fund. The announcement was made by the UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson at the G7 Summit currently taking place ... It is also a sign of trust in the GCF to deliver transformative climate outcomes that help developing countries ... building activities (known as readiness support) helping 126 developing countries identify and address their most ...
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 ... consensus regarding the outcome of a confidential ballot Performance review of the GCF Matters related to the first formal replenishment of the GCF Report from the ...
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 ... Status of GCF resources, pipeline and portfolio performance, including the annual portfolio performance report Ninth report of the Green Climate Fund to ...
Event > Board meeting 
Country programming support and sustainable tourism planning for Cabo Verde
... Contribution (NDC). Cabo Verde’s Strategic Plan for Sustainable Development 2017-2021 (PEDS), identifies key ... Cabo Verde has developed a Grand Strategic Plan Options for Sustainable Tourism Development for 2018-2030 (GOPEDS-Tourism 2018-2030), ...
Document > Approved readiness proposal Cabo Verde UNIDO
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 ... access to financing to develop early warning systems, for countries that are most exposed to the impacts of ... 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 reducing its GHG emissions in line with the Paris ...
Document > Approved readiness proposal Yemen
Enhancing Angola’s Access to Climate Finance for Sustainable Transport and Sustainable Landscape (AFOLU) Sectors
... economy and its population. About 80% of the most frequent disasters recorded in Angola are directly associated with ... (INDC, 2015). Angola’s mitigation contribution takes the form of a reduction in GHG emissions through the combined ... total unconditional and conditional contribution is, therefore, a 24% reduction in GHG emissions compared to the BAU ...
Document > Approved readiness proposal Angola GGGI