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ADAPT Jamaica: Enhancing climate change resilience of vulnerable smallholders in Central Jamaica
... Enhancing climate change resilience of vulnerable smallholders in Central Jamaica” project. The Concept Note ... the site-specific intervention analyses and feasibility studies needed to strengthen the overall strategic direction ... sets of terms of reference) will carry out the technical studies, field visits and stakeholder consultations and ...
Document > Approved project preparation funding application Jamaica
Improving capacities of the National Focal Point in Montenegro for the engagement with the GCF and strengthening of the country’s strategic project pipeline to support implementation of the updated Nationally Determined Contribution (NDC 2)
... a national framework for cooperation with the GCF in all relevant aspects. Some of the key results achieved ... of the GCF governing rules and procedures to be observed in all matters relevant to GCF (including no objection ... and it is currently in the submission process to the UNFCCC. In conjunction with these circumstances, there is a ...
Document > Approved readiness proposal Montenegro
GCF Executive Director highlights role in climate adaptation at global dialogue
... absorb and recover from climate shocks. GCF is committed to allocating 50% of its adaptation funding to Small Island Developing States (SIDS), Least Developed ... and early warning systems through the UN Early Warnings for All initiative , and support integrated risk management. ...
Article > News update 
Human progress or biodiversity – A question of either…or?
... years of experience working on climate resilience projects all around the world, although I have leaned towards ... Advisors, GCF launched the Global Fund for Coral Reefs (GFCR) , that is aimed at crowding in private sector investments in the blue economy. The GFCR will invest in projects that address issues such as ...
Article > Insights 
Green Climate Fund Board commits an additional USD 407.8 million to combat climate crisis
... 13 new projects. The 24th Board meeting closed today after allocating USD 407.8 million, raising GCF’s total ... deliver more ambitious impact for developing countries. The allocation of new funding during the Board meeting follows ... Churia Region in Nepal (BRCRN) with FAO (FP118) USD 26.3 million for Water Banking and Adaptation of Agriculture ...
Article > Press release 
Pathways to dairy net zero: Promoting low carbon and climate resilient livestock in East Africa
... in response to the Global Methane Pledge, launched at COP26 by the US and the EU, and building on the participating ... countries’ adaptation needs as expressed in their Nationally Determined Contributions. Yannick Glemarec, GCF ... countries in East Africa are particularly vulnerable, especially due to increasing drought conditions that affect both ...
Article > Press release 
Buzzing businesses: Restoring mangroves, revitalising livelihoods amid climate challenges in Viet Nam
... kilograms of honey per colony, generating VND 600,000 (USD 26) in revenue and VND 400,000 (USD 17) in profit. With ... Vu Tan Suu and his family cultivate mangrove honey. Initially, their honey production was limited, providing only a ... (USD 8.70-13) per kilogram. Our life has gradually been changing.” Vu Tan Suu, beekeeper in the Da Loc ...
Article > Story Viet Nam 
Five newly approved climate projects ready for delivery on the ground
... year, totaling USD 489.8 million of GCF financing and USD 1.26 billion including co-financing. Among the 11, ... Cook Islands The Cook Islands face immense health challenges due to climate change. Water and food security, ... High Andean communities and ecosystems in Peru (FP226) Accredited Entity: Deutsche Gesellschaft fuer ...
Article > News update 
On the frontlines of climate change: Financing the largest community-based adaptation project in Vanuatu
... fish for our families but most of our catch now are much smaller than the ones we caught here the past years,’ says ... of our lives. We depend on agriculture’. Vanuatu, a small island developing state in the Pacific, is home to ... working with Save the Children Australia, with a USD 26.2 million grant from the Green Climate Fund (GCF), will ...
Article > Story Vanuatu 
Forty-second meeting of the GCF Board (B.42)
... including revised salary structure Dates and venues of upcoming meetings of the Board Other matters Report of the ...
Event > Board meeting 
International Fund for Agricultural Development
... and programmes are carried out in remote and environmentally fragile locations, including least developed countries and small island developing States. The IFAD assists vulnerable groups such as smallholder farmers, pastoralists, foresters, fishers and ...
Organisation > Accredited Entity (AE), International Italy
Forests: A cause of climate concern, and hope
... most apparent in their absence. While urbanised people generally only think about forests as shady refuges from the ... financial rewards, as the oil is used globally in food ingredients, hair and skin products. PROFONANPE has been ... Peru Uganda Viet Nam FP001 FP011 FP013 FP019 FP022 FP026 FP048 FP050 FP062 FP073 FP076 Forests: A cause of climate ...
Article > Story Multiple countries 
GCF Board approves nearly USD 600m in new climate projects after selecting Mafalda Duarte as new Executive Director
... send a strong message that despite multiple global challenges, GCF’s Board is committed to maintaining strong ... Resilient Fund (ICRF) with Africa Finance Corporation (AFC) in Benin, Cameroon, Chad, Côte d’Ivoire, Democratic ... of the meeting is available on the Board section of the GCF website. Funding Activity Agreements were signed for: FP199 ...
Article > Press release 
GCF Board approves new strategic plan and USD 756 million in new climate projects
... Bank of Jamaica Limited (DBJ) based in Jamaica, DFCC Bank PLC (DFCC Bank) based in Sri Lanka, and ... thirty-seventh meeting of the GCF Board will be held on 23-26 October 2023 in Georgia. The twelve projects approved ... the meeting is available on the Board section of the GCF website. GCF Board approves new strategic plan and USD 756 ...
Article > Press release 
Policies: Results, monitoring & evaluation
Results, monitoring & evaluation
The Governing Instrument sets out that the programmes and projects, as well as other activities, funded by the Fund will be regularly monitored for impact, efficiency and...
Basic page > Policy map
GCF’s 2024-2027 Strategic Plan sets out greater ambitions and results for critical global climate action
... of the growing magnitude and urgency of the climate challenge, the present and intensifying impacts on developing ... GCF will help developing countries translate their Nationally Determined Contributions (NDCs), National Adaptation ... Establish new or improved early warning systems. Enable smallholder farmers adopt low-emission climate-resilient ...
Article > News update 
Focus on adaptation planning at COP 23, surge in requests for GCF support
... United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC). “We are dealing with uncertainty all the time in our daily lives. Just look at the stock ... United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) at a technical seminar about strengthening the quality ...
Article > Press release 
Germany, Incheon City raise awareness on climate conflict and cooperation at GCF Headquarters
... Office, alongside the city government of Incheon formally opened an exhibition on "Environment, Conflict and ... the 42nd venue to display the exhibition, which was originally launched in 2005. “The Green Climate Fund warmly ... of the opening of the exhibition in Songdo, which coincided with the opening of the 23rd UN Climate Summit in ...
Article > Press release Germany Republic of Korea (the) 
GCF encourages more high-quality and ambitious proposals
... briefing held during the 44th sessions of the Subsidiary Bodies of the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC), GCF Board Co-Chair, Mr. Zaheer Fakir (South Africa), ... The next round of funding decisions is expected at the upcoming GCF Board meeting in June, followed by two ...
Article > Press release 
IGREENFIN project and GCF Umbrella Program for the Great Green Wall Initiative
... Green Financing for Climate Resilient and Low Emission Smallholder Agriculture” (IGREENFIN), approved during the ... GCF Board #24 in 2019, will be scaled up and replicated in all African countries of the Great Green Wall (GGW) area and ... supporttheestablishmentofgreenlinesofcreditand the capacity building of both supply (banks) and ...
Document > Approved project preparation funding application Multiple countries
Support for accreditation gap assessment and action plan for the Rwanda Development Bank
... on five priority sectors have been articulated. These will all be driven by embracing a set of five fundamental values: ... Inclusive: BRD will deliver broad based development for all Rwandans especially those under-served by commercial banks and a special ...
Document > Approved readiness proposal Rwanda
Mitigation and adaptation to climate change under agroforestry systems in cocoa production in the Amazon and Atlantic Forest biomes
... and implementation of AFS with cocoa and strengthening of all the cocoa value chain. PPF support from GCF is needed to conduct studies to strengthen the general direction of this funding ... adaptation options. Environmental, Social and Gender Studies. A preliminary ESS assessment (attached in Annex 1 of ...
Document > Approved project preparation funding application Brazil
Ulaanbaatar: Live Better, Breathe Easier
... photos, and assorted knickknacks hang on the living room walls. A piano sits in the corner, beside a room filled with ... in their backyards create severe soil pollution especially when temperatures rise. “You should come back here at night. When smoke is coming out of all the chimneys of the houses, you won’t see anything,” ...
Article > Story Mongolia 
Climate change hurting the poor, Mali President says in call for action
Republic of Mali President Ibrahim Boubacar Keïta called for a united approach to tackle the inequalities of ... Dialogue with Africa, which concludes today. "We are all determined together to overcome climate change, which is ... of African countries addressing this problem holistically, while warning the "African continent is extremely ...
Article > Press release Mali 
Capacity enhancement of the National Designated Authority and other relevant stakeholders in Sri Lanka to re-evaluate technical needs for climate change adaptation and mitigation and assess climate finance priorities for agriculture by developing innovative climate smart investment mechanisms through increased partnerships between public and private sectors
... Risk Index. The consequences of climate change are critically affecting almost all economic sectors of the country, while frequent ... Change Impacts in Sri Lanka (2016 – 2025) and the Nationally Determined Contribution (NDC) to the Paris Agreement ...
Document > Approved readiness proposal Sri Lanka
Forecasting hope: climate action for a more resilient Cook Islands
... rising sea levels, tropical cyclones, and changing rainfall patterns, putting coastal communities and the ... it reminded us of how isolated and vulnerable we are as small island communities in a vast ocean. An entire island ... left to survive in silence, with no warning and no way to call for help. It taught us the cost of silence, of systems ...
Article > Story Cook Islands 
Green Climate Fund Board opens first meeting of 2019
... the new funding proposals will add to GCF’s current allocation of climate finance which currently totals USD 4.6 ... members represent developing and developed countries equally. This will be the first Board meeting to be convened by ... to developing countries. GCF Board meetings are generally held three times a year. This year marks a pivotal ...
Article > Press release 
Australia and the GCF Secretariat co-host the Pacific Regional Workshop in Fiji
The Government of Australia and the GCF Secretariat are working together to co-host the second Green Climate Fund (GCF) regional meeting in the Pacific, which will take place from 1 to 4 August.
Hosted at the Pacific...
Article > Press release Australia Fiji 