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Enhancing access to climate finance for small island developing states
Small island developing states (SIDS) are an exceptionally ... in establishing the Green Climate Fund (GCF) under the UNFCCC’s finance mechanism. Since becoming operational in ... of State in the Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office (FCDO), United Kingdom Ministerial Participation from the ...
Event > Events organised / involving GCF 
FP024 - Enpower to Adapt: Creating Climate-Change Resilient Livelihoods through Community-Based Natural Resource Management (CBNRM) in Namibia
... jobs, establishment of 14 community enterprises, and installing 160 solar water pumps saving $180,000 annually in diesel costs. Critical lessons learned emphasize the ... in Namibia 12 Aug 2025 This Project Completion Summary (PCS), contains details from the Project Completion Report ...
Project > Public sector Namibia 
Structured Dialogue with Latin America
... Latin America's climate commitments, including Nationally Determined Contributions (NDCs) and National Adaptation ... of the private sector strengthened knowledge about the challenges and opportunities of engaging the sector in action ... Direct Access Entities. Working with national level bodies can help to ensure GCF projects are responsive to a ...
Event > Structured dialogue Colombia 
Ministerial forum on forest finance
... and achieve the SDGs are estimated at USD 200 billion annually. The previous section has highlighted the importance of ... development and climate polices could reduce the overall infrastructure financing needs by 40%. Through its ... REDD+ credits. In response to the mandate given by the UNFCCC, GCF has been supporting since the inception of its ...
Article > Speech
Multilateralism must be at the core of our climate response
... statement urging a multilateral response to the climate challenge and pledging to act together to increase access to ... in Azerbaijan for COP29 this month, one issue stands above all others: How the world is going to foot the bill for the ... change and implement the global goal on adaptation. UNFCCC Executive Secretary Simon Stiell has called this a ...
Article > Statement 
GCF at COP30
... and impact. The 10th anniversary of GCF’s operations coincides with the 10th anniversary of adopting the Paris ... improve access to finance, and strengthen their overall impact. Updates News update GCF leaves COP30 ready to ... Fund achieves record-breaking year as Board channels USD 3.26 billion to developing countries in 2025 Press release ...
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PSAA overview
... assessment and proposal appraisal are conducted in parallel, reducing the overall time to access to GCF funding. ... Pilot framework is for three years (April 2023 – March 2026), and the GCF will review up to ten proposals per year ... applicants for consideration under the PSAA is 31 March 2026. Proposals will not progress unless they are expected to ...
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Partners
Overview
GCF relies on its expanding network of partners to deliver results across the spectrum of climate action to promote low-carbon and climate-resilient paths. These partners span multilateral and national banks,...
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Structured Dialogue with the Caribbean 2018
The second GCF Structured Dialogue with the Caribbean, held on 6-9 November, brought together Ministers and senior government officials, GCF representatives, Accredited Entities, National Designated Authorities,...
Event > Structured dialogue Grenada 
Policies: Investment
Investment
The GCF’s Investment Framework sets out the parameters which guide GCF’s investment decision-making and its assessment and consideration of Funding Proposals. The Investment Framework establishes the Fund’s...
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Themes & result areas
Themes
Our work aims to support paradigm shifts in both climate mitigation and climate adaptation efforts. GCF aims for a 50:50 balance between mitigation and adaptation investments over time...
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Harnessing climate science to guide climate investments
... Chair of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC), Mr. Hoesung Lee, underscored the urgency in ... into practice. “We see a clear opportunity to use the IPCC’s scientific evidence to help the Green Climate Fund ... United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC). One area that generated discussion was strengthening ...
Article > Press release 
Twentieth meeting of the GCF Board (B.20)
... on Climate Change Report on the analysis of the challenges, barriers, gaps and recommendations to achieve an ...
Event > Board meeting 
Seventeenth meeting of the GCF Board (B.17)
The seventeeth meeting of the Board of the Green Climate Fund will be held from Wednesday, 5 July to Thursday, 6 July, in Songdo, Incheon, Republic of Korea.
Event > Board meeting 
Sixteenth meeting of the GCF Board (B.16)
The sixteenth meeting of the Board of the Green Climate Fund will be held from Tuesday, 4 April to Thursday, 6 April, in Songdo, Incheon, Republic of Korea.
Event > Board meeting 
Thirteenth meeting of the GCF Board (B.13)
... Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change thematic bodies Complementarity and coherence with other Funds The ... status of the Fund’s pipeline Simplified procedure for small-scale activities and certain activities Project ...
Event > Board meeting 
Twelfth meeting of the GCF Board (B.12)
The twelfth meeting of the Board of the Green Climate Fund will be held from Tuesday, 8 March to Thursday, 10 March, in Songdo, Incheon, Republic of Korea.
Event > Board meeting 
Bonn side event links climate ambition to GCF replenishment
... and adaptation projects being implemented in the country, allowing the government to adopt more ambitious climate ... of Belize to the United Nations, addressed the specific challenges faced by SIDS as a result of their small size and limited capacity. Highlighting these factors as ...
Article > Press release Germany 
GCF and World Bank partner to boost cookstove market in Bangladesh
The Green Climate Fund (GCF) and the World Bank have signed an agreement that will help expand the market for improved cookstoves in Bangladesh, bringing together a number of climate and health benefits.
The signing of...
Article > Press release Bangladesh 
Partner agreements after Board meeting sign of faster GCF financing
... on 20 March. While the GCF Board approves projects, legally-binding Funded Activity Agreements (FAAs) are necessary ... early warning system in Uzbekistan which will initially address floods, mudflows, landslides, avalanches and drought in the country’s most populous and economically important eastern mountainous regions. UNDP ...
Article > Press release 
Thematic brief: Oceans
... livelihoods of approximately 650 to 800 million people globally. Oceans absorb heat, generate over half of the ... stream of economic benefits including job creation, poverty alleviation and improved health. Coral reefs can generate ... livelihoods of hundreds of millions of people. The 2019 IPCC Report on Oceans and the Cryosphere4 reported ...
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...
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Adaptation planning support through GGGI
... while risks from climate change continues to pose a challenge. Although there have been past and on-going ... v) Limited monitoring and evaluation of existing and upcoming interventions; and vi) Lack of technical studies for effective storm water and landslide management in ...
Document > Approved readiness proposal Rwanda
Adaptation planning vital in helping countries weather change
... climate effects also come in more slow-moving but equally destructive forms. Drought threatens billions of people ... United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC). Adaptation planning is part of the Cancun Agreements signed at the 16th UNFCCC Conferences of Parties (COP) held in Mexico in 2010. ...
Article > Press release 
Fourteen new Country Platforms announced in collaboration with GCF to drive country-led climate solutions
... climate impacts are accelerating and global finance is falling short, this represents a significant and coordinated ... United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) and serves the 2015 Paris Agreement. To fulfil its ... transparency, and partnership.” Panama Abdiel Ismael Douglas, Climate Finance Advisor, Government of ...
Article > Press release Brazil 
GCF launches Simplified Approvals Process for faster, simpler approval of small-scale projects
... streamlines and simplifies applications for certain small-scale projects of up to USD 10 million in GCF funding, ... he said at ‘ Direct Access Day ’ held at the 23rd UNFCCC Conference of the Parties in Bonn where the ... Simplified Approval Process was launched at the 23rd UNFCCC Conference of the Parties in Bonn, under the auspices ...
Article > Press release 
GCF begins first REDD+ transfer
... United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) which supports countries' efforts to reduce emissions ... by the Green Climate Fund is very important because it allows us to continue with the implementation phase of the ... of REDD+ negotiations. One of the most recent REDD+ studies indicates it has the potential to reduce global ...
Article > Press release Ecuador 
UNDP head welcomes flow of GCF funds to the Maldives
... from recurring water supply emergencies. Variable rainfall patterns and increasing salinization caused by rising ... characteristic of the Maldives – consisting of 1,190 small, low-lying coral islands spread over 90,000 square ... to reduce the climate vulnerability of societies in Small Island Developing States (SIDS). “The Maldives have ...
Article > Press release Maldives 
GCF disburses finance to support Indigenous Peoples in the Amazon
... their local, regional and national representatives. This allowed the project to fulfill conditions set by the GCF ... shared mostly by Peru, Brazil and Colombia, in a sense we all own the Amazon as it is the planet’s lungs.” Mr. ... financial rewards, as the oil is used globally in food ingredients, hair and skin products and other commodities. “We ...
Article > Press release Peru 
GCF scopes forest funding path after workshop
... United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC). Mr Velasco pointed to the key role REDD+ is now playing globally in the new landscape of climate cooperation under the ... of preparation for REDD+, and GCF is looking to assist all countries to progress along this spectrum,” Ms Leclerc ...
Article > Press release Indonesia 