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Ocean20: A new self-funded marine resource management framework
... and fisheries management in Indonesia. The model, called Blue Halo S Initiative, is the first ever integrated ... protection and economic production need not be mutually exclusive,” said Yannick Glemarec, Executive Director ... management, and inclusive blue economy development all of which are expected to contribute toward enhanced ...
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India - Green Climate Fund Readiness & Preparatory Support – Phase III
... criteria. However, there are several key readiness challenges that have been identified which need to be ... entities (AEs, DAEs, EEs, Private Sector, CSOs) to enable all actors to programme resources in alignment with the GCF ... human, institutional, and technical capacity gaps and challenges to be able to efficiently programme, access, deploy ...
Document > Approved readiness proposal India
Funding and subsidiary agreements signed on the same day between GCF, FAO, and Government of Cambodia, accelerating implementation of a new climate resilient agricultural project in Cambodia
... highly vulnerable to the impacts of climate change, especially flooding and droughts. The Basin has been experiencing ... increases for over 70 years and precipitation is generally decreasing resulting in huge climate variability, ... are developed and equipped with the needs of the smallholder farmers in this crucial region. The project is ...
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Keynote speech by ED a.i.
... Global Education Institute for their invitation. COP27 called for a global commitment to prioritize and strengthen ... level by working with schools. In conclusion, the climate challenges we face are immense. The international community ... action has yet to reflect the transformations needed across all sectors to build a truly resilient future for the next ...
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The global water crisis: A call to action for climate and water initiatives
... of financial solutions to address complex water challenges and realise SDG 6: clean water and sanitation. The ... To translate momentum into concrete action, research, role allocations, and treating water as a new asset class are ... investments aligned with the Paris Agreement. Additionally, there is a need for a paradigm shift in the way how ...
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Running dry: Racing against time to secure our water future
... development, and disaster risk reduction, we are falling short reaching these milestones. This is especially evident in water resources management, a top priority ... 2018–2028. It also recognises the profound complex challenges climate change poses for global water security, ...
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The Green Climate Fund, the Global Partnership for Education and Save the Children launch the world’s largest investment for green schools at COP28
... GPE Chief Executive Officer. “To address this daunting challenge, we all need to come together to protect the most vulnerable ... United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) and serves the 2015 Paris Agreement, supporting the ...
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Restoring vital ecosystems and water sources in the Dry Corridor Forest, El Salvador
... is highly vulnerable to climate change due to erratic rainfall patterns, deforestation, and land degradation. Known for its erratic rainfall patterns, the Dry Corridor is one of the world’s most ... American Dry Corridor for generations to come. By Jin Hee Dieu (Based on FAO’s story ) El Salvador FP089 Restoring ...
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Farmerline: Empowering smallholder farmers and governments to create climate-resilient agribusinesses
The impact of climate change is impacting all sectors, with agriculture being particularly vulnerable, ... responsible for 19 per cent of greenhouse gas emissions, totalling 9.9 billion tons of CO2e annually. Agriculture is a major industry in Ghana, Kenya, ...
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Mobilising financing for agricultural technologies: seeding a climate resilient and food-secure future
... financing for such technologies in the developing world falls short. Up to USD 300 billion per year by 2030 is ... climate change. And adaptation receives only 5 per cent of all climate finance – with less than USD 500 million of ... of up to USD 100 million in catalytic capital to CRAFT allows the programme to scale up adaptation finance and ...
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Pacific Islander voices: living on the frontlines of the climate crisis
... reach over 90,000 women, men, young people, and children in all six provinces of Vanuatu directly helping community ... on their doorstep – and those still to come. Critically, the project will reach nearly half of the country’s ... target of the project, empowering them to establish small eco-businesses, preserving and selling the surplus ...
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Building climate resilience in one of the most vulnerable zones in the Americas: the Guatemalan Highlands
... with maize and beans. As he gazes into the horizon, he recalls a completely different landscape with lush forest and ... daughter, said these measures have improved their daily diet and the family’s income. “Our diet and family income have changed significantly because we ...
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Ambition and coordination key to climate finance reform
... Financial Architecture and the Role of GCF,” a packed audience heard how responding to the immense challenge requires bold and transformative action. The ... as if it does” Director of Means of Implementation at UNFCCC Sophie De Coninck said GCF is well positioned to be a ...
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Innovating agriculture through the power of nature and tech
... growth in crop production and an expansion in overall land devoted to agriculture over the past few decades. ... can sequester between 0.4 and 1.2 billion tons of CO2 annually. If a farm using 100 tons of synthetic fertiliser annually switches to Vexxel's biocapsules, it could save ...
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Pioneering Barbados water project kick starts
... avoid increasing the burden of public debt is all set to begin implementation. The pioneering project, ... Water Reclamation Project. In December 2024, this support allowed the government of Barbados to successfully complete ... United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC). It serves the 2015 Paris Agreement, supporting the ...
Article > Press release Barbados 
Solving Mexico’s water crisis while shaping the future of food
... is experiencing more frequent droughts, unpredictable rainfall, and increasing temperatures, which in turn are reducing ... clean water while creating functional and nutritional ingredients for the plant-based food industry using regenerative ... to pay a premium, microTERRA seized the opportunity to upcycle nutrients from Lemna into health-enhancing ...
Article > Story Mexico 
Workshop forges direct links to country-led climate action
... in Direct Access Entities by highlighting how 80 percent of all entities accredited since last year are direct access. ... discussion as these are forms of financial support specifically targeting Direct Access Entities. There was a ... said even the global goal to raise USD 100 billion annually by 2020 would not reach the funding needs climate ...
Article > Press release 
25th meeting of the Conference of the Parties (COP25)
... Agreement. GCF is part of the financial mechanism of the UNFCCC and serves the Paris Agreement. The Fund reports its ... GCF is holding three events as part of the official UNFCCC side events at COP25. The first will present key ... to longer term paradigm shift to low-emission development. All side events will be livestreamed. During the COP we are ...
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Re-connecting with Mother Earth
In the north of Colombia, in a region called La Mojana, three of the country’s most important ... in turn informing the design of solutions to the challenges La Mojana faces today. Twenty Zenú students, ... on track to complete the 5-year programme with UAIIN by 2026. The project has also been working with the Alexander Von ...
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About GCF
... developing countries raise and realize their Nationally Determined Contributions (NDC) ambitions towards ... solutions, least developed countries (LDCs) and small island developing states (SIDS). Mainstreaming climate ...
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The voices of Datem del Marañón: Protecting one of the most biodiverse ecosystems in the world
... province is home to a diverse ecosystem with more than 261 species of birds, unique marine life, and aguaje, one of ... means of living, and an essential protein of the native diet. Gunter Yandari, President of the Association of ... In response to this, the Project supported the installation of 120 solar panels to power an ice production ...
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GCF leadership forum helps turn COVID-19 recovery into cause for climate hope
... of states, government ministers and UN representatives called today for global solidarity to scale up action to ... in developing countries amid the COVID-19 crisis. The call was made during an online Leadership Dialogue organised ... United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) Executive Secretary. Ms Espinosa added that COVID-19 ...
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US climate envoy supports “indispensable” GCF role during climate forum
... need people to take risks to spur innovation and the challenge, I think, is to give people comfort and knowledge about the new sectors,” he said. While calling for involvement with governments at all levels, he stressed the need for “changing the ...
Article > Press release 
Prioritising climate finance for vulnerable SIDS during a global pandemic
... region. I would also like to acknowledge and thank our audience: GCF National Designated Authorities and ... climate planning, to enable countries translate their Nationally Determined Contributions into an investment pipeline ... climate action in the era of Covid-19. To date, the GCF has allocated USD 237M for 9 climate projects serving 11 ...
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The role of the Green Climate Fund in scaling up finance for climate action and resilience
... the impacts of climate change. The two objectives are equally important. We must both scale up climate mitigation and ... to rise to up to $500 billion per year by 2050. Yet globally, only one fifth of the funds mobilised for climate ... first municipal bonds for recycled water in South Africa. Ladies and gentlemen, The climate crisis demands collective ...
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GCF-1 Progress Report
... United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) and the Paris Agreement. From 2015 to 2019, during its ... Recognising that developing countries face multiple challenges to accessing climate finance, GCF works across ... Plan 2023 UN Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) 1. Driving climate action 2. GCF in figures 3. ...
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Launch of Green Guarantee Company to mobilise billions in climate finance
... Kingdom’s Foreign Commonwealth & Development Office (FCDO) through its MOBILIST programme, the Green Climate Fund ... grade rating of BBB/Stable from Fitch Ratings. Initially, it will focus on private credit and the LSE green bond ... urgent.” Andrew Mitchell, UK Minister of State in the FCDO, says: GGC’s ambition to unlock USD 1 billion in ...
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Bridging the climate-health gap
... water, 600 million suffer from foodborne illnesses annually, children under five bear 30% of foodborne ... because of poor air quality, climate change unequivocally affects human health, increasing global health ... funding and 0.5% of multilateral climate funding currently allocated to projects that protect or improve human health ...
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