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GCF Regional Dialogue with Africa brings over 200 participants to support the region with innovative climate action
... November 2023, brought together key stakeholders and decision-makers, fostering collaboration and peer learning to ... from GCF National Designated Authorities (NDAs), Ministries of Environment, Ministries of Finance, accredited ... Minister of Environment, Forestry and Tourism of Namibia, officially opened the Dialogue by welcoming participants and ...
Article > News update 
Green Climate Fund Board maintains climate momentum in midst of COVID-19 by approving USD 878.8 million of new funds
... its allocation of USD 878.8 million in new financing at its 26th Board meeting, which wound up today. The 26th Board meeting approved 15 projects, raising GCF’s total portfolio of climate finance to USD 6.2 billion. It added Afghanistan and Sudan to the list of over 100 countries receiving ...
Article > Press release 
Latest IPCC report is a wake-up call for immediate climate action
... rapid and large-scale reductions in greenhouse gas emissions, it will be impossible to limit warming close to ... United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) in 2010, the Green Climate Fund (GCF) is mandated to ... leaders from 196 countries will meet in Glasgow for the COP26 summit with the aim of agreeing upon action to limit ...
Article > Statement 
GCF boosts SIDS early warning systems to avert climate-related disasters
A GCF event at COP26 brought together a panel of international and national organisations, Civil Society Organisations (CSOs) and young ... rainfall in 24 hours than London receives in a year. The UNFCCC established GCF in 2010 to provide financial support ...
Article > News update 
Cook Islands launches its first GCF country programme
Last week, the Government of Cook Islands announced its first Green Climate Fund country ... round table on climate change, a first of its kind organised by the country. The Cook Islands GCF Country Programme ... Approval Process. The team also met high-level government officials and visited potential project sites in Rarotonga. ...
Article > Press release Cook Islands 
Namibia commences climate projects as GCF brings country ownership to the fore
... of climate finance they receive. Implementing the projects is the Environmental Investment Fund (EIF), a GCF direct ... acknowledged leadership in tapping community expertise to manage natural resources, is the first of a pilot ... Environment and Tourism Minister Pohamba Shifeta at the official launch of the two climate initiatives last week in ...
Article > Press release Namibia EIF 
State of Palestine Country Programme
Climate change is the most prominent threat the world is facing, and it is having a severe impact on all aspects ... and additional source of funds, but it is not related to official development assistance. Consequently, it can help ...
Document > Country programme State of Palestine
Strengthening Carbon Capture Storage and Reporting Frameworks and Mechanisms
Despite the slowing rate of increasing GHG emissions in the past decade, average GHG emissions in the ... to limit GHG emission in accordance with the goals of the UNFCCC. This includes augmenting public systems for capturing, ... capacities of national and subnational government officials and staff, the private sector, non-governmental ...
Document > Approved readiness proposal Suriname Trinidad and Tobago CCCCC
Dialogue opens new opportunities in Eastern Europe and Central Asia
... GCF regional Structured Dialogue today in Dushanbe, Tajikistan. The four-day forum, being opened by Tajikistan’s Deputy Prime Minister Zokirzoda Mahmadtoir Zoir, ... National Designated Authorities (NDAs) to GCF, high-level officials, numerous international Accredited Entities, ...
Article > Press release Multiple countries 
Strengthening Lesotho’s capacity to advance the National Adaptation Planning process
The Kingdom of Lesotho is a small, land-locked country in southern Africa that is surrounded by the Republic of South Africa. Lesotho has ... context, the National Adaptation Plan (NAP) process was officially launched in October 2015 with a two-day, ...
Document > Approved readiness proposal Lesotho UNEP
Dialogue prioritises increased climate investment to address fragility and conflict
... impact on the ground in the face of escalating climate risks. GCF is fast becoming the leading source of climate finance for fragile and conflict-affected states (FCAS). In 2025, GCF committed almost half a billion dollars ... GCF’s Chief Investment Officer, said the Dialogue coincided with the 10th anniversaries of the Paris Agreement ...
Article > News update Oman 
Response to allegations reported by Financial Times
... behaviour made in a Financial Times newspaper article published on 26 August. The GCF’s Secretariat strongly refutes claims of systematic staffing problems affecting GCF’s mission to empower developing countries in taking climate ...
Article > Statement 
Address at Global Korea Convention 2020
The climate crisis is worsening. The average global temperature for ... climate action commitments before next year’s pivotal COP26 in the UK. The private sector must play a key role in ... countries alone are estimated at between $11 to US$ 26 trillion between now and 2030, but barriers to investment ...
Article > Speech
Delivering climate action –for people, planet & prosperity
Distinguished guests, Thank you for inviting me to this key event as we approach the COP26 meeting in Glasgow. While global momentum is building, we ...
Article > Speech
GCF IRMF webinar series for AEs: revised FP template and GCF support to DAEs for IRMF implementation
... series for Accredited Entities (AEs) intends to disseminate information about the updated version of ... IRMF implementation. The series of webinars will consist of two parts, the first part focusing on the updated ... Session 2 6:00 – 7:30 pm KST in English and French 26 January 2022 - DAE New Funding Window (NFW) webinar ...
Event > Webinar 
GCF key to win the race against climate change: UN Secretary General welcomes GCF Executive Director a.i. in New York
UN Secretary-General António Guterres has emphasised his support for an ambitious and successful Green Climate ... is closely working with its UN partners who are delivering 26 projects with the total value of USD 1.7 billion through ...
Article > Press release 
GCF sets the tentative funding proposal schedule for B.22
... timeline for its twenty-second Board meeting. The timeline lists key dates leading to the Board meeting, where the 24 ... The 22nd GCF Board meeting will tentatively be held on 26-28 February 2019, and the key dates are as follows: B.22 timeline (tentative): Deadline for disclosure of ESS reports for category A projects and I-1 ...
Article > Press release 
GCF transfers funds to UN Environment for Ecosystem Based Adaptation project in the Gambia
... first tranche of USD 6 million marks the start of GCF’s disbursements in a joint project with UN Environment , a GCF Accredited Entity. The USD 20.5 million project is set to increase the climate resilience of rural ... for about 40 percent of its national exports and 26 percent of its GDP. GCF Executive Director Howard Bamsey ...
Article > Press release Gambia UNEP 
Joint statement by GCF and GGGI
... host country for both our intergovernmental organizations, is a significant step in the fight against climate change. ... to support the Government of Korea to meet its net zero emissions pledge. GGGI and over 35 partner organizations have ... contributions to the Paris Agreement, ahead of COP26. Both GGGI and GCF are ready to support the ROK ...
Article > Statement 
GCF and UNIDO partnership agreement bolster climate-resilient industrial development
... sector, one of the largest sources of greenhouse gas emissions, by signing a partnership agreement with the United ... to bring innovative climate solutions. Being able to utilise UNIDO’s technical expertise in industrial development ... Coordination. UNIDO became a GCF Accredited Entity at the 26th Meeting of the GCF Board in August 2020. GCF has ...
Article > Press release UNIDO 
Integrating Climate Change Adaptation into Tanzania’s Planning Processes
The United Republic of Tanzania (URT) is comprised of Tanzania Mainland and Zanzibar. There are numerous ... more intense heavy rainfall and sea level rise make URT the 26th most vulnerable country to climate risks. Tanzania has ...
Document > Approved readiness proposal Tanzania UNDP
Global economic prospects and its impact on climate policies, with a special focus on carbon pricing
... IPCC warning that we are not on track to achieve the Paris Agreement goals calls for us to employ all possible ... are highly effective in sending the right pricing and risk signals to reallocate capital according to the climate ... Following the adoption of the Article 6 rules at COP 26, GCF believes that carbon markets will remain an ...
Article > Speech
Advancing a Regional Approach to the Green Hydrogen Economy in Latin America and the Caribbean
... vector to support countries' decarbonization pathways is a genuinely new vision that was endorsed by many countries at the last Conference of Parties (COP26) meeting. It is estimated that the global green hydrogen ...
Document > Approved readiness proposal Multiple countries UNEP
Readiness Support for the Implementation of the IRMF for Vietnam Development Bank
... VDB has extensive experience in loan selection, appraisal, management and financing for climate change projects, ... new and completely different from the regulations that VDB is complying with for existing projects, especially related ... of the Vietnamese Prime Minister's commitment at COP26, which is “to achieve net-zero carbon emissions by ...
Document > Approved readiness proposal Viet Nam VDB
The Green Climate Fund kicks off first Board meeting of 2024 in Rwanda
... countries (Least Developed Countries (LDCs), Small Island Developing States (SIDS), and African States). With ... proposals under consideration have a total value of USD 1.26 billion. The Board will also consider proposals from eight organisations for GCF accreditation, six of which are ...
Article > News update 
Green Climate Fund statement on the United States’ withdrawal from GCF
On 8 January 2026 (U.S. time) the Green Climate Fund (GCF) was notified by ... to vacate its Board seat, effective immediately”. This notification follows the United States Presidential ... United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC). Being a Party to the UNFCCC is a pre-requisite for ...
Article > Statement 
FP288 - Jordan Aqaba-Amman Water Desalination and Conveyance Project (AAWDCP)
... economic growth. Projections predict a 4°C temperature rise and 21 per cent less rainfall by the century’s end, ... demand and reducing renewable water resources. AAWDCP is a flagship initiative set to desalinate 300 million cubic ... estimated minimum of 6,742,402 tonnes of CO2 over the first 26 years of operations. The project complements Jordan’s ...
Project > Private sector Jordan IFC 
Stepping up climate action in the Cook Islands
... society and private sector representatives from the Cook Islands have come up with initial project ideas for what ... Green Climate Fund. Representatives from the country’s 15 islands met on the island of Rarotonga on 26 May to identify where climate mitigation and adaptation ...
Article > Press release Cook Islands 
Pathways to Dairy Net Zero: Promoting Low Carbon and Climate Resilient Livestock in East Africa
This PPF application will ensure the quality design of the ... intensity and marketing chain Greenhouse Gas (GHG) emissions, while making net-zero dairy production economically ... the UN Food Systems Summit, as well as the engagement at CoP26 towards a process aimed at systematically enhancing ...
Document > Approved project preparation funding application Multiple countries IFAD Pages
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