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Enhancing access and increasing impact: the role of the multilateral climate funds
... need for collective, urgent and ambitious action on climate is greater than ever before. As the results of the first ... finance, including from private sources of capital. At COP 26 in Glasgow, our four funds jointly committed to work ... United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) and serves the 2015 Paris Agreement, supporting the ...
Article > Statement 
Adaptation Fund, Green Climate Fund Convene First Community of Practice Meeting of Direct Access Entities to Climate Finance
... AF and GCF in Durban, South Africa June 5-7. The meeting is aimed at furthering a common Community of Practice for ... Change Fund (ACCF). It will be hosted by SANBI, which is an accredited Direct Access entity of both AF and GCF. It ... bilateral cooperation between entities. These ideas will be officially discussed and agreed on in Durban, and some of ...
Article > Press release United States AfDB 
The role of the Green Climate Fund in scaling up finance for climate action and resilience
... Center for hosting the Green Climate Fund here today to discuss our role in scaling up finance for climate action. ... it up extremely well Ambassador Green - the climate crisis is here and so is the opportunity to respond. Over 120 ... USD 205.1 billion was mobilized from the private sector by official development finance interventions. But only 5.3% of ...
Article > Speech
GCF Readiness resources boost Senegal’s climate capacities
The Green Climate Fund (GCF) is helping Senegal build its ability to tackle climate change through Readiness funding. This is a special type of support GCF provides to developing ... Designated Authority (NDA), which acts as the country’s official liaison point with GCF. The subsequent Readiness ...
Article > Story Senegal 
Launch of Green Guarantee Company to mobilise billions in climate finance
The world’s first climate-focused guarantee company is set to unlock billions in climate finance for developing ... Kingdom’s Foreign Commonwealth & Development Office (FCDO) through its MOBILIST programme, the Green Climate Fund ... will be prioritised for issuers from countries eligible for official development assistance in Africa, Asia, and Latin ...
Article > Press release MUFG_Bank 
Appeals
Overview Information disclosure requests that have been denied may be appealed. An Information Appeals Panel (IAP) was established by the Board to consider appeals from requesters. The IAP is composed of the three heads of the independent ...
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GCF-2
GCF's second replenishment The Green Climate Fund (GCF) – a critical element of the historic Paris Agreement – is the world’s largest climate ... As an operating entity of the financial mechanism of the UNFCCC, GCF has become a vital part of the global climate ...
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Green Climate Fund Board opens first meeting of 2019
The Green Climate Fund (GCF) Board is holding its first meeting of the year at the GCF ... business, including new funding proposals and policy decisions. If approved, the new funding proposals will add to ... Board meeting, which will be held from 25 to 28 February, is available here . The GCF Board will also consider ...
Article > Press release 
Co-Chairs’ expectations for the 13th meeting of the GCF Board
... of entities to partner with the Fund, the establishment of important risk guidelines for credit and investment, assessment of the ... for progress in 2016, with resolution of key administrative and policy gaps,” said McDonald. “We are a ...
Article > Press release 
GCF/B.21/10/Add.37 - Consideration of funding proposals – Addendum XXXVII Funding proposal package for SAP004
This addendum contains the following six parts: A funding ... Programme” submitted by XacBank LLC; No-objection letter issued by the national designated authorities or focal points; Environmental and social report(s) disclosure; Independent Technical Advisory Panel’s ...
Board document > Action item
GCF/B.21/10/Add.19 - Consideration of funding proposals – Addendum XIX Funding proposal package for FP097
This addendum contains the following three parts: A funding ... Bank for Economic Integration (CABEI); No-objection letters issued by the national designated authorities or focal points; and Environmental and social report(s) disclosure; These documents are presented as submitted by the ...
Board document > Action item
GCF/B.21/10/Add.18 - Consideration of funding proposals – Addendum XVIII Funding proposal package for FP096
This addendum contains the following three parts: A funding ... by the African Development Bank; No-objection letter issued by the national designated authorities or focal points; and Environmental and social report(s) disclosure; These documents are presented as submitted by the ...
Board document > Action item
GCF/B.21/10/Add.17 - Consideration of funding proposals – Addendum XVII Funding proposal package for FP095
This addendum contains the following three parts: A funding ... Systems for Climate” submitted by the Agence Française de Développement; No-objection letters issued by the national designated authorities or focal ...
Board document > Action item
Entity Support for Belize through CCCCC
... in delivering Belize’s climate change priorities is access to, and in some instances disbursement of climate finances. Nevertheless, the country ... to respond to climate related challenges. In continuing this effort, Belize aims to implement its Climate Change ...
Document > Approved readiness proposal Belize CCCCC
Adaptation Planning support for Argentina through UNDP
... project supports the Government of Argentina to: Establish a national process to coordinate adaptation planning at ... validation by the National Climate Change Cabinet; Establish a system for monitoring and assessing needs and ... information services; Support inter-sectoral and interjurisdictional collaboration, within the framework of the ...
Document > Approved readiness proposal Argentina UNDP
Strategic Frameworks support for Lao PDR through FAO
... has been engaging in REDD+ readiness since 2008, and is progressing through the readiness to demonstration phases ... Deforestation Agriculture as a necessary policy direction, is currently under consultation. Among the core barriers ... barriers through: 1) formalization of coordination mechanisms; 2) development of monitoring and reporting processes; ...
Document > Approved readiness proposal Lao People's Democratic Republic (the) FAO
NDA Strengthening and Country Programming support for Timor-Leste through UNDP
As a Least Developed Country (LDC), a Small-Island Developing State and the newest country to the ... exacerbated by climate change and climate change impacts.This proposal requests readiness preparation funding assistance of US$300,000 from the Green Climate Fund (GCF) for ...
Document > Approved readiness proposal Timor-Leste UNDP
Entity Support for Antigua and Barbuda through PwC
The Organization of Eastern Caribbean States (OECS) is an Economic Union established under the Treaty of Basseterre. The OECS is now a ten-member grouping comprising the full Member ...
Document > Approved readiness proposal Antigua and Barbuda
Entity support, strategic frameworks and private sector mobilization support for Antigua and Barbuda through the Department of Environment
Antigua and Barbuda is currently implementing its initial Readiness support ... funding will also support the further development and submission of an Enhanced Direct Access (EDA) funding proposal, ... the Organization of Eastern Caribbean States (OECS) Commission. A key feature of this Readiness support is hosting a ...
Document > Approved readiness proposal Antigua and Barbuda DOE_ATG
Country Programming support for Bangladesh through UNDP
... Strengthening/up-scaling the country coordination mechanism for GCFrelated activities particularly to implement ... private sector, including micro, small and medium enterprises, and leveraging their ability to implement ... clear metrics to screen project proposals for GCF submission, based on policies and strategies of the Government ...
Document > Approved readiness proposal Bangladesh UNDP
GCF invests USD 270 million to catalyse African climate investment with AFD
Earlier this week, the Green Climate Fund and the French Development ... projects in the region are often perceived as high risk by private investors, mainly due to uncertainty about ... barriers, the programme will provide loans and technical assistance to local partner financial institutions. Overall, ...
Article > Press release AFD 
New GCF-Government of Mongolia agreement supports country’s Paris Agreement goals
... with the Green Climate Fund (GCF) to provide the organisation with Privileges and Immunities. The agreement was ... United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC), governments recommended that Parties to the UNFCCC enter bilateral agreements with GCF by promptly ...
Article > Press release Mongolia 
Jamaica Country Programme
Climate change is a major challenge for Jamaica. Experiences of increased ... drought conditions, periods of intense rainfall, sea level rise, and increasingly high temperatures threatens our path ... to increase its ambition to meet the objectives of the Paris agreement. However climate action requires massive ...
Document > Country programme Jamaica
Thematic brief: Agriculture and food security
... poverty reduction in recent years. Since most agriculture is rainfed in developing countries, climate change directly ... demand for food by growing populations and cities. This need is most acute in developing countries, affecting at least ...
Document > Thematic brief
Global fund for coral reefs investment window (GFCR)
... by climate change impacts. And drivers such as overfishing, agricultural run-off, sewage discharge and ... in the blue economy, the Global Fund for Coral Reefs (GFCR) Investment Window - implemented with Pegasus Capital ... Lanka FP180 Global fund for coral reefs investment window (GFCR) ...
Document > Case study Multiple countries PCA
The Amazon bioeconomy fund
Home to the world’s largest tropical forest, the Amazon is highly vulnerable to climate change impacts. The ... die and are replaced by dry savannah-like landscapes. This would have grave consequences on biodiversity, ... reduce the impacts of climate change and greenhouse gas emissions and increase climate resilience in the region by ...
Document > Case study Multiple countries IDB
Building the capacities of key Sustainable Land Management stakeholders to mainstream climate change in Burundi, and updating the Country Programme
... Burundi and (ii) propose recommendations of action for decision makers to consistently address these issues at national level (with specific recommendations for ...
Document > Approved readiness proposal Burundi FAO
GCF and TBC Bank, Georgia’s largest bank, sign accreditation agreement
... in Georgia, for a five-year accreditation term. This partnership will enable GCF to mobilise funds through the private sector to support Georgia’s climate change actions. As a first step, GCF is working with TBC Bank and the Ministry of Environmental ...
Article > News update 
2021 Annual Performance Report for FP061: Integrated physical adaptation and community resilience through an enhanced direct access pilot in the public, private, and civil society sectors of three Eastern Caribbean small island developing states
This Annual Performance Report presents the overall ... and mitigation actions taken. The Annual Performance Report is submitted to GCF by the Accredited Entity responsible for the implementation of the project; the report is currently undergoing review by the GCF Secretariat and is ...
Document > Annual Performance Report Multiple countries DOE_ATG
Strengthening sectoral expertise and strategic framework to support the implementation of Climate Appropriate Portfolios of Tree Diversity (CAPTD) for productive and resilient landscapes and livelihoods in AFOLU across Burkina Faso (acronym R-CAPTD )
The specific readiness challenge is to build sectoral expertise, strategic framework, programme pipeline, knowhow and ... the implementation of actions with an estimated GHG emission reduction potential of 33072.72 Gg CO2eq or 30.76% ...
Document > Approved readiness proposal Burkina Faso ICRAF