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FP103 - Promotion of Climate-Friendly Cooking: Kenya and Senegal
... a wide range of sustainable development benefits. This project aims to accelerate the growth of ICS markets in ... particularly in remote rural areas. The intended outcome is to triple annual ICS production and sales by project end ... and Senegal to reach their stated NDC targets. The project is estimated to directly benefit 11.23 million people and ...
Project > Public sector Kenya Senegal 
FP110 - Ecuador REDD-plus RBP for results period 2014
... 4,831,679 tonnes of carbon dioxide equivalent (tCO2eq) in emissions reductions - for GCF results-based payments (RBP) ... United Nations Framework on Climate Change Convention (UNFCCC) and have undergone technical assessment. They are now fully UNFCCC compliant. Ecuador will use the results-based payments ...
Project > Public sector Ecuador 
FP129 - Afghanistan Rural Energy Market Transformation Initiative – Strengthening Resilience of Livelihoods Through Sustainable Energy Access
Afghanistan faces severe energy shortages due to an ailing energy ... accelerates deforestation, and leads to carbon emissions. This project is designed to kick-start a renewable energy ...
Project > Public sector Afghanistan 
FP131 - Improving Climate Resilience of Vulnerable Communities and Ecosystems in the Gandaki River Basin, Nepal
... in Nepal’s Gandaki River Basin region, currently comprising 19.3 percent of the country's population and more ... regulatory framework and institutional structures. This initiative strengthens the climate resilience of ... of landslides and floods. It also provides technical assistance to increase the capacity of communities to ...
Project > Public sector Nepal 
FP132 - Enabling Implementation of Forest Sector Reform in Georgia to Reduce GHG Emissions from Forest Degradation
... heating during the country’s cold winters. This leads to forest degradation and a reduction of carbon absorption capacity, which is projected to decrease by five times between 1990 and 2030. This project is designed to reduce greenhouse gas emissions by ...
Project > Public sector Georgia 
FP133 - Resilience to hurricanes in the building sector in Antigua and Barbuda
... by climate change, such events can lead to significant disruption of the country's power and water supplies, as well ... as damaging communication and transport infrastructure. This project addresses the resilience of building ... addition to climate information systems and post-disaster responses. It will climate proof critical public ...
Project > Public sector Antigua and Barbuda 
FP134 - Colombia REDD+ Results-based Payments for results period 2015-2016
This project recognises Colombia's REDD+ results for 2015-2016 where a total ... the GCF requirements and resulted in a final volume of emission reductions of 5.5 MtCO₂eq. Colombia will use the proceeds from RBP provided under this project to invest in additional activities that support ...
Project > Public sector Colombia 
FP135 - Ecosystem-based Adaptation in the Indian Ocean – EBA IO
Small island developing states (SIDS) are extremely vulnerable to ... infrastructure, and marine and terrestrial ecosystems. This programme targets the most vulnerable populations of ... natural resources - whether dominated by agriculture and fishing (as in Comoros and Madagascar) or tourism and the ...
Project > Public sector Multiple countries 
FP137 - Ghana Shea Landscape Emission Reductions Project
The forest ecosystem of Ghana’s northern savanna zone is characterized by nearly 400 million shea and other trees ... charcoal production are now placing a severe strain on this ecosystem. This project will restore degraded savannah forests and ...
Project > Public sector Ghana 
FP138 - ASER Solar Rural Electrification Project
... on fuelwood for cooking, and kerosene lamps for lighting. This is expensive and causes health and environmental hazards. This project supports the Senegalese government’s aim to ...
Project > Public sector Senegal 
FP139 - Building resilience in the face of climate change within traditional rain fed agricultural and pastoral systems in Sudan
Sudan is one of the most drought susceptible countries ... supports climate change adaptation efforts among subsistence agro-pastoralist and nomadic pastoralist communities in dryland zones ...
Project > Public sector Sudan 
FP140 - High Impact Programme for the Corporate Sector
Emissions from industry account for about 30 percent of total global greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions. They arise mainly from the extraction of primary materials and ...
Project > Private sector Multiple countries 
SAP014 - Forest resilience of Armenia, enhancing adaptation and rural green growth via mitigation
Armenia is one of the most vulnerable countries to climate change ... sensitive to climate change, while its rural population is dependent on fuelwood to meet their energy demands. By ... and mitigation measures in two of the country's administrative areas most vulnerable to climate ...
Project > Public sector Armenia 
SAP015 - Promoting zero-deforestation cocoa production for reducing emissions in Côte d’Ivoire (PROMIRE)
... to 62 percent of deforestation, 38 percent of which is driven by cocoa production. This project will implement zero-deforestation agroforestry ... selected villages. SAP015 Côte d'Ivoire 1 2 3 4 5 6 1 2 268 472 706 893 1095 Promoting zero-deforestation cocoa ...
Project > Public sector Côte d'Ivoire 
Thirty-seventh meeting of the GCF Board (B.37)
... of work Report of the thirty-sixth meeting of the Board Decisions proposed between the thirty-sixth and thirty-seventh ... of the Secretariat Report on the execution of the 2023 administrative budget of GCF Appointment of External Auditor for ... Appointment of members of the independent Technical Advisory Panel Reports on the activities of the independent ...
Event > Board meeting 
GCF launches climate finance report during Seoul P4G summit
... development in order to achieve the goals of the Paris Agreement and deliver a COVID-19 economic recovery. GCF ... New Deal: Clean Transition to Green Economy” event organised jointly with South Korea’s Ministry of Economy and ... crucial role of climate finance during the P4G event, COP26 President Alok Sharma said the task ahead of “keeping ...
Article > Press release 
Green Climate Fund Board commits an additional USD 407.8 million to combat climate crisis
The Green Climate Fund (GCF) is now financing climate action in over 100 developing ... meeting closed today after allocating USD 407.8 million, raising GCF’s total portfolio to USD 5.6 billion. This ... Churia Region in Nepal (BRCRN) with FAO (FP118) USD 26.3 million for Water Banking and Adaptation of Agriculture ...
Article > Press release 
Twenty-eighth Green Climate Fund Board meeting approves 15 new projects, USD 1.2 billion for climate action
... GCF funding and USD 6.3 billion in co-financing, for low-emission, climate resilient development. The new projects raise GCF’s total portfolio to USD 8.4 billion in GCF ... actions of all countries as we approach the crucial COP26 climate meeting in Glasgow at the end of this year. This ...
Article > Press release 
Wetlands: An effective but undervalued climate solution
... that comes to mind? Forests, right? Although their role is hugely significant, the less thought of wetlands are ... Yet, wetlands, from marshes to swamps to coral reefs, are disappearing three times faster than forests. In addition ... restore, and promote their wise use. To date, GCF has 26 climate action projects in wetlands across three ...
Article > Story 
Green Climate Fund Board approves USD 325.2 million and policies for accelerated climate action
... funding was approved for climate action. The new projects raise GCF’s total portfolio to USD 10.4 billion in GCF ... including co-financing. The newly approved projects are listed below and more details are available on the GCF ... 32nd GCF Board meeting approved the following projects: USD 26.2 million for Vanuatu Community-based Climate Resilience ...
Article > Press release 
GCF publishes timelines for B.34 and B.35
... meeting (B.35) from 13 to 16 March 2023. Towards this end, the timelines and key time periods for B.34 and B.35 ... for B.34 Dates or indicative # of days Days from submission of Secretariat-endorsed funding proposal packages to ... and programmes 16 September 2022* Publication deadline 26 September 2022 B.34 17 to 20 October 2022 Key ...
Article > News update 
Pathways to dairy net zero: Promoting low carbon and climate resilient livestock in East Africa
... the transition of the region’s dairy systems to lower emissions and climate resilient pathways. The announcement was made at the COP27 Global Methane Pledge Ministerial co-hosted by US Special Presidential Envoy for ... in response to the Global Methane Pledge, launched at COP26 by the US and the EU, and building on the participating ...
Article > Press release 
Buzzing businesses: Restoring mangroves, revitalising livelihoods amid climate challenges in Viet Nam
... houses in coastal Viet Nam are damaged or destroyed, disrupting lives and livelihoods. According to the Global Climate Risk Index , the country was ranked 13th among the countries ... kilograms of honey per colony, generating VND 600,000 (USD 26) in revenue and VND 400,000 (USD 17) in profit. With ...
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, ... of the most climate-vulnerable countries: Belize, the Cook Islands, Madagascar, Peru, and Sierre Leone. Two of the ... direct access, implemented by national or subnational organisations – the Cook Islands’ Ministry of Finance and ...
Article > News update 
On the frontlines of climate change: Financing the largest community-based adaptation project in Vanuatu
‘We women depend on fishing along the coastline to provide fish for our families but most of our catch now are much ... working with Save the Children Australia, with a USD 26.2 million grant from the Green Climate Fund (GCF), will ...
Article > Story Vanuatu 
Rural women rising
... Elizabeth remained the backbone of her family, raising eight grandchildren and working to support them. ... leaving me with eight grandchildren to care for. The oldest is 15 and the youngest is three years old.” Elizabeth ... in rural communities is reflected in a transformative US$26.6 million government-led project in southern Zimbabwe ...
Article > Story 
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 
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 
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