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Pathways to dairy net zero: Promoting low carbon and climate resilient livestock in East Africa
... approved USD 3.5 million of project preparation funding to support the development of a regional public-private ... in response to the Global Methane Pledge, launched at COP26 by the US and the EU, and building on the participating ... and technologies by smallholder producers; greening value chain operations; market creation for scaling-up ...
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Resources for the Project Preparation Facility
PPF template and documents
The following templates have been developed for Accredited Entities (AE) applying for support under the Project Preparation Facility (PPF). Please note that No-Objection letter for a PPF...
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Administrative policies of the Fund
... matters including administrative guidelines on HR, admin budget, procurement and asset management, ICT, and audit and ...
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Caribbean Community Climate Change Centre
... raising awareness on climate change, building capacity to analyse climate change impacts across various sectors, and identifying adaptation and mitigation ... institutions across the region and internationally in order to deliver effective solutions and projects. Over the next ...
Organisation > Accredited Entity (AE), Direct (Regional) Belize
GCF helps XacBank become first Mongolian bank to finance large-scale solar
XacBank has become Mongolia’s first private bank to fund the completion of a large-scale, solar plant in a ... target of installed power capacity in Mongolia of 20 and 30 percent by 2020 and 2030 respectively. “The Sumber ... on strong GCF support,” he said on Saturday during an official opening ceremony for the solar plant in the ...
Article > Press release Mongolia 
Preparation of Strategic Framework to Reduce Deforestation and Forest Degradation and enhance adaptive capacity in the Bahamas
... a Climate Change and Environmental Advisory Unit in the office of the Prime Minster thus raising the policy support ... The 2015 Nationally Determined Contribution (NDC) has set a 30% emissions below 2010 levels by 2030. The NDC is also ... of The Bahamas. The Second National Communication to the UNFCCC states the urgent need to integrate different data and ...
Document > Approved readiness proposal Bahamas
Building climate resilient economies: water solutions in Grenada’s agriculture and tourism sectors
... patterns droughts, and the intrusion of saltwater into groundwater sources due to sea level rise, exacerbating ... tourism role models on the island. “We have had a 30% reduction in our usage of water, so it has had a major ... systems with gutters that are linked with waterpipes to off-the-ground water tanks. The size of the systems ...
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Record finance and increased impact: GCF delivers for ‘implementation COP’ as it marks 10 years of climate action
Belém, Brazil - On the opening day of COP30, the Green Climate Fund (GCF) heralded a record ... the year where we have programmed the most ever – USD 3.26 billion in new climate finance. But impact is equally ... stressed Mafalda Duarte, GCF Executive Director, at the official side event , “GCF.10: A Decade of Impact.” ...
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Development of Tuvalu’s National Adaptation Plan (NAP) to advance medium and long-term adaptation planning
Tuvalu is one of the world’s most vulnerable countries to climate change due to its topography, size, geographical ... adaptation investments. This request for funding will target the following outcomes: Enhanced capacity to deliver ... (e.g. a mid-term review of project progress) to ensure we account for the iterative nature of climate change ...
Document > Approved readiness proposal Tuvalu
Indigenous Peoples
... of Indigenous Peoples (UNDRIP). Indigenous Peoples have invaluable and critical contributions to make to climate change mitigation and adaptation. Yet ... United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC), including in the Cancun Agreement. The preamble of ...
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What do gin and tonic, coffee and mountain climate risks have in common?
... of mountains. Cinchona is a close relative of the coffee plant. Both plants grow in similar mountainous ... has approved at least 31 projects in mountainous areas in 26 countries, with a total GCF investment of USD 1.8 ... may not be suitable for large-scale production. It is not a coincidence that mountain environments form the hubs that ...
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Green Climate Fund joins the Collaborative Partnership on Forests
... on Forests (CPF) in a move that will enhance global efforts to end deforestation and ensure the sustainable management of forests and trees, the ... Global Forest Goals of the UN Strategic Plan for Forests 2030.” The Green Climate Fund was set up by the United ...
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GCF finance allocation builds Tuvalu’s resilience
The Green Climate Fund is transferring funds to help strengthen the island nation of Tuvalu against the ... in three of Tuvalu’s nine inhabited islands, which together have an average elevation of only 1.83m. The grant ... in Paris in 2015. “For if we save Tuvalu, we will surely save the world,” he added. Tuvalu Songdo GCF ...
Article > Press release Tuvalu 
Green Climate Fund names Mafalda Duarte as new Executive Director
... of Korea. Mafalda Duarte has been the Chief Executive Officer of the Climate Investment Funds (CIF) since 2014. ... and brings extensive experience of working in more than 30 developing countries, designing and implementing ... United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) and serves the Paris Agreement. The Executive Director ...
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SAP016 - Fiji Agrophotovoltaic Project in Ovalau
... the lack of a stable electricity supply. This project aims to overcome barriers of financing, technical capacity, and ... by supporting an innovative technology that combines photovoltaic power generation and agricultural production. It will do this by financing a 4 MW solar agrophotovoltaic (APV) system and 5MW battery energy storage ...
Project > Private sector Fiji 
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 infrastructure, high dependency on diesel and kerosene fuels, and weak power sector policy and regulatory frameworks. With no connection to ... of similar mini-grids in the future. The project is targeted at encouraging private sector engagement, while ...
Project > Public sector Afghanistan 
FP131 - Improving Climate Resilience of Vulnerable Communities and Ecosystems in the Gandaki River Basin, Nepal
... adopts an ecosystem-centred and community-based approach to address key barriers identified in ... of information about climate change, and poor regulatory framework and institutional structures. This ... the climate resilience of ecosystems to reduce the impacts of landslides and floods. It also ...
Project > Public sector Nepal 
FP133 - Resilience to hurricanes in the building sector in Antigua and Barbuda
... and Barbuda have experienced 15 hurricanes and 14 tropical storms. Set to be exacerbated by climate change, such events can lead to ... climate events. This timely initiative will also ensure that climate change adaptation is mainstreamed into the ...
Project > Public sector Antigua and Barbuda 
FP134 - Colombia REDD+ Results-based Payments for results period 2015-2016
... REDD+ results for 2015-2016 where a total volume of 6.95 million tonnes of carbon dioxide equivalent (MtCO₂eq) was presented to the GCF for results-based payments (RBP). The presented ...
Project > Public sector Colombia 
FP135 - Ecosystem-based Adaptation in the Indian Ocean – EBA IO
... island developing states (SIDS) are extremely vulnerable to climate change, which poses severe threats to ... and marine and terrestrial ecosystems. This programme targets the most vulnerable populations of coastal and rural ... (the) Madagascar Mauritius Seychelles 1 2 3 4 5 6 1 2 306 Ecosystem-based Adaptation in the Indian Ocean – EBA IO ...
Project > Public sector Multiple countries 
FP137 - Ghana Shea Landscape Emission Reductions Project
... of traditional farming. Climate change, transitioning to more modern agricultural production and a heavy ... a severe strain on this ecosystem. This project will restore degraded savannah forests and strengthen livelihoods ... services. It will do this, among a number of measures, by supporting self-financing community management ...
Project > Public sector Ghana 
FP138 - ASER Solar Rural Electrification Project
While almost all of Senegal’s urban areas have access to electricity, about 58 percent of people in rural areas do ... This project supports the Senegalese government’s aim to achieve universal energy access by 2025. The ... COVID-19 recovery. FP138 Senegal 1 2 3 4 5 6 1 2 459 430 ASER Solar Rural Electrification Project ...
Project > Public sector Senegal 
FP139 - Building resilience in the face of climate change within traditional rain fed agricultural and pastoral systems in Sudan
... susceptible countries in Africa. Drylands are home to nearly 70 percent of the country’s population. ... erratic rainfall has resulted in recurrent droughts, together with crop failures, livestock deaths, ...
Project > Public sector Sudan 
FP103 - Promotion of Climate-Friendly Cooking: Kenya and Senegal
Traditional biomass represents approximately 15 percent of total global energy use and helps meeting the cooking needs ... sales by project end and achieve a six-fold increase by 2030, thereby supporting Kenya and Senegal to reach their stated NDC targets. The project is estimated to directly benefit 11.23 ...
Project > Public sector Kenya Senegal 
FP110 - Ecuador REDD-plus RBP for results period 2014
Acknowledging Ecuador’s REDD+ 2014 results - a total volume of 4,831,679 tonnes of carbon dioxide ... 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 
SAP014 - Forest resilience of Armenia, enhancing adaptation and rural green growth via mitigation
Armenia is one of the most vulnerable countries to climate change in the Eastern Europe and Central Asia ... focusing on the forest-energy nexus, the project will target adaptation and mitigation measures in two of the country's administrative areas most ...
Project > Public sector Armenia 
Ministry of Finance of the Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia
... is a national entity located in Ethiopia. Its mandate is to oversee the planning and implementation of development ... Its activities in climate-resilient development pathways, valued at over US$ 400 million, include mitigation and adaptation projects and programmes in a variety of sectors, particularly agriculture, water, energy, forestry, ...
Organisation > Accredited Entity (AE), Direct (National) Ethiopia
Investment decisions and the climate challenge
... to 1.5 degrees Celsius. According to the UK Meteorological Office, the probability of one of the next five years ... global warming below 1.5°C and an additional USD 140 to 300 billion is needed annually to adapt to the impacts of ... developing countries in crafting green economic stimulus measures to recover from the COVID-19 pandemic and in accessing ...
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Annual Results Report 2020
... The grant equivalent calculator tool, developed by the Office of Risk Management and Compliance of GCF, converts ... United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC), contributing to the goal of keeping an average global ... and by doing so, to deliver on our mandate. The delayed COP26 climate conference at the end of 2021 will be a ...
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Decisions made for information disclosure request IDP093
This document lists the decisions made with regard to IDP093, received by the GCF Secretariat on 31 July 2020. ... with some items being granted and one item being denied on 26 August 2020. As such, this request has been partially granted. Decisions made for information disclosure request IDP093 ...
Document > Information disclosure decision