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GCF targets private investment shift at inaugural climate conference
... need to fall by about 45 percent from 2010 levels by 2030, reaching 'net zero' around 2050. GCF is hosting the ... companies invest in climate action by reducing their exposure through a number of different financial tools such as ... that climate action could yield an economic gain of USD 26 trillion through to 2030 compared with business-as-usual. ...
Article > Press release 
GCF, UN Environment launch project to fortify the Gambia against droughts, floods
... timely assistance will integrate ecosystem-based adaptation to climate change into planning at the national, district and village levels ... for about 40 percent of its national exports and 26 percent of its GDP. The geographic nature of this ...
Article > Press release Gambia UNEP 
GCF upgrades climate support for vulnerable Pacific nations
... Fund is improving its understanding of Pacific island needs to fortify their frontline place in the climate crisis by ... funding and more partnerships towards the Pacific, to ensure that sustained funding and attention is brought to the ... in 1947 as the South Pacific Commission, as many of its 26 members are Pacific SIDS. The vulnerability of SIDS to ...
Article > Press release SPC 
GCF and Acumen sign agreement to promote resilient agriculture in East and West Africa
... projects in East and West Africa. GCF has committed USD 26 million to Acumen aimed at ensuring long-term sustainable ... Novogratz, Acumen’s Founder and Chief Executive Officer. “The project’s ultimate goal is to help African ... parties to the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) and given the mandate to fund climate action to limit ...
Article > Press release Acumen 
GCF heralds innovative ‘Bhutan for Life’ partnership at launch ceremony
... Green Climate Fund announced a USD 43 million partnership to permanently preserve Bhutan’s protected areas, which ... the World Wildlife Fund (WWF). GCF’s contribution of USD 26.6 million was approved by its Board last month to support ... sink. Bhutan for Life will also support adaptation measures to improve the resilience of rural Bhutanese ...
Article > Press release Bhutan WWF 
A sliver of hope from the middle of the Pacific Ocean
... atoll nation of Tuvalu, where half of the country’s 11,300 inhabitants live. This was my first mission as a ... a country whose total land mass across nine islands is only 26 square kilometres. The new land is the largest safe zone ... countries, and plans are afoot to construct government offices, houses, recreational areas, and other critical ...
Article > Insights 
Hope for the Amazon: Stories of resilience, empowerment, and conservation
... small size. Its forests – from the Amazon rainforest to high-altitude cloud forests – host exceptional ... future by building sustainable value chains for coffee, cocoa, palm oil, and livestock production in 2017. ... ourselves or conduct business, even become leaders. Together, we’re improving—my husband, kids, and I—all ...
Article > Story Ecuador UNDP 
Observers
... DNA of the Green Climate Fund. The GCF Board is mandated to grant Accredited Observers access to its meetings. To this end, four observers are able to participate in Board ...
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Climate costs will rise sharply if we miss 1.5 degree target, GCF conference hears
... is a moral obligation, while inadequate action leading to global temperatures over 1.5 degrees Celsius will come ... second day of the Global NDA conference, which brought together representatives of 74 developing countries, including ... pathways of development. Bill Hare, Chief Executive Officer of Climate Analytics, said countries are already ...
Article > Press release 
GCF approves eight projects at its first Board meeting in 2017
... Green Climate Fund (GCF) Board meeting of 2017 concluded today by approving eight new projects and programmes valued ... projects and programmes were approved at B.16: USD 265 million for the GEEREF NeXt programme financing ... the Ground Water Recharge and Solar Micro Irrigation to Ensure Food Security and Enhance Resilience in Vulnerable ...
Article > Press release 
Financing ambition and the future we want
... distinguished guests, ladies and gentlemen, good afternoon to everyone. On behalf of the Green Climate Fund, I would ... national, global and financial leaders consider stimulus measures to revive economies, the world is at a major turning ... communities. Developing countries will suffer the greatest human toll and economic damage from the global ...
Article > Speech
Support for accreditation gap assessment and action plan for the Rwanda Development Bank
... is a Public Company Limited by Shares, registered at the Officer of the Registrar General of Rwanda. For more than ... of different productive en- terprises in the private sector. It aims to be an innovative and sustainable provider of ... development that offers financial solutions for enhanced value to our stakeholders. Its strategic pillars are diverse ...
Document > Approved readiness proposal Rwanda PwC
Mitigation and adaptation to climate change under agroforestry systems in cocoa production in the Amazon and Atlantic Forest biomes
... increased in recent years. The objective of the project is to reduce and reverse the trend of deforestation and ... will provide detailed understanding of climate hazard, exposure, and vulnerability of cocoa farmers. The observed ... the Logical framework, including project, baselines and targets, indicators, the assessment of the project against GCF ...
Document > Approved project preparation funding application Brazil IICA
Selection process of GCF Board for 2019-2021 membership underway
... and regional groups, whose chairs and coordinators have been invited to notify the GCF Secretariat the names of the selected Board members and alternate Board members by 30 September 2018. According to paragraph 11 of the ...
Article > Press release 
XacBank first Mongolian bank to finance renewable energy
... Mongolian bank. The FAA covers a USD 17.6 million project to build Mongolia’s second large-scale solar plant with a ... meeting, last month. Mongolia is committed to generating 30 percent of the country’s power using renewable energy by 2030, as part of its climate action plan under the Paris ...
Article > Press release Mongolia XacBank 
GCF convenes its 42nd Board meeting in Papua New Guinea
... meeting (B.42) in Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea, from 30 June to 3 July 2025. The GCF Secretariat has proposed a slate of 19 climate projects to the Board for consideration, amounting to a record total ...
Article > News update 
Multilateral climate funds publishes first joint results report
... the clearest view yet of how combined efforts translate into tangible progress across four shared results areas: ... reporting, and a determination for the funds to work together more strategically. * The report was launched at COP30 in Belém on November 18, 2025. Multilateral climate ...
Article > News update 
GCF highlights success in mobilising finance to deliver climate action
Executive Director Howard Bamsey highlighted the ability of the Green Climate Fund to scale-up, innovate, and deliver climate finance in his ... private sector investments at scale. GCF has shortlisted 30 of those proposals with the potential to leverage over ...
Article > Press release France 
Guyana signs grant agreement with GCF in Paris
Guyana today signed a readiness grant agreement with the Green ... of the Parties (COP). The funding will provide USD 300,000 to Guyana to help the country build capacity to ... A minimum of 50 per cent of readiness support is targeted at Small Island Developing States (SIDS) such as ...
Article > Press release Guyana 
Entity Support support for Seychelles through the Indian Ocean Commission
In 2015, the 30th Council of Ministers of IOC requested that the Secretariat seeks accreditation to the GCF (decision 21b) and reiterate the request in ... its members states countries, re‐ stricting their ability to prepare and implement climate change projects. It should ...
Document > Approved readiness proposal Seychelles
GCF Technical Expert Meeting on Climate Information, Early Warning and Disaster Risk Reduction Services
GCF recognizes that significant investment is needed to build climate information, early warning, and disaster risk reduction services in order to support countries adapt to the impacts of climate change ... sector strategy and guide. The meeting was attended by over 30 technical experts who provided substantial inputs with ...
Event > Events organised / involving GCF Switzerland 
Desert to Power G5 Sahel Facility
In response to the Sahel countries for support, AfDB seeks to assist ... of up to USD 340 million GCF financing that leverages USD 430 million from AfDB and an additional USD 480 million ... for low emissions power projects for both on-grid and off-grid solar projects to the benefit of over 30 million ...
Document > Concept note Multiple countries AfDB
Innovation is imperative, GCF tells Leaders Climate Summit
'Innovation is imperative to achieve the goals of the Paris Agreement'. That was the message from GCF Executive Director Yannick Glemarec, speaking to the Leaders' Summit on ... models and financing instruments throughout its USD 30 billion climate portfolio, split equally between ...
Article > Press release 
Post-approval environmental and social safeguards (ESS) report for FP100: REDD-PLUS results-based payments for results achieved by Brazil in the Amazon biome in 2014 and 2015
... that have environmental or social impacts are required to provide these reports as annexes to the funding ... Programme (UNDP), informed the Secretariat of its disclosure of environmental and social safeguards information ... the Funded Activity Agreement states: "(m) At least thirty (30) calendar days prior to the delivery of Floresta+ pilot ...
Document > Environmental and Social Safeguards report Brazil UNDP
Supporting the Creation of “REDD+ Catalytic Fund” pipeline of projects (Multiple countries)
Even though forests represent 30% of earth’s land, it will only take 100 years or less to witness their disappearance. A major consequence is the ... of the REDD+ Catalytic Fund (R+CF) to comply with the UNFCCC, GCF, and Congo Basin objectives; Design a procedure ...
Document > Approved readiness proposal Multiple countries COMIFAC
GCF/B.33/10 - Updates on addressing gaps in the current portfolio for measurement
... updates under Phase I of the remediation activities to address the monitoring and evaluation (M&E) gaps in the current portfolio for measurement. The remediation exercise will improve the quality ... action no later than the thirtieth meeting of the Board (B.30) or through between Board meetings. Due to the changes in ...
Board document > Action item
Readiness Support for the Implementation of the IRMF for Alternative Energy Promotion Centre
... cooking solutions” (CCS) approved by the GCF Board at B.30. The proposed Readiness Support for the Implementation of ... GCF result architecture as per the IRMF. In addition to capacitating AEPC to develop a pipeline of projects in alignment with the ...
Document > Approved readiness proposal Nepal AEPC
High-level Pledging Conference for GCF's second replenishment (GCF-2)
... architecture, as part of the financial mechanism of the UNFCCC and in serving the Paris Agreement. GCF supports ... . Recording Rewatch the event below: Agenda 08:30 - 09:00 Registration and coffee 09:00 - 09:15 Opening of the conference Opening ...
Event > Events organised / involving GCF 
GCF Executive Director featured on TIME100 Climate List
The Green Climate Fund (GCF) is pleased to announce that its Executive Director, Mafalda Duarte, has been featured on the inaugural ... countries and help secure our shared futures. Her “50by30” vision charts the course for GCF – the world’s ...
Article > News update 
Development of Sectoral Guide and District Plans for Integrated Land Use Planning, capacity development for access to finance, and rural women empowerment for climate actions
... water, air, minerals and biodiversity1. Rwanda aspires to become an upper middle-income country by 2035 and high ... an urbanization rate of 70%, 10.3% of land area protected to maintain biodiversity, 30% of land covered by forests, and net zero carbon economy ...
Document > Approved readiness proposal Rwanda GGGI