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GCF and Korean Government join forces to promote global Green New Deal
... warming. “Climate action and COVID-19 recovery measures must be mutually supportive to be effective,” said GCF Executive Director ... to demand that the post-pandemic economy accords with their values, and their vision of what kind of economy and ...
Article > Press release 
Funding and subsidiary agreements signed on the same day between GCF, FAO, and Government of Cambodia, accelerating implementation of a new climate resilient agricultural project in Cambodia
... Nations (FAO) have signed a project agreement, referred to as a Funding Activity Agreement (FAA) to rapidly begin ... key crops in the Basin, mainly cashew, mango, rice, and vegetables. To address Cambodia’s food security, GCF and FAO ... Bank (ARDB) of Cambodia will be strengthened to ensure that lending capacities are developed and equipped with ...
Article > News update FAO 
Moving from planning to action: The NDC partnership and the Green Climate Fund launch the Climate Investment Planning and Mobilization Framework
... climate action – and this means accelerating work to translate countries’ Nationally Determined ... launch. Serving as a non-prescriptive guide that brings together both organisations’ experience of investment ... intended to be complemented by an online resource library, offering detailed guidance, terms of reference for specific ...
Article > News update 
ED remarks, Interactive Dialogue 4: The Future Starts Now: enhancing the global system for current and future generations
... progress we have collectively achieved, as it's essential to build confidence that we can face the challenges ahead, ... civil society. We need to fundamentally reform how we measure and assess risk, and how this influences a wide range ... nine years, we’ve committed USD 15 billion to support 130 developing countries, unlocking an additional USD 45 ...
Article > Speech
Workshop forges direct links to country-led climate action
... Climate Fund has strengthened its country-driven approach to supporting global climate action with the conclusion ... “You obviously have the local knowledge to ensure the type of climate finance GCF provides is most ... Direct Access workshop has been the opportunity it has offered for Direct Access Entities to share information with ...
Article > Press release CCCCC 
Countries step up ambition: Landmark boost to coffers of the world’s largest climate fund
... Parties in Spain (COP25) on 2-13 December 2019 and at COP26, to be co-hosted by the United Kingdom and Italy in ... United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) established GCF in 2010 to direct climate finance to ... Paris Countries step up ambition: Landmark boost to coffers of the world’s largest climate fund ...
Article > Press release 
GCF convenes global forum to accelerate green recovery in developing countries
... achieve the 17 Sustainable Development Goals ( SDGs ) by 2030. There was strong consensus among participants that the ... developing countries’ efforts to green COVID recovery measures and accelerate the transition to an inclusive net-zero ... Asia and the Commonwealth. “The UK is the host of COP26 in Glasgow next year and is committed to a sustainable ...
Article > Press release 
Green Climate Fund Board approves USD 500 million for new climate action, strengthens its Results Management Framework
Funds will help SIDS and LDCs adapt to climate change, catalyse private investment, and increase ... policy framework and improves the Fund’s ability to measure its impact. The IRMF has been agreed after constructive ... of smallholder farmers. This project is part of the USD 1.26 billion GCF is investing in adaptation action in Africa ...
Article > Press release 
Tipping point or turning point: global solidarity for an inclusive, resilient recovery
... Dear colleague and friend, Executive Secretary of the UNFCCC, Patricia Espinosa; Ladies and Gentlemen. On behalf of ... investments in emerging markets between now and 2030. But financial short-termism and the lack of ... of our financial systems. First, in preparation for COP 26, countries will be raising the ambition of their ...
Article > Speech
Financing low emissions, resilient development pathways
... Christina Figueres, Founder of Global Optimism and former UNFCCC Executive Secretary; Dear Participants and colleagues. ... solution. The recovery from the COVID-19 economic crisis coincides with a pivotal time in the fight against climate change. In preparation for the COP 26, countries will be raising the ambition of their NDCs to ...
Article > Speech
GCF portfolio reaches USD 11.3 billion with new climate projects approved by the GCF Board
... billion with co-financing. In line with GCF’s efforts to increase access to its resources, the Board adopted an ... funding decisions. In addition, the 2023 work plans and budgets of the Secretariat and the independent units were ... 82.5 million as GGC scales up) with MUFG Bank (FP197); USD 26.9 million for CATALI.5°T Initiative: Concerted Action to ...
Article > Press release 
Barbados launches the world's first debt-for-climate-resilience conversion
... Loan transaction last week. The loan was backed by USD 300 million in guarantees – USD 150 million each from the ... United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) and serves the 2015 Paris Agreement, supporting the ... and knowledge, it promotes growth and well-being in 26 countries. Visit our website https://www.iadb.org/en . ...
Article > Press release Barbados 
First GCF Green Champions to be announced at COP25
... Claudia Martínez Zuleta Claudia Martinez has more than 30 years of practical experience in sustainable development, ... Food and Land Use Economy (FOLU), a former Director of the Office of Sustainable Development and later Vice President ... processes that span across the CBD, UNCCD, and UNFCCC, where she supported the development of the Ghana's ...
Article > Press release 
GCF at COP29 summary
... Climate Fund (GCF), providing an opportunity for the Fund to interact with countries, contributors, stakeholders and ... United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC). One of COP29’s key outcomes was the New Collective ... agreed to triple finance to developing countries to USD 300 billion annually by 2035, up from the previous goal of ...
Article > News update Azerbaijan 
Strategic Frameworks support for Guyana through GGGI
... projects for public-private partnership and GCF funding. To facilitate the implementation of renewable energy ... potential national accredited entities from the Energy Sector will be assessed and the nomination by NDA of two ... from the energy sector. Other beneficiaries include target audience for the awareness raising materials for NDA ...
Document > Approved readiness proposal Guyana
Twenty-third meeting of the GCF Board (B.23)
... on decisions without a Board meeting Eighth GCF report to the Conference of the Parties to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change Performance evaluation of the Heads of the Independent Units Performance ...
Event > Board meeting Republic of Korea (the) 
Fifteenth meeting of the GCF Board (B.15)
... Green Climate Fund will be held from Tuesday, 13 December to Thursday, 15 December, in Apia, Independent State of ... agreements Approval of the performance criteria and measurement procedures for the Executive Director of the ... matters Report on the execution of the administrative budget for 2016 Administrative budget and work programme of the ...
Event > Board meeting 
GCF-EIF agreement opens way for start of Namibian nature-based climate solution
The Green Climate Fund has come a step closer to helping Namibia’s Environmental Investment Fund (EIF) ... and social risks and impacts. EIF Chief Executive Officer Benedict Libanda Chief Executive Officer pointed out ... way of building climate resilience across eight targeted landscapes in Namibia. Scientific studies show that ...
Article > Press release Namibia EIF 
Twenty-fourth meeting of the GCF Board (B.24)
... that a Board member expresses the view that they are unable to join consensus regarding the outcome of a confidential ... Work programme of the Secretariat and administrative budget for 2020 Matters related to the independent units ... for the effective functioning of the Independent Evaluation Unit Work programme and budget of the Independent ...
Event > Board meeting Republic of Korea (the) 
Twenty-seventh meeting of the GCF Board (B.27)
... performance report Ninth report of the Green Climate Fund to the Conference of the Parties to the United Nations ... Work programme of the Secretariat and administrative budget for 2021 Initial analysis of options to minimize the ... units Work programme and budget of the Independent Evaluation Unit Work programme and budget of the Independent ...
Event > Board meeting 
Accelerating the deployment of climate financing for early warning systems
... 70 experts and development partners, on 12 January 2023, to validate the Scaling-up Framework, that will facilitate ... mechanism, the Systematic Observation Financing Facility (SOFF), established so countries can sustain their networks of ... at UK’s Foreign Commonwealth and Development Office (FCDO), reminded participants that “the UN ...
Article > News update 
Supporting Yemen’s Low Emissions Development through the preparation of the Nationally Determined Contribution (NDC), while enhancing required capacities and project pipeline in support of reducing emission
The goal of the proposed project is to ensure enabling conditions for the Government of Yemen and its key actors to effectively implement its priority actions for ...
Document > Approved readiness proposal Yemen
Enhancing Angola’s Access to Climate Finance for Sustainable Transport and Sustainable Landscape (AFOLU) Sectors
Climate change poses a severe threat to Angola’s economy and its population. About 80% of the ... to reduce greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions by up to 35% by 2030 as compared to the Business as Usual (BAU) scenario ... access to climate finance to implement its NDC targets, namely by developing the Readiness Needs Assessment, ...
Document > Approved readiness proposal Angola GGGI
FP001 - Building the Resilience of Wetlands in the Province of Datem del Marañón, Peru
The project in Peru's Loreto region and implemented by Profonanpe, ran from 2017 to ... practices and conservation efforts. The project targeted 120 indigenous communities and aimed to directly ... mechanisms for equipment used in bio-businesses. To ensure sustainability, partnerships with local suppliers and ...
Project > Public sector Peru Profonanpe 
FP086 - Green Cities Facility
Enabling the transition of cities to low-carbon, climate-resilient urban development. Urban ... energy consumption and about 75 percent of emissions due to the density of infrastructure and their often ... Serbia North Macedonia Albania 1 2 3 4 5 6 1 2 111 169 216 263 338 551 552 553 570 571 877 937 988 Green Cities Facility ...
Project > Public sector Multiple countries EBRD 
FP291 - ASCENT-GREEN: Resilient Energy Access for Inclusive Development
Eastern and Southern Africa are highly vulnerable to climate change, facing recurrent droughts, floods, ... in 2023 to nearly 964 million by 2050, placing growing pressure on already overstretched infrastructure. In 2023, ... flows and accelerate market transformations, enabling far greater reach. It is expected to directly benefit 28.8 ...
Project > Public sector Multiple countries WorldBank 
Energy transition accelerates with GCF support
... Kazakhstan’s private sector to invest in renewables by offering concessional, long-tenor loans over a period of ... support transmission and distribution projects that will ensure consumers have access to power generated by renewable ... Kazakhstan will support the construction of an estimated 330 MW of new renewable energy capacity and an auction system ...
Article > Press release Egypt Kazakhstan EBRD 
Strengthening Climate Information Services and Multi-Hazard Early Warning Systems for El Salvador
... zone will be lost by the end of the century. In general, 30% of the population is highly vulnerable to sea level rise ... and droughts. A National Framework for Climate Services (NFCS) will be designed and implemented to facilitate the ... as SICA and CEPREDENAC as mentioned above, the regional Offices of United Nations Office for Disaster Risks ...
Document > Concept note El Salvador UNEP
Regional Project for Leapfrogging to Energy-Efficient and Climate Friendly Air Conditioners in Cuba, El Salvador and Honduras
... to increase steadily to reach 3.5 million units by 2030 - a 51% increase from 2020 installed stock. The growing ... air conditioning appliances with the implementation of measurements that foster the adoption of more efficient ... – Ministries of Energy, Environment and Science, customs offices, national laboratories, standardization and quality ...
Document > Approved readiness proposal Multiple countries UNEP