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Strengthening the capacity of Direct Access Entities through the Community of Practice for Direct Access Entities (CPDAE) to access climate finance and implement adaptation and mitigation programs and projects
... readiness request is submitted as part of an ongoing effort to further the complementarity and coherence between the ... to enhance country ownership of climate projects and ensure that developing countries remain in the driving seat of ... CPDAE (English, Spanish and French) and a monitoring and evaluation framework; Lack of appropriate and dedicated ...
Document > Approved readiness proposal Multiple countries
Increasing Private Sector Involvement in the Transition towards a Low-Carbon and Climate Resilient Economy in Burundi
... a GCF readiness grant aimed at strengthening the NDA to better perform the coordination role for climate change ... sectors, banking and microfinance institutions, NDA’s office, Burundi Federal Chamber of Commerce and Industry (CFCIB), and the Ministries of Environment and Finance, NGOs ...
Document > Approved readiness proposal Burundi
Market Preparation for Industrial Energy Efficiency in Lao PDR
... sets a 10% reduction target in energy consumption by 2030 compared to business-as-usual scenario. The target will ... Determined Contribution (NDC) to be submitted to the UNFCCC in 2020. The Lao Government is also implementing its ... investments in the deployment of energy efficiency measures in the industrial sector. The project deliverables ...
Document > Approved readiness proposal Lao People's Democratic Republic (the)
Resilient COVID-19 recovery and transformational pipeline to boost climate actions in agriculture, land and water sectors in Lao PDR
In 2020, the NDA function in Lao PDR was transferred to the Department of Planning and Finance (DOPF) of the ... project aims to strengthen the capacity of the new NDA office with particular focus on (1) Building new NDA ... Development Plan 2021-2025 and localized SDGs targets; (2) Developing resilient and green COVID-19 recovery ...
Document > Approved readiness proposal Lao People's Democratic Republic (the)
Niger - Accreditation Support for Agence Nationale de Financement des Collectivités Territoriales (ANFICT)
The Government of Niger seeks Readiness and Preparatory Support to establish ANFICT’s capacity to meet and ... State agency mandated to receive, manage and transfer budgetary resources to local governments to finance their ... and accountability policies, gender policy, financial disclosure policy, zero tolerance for fraud, financial ...
Document > Approved readiness proposal Niger (the)
Implementing the Saint Lucia Fisheries Sectoral Adaptation Strategy Action Plan (SASAP)
... NDA) has appointed FAO as the Accredited Entity (AE) to support the development of the “Implementing the Saint ... to support project development. Therefore, FAO together with the NDA requests support from the GCF through ... is given below. As the AE for the SASAP project, FAO will ensure the necessary due diligence, including full and ...
Document > Approved project preparation funding application Saint Lucia
Developing key legislation, regulation, policies and concept notes for climate action in Namibia
... Namibia has committed to decrease emissions by 91% by 2030. Green Hydrogen has become a priority for the country to ... updated Nationally Determined Contribution (NDC) to the UNFCCC in July 2021 with an ambitious target of cutting ... will cover the following but not be limited to: Policy measures on transitioning from fossil fuels to modern, ...
Document > Approved readiness proposal Namibia
Adaptation Fund, Green Climate Fund Convene First Community of Practice Meeting of Direct Access Entities to Climate Finance
... are joining forces to facilitate a meeting of more than 30 accredited implementing entities from both AF and GCF in ... an accreditation process separately within each fund to ensure capacity to effectively develop climate projects and ... CPDAE established its Committee, whose membership, term of office and other operational attributes will be discussed in ...
Article > Press release United States 
Ministerial forum on forest finance
... to halt and reverse forest loss and land degradation by 2030 through conservation and restoration of forests and other ... developing countries in these efforts. I had the pleasure to discuss yesterday with his Excellency the Minister ... REDD+ credits. In response to the mandate given by the UNFCCC, GCF has been supporting since the inception of its ...
Article > Speech
Bridging the climate-health gap
According to the World Health Organization (WHO), two billion people ... foodborne illnesses annually, children under five bear 30% of foodborne fatalities, 37% of heat-related deaths ... How Investing in Health Has a Significant Economic Payoff for Developing Economies. Brookings, July 21, 2020. ...
Article > Insights 
Policies: Administration
... key administrative processes including information disclosure, human resources, travel, procurement, accounting, ...
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Traditional Savanna Fire Management Readiness Proposal to facilitate Emissions Reductions in the AFOLU sector in Belize
... One of the key strategic aims identified was to “ensure the conservation, utilization and sustainable use of ... food security, and damages infrastructure, with more than 300 hectares of forest destroyed by fires every year. ... activities are able to be measured and verified, with offsets traded in carbon markets, or activities supported ...
Document > Approved readiness proposal Belize
GCF signs six new project agreements after 36th Board meeting
... between climate and developmental goals.” Catherine Koffman, Group Executive Project Preparation at DBSA, added, ... and awareness about the impacts of climate change. SAP026: Extended Community Climate Change Project-Drought ... deficiency caused by prolonged drought-periods. This USD 30 million project, with 25 million in GCF financing, will ...
Article > News update 
The Government of Jamaica is working with international financial institutions and donors to strengthen cooperation, crowd-in private investment and build climate resilience following the Resilience and Sustainability Facility arrangement with the International Monetary Fund
... sectors vulnerable to climate risks. Maturities of up to 30 years with a 10-year grace period can be considered, as ... piloting natural disaster risk clauses for its loans to ensure vulnerable communities can recover and rebuild ... of State in the Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office, said, "The UK is delighted to be working with ...
Article > Press release Jamaica 
UNDP head welcomes flow of GCF funds to the Maldives
... Steiner, United Nations Development Programme Administrator, said the Maldives will benefit from the current transfer of GCF funds to an adaptation project run by the UNDP. While surrounded ... publication last year that plans by GCF and UNPD to work together in addressing the Maldives’ climate challenges fits ...
Article > Press release Maldives 
Increasing the ambition of the Nationally Determined Contributions and climate financing in the Central America
... climate commitments are insufficient if global warming is to be limited at 2oC and even more inadequate if a 1.5oC ... and coordinating actions with other priorities (NDCs, 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development). To address these ... green recovery goals in the updated NDCs. UNEP- Regional Office for Latin America and the Caribbean is offering its ...
Document > Approved readiness proposal Multiple countries
Enhancing climate finance and investment in LAC banking sector
The Financial Sector plays a fundamental role in mobilizing the resources necessary to finance a low carbon economy, both through their activity ... in the markets. On the other hand, banks may be exposed to transition risks through their investments and loans in ...
Document > Approved readiness proposal Multiple countries
Strengthening Lesotho’s capacity to advance the National Adaptation Planning process
... droughts, heavy rainfall and snowfall events, and hailstorms. These extreme conditions are hindering national ... of Lesotho (GoL) has consequently recognised the need to implement adaptation initiatives to manage the threat of ... context, the National Adaptation Plan (NAP) process was officially launched in October 2015 with a two-day, ...
Document > Approved readiness proposal Lesotho
Strengthening technical and institutional capacity of NDA and national stakeholders for climate finance and enhancing the Country Programming process in Guinea
... readiness proposal funded by the Fund, with the goal to strengthening technical and institutional capacity of NDA ... funds Lack of mechanisms for monitoring, review, and evaluation of climate change project and programs To achieve ... included), in a sustainable manner. The proposal targets four outcomes as follow : Outcome 1.1: Country NDAs or ...
Document > Approved readiness proposal Guinea
Access funding
... through the process of applying for funding. It is designed to help developing countries and Accredited Entities design ... that come with grant, funds, compensation, or partnership offers. These fraudulent offers and emails are not in any way associated with GCF, ...
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Building project pipeline capacities: Development of GCF concept notes in the transport and health sectors in Thailand
To enable the development of priority climate change projects in Thailand, critical skills need to be built up in Thai institutions to identify robust ... accredited entities (matchmaking) Stakeholders in the targeted sectors, including NGOs and the private sector ...
Document > Approved readiness proposal Thailand
GCF hosts first Indigenous Peoples Advisory Group meeting
... takes mainstreaming the voices of indigenous peoples into its operations a step further by hosting the first ... Indigenous People’s Advisory Group (IPAG) meeting on 26-28 September 2022. Organised by the GCF Secretariat ... Mountain Province, Philippines and Communications Officer of Tebtebba Foundation (Indigenous Peoples’ ...
Article > News update 
GCF Africa Regional Dialogue opens with a focus on regional climate solutions
... across Africa have reaffirmed their commitment to identifying opportunities to scale up national and ... up to its motto of being a unique fund for humanity’s greatest challenge,” State Minister Mekonen said. GCF’s Director of the Africa Region, Catherine Koffman, emphasised the Dialogue's strategic importance in ...
Article > News update Ethiopia 
Readiness: Learn more
Opportunities to learn more Upcoming information sessions Event ... title Tentative planned date* * The dates are subject to change due to unforeseen circumstances or other influencing factors. We ...
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Agence Française de Developpement
... established several decades ago. The mandate of AFD is to contribute to social and economic development through sustainable and ... the GCF to utilize its experience in project delivery by offering support to national priorities in climate resilient ...
Organisation > Accredited Entity (AE), International France
European Investment Bank
... entity whose main objective in developing countries is to provide finance and expertise for sound and sustainable ... investment projects, in both the private and the public sector, provide social and economic infrastructure, and address ... the transition to a sustainable low-carbon future. EIB targets 25 per cent of its portfolio as climate action projects ...
Organisation > Accredited Entity (AE), International Luxembourg
Kreditanstalt für Wiederaufbau
... (KfW) is no longer a GCF Accredited Entity. For historical purposes, the documents and/or projects associated ... (KfW) is an international organisation that works together with its partners in developing countries in order ...
Organisation > Accredited Entity (AE), International Germany
Ministry of Environment (formerly Ministry of Natural Resources of Rwanda)
... (MINIRENA) is a national entity, specifically a public sector ministry, which is responsible for environment, climate ... with national stakeholders, has a strategy in place to support national development goals, particularly in green ... the implementation of relevant priority adaptation measures. Accreditation to the GCF is an opportunity for ...
Organisation > Accredited Entity (AE), Direct (National) Rwanda
Department of Environment, Ministry of Health and Environment, Government of Antigua and Barbuda
... national entity and government agency whose core mandate is to perform its functions for sustainable environmental ... climate change DOE_ATG Antigua and Barbuda 1 1 1 1 1 #1 Victoria Park Botanical Gardens, Factory Road, St. John's, St. John's, Antigua and Barbuda ...
Organisation > Accredited Entity (AE), Direct (National) Antigua and Barbuda
South African National Biodiversity Institute
... and a research institute that coordinates research, monitors and reports on the state of biodiversity in South ... projects that deliver multiple and sustainable benefits to communities in an effort to respond to local adaptation needs and national climate ...
Organisation > Accredited Entity (AE), Direct (National) South Africa