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International Financial Institutions Knowledge Management Community of Practice annual meeting
... Management Community of Practice. As such, GCF is proud to organize the third Annual Workshop of the Community of ... in an online format. This event will be held on 29-30 November 2021 from 8:00 to 12:00 hrs. EST / from 22:00 to 2:00 hrs. KST. The workshop aims to bring together leading Knowledge Management experts working in the ...
Event > Events organised / involving GCF 
Strategic Actions for advancing climate action in CARICOM Member States
Climate change poses an existential threat to countries of the Caribbean region. Primarily, comprised ... is considered amongst the most vulnerable in the world to climate change. Adaptation requires a sizeable and ... Enable CARICOM Member States to remain engaged with UNFCCCC process in a systematic and coordinated manner. ...
Document > Approved readiness proposal Jamaica
Strengthening the capacities of national and regional development banks, which are members of the International Development Finance Club (IDFC), to access GCF resources
... and regional development banks have a huge potential to support the implementation of the Paris Agreement on ... to respond to their own mandate. Preliminary internal IDFC climate finance assessments on DAE-GCF members have shown ... and regional development banks, which are members of the IDFC, to access GCF resources and to scale up climate finance ...
Document > Approved readiness proposal Multiple countries
Leveraging the Private Sector for Increased Climate Investment and Strengthened Partnerships in the West Asia Region
This proposal seeks to improve the enabling environment for private-sector partners in climate finance in the region. Specifically, ... effective public-private partnerships for stimulating greater engagement and increasing private investment in ...
Document > Approved readiness proposal Multiple countries
Strengthen the capacitiesof sub-national authorities and key actors in the water sector to adapt to climate change in the Tuban delta
Yemen has become increasingly vulnerable to water scarcity / declining water resources due to a ... trends (population growth), leading to increasing pressure on water supply services and the sustainability of ... actions and to attract funding for identified adaptation measures / sub-projects. This is especially relevant for the ...
Document > Approved readiness proposal Yemen
Building capacity of regional direct access entity and national designated authorities to foster climate action in the Pacific
... climate change adaptation and mitigation projects relevant to their key national priorities. However, SPC still ... Gender Equality and Social Inclusion (GESI), Monitoring, Evaluation and Learning (MEL), as well as for the development ... programmes. The specific countries to be primarily targeted by this Readiness grant are the Federated States of ...
Document > Approved readiness proposal Vanuatu
Strengthening ECOWAS institutional capacities and Member States' access to climate finance to support the implementation of the agriculture sectoral priorities of the ECOWAS Regional Climate Strategy
... Guinea Guinea-Bissau Mali Nigeria Senegal Sierra Leone Togo Strengthening ECOWAS institutional capacities and Member States' access to climate finance to support the implementation of the agriculture sectoral ...
Document > Approved readiness proposal Multiple countries
Previous Readiness Result Management Framework
... Readiness Result Management Framework (RRMF) is the primary tool to guide Readiness results-based interventions, and through which GCF tracks and measures the results of the Readiness Programme in a consistent ... The purpose of the RRMF Results handbook is to provide targeted users, National Designated Authorities, Delivery ...
Document > Publication, Guides
Strengthening the institutional capacities of the African Island States Climate Commission (AISCC) member states to manage climate risks and bolster resilience - RESIslands Project
Cabo Verde, Comoros, Equatorial Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Madagascar, Mauritius, Sao ... strategies that encompass mitigation and adaptation measures. These strategies aim to mainstream climate ... is one of them. Others are the Blue Wall Initiative, the AfCTA, and the SIDS AIS Region. Cabo Verde Comoros (the) ...
Document > Approved readiness proposal Multiple countries
Advancing carbon market readiness in Mongolia
Mongolia is committed to accelerating its transition to a low-emission, climate-resilient development pathway by ... transformative climate projects. To achieve the targets set in its second Nationally Determined Contribution ...
Document > Approved readiness proposal Mongolia
Iran’s National Adaptation Plan (NAP) for priority sectors
This NAP Readiness proposal seeks to create five sector-specific adaptation plans aimed at ... efforts. The primary objective of this proposal is to ensure that Iran develops the essential technical and ... the tools and methodologies as well as monitoring and evaluation framework developed will enable NAP process in ...
Document > Approved readiness proposal Iran (Islamic Republic of)
GCF Board approves new strategic plan and USD 756 million in new climate projects
... Bashir Bhatti said, “The Board has given the green light to twelve new projects with a strong focus on increasing ... Bank of Jamaica Limited (DBJ) based in Jamaica, DFCC Bank PLC (DFCC Bank) based in Sri Lanka, and ... thirty-seventh meeting of the GCF Board will be held on 23-26 October 2023 in Georgia. The twelve projects approved ...
Article > Press release 
Launch of Green Guarantee Company to mobilise billions in climate finance
... the United Kingdom’s Foreign Commonwealth & Development Office (FCDO) through its MOBILIST programme, the Green Climate Fund ... This support is critical as both increased fiscal pressure post-pandemic and downward pressure of sovereign ...
Article > Press release 
Private sector financing
Overview The climate crisis is too big, too serious and too urgent to rely on the resources of ... to climate investments. As more governments put in place targeted policies and incentives to achieve their climate ...
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Investment framework
... framework guides how the Fund allocates resources to achieve its mission of supporting a paradigm shift toward low-carbon and climate-resilient development. The ... Investment policies, Investment strategy and portfolio targets, and Investment guidelines. Investment framework ...
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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
GCF hosts knowledge management spring meeting for IFIs
... 21-22 April. Representatives from 14 organizations delved into discussions on knowledge management metrics. Metrics are ... efficiency and effectiveness by establishing baseline measures, procedures for measuring, and expected outcomes. Led ... of Information Studies, the participants learned about measurement methods used by organisations and shared ...
Article > News update 
Pacific countries to bolster project pipeline with GCF
... entities in the Pacific for a two-week programming dialogue to address portfolio imbalances and move the region’s ... and expectations.” “We welcome GCF’s continued offer to support DAE pipelines in the Pacific,” added Dirk ... remarked Jarju. GCF and the DAEs in the region will work together on the development of the identified project ideas ...
Article > Press release 
Enhancing climate change resilience of health systems in seven CARICOM States
... and Climate Change of Caribbean countries and territories. The plan addresses the common challenges posed by ... on health and provide a roadmap for integrated action to protect health and promote sustainable development, under ... aims to fulfill the vision of the Action Plan to “ensure that the region is fully engaged in global climate ...
Document > Approved readiness proposal Multiple countries
Building climate resilience into Trinidad and Tobago’s Healthcare System
The proposal seeks to build the resilience of the health sector to cope with ... reductions; design of resilient health facilities that ensure health workforce and the public are safe from ... the United Nation Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) on National Determined Contributions (NDC) and other ...
Document > Approved readiness proposal Trinidad and Tobago
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
A milestone in climate action: GCF approves USD 1 billion of climate finance for developing countries
... in developing countries, increasing GCF’s portfolio to 270 projects valued at nearly USD 15 billion across 130 countries. Approved initiatives include GCF’s first ... United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) and serves the 2015 Paris Agreement, supporting the ...
Article > Press release 
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