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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. ...
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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
Eldik Bank Open Joint-Stock Company
... 80/1, Bishkek, 720021, Kyrgyzstan Eldik Bank Open Joint-Stock Company ...
Organisation > Accredited Entity (AE), Direct (National) Kyrgyzstan
Municipal Development and Lending Fund
Organisation > Accredited Entity (AE), Direct (National) State of Palestine
Organisation > Accredited Entity (AE), Direct (National) State of Palestine
Nigeria Sovereign Investment Authority
Organisation > Accredited Entity (AE), Direct (National) Nigeria
Organisation > Accredited Entity (AE), Direct (National) Nigeria
Asian Forest Cooperation Organization
Organisation > Accredited Entity (AE), Direct (Regional) Republic of Korea (the)
Organisation > Accredited Entity (AE), Direct (Regional) Republic of Korea (the)
Caribbean Export Development Agency
CE Barbados 1 1 1 1 1 Baobab Tower, Warrens, St. Michael, Barbados Caribbean Export ...
Organisation > Accredited Entity (AE), Direct (Regional) Barbados
Catholic Relief Services - United States Conference of Catholic Bishops
Organisation > Accredited Entity (AE), International United States
Organisation > Accredited Entity (AE), International United States
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’ ...
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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 
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 ...
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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 
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
Africa Finance Corporation
The Africa Finance Corporation (AFC) is a regional entity established through a public–private partnership to serve Africa, particularly providing financing solutions ... in the region. With the view of achieving its mandate, AFC has established strategic partnerships with other ...
Organisation > Accredited Entity (AE), Direct (Regional) Nigeria
Management
Management The Secretariat is headed by the Executive Director, who is appointed by and accountable to the Board. The Secretariat’s senior management team leads the various Offices and Departments of the Secretariat, providing the ...
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Accreditation
Overview Access to GCF resources is through entities accredited by the GCF Board (Accredited Entities or AEs). To access funding, these institutions will go through a ... review, monitoring, and project implementation and closure. Organizations with specialized capacities in driving ...
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