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Green Climate Fund exceeds USD 10 billion replenishment mark
The Green Climate Fund (GCF) has achieved a milestone in its mission to progress climate action in developing countries with pledges to GCF’s first replenishment now reaching over USD 10 billion. With the ...
Article > Press release 
Enhancing Direct Access Guidelines
... to local actors. This publication provides non-prescriptive guidance about how to structure an EDA ... to support GCF Direct Access Entities (DAEs), National Designated Authorities and all the relevant stakeholders to prepare EDA concept notes and funding ...
Document > Publication, Guides
Strengthening the NDA and climate change frameworks for mobilizing climate financing in Benin
... in the processes of engaging with the GCF It provides Benin with a country programme that lays out its climate ... programme. To attain these objectives, the proposal will lead to implement the outputs below: Needs assessment on areas of ...
Document > Approved readiness proposal Benin
GCF support to the Great Green Wall
... in the west to Sudan in the east is particularly vulnerable to climate change ( Figure 1 ). Temperatures rising 1.5 ... of the world are causing more intense droughts and floods, leading to increased desertification and degradation and threatening the ...
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GCF hosts Global Conference with Indigenous Peoples
... opened its first Global Conference with Indigenous Peoples, bringing Indigenous leaders, climate practitioners, ... see indigenous knowledge increasingly shaping the way GCF designs and delivers its projects. Through our Revised Accreditation Framework , we are opening clearer pathways for ...
Article > News update 
Improving Brazilian’s capacity to support the development of a national sustainable solid waste Management program in the coastal zone
... from the waste sector. More than 80% (2,655 of 3,256 sites) of the dumps that should have been closed in 2014 ... with the closure of dumps; however, they have a limited knowledge and technical and policy guidance for the adoption of ... This proposal will promote the development of knowledge of the status of MSW management in the coastal zone of ...
Document > Approved readiness proposal Brazil
Thirty-eighth meeting of the Board
... Time (UTC +2). Thursday, 7 March will be dedicated to a site visit. Constituency meetings and meetings of Board ... 3 March. Technical sessions on funding proposals and accreditation proposals open to active observers will take ... in due course. The logistics note for the meeting is available on the GCF website. The online registration system (ORS) ...
Document > Notification
FP124 - Strengthening Climate Resilience of Subsistence Farmers and Agricultural Plantation Communities residing in the vulnerable river basins, watershed areas and downstream of the Knuckles Mountain Range Catchment of Sri Lanka
... by climate proofing the underlying ecosystems in the Knuckles/Amban Ganga highlands and lowlands. The project covers ... of the Knuckles Mountain Range, which is a UNESCO heritage site that includes key biodiversity hotspots and forest reserves. The ...
Project > Public sector Sri Lanka 
FP184 - Vanuatu community-based climate resilience project (VCCRP)
Vanuatu is one of the world’s most vulnerable countries to the effects of climate change. The nation is ... including increases in air and sea temperatures, rising sea levels, and extreme weather events such as flooding and ... and restoring 11,600 hectares of agricultural and fisheries sites; and training smallholder farmers in climate-resilient ...
Project > Public sector Vanuatu 
FP207 - Recharge Pakistan: Building Pakistan’s resilience to climate change through Ecosystem-based Adaptation (EbA) and Green Infrastructure for integrated flood risk management
... adapt to climate change, as evidenced by the 33 million people affected by devasting floods in 2023. The primary ... to flood and water resource management in local watershed sites in the Indus Basin river system. This will be ... the GCF Project Preparation Facility (PPF) supported the Accredited Entity in the development of this project's funding ...
Project > Public sector Pakistan 
GCF heralds innovative ‘Bhutan for Life’ partnership at launch ceremony
... prevent threats to Bhutan’s forests, preserving their role as a carbon sink. Bhutan for Life will also support ... ‘Project Finance for Permanence’ approach, which provides a sinking fund to support improved management of the ... be found on the Bhutan for Life project page on GCF’s website . Bhutan Bhutan GCF heralds innovative ‘Bhutan for ...
Article > Press release Bhutan 
Supporting developing countries on the road to a climate-resilient recovery from the COVID-19 pandemic
... in the fight against climate change. Decisions taken by leaders today to revive economies will have crucial ... the Adaptation Fund Climate Innovation Accelerator (AFCIA) implemented by the United Nations Development ... establishing a microfinance mechanism to provide accessible credit for smallholder farmers and small and medium-sized ...
Article > Statement 
FP009 - Energy Savings Insurance (ESI) for private energy efficiency investments by Small and Medium-Sized Enterprises (SMEs)
... motors, air-conditioning, refrigeration and boilers, increasing energy efficiency and developing a new ... low levels of investment, and limited access to long-term credit. There are no Energy Services Companies (ESCOs) and ... risks for banks and SMEs. GCF will loan USD 20M to BANDESAL (the National Development Bank of El Salvador), who ...
Project > Public sector El Salvador 
GCF Board opens B.19 meeting, elects Lennart Båge and Paul Oquist as new Co-Chairs
... meeting in Songdo, Republic of Korea. Paul Oquist has been elected as the developing country Co-Chair, whilst Lennart ... B.19 Board meeting will therefore take place from Monday 26 February until Thursday 1 March, and will be presided by ... developing countries on the Executive Committee of the UNFCCC Warsaw International Mechanism for Loss and Damage. Dr. ...
Article > Press release 
GCF targets private investment shift at inaugural climate conference
... entrepreneurship of businesses in tackling the climate challenge, and comes on the heels of a seminal UN report ... private sector’s financing of climate action. This includes investigating insurance and reinsurance, as well at ... 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
... change into planning at the national, district and village levels throughout the Gambia," said Minister Dibba. ... regions is being implemented by UN Environment, a GCF Accredited Entity. Pa Ousman Jarju, GCF's Director of Country ... for about 40 percent of its national exports and 26 percent of its GDP. The geographic nature of this ...
Article > Press release Gambia 
GCF and Africa Finance Corporation drive low-emission development in Africa
... today of an agreement with the Africa Finance Corporation (AFC). The two organizations signed an Accreditation Master Agreement (AMA), a prerequisite for all GCF Accredited Entities to implement GCF-approved projects. AFC was accredited to GCF in ...
Article > Press release 
GCF upgrades climate support for vulnerable Pacific nations
... with the Pacific Community (SPC). GCF today signed an Accreditation Master Agreement (AMA) with this Pacific-based regional body to provide the legal framework for funding climate projects. GCF Deputy ... support for SIDS throughout the world. Songdo GCF upgrades climate support for vulnerable Pacific nations ...
Article > Press release 
GCF publishes the tentative funding proposal schedule for B.27
... take place virtually from 18 to 21 August 2020. GCF acknowledges the extraordinary circumstances and fast-changing ... Board decides on funding proposals brought forward by GCF Accredited Entities. Kindly note that funding proposals ... The report/s shall be disclosed (i) in the AE’s website, (ii) in locations convenient to affected peoples, and ...
Article > Press release 
GCF publishes the tentative funding proposal schedule for B.29
... is proposed that B.29 takes place on 28 June-1 July 2021 while a formal Board decision is yet to be taken on this ... Board decides on funding proposals brought forward by GCF Accredited Entities. Kindly note that funding proposals ... The report/s shall be disclosed (i) on the AE’s website, (ii) in locations convenient to affected peoples, and ...
Article > Press release 
Amazon indigenous peoples hold key to forest’s future
... Ecuador Peru FP001 FP019 FP100 FP134 Amazon indigenous peoples hold key to forest’s future ...
Article > Story Multiple countries 
FP071 - Scaling Up Energy Efficiency for Industrial Enterprises in Vietnam
... and capacity building activities, combined with a dedicated credit line. It will build on ongoing efforts by the Vietnamese Government to promote the efficient use of electricity and reduce consumption and emissions. The project ...
Project > Public sector Viet Nam 
Observers
... 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 sessions — two representatives from accredited civil society organisations (CSOs), one each from ...
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Great Green Wall in the Spotlight at COP
Attention and support for the Great Green Wall , an African-led initiative to restore land and ecosystems in Africa, were reinforced at COP26. As a funder of several projects in the Sahel region ... Global Environment Facility (GEF), UN Convention to Combat Desertification (UNCCD), UN Environment Programme (UNEP) and ...
Article > News update 
GCF and Acumen sign agreement to promote resilient agriculture in East and West Africa
... 26 million to Acumen aimed at ensuring long-term sustainable increases in agriculture productivity and incomes for ... Asia, Latin America and the United States. Acumen is an accredited entity to GCF. The Green Climate Fund was ... parties to the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) and given the mandate to fund climate action to limit ...
Article > Press release 
Structured Dialogue with Asia 2018
... stakeholders – including government ministers, GCF Accredited Entities and National Designated Authorities (NDAs), civil society private sector ... about accessing and engaging with GCF. During the high-level interactions of the Dialogue, ministers from a number ...
Event > Structured dialogue Viet Nam 
GCF approves 11 projects at its final Board meeting of the year
... approved at B.18: FP046 – USD 8.65 million for the Renewable Energy Programme #1 – Solar in Mongolia with XacBank. ... payments. Additionally, the Board approved the accreditation of five new partner organisations as Accredited ... recording of this Board meeting is available on the GCF website . The next GCF Board meeting, B.19, will take place in ...
Article > Press release 
Where do we stand with NDCs? Enhancing action on climate change in 2020
I would like to congratulate UNFCCC for this timely event on enhancing action on climate ... human lives and economies worldwide and has also led to postponement of COP 26 to November 2021. Developing ... GCF can also support developing countries’ efforts to design strategies and policies and to strengthen ...
Article > Statement 
GCF Private Investment for Climate Conference 2021
... for Climate Conference (GPIC). A timely forerunner to COP26, GPIC 2021 will convene global leaders, executives, experts and thought leaders from business, governments, financial institutions, ...
Event > Events organised / involving GCF 
Record finance and increased impact: GCF delivers for ‘implementation COP’ as it marks 10 years of climate action
... the year where we have programmed the most ever – USD 3.26 billion in new climate finance. But impact is equally ... A Decade of Impact.” “This COP rightly focuses on implementation and accountability, so, it's quite timely to ... which launched the GCF.10 Impact Report . The report describes the growing impact of GCF’s work over the past ...
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