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Building climate resilience in one of the most vulnerable zones in the Americas: the Guatemalan Highlands
Nestled among mountain ranges and a chain of volcanoes, the ... America. 83.5% of its mostly indigenous population struggles from poverty and 33% suffer from extreme poverty. This ... harm to this region causing increased floods and landslides, reduced water infiltration, and water and soil ...
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Ulaanbaatar: Live Better, Breathe Easier
... room walls. A piano sits in the corner, beside a room filled with musical instruments. But Otgonkhuu’s house still ... central heating, hot water from tap, and a flush toilet. “I live here with my wife and my youngest son. My ... 55-year old Otgonkhuu. Today, Bayankhoshuu is one of the oldest peri-urban ger residential areas in Ulaanbaatar. The ...
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How a cloud database is protecting forests and communities in Laos
At the edge of a forest clearing in Meuangkao Village, Khamla Nanthavong, a National ... change due to its economic dependence on natural resources. Despite having the highest proportion of forest cover in ... problems like illegal encroachment without being on-site. Later, Khamla works with provincial forestry ...
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Caribbean Dialogue concludes with momentum to advance GCF engagement for climate action
... understanding of GCF and a sense of optimism of how to implement their climate action priorities. The four-day ... through intensive interactions with GCF, the Fund’s Accredited Entities and other partners. A catchphrase of the ... Centre (CCCCC). Belize Songdo Caribbean Dialogue concludes with momentum to advance GCF engagement for climate ...
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Timor-Leste's first GCF-funded project: A step towards increased climate resilience
... Fund approved GCF’s first climate action project in Timor-Leste, FP109: Safeguarding rural communities and their ... Directorate for Climate Change, the country’s National Designated Authority (NDA), and the United Nations ... to achieve this, we need the support of the UNFCCC’s financial mechanisms such as the Global Environment ...
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GCF hosts knowledge management spring meeting for IFIs
... Institutions’ (IFIs) Community of Practice for Knowledge Management converged for their 2021 Spring Meeting ... from 14 organizations delved into discussions on knowledge management metrics. Metrics are a crucial element of ... content and content findability, reduction in time for design of new projects, best practice collection and ...
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GCF hosts summer meeting of the International Financial Institutions (IFIs) Community of Practice on Knowledge Management
... Institutions’ (IFIs) Community of Practice on Knowledge Management (KM) converged for their 2022 Summer ... from 17 organizations delved into discussions on knowledge management governance and functions. This is an ... to report to the leadership of the organization. This provides a bird eye view on the organization and neutrality in ...
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Join GCF at COP29
... United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC), GCF takes guidance from the Conference of Parties ... programming priorities, and eligibility criteria. The GCF delegation will be observing the official negotiations, and ... part in various events. Stay up to date A GCF COP29 microsite has been created, https://cop.greenclimate.fund , where ...
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Headquarters
... where it opened its doors in December 2013. The GCF Board selected Songdo as the host city following an open bid process ...
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Democratic People's Republic of Korea (the)
... to decline the sanctions exemption request. As a result, implementation of this readiness grant is currently suspended. Democratic People's Republic of Korea (the) Democratic People's Republic of Korea (the) ...
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Updated Funding Proposal template now available
The updated Funding Proposal template is now available. The revised template clarifies information requested for ... many portions of the template that will help GCF Accredited Entities prepare high-quality funding proposals. Further guidance on project design and on filling out the template is being developed. ...
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GEF-GCF event focuses on breaking silos for climate action
Naoko Ishii, CEO of the Global Environment Facility, stressed the importance of a system-based approach, and of breaking silos to fight climate change at a joint meeting with GCF at COP24. Javier Manzanares, GCF...
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Not just buildings! Climate resilient infrastructure debate stresses need for broad approach
... is not just about concrete buildings, but also includes the "soft" infrastructure of social welfare: this was ...
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Science provides rationale for rational climate action
... at a GCF event held on the sidelines of COP24. Maxx Dilley, the WMO's climate prediction and adaptation director, ... need to account for wind speeds and solar radiation, while agricultural climate projects should measure soil ... around the latest in scientific evidence. Science provides rationale for rational climate action ...
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Norway announces doubling of support as GCF outlines contribution to global stocktake
Norway announced today that will double its contribution to GCF as part of the Fund’s replenishment. At the same Ministerial session on global ... other SIDS, and commended Germany and Norway for showing leadership in supporting the early stages of GCF’s current ...
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The role of the banking sector in the fight against climate change
GCF hosted an event on green banking and the overall role that the banking sector can play in addressing climate ... at the sidelines of COP24 in Katowice. Speakers from EBRD, IFC, UNFCCC, RMI and the Green Investment Group agreed that the ...
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Evaluation of the GCF Result Management Framework
... of GCF's climate activities, focusing on how the Fund can learn and strengthen its frameworks. GCF Senior Monitoring ...
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First GCF side event at COP24
In GCF's first COP24 side event "GCF Operations update and lessons emerging from ongoing evaluations" today, GCF ...
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Getting ready for Katowice
... 101' briefings. GCF was created by the parties to the UNFCCC, and reports on our progress each year at the annual ...
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GCF Structured Dialogue with Least Developed Countries kicks off this week
The GCF Structured Dialogue with Least Developed Countries (LDCs) will take place this week ... Designated Authorities (NDAs), Focal Points (FPs), Accredited Entities (AEs) as well as other stakeholders. The ... and the Least Developed Countries' constituency under the UNFCCC. GCF Structured Dialogue with Least Developed Countries ...
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Second GCF Structured Dialogue with the Caribbean kicks off today in Grenada
... from the region, as well as representatives from National Designated Authorities and Focal Points, Accredited Entities, civil society and private sector. ... to share insights on climate finance, project implementation and investment opportunities. Second GCF ...
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UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres calls for climate finance mobilisation, resourcing of GCF
... years to effectively address climate change. Among them — leadership, a sense of urgency, a true commitment to a ... He expressed the need for governments to fulfill their pledge to mobilise USD 100 billion a year for climate finance and his ardent desire to ensure that the Green Climate Fund is fully ...
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Pilot Programmes
... programmes have been approved by the GCF Board. National Designated Authorities (NDA), Accredited Entities (AE) and their partners are encouraged to ...
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The sustainable landscapes project in Eastern Madagascar
... and the Green Climate Fund (GCF) has launched the Sustainable Landscapes Project in Eastern Madagascar. CI is co-implementing this multi-million dollar project with the European Investment Bank investing in sustainable landscape measures to enhance resiliency of smallholder ...
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GCF signs first partnership with Japanese bank
... Japan’s private sector with the recent signing of an Accreditation Master Agreement (AMA) with the Bank of ... of Accreditation Master Agreements (AMA) is a prerequisite for all GCF Accredited Entities, such as the Bank of Tokyo-Mitsubishi UFJ , to implement GCF-approved projects. The bank was accredited with ...
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GCF joins UN bodies to help entrepreneurs embrace climate technology
... bodies, the Technology Executive Committee ( TEC ) of the UNFCCC and the Climate Technology Centre and Network ( CTCN ), in a dialogue of experts on Wednesday titled "Boosting climate technology incubators and accelerators ... including through an event webcast, at the UNFCCC website . Germany Bonn GCF joins UN bodies to help ...
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GCF briefs delegates as COP gets underway
... REDD+, and readiness support. The factsheets are available for COP participants at the GCF Pavilion in the Bonn zone, and can also be downloaded from GCF’s website. Bonn GCF briefs delegates as COP gets underway ...
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GCF in Numbers – A snapshot of figures, facts and results
The role of GCF continues to grow as the largest international ... about resources requested in the concept notes of Accredited Entities, as well as of GCF’s current readiness and accreditation activities. GCF in Numbers has been revised for ...
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GCF disburses finance to support Indigenous Peoples in the Amazon
... lungs’ and bolstering the resilience of indigenous people. This USD 9.1 million climate finance initiative will ... Parks and Protected Areas (PROFONANPE), the direct access Accredited Entity running the five-year project. Following ... and ancestral rights in their territory. This includes their harvesting of palm trees that thrive in these ...
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Fourteenth Meeting of the Board to be held at GCF Headquarters
... be webcast live. Details on the webcast will be made available on the GCF website in due course. The provisional agenda for the meeting and the logistics note are available on the GCF website. Songdo Fourteenth Meeting of the ...
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