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National Adaptation Plan for the Agriculture and Forestry Sectors of Paraguay
Paraguay is highly vulnerable to climate change, particularly in the agriculture and ... on agriculture and forestry, Paraguay faces compounded challenges in managing climate risks. Major barriers include ... to the disproportionate impact of climate change on vulnerable groups, limited implementation of climate-resilient ...
Document > Approved readiness proposal Paraguay
Building an enabling environment for the development and implementation of Bolivia’s NDC 3.0, through increased national and subnational coordination, inputs, and stakeholder participation
... coordination mechanisms at the national and sub-national levels, limited participation by State and non-State actors ... sector, indigenous and native peasant nations and peoples, youth, women's groups) at the national and sub-national levels in the NDC process, limited integration of NDC goals ...
Document > Approved readiness proposal Bolivia (Plurinational State of)
Strengthening national adaptation planning towards a more climate resilient society in the Plurinational State of Bolivia
... climate adaptation planning, monitoring, financing and implementation, intersectoral collaboration, and the ... National Adaptation Planning (NAP) to effectively tackle growing climate challenges and to overcome the following barriers: Weak ...
Document > Approved readiness proposal Bolivia (Plurinational State of)
Development of a Strategic Framework for a Resilient and Low-Carbon Fisheries Sector in Cuba
... development. Additionally, national institutions responsible for sector development lack the necessary institutional experience to effectively implement the required adaptation and mitigation actions, and ... for climate planning, insufficient incentives for sustainable practices, limited involvement of local governments and ...
Document > Approved readiness proposal Cuba
Support for strengthening municipal action in adapting to climate change
... waves) events, which have affected more than 23 million people. More recently, between April and May 2024, severe ... and climate policies. Within this framework, the AdaptaCidades initiative is being structured to lead and strengthen climate adaptation efforts. The project ...
Document > Approved readiness proposal Brazil
Advancing adaptation planning in Mexico
Mexico is one of the most vulnerable countries to climate change due to its geographic ... climate change impacts, the country faces significant challenges. Although Mexico has developed robust policy and ... actions, efforts are falling short of achieving the desired levels of vulnerability reduction and resilience ...
Document > Approved readiness proposal Mexico
Iran’s National Adaptation Plan (NAP) for priority sectors
... the private sector, civil society and especially people in vulnerable situation. The proposed program and securing GCF support ... as monitoring and evaluation framework developed will enable NAP process in other sectors. Iran (Islamic Republic of) ...
Document > Approved readiness proposal Iran (Islamic Republic of)
Support the decarbonization process of North Macedonia through integrated management of forest fires and strengthening climate information sharing
... capacity, systems, and strategic frameworks needed to enable effective forest fire management, enhance CO2 ... forestry sector. Capacity strengthening will also target relevant institutions ability to observe, monitor and raise ...
Document > Approved readiness proposal North Macedonia
Improving resilience in the Republic of North Macedonia by integrating adaptation into planning processes
... In doing so, North Macedonia will be better positioned to design and implement effective adaptation actions and investments in line with national priorities. The country is vulnerable to the impacts of climate change from changes in climatic ...
Document > Approved readiness proposal North Macedonia
2024 Annual Performance Report for FP151: Global Subnational Climate Fund (SnCF Global) – Technical Assistance (TA) Facility
This Annual Performance Report presents the overall implementation progress of the project including performance ... Peoples, and Gender project elements. It also provides information on challenges encountered and mitigation ... The Annual Performance Report is submitted to GCF by the Accredited Entity responsible for the implementation of the ...
Document > Annual Performance Report Multiple countries
2024 Annual Performance Report for FP152: Global Subnational Climate Fund (SnCF Global) – Equity
This Annual Performance Report presents the overall implementation progress of the project including performance ... Peoples, and Gender project elements. It also provides information on challenges encountered and mitigation ... The Annual Performance Report is submitted to GCF by the Accredited Entity responsible for the implementation of the ...
Document > Annual Performance Report Multiple countries
GCF’s Locally Led Climate Action framework and guidance
GCF’s Locally Led Climate Action framework and guidance seeks to align the GCF, countries, accredited and executing entities, and partners on good ... model and how GCF modalities can be used. Part 2 provides step-by-step guidance for developing and structuring ...
Document > Publication, Guides
GCF.10 Impact Report
... and sectors, the GCF‑10 Impact Report presents tangible results, evidence of impact on the ground, and lessons from a decade of implementation. Through ten case ... of the report’s main findings and strategic insights, designed for quick reference by decision‑makers and ...
Document > Publication
Boosting the Implementation of Best Practices in Rice Farming on the North Coast of Peru, including the Alternate Wetting and Drying Method
... and guarantee food, health, and water security. With the implementation of the Alternate Wetting and Drying method (AWD) ... backgrounds, low financial inclusion, and low-income levels, the PPF resources, particularly through baseline ... assessment to capture data on age distribution, literacy levels, income sources, access to financial services, and ...
Document > Approved project preparation funding application Peru
National Adaptation Planning in the Commonwealth of Dominica
... within just 18 hours, before making landfall on Dominica, leaving as estimated 70% of buildings destroyed, and electricity, telecommunications and transportation are yet to ...
Document > Approved readiness proposal Dominica
Strengthening participatory and evidence-based adaptation planning and small-scale private sector engagement in Saint Lucia’s forestry sector (AdaptFOR-StLucia)
... forest resources from the impacts of climate change, while harnessing terrestrial ecosystems and ecosystem services ... targeting and engagement of local communities and vulnerable groups in land use planning and design of inclusive adaptation strategies in the forestry ...
Document > Approved readiness proposal Saint Lucia
Strengthening the capacity of the Ministry of Economic Development, University of Belize, National Climate Change Office, the Ministry of Blue Economy and Disaster Risk Management, and the Belize Social Investment Fund
... national entities that are in the process of seeking GCF accreditation. This readiness will assist the MED and BSIF ... and policy gaps that were identified for their accreditation. In addition, national entities such as the ... capacity of key offices and entities in Belize who play a role in advancing Belize’s climate agenda and increasing the ...
Document > Approved readiness proposal Belize
Mobilising climate finance for oceanic and coastal resilience
... developed with GIZ (Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit), aims to support Green Climate Fund (GCF) Accredited Entities (AEs) in preparing impactful proposals and ... capital, and financing pathways such as blue bonds. It includes an Annex Resource booklet that provides expert resources ...
Document > Working paper
Financing agreed on pioneering investment in industrial decarbonisation in Paraguay
... to establish one of the world’s first commercial-scale green hydrogen-based fertilizer plants has taken a big step towards implementation. The Green Climate Fund (GCF) and its partner, ... Finance Corporation , signed financing documents for the Villeta Green Fertilizer Project in Paraguay, developed by ...
Article > News update 
Restoring vital ecosystems and water sources in the Dry Corridor Forest, El Salvador
... in Central America. It is home to 11.5 million rural people who depend on agriculture for their livelihoods. Unfortunately, the region is highly vulnerable to climate change due to erratic rainfall patterns, ... Corridor is one of the world’s most exposed and vulnerable regions to climate change. In El Salvador, freshwater ...
Article > Story El Salvador 
Climate crisis in the Himalayas: addressing the threat of melting glaciers in Northern Pakistan
In the majestic landscapes of Northern Pakistan, a silent catastrophe is unfolding. Rising temperatures have ... lakes pose a significant risk of flooding events, capable of unleashing devastation upon the land and its people. ... gabion walls, check dams, and irrigation channels, all designed to divert and manage the immense volumes of water ...
Article > Story Pakistan 
Pacific Islander voices: living on the frontlines of the climate crisis
... garden is essential to her family’s food security. She describes how an increase in rain is ruining her crops. ... a reduction in food crop harvest in my garden. The vegetables grow well when we plant them, but then insects and rain ... changes to the beach skirting her village. “Now the sea level is very high too. Our sea shore has eroded. Where we ...
Article > Story 
Solving Mexico’s water crisis while shaping the future of food
Mexico is experiencing more frequent droughts, unpredictable rainfall, and increasing temperatures, which in turn are ... The Latin American nation’s glaciers are melting, while rapid urbanisation has outpaced water infrastructure ... nitrogen fertiliser becomes a contaminant carrying pesticides, fertilisers, animal waste, and sediments into rivers ...
Article > Story Mexico 
Cuba's coastal communities fight climate change
... for evacuation. And even on calm days, saltwater seeps silently into the land, corroding house foundations and ... always enters this area,” says Labrada, aged 65, who has led the community council here for more than a decade. ... and the mangroves are deforested.” Over the past few decades, climate-related risks along Cuba’s coastline have ...
Article > Story Cuba 
How grass seeds are changing lives in Kenya
... Drought Emergencies” is a GCF-backed project that tackles drought and extreme weather events in Kenya. Katarzyna Lesiuk from GCF’s Africa Regional team conducted a project ... rather than spent. The group’s financial plan includes purchasing automated equipment to make harvesting more ...
Article > Insights Kenya 
Decoding climate communication: stories to save the world
... Journalists, filmmakers, advertisers, creators, business leaders, and policymakers can all contribute to the climate ... focused on how different communicators view their roles in the climate crisis, the impact they can make, the policies needed from leaders, and what changes are necessary to drive faster ...
Article > News update 
Re-connecting with Mother Earth
In the north of Colombia, in a region called La Mojana, three of the country’s most important ... is seeing more prolonged dry periods and more intense episodes of flooding as a result of stronger and more ... on track to complete the 5-year programme with UAIIN by 2026. The project has also been working with the Alexander Von ...
Article > Story Colombia 
Accelerating climate action to communities: seven new projects set for implementation
... five projects were immediately signed between GCF and its Accredited Entity (AE) partners at a signing ceremony on 20 ... to increase the Fund’s efficiency and impact. This includes expediting the process for the negotiation and signing ... and the Accredited Entity (AE) for the project to begin implementation. The projects set for implementation include ...
Article > News update 
GCF REDD+ pilot pushes Paris momentum, according to COP23 side event
... GCF Board member. “I think this decision of the GCF is a clear application and entry into action of article 5.2 of the ... United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) currently convening in Bonn, Germany. Article 5 of the ... This is the third and final phase of REDD+ which provides assurance to funding providers that their finances ...
Article > Press release 
Climate finance should include the poor, Philippine officials tell visiting GCF group
Climate finance plays a key role in helping poor people who are most vulnerable to climate change, senior ... country by extreme weather events during the past two decades. Philippines (the) Manila Climate finance should include ...
Article > Press release Philippines (the) 