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Zambia Finance Minister signs grant agreement during Livingstone Board meeting
On the sidelines of the eleventh Green Climate Fund Board meeting, the Zambian host ... has signed a grant agreement with the Fund to accelerate its preparations for climate financing. Alexander ... in Africa,” he said. Each country that is party to the UNFCCC has been invited to submit an INDC ahead of the Paris ...
Article > Press release Zambia 
Algeria outlines climate action ahead of COP 21
... Héla Cheikhrouhou, interacted with government officials to learn first hand about the country’s climate action ... the 21st session of the Conference of the Parties to the UNFCCC. Upon invitation by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, ... States (SIDS), and African States. Other countries visited included Ethiopia, Mali, Peru, and the Philippines. ...
Article > Press release Algeria 
Ambassador Black-Layne signs Antigua and Barbuda’s grant agreement with GCF
The National Designated Authority (NDA) of the government of Antigua and ... extend its support to the two-island country’s larger-scale climate adaptation initiatives. Antigua and Barbuda ... with other ministries on GCF, and to design and implement a knowledge management system to facilitate proper ...
Article > Press release Antigua and Barbuda 
Rwanda secures GCF grant to accelerate access to climate finance
... a grant agreement with the Green Climate Fund, to help implement its national green growth strategy and bring it ... Readiness and Preparatory Support Programme. The funds enable Rwanda to accelerate access to GCF resources that will be ... Environment Management Authority (REMA), its National Designated Authority (NDA). The readiness support will ...
Article > Press release Rwanda 
Pakistan visits GCF, prepares for readiness grant
... to obtain readiness support from the Fund by October. Delegation officials said Pakistan will use the support to ... Specialists from GCF provided guidance on the Fund’s accreditation process and financing modalities, including its ... (INDC), which the Government of Pakistan will present at UNFCCC’s Conference of the Parties (COP 21) in Paris later ...
Article > Press release Pakistan 
GCF readiness support turns focus to Africa and Middle East countries
... expanding its readiness programme into the Africa and Middle East region with a three-day workshop being held from 6 to 8 September at the Library of Alexandria in Egypt. The GCF Africa and Middle East Workshop ... increase understanding of GCF processes among the National Designated Authorities (NDAs) and focal points of the region ...
Article > Press release Egypt 
Structured Dialogue with Least Developed Countries
... in collaboration with the Government of Ethiopia and the Least Developed Countries' constituency under the UNFCCC, organised the GCF Structured Dialogue with Least ... in their engagement with GCF, in consultation with the accredited entities and the GCF Secretariat to ensure ...
Event > Structured dialogue Ethiopia 
GCF Global Programming Conference 2019
... world, the Green Climate Fund (GCF) is playing a major role in helping developing countries raise and realise their ... and developed countries, comprising ministers, GCF National Designated Authorities or focal points, Accredited Entities, and others to explore how the Fund can ...
Event > Events organised / involving GCF Republic of Korea (the) 
Forests: A cause of climate concern, and hope
... Peru Rwanda Viet Nam FP001 FP011 FP013 FP019 FP022 FP026 FP048 FP050 FP062 FP073 FP076 Forests: A cause of climate ...
Article > Story Multiple countries ADA_Morocco 
Fourteenth meeting of the GCF Board (B.14)
... of funding proposals Policies on the formal replenishment process Matters relating to accreditation: Strategy and policy on accreditation ... accreditation proposals Accreditation review of applicant 026 Status of accreditation master agreements Status of the ...
Event > Board meeting 
Micro, Small, and Medium sized Enterprises Pilot Programme
... the Programme. The GCF Secretariat will seek to allocate at least USD 100 million for developing countries that are particularly vulnerable to the adverse effects of climate change, including least developed countries (LDCs), Small Island Developing ...
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GCF Global NDA Conference 2018
The Green Climate Fund is pleased to host the Global NDA Conference on 8-9 and 12 ... will bring together participants from all GCF National Designated Authorities and Focal Points, including high ... for Climate Conference, please refer to the conference website . 1 / 100 Previous Next #2018NDAconference Republic of ...
Event > Events organised / involving GCF Republic of Korea (the) 
GCF to explore how to extend REDD+ coverage at Asia-Pacific Forestry Week
... an information session about forest-based climate finance. Leading environment officials from the governments of ... under the REDD+ financing umbrella. REDD+ refers to the UNFCCC-based accounting and funding mechanism that supports ... forests, and enhancement of forest carbon stocks. GCF’s desire to expand its REDD+ coverage follows a four-month ...
Article > Press release 
Green Climate Fund Board begins 23rd meeting today
... 101 approved projects. The Board will also consider accrediting four organisations to become GCF funding partners. ... Accredited Entities, which allow for finances to be channelled directly to developing countries rather than through ... civil society and private sector organisations, National Designated Authorities (NDAs), which are the national ...
Article > Press release 
Canada announces contribution to Green Climate Fund
... to the announcement, GCF Executive Director Yannick Glemarec stated: “The Green Climate Fund welcomes the ... 21st GCF Board meeting in October 2018. The process includes consultation meetings with potential contributors, ... building activities (known as readiness support) helping 126 developing countries identify and address their most ...
Article > Press release Canada 
GCF addresses climate farming challenges in expert panel
... consultation held at the sidelines of GCF’s second replenishment meeting in Ottawa, Canada. As part of the GCF replenishment and strategic programming, the event discussed ... countries. The aspects of community involvement in design and implementation, resilient agricultural practices ...
Article > Press release Canada 
GCF Private Investment for Climate Conference paves the way for more climate finance from the private sector
... The three-day Private Investment for Climate Conference is designed to act as an ideas marketplace to explore how to ... to hold this second annual private sector-focused forum reflects the Fund’s recognition that investments by ... bonds to fund climate-focused action, and expand the role of financial innovation to boost climate investments in ...
Article > Press release 
Agreement with Spanish global investor strengthens GCF’s private sector pull
... its ties with Spanish-based international investor COFIDES. Compañía Española de Financiación del Desarrollo ... (COFIDES) is a joint state and privately-owned company accredited by GCF in October last year to finance climate ... signed an agreement on Wednesday which lays the legal groundwork for GCF to injects its own catalytic input ...
Article > Press release COFIDES 
Last GCF Board meeting of 2019 begins today
... action partners. The Board will also decide whether to accredit seven new partners to propose and implement paradigm-shifting initiatives funded by GCF that ... civil society and private sector organisations, National Designated Authorities (NDAs), which are the national ...
Article > Press release 
GCF's new e-learning platform to improve capacity building and knowledge sharing
Today, the Green Climate Fund (GCF) launched its first e-learning course to enable easier access to the Fund's ... Approval Process (SAP). The SAP course is primarily designed for GCF's Accredited Entities, National Designated Authorities and Focal ...
Article > Press release 
Pledging Conference for GCF's First Replenishment
... change took an historic step forward with 27 countries pledging to replenish the Green Climate Fund (GCF) by USD 9.78 billion ... the Fund’s ability to support developing countries to design and deliver ambitious climate action plans. By 2020, ...
Event > Events organised / involving GCF France 
Message from GCF on the COVID-19 pandemic
... been spared. To date, three GCF staff members and one colleague from a partner organisation have tested positive for ... of exposure and transmission of COVID-19. These actions supplement a range of precautionary measures that GCF put in ... staff and their families. In the face of this reality, and despite serious challenges, the Green Climate Fund is ...
Article > Press release Republic of Korea (the) 
Bolstering the resilience of poor, climate-vulnerable communities
... of marginalised communities in flood-prone areas of Bangladesh comes at a critical time. Project activities launched ... adaptation capacity of those most at risk, particularly female-led households, just as monsoon season threatens. “We ...
Article > Press release Bangladesh PKSF 
GCF Private Investment for Climate Conference 2018
... entrepreneurship of businesses in tackling the climate challenge, and comes on the heels of a seminal UN report ... the urgency of climate action evidenced by the release on Monday of the IPCC report Global Warming of 1.5°C. ... (CO2) would need to fall by about 45 percent from 2010 levels by 2030, reaching 'net zero' around 2050. GCF is ...
Event > Events organised / involving GCF 
GCF and UNEP webinar on ‘Scaling-up GCF Projects on Energy-Efficient and Climate Friendly Cooling’
... cooling. The webinar presented how countries can scale up efforts on energy-efficient and climate friendly ... cooling and climate-friendly refrigerants, to ensure widespread access to cooling services while limiting their ... aim to assist National Designated Authorities (NDAs) and Accredited Entities (AEs) in the development of ...
Event > Webinar 
GCF Support to Climate Resilient Recovery
... the opportunity to clarify any questions that National Designated Authorities and other partners have regarding ... and incorporate them into NDCs and stimulus packages and to design paradigm shifting projects contributing to both ... the three expected outputs proposed in the following table. The budget allocation to the option(s) chosen by ...
Event > Webinar 
GCF’s flagship private sector conference opens today: investment solutions for climate-COVID crisis
... Investment for Climate Conference opens today to accelerate the unlocking of untapped business finances to ... three-day, virtual conference brings global and national leaders together with leading business executives to generate new thinking on how ...
Article > Press release 
GCF accredits Macquarie to develop partnership in climate investments
... first Australia-based global private sector partner. The Accreditation Master Agreement with Macquarie Alternative ... operates in 31 markets around the world and is a global leader in green finance and infrastructure. The agreement ... create concrete solutions which enhance resilience. GCF accredits Macquarie to develop partnership in climate ...
Article > Press release MAAML 
Updated GCF Project Preparation Facility Guidelines
The webinar seeks to provide detailed guidance regarding the Project Preparation Facility ... been integrated in the updated PPF Guidelines now available online . The webinar programme will cover the following ... do? What is the scope of PPF support and what are eligible activities? How to apply for PPF? What are the ...
Event > Webinar 
FP146 - Bio-CLIMA: Integrated climate action to reduce deforestation and strengthen resilience in BOSAWÁS and Rio San Juan Biospheres
... rates of any region in the country due to unsustainable management of ecosystems, demographic pressure, and a ... Nicaragua, the CR, and to channel investments into sustainable land-use management and forest management. It supports the implementation of the national REDD+ strategy, aiming to ...
Project > Public sector Nicaragua CABEI 