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How can climate action balance the needs of nature and people?
... into account global development goals intended to lift people out of poverty. A difficult past has taught young Ugandan ... world since 1700. “I now know that I am not supposed to destroy the wetlands, because when I destroy them it will ... Green Climate Fund (GCF) fact-finding mission to a project site introducing climate adaptation measures by providing ...
Article > Article about GCF Uganda 
Landmark project improved farmers’ livelihoods and protected forests in Madagascar, new report finds
... and reduced deforestation, a new evaluation report released today has found. Findings from the impact evaluation ... climate finance is used more efficiently, informing the design and delivery of future sustainable landscapes ... the United Nations warned that Madagascar could be the site of the world’s first climate change-caused famine. ...
Article > Press release Madagascar 
Green Climate Fund energy strategy accelerates low-carbon transition
... has set out how its energy strategy will support new COP29 pledges to accelerate the low-carbon transition, marking ... Project with the International Finance Corporation (IFC) is pioneering the use of battery storage and green ... lines to utilize renewable energy resource rich sites. And the COP29 Hydrogen Declaration targets the ...
Article > Press release 
FP130 - Indonesia REDD-plus RBP for results period 2014-2016
... total volume of 27 million tonnes of carbon dioxide equivalent (MtCO2eq) submitted to GCF for results-based payments ... to invest in activities that support the implementation of the country’s national REDD+ action ... current efforts addressing forest governance. This includes working with key agencies at the national, provincial, ...
Project > Public sector Indonesia 
FP136 - Resilient Landscapes and Livelihoods Project
... Ethiopia by 5 to 10 percent by 2030. This project is designed to improve climate resilience, land productivity and carbon storage, while also increasing access to diversified livelihood activities in selected vulnerable rural watersheds of Ethiopia. While ...
Project > Public sector Ethiopia 
Pacific island climate threat requires early action, says regional representative at GCF workshop
... Green Climate Fund workshop. “The slow burn crisis of sea level rises, ocean acidification and impacts like coral reef ... SPREP and 21 of GCF’s other direct access Accredited Entities wound up the three-day Empowering Direct ... GCF is continuing to evolve as an organisation. This includes an enhanced ability of independent monitors to ensure ...
Article > Press release 
Harnessing climate science to guide climate investments
... Panel on Climate Change (IPCC), Mr. Hoesung Lee, underscored the urgency in strengthening the connection ... United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC). One area that generated discussion was strengthening ... literature on climate change coming from countries hardest hit by climate change. To help address this, GCF’s ...
Article > Press release 
Twentieth meeting of the GCF Board (B.20)
... meetings of the Board Application of paragraph 42 of the Rules of Procedure of the Board: guidelines to determine in ... status of national adaptation plans Matters related to accreditation Consideration of accreditation proposals Accreditation framework review, ...
Event > Board meeting 
Seventeenth meeting of the GCF Board (B.17)
... of the Parties, including the biannual report on privileges and immunities Complementarity and coherence Matters ... for Board-appointed officials Matters related to accreditation Consideration of accreditation proposals ... results-based payments Further guidance for national designated authorities and focal points on how to engage ...
Event > Board meeting 
Sixteenth meeting of the GCF Board (B.16)
... Secretariat Reports from committees, panels and groups Implementation of the initial strategic plan for the GCF Work ... on the GCF risk management framework Matters related to accreditation Status of accreditation matters Update on matters related to ...
Event > Board meeting 
Thirteenth meeting of the GCF Board (B.13)
... on the activities of the Secretariat Update on the implementation of the Strategic Plan for the Green Climate Fund ... Private Sector Advisory Group Appointments Committee Accreditation Panel Accreditation Committee Independent Technical Advisory Panel ...
Event > Board meeting 
Twelfth meeting of the GCF Board (B.12)
... agenda and organization of work Adoption of the report of eleventh Board meeting Decisions taken between the eleventh ... Committee Risk Management Committee Investment Committee Accreditation Committee Private Sector Advisory Group Ad Hoc Appointments Committee Accreditation Panel Independent Technical Advisory Panel 2016 ...
Event > Board meeting 
Structured Dialogue with Asia 2017
... 9.6 billion. A quarter of the projects identified are being led by direct access entities. Over time, this percentage is ... as more direct access entities are going through the accreditation process. Approximately 40 percent of the ... food security and resilience to hazards; Scaling up renewable energy generation and energy efficiency measures; and ...
Event > Structured dialogue Indonesia 
Bonn side event links climate ambition to GCF replenishment
... Bonn climate talks has emphasised the link between NDC implementation and replenishment. Developing country representatives highlighted ... climate resources. The replenishment of GCF this year provides the opportunity to support the higher levels of NDC ...
Article > Press release Germany 
GCF and World Bank partner to boost cookstove market in Bangladesh
... help expand the market for improved cookstoves in Bangladesh, bringing together a number of climate and health ... of the Funded Activity Agreement (FAA), which guide the implementation of approved GCF projects, marks a key milestone for the Global Clean Cooking Programme – ...
Article > Press release Bangladesh 
Investment decisions and the climate challenge
... pour cette invitation et pour l'organisation du Sustainable Leaders Forum. The need for urgent climate action is more ... In essence it would create a new asset class, a prerequisite to move finance at scale. And our final workstream is ... proven new climate solutions, through dedicated credit lines or support to access capital markets. Here, our ...
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Management
... 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 ... make the Fund more fit for purpose to deliver impact at scale as efficiently as possible. Management ...
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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 ...
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Traditional Savanna Fire Management Readiness Proposal to facilitate Emissions Reductions in the AFOLU sector in Belize
Challenges and Gaps that the Proposal is Designed to Resolve Belize, through national commitments and ... the proposed readiness support, is that Belize has the requisite capacity and enabling environment for development of an ...
Document > Approved readiness proposal Belize
FP019 - Priming Financial and Land Use Planning Instruments to Reduce Emissions from Deforestations
This Amazon conservation project was designed to co-finance the REDD+ Action Plan in Ecuador by ... commenced in May 2017 and was aimed at addressing challenges related to sustainable development in the Amazon ... embed sustainability. Finally, promoting and monitoring credit lines for sustainable production ensures responsible ...
Project > Public sector Ecuador 
ED’s remarks at Interactive Dialogue - Access to Climate Finance: Building on the Outcomes of UNFCCC COP 28
... that the upper income SIDS, high income or upper middle income SIDS, have in accessing concessional finance. ... that I'm talking to you about. Also, I can't take any credit for it, but I have observed this and this is what we ... - Access to Climate Finance: Building on the Outcomes of UNFCCC COP 28 ...
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GCF/B.34/09/Add.03 - Consideration of accreditation proposals – Addendum III: Re-accreditation assessment of RAPL009
This document contains the re-accreditation assessment conducted by the Secretariat and the Accreditation Panel in accordance with decision B.24/13, and the recommendation by the Accreditation Panel for re-accreditation of re-accreditation ...
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The voices of Datem del Marañón: Protecting one of the most biodiverse ecosystems in the world
... province is home to a diverse ecosystem with more than 261 species of birds, unique marine life, and aguaje, one of ... in South America. For hundreds of years, the Amazonian people have understood that to live in kinship with nature, they ... changes in primary productivity, affecting indigenous people and their native land. The Datem del Marañón ...
Article > Story Peru 
GCF at COP28: A wrap up of outcomes at COP28
... fossil fuels after two weeks of intense negotiations. While stopping short of a ‘phaseout’ of coal, oil and gas, ... United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC), GCF takes guidance from the Conference of Parties ... agreements (Funding Activity Agreements) were signed with Accredited Entities to launch new projects recently approved ...
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Innovation and cooperation for global carbon neutrality
Excellencies, distinguished guests, I would like to congratulate the Korean Government on their efforts to accelerate global efforts towards a carbon-neutral future. The ... the momentum for climate action in the build-up to the COP26 meeting last December. But the climate challenge remains ...
Article > Speech
What we offer
... we give you the opportunity to pursue rewarding and challenging work with skilled and supportive colleagues, ... salaries and a comprehensive benefits package that includes worldwide medical insurance, leave, retirement benefits ... the plan. Paid leave and holidays All GCF staff receive 26 annual leave days, 15 sick leave days, 10 development ...
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Green stimulus in the post COVID-19 era and beyond
Excellencies, Honourable guests, Ladies and Gentlemen, With H.E ... could cross the 2 °C threshold within the next three decades and reach 3°C by the end of the century. The last time ... most important problem of our generation". Next year’s UNFCCC Conference of Parties will be critical for climate ...
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GCF-2
GCF's second replenishment The Green Climate Fund (GCF) – a critical element of the historic Paris Agreement – is the world’s ... As an operating entity of the financial mechanism of the UNFCCC, GCF has become a vital part of the global climate ...
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ED opening remarks
His Excellency Mr Carlos Carlos Alvarado Quesada, President of the ... widening adaption gap, with almost daily report of climate destruction and dislocation. In turn, these emission and ... 2019. Ultimately though, this climate finance under the UNFCC needs to be used in a highly catalytic way so that we ...
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Climate finance for sustaining peace and security
Your excellencies, distinguished guests, Floods, fire, famine, ... faster than expected. The countries that are being hardest hit are often those that are least equipped to cope. ... prepared to take risks. Many fragile countries have a low credit rating and find it difficult to attract investment. ...
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