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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 IDCOL 
Adaptation
The challenge Adaptation needs are coming into sharp focus as the ... climate change are more evident. Increasing numbers of people worldwide are being affected by the higher frequency and ... LDCs, SIDS and African States. This factsheet provides an overview of how GCF supports adaptation planning in ...
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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 ...
Article > Speech
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 UNDP 
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 ...
Article > Speech
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 ISFMI Pty Ltd
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 ...
Article > News update 
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 ...
Article > Speech
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. ...
Article > Speech
High-level dialogue on building a green, healthy and resilient future with forests
... Service for the invitation to participate in this high-level dialogue. Deforestation and forest degradation are a ... climate resilient recovery from the Covid-19 pandemic. Despite their central role, forest protection, forest ... with a GCF co-financing of USD 114 million will provide credit lines to local agricultural banks to support ...
Article > Speech
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 ...
Article > Speech
FP129 - Afghanistan Rural Energy Market Transformation Initiative – Strengthening Resilience of Livelihoods Through Sustainable Energy Access
... and regulatory frameworks. With no connection to the electricity grid, most rural communities depend on ... and heating - which aggravates indoor air pollution, accelerates deforestation, and leads to carbon emissions. This project is designed to kick-start a renewable energy ...
Project > Public sector Afghanistan UNDP 
FP131 - Improving Climate Resilience of Vulnerable Communities and Ecosystems in the Gandaki River Basin, Nepal
While water resources for ecosystems are becoming ... extreme climate-related events such as landslides and floods threaten the livelihoods of people in Nepal’s Gandaki River Basin region, currently ...
Project > Public sector Nepal IUCN 
FP132 - Enabling Implementation of Forest Sector Reform in Georgia to Reduce GHG Emissions from Forest Degradation
... heating during the country’s cold winters. This leads to forest degradation and a reduction of carbon ... by five times between 1990 and 2030. This project is designed to reduce greenhouse gas emissions by enhancing ... carbon sequestration through the introduction of sustainable forest management in three Georgian regions. This ...
Project > Public sector Georgia GIZ 
FP133 - Resilience to hurricanes in the building sector in Antigua and Barbuda
... to be exacerbated by climate change, such events can lead to significant disruption of the country's power and ... adaptation is mainstreamed into the building sector and relevant financial mechanisms, as well as strengthening ...
Project > Public sector Antigua and Barbuda DOE_ATG 
FP134 - Colombia REDD+ Results-based Payments for results period 2015-2016
... total volume of 6.95 million tonnes of carbon dioxide equivalent (MtCO₂eq) was presented to the GCF for results-based ... to invest in additional activities that support the implementation of its Integrated Strategy of Deforestation ... The project will also contribute to the sustainable management of forest areas, as well as strengthening the ...
Project > Public sector Colombia FAO 
FP135 - Ecosystem-based Adaptation in the Indian Ocean – EBA IO
Small island developing states (SIDS) are extremely vulnerable to climate change, which poses severe threats to ... ecosystems. This programme targets the most vulnerable populations of coastal and rural areas in four Indian ... and the services sector (as in Mauritius and Seychelles). It will develop and implement ecosystem-based ...
Project > Public sector Multiple countries AFD 
FP137 - Ghana Shea Landscape Emission Reductions Project
... a key source of livelihoods in the region and provides critical economic support to women in particular. ...
Project > Public sector Ghana UNDP 
FP138 - ASER Solar Rural Electrification Project
While almost all of Senegal’s urban areas have access to electricity, about 58 percent of people in rural areas do not. For basic energy ...
Project > Public sector Senegal BOAD 
FP139 - Building resilience in the face of climate change within traditional rain fed agricultural and pastoral systems in Sudan
Sudan is one of the most drought susceptible countries in Africa. Drylands are home to nearly ... failures, livestock deaths, and the deepening of poverty levels. The project supports climate change adaptation ... traditional livelihoods, with more resilient and sustainable practices. It is targeted at benefiting at least ...
Project > Public sector Sudan UNDP 
FP140 - High Impact Programme for the Corporate Sector
... and paper, non-ferrous metals, food processing, and textiles. This programme is GCF's first at-scale investment to promote the uptake of low-carbon ... technologies in the industrial sector. It has been designed to facilitate a transformational shift within ...
Project > Private sector Multiple countries EBRD 
FP103 - Promotion of Climate-Friendly Cooking: Kenya and Senegal
... meeting the cooking needs of approximately 2.5 billion people. The IPCC estimated that replacing traditional open fires ... mitigation potential between 0.6 and 2.4 Gt CO2eq/year, while delivering a wide range of sustainable development benefits. This project aims to accelerate the ...
Project > Public sector Kenya Senegal GIZ 
FP110 - Ecuador REDD-plus RBP for results period 2014
Acknowledging Ecuador’s REDD+ 2014 results - a total volume of ... United Nations Framework on Climate Change Convention (UNFCCC) and have undergone technical assessment. They are now ... of their national REDD+ action plan. This includes developing policies and institutional management for ...
Project > Public sector Ecuador UNDP 