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Armenia national country programme consultation with GCF marks step towards stronger climate action
... its first national consultation on its country programme for engagement with the Green Climate Fund (GCF) this week. ... consultation highlighted the role of the private sector as one of the key players in mobilising low-carbon, ... energy and sustainable agriculture are crucial components of climate action," says Ministry of Nature ...
Article > Press release Armenia 
African Union calls for an ambitious and successful GCF replenishment
... of the African Union. The meeting provided an opportunity for the delegates to review Africa’s engagement at COP24 ... to discuss a number of other topics of critical importance for Africa’s climate action, such as climate financing, ... in supporting climate ambition in the continent. Africa is one of the core priority regions for GCF. Over USD 2.3 ...
Article > Press release 
GCF agreement set to spur Moroccan green growth
... Accreditation Master Agreements (AMAs), such as the one signed today, are a prerequisite for GCF Accredited Entities like CDG Capital to implement ... sign this agreement with GCF, as it will “catalyse our efforts to mobilise funding towards climate projects in ...
Article > Press release Morocco CDG_Capital 
Postcard from Katowice: Tuesday, December 4
... the climate conference is focusing on different areas for action. Agriculture is one sector identified as a priority for COP 24, via the Koronivia Joint Work on Agriculture. ...
Article > Press release 
GCF workshop strengthens direct access to climate finance
... makes a difference at the local and global levels. This is one of GCF’s most important events of the year, as it ... at GCF’s headquarters in Songdo, Republic of Korea, for the four-day workshop. They include Direct Access ... to provide advice on how Direct Access Entities can transform climate change mitigation and adaptation initiatives ...
Article > Press release 
Oyun Sanjaasuren appointed as GCF Director of External Affairs
... Water Partnership. She also served both as Minister of Foreign Affairs and Minister of Environment and Green ... 3,000 institutional partners in more than 180 countries. Before leaving Mongolian politics in 2016, Dr Oyun served five ... the Ministry of Environment and Green Development became one of Mongolia’s four core ministries while the ...
Article > Press release 
Mobilising Funds at Scale RFP: shortlisting of proposals
As was announced at the One Planet Summit in Paris on 12 December, the Green Climate ... of exciting Concept Notes responding to the recent Request for Proposals for Mobilising Funds at Scale. We received 350 responses to ...
Article > Press release 
Mainstreaming climate action: Howard Bamsey outlines GCF’s transformative efforts
The Green Climate Fund (GCF) emphasised its support for mainstreaming climate action throughout the financial ... system during a side-event held in Paris ahead of the One Planet Summit. GCF Executive Director Howard Bamsey ... countries and institutions mainstream climate finance for transformative results. We are using these public funds ...
Article > Press release France 
GCF backs Mongolian forum to open up low-emission, business paths
... Climate Fund (GCF) Accredited Entity, is helping Mongolia forge a new sustainable phase in its economic growth by ... the bank’s first green finance forum on Wednesday. The one-day event run by XacBank , and supported by GCF, is ... marks a crucial phase in ongoing endeavours by XacBank, one of Mongolia’s major lenders, to carve out a low-carbon ...
Article > Press release Mongolia XacBank 
GCF completes USD 20 million transfer to drive clean Mongolian energy sector
... This five-year project is being implemented by XacBank, one of Mongolia’s major lenders which became the ... initiatives. “This disbursement marks an important milestone in the continued development of sustainable financing ... people currently burn low-quality coal in their homes for heating and cooking, the government is striving to leap ...
Article > Press release Mongolia XacBank 
Strong partnerships between countries and entities central to delivering GCF mandate
... mandate into concrete actions on the ground. That was one of the main messages to emerge from a consultation ... Entities attended the event, which provided an opportunity for exchange with the Board’s two Co-chairs, Mr. Ayman ... and led climate change projects and programmes for GCF funding. “Accredited Entities are close to ...
Article > Press release 
GCF signs off on project to improve climate-resilient agriculture in Namibia
... Investment Fund (EIF) marks the last stage of approval before GCF resources are disbursed to begin climate finance ... of the FAA marked another step in the Fund’s ongoing efforts to drive country ownership and access of the Fund’s ... he said. The Namibian Environmental Investment Fund, one of GCF’s Accredited Entities, signed a readiness grant ...
Article > Press release Namibia EIF 
COP 21: GCF Talk at Six
... and is represented by a high-level delegation. GCF has an information stand at COP 21, in the Blue Zone (Hall 3) of the conference venue. We are there every day ... country plans for the future. The Fund has already convened one side event and will hold its next session titled ...
Article > Press release 
GCF readiness support turns focus to Africa and Middle East countries
... (NDAs) and focal points of the region and create a platform for the exchange of best practices between them. Some of the ... meeting agenda is available here. Regional workshops are one essential activity under the GCF’s Readiness and ...
Article > Press release Egypt 
Synergies between climate finance mechanisms
... countries' resources and results. A report jointly commissioned by the Green Climate Fund (GCF) and the Climate ... that favoured or hindered synergies and suggests areas for optimisation. The study shows that investments ... sharing. When the funds' respective investments built on one another, supported thematically or geographically ...
Document > Joint publication
Climate-resilient Agriculture, Forestry and Land-use in Chindwin River Basin (CAFOLU-Chindwin)
... proposes a GCF project, “Climate-resilient Agriculture, Forestry and Land-use in Chindwin River Basin” ... to establish enabling conditions in the basin for public and private investments for low-emission and ... The GoRUM has identified the Chindwin River Basin (CRB) as one of the country’s priority regions for immediate ...
Document > Concept note Myanmar FAO
International day for the Elimination of Violence Against Women
November 25 is the international day for the Elimination of Violence Against Women. So what have ... we achieved? Has the incidence of violence against women gone down, is the world today better than it was last year, ... and its aftermath has drawn us back. As UNWOMEN states: “One in three women worldwide experience physical or sexual ...
Article > Statement 
GCF/B.28/09 - Integrated Results Management Framework
... results management framework (decision B.07/04) and performance measurement frameworks (decision B.08/07) into one integrated results management framework by updating the ... and related measurement and reporting approaches for the GCF-1 programming. The IRMF seeks to further ...
Board document > Action item
Workshop on the draft of the Water Sector Guidelines for DAEs
... hydropower, flood control, drought management and coastal zone management. There is a substantial demand from developing countries for projects in the water sector, but it appears that many ... for financing. The quality-at-entry of projects remains one of the largest barriers to the rapid expansion of the ...
Event > Events organised / involving GCF 
Supporting the Productive Development Bank in Bolivia to meet GCF accreditation standards
Bolivia is one of the most vulnerable countries to climate change ... to the livelihoods of its 36 indigenous nations. It is therefore necessary to facilitate direct access to climate ... process, and during 2019, received the Readiness Project for Gap Analysis and Action Plan for accreditation of the ...
Document > Approved readiness proposal Bolivia (Plurinational State of) PDB
Building Capacity to Facilitate the Integration of the National Adaptation Planning Process in Ethiopia
... catastrophic impact on Ethiopia’s population. In 2015-16, for example, Ethiopia faced one of its most recent severe droughts, during which ... its implementation through this proposed project in an effort to bring about transformational change in the ...
Document > Approved readiness proposal Ethiopia GGGI
Development of an effective governance framework for the implementation of the NDC in the health, food, and water security sectors in Ecuador
Ecuador is one of the countries most affected by the effects of climate ... and floods implies imbalances in natural ecosystems, therefore, affectations in the provision of water for food crops ... in the National Climate Change Strategy. The adaptation component of the NDC includes the water food security and health ...
Document > Approved readiness proposal Ecuador FAO
GCF’s second replenishment continues with first consultation meeting
... (GCF) has concluded the first consultation meeting (CM-1) for its replenishment that was conducted on 1-2 December ... observers (GCF active observers and secretariats of the UNFCCC, Adaptation Fund and CIF) to discuss details of GCF’s ... the climate crisis urgency, he added “We are one of the fastest climate funds in the world in terms of ...
Article > News update 
Readiness Support for Mobilizing Mali’s Private Sector Access to Climate Finance
Mali is one of the most vulnerable countries to climate change in ... change effects has been significantly hampered. This calls for increased participation of the private sector in climate ... this readiness proposal aims at contributing to the joint efforts of the Government of Mali and other stakeholders, ...
Document > Approved readiness proposal Mali
Enhancing Vanuatu’s Ability to Seek Accreditation and Direct Access to the GCF – Phase 2
... the country’s first national Direct Access Entity (DAE) for Vanuatu. This Readiness grant will build on the results ... notes for submission to GCF and a pre-feasibility study for one prioritized or more concept notes for a priority ... governments, non-state actors, private sectors, proponents submitting project concept notes, and local CSOs ...
Document > Approved readiness proposal Vanuatu GGGI
Strengthening capacities for NDC implementation in Peru improving knowledge management strategy and reporting
... as well as enhancing its national climate pledges. One of the key actions has been to update its Nationally ... (NDC). In this context, the Peruvian Trust Fund for National Parks and Protected Areas (Profonanpe) plays a ... proper guidance in terms of accessing climate finance for companies and organizations that would like to invest in ...
Document > Approved readiness proposal Peru Profonanpe
The Road to Resilient (R2R) fisheries - adopting ecosystem-based adaptation in four CARICOM Member States
... Caribbean countries depend heavily on marine ecosystems for critical ecosystem provisioning, regulating, cultural, ... and protection, tourism, recreation, and habitat for commercially important fish amongst others. The ... of ocean governance into decision making” as one of the eleven climate change priorities for the region. ...
Document > Approved project preparation funding application Multiple countries CCCCC
Linking National and Sub-national Adaptation Planning in Senegal
... key Senegalese economic sectors. Of those, the following ones are noted as priorities by the country’s NDC: agriculture, fishery, health, coastal zones, water resources, biodiversity, livestock, and DRR. Efforts are being undertaken to address adaptation capacity ...
Document > Approved readiness proposal Senegal UNDP
Developing capacities for the implementation of climate change strategic frameworks in Nicaragua
... of climate change and economic and social policies. One of these actions is Nicaragua’s National Climate Change Policy 2022-2026 (Política Nacional de Cambio Climático, or PNCC) which ... (SCCP) is a national institution that is responsible for (i) national policies on climate change and the National ...
Document > Approved readiness proposal Nicaragua GGGI