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GCF Readiness Results - Vanuatu
... the Pacific island country of Vanuatu was awarded a grant for a Climate Information Services for Resilient Development ... Board members noted that the Vanuatu CIS project represents one of the first to have gone through the entire GCF project cycle — from readiness ...
Article > Press release Vanuatu 
GCF Board approves USD 745 million in funding proposals
The Green Climate Fund (GCF) has reached a new milestone today with the approval of USD 745 million in funding ... approval of this amount is an impressive accomplishment for the Fund,” said Mr. Zaheer Fakir, GCF Board’s ... in developing countries.” “By working together as one Board, we achieved a great deal at this meeting,” said ...
Article > Press release 
Ready, Set, Fund!
... today met with over 80 ambassadors and diplomats at an information meeting in Seoul, hosted by the French ambassador to the Republic of Korea, H.E. Fabien Penone. The meeting was convened to elaborate the Fund’s ... in mitigation and adaptation projects. Ambassador Fabien Penone welcomed the dignitaries and Ms. Cheikhrouhou to the ...
Article > Press release Fiji 
24th meeting of the Conference of the Parties (COP24)
... will be held from 3-14 December 2018 at Katowice, Poland. One of the most important tasks of this year's conference is ... GCF is part of the financial mechanism of the UNFCCC and serves the Paris Agreement. The Fund reports its ... - 1900 05 December 2018 (Wednesday) Event title Time The performance review of GCF 1000 - 1130 06 December 2018 ...
Event > Events organised / involving GCF Poland 
Global Programming Conference drives stronger GCF climate support
... of unavoidable change. A key focus of the conference is for GCF to learn more about how developing countries are ... United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCC) and the Paris Agreement. Discussions between a broad ... less than 0.02 percent of carbon emissions. Yet we are the ones at the forefront, just like some of you, of the effects ...
Article > Press release 
Jamaica and Norway lead countries in call for ambitious replenishment of Green Climate Fund ahead of Climate Action Summit
... from over 40 developed and developing countries today for a meeting dedicated to the replenishment of the Green ... is playing a key role in the UN Climate Action Summit as one of the co-leads of the Climate Finance and Carbon ... including Patricia Espinosa, Executive Secretary of the UNFCCC. Speaking at the event, Prime Minister Andrew Holness ...
Article > Press release Jamaica Norway 
GCF speeds up funding process to help meet urgent need for climate action
... Climate Fund (GCF) has signed implementation agreements for three climate finance projects immediately after they ... from Board approval to legal agreements represents a first for GCF in terms of accelerating the speed of available ... innovative action.” The project in Nepal – the first one to be funded by GCF in that country – will enhance the ...
Article > Press release Multiple countries 
GCF ensures Indigenous Peoples play a key role in climate action
... and then covering the site with mud, ash and charcoal before closing it off with stones. While glacier grafting is not expected to ... While the safeguards are designed to ensure no harm is done, there are plenty of examples where GCF funding is ...
Article > Press release 
Reduce Sao Tome and Principe’s vulnerability to climate change impacts by strengthening the Country’s capacity to implement an integrated approach to adaptation planning
Sao Tome and Principe (STP) is one of the most vulnerable countries to the effects of ... to establish an institutional, legal and policy framework for climate change in the country, several challenges remain ... No comprehensive institutional framework in place yet for a coordinated and cross-sectoral approach to Climate ...
Document > Approved readiness proposal Sao Tome and Principe
Enhancing climate finance and investment in LAC banking sector
... be affected by the negative consequences on the economy of, for example, an abrupt transition. Banks also face the ... are still isolated initiatives, not systemic or integrated ones, that fail to trigger significant climate outcomes at ... approach that identifies barriers and opportunities for the climate financial business, while generating ...
Document > Approved readiness proposal Multiple countries
Address at Green Horizon Summit
... be invited to join this distinguished assembly of speakers for the Green Horizon Summit. Ladies and gentlemen, we are ... transition in developing countries. There is much to be done, and we are working to provide the solutions. We need: ... And our Board meeting this week will consider another USD one billion of GCF co-financing in climate proposals. I hope ...
Article > Speech
Implementing the new GCF urban strategy in Africa
... last 20 years and will double again by 2045 reaching over one billion. Rural to urban migration – as young people ... governments face significant barriers in accessing funding for resilient infrastructure – with less than 4% of the ... urban development; and enabling circular urban economies. For example, the Sub-national Climate Fund Global (SnCF ...
Article > Speech
National Adaptation Plan: Advancing risk-informed development and land-use planning in Tunisia
Situated in North Africa, Tunisia is in one of the world’s most water-scarce and dry regions and ... and economic activity is in low-lying and flood-prone coastal zones. By 2050, climate change projections for Tunisia predict temperature increases between 1.6°C and ...
Document > Approved readiness proposal Tunisia
Achieving water security through climate-resilient infrastructure
... the Saïss Plain in the Fès-Meknès region of Morocco, is one of the country’s most productive agricultural centers. ... per cent of the water from the Sebou-Saïss basin is used for agriculture. However, in the last 15 years, the Saïss ... in the morning. So, I hired some workers to irrigate for me at night,” says Hamouna Boubka. “When I get up at ...
Article > Story Morocco 
Readiness Support for accreditation gap assessment, capacity building and pipeline development for potential accredited entity
... level of reliability of energy security and energy system. One of the key objectives of Fund’s operations is to ... in the deprived regions of the country and make it affordable to the mostly vulnerable population, thus ... to the GCF. Tentative pipeline of project ideas (to be revisited during Readiness project) being currently considered ...
Document > Approved readiness proposal Armenia
Support for the Establishment of a National Green Building and Infrastructure Financing Vehicle, Development of Green Building Minimum Compliance System, and DAE Application in Côte d’Ivoire
... long- term. This GCF Readiness grant will build on the efforts and outcomes of previously approved Readiness ... coordination including between GGGI, the Delivery Partner for this Readiness proposal, FIRCA and UNEP/CTCN. ... development of a Green Building Minimum Compliance System, one chosen city green strategy and a national green building ...
Document > Approved readiness proposal Côte d'Ivoire
Strengthening technical and institutional capacity of NDA and national stakeholders for climate finance and enhancing the Country Programming process in Guinea
... policies Absence of reliable local climate data, for an adequate response to climate change and low capacity ... arrangement and mandate of current Nationale Directorate for Meteorology to provide bespoke climate information ... – two in public sector for adaptation and mitigation and one for private sector – and provide capacity building for ...
Document > Approved readiness proposal Guinea
Climate Change Measurement, Reporting and Verification System of Albania: Emissions and Mitigation
Albania is party to the Paris Agreement within the UNFCCCwith the status of a Non-Annex 1 Party,and is candidate for EU membership; both these national commitments require ... in compliance with the UNFCCC and EU acquis requirements is one of the policy objectives of the Albanian National ...
Document > Approved readiness proposal Albania
Support for accreditation gap assessment and action plan for the Rwanda Development Bank
... at the Officer of the Registrar General of Rwanda. For more than four decades, BRD has been the sole pro- vider ... innovative and sustainable provider of development finance for socio-economic impact and a trusted strategic partner ... intervention related to climate adaptation and mitigation. One of the Bank’s largest intervention so far is in the ...
Document > Approved readiness proposal Rwanda
ED remarks for International Women’s Day 2023
Gender equality is one of the most powerful, yet under-utilised solutions to ... empower women as agents of change to drive the climate transformation we need. For this International Women's Day, we ... women innovators is the ARAF programme , which supports pioneering and early-growth agribusinesses that enhance the ...
Article > Speech
The GCF Workshop for Latin America and Caribbean Direct Access Entities: enhancing partnerships for climate action through greater access to innovative, inclusive climate financing
The GCF Workshop for Latin American and Caribbean Direct Access Entities ... highlights of the workshop were parallel sessions, during one of which two country groups were tasked with formulating ... bilateral meetings took place during which DAEs obtained one-on-one guidance on improving the quality of their ...
Article > News update 
Strengthening access to climate finance and integration of climate change into the local development planning in Benin
... United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC). Implementing the activities envisaged under this NDC ... limited technical expertise, poor quality of data and information, effective and timely mobilization of national and ... (TNA/TAP) to boost private sector investment. Output 4.1.1. One (01) concept note on scaling up nature-based solutions ...
Document > Approved readiness proposal Benin
Strengthening Togo’s Institutional Capacity for a Low-Carbon Transport System (STILTS)
... sector increased almost threefold (278%), making the sector one of the major GHG contributors in the country. Air ... such as carbon monoxide, sulphur dioxide, ground-level ozone, NOx, etc. This reality calls for a strong and holistic action that comprehensively ...
Document > Approved readiness proposal Togo
From scarcity to sustainability: Maldives’ ambitious water security project
... However, the Small Island Developing State (SIDS) is one of the most vulnerable nations to climate change and ... most vulnerable outer islands – around 105,000 people or one-third of the national population. The project also ... the Maldives Meteorological Service to enhance weather forecasting and enable improved harvesting of rainwater. New ...
Article > Story Maldives 
Saint Kitts and Nevis commits to lead on scaled-up climate action
... of Saint Kitts and Nevis today committed to lead regional efforts to accelerate climate ambitions in the Caribbean with ... Towards a Resilient Caribbean: Advancing Regional Solutions for Climate Action, Sustainable Growth and Inclusive ... and action is clear. Last year’s hurricane season was one of the costliest ever. Climate-related disasters are ...
Article > News update Saint Kitts and Nevis 
GCF Africa Regional Dialogue opens with a focus on regional climate solutions
... Dialogue, held at the United Nations Economic Commission for Africa Conference Centre, in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, on ... Development.’ In the opening, H.E. Mr. Seyoum Mekonen, State Minister, Ethiopia’s Ministry of Planning and ... on “unity, courage, and decisive action.” “GCF is one of our most important partners and can be the catalyst ...
Article > News update Ethiopia 
GCF and partners catalyse USD 600 million to boost adaptation finance
... Ltd. (MUFG) and FinDev Canada, have achieved a major milestone in scaling private investment for adaptation with the USD 600 million first closure of the ... investment with organisations such as Climate Investor One and KawiSafi Ventures, will be critical. Through ...
Article > News update 
Green Climate Fund to support the development of major proposals to increase climate resilience by conserving ecosystems at scale
... Wildlife Fund (WWF) have committed up to USD 4.5 million for the preparation and design of the Climate Resilient ... CREE consists of two separate but linked proposals, one from TNC and the other from WWF. The initiative aims to ... by GCF’s Project Preparation Facility (PPF), is a pioneering approach to protecting and conserving valuable land ...
Article > Press release 
Ulaanbaatar: Live Better, Breathe Easier
... windy winter afternoon, you immediately feel the comfort of home. It’s warm and cozy. A pot of tea is boiling. ... says 55-year old Otgonkhuu. Today, Bayankhoshuu is one of the oldest peri-urban ger residential areas in ... network of liveable subcenters. These subcenters are envisioned to provide economic opportunities and urban services ...
Article > Story Mongolia 
Disasters spur climate action coherence in Caribbean
... of destructive hurricanes is adding urgency to regional efforts enhancing climate resilience. Recent meetings with GCF ... organisation in Antigua and Barbuda, said “funding is one of our major challenges.” The Barnes Hill Community ... the establishment of the world's first climate-smart zone. GCF assistance includes supporting long-term, ...
Article > Press release Multiple countries 