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Meet the iTAP webinar: Mitigation impact potential in the AFOLU sector
... Uses. Globally, the sector offers the second largest potential for climate change mitigation, after the energy ... to various SDGs. However, persistent barriers hamper the implementation of AFOLU mitigation projects in developing ... in the IPCC Fifth Assessment Report and evaluated the FCPF, the FAO-climate programme and two CGIAR programmes and ...
Event > Webinar 
Empowering climate-friendly cookstove producers and driving sustainable market growth in Kenya and Senegal
While access to clean cooking has increased in recent years, approximately 2.1 billion people still rely on ... To promote climate-friendly cooking, the Green Climate Fund (GCF) has partnered with the governments of Kenya, ...
Article > Story Kenya Senegal GIZ 
REDD+
... United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) which supports countries' efforts to reduce emissions ... realising direct access, providing access to finance, and mobilising the private sector. Phase 1: Readiness GCF’s ... finance, is another potential source of REDD+ support. Accredited Entities submit funding proposals that are assessed ...
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National Adaptation Planning support for Antigua and Barbuda through Ministry of Health and Environment
... to the global goal on adaptation in the Paris Agreement – to enhance adaptive capacity, strengthen resilience and reduce vulnerability to climate change (Article 7.1.). The project will achieve this goal by engaging in ... its Nationally Determined Contribution (NDC) to the UNFCCC in October 2015 and ratified the Paris Agreement in ...
Document > Approved readiness proposal Antigua and Barbuda DOE_ATG
GCF and MUFG Bank initiative to accelerate green energy transition in Chile
... allocating GCF resources to the Espejo de Tarapacá renewable energy project in Chile by signing a Funded Activity ... which was submitted by MUFG Bank – one of GCF’s Accredited Entities – will be led by the renewable energy ... development stage and win a PPA – and, most notably, by mobilising institutional capital at scale. As the first such ...
Article > Press release Chile MUFG_Bank 
Regional Project for Leapfrogging to Energy-Efficient and Climate Friendly Air Conditioners in Cuba, El Salvador and Honduras
According to the analysis conducted by UNEP’s United for Efficiency’s (U4E) initiative for cooling products, the ... from avoided burning of fossil fuels, more than 54 TWh of electricity, and over $ 6 billion USD savings in electricity ...
Document > Approved readiness proposal Multiple countries UNEP
Strengthening the foundation for a climate responsive agricultural sector in the Caribbean
Three of the top 10 countries facing the highest level of climate risk globally ... of climate change and variability. Owing to its high dependency on natural system resources and multifunctional role ...
Document > Approved readiness proposal Multiple countries IICA
Enhancing Saint Lucia’s understanding, capacity, institutional and strategic frameworks to access climate finance for low-emission climate resilient pathways
... regions of the world, Saint Lucia is highly vulnerable to and beset with a myriad of challenges and risks to lives, livelihoods and the sustainable ... in its gap assessment in order to achieve the required accreditation status and establish itself as an attractive ...
Document > Approved readiness proposal Saint Lucia CCCCC
Readiness Support to Capacitate Rwanda’s Subnational Level Actors in Green Growth and Climate Resilience
... proposal seeks to increase the capacity of Rwanda Government’s Thematic Sector Working Groups (TSWGs) with a focus on strengthening their functions and activities to inform sub-national level actors on green growth and climate resilience that ...
Document > Approved readiness proposal Rwanda GGGI
Enhancing the resilience of health systems to climate change and emerging pandemics in the Republic of Marshall Islands
... (RMI), a small island developing state, is highly vulnerable to the health impacts of climate variability and change. Without substantial and proactive investment in adaptation in the health sector, including expanding reach to vulnerable communities and sub-populations, the current and projected ...
Document > Approved readiness proposal Marshall Islands WHO
Enhancing Direct Access to Climate Finance in Fiji – Phase 2
... shortage of water and higher infrastructure costs.1 The current average asset losses due to tropical cyclones and floods ... representing more than 5% of Fiji’s GDP. Furthermore, while Fiji’s national CO2 equivalent emissions make up a mere ... of Economy (MoE) submitting its application to become an accredited entity to the GCF. However, gaps still remain to ...
Document > Approved readiness proposal Fiji GGGI
Advancing Lao PDR’s National Adaptation Plan (NAP) through Climate Change Vulnerability Assessments for Disaster Risk Management in human settlements
This NAP Readiness proposal was developed by UN-Habitat Office in Lao People’s Democratic Republic (PDR) in response to the support requested by the NDA, Climate Change Department (DCC), Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment ...
Document > Approved readiness proposal Lao People's Democratic Republic (the)
Supporting REDD+ Readiness Preparation and Implementation in Sudan
1. Sudan seeks to use GCF readiness support to complete and consolidate the REDD+ readiness preparation and to start the implementation/investment phase on emission reductions (ER) and ... forest reference level, Sudan developed following the UNFCCC guidance on elaborating a subnational FRL as an interim ...
Document > Approved readiness proposal Sudan FAO
Advancing the National Adaptation Plan of the Maldives
... Small Island Developing State (SIDS) and is one of the smallest atoll island nations globally. The government of Maldives has expressed concerns about the impacts of global warming on the country as the geographical characteristics of the country — ...
Document > Approved readiness proposal Maldives UNEP
Preparation of Strategic Framework to Reduce Deforestation and Forest Degradation and enhance adaptive capacity in the Bahamas
The Bahamas has been highly affected by climate change during the last years, ... and it is expected to get worse in the future; for example, 80% of the Commonwealth of The Bahamas is within 1 meter ... of The Bahamas. The Second National Communication to the UNFCCC states the urgent need to integrate different data and ...
Document > Approved readiness proposal Bahamas FAO
Enhancing Saint Lucia's National Adaptation Plan Process through the Elaboration of Sector Strategies and Action Plans, a Strengthened Evidence Base, and Improved Private Sector Engagement
... advancing the country’s NAP process. It will do so by strengthening the capacity of critical institutions and line ... tourism, and infrastructure/spatial planning), and to clearly articulate their adaptation priorities and needs to mobilise climate finance; moving from adaptation planning to ...
Document > Approved readiness proposal Saint Lucia
Enabling Activities for the Formulation and Implementation of a Multisectoral National Adaptation Plan for Belize
Belize is Party to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) and the Paris Agreement. Article 7.9 of the latter requires Belize to, “as appropriate, ...
Document > Approved readiness proposal Belize PACT
Climate Resilient Systems for SADC Water Sector: SADC Hydrological Cycle Observation System (SADC-HYCOS IV Project)
... of a Funding Proposal for the proposed project titled: Climate Resilient Sytems for SADC Water Sector: SADC ... investment outlook for climate resilient water security and mobilise USD30 billion/year to close the water investment ... guarantees, private equity and others. DBSA will be the Accredited Entity (AE) for the proposed project. Given the ...
Document > Approved project preparation funding application Multiple countries DBSA
Cook Islands: First and fastest Green Climate Fund country project
Incheon, Republic of Korea – The first single-country project in the Cook Islands took 20 days from GCF ... the power of collaboration and leadership within our Accredited Entity, as we work closely with our local agencies ... United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) and serves the 2015 Paris Agreement, supporting the ...
Article > Press release Cook Islands 
Korea Global Adaptation Week
GCF joined the UNFCCC in the Korea Global Adaptation Week to build momentum in supporting countries' efforts in improving access ... Center for Climate Change (KACCC). GCF played an active role in a series of events throughout the Korea Global ...
Event > Events organised / involving GCF Republic of Korea (the) 
Indigenous Peoples regional dialogue reaffirms GCF commitment to vulnerable local communities
The Regional dialogue of Indigenous Peoples of Latin America and the Caribbean took place on 18-20 ... organisations, delegates from NDAs of LAC Governments and Accredited Entities. The meeting focused on engaging key ... network of indigenous specialists in climate finance (REIFC). The network, comprised of 17 indigenous leaders from ...
Article > Press release Nicaragua 
GCF joins German development bank to make Tanzania more climate resilient
The Green Climate Fund signed a funding agreement with ... (FAA) with KfW, Germany’s development bank and a GCF Accredited Entity, allows GCF to begin transferring grant ... Simiyu region, where rainfall has become more unpredictable, while droughts and floods have become more frequent. ...
Article > Press release Tanzania KfW 
GCF and WMO agree to strengthen science in climate response
The World Meteorological Organization (WMO) and the Green Climate Fund (GCF) have signed an agreement to leverage WMO expertise in weather, climate and water to ... of Understanding signed on Monday, WMO will help GCF Accredited Entities maximise the benefits of their investments ...
Article > Press release WMO 
GCF funding agreement with Namibia first under new simplified approach
A recently signed implementation agreement opens up Green Climate Fund (GCF) finances to boost the climate resilience of ... five years. The goal is to reduce the impacts of increasing temperature and higher water evaporation in an area where ...
Article > Press release Namibia EIF 
Postcard from Katowice: Wednesday, December 5
... level, the gathering of all the parties to the UNFCCC in one place for two weeks gives a great opportunity to ... operations. Bilateral meetings with developing countries, Accredited Entities, and other partners are being held to ... during its first financing period (the Initial Resource Mobilisation), and putting in place the conditions for a ...
Article > Press release 
GCF affirms its commitment to Least Developed Countries
... in cooperation with the Government of Ethiopia and the Least Developed Countries' constituency under the UNFCCC, held the Structured Dialogue with Least Developed ... Designated Authorities (NDAs) and Focal Points (FPs), Accredited Entities (AEs) and other stakeholders. They had an ...
Article > Press release Ethiopia 
GCF support for adaptation planning helps developing countries build the case for increased action and investment
The first GCF Adaptation Rationale workshop took place in Cebu, Philippines on 14-16 November 2018. The event strengthened the expertise of countries and Direct Access Entities (DAEs) in developing ...
Article > Press release Philippines (the) 
GCF affirms partnership with the Caribbean Development Bank
... Fund and the Caribbean Development Bank (CDB) signed a legal agreement to open doors for more climate finance ... projects in the Caribbean region. The signing of the Accreditation Master Agreement (AMA) took place on the margins ... with GCF. This Agreement will catalyse our efforts to mobilise much-needed funding to build climate resilience in ...
Article > Press release CDB 
GCF signs off funding for Barbados water sector resilience project
... S-Barbados). The project aims to make the provision of potable water in Barbados less vulnerable to the impacts of ... Authority from the investment in the PV systems will be deposited into a locally managed adaptation fund. Consumers will ... GCF in the Caribbean region to be signed. The project’s Accredited Entity (AE) is the Caribbean Community Climate ...
Article > Press release Barbados CCCCC 
Agreement bolsters Caribbean ability to weather climate disaster
The Green Climate Fund signed an Accreditation Master Agreement ... for the country’s Department of Environment. The milestone unlocks opportunities for the continued ...
Article > Press release Antigua and Barbuda DOE_ATG 