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Biodiversity and climate change: Convention on Biological Diversity meets with GCF
... Secretary of the Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD), visited the GCF headquarters this week to hold discussions ... 2017. She has previously served as Romania’s Minister for the Environment, and has also held senior positions ... Diversity is a multilateral treaty that entered into force in 1993. It supports countries in developing national ...
Article > Press release 
Lao PDR connecting climate resilience and green growth
... and Investment, Dr. Kikeo Chanthaboury, during a high-level visit to GCF Headquarters. Accompanied by representatives ... better understand how the Fund works and possible avenues for greater collaboration. The meeting provided an ... a country programme that identifies strategic priorities for engagement with the Fund. Dr. Chanthaboury added that ...
Article > Press release Lao People's Democratic Republic (the) 
GCF welcomes Monaco’s pledge for its second replenishment (GCF-2)
... announcement that it will pledge EUR 3.3 million to GCF for the Fund’s second replenishment (GCF-2). A supporter ... become the fourth contributor to pledge financial support for GCF-2, following previous pledge announcements by ... 2023 in Bonn, Germany. For more information about GCF-2, visit here . GCF welcomes Monaco’s pledge for its second ...
Article > News update 
Canada to increase its support to the Green Climate Fund
... Canada’s announcement of a pledge of CAD 450 million for GCF’s second replenishment (GCF-2) . A contributor ... pledge represents a 50 per cent increase from its pledge for GCF’s first replenishment (GCF-1) . Canada is the ... 2023 in Bonn, Germany. For more information about GCF-2, visit here . Canada to increase its support to the Green ...
Article > Press release 
Green Climate Fund welcomes Denmark’s increase in support for climate action
... Denmark’s announcement of a USD 232 million pledge for GCF’s second replenishment (GCF-2). Denmark has ... Denmark is the 6th contributor to announce a pledge for GCF-2, joining Czechia, Austria, Germany Monaco, and ... and adaptation projects. For more information about GCF-2, visit here . Green Climate Fund welcomes Denmark’s ...
Article > Press release 
The Republic of Korea commits significant increase in support to GCF
... of Korea’s announcement of a USD 300 million pledge for its second replenishment (GCF-2). The announcement was ... a significant increase of 50 per cent from its commitment for GCF’s first replenishment (GCF-1). South Korea’s ... and adaptation projects. For more information about GCF-2, visit here . The Republic of Korea commits significant ...
Article > Press release 
IIU hosts Conference of International Investigators
... these investigative offices, facilitate the exchange of information, provide a platform for hands-on training, and socialise latest developments in the field. The 19th CII will be ...
Article > Press release 
17th GCF Board meeting to refine climate finance flow
... to strengthen the policies underpinning GCF’s support for projects that reduce emissions and boost the resilience ... at the Fund’s headquarters in Songdo, South Korea, for the two-day meeting. They include observers from civil ... for approved climate finance projects. See here for the latest disbursement of funds to Ecuador for REDD+. The 17th ...
Article > Press release 
GCF launches new website ahead of Board meeting
... but also its growth potential. The new site is optimized for smart phones and tablets, to offer streamlined access to ... As the website places emphasis on strong visual cues, visitors are drawn to new content intuitively, providing a faster way to identify the latest information on the Fund. Additional phases of the ...
Article > Press release 
Ambassador Black-Layne signs Antigua and Barbuda’s grant agreement with GCF
... Héla Cheikhrouhou took place on the sidelines of the latest climate change negotiation meeting in Bonn, Germany ... will put in place the preliminary infrastructure needed for GCF to extend its support to the two-island country’s ... systems are in place, the country aims to propose projects for GCF funding largely centred on combating droughts and ...
Article > Press release Antigua and Barbuda 
Rwanda secures GCF grant to accelerate access to climate finance
... strengthen their systems and prepare projects or programmes for funding by GCF. The Fund has earmarked an initial USD 15 million to support these countries in such efforts. Rwanda is the latest developing country to have finalized a grant ...
Article > Press release Rwanda 
Structured Dialogue with Least Developed Countries
... and the Least Developed Countries' constituency under the UNFCCC, organised the GCF Structured Dialogue with Least ... in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia from 19 to 22 November 2018. The forty-seven countries on the list of LDCs are some of the ... development. It also increased LDCs’ understanding of GCF latest modalities, procedures and development. The Dialogue ...
Event > Structured dialogue Ethiopia 
Country programme guidance
... stage of the updated GCF project and programme cycle, and forms the basis for prioritising the further development of ... and plans, particularly those contained in the country’s latest nationally determined contributions (NDCs), ... with long-term planning aligned with the goals of the UNFCCC and the Paris Agreement to stabilise average global ...
Document > Publication, Guides
GCF Write Shop on Blue Co Caribbean
Blue Co is a proposed blended finance co-investment platform aimed at helping SIDS meet the Paris Agreement and ... Blue Co, an umbrella project which will lay the foundation for crowding in investments from all sources and at scale on ... Preparation Fund (PPF) request which (i) reflect the latest scientific data, (ii) build on existing plans and ...
Event > Events organised / involving GCF Bahamas 
GCF unveils new organisational structure to accelerate climate action
The Green Climate Fund (GCF) today unveiled the latest phase of its ambitious reform agenda to enhance efficiency and impact in supporting ... transition is part of GCF’s “50 by 30” vision and reform agenda , which aims to efficiently and impactfully ...
Article > News update 
Cook Islands become first Pacific state to receive GCF readiness funding
... Islands. “This is a fund that we have strongly advocated for. As a nation that is extremely vulnerable to the impacts ... new grant brings the total amount of resources disbursed for readiness activities to over USD 350,000, including to ... such countries, including three LDCs in Africa. “This latest disbursement demonstrates how GCF is rolling out its ...
Article > Press release Cook Islands 
Vatican and R20 Austrian World Summit: Finance is key to tackling climate crisis
... (GCF)." "GCF's mandate is to increase access to finance for developing countries to scale up their climate ... back-to-back events on the global climate crisis. A day before R20 AWS, His Holiness Pope Francis held a meeting on ... upon a common plan that accords with climate science, the latest in clean energy engineering, and above all the ethics ...
Article > Press release Austria 
GCF stresses need to highlight climate connection at Asia-Pacific Forestry Week
... Fund Deputy Executive Director Javier Manzanares called for enhanced efforts to link forest protection and climate action today ... warming to within 1.5 degrees Celsius, as indicated in the latest Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) ...
Article > Press release 
The Green Climate Fund receives 2020 FutureEdge 50 Award from International Data Group, Inc. (IDG)
... technologies to advance their business results and impact for the future. GCF received the award in recognition of its creative and daring achievements and concepts for easing and accelerating work with and by its hundreds of ... taking risks and pushing the envelope to capitalise on the latest technologies. I am very pleased and encouraged to see ...
Article > Press release 
GCF launches newly revised Readiness Guidebook and templates
... Proposal templates as part of the Fund’s ongoing efforts to streamline and enhance the Readiness Programme. Reflecting the latest developments, operational improvements and lessons ... beyond procedural guidance by providing inspirational tips for proposal conceptualisation and development; clear and ...
Article > News update 
Local Governments and Climate Change-III (LGCC3)
... as the country’s GCF focal point. The National Committee for Sub-National Democratic Development Secretariat (NCDD-S) ... submitted to GCF by the MoE in January 2017 and on the latest submission by NCDDS in 2021. With the GCF support, ... the Nationally Determined Contribution 2020 (NDC) to the UNFCCC and SDGs numbers 1, 11 and 13. Proposed interventions ...
Document > Approved project preparation funding application Cambodia
GCF sets funding proposal schedule
The Green Climate Fund has set the indicative timeline for its consideration of funding proposals for the next two GCF Board meetings. The indicative timeline ... to iTAP – 18 December 2017 iTAP meeting – 22 - 26 January 2018 Disclosure of ESS reports for categories B ...
Article > Press release 
Climate and Health Co-Investment Facility Coordination Programme
... grant responds to the commitments expressed at COP26 and will support countries in reducing health-related ... Health commitments and demonstrating integrated solutions for climate resilient and sustainable low carbon health ... consultations, feasibility studies and assessments to inform the design of the GCF Programme. The following ...
Document > Approved project preparation funding application Multiple countries
Webinar on the 2025 Semi Annual Financial Report (SAFR) Template
... of a consolidated semi-annual financial reporting approach for Accredited Entities (AEs). The session explained how GCF ... complemented by a separate, project-specific financial information request aligned with the Annual Performance Report ... Semi-Annual Financial Report – Loans and Guarantees 26 February Semi-Annual Financial Report – Investment ...
Event > Webinar 
Cooperation for climate action
... of similar characteristics, with the aim of scaling up transformative actions. Coherence is about using country ... launch of the Climate Project Explorer . As part of its efforts in this area, GCF and GEF have developed a Long Term ... is available here . On 3 November 2021 - Finance Day at COP26, GCF adopted a joint statement with the Adaptation Fund, ...
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Twenty-first meeting of the GCF Board (B.21)
... report, including the implementation of the workplan for 2018 Outcome of Co-Chairs consultations: guidelines on ... in the absence of consensus Workplan of the Board for 2019 Selection of the Executive Director of the ... Report on the execution of the administrative budget for 2018 Work programme and administrative budget for 2019 ...
Event > Board meeting 
Environmental Investment Fund
... with a mandate of being a sustainable source of funding for the development and implementation of environmentally ...
Organisation > Accredited Entity (AE), Direct (National) Namibia
The Climate Finance Opportunity in Developing Countries: How the Green Climate Fund Delivers Climate Action
... and social benefits, catalyzing innovation and driving transformative climate action. It was be one of the key ... lead-up to the United Nations Climate Change Conference COP26 in November. This virtual round table discussed the ... Video Statement John Kerry U.S. Special Presidential Envoy for Climate Moderator Carlos Curbelo Former U.S. Congressman ...
Event > Events organised / involving GCF 
GCF/B.17/13 - Pilot Programme for REDD+ Results-based Payments
... paragraph (b), this document presents a draft request for proposals for REDD+ results-based payments for consideration by the Board. GCF/B.17/13 Pilot Programme ...
Board document > Action item