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Tenth meeting of the GCF Board (B.10)
... Resource Mobilization process Level of concessional terms for the public sector Brief guideline on the application of ... that further enhance direct access: Terms of reference for a pilot phase Selection process and terms of reference for the heads of the accountability units: Recommendations ...
Event > Board meeting 
GCF-EIF agreement opens way for start of Namibian nature-based climate solution
... a Funded Activity Agreement (FAA) which opens the way for the implementation of a project in Namibia which ... said: “This project is emblematic of GCF’s support for nature-based adaptation initiatives. It takes a holistic ... Approval Process, developed to ease access to GCF resources for smaller climate projects,” he added. ...
Article > Press release Namibia 
United Kingdom pledges to double contribution to Green Climate Fund
... It is also a sign of trust in the GCF to deliver transformative climate outcomes that help developing countries ... during the Initial Resource Mobilization period. The first formal GCF replenishment was launched during the 21st GCF ... building activities (known as readiness support) helping 126 developing countries identify and address their most ...
Article > Press release United Kingdom 
Twenty-fourth meeting of the GCF Board (B.24)
... consensus regarding the outcome of a confidential ballot Performance review of the GCF Matters related to the first formal replenishment of the GCF Report from the ... Consideration and endorsement of the outcomes of the first formal replenishment process Strategic planning for 2020 – ...
Event > Board meeting Republic of Korea (the) 
Twenty-seventh meeting of the GCF Board (B.27)
... Status of GCF resources, pipeline and portfolio performance, including the annual portfolio performance report Ninth report of the Green Climate Fund to ... of accreditation proposals Updated Strategic Plan for the GCF for 2020 – 2023 Review of the Multilateral ...
Event > Board meeting 
Country programming support and sustainable tourism planning for Cabo Verde
... Contribution (NDC). Cabo Verde’s Strategic Plan for Sustainable Development 2017-2021 (PEDS), identifies key ... Cabo Verde has developed a Grand Strategic Plan Options for Sustainable Tourism Development for 2018-2030 (GOPEDS-Tourism 2018-2030), identifying ...
Document > Approved readiness proposal Cabo Verde
Accelerating the deployment of climate financing for early warning systems
... access to financing to develop early warning systems, for countries that are most exposed to the impacts of ... of observation stations which provide foundational data for effective weather predictions and warnings. At the ... at UK’s Foreign Commonwealth and Development Office (FCDO), reminded participants that “the UN ...
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Supporting Yemen’s Low Emissions Development through the preparation of the Nationally Determined Contribution (NDC), while enhancing required capacities and project pipeline in support of reducing emission
... of the proposed project is to ensure enabling conditions for the Government of Yemen and its key actors to effectively implement its priority actions for reducing its GHG emissions in line with the Paris ... The project will achieve this goal based on its transformational logic as follows: IF the project clarifies roles ...
Document > Approved readiness proposal Yemen
Enhancing Angola’s Access to Climate Finance for Sustainable Transport and Sustainable Landscape (AFOLU) Sectors
... (INDC, 2015). Angola’s mitigation contribution takes the form of a reduction in GHG emissions through the combined ... total unconditional and conditional contribution is, therefore, a 24% reduction in GHG emissions compared to the BAU ... sectors: (1) energy including transport; (2) agriculture, forestry and other land use; (3) industry; and (4) waste ...
Document > Approved readiness proposal Angola
Indigenous Peoples
... United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC), including in the Cancun Agreement. The preamble of ... the need to strengthen practices and efforts of local communities and Indigenous Peoples related to ... the local communities and Indigenous Peoples platform to help do this. The COP has further requested GCF ...
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The Green, Inclusive Innovation Imperative
... However, I will contend that innovation cannot be taken for granted. Innovation is not pre-ordained and does not ... global development trends is recognized in the SDGs, the UNFCCC and the Paris Agreement. A single institutional ... and interactive community engagement process; face to face visits were organized to every house in concerned ...
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The green innovation imperative
... However, I will contend that innovation cannot be taken for granted. Innovation is not pre- ordained and does not ... global development trends is recognized in the SDGs, the UNFCCC and the Paris Agreement. A single institutional ... and interactive community engagement process; face to face visits were organized to every house in concerned ...
Article > Speech
ED opening remarks
... and to express my deepest thanks to Mayor Yoo Jeong-bok for hosting this event in Incheon, Korea, the home of GCF. ... to programme these resources as soon as transferred. At COP 26, we were able to confirm that GCF had committed all its ... for around 2-3% of global climate finance flows under the UNFCCC; 0.5% of total climate finance flows; and less than ...
Article > Speech
Review and update of the GCF Strategic Plan for 2024-2027
... that sets out the Board’s long-term strategic vision for the Fund, as well as its strategic objectives and ... targets, strategic priorities and operational priorities for the current programming period. The current updated ... active observers, observer organizations, parties to the UNFCCC and the Paris Agreement, members of GCF panels and ...
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Pacific island climate threat requires early action, says regional representative at GCF workshop
Efforts are needed now to turn Pacific Island concerns over ... and impacts like coral reef bleaching is unfolding before our eyes,” said Simon Wilson, with the Secretariat of ... rely directly or indirectly on the natural environment for their livelihoods and wider economic development, he ...
Article > Press release 
Twentieth meeting of the GCF Board (B.20)
... Units beyond the probationary period Updated Board workplan for 2018 Reports from Board committees, panels and groups ... the selection of the permanent Trustee Terms of reference for the review of the committees and panel established by ... cost and full cost calculation methodology; options for further guidance on concessionality; and policy on ...
Event > Board meeting 
Seventeenth meeting of the GCF Board (B.17)
... Co-Chairs’ consultations, and the updated Board work plan for 2017 Report on the activities of the Secretariat Reports ... of the Board ) Implementation of the initial strategic plan for the GCF Facilitating an increase in proposals from ... on readiness and preparatory support ) Terms of reference for the independent evaluation of the Readiness and ...
Event > Board meeting 
Sixteenth meeting of the GCF Board (B.16)
... and groups Implementation of the initial strategic plan for the GCF Work programme of the Secretariat for 2017 Matters related to guidance from the Conference of ... and Preparatory Support Programme Terms of reference for the independent evaluation of the Readiness and ...
Event > Board meeting 
Thirteenth meeting of the GCF Board (B.13)
... Update on the implementation of the Strategic Plan for the Green Climate Fund Reports from committees, panels ... on the status of the Fund’s pipeline Simplified procedure for small-scale activities and certain activities Project Preparation Facility Requests for Proposals Funding proposals Matters related to the ...
Event > Board meeting 
Twelfth meeting of the GCF Board (B.12)
... previous Board meetings: Proposal from the Co-Chairs Performance Review of the Executive Director Strategic Plan for the Green Climate Fund Strategic Plan for the Green Climate Fund Process for the Appointment of ...
Event > Board meeting 
Structured Dialogue with Asia 2017
... Structured Dialogue with Asia aimed to develop a roadmap for priorities of the Fund in this region. The consultations ... Plan and recent Board decisions that provide support for the development of paradigm shifting funding proposals. ... The Asia Structured Dialogue offered the opportunity for 24 countries to put forward their country programme ...
Event > Structured dialogue Indonesia 
Bonn side event links climate ambition to GCF replenishment
... do not cross the 2C threshold and to make every possible effort not to cross the 1.5C threshold." Glemarec stressed the ... Nasr, who is Minister Plenipotentiary, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Egypt, also described how the partnership ... Highlighting these factors as contributing to their need for financial support, she stated: "but for GCF and its ...
Article > Press release Germany 
GCF and World Bank partner to boost cookstove market in Bangladesh
... have signed an agreement that will help expand the market for improved cookstoves in Bangladesh, bringing together a ... of approved GCF projects, marks a key milestone for the Global Clean Cooking Programme – ... designed to reduce greenhouse gas emissions and deforestation, while also lessening health risks for ...
Article > Press release Bangladesh 
Partner agreements after Board meeting sign of faster GCF financing
... of implementation, reporting, disbursement and budgeting for each individual GCF climate initiative. As GCF ... end up having to negotiate financial transfer agreements for six months or 12 months after our projects’ ... approval. “Our Board last week approved USD 7.5 billion for 15 projects,” he said. “It was our largest project ...
Article > Press release 
Thematic brief: Oceans
... can sequester more carbon per unit area than terrestrial forests. At the same time, these coastal ecosystems ... economic activity attracting an estimated 70 million visitors annually with an associated expenditure of US $36 ... global impacts on marine ecosystems. Coral reefs for instance are facing unprecedented pressure from sea ...
Document > Thematic brief
Policies: Risk management framework
Risk management framework
GCF’s risk management framework defines GCF’s approach to managing risk at both the institutional and funding proposal investment level, covering funding, non-financial, investment and...
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Adaptation planning support through GGGI
... urbanization as one of its main economic growth and transformation drivers, while risks from climate change continues ... This National Adaptation Plan (NAP) Readiness project therefore aims to enhance Rwanda’s capacity to respond to climate change in high-risk zones by implementing a NAP for integrated flood and landslide management in urban ...
Document > Approved readiness proposal Rwanda
Work with us
... with the diligence expected by our contributors, and strive for the highest standards of integrity, accountability and ...
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Annual Report 2023
... Raising ambition. Empowering action. It was a pivotal year for the Green Climate Fund (GCF) with several milestones: ... Land and Environment Dr. Jeanne d'Arc Mujawamariya (right) visiting a GCF-backed climate resilience project in Gicumbi ... in response to the intensifying climate crisis. Besides UNFCCC and UNDP, GCF is part of an interim secretariat for the ...
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Addressing the climate crisis: scaling up existing climate innovation and investment
... At the onset, I would like to thank the organizers for the opportunity to address this prestigious forum. Today my remarks will focus on the importance and ... and build global momentum in the leadup to the pivotal COP26 in Glasgow at the end of the year. A key challenge is to ...
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