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Glemarec highlights role of GCF in boosting adaptation action at Korea Global Adaptation Week
... yet in terms of dollar value, but almost two thirds of all our projects are focused entirely or partially on adaptation," said Glemarec. "Private sector ... finance and providing technical assistance in supporting all aspects of adaptation, including the process to ...
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GCF affirms its commitment to Least Developed Countries
... mainly GCF, in its vital support to build a more economically vibrant, socially inclusive and environmentally sustainable development throughout LDCs,” said Dr ...
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GCF, UN Environment launch project to fortify the Gambia against droughts, floods
... project launched on Tuesday will provide benefits across all of this West African country. "This timely assistance ... mainstreaming of climate change adaptation across all levels of government. "I am pleased to see this remains ... and lowers agricultural productivity. He said this is especially devastating in a country like the Gambia, which relies ...
Article > Press release Gambia 
GCF Caribbean consultations chart paths to greater resilience
... devastation in the Caribbean has been followed by calls to include climate resilience in regional ... no borders, size of country or religion of its people. All are involved and all are consumed; but the small, vulnerable, poor are the ...
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State of Palestine Country Programme
... the world is facing, and it is having a severe impact on all aspects of life on this planet. In an effort to respond to climate change challenges, the international community created the Green ... Framework Convention on Climate Change. The Fund is essentially a financial mechanism to assist developing countries to ...
Document > Country programme State of Palestine
The Africa We Want: Reconfirming the Development of Africa as a Priority of the United Nations System
... contributes to the lowest greenhouse gas emissions globally yet remains the most vulnerable and disproportionately ... development projects. To date, GCF has 78 projects totalling USD 3.7 billion in GCF finance, and USD 9 billion in ... them without increasing their debt burden. This is a real challenge in sub-Saharan Africa, where the Brookings Institute ...
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Accelerating the deployment of climate financing for early warning systems
... the GCF SAP. The SAP-CREWS Scaling-up Framework will allow countries that have programmes related to data ... response capacities that can be scaled-up, to potentially have accelerated access to SAP, through GCF Accredited ... COP27 in Sharm-El-Sheik, Egypt, presented a plan to have all people covered by early warning systems within five ...
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Building capacity to advance the National Adaptation Plan Process in Georgia
... through four participatory, gender-responsive and socially-inclusive components, namely: i) strengthening ... beneficiaries. The private sector will also be specifically targeted for presenting the business case for climate ... groups. GCF’s support through these components will allow Georgia to address the specific needs of the country, ...
Document > Approved readiness proposal Georgia
Strengthening Climate Information Services and Impact-Based Early Warning Systems in Uruguay
... resilience against disaster risks. PPF funding will be allocated to conduct all necessary field studies and research required to prepare a high- quality ... be used to hire expert consultants to conduct technical studies essential for project design, validate the project ...
Document > Approved project preparation funding application Uruguay
Pacific island climate threat requires early action, says regional representative at GCF workshop
... in many of the Pacific Island nations, accentuated by the small scale of the private sector, presents a major challenge, he added. “Climate finance should filter through ... organisations, community groups and the private sector all offer expertise and capacity which can support this,” ...
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GCF launches Executive Director recruitment process
... for the GCF Secretariat and invites applications for all interested individuals. Vacancy notice Based at GCF's ... at jordan.williams@perrettlaver.com . The closing date for all applications is Friday, 12 August 2016 at 24.00h Korean ...
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New Climate Investment Platform targets increase in flow of capital to clean energy projects
... Platform (CIP) is an inclusive partnership welcoming all stakeholders from governments to international ... specify ambitious energy targets and scale up their nationally determined contributions (NDCs), establishing ... the evidence is clear that global investment is dramatically off track to meet universal access to energy by ...
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Responding to the impacts of the COVID-19 global pandemic: Interlinkages between people, planet and prosperity
... it shows the importance of acting together to solve unparalleled threats to people and our planet. The far-reaching ... facilities, sustainable agriculture and livelihoods – all of which are essential to preventing, responding to and ... projects in developing countries, including new challenges created by social distancing measures and travel ...
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GCF leadership dialogue in the margins of the 75th United Nations General Assembly
... paradigm shift towards sustainable development for all. As the world’s largest dedicated climate fund supporting developing countries to respond to the challenges of climate change, GCF is a vital player ... Full recording Thank you to our high-level speakers and to all who joined @theGCF #UNGA75 Leadership Dialogue! It was a ...
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Green Climate Fund names Mafalda Duarte as new Executive Director
... I look forward to working with the Board, Secretariat, and all our partners to strengthen GCF and accelerate its delivery of critically needed climate investments. Developing countries are on ... aspirations in pursuit of a better climate future for all.’ The current Executive Director, Yannick Glemarec, ...
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ADAPT Jamaica: Enhancing climate change resilience of vulnerable smallholders in Central Jamaica
... Enhancing climate change resilience of vulnerable smallholders in Central Jamaica” project. The Concept Note ... the site-specific intervention analyses and feasibility studies needed to strengthen the overall strategic direction ... sets of terms of reference) will carry out the technical studies, field visits and stakeholder consultations and ...
Document > Approved project preparation funding application Jamaica
Improving capacities of the National Focal Point in Montenegro for the engagement with the GCF and strengthening of the country’s strategic project pipeline to support implementation of the updated Nationally Determined Contribution (NDC 2)
... a national framework for cooperation with the GCF in all relevant aspects. Some of the key results achieved ... of the GCF governing rules and procedures to be observed in all matters relevant to GCF (including no objection ... management systems were established, which created a challenge for the new NDA in terms of accessing training ...
Document > Approved readiness proposal Montenegro
GCF Executive Director highlights role in climate adaptation at global dialogue
... absorb and recover from climate shocks. GCF is committed to allocating 50% of its adaptation funding to Small Island Developing States (SIDS), Least Developed ... and early warning systems through the UN Early Warnings for All initiative , and support integrated risk management. ...
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Human progress or biodiversity – A question of either…or?
... years of experience working on climate resilience projects all around the world, although I have leaned towards ... the most potential of bringing about catalytic change. Basically, I make sure that the funds are spent in the most ... why climate adaptation is needed in the first place, especially seeing that extreme weather is becoming more and more ...
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Accredited Entities
... Accredited Entities carry out a range of activities that usually include the development of funding proposals and the ...
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Locally Led Climate Action
Overview Locally Led Climate Action (LLCA) is central to how the Green ... in local realities. GCF’s approach to LLCA builds on globally endorsed Principles for Locally Led Adaptation and GCF’s operational experience, ...
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GCF support to the Great Green Wall
The vision of the Great Green Wall initiative The Great Green Wall (GGW) region in the Sahel, Africa that traverses from ... by African Union member countries. The initiative was originally envisaged to create a 15 km vegetation barrier across ...
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Forests: A cause of climate concern, and hope
... most apparent in their absence. While urbanised people generally only think about forests as shady refuges from the ... their livelihoods. Ultimately though, wherever we live, we all have a stake in the future of forests as they serve a ... financial rewards, as the oil is used globally in food ingredients, hair and skin products. PROFONANPE has been ...
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Information requests and responses
... multiple inquiries, which will be granted or denied individually. Whenever a request is partially granted or denied, the relevant exception informing the ... to information already publicly available on the GCF website are no longer registered. This adjustment is ...
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Wetlands: An effective but undervalued climate solution
... is hugely significant, the less thought of wetlands are equally, and in many cases, more effective carbon sinks. ... land surface, sequester approximately 30 per cent of all land-based carbon – that’s twice the amount than all of the world’s forests combined. Yet, wetlands, from ...
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GCF’s 2024-2027 Strategic Plan sets out greater ambitions and results for critical global climate action
... of the growing magnitude and urgency of the climate challenge, the present and intensifying impacts on developing ... GCF will help developing countries translate their Nationally Determined Contributions (NDCs), National Adaptation ... Establish new or improved early warning systems. Enable smallholder farmers adopt low-emission climate-resilient ...
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