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GCF Board approves over USD 1 billion in funding for climate mitigation and adaptation
... here will make a real impact in the face of climate challenges,' he continued. Fellow Co-Chair Lennart Båge ... and civil society sectors of three Eastern Caribbean small island developing states in Antigua and Barbuda, ... recording of this Board meeting is available on the GCF website . The next GCF Board meeting, B.20, will take place ...
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GCF Board approves nearly USD 600m in new climate projects after selecting Mafalda Duarte as new Executive Director
... send a strong message that despite multiple global challenges, GCF’s Board is committed to maintaining strong ... are: FP199 : Public-Social-Private Partnerships for Ecologically Sound Agriculture and Resilient Livelihood in Northern ... of the meeting is available on the Board section of the GCF website. Funding Activity Agreements were signed for: FP199 ...
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GCF Board approves new strategic plan and USD 756 million in new climate projects
... most of the projects target Least Developed Countries, Small Island Developing States and African States and more ... to the vulnerable coastal people of Bangladesh (RHL) with Palli Karma-Sahayak Foundation (PKSF) FP207: Recharge ... the meeting is available on the Board section of the GCF website. GCF Board approves new strategic plan and USD 756 ...
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Resources for the SAP
Dedicated templates and examples annexes for Concept Notes and full Funding Proposals have been developed for the SAP. These examples provide guidelines and may be used as a reference for...
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Adaptation
The challenge Adaptation needs are coming into sharp focus as the ... as heat waves and wildfires. We are facing adaptation challenges that we are only now beginning to grasp in their ... or water security. The urgency to address adaptation challenges is now inescapable. Thematic brief: Adaptation ...
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GCF support to the Amazon
... large proportion of carbon into the atmosphere and dramatically accelerating climate change globally. The COVID-19 pandemic also revealed the extreme ...
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Focus on adaptation planning at COP 23, surge in requests for GCF support
... Climate Change (UNFCCC). “We are dealing with uncertainty all the time in our daily lives. Just look at the stock ... are actively working to the best of our abilities with all countries that are seeking this support,” said Mr ...
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Germany, Incheon City raise awareness on climate conflict and cooperation at GCF Headquarters
... Office, alongside the city government of Incheon formally opened an exhibition on "Environment, Conflict and ... the 42nd venue to display the exhibition, which was originally launched in 2005. “The Green Climate Fund warmly ... to environmental change are complex issues that challenge all of us, from the G20 to the municipality levels ...
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GCF encourages more high-quality and ambitious proposals
... briefing held during the 44th sessions of the Subsidiary Bodies of the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change ... gave an update on recent progress as the Fund faces the challenging task of moving from resource mobilization to ... and truly transformational—that has the backing of all countries, civil society and the private sector—is not ...
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An End of Year Message from GCF
... difficult year, I would like to send my heartfelt thanks to all our partners for your contributions in 2020. The Green ... record amount to reach over USD 7 billion in GCF resources allocated to 117 countries. More than 70% of our projects ... States. We will increase the share of funding that is allocated via direct access institutions that are closest to ...
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IGREENFIN project and GCF Umbrella Program for the Great Green Wall Initiative
... Green Financing for Climate Resilient and Low Emission Smallholder Agriculture” (IGREENFIN), approved during the ... GCF Board #24 in 2019, will be scaled up and replicated in all African countries of the Great Green Wall (GGW) area and others in the region. IGREENFIN ...
Document > Approved project preparation funding application Multiple countries
Support for accreditation gap assessment and action plan for the Rwanda Development Bank
... on five priority sectors have been articulated. These will all be driven by embracing a set of five fundamental values: ... Inclusive: BRD will deliver broad based development for all Rwandans especially those under-served by commercial banks and a special ...
Document > Approved readiness proposal Rwanda
Mitigation and adaptation to climate change under agroforestry systems in cocoa production in the Amazon and Atlantic Forest biomes
... and implementation of AFS with cocoa and strengthening of all the cocoa value chain. PPF support from GCF is needed to conduct studies to strengthen the general direction of this funding ... adaptation options. Environmental, Social and Gender Studies. A preliminary ESS assessment (attached in Annex 1 of ...
Document > Approved project preparation funding application Brazil
Ulaanbaatar: Live Better, Breathe Easier
... photos, and assorted knickknacks hang on the living room walls. A piano sits in the corner, beside a room filled with ... in their backyards create severe soil pollution especially when temperatures rise. “You should come back here at night. When smoke is coming out of all the chimneys of the houses, you won’t see anything,” ...
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Climate change hurting the poor, Mali President says in call for action
Republic of Mali President Ibrahim Boubacar Keïta called for a united approach to tackle the inequalities of ... Dialogue with Africa, which concludes today. "We are all determined together to overcome climate change, which is ... of African countries addressing this problem holistically, while warning the "African continent is extremely ...
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Capacity enhancement of the National Designated Authority and other relevant stakeholders in Sri Lanka to re-evaluate technical needs for climate change adaptation and mitigation and assess climate finance priorities for agriculture by developing innovative climate smart investment mechanisms through increased partnerships between public and private sectors
... Risk Index. The consequences of climate change are critically affecting almost all economic sectors of the country, while frequent ... Change Impacts in Sri Lanka (2016 – 2025) and the Nationally Determined Contribution (NDC) to the Paris Agreement ...
Document > Approved readiness proposal Sri Lanka
Forecasting hope: climate action for a more resilient Cook Islands
... rising sea levels, tropical cyclones, and changing rainfall patterns, putting coastal communities and the ... it reminded us of how isolated and vulnerable we are as small island communities in a vast ocean. An entire island ... left to survive in silence, with no warning and no way to call for help. It taught us the cost of silence, of systems ...
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Gender
... of firewood and water) of women increase substantially with various manifestations of climate change. Women ... and biomass productivity affects women more than men, especially in rural areas. In urban areas, after climate-related ... contribute to combating climate change as knowledgeable small-scale farmers and leaders of climate change adaptation ...
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Policies: Results, monitoring & evaluation
Results, monitoring & evaluation
The Governing Instrument sets out that the programmes and projects, as well as other activities, funded by the Fund will be regularly monitored for impact, efficiency and...
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Evaluations at GCF
... for the GCF is a GCF-wide policy that defines the overall approach of GCF evaluations, including principles, ...
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African Union calls for an ambitious and successful GCF replenishment
... for the Green Climate Fund’s activities in Africa and called for an ambitious and successful GCF replenishment. The ... priority regions for GCF. Over USD 2.3 billion, half of all GCF funding, have been channeled to 36 projects in ... been approved in Africa. Addis Ababa African Union calls for an ambitious and successful GCF replenishment ...
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Postcard from Katowice: Saturday, December 8
... quickly enough to achieve the Presidency's goal of closing all the 'non-Paris Agreement' items by today. Those items ...
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IIU hosts Conference of International Investigators
... the CII in 2017. The CII is a community of professional bodies discussing integrity issues, sharing leading practices, and addressing global challenges in the fight against fraud and corruption. The ... line with efforts to make the 19th CII a green conference, all conference sessions and associated social events will be ...
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GCF at the mid-year UN Climate Change Conference
... project preparation facility , and adaptation planning , all of which are key to GCF’s success in increasing the ...
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Javier Manzanares appointed as GCF Deputy Executive Director
... contribution to global efforts on climate change. Across all of our activities, from readiness funding to support ...
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Mainstreaming climate action: Howard Bamsey outlines GCF’s transformative efforts
... funds to incentivise climate mainstreaming in and among all of our partners' work," stated Mr Bamsey. Mr Bamsey ... questions of their finance partners on mainstreaming. Finally, he explained that GCF's project development processes ...
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GCF engages Asian countries in dialogue on their climate investments
... The diverse nature of Asia means the types of climate challenges that nations in this region face vary greatly – ... to global climate change. GCF holds Structured Dialogues in all regions to encourage a free flow of ideas about ...
Article > Press release Indonesia 
GCF hosts first regional workshop for Latin America
... to kick-start National Adaptation Plans (NAPs) and Nationally Appropriated Mitigation Actions (NAMAs) in energy ... people and communities should be at the centre of all climate actions, and he encouraged participants to give ...
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