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The Nature Conservancy
... based in the United States of America and operating in all GCF regions. Founded as a non-profit organization ... reduce greenhouse gas emissions and implement their nationally determined contributions (NDCs) by implementing ...
Organisation > Accredited Entity (AE), International United States
International Tropical Timber Organization
... trade in tropical timber from sustainably managed and legally harvested forests, and to promote the sustainable ... also collects, analyses and disseminates information on all aspects of the world tropical timber economy and the ...
Organisation > Accredited Entity (AE), International Japan
Appeals
Overview
Information disclosure requests that have been denied may be appealed. An Information Appeals Panel (IAP) was established by the Board to consider appeals from requesters.
The IAP is composed of the three heads...
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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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Enhancing access and increasing impact: the role of the multilateral climate funds
... reach net zero and adapt to climate impacts. A rigorous “all of economy, all of society” approach is needed across ... scope of the mandates given by our respective governing bodies, today we are announcing our commitment to develop an ... with the full engagement and support of our governing bodies, and with increased collaboration between those ...
Article > Statement 
ED remarks at plenary session, The COP29 landscape on finance and means of Implementation and ambition
... on climate finance for the most recent reports which really speak to the things that I assume, at least in this room, we all know too well. These are the things that are ... fiscal tools, through the regulation of harmful subsidies. But there's a vast potential to mobilise domestic ...
Article > Speech
Observers
Overview
The active engagement of diverse stakeholders is in the DNA of the Green Climate Fund. The GCF Board is mandated to grant Accredited Observers access to its meetings. To this end, four observers are able to...
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Strengthening ECOWAS institutional capacities and Member States' access to climate finance to support the implementation of the agriculture sectoral priorities of the ECOWAS Regional Climate Strategy
Document > Approved readiness proposal Multiple countries
Document > Approved readiness proposal Multiple countries
Other funding modalities
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GCF has several funding modalities available to developing countries to help them access GCF resources.
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Executive Director Keynote Speech
... terms of development and climate because, at the time, I really saw the impacts on countries, and then I became curious ... to be ambitious in terms of policies and investments, to really reverse what a group of very credible scientists were ... we have now, but humans were not there. And that's what really stuck in my mind: the unparalleled consequences for ...
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GCF’s first private sector conference boosts business role in climate finance
... in the transport sector needs to be replicated urgently in all areas of the economy where climate effects will be felt. ... “made abundantly clear that we need to act both individually and collectively with this challenge,” he added. GCF will capitalise on the wide range ...
Article > Press release 
GCF private sector conference makes business case to lower planet's climate costs
... Executive Director Yannick Glemarec articulated his call for enhanced business action to tackle the climate ... through market barriers which currently mean that only a small fraction of more than USD 210 trillion of private sector ... climate change,” said Mr Glemarec. “Because ultimately all investment will be impacted by climate risk.” While ...
Article > Press release 
The Green, Inclusive Innovation Imperative
Your Excellencies, ladies, and gentlemen. On behalf of the Green Climate Fund, it ... does not always materialize on time to address societal challenges. It can create new unforeseen problems on its own, ... 7 to 12 meters above today and the world was devastated by superstorms. Even if we were to stop greenhouse gas ...
Article > Statement 
Regional Project for Leapfrogging to Energy-Efficient and Climate Friendly Air Conditioners in Cuba, El Salvador and Honduras
... $ 6 billion USD savings in electricity costs. This is especially the case for Central American and Caribbean countries, ... The project aims to help the three countries leapfrog to superior cooling solutions. It will follow a three-pronged ... standardization and quality institutions and procurement bodies –as well as importers/manufactures from the private ...
Document > Approved readiness proposal Multiple countries UNEP
The green innovation imperative
Your Excellencies, dear participants, ladies, and gentlemen. On behalf of the Green Climate Fund, it ... Innovation is not pre- ordained and does not benefit all equally. It can create new unforeseen problems on its ... 7 to 12 meters above today and the world was devastated by superstorms. Even if we were to stop greenhouse gas ...
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High-level dialogue on building a green, healthy and resilient future with forests
... restoration and sustainable forest management are critically underfinanced. From 2010-2017, USD billion in finance ... efforts to incorporate the value of forest in all strategy, policy and financial decision-making processes ... (IGREENFIN I) which is contributing to the Great Green Wall initiative in the Sahel. This USD 192 million programme ...
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Establishing an Evidence-Based National Adaptation Plan (NAP) process at National and Subnational Scales in Cambodia Phase 1
... to identify ways to improve adaptation planning itself at all levels (national to local). The proposed project builds ... and well-documented, including: Data and information challenges. Barriers to mainstreaming include: low capacity to ... climate change into language accessible to different audiences; and limited effective communications efforts for ...
Document > Approved readiness proposal Cambodia
Enabling Activities for the Formulation and Implementation of a Multisectoral National Adaptation Plan for Belize
... in country. At the national level, Belize’s Nationally Determined Contributions (NDC) and National Climate ... commitment to combating the impacts of climate change and challenges that arise, as a nation Belize lacks the extensive ... the Government of Belize (GOB) is committed to taking all necessary and feasible actions at the national and ...
Document > Approved readiness proposal Belize PACT
Mayan youth promoting nature-based solutions for sustainable agriculture in Guatemalan highlands
... adapt to climate change. The changing climate is drastically affecting ecosystems in the Guatemalan highlands ... Two of them were able to continue their primary level studies; six are in secondary school; fifteen in high school ... (higher secondary); and seven are now in university studies” Cristian Giovany Caná Simón, Field Technician and ...
Article > Story Guatemala IUCN FP087 
Cook Islands: First and fastest Green Climate Fund country project
... Fund (GCF), focuses on improving health outcomes for all Cook Islanders and was developed by the government, with ... and Preparatory Support Programme objectives, but also embodies the GCF core principle of country ownership. This ... Islands conducted health assessments and pre-feasibility studies to shape the project design and implementation ...
Article > Press release Cook Islands 
Executive Director’s remarks
Greetings. We all know by now that the climate crisis has infected every ... 2–4 billion per year by 2030. Low-income countries and Small Island Developing States endure the harshest health ... 91 per cent of countries prioritised health in their Nationally Determined Contributions. However, climate-health is ...
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ED remarks, Interactive Dialogue 4: The Future Starts Now: enhancing the global system for current and future generations
... it's essential to build confidence that we can face the challenges ahead, particularly climate change, and that we can ... and it’s important to have hope. But, of course, as we all know, this progress, hard-won as it is, isn’t moving ... have not been able to adequately respond to 21st-century challenges. We must embrace reform of the entire climate ...
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Sacred plant helps forge a climate-friendly future in Paraguay
... South America and beyond. However, the leaves they traditionally harvested in the wild have become increasingly scarce, ... children may once again have trees.” she says. Nature’s supermarket In many countries, drinking yerba mate infusions ... forest is our supermarket. It has everything we need: remedies, food, wild animals, fruit...," says Treli Gabriela ...
Article > Story Paraguay FAO FP062 
Ecuador’s bold bet on mangroves: A climate solution rooted in community and capital
... this damage. With a budget of USD 45.9 million and a radically inclusive approach, the “Mangroves for Climate” ... mangroves, improve local economies, and reduce emissions—all at once. Where past conservation efforts focused on ... than impose external solutions, the project champions locally led climate adaptation. It trains residents as forest ...
Article > Story Ecuador FP235 
GCF, CABEI, and the European Union unite to finance Costa Rica’s GAM electric train
... interest rates and grace periods, this initiative is a fiscally responsible project that saves Costa Rica resources and ... completely new terminals, and nine overpasses, which will allow for continuous, high-quality service, with buses ... paper. Today it is a concrete and viable decision, financially backed by three international entities that believe in ...
Article > News update Costa Rica CABEI FP166 