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"GCF has a huge role to play"
... in Pohnpei, and very happy that we have such a strong audience of representatives from the region as we chart a path ... climate fund helping developing countries respond to challenge of climate change. Our role is to support countries ... climate resilient development. We are already delivering. Ladies and gentlemen, being here in Pohnpei reminds me that ...
Article > Press release Micronesia (Federated States of) 
Ministers call for successful GCF replenishment at HLPF
... meet their commitments under the Paris Agreement and called for an ambitious GCF replenishment. The event, titled ... an ambitious and successful GCF replenishment was echoed by all panellists at the event. Ola Elvestuen, Minister of ... finance. “GCF is particularly important because it allows us to work on policies that over time will allow us ...
Article > Press release Norway Rwanda 
Green Climate Fund Board maintains climate momentum in midst of COVID-19 by approving USD 878.8 million of new funds
... action in the face of the COVID-19 pandemic with its allocation of USD 878.8 million in new financing at its 26th ... climate resilience. The four-day Board meeting, held virtually for the first time, also approved two new Accredited ... COVID-19. This successful Board meeting is a testimony to all GCF partners and staff who work relentlessly despite the ...
Article > Press release 
GCF and Korean Government join forces to promote global Green New Deal
The head of the Green Climate Fund (GCF) on Thursday called for a global Green New Deal in which redirected ... action and COVID-19 recovery measures must be mutually supportive to be effective,” said GCF Executive ... foster “sustainable growth through triggering financially attractive investment in green, resilient ...
Article > Press release 
GCF commits to support climate resilient transformation at Climate Adaptation Summit
The Green Climate Fund (GCF) is heeding calls to help developing countries bolster their defences ... for adaptive measures to deal with climate change, especially for poor populations that are most at risk. Glemarec ... the most vulnerable countries: Least Developed Countries, Small Island Developing States, and African states. GCF is ...
Article > Press release 
GCF launches climate finance report during Seoul P4G summit
... scientific findings and policy developments, the report calls for a scaling up of climate finance, and the incorporation of climate change in the valuation of all financial assets. The report analyses how various ... the humanitarian imperative of social inclusion and poverty alleviation,” said Glemarec while releasing the new ...
Article > Press release 
GCF signs partnership agreement with BNP Paribas to accelerate climate action
... Master Agreement (AMA), a requirement for all GCF Accredited Entities, enables BNP Paribas ... world, the international commercial bank has allocated 17.8 billion euros to the renewable energy sector ... et durables dans un monde en constante évolution, a alloué 17,8 milliards d’euros au secteur des énergies ...
Article > Press release 
Latest IPCC report is a wake-up call for immediate climate action
... extreme events – such as heatwaves and extreme rainfall – to anthropogenic climate change. This so-called ‘attribution science’ unravels the contributions ... is likely to be the main driver of increased heavy rainfall events over many areas since the 1950s (in IPCC ...
Article > Statement 
GCF can plug the adaptation finance gap say leaders at COP26 side lines dialogue
Small island nations with only a little over a decade to ... the worst,” Prime Minister Mottley said. “We are really up against the wall with respect to the timeline we have to adapt.” She ...
Article > Press release 
Food Security and Adaptation Priorities in the Agricultural Sector in Tunisia
The Nationally Determined Contribution (NDC) for Tunisia indicates ... integrating and aligning approaches to address CC challenges. Tunisia’s NDC (2015) identified six key sectors ... to CC. In doing so, it will contribute to the overall objective of the National Strategy on Climate Change to ...
Document > Approved readiness proposal Tunisia
GCF forum at COP26 finds big investment rise needed to decarbonise energy paths
... Deputy Executive Director Mary Warlick issued this stark call for an urgent increase of clean power investment during ... in emerging and developing economies as the “defining challenge of our times,” Warlick said there is ample global ... energy – crucial if we are to overcome the climate challenge as power generation is the largest greenhouse gas ...
Article > Press release 
Global Fund for Coral Reefs brings together grant and investment windows at GCF COP26 event
... Government Relations at Vulcan, representing the Paul G. Allen Family Foundation and Executive Board Chair of the ... of the Bureau for Policy and Programme Support, who recalled that the discussion on coral reefs is also about ... a tiny fraction of the ocean floor, nearly a quarter of all marine species depend on them for refuge and sustenance. ...
Article > News update 
Empowering farmers and protecting forests in Eastern Madagascar
... change. Extended droughts, lesser incidences of rainfall, and aggressive cyclones devastate the population’s ... environmental conditions and low yields and incomes, smallholder farmers turn to alternative sources of revenue and ... land practices such as slash-and-burn agriculture (locally known as tavy) have greatly degraded the country’s ...
Article > Story Madagascar 
Green Climate Fund Board streamlines access to finance in major accreditation review USD 187.7 million also approved for new climate projects
... one-step process to fund climate projects. The Board also allocated USD 187.7 million of new GCF resources for climate ... to ensure the fund's performance. We also congratulate all the projects funded and the entities accredited or re-accredited at this board meeting, and especially the Development Bank from Southern Africa (DBSA), which ...
Article > Press release 
Readiness Support to Capacitate Rwanda’s Subnational Level Actors in Green Growth and Climate Resilience
... policies, strategies and projects on the ground. The overall results will lead to successful implementation of key ... Growth and Climate Resilience Strategy (GGCRS) and Nationally Determined Contributions (NDCs) to stimulate green ... and the related thematic groups with the aim to coordinate all government plans, policies and strategies to ensure ...
Document > Approved readiness proposal Rwanda
Enhancing the resilience of health systems to climate change and emerging pandemics in the Republic of Marshall Islands
1. The Republic of Marshall Islands (RMI), a small island developing state, is highly vulnerable to the ... reduce the health impacts of climate change3. The RMI Nationally Determined Contributions (2018)4 states that it is ...
Document > Approved readiness proposal Marshall Islands
GCF partners with FAO on two major climate-resilience projects in Benin and the Gambia
... and low emission agroforestry practices, improve overall land and water management in 95,000 hectares, and reduce over 330,000 small-scale farmers' vulnerability to increasing climate disturbances and extreme weather events. Additionally, the project will contribute to emission reductions of ...
Article > News update Benin Gambia 
Enhancing Direct Access to Climate Finance in Fiji – Phase 2
Fiji, as a Small Island Developing State, faces extreme climate vulnerability. Climate change is affecting all areas of life, including reduced agricultural and ... of concept notes and completion of pre-feasibility studies and PPF applications for both MoE and FDB. This ...
Document > Approved readiness proposal Fiji
Ocean20: A new self-funded marine resource management framework
... and fisheries management in Indonesia. The model, called Blue Halo S Initiative, is the first ever integrated ... protection and economic production need not be mutually exclusive,” said Yannick Glemarec, Executive Director ... management, and inclusive blue economy development all of which are expected to contribute toward enhanced ...
Article > Press release 
India - Green Climate Fund Readiness & Preparatory Support – Phase III
... criteria. However, there are several key readiness challenges that have been identified which need to be ... entities (AEs, DAEs, EEs, Private Sector, CSOs) to enable all actors to programme resources in alignment with the GCF ... human, institutional, and technical capacity gaps and challenges to be able to efficiently programme, access, deploy ...
Document > Approved readiness proposal India
Funding and subsidiary agreements signed on the same day between GCF, FAO, and Government of Cambodia, accelerating implementation of a new climate resilient agricultural project in Cambodia
... highly vulnerable to the impacts of climate change, especially flooding and droughts. The Basin has been experiencing ... increases for over 70 years and precipitation is generally decreasing resulting in huge climate variability, ... are developed and equipped with the needs of the smallholder farmers in this crucial region. The project is ...
Article > News update 
Keynote speech by ED a.i.
... Global Education Institute for their invitation. COP27 called for a global commitment to prioritize and strengthen ... level by working with schools. In conclusion, the climate challenges we face are immense. The international community ... action has yet to reflect the transformations needed across all sectors to build a truly resilient future for the next ...
Article > Speech
The global water crisis: A call to action for climate and water initiatives
... of financial solutions to address complex water challenges and realise SDG 6: clean water and sanitation. The ... To translate momentum into concrete action, research, role allocations, and treating water as a new asset class are ... investments aligned with the Paris Agreement. Additionally, there is a need for a paradigm shift in the way how ...
Article > Insights 
Running dry: Racing against time to secure our water future
... development, and disaster risk reduction, we are falling short reaching these milestones. This is especially evident in water resources management, a top priority ... 2018–2028. It also recognises the profound complex challenges climate change poses for global water security, ...
Article > Insights 
The Green Climate Fund, the Global Partnership for Education and Save the Children launch the world’s largest investment for green schools at COP28
... GPE Chief Executive Officer. “To address this daunting challenge, we all need to come together to protect the most vulnerable ...
Article > Press release 
Restoring vital ecosystems and water sources in the Dry Corridor Forest, El Salvador
... is highly vulnerable to climate change due to erratic rainfall patterns, deforestation, and land degradation. Known for its erratic rainfall patterns, the Dry Corridor is one of the world’s most ... American Dry Corridor for generations to come. By Jin Hee Dieu (Based on FAO’s story ) El Salvador FP089 Restoring ...
Article > Story El Salvador 
ED lecture
... transferring wealth from developed to developing nations, alleviating poverty as a global good, and linking personal ... war. I saw poverty like never before—in the eyes and bodies of people, people just like us, who had done nothing to ... on financial transactions To taxes on fossil fuels; the super-rich Taxes on air transport To phasing out fossil fuel ...
Article > Speech
Farmerline: Empowering smallholder farmers and governments to create climate-resilient agribusinesses
The impact of climate change is impacting all sectors, with agriculture being particularly vulnerable, ... responsible for 19 per cent of greenhouse gas emissions, totalling 9.9 billion tons of CO2e annually. Agriculture is a major industry in Ghana, Kenya, ...
Article > Story Multiple countries 
Mobilising financing for agricultural technologies: seeding a climate resilient and food-secure future
... financing for such technologies in the developing world falls short. Up to USD 300 billion per year by 2030 is ... climate change. And adaptation receives only 5 per cent of all climate finance – with less than USD 500 million of ... of up to USD 100 million in catalytic capital to CRAFT allows the programme to scale up adaptation finance and ...
Article > Story Multiple countries 
Pacific Islander voices: living on the frontlines of the climate crisis
... reach over 90,000 women, men, young people, and children in all six provinces of Vanuatu directly helping community ... on their doorstep – and those still to come. Critically, the project will reach nearly half of the country’s ... target of the project, empowering them to establish small eco-businesses, preserving and selling the surplus ...
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