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Remarks by Héla Cheikhrouhou, GCF Executive Director, at the 13th meeting of the Board
... that have kept me going over the past three years: It all seems impossible, until it is done. My sweat and my ... throughout these three years are my heartfelt gifts to all the disenfranchised across the world, particularly women ... societies, everywhere. The Paris Agreement and Nationally Determined Contributions provide the high level ...
Article > Press release 
Dialogue to Boost Climate Technology Innovation
... Agreement and the Sustainable Development Goals. Historically, small- and medium-size enterprises have played an important ... speakers and more information about the event at the UNFCCC website . Germany Songdo Dialogue to Boost Climate ...
Article > Press release Germany 
GCF doubles climate finance output, Board Co-Chairs report at UN Climate Conference
... said Mr McDonald. “At our last Board meeting, we allocated USD 500 million to a request for proposals pilot ... payments.” The REDD+ request for proposals program will allow for payments to developing countries for emissions ... is also available on video on demand on the UNFCCC website , under item 10 (c) of the agenda. Bonn GCF doubles ...
Article > Press release 
GCF begins funds transfer to Mongolia’s XacBank
... to enhance the bank’s ability to support micro, small and medium-sized enterprises (MSMEs) finance low-carbon ... access entity in October 2016. Keep an eye on the GCF website to learn about the completion of GCF’s climate ...
Article > Press release Mongolia 
Updating and operationalizing the Chad Country Programme through increased national capacity & a strong pipeline of projects
... (iii) development a Country Programme, (iv) creation of a website ( www.fvc-tchad.org ) and finally (vi) development of a no-objection procedure. However, ... support from the GCF in order to respond to these challenges. This second readiness request builds on the ...
Document > Approved readiness proposal Chad
GCF joins UN bodies to help entrepreneurs embrace climate technology
... meeting in Bonn, Germany. GCF partnered with two UN bodies, the Technology Executive Committee ( TEC ) of the ... extreme weather events. A number of dialogue participants called on the need for technological advances to account for ... dialogue, including through an event webcast, at the UNFCCC website . Germany Bonn GCF joins UN bodies to help ...
Article > Press release Germany 
GCF heralds innovative ‘Bhutan for Life’ partnership at launch ceremony
... improved management of the protected areas. This will allow time and resources for the Royal Government of Bhutan ... into its incredible conservation efforts; and one that will allow both conservation and economic development to occur in ... can be found on the Bhutan for Life project page on GCF’s website . Bhutan Bhutan GCF heralds innovative ‘Bhutan for ...
Article > Press release Bhutan 
GCF Board Strengthens Fund’s Operations
... Development Company Limited (IDCOL), based in Bangladesh, Small Industries Development Bank of India (SIDBI), based in ... of the GCF Board meetings are available on GCF’s website . The 18th meeting of the GCF Board will be held ...
Article > Press release 
FP076 - Climate-Friendly Agribusiness Value Chains Sector Project
Reducing greenhouse gas emissions and the climate vulnerability of Cambodia's agricultural value chains.
Observed climate change trends in Cambodia, where the livelihoods of 80 percent of the population relies on rain-...
Project > Public sector Cambodia 
FP090 - Tonga Renewable Energy Project under the Pacific Islands Renewable Energy Investment Program
... climate vulnerable country in the world. Like many other Small Island Developing States in the Pacific, Tonga’s energy source is almost exclusively imported diesel. It accounts for 90 percent of its electricity ... in the main island, while green mini-grids will be installed in the outer islands. While stabilising the grid, this ...
Project > Public sector Tonga 
FP091 - South Tarawa Water Supply Project
... developed countries in the world. It faces significant challenges due to its vulnerability to climate change. South ...
Project > Public sector Kiribati 
NDA Strengthening and Country Programming support for Egypt through UNEP
Egypt set up its own mechanism to engage all concerned stakeholders through forming a national committee composed of representatives of all ministries and relevant academia on GCF-related issues ... of the Third National Communication (TNC), Intended Nationally Determined Contributions (INDCs), Nationally ...
Document > Approved readiness proposal Egypt
NDA Strengthening and Country Programming support for Mongolia through XacBank
... safeguards, gender policy and no-objection procedures to all the interested parties, the Focal Point (and NDA) ... goal to enhance country ownership and to access and allocate the fund’s resources effectively and efficiently. ... and domestic coordination mechanism that ensure all initiatives from selecting direct access entities to ...
Document > Approved readiness proposal Mongolia
Jamaica Country Programme
Climate change is a major challenge for Jamaica. Experiences of increased drought conditions, periods of intense rainfall, sea level rise, and increasingly high temperatures ... patterns. Transformation and Innovation is needed in all sectors. However these transformational impacts that we ...
Document > Country programme Jamaica
Building resilient and healthy Cook islands communities
... policies and procedures, and strengthening the proposal overall under SAP guidelines. Considering the changes requested and emerging requirements and priorities domestically, MFEM are requesting funding to support the further ... and considered render the previous FP obsolete. Specifically, we are requesting a small team of consultants to ...
Document > Approved project preparation funding application Cook Islands
Collaborative R&DB Programme for Promoting the Innovation of Climate Technopreneurship
... the PPF support to carry out necessary preliminary studies that will help develop a full funding proposal package ... ground. The application requests the PPF support for (1) all the course of feasibility studies that will result in ... on two tracks at both national and regional under KDB supervision in order to integrate distinguishable uniqueness ...
Document > Approved project preparation funding application Multiple countries
National Adaptation Planning for Improved Food Security in Grenada
... and exposure to climate hazards, and risks is disruptive to all of the four pillars of National Food Security i.e., ... 70% is imported. Climate change vulnerability also impacts all components of the food value chain and in particular the ...
Document > Approved readiness proposal Grenada
GCF Supplier Portal active from 7th August 2024
... transition in late July and August. We fully intend to make all payments within agreed terms. To help ensure a smooth ... the following: Ensure your position with GCF is clear and all due invoices are submitted prior to 12 July. If you ...
Article > News update 
WSP USA
... seeking GCF financing. The WSP team has experience across all the mitigation and adaptation results areas and has ... vast global footprint of 600 offices in 50 countries across all world regions. As one of the largest engineering, ...
Organisation > PPF service firm
Frankfurt School of Finance and Management gGmbH
... climate solutions with a climate-nature nexus throughout all GCF results areas. With their offices across all continents and experts that are working across Africa, ...
Organisation > PPF service firm
United Nations Development Programme
... of mitigation and adaptation. Its work in adaptation covers all developing countries in all regions and includes a strong portfolio in least developed countries, small island developing states and African states. Adaptation ...
Organisation > Accredited Entity (AE), International United States
Agence Française de Developpement
... With operations in more than 90 developing countries across all regions, including least developed countries and small island developing states, AFD is actively engaged in climate change mitigation and adaptation actions across all sectors. AFD made a commitment of almost US$3 billion to ...
Organisation > Accredited Entity (AE), International France
Ministry of Finance and Economic Management of the Government of Vanuatu
... management. Headquartered in Port Vila with offices across all six provinces, MFEM plays a central role in fostering a ... climate change and disaster risk management across all sectors to strengthen resilience and adaptive capacity, ...
Organisation > Accredited Entity (AE), Direct (National) Vanuatu
GCF launches its first climate gender manual
... on how to include women, girls, men and boys from socially excluded and vulnerable communities in all aspects of climate finance. Minister Lövin said it is ... government , to consider gender equality as a priority in all decision making and resource allocation. “Gender ...
Article > Press release 
Season’s Greetings from GCF
... are already converted into signed agreements. The central challenge for 2015 was to move promptly from fundraising to ... These focus on enhancing direct access, supporting small- and medium-sized enterprises, and mobilizing funds at ... hard during 2015, and I would like to thank colleagues for all of their efforts in managing both an enormous workload ...
Article > Press release 
GCF regional workshop spurs private sector engagement in the Caribbean
... and the Ministry of Economic Growth and Job Creation, called for greater private sector partnerships in climate ... and job creation agenda,” Sewell said. “However, we all must be very aware that climate change and its possible impact can disrupt all plans and programmes, whether in the private or public ...
Article > Press release Jamaica 
Science provides rationale for rational climate action
Strong science lies at the cornerstone of all effective climate action, participants heard at a GCF ...
Article > News update 
GCF Board meets in Cape Town for informal dialogue
... dialogue in Cape Town is also expected to confirm dates for all Board meetings in 2016. It will be attended by Board ...
Article > Press release South Africa 
Saving the Ili Delta: Climate Adaptation through Ecosystem Services
... is now the country’s largest inland water body now critically threatened by climate change causing variability of river flow, increased evapotranspiration, and fire risk all exacerbated by poor land and water management ...
Document > Concept note Kazakhstan
Thematic brief: Renewable energy
... that renewable energy must supply 70 to 85 per cent of all electricity by 2050 for the world to meet the goals of ...
Document > Thematic brief