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Barbados launches first Caribbean climate resilience project
... We are the proud recipients of a mix of funding from GCF totalling USD 27 million. The project will provide a replicable ... framework for countries of the Eastern Caribbean, all of which experience similar issues." On behalf of GCF, ... Patrick Van Laake said, "GCF is keenly aware of the challenges which the Caribbean faces, not the least of which ...
Article > Press release Barbados 
Green Climate Fund and the International Development Finance Club signs a Statement of Partnership to join forces in fighting climate change
... provider of public development and climate finance globally, and the GCF, the largest climate fund in the world, ... resilient sustainable development.” As a way of increasing climate ambition and making the financial system ... is crucial to increasing efficiency and quality across all phases of climate finance projects, from origination and ...
Article > Press release 
Green Climate Fund and its partners launch the Alliance for Hydromet Development
... countries came together at COP25 today to launch the Alliance for Hydromet Development . As a founding member, the Green Climate Fund (GCF) joined the Alliance to unite efforts to close the capacity gap on early ... match the urgency of the climate crisis, including by increasing the capacity of the most vulnerable countries and ...
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GCF Board gathers in Liberia to discuss strategy to better support climate action
... vulnerable to climate change, among them African States, Small Island Developing States, and Least Developed Countries. ... is not a choice but a mandate for this generation. As such, all governments, from both developed and developing ... resilient development.” The GCF Board, consisting equally of developing and developed country representatives, is ...
Article > Press release Liberia 
Project Preparation Funding for Securing Permanent Forests to Combat Climate Change and Enhance Sustainable National and Local Economies in Cameroon
... from private sector and other extractive groups that ironically facilitate the release of about 19.5 million tons of ... to identify and recruit high profile experts to elaborate feasibility studies (that also include climate change analysis and economic ...
Document > Approved project preparation funding application Cameroon
Increasing resilience through Nature based Solutions in Latin American cities (Nature4Cities Latam)
... of climate change are expected to further aggravate these challenges. There is general recognition and growing awareness ... and promising adaptation approach in the urban context, increasing climate change resilience, ensuring the delivery of ... area, and one with immense potential and significant challenges. According to the baseline of the Sustainable ...
Document > Approved readiness proposal Multiple countries
Developing a climate resilient health system in The Bahamas
... project is designed to build upon and strengthen national bodies, communities and human resources with new mechanisms ... include: To develop a ‘climate SMART health’1 in all policies systems framework with cross cutting national ...
Document > Approved readiness proposal Bahamas
Development of Guyana’s National Climate Finance Strategy, MRV System and Project Pipeline to Support NDC Implementation
... project aims to increase the capacity of Guyana to strategically manage climate finance flows and achieve their revised ... access climate finance. Indirectly the project will benefit all Guyanese citizens by facilitating the implementation of ...
Document > Approved readiness proposal Guyana
Strengthening Lesotho’s capacity to advance the National Adaptation Planning process
The Kingdom of Lesotho is a small, land-locked country in southern Africa that is ... million inhabitants and has experienced major development challenges such as extreme poverty, high unemployment and a ... HIV and AIDS. These challenges are exacerbated by the increasingly severe impacts of climate change. For example, ...
Document > Approved readiness proposal Lesotho
National Adaptation Planning for Integrated Water Resources Management in Belize
... of Belize is charged with the responsibility of managing all of Belize’s freshwater resources. However, the office ... their capacity to implement their IWRM framework. These challenges are exacerbated by significant data and information ... water supplier, Belize Water Services Limited. Additionally, the demands for water and its varied impact on men and ...
Document > Approved readiness proposal Belize
NDA Strengthening and Country Programming support for Turkmenistan and initiating a Regional Approach to Climate Action
Turkmenistan is confronted with increasing climate change induced stressors, including shortage ... shock events such as flash floods, mud flows, intense rainfall events and intense heat waves. This, in turn, is ... action and finance and to engage with the GCF systematically and effectively (Outcome 1) and develop a Country ...
Document > Approved readiness proposal Turkmenistan
Scaling up green finance practices: A blueprint to break- through into a climate resilient Cook Islands as a catalyst to mobilize private sector investment
... erosion and inundation, droughts, flooding, cyclones, increasing temperatures, changing ocean currents and abnormal ... cays, low-lying coral atolls, raised coral islands, and small volcanic islands, situated in the Pacific Ocean. Climate change impacts are intensified for Small Islands Developing States (SIDS) because of their small ...
Document > Approved readiness proposal Cook Islands
Enhancing Lao PDR National Capacity and Coordination in Health and Climate Change
... methods to provide health services. Recognizing these challenges, in consultation with stakeholders, this Readiness ... manage long-term climate-sensitive health risks, specifically by strengthening the capacity of the Ministry of Health ... sectors The direct beneficiaries of this project include all involved governmental staff, particularly CCH technical ...
Document > Approved readiness proposal Lao People's Democratic Republic (the)
Enhancing Indonesia's Access to International Climate Finance and Private Sector Investments for Climate Actions
... vulnerable to climate change. To achieve Indonesia's Nationally Determined Contribution (NDC) targets to reduce GHG ... per year are needed from 2018 to 2030. The state budget allocated to climate change mitigation is ca. USD 5.7 ... Develop a strategic and effective approach to increasing investments in the project pipeline for priority ...
Document > Approved readiness proposal Indonesia
Readiness Support for Building Community Resilience through Application of Traditional and Local Knowledge (TLK) System
... change. TLK systems at the local level are not systematically cataloged or utilized in climate change resilience ... environment for TLK systems to be regularly and systematically considered by the National Designated Authorities ... project to design climate finance proposals that involve all relevant stakeholders and systematically incorporate TLK ...
Document > Approved readiness proposal Nepal Pakistan
GCF Group of Friends welcomes new Executive Director, Mafalda Duarte, garnering momentum for GCF’s second replenishment and global climate action
... H.E. Ambassador Nabeel Munir, chair of the meeting, recalled the urgency to act collectively in the face of the ... from the impact of the climate crisis. She thanked all contributors for their support, especially those who made frontrunner pledges for GCF-2, and she ...
Article > News update 
COP28: Green Climate Fund reaches record funding level
... Climate Fund and the investments we need for a future we all deserve. Our record USD 12.8 billion replenishment ... including the private sector, have an even stronger ally for ambitious climate action that mobilises innovative ...
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National Framework for Leapfrogging to Energy- Efficient and Climate Friendly Air Conditioners and Refrigerators in The Gambia
... scheme for air conditioners and refrigerators. Additionally, the proposal includes capacity building for the ... as the participants from the Policy Working Group (PWG). All stakeholders will receive a capacity building training ... trade barriers. A close attention will be given especially to Senegal as The Gambia is landlocked into the ...
Document > Approved readiness proposal Gambia
Re-Gain: Scaling solutions for food loss in Africa
... of food that fails to reach consumers, in a context of increasing food insecurity. Reports have estimated that lost or ... by the low productivity rates per unit of land, and low overall productivity could have negative impacts on food ... use changes and deforestation. According to the FAO 2023, small-scale farming is linked to most agriculture-driven ...
Document > Approved project preparation funding application Multiple countries
Chadian private sector support for low carbon and climate-resilient development
As a landlocked country, Chad is grappling with security challenges associated with the impacts of climate change, in ... shocks. Access to financial resources remains one of the challenges to Chad. There are limited public funds to support ... beneficiaries of this project are the NDA's constituent bodies and other stakeholders to be identified by the incoming ...
Document > Approved readiness proposal Chad
Enhancing access to climate finance for small island developing states
Small island developing states (SIDS) are an exceptionally heterogeneous group of countries. But they all have one thing in common: they are highly vulnerable to ...
Event > Events organised / involving GCF 
Dialogue prioritises increased climate investment to address fragility and conflict
... stability and support sustainable recovery in such challenging contexts. Government representatives from Iraq, ... in FCAS. The Sub-Regional Dialogue is focused on increasing such investment in the Middle East. The Sub-Regional ... to climate finance, which is the most critical challenge facing all of us.” Henry Gonzalez, GCF’s Chief ...
Article > News update Oman 
FP024 - Enpower to Adapt: Creating Climate-Change Resilient Livelihoods through Community-Based Natural Resource Management (CBNRM) in Namibia
... jobs, establishment of 14 community enterprises, and installing 160 solar water pumps saving $180,000 annually in diesel costs. Critical lessons learned emphasize the ...
Project > Public sector Namibia 
Structured Dialogue with Latin America
... Latin America's climate commitments, including Nationally Determined Contributions (NDCs) and National Adaptation ... of the private sector strengthened knowledge about the challenges and opportunities of engaging the sector in action ... Direct Access Entities. Working with national level bodies can help to ensure GCF projects are responsive to a ...
Event > Structured dialogue Colombia 
Review and update of the GCF Strategic Plan for 2024-2027
... period. Progress in implementation has been reported annually, and can be found in documents GCF/B.28/Inf.10/Add.03 ... the GCF’s second replenishment period, 2024-2027. The overall timeline is set out below: Date Milestone B.32 May ... of the Strategic Plan and GCF-2 planning 10 June 2022 Open call for submissions B.33 July 2022 Informal discussions on ...
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Ministerial forum on forest finance
... and achieve the SDGs are estimated at USD 200 billion annually. The previous section has highlighted the importance of ... development and climate polices could reduce the overall infrastructure financing needs by 40%. Through its ... as they tend to be context specific and do not apply to all jurisdiction alike. However, for the most part they can ...
Article > Speech
Multilateralism must be at the core of our climate response
... Environment Facility (GEF) - the MCFs committed to increasing synergies between them and reported on their progress ... statement urging a multilateral response to the climate challenge and pledging to act together to increase access to ... in Azerbaijan for COP29 this month, one issue stands above all others: How the world is going to foot the bill for the ...
Article > Statement 
PSAA overview
... assessment and proposal appraisal are conducted in parallel, reducing the overall time to access to GCF funding. Introduction to the ... of one innovative climate project, and can potentially build a track record to enable an entity to apply for ...
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Partners
Overview
GCF relies on its expanding network of partners to deliver results across the spectrum of climate action to promote low-carbon and climate-resilient paths. These partners span multilateral and national banks,...
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Themes
Our work aims to support paradigm shifts in both climate mitigation and climate adaptation efforts. GCF aims for a 50:50 balance between mitigation and adaptation investments over time...
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