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Structured Dialogue with the Caribbean 2018
The second GCF Structured Dialogue with the Caribbean, held on 6-9 November, brought together Ministers and senior government officials, GCF representatives, Accredited Entities, National Designated Authorities,...
Event > Structured dialogue Grenada 
Policies: Investment
Investment
The GCF’s Investment Framework sets out the parameters which guide GCF’s investment decision-making and its assessment and consideration of Funding Proposals. The Investment Framework establishes the Fund’s...
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Adaptation planning vital in helping countries weather change
... The damaging effects of climate change are becoming increasingly evident. In addition to the immediately apparent ... climate effects also come in more slow-moving but equally destructive forms. Drought threatens billions of people ... related to climate change are already rising, while nearly all members of the C40 group of megacities addressing ...
Article > Press release 
Fourteen new Country Platforms announced in collaboration with GCF to drive country-led climate solutions
... climate impacts are accelerating and global finance is falling short, this represents a significant and coordinated ... GCF support marks our strategic response to the climate challenge. We are moving from fragmented initiatives to a ... transparency, and partnership.” Panama Abdiel Ismael Douglas, Climate Finance Advisor, Government of ...
Article > Press release Brazil 
GCF launches Simplified Approvals Process for faster, simpler approval of small-scale projects
... streamlines and simplifies applications for certain small-scale projects of up to USD 10 million in GCF funding, ... Climate Fund to simplify access to its resources for smaller-scale projects, as called for in the Fund’s ... and streamlines the review and approval process, making it easier and quicker to access GCF resources for mitigation ...
Article > Press release 
GCF begins first REDD+ transfer
... by the Green Climate Fund is very important because it allows us to continue with the implementation phase of the ... of its climate finance and provide finance for countries in all phases of REDD+. This issue is slated to be discussed at ... of REDD+ negotiations. One of the most recent REDD+ studies indicates it has the potential to reduce global ...
Article > Press release Ecuador 
UNDP head welcomes flow of GCF funds to the Maldives
... from recurring water supply emergencies. Variable rainfall patterns and increasing salinization caused by rising sea levels have led to ... characteristic of the Maldives – consisting of 1,190 small, low-lying coral islands spread over 90,000 square ...
Article > Press release Maldives 
GCF disburses finance to support Indigenous Peoples in the Amazon
... their local, regional and national representatives. This allowed the project to fulfill conditions set by the GCF ... shared mostly by Peru, Brazil and Colombia, in a sense we all own the Amazon as it is the planet’s lungs.” Mr. ... financial rewards, as the oil is used globally in food ingredients, hair and skin products and other commodities. “We ...
Article > Press release Peru 
GCF scopes forest funding path after workshop
... Mr Velasco pointed to the key role REDD+ is now playing globally in the new landscape of climate cooperation under the ... of preparation for REDD+, and GCF is looking to assist all countries to progress along this spectrum,” Ms Leclerc ...
Article > Press release Indonesia 
GCF and FMO partnership will boost the growth of renewable energy in developing countries
... provide development loans and equity financing throughout all project phases - development, construction, and ... PSF portfolio amounts to USD 2.1 billion in 23 projects globally. Netherlands (the) The Hague FP099 GCF and FMO ...
Article > Press release Netherlands (the) 
Global Programming Conference drives stronger GCF climate support
... priorities. This includes enhanced understanding how niche allocations of climate finance can realise their climate ... and livelihoods - with an overarching aim to base all climate solutions on science and an understanding that ... resources to where they are most needed, singling out Small Island Developing States (SIDS) and Least Developing ...
Article > Press release 
GCF forum explores how to stem climate impact on world food security
The increasing severity of climate effects threatens to halt ... fund, a significant proportion of GCF’s USD 5.2 billion allocated so far to support climate action in developing ... happened in the past. These climate events are affecting all our farmers in my country.” While acknowledging ...
Article > Press release 
GCF signs partner agreements hours after Board approval
... strategy. “With our partners, the International Solar Alliance (ISA), the French Development Agency (AFD), and ... empowerment of the Fund’s direct access partners - especially those most vulnerable to climate change such as Small Island Developing States (SIDS). “One of our main ...
Article > Press release 
Financing the future we want
... Agreement on Climate Change, we could better face this challenge - with stronger health systems, fewer people living ... consequences for generations to come. Oil prices at historically low levels represent a great temptation not to change ... are also an opportunity to phase out fossil fuel subsidies and use scare public resources to support projects that ...
Article > Speech
GCF's support for coral reefs
... to the destruction of coral reefs as they are disproportionally dependent on their ecosystem goods and services for ... change. Given their high irrecoverable carbon density, all mangroves, marshes and sea grasses should also be ... for climate action. The Green Climate Fund is rapidly increasing its investment in coastal and marine ecosystems ...
Article > Speech
Address at Green Horizon Summit
... assembly of speakers for the Green Horizon Summit. Ladies and gentlemen, we are running out of time. Average ... climate finance flows needed to achieve this has been increasing, it is not happening rapidly enough. On the supply ... where efforts to leverage private investment have so far fallen short of what is required. to enhance the capacity of ...
Article > Speech
Low Carbon Transport Dominica
... and heavily dependent on imported fossil fuels. The Nationally Determined Contribution has as target to reduce ... sector with the highest GHG growth. Transport emissions shall be reduced by 17% compared to the emission levels of ... to achieve its GHG transport target if the trend of increasing transport emissions can be reverted. A wide array of ...
Document > Approved readiness proposal Dominica
GCF boosts COVID-19 low-carbon energy relief with anchor investment
... solutions but now face bankruptcy form the COIVD-19 fallout. EARF will keep these companies financially solvent by providing them with short-term loans. GCF is ... to electricity and instead have to rely on kerosene and diesel generators for lighting, presenting family health and ...
Article > Press release 
National Adaptation Plan: Advancing risk-informed development and land-use planning in Tunisia
... and tourism. The Government of Tunisia is aware of these challenges and has adopted a proactive policy of fighting ... Authorities Code” was adopted in April 2018 with a new allocation of responsibilities provided to local governments ... local elections, the municipal elections, in May 2018 and all municipalities now count with newly local officials ...
Document > Approved readiness proposal Tunisia
Achieving water security through climate-resilient infrastructure
... cauliflower, pepper…but recently I have had to reallocate five hectares to plant almond instead because it ... Plain in Morocco Farmers like Oussama have traditionally depended on the irrigation canals to cultivate their ... out of water. Then the workers come back at night to do it all over again.” Water scarcity combined with the impacts ...
Article > Story Morocco 
Agreement bolstering Africa’s climate vulnerable sign of rapid GCF implementation
... local banks to direct funds to help farmers cope with increasingly erratic climate effects while also reducing farming ... helps protect some of the world’s most vulnerable smallholder farmers from climate effects while also contributing to Africa’s Great Green Wall initiative to reverse land degradation. The funding ...
Article > News update 
GCF launches the Digital Accreditation Platform
... institutions are approved by the GCF Board and formally become AEs, GCF requires AEs to meet accreditation ... low-code platform and is capable of handling dynamically changing business processes, digitalising and ... partnerships with potential partners and AEs. The DAP will allow GCF to increase efficiency and responsiveness to ...
Article > News update 
Readiness Support for the Accreditation of Kasikornbank, Updating of Thailand’s Country Programme, Development of Climate Finance Strategy, and Design of Blended Circular Economy Financing Facility
... standards required for accreditation but is yet to formally start the accreditation process. Additional support is ... (MSW2E), sustainable rural bioenergy under Energy for All, Bio-Compressed Natural Gas (BioCNG) and advanced ... knowhow, and business models. The projects are not yet generally bankable by the view of the domestic finance ...
Document > Approved readiness proposal Thailand
GCF approves Project Preparation Facility grant to establish Barbados green bank
... of Barbados on the establishment of a green bank, initially conceptualised by the Barbados Prime Minister Mia ... to help Caribbean countries to meet their targets for Nationally Determined Contributions and achieve a ... sector initiative that aims to overcome the financing challenges and constraints of climate change adaptation and ...
Article > Press release Barbados 
Expert support to strengthen Niger’s operational capacity for accelerated and sustained access to climate financing
... is a global threat, but its impact is not being felt equally. Least Developed Countries (LDCs) are the most impacted ... to improve resilience. To cope with climate change challenges and risks, the Government has set up a policy and ... financing for climate actions. Barriers are specifically related to: Limited in-house resources of BAGRI to lead ...
Document > Approved readiness proposal Niger (the)
Multi-Country Climate Resilient Urban Development Initiative
... and awareness of the specific climate change impacts and challenges in the urban communities paucity of readily ... through the development of concept notes and pre-feasibility studies developed and submitted. This readiness therefore seeks ...
Document > Approved readiness proposal Multiple countries
ED remarks for International Women’s Day 2023
... particularly impacts women entrepreneurs, who traditionally face even more barriers in accessing information and ... to market their new climate solutions. And ultimately it is all women and men who are affected by this gap in women-led ... agribusinesses that enhance the climate resilience of smallholder farmers. This programme is proving particularly ...
Article > Speech
PSAA questionnaire
... will take approximately 20 minutes to complete once all the required information is available. Please refer to ...
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GCF approves funding for regional water investment programme in Southern Africa
... by the African Union Development Agency (AUDA-NEPAD). Increasing climate hazards and cyclones across the SADC region ... Director a.i. The AIP aims to mobilise USD 30 billion annually by 2030 in order to close the water investment gap in ... by the President of the Republic of Senegal, H.E. Macky Sall; Prime Minister of the Netherlands, H.E. Mark Rutte; ...
Article > News update 
Green Climate Fund and Global Fund join forces to tackle impact of climate crisis on health
... indicate that only 0.5% of multilateral climate funding is allocated to projects that explicitly address human health, ... climate risks to health and build resilient, environmentally sustainable health systems. A range of major ... and ensure a healthier, safer, more equitable future for all. We raise and invest more than US$5 billion a year to ...
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