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Executive Director’s remarks
... decade. SIDS are a priority for the Green Climate Fund, and to demonstrate this, more than 10 percent of the ... of income level. The funding that we provide is based on an assessment of the needs. We know that debt distress is an ... institutions, strengthening existing National Adaptation Plans (NAP) and Nationally Determined Contributions (NDC) ...
Article > Speech
Green Climate Fund Readiness Support for Sierra Leone
... impacts including frequent flooding that destroy lives and livelihoods of its already poor, changes in rainfall ... participation, c) assist Sierra Leone in developing a gender- responsive country programme including climate ... concept notes. This will be achieved through targeted needs assessment of the relevant stakeholders, tailor made ...
Document > Approved readiness proposal Sierra Leone
GCF/B.17/12 - GCF risk management framework
... the Secretariat to develop the necessary methodologies and internal procedures as well as to enhance the ... decision B.BM-2017/02, decided “that the interim risk and investment guidelines adopted pursuant to decision ... and investment guidelines”. In accordance with the work plan of the Board 2017 adopted in the decision taken between ...
Board document > Action item
GCF/B.37/17 - Readiness and Preparatory Support Programme: revised strategy 2024–2027
... for its consideration a revised strategy for the Readiness and Preparatory Support Programme. During its thirty-sixth ... the revised strategy be aligned with the updated Strategic Plan for the GCF 2024–2027 (USP-2) adopted by the Board in ... direct access) as well as on USP-2. The document has been informed by series of consultations with the Board members and ...
Board document > Action item
Enhancing access and increasing impact: the role of the multilateral climate funds
The need for collective, urgent and ambitious action on climate is greater than ever before. As the ... (MCFs) can facilitate broad changes and contribute to the reform of the international climate finance architecture. Our ...
Article > Statement 
GCF hosts first regional workshop for Latin America
... region’s push to be a leader in promoting low-emission and climate-resilient sustainable development. The three-day ... countries’ engagement with GCF and providing a platform to exchange knowledge among different stakeholders ... Plans (NAPs) and Nationally Appropriated Mitigation Actions (NAMAs) in energy efficiency, livestock production ...
Article > Press release Honduras 
Pakistan visits GCF, prepares for readiness grant
... will lead the definition of national projects for climate action. Heading the delegation, Mr. Arif Ahmed Khan, Federal ... seek the Fund’s support for a broad range of low-emission and climate-resilient initiatives, including those for ... Private Sector Facility. Officials explained Pakistan’s plans to advance quickly through the readiness programme. ...
Article > Press release Pakistan 
African adaptation
Your Excellencies, Ladies and Gentlemen, Climate impacts are materializing far faster ... and allocates over half of its resources to finance transformative climate adaptation initiatives. GCF has prioritised climate action in Africa, investing over $1 billion of its own ...
Article > Speech
Agriculture Sector Readiness for enhanced climate finance in India
... to develop sub-national climate finance investment programs and projects linked to adaptation and resilience priorities ... address the following three barriers – Fragmentation in planning and monitoring climate action in agriculture sector. Limited experience in ...
Document > Approved readiness proposal India
NDA Strengthening and Country Programming support for Afghanistan through FAO (Phase II)
... the Green Climate Fund (GCF) to help the country develop and implement durable adaptation and mitigation actions to ... civil society and private sector; Strengthen capacity for gender considerations in GCF country programming and ... (CBIT) in land and agriculture sectors that is being formulated. Afghanistan NDA Strengthening and Country ...
Document > Approved readiness proposal Afghanistan
Green Climate Fund B.20 meeting press release
... ended today in Songdo, following four days of challenging and difficult discussions between Board members. The Board ... operate as one Board, acting together in support of climate action.” “Whilst the results of the meeting are ... not overlook that the Fund has a strong portfolio of transformational projects, with many already under implementation ...
Article > Press release 
Vatican and R20 Austrian World Summit: Finance is key to tackling climate crisis
... in clean energy in order to transition to a green economy and end global dependency on fossil fuels. "Financing is ... to commit to a whole-of-government approach to climate action and highlighted the need to work hard to mobilise ... of the world's finances, you will agree upon a common plan that accords with climate science, the latest in clean ...
Article > Press release Austria 
Implementing the new Green Climate Fund Urban Strategy in Africa
... of developing a Sectoral Guide on “Cities, Buildings and Urban Systems” in order to provide an overview of ... circular economy; Four drivers of paradigm shift: transformational planning and programming, catalyzing climate ... the Green Climate Fund are organizing a virtual Policy Action Lab event “Implementing the new Green Climate Fund ...
Event > Events organised / involving GCF 
47 countries express interest in hosting a GCF regional presence
... the Fund’s vision to be closer to the countries it serves and deliver more financial support at scale, strengthen ... GCF Executive Director Mafalda Duarte said: “If climate action is local action—which it is—then GCF needs to be ... proposals for host countries, along with the implementation plan, will be considered by the Board at its subsequent ...
Article > Press release 
GCF Regional Dialogue with Latin America and Workshop for Direct Access Entities
... from across Latin America to strengthen regional climate action and collaboration. At the GCF Regional Dialogue with Latin ... programming opportunities aligned with GCF’s Strategic Plan 2024-2027 (USP-2) Strengthen their understanding of ...
Event > Structured dialogue Dominican Republic (the) 
COP30 High-level Event: Delivering Climate Solutions through Country Platforms
As nations urgently seek to enhance climate ambition and implementation, country and regional platforms are emerging as vital tools for mobilizing financing ... mitigation, adaptation, and economic development goals into actionable investment strategies, facilitating impactful, ...
Event > Events organised / involving GCF 
Enhancing Lesotho’s private sector readiness for a clean energy transition
... 63% of the total greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions of Lesotho, and this is projected to rise if the country missed the ... Private Sector Expert Committee. This Committee will be a formal channel for the NDA to solicit and receive private ... Lesotho’s private sector to invest in climate and energy action. The private sector engagement strategy will provide ...
Document > Approved readiness proposal Lesotho
Caribbean countries convene in Belize for GCF regional dialogue
... regional meeting to advance collaboration with the Fund and accelerate access to its resources. Organized in ... session to put a spotlight on countries’ climate action plans with the Fund. With several ministers in ... value of the Structured Dialogue. He underscored that the format provides a unique platform for countries, GCF ...
Article > Press release Belize 
How grass seeds are changing lives in Kenya
... Emergencies” is a GCF-backed project that tackles drought and extreme weather events in Kenya. Katarzyna Lesiuk from ... banks depend on us.” This says everything about the transformation happening here. These farmers are no longer ... be rooted in local knowledge, strengthened by collective action, and sustained through smart reinvestment. And it ...
Article > Insights Kenya 
Accreditation process
... self-nomination, to pre-screening, application, screening and review, and finally, Board approval. Each step is designed to strengthen transparency, predictability, and accountability, while supporting entities at different ...
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GCF and Korean Government join forces to promote global Green New Deal
... financial flows usher in an age of sustainable, post-pandemic growth that takes the heat out of dangerous planetary warming. “Climate action and COVID-19 recovery measures must be mutually ... Korea is adopting a number of measures designed to transform its proven ability to industrialise rapidly to take the ...
Article > Press release 
GCF launches global network of climate change expertise
... The CoP will play a crucial role in driving transformative actions in support of GCF’s mandate. In creating this network, GCF is leveraging cutting ...
Article > Press release 
Global Programming Conference drives stronger GCF climate support
... of Korea, to strengthen its strategic support of climate action leading to GCF’s first replenishment and beyond. The GCF Global Programming Conference has ... and coalescing paths of practical climate action across the planet. Held over five days near the GCF headquarters, the ...
Article > Press release 
Entity Support for Georgia through PwC
This readiness request aims to carry out a gap assessment of potential direct access entities in Georgia in ...
Document > Approved readiness proposal Georgia
Evaluation policy for the GCF
... decision B.BM-2021/07 . Sets out the evaluation policy to assess the results, performance, efficiency and effectiveness of the GCF in delivering its mandate. ...
Document > Policies, strategies, and guidelines
Caribbean GCF stakeholders gather in Belize for first regional workshop
... Fund’s stakeholders in the Caribbean region with first-hand support and guidance on working with GCF. The three-day ... (NDAs) and focal points in the Caribbean, and create a platform for the exchange of best practices between stakeholder ... General Assembly to underscore the urgency of climate action. “Our world community must be prepared to deploy ...
Article > Press release 
Asian private sector ambition key to climate solution, Dialogue finds
... can be funnelled to complement public sector-funded climate action, GCF’s Structured Dialogue with Asia has concluded. ... responding to climate change, a four-day gathering of GCF and key partners found the diversity of the region requires ... protecting the nation’s tropical forests by transforming the forest sector into natural capital. Suahasil ...
Article > Press release Indonesia 
Structured Dialogue with Latin America
... the involvement of Latin American countries with the GCF and to accelerate the implementation of GCF projects and ... Determined Contributions (NDCs) and National Adaptation Plans (NAPs). Here are some of the key outcomes: Discussions ... included progress in the development of a Concept Note on action across the 'Dry Corridor' of Central America - a ...
Event > Structured dialogue Colombia 
GCF/B.08/20 - Further Development of the Initial Investment Framework
... Board meeting, with technical support from the Secretariat and other stakeholders and taking into consideration recommendations from the ... comparison of methodologies that enable the Secretariat to assess the relative quality and innovativeness of comparable ...
Board document > Action item
Scaling the role of climate finance after COP27
... of Practice Workshop, the Green Climate Fund (GCF) and the Brookings Institution organized a Climate Change Working Group session on 3 February 2023 to assess the outcomes of COP27, particularly the role of ... enough to meet the target that we have to get to,’ said former Executive Secretary of the United Nations Economic ...
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