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Training Workshop on the Methodology for establishing a baseline of greenhouse gas emissions and climate resilience for the portfolio of accredited entities (AEs)
... for establishing a baseline of greenhouse gas emissions and climate resilience for the portfolio of accredited ... Time is applicable for AEs based in Asia, Eastern Europe and Central Asia, and Africa The Training workshop will ... and comments to the document collected via the registration form and during the interactive sessions of the training ...
Event > Webinar 
Thematic brief: Leveraging equity finance to scale up climate innovation & investment
... blended finance – which uses public funds to share risk and crowd-in private investment through co-financing - has usually taken the form of relatively safe senior debt rather than more risky ... or guarantees that could have higher leveraging ratios and better meet the needs of private investors to finance ...
Document > Thematic brief
Virtual Stakeholder Consultation on the development of the GCF’s new ESS – Stage 2: Proposed ESS standards updates
... The development of the ESS is taking place in 3 stages and during the first stage, a scoping report was produced and informed by stakeholder consultation, including a ... hrs. EST. This is the second in a series of events forming part of the stakeholder consultation on GCF’s ESS ...
Event > Events organised / involving GCF 
Virtual Stakeholder Consultation on the development of the GCF’s new ESS – Stage 3: Proposed full draft
... to the Call for Inputs. The red line version of the Standards is also available here . The development of the ... During the first stage, a scoping report was produced and informed by stakeholder consultation, including a stakeholder ... hrs KST. This is the third in a series of events forming part of the stakeholder consultation on GCF’s ESS. ...
Event > Webinar 
SAP025 - Adaptation of agricultural production systems in Coastal Areas of Northwest Guinea-Bissau
... high vulnerability to climate change, particularly in the form of seawater intrusion that results from sea level rise, tidal surges, and other adverse weather conditions. Seawater intrusion ... (mangrove rice) in addition to providing coastal protection and a biodiverse habitat. This project aims to enhance the ...
Project > Public sector Guinea-Bissau 
World Meteorological Organization first UN agency to formalize relationship with GCF
... authority on the state of the planet’s atmosphere and climate, has become the first UN specialized agency to formalize its relationship with the Green Climate Fund ... on Climate Change (IPCC), the international body for the assessment of the science related to climate change that was ...
Article > Press release 
Identify adaptation and mitigation interventions and creating partnerships for scaling up the Great Green Wall Initiative in Niger
The agriculture, forest and land use sector (AFOLU) has been identified in the ... and at the regional levels will enable harmonized baseline assessments, monitoring, sharing of technical expertise, ... and will reinforce collaboration amongst partners. These actions will be supported by further multi-stakeholder ...
Document > Approved readiness proposal Niger (the)
Debt for climate swaps: exploring avenues and opportunities
The intersection of escalating public debt and the deepening climate crisis presents a dual challenge ... of ongoing debt obligations toward investments in climate action. Such transactions provide opportunities for ... including bilateral and multipartite approaches, and assesses their application across varied country contexts. ...
Document > Working paper
FP287 - Novastar Ventures Africa People and Planet Fund III
... expected that USD 2.8 trillion will be needed between 2020 and 2030 for Africa to implement its Nationally Determined ... 12 to 15 per cent of the required investments for climate action. The share of private climate finance in total ... capital. It was developed under GCF’s Project-specific Assessment Approach (PSAA). FP287 Kenya Rwanda Nigeria Egypt ...
Project > Private sector Multiple countries 
Supporting women’s local businesses and climate-friendly cookstoves in Kenya
About 15 per cent of the energy demand worldwide is met by classic biomass such as firewood, ... targets to lower GHG emissions in the energy sector by 6.09 million tons CO₂ by 2030. This change towards a ... a liner. Once the liner has dried, she fires it up to transform the clay into ceramic. The liners will be used to ...
Article > Story Kenya 
ARMSWISSBANK Closed Joint Stock Company
... with a vision to become the nation’s leading corporate and investment bank. The bank is committed to offering a comprehensive, flexible, and innovative range of banking services, with a strong ... and promoting national climate awareness. ArmSwissBank plans to scale up financing for renewable energy, solar ...
Organisation > Accredited Entity (AE), Direct (National) Armenia
Join GCF at COP29
... of Parties (COP) on its policies, programming priorities, and eligibility criteria. The GCF delegation will be ... such as nature-based solutions, industrial decarbonisation, gender equality in climate finance, and much more. Each ... questions. The sessions will be livestreamed. For more information, visit https://www.theclimatefunds.org . Catch ...
Article > News update 
Climate Funds unite to enhance access to climate finance and increase impact
... impacts of climate change grows, the need for collective action becomes more evident. For the first time ever, the ... Funds (CIF), the Global Environment Facility (GEF), and the Green Climate Fund (GCF) came together at COP28 to ... in delivering on the Paris Agreement goals and driving transformative climate action. He said: “Your collective ...
Article > News update 
Legal due diligence: Annex 9a for Simplified Approval Process Funding Proposals
... Process (SAP), project proponents are required to submit information on legal due diligence, containing details of any ... approvals, licenses or permits required for implementing and operating the project/programme, applicable taxes and foreign exchange regulations related to the ...
Document > Template
Legal opinion certificate of internal approvals: Annex 9b for Simplified Approval Process Funding Proposals
... confirming that all internal approvals have been obtained, and that the Accredited Entity has the capacity and authority to implement the proposed Funded Activity, in ...
Document > Template
How a cloud database is protecting forests and communities in Laos
... illegal logging. Today, strengthened community agreements and targeted patrols, guided by real-time insights, ... of approximately 900,000 hectares of village land into formal land-use plans. Local action, global response The cloud database provides ...
Article > Story Lao People's Democratic Republic (the) 
At a turning point: Catalysing climate finance in the era of COVID-19
... a vital role to play in implementing the Paris Agreement and SDGs. Committed to both adaptation and mitigation, GCF ... partnerships to catalyse additional finance to drive transformative climate action. High-level speakers included Ministers from Rwanda, ...
Event > Events organised / involving GCF 
About GCF
... cross the 1.5°C threshold within the next two decades and 2°C threshold early during the second half of the ... low-emissions, climate-resilient pathways. Our transformative approach We achieve our goal by investing across ... a four-pronged approach: Transformational planning and programming: by promoting integrated ...
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Disclosure standards
Timing and mode of disclosure The GCF Information Disclosure Policy ... proposal n/a Board meeting documents 21 days before Board action Posted on website Confidential information under ...
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Readiness and preparatory support to operationalize the Climate Smart Resilient Island (CSRI) Initiative across Small Island Developing States
... submitted to operationalize the Climate Smart Resilient Island (CSRI) initiative which has so far not received any ... states on an inter-regional scale, but to date there is no formalized and coordinated exchange between SIDS in this ... at scale. Though many SIDS have conducted Technology Needs Assessments (TNAs) and updated their NDCs, implementation of ...
Document > Approved readiness proposal Maldives
Instructions to bidders - RFP
This document is to assist potential suppliers in responding to GCF ‘Requests for Proposal’.
Note that for GCF, an RFP is a more complex sourcing exercise with a scoring system designed to select the best value...
Document > Guides
Instructions to bidders - RFQ
This document is to assist potential suppliers in responding to GCF ‘Requests for Quotation’.
Note that for GCF, an RFQ is a straightforward sourcing exercise, designed to select the lowest cost compliant quotation....
Document > Guides
GCF Supplier Portal 102: Submitting a quotation or proposal, in response to a GCF RFQ or RFP
... RFQ. It starts after GCF 101 Supplier Portal Registration , and complements the Instructions to Bidders RFQ / ...
Document > Guides
Building the capacity of Crédit Agricole du Maroc (CAM) to complete its accreditation process and develop high-quality projects
Agriculture is a key sector in the Morocco NDC and country programme; indeed, the country more and more ... identified in the past few years: i) there is no strong gender policy in place; ii) the environmental and social ... policy has just been put in place and needs to be assessed to check if it meets GCF requirements; iii) some ...
Document > Approved readiness proposal Morocco
Strengthening the NDA of the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela through the GCF Readiness and Preparatory Support Program
... Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) and the Paris Agreement, as per the NDC. However, various ... and building the capacities of stakeholders to support the planning, programming, and implementation of GCF-funded ... financed by the GCF, considering the inclusion of the gender approach and the perspective of vulnerable groups. ...
Document > Approved readiness proposal Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of)
GCF launches the Digital Accreditation Platform
... Fund (GCF) launched the new Digital Accreditation Platform (DAP). GCF is a country-driven partnership institution, and the DAP comes as part of GCF’s digital transformation ... a process of “accreditation,” which is designed to assess their capabilities in financial management and ...
Article > News update 
NDA strengthening and country programming support for Trinidad and Tobago through CCCCC
... support request is intended to support capacitation and empowerment of the Ministry of Planning and Development (NDA) to engage with the Green Climate Fund ...
Document > Approved readiness proposal Trinidad and Tobago
Zambia shows leadership potential in milestone visit to GCF HQ
... to respond to climate change. ”Zambia has a comprehensive action plan to address climate change. This roadmap has been ... with collaboration among multiple national ministries and provides a model for other countries,” Mr. Bamsey ...
Article > Press release Zambia 
NDA Strengthening and Country Programming support for Albania through UNEP
... with increasing temperatures, decreasing precipitation, and more frequent extreme events like floods and droughts. ... NAMA projects: NAMA for the implementation of the National Action Plan for Energy Efficiency NAMA for the application ... related projects and initiatives include: Market transformation and strengthening of the initiative on the use of ...
Document > Approved readiness proposal Albania
GCF Executive Director highlights role in climate adaptation at global dialogue
... South Korea. The high-level dialogue aimed to showcase actions to address climate change impacts. About 300 ... Ban Ki Moon, Chairman of the Global Green Growth Institute and former United Nations Secretary-General, and His Excellency ...
Article > News update 