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GCF and partners sign project agreements for four transformative climate projects
... Agreement; FAA) were signed by the Green Climate Fund (GCF) and its partners on the margins of GCF’s 34th Board ... efforts like these go a long way.” This project was formally approved at the 34th Board meeting, just one day ... One of the project’s most remarkable features is gender equality; it is one of the core dimensions of this ...
Article > News update 
GCF Board approves nearly USD 600m in new climate projects after selecting Mafalda Duarte as new Executive Director
... Yannick Glemarec is reaching the end of his four-year term and will leave GCF on 2 April 2023. Speaking at the end of ... is committed to maintaining strong momentum on climate action for developing nations, by providing critical ... in October, when new contributions to GCF will be formalised. The Board heard updates on the Fund’s Risk ...
Article > Press release 
GCF Private Investment for Climate Conference 2018
... Conference addresses the need to capture the energies and entrepreneurship of businesses in tackling the climate challenge, and comes on the heels of a seminal UN report highlighting the urgency of action needed to keep global warming to below 1.5 degrees ...
Event > Events organised / involving GCF 
GCF targets private investment shift at inaugural climate conference
... Conference addresses the need to capture the energies and entrepreneurship of businesses in tackling the climate ... heels of a seminal UN report highlighting the urgency of action needed to keep global warming to below 1.5 degrees ... growth not just as necessary for a liveable planet, but as a key business opportunity. There are signs ...
Article > Press release 
GCF meets with top global investors to boost private sector climate finance
... Fund recently explored how to break through market barriers and forge new climate finance pathways in developing ... financial firms. GCF Executive Director Yannick Glemarec and the GCF’s Private Sector Facility Director Ayaan Adam ... GCF can help shift global capital flows to drive climate action in developing countries. Participants shared their ...
Article > Press release 
Notification related to FP054
This notification provides details on the status of FP054, which lapsed on 27 June 2019.
Document > Notification
B.29 Board meeting this week: USD 500 million in climate finance under consideration
... 28 June to 1 July. The meeting will take place virtually, and you can follow the sessions live each day from ... over USD 500 million in climate finance for adaptation and mitigation. Alongside these proposals, the Board will ... of the Secretariat's capabilities to deliver the Strategic Plan for 2020-2023. This presents a series of ...
Article > Press release 
Strengthening Resilience of the Water Resources Sector to the Impacts of Climate Change in Tonga
... the coordination of the Natural Resources Division and the Water Resources Committees and knowledge of ... data collection methods and a more strategic framework to inform better decision-making and access to climate change ... Resources Policy in place and effective. Village IWRM Plans established in alignment with the National Water ...
Document > Approved readiness proposal Tonga
Strategic Frameworks support for Lao PDR through FAO
... country has been engaging in REDD+ readiness since 2008, and is progressing through the readiness to demonstration ... and reporting of related climate financing, investment planning and private-sector engagement. The proposed ... Readiness project will address such barriers through: 1) formalization of coordination mechanisms; 2) development of ...
Document > Approved readiness proposal Lao People's Democratic Republic (the)
GCF/B.27/Inf.14 - Integrated Results Management Framework
... the initial Results Management Framework (decision B.07/04) and Performance Measurement Frameworks (PMFs) (decision B.08/07) by ... out in the GCF Governing Instrument and initial Strategic Plan. This draft document also presents the GCF’s proposed ...
Board document > Information
Strengthening resilience of ecosystems and communities to climate change effects in the North Rift Valley Region of Kenya
... susceptible to climate change effects making communities and their livelihoods vulnerable to climate change effects. ... The region faces threats in food security, water stress and unsustainable natural resource utilization, coupled with inadequate institutional frameworks in regard to planning and governance towards climate change. To address ...
Document > Concept note Kenya
FP003 - Increasing the resilience of ecosystems and communities through the restoration of the productive bases of salinized lands
Restoring salinized lands through improved knowledge and planning, and implementing measures such as hydraulic ...
Project > Public sector Senegal 
FP012 - Africa Hydromet Program – Strengthening Climate Resilience in Sub-Saharan Africa: Mali Country Project
Strengthening the adaptive capacity and climate resilience of vulnerable communities in Mali by ... weather warning services to support adaptation planning. Mali experiences extreme weather and climate ... climate events. Better hydro-meterorological (hydromet) information can inform infrastructure development, improve ...
Project > Public sector Mali 
FP045 - Ground Water Recharge and Solar Micro Irrigation to Ensure Food Security and Enhance Resilience in Vulnerable Tribal Areas of Odisha
... communities in Odisha through groundwater recharge and solar micro irrigation. The Indian state of Odisha is ... permeable soil. Ground water recharge shafts can be transformative by demonstrating their ability to recharge the ... groundwater reserves. At the same time, resilient crop planning through irrigation will improve food security in ...
Project > Public sector India 
FP218 - Building climate resilience in the landscapes of Kigoma region, Tanzania
... Tanzania’s Kigoma Region, climate data show more frequent and unpredictable periods of heavy rainfall causing an ... Dry spells are also expected to increase in frequency and severity. Coupled with the rise in average temperatures, ... key components of the project span from creating land use plans, rehabilitating degraded ecosystems to mainstreaming ...
Project > Public sector Tanzania 
FP247 - Local Climate Adaptive Living Facility Plus (LoCAL+) – West Africa (Burkina Faso, Ivory Coast, Mali and Niger)
... agricultural losses, recurrent food crises, water scarcity and extreme flooding, and environmental degradation from multiple climate hazards. ... of climate resilience into local governments’ annual planning and budgetary cycles; build the capacity of local ...
Project > Public sector Multiple countries 
FP242 - Caribbean Net-Zero and Resilient Private Sector
Small Island Developing States (SIDS) in the Caribbean are highly ... services and blended finance solutions. It also emphasises gender mainstreaming to close gender and diversity gaps in the region. Moreover, the ...
Project > Private sector Multiple countries 
Stakeholder consultation regarding feasibility study on GCF regional presence
... a GCF regional presence. The study explores the needs and options for establishing a GCF regional presence, was ... by Dalberg is available here . To aid the Secretariat’s assessment of this report which will be presented to the ... regions. Contact [email protected] for further information. Session 1: Asia 2:00 PM – 3:30 PM Korea ...
Event > Webinar 
Strategic Frameworks support for Guyana through GGGI
... renewable energy projects for public-private partnership and GCF funding. To facilitate the implementation of ... national accredited entities from the Energy Sector will be assessed and the nomination by NDA of two entities will be ... proposed project will make use of awareness-raising and information materials developed through completed/ongoing ...
Document > Approved readiness proposal Guyana
Headquarters
... The Headquarters Agreement between the Republic of Korea and GCF was signed in June 2013 and entered into force in August 2013. Songdo is a planned city, built on reclaimed land and part of the ...
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Fourteenth Meeting of the Board to be held at GCF Headquarters
... meetings, as well as meetings of Board committees, panels and groups are planned on Monday 10 October 2016, and Informal Consultations by the Co-Chairs with Board members, ...
Article > Press release 
Climate Resilient Sustainable Coastal Forestry in Bangladesh
... objective of the Project is to reduce forest degradation and increase forest coverage through participatory planning/monitoring to contribute in building the long-term ... like cyclones, storm surges, tidal floods, river erosion and salinity intrusion. The project will promote climate ...
Document > Approved project preparation funding application Bangladesh
GCF/B.43/Inf.08 - Update on the operationalization of regional presence
... terms of reference for the selection of the host countries and requested the Secretariat to launch a call for proposals ... the Secretariat to prepare a comprehensive analysis and recommendation for host countries of regional offices ... It also presents an update on the implementation plan mandated in decision B.41/10. GCF/B.43/Inf.08 14 Update ...
Board document > Information
GCF/B.21/Inf.03 - Approach and scope for providing support to adaptation activities
... status review of GCF’s support in adaptation activities and puts forward a set of guiding approaches and next steps ... review criteria of project preparation, national adaptation plans and other readiness support to enhance climate ... development; d) further development of adaptation performance measurement frameworks; and e) opportunities to ...
Board document > Information
Strategic Frameworks support for Vanuatu through SPREP
... of this Readiness Proposal is to determine the Climate Information and Services (CIS) needs of policy developers, planners, and decision makers in a vulnerable Pacific Island ...
Document > Approved readiness proposal Vanuatu
Country Programming and Entity Support for Oman through Sultan Qaboos University
In order to implement the national plans and programmes, for Sultanate of Oman, there will be a ... is a challenge, which is because of constantly changing landscape of climate finance and the limited institutional ...
Document > Approved readiness proposal Oman
Preparatory support to the NDA of Equatorial Guinea to engage with the GCF in early phases of REDD (NMFS and FREL/FRL)
... specifically through technical assistance to (i) design and develop a National Forest Monitoring System (NFMS) in ... Verification (MRV) to generate reliable forest resource information for national forest policies, planning and sustainable development, and to produce ...
Document > Approved readiness proposal Equatorial Guinea
NDA Strengthening and Country Programming support for Mozambique through FNDS
... an Advisory Committee (resulting in no-objection procedure) and preparing and carrying out an institutional capacity plan. Means of implementation will consist in a robust ...
Document > Approved readiness proposal Mozambique
NDA strengthening and country programming support to Mali through Sahel Eco
The Government of Mali has the ambition to transform the country’s economy into a green and climate resilient economy. To achieve this goal, the government is developing an "Investment Plan for a Green and Climate Resilient Economy" covering ...
Document > Approved readiness proposal Mali
Low carbon buses for the Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) system in Vientiane Capital
The project will contribute to reduce carbon emissions and improve air quality under a new sustainable ... (BRT) network, building capacity of government entities and raising awareness of the general public on the benefits ... carbon public transport, as well as setting up a management plan for the sound disposal / recycling of used batteries ...
Document > Concept note Lao People's Democratic Republic (the)