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GCF Private Investment for Climate Conference 2022
... flagship event that gathers global leaders from the private and public sectors to accelerate private finance for climate action in developing countries. GPIC 2022 convened global leaders, executives, and experts from businesses, governments, financial ...
Event > Events organised / involving GCF 
GCF's first REDD+ results-based payment boosts financial incentive to protect forests
... to pay Brazil USD 96.5 million for keeping Amazon forests standing in 2014 and 2015 shows the concept of REDD+ is starting to pay off ... ) as a signatory to the Paris Agreement. These activities , planned by the Brazilian Government together with GCF ...
Article > Press release Brazil 
GCF focuses on getting funds flowing
... grant to help Peru’s indigenous communities manage wetlands to avoid deforestation and the release of peatland ... (FP002) - “Scaling-up the use of modernized climate information and Early warning systems in Malawi”- FAA signed ... Ecuador - UNDP (FP019) - “Priming financial and land use planning instruments to reduce emissions from ...
Article > Press release 
GCF Board approves USD 745 million in funding proposals
... proposals at its fourteenth meeting. The 10 projects and programmes have a total value of USD 2.6 billion, and will help 27 countries across the globe to reduce their ... UNDP; USD 41.2 million for Priming Financial and Land-Use Planning Instruments to Reduce Emissions from Deforestation ...
Article > Press release 
24th meeting of the Conference of the Parties (COP24)
... COP24, will be held from 3-14 December 2018 at Katowice, Poland. One of the most important tasks of this year's ... - 1900 05 December 2018 (Wednesday) Event title Time The performance review of GCF 1000 - 1130 06 December 2018 ... finance landscape: Relevance, importance, and challenges 0900 - 1030 Options and approaches for engaging CSOs in GCF ...
Event > Events organised / involving GCF Poland 
Achieving water security through climate-resilient infrastructure
Blessed with fertile lands, the Saïss Plain in the Fès-Meknès region of ... recently I have had to reallocate five hectares to plant almond instead because it doesn’t consume too much ... for irrigation continues, the Saïss Plain could transform into a high desert plateau within the next 25 years. ...
Article > Story Morocco 
GCF partners with Save the Children on major Vanuatu climate resilience project
GCF and Save the Children have signed an agreement on a major ... under the project will allow increased access to climate information and early warning data, support climate-resilient ... is the first of many such projects that Save the Children plans to support globally in the coming years.” Vanuatu ...
Article > News update Vanuatu 
Strengthening the climate resilience of Mauritania’s vulnerable WASH sector through enhanced capacity, collaboration and knowledge on climate change
... technical capacities to undertake climate risk and vulnerability analysis of WASH services, including the monitoring of groundwater quality and quantity. It aims at improving national and sub-national ... mitigate those impacts. As part of the National Adaptation Plan (NAP) process, a study was conducted to highlight the ...
Document > Approved readiness proposal Mauritania
Scaling up CoP event outlines COP26 outcomes and ways forward
To reflect upon COP26 outcomes and scale up climate innovation and investments, the Green ... up on existing commitments and establishing a clear plan to deliver the need to meet the target of USD 100 ... capacity of countries to design and implement a system transformation and carbon pricing; and necessity of finance as ...
Article > News update 
GCF report highlights significant progress in climate impact
... of the Fund during this period, with a portfolio now standing at 216 projects, worth USD 12 billion, and with total ... to those most in need while it continues to invest in transformational projects which enable new climate solutions and ... ahead. The Board is currently considering a draft strategic plan for the 2024-2027 period which is based on successes ...
Article > Press release 
The Green Climate Fund Board selects Yannick Glemarec as new Executive Director
... of the world’s leading fund supporting climate action in developing countries. Yannick Glemarec brings 30 ... experience in climate change, development, finance and their interrelationships. He served as UN Assistant Secretary-General and Deputy Executive Director for Policy and Programme in UN ...
Article > Press release 
Agreement bolsters Caribbean ability to weather climate disaster
... Master Agreement today with the Prime Minister of Antigua and Barbuda, as the final step in the accreditation process ... opportunities for the continued strengthening of this island nation’s leading role in enhancing Caribbean ... take a stocktake of its ongoing efforts to assist climate action in this region during its Structured Dialogue with ...
Article > Press release Antigua and Barbuda 
GCF-IFAD agreement will help agricultural communities adapt to climate change
A key agreement signed today between the Green Climate Fund and the International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD) will help pioneer new land-based pathways of climate action. The signing of the Accreditation Master Agreement ...
Article > Press release 
GCF hails Mongolia partnerships as model for mobilising private capital
... private sector capital is critical to climate transformation, and GCF’s partnerships in Mongolia demonstrate how the ... creativity, innovation and massive capital for climate action,” she explained. This is the sustainable, long-term ...
Article > Press release Mongolia 
Climate finance forum shows Pacific potential
... a range of key GCF partners to share climate approaches and provide clarity on where to direct climate finance. ... of the world, particularly in building climate resilience and tapping the potential of renewable energy and energy ... are taking strong leadership roles in promoting climate action because of the region’s vulnerability to climate ...
Article > Press release 
GCF workshop nurtures cross-border ideas
... placement of women-led small businesses on the climate action frontline, according to the representative of a ... XacBank which helps local businesses tap renewable energy and energy efficiency opportunities. At least half of the ... Entities . While the workshop has served as a platform to swap climate finance experiences, it has also ...
Article > Press release Indonesia Mongolia 
Sweden deepens ties with GCF as Parliamentarians visit the Fund
... Szyber, the eleven Parliamentarians met with GCF staff and participated in briefings on the Fund’s Country ... to support the realisation of climate efforts around the planet and is closely collaborating with agencies like the ... States (SIDS) on climate change, calling for urgent action to combat rising sea levels and advocating for access ...
Article > Press release Sweden 
GCF upgrades climate support for vulnerable Pacific nations
The Green Climate Fund is improving its understanding of Pacific island needs to fortify their frontline place in the climate ... by PICs, and to equip them with the right tools to take action at national, regional and global levels.” Climate ...
Article > Press release 
GCF and AfDB partner to increase renewable power in Zambia
The Green Climate Fund (GCF) and the African Development Bank (AfDB) are working together ... faced challenges in meeting the country’s electricity demand – a challenge that is exacerbated by climate-induced ... the potential to significantly boost our determination and action in a region dramatically affected by climate ...
Article > Press release Zambia 
GCF signs partnership agreement with Crédit Agricole CIB
... CIB allows this international commercial bank to propose and implement for its clients climate projects funded by ... Hong-Thuy Paterson said during the recent signing: “The formalisation of GCF’s financing partnership with Crédit ... to catalyse much needed private finance to scale up climate action. Crédit Agricole CIB already has a strong track ...
Article > Press release 
GCF and AfDB sign key agreement on transformative energy transition programme
GCF and the African Development Bank (AfDB) have signed a ... critical agreement to advance the implementation of a transformative programme, Desert to Power G5 Sahel Facility , ... AE’s are crucial as they convert concepts into action, work alongside countries to produce project ideas, ...
Article > News update 
Institutional and technical support for REDD+ readiness in West Africa
... economy’s is mainly based on the subsistence agriculture, and natural resources exploitation, including forest ... article 5 of the Paris Agreement encourages parties to take action and implement the existing framework as set out under ... Emission Level/Forest Reference Level and SIS: Safeguards Information System) or implementation of REDD+ phases are ...
Document > Approved readiness proposal Multiple countries
Executive Director unveils “50 by 30” blueprint for reform, targeting USD 50 billion by 2030
... the Green Climate Fund, announced the tenets of her vision and reform programme to enable the Fund to efficiently manage USD ... blueprint aims to reduce unnecessary complexity and transaction costs and coalesce multiple partners around a ...
Article > News update 
GCF to ramp up climate investment in South Sudan
... Climate Fund’s (GCF) first-ever delegation to South Sudan and committed to significantly increasing climate investment ... President Salva Kiir Mayardit, the Minister for Environment and Forestry, Josephine Napwon Cosmos Ngoya, Cabinet ... of our journey to invest in sustainable, systemic climate action investment, giving this young nation the head start ...
Article > News update South Sudan 
GCF and Acumen sign agreement to promote resilient agriculture in East and West Africa
The Green Climate Fund and Acumen have signed funding agreements which will open up ... agribusiness companies by providing aggregator, digital platform and innovative financial services. At scale, it is ... Change (UNFCCC) and given the mandate to fund climate action to limit greenhouse gas emissions and support ...
Article > Press release 
GCF Board Strengthens Fund’s Operations
... decisions that will strengthen the operations of the Fund and help generate high quality funding proposals for climate finance investments in low-emission and climate-resilient projects and programmes in developing ... five rounds of funding proposals and endorsed a number of actions to improve the proposal approval process. Drawing on ...
Article > Press release 
UNDP and GCF sign partnership agreement to invest in low-emission and climate resilient development
The United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) and the Green Climate Fund (GCF) have signed an ... partner countries in accessing the funding needed to transform their economies to achieve zero carbon, climate ... Change (UNFCCC) and given the mandate to fund climate action to limit greenhouse gas emissions and support ...
Article > Press release 
GCF and World Bank kick off hydropower project in Solomon Islands
The Green Climate Fund (GCF) and the World Bank have signed an agreement to implement the ... part of the financing package that will enable this transformative, renewable power generation project to move ahead. ... we are accelerating the implementation of climate action projects on the ground,” said Glemarec. GCF has ...
Article > Press release Solomon Islands 
GCF and IDCOL sign key agreement on ambitious energy project
GCF and the Infrastructure Development Company Limited ... Partnerships with DAEs are crucial to unlocking transformative climate action, strengthening country ownership of programming and ...
Article > News update Bangladesh 
GCF at the World Bank-IMF Spring Meetings and UN: Climate finance and global financial reforms loom large
... at the World Bank-IMF Spring Meetings in Washington, DC and engaged with UN stakeholders in New York, weighing in on discussions about global financial architecture reforms and providing updates on the Fund’s efforts to boost ... the road to COP 29 and mobilising capital for climate action. GCF at the World Bank-IMF Spring Meetings and UN: ...
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