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Thirty-fifth meeting of the GCF Board (B.35)
... of work Report of the thirty-fourth meeting of the Board Decisions proposed between the thirty-fourth and thirty-fifth ... of the Board Report on the activities of the Secretariat Risk management framework Report on the activities of the ... Access Entity modality Appointment of Board-appointed officials Selection of the Executive Director of the GCF ...
Event > Board meeting 
FP075 - Institutional Development of the State Agency for Hydrometeorology of Tajikistan
... and meteorological (hydromet) data and information in Tajikistan. Tajikistan already faces recurring climate-related extreme ... to provide climate information for development planning, is under severe strain due to weak infrastructure and ...
Project > Public sector Tajikistan 
GCF/B.21/10/Add.20 - Consideration of funding proposals – Addendum XX Funding proposal package for FP098
This addendum contains the following three parts: A funding ... Development Bank of Southern Africa; No-objection letters issued by the national designated authorities or focal points; and Environmental and social report(s) disclosure; These documents are presented as submitted by the ...
Board document > Action item
FP110 - Ecuador REDD-plus RBP for results period 2014
... 4,831,679 tonnes of carbon dioxide equivalent (tCO2eq) in emissions reductions - for GCF results-based payments (RBP) ... United Nations Framework on Climate Change Convention (UNFCCC) and have undergone technical assessment. They are now fully UNFCCC compliant. Ecuador will use the results-based payments ...
Project > Public sector Ecuador 
FP132 - Enabling Implementation of Forest Sector Reform in Georgia to Reduce GHG Emissions from Forest Degradation
... heating during the country’s cold winters. This leads to forest degradation and a reduction of carbon absorption capacity, which is projected to decrease by five times between 1990 and 2030. This project is designed to reduce greenhouse gas emissions by ...
Project > Public sector Georgia 
FP133 - Resilience to hurricanes in the building sector in Antigua and Barbuda
... by climate change, such events can lead to significant disruption of the country's power and water supplies, as well ... as damaging communication and transport infrastructure. This project addresses the resilience of building ... addition to climate information systems and post-disaster responses. It will climate proof critical public ...
Project > Public sector Antigua and Barbuda 
FP134 - Colombia REDD+ Results-based Payments for results period 2015-2016
This project recognises Colombia's REDD+ results for 2015-2016 where a total ... the GCF requirements and resulted in a final volume of emission reductions of 5.5 MtCO₂eq. Colombia will use the proceeds from RBP provided under this project to invest in additional activities that support ...
Project > Public sector Colombia 
SAP015 - Promoting zero-deforestation cocoa production for reducing emissions in Côte d’Ivoire (PROMIRE)
... to 62 percent of deforestation, 38 percent of which is driven by cocoa production. This project will implement zero-deforestation agroforestry ... selected villages. SAP015 Côte d'Ivoire 1 2 3 4 5 6 1 2 268 472 706 893 Promoting zero-deforestation cocoa ...
Project > Public sector Côte d'Ivoire 
FP159 - PREFOREST CONGO - Project to reduce greenhouse gas emissions from forests in five departments in the Republic of Congo
Despite having historically low deforestation rates, the Republic of Congo's ... of forests are now under increasing threat. A major cause is slash-and-burn farming to expand agriculture and meet the energy needs of a growing population. This project is focused in the south where most communities ...
Project > Public sector Congo 
FP196 - Supporting Innovative Mechanisms for Industrial Energy Efficiency Financing in Indonesia with Lessons for Replication in other ASEAN Member States
Indonesia requires urgent action to address its increasing emissions, especially in the rapidly growing industrial energy ... capacity and awareness amongst relevant stakeholders. This programme will increase Indonesia’s capacity to drive a ... energy efficiency solutions including financial de-risking mechanisms, exploration of new energy service ...
Project > Private sector Indonesia 
GCF joins European Bank for Reconstruction and Development to bolster Moroccan adaptation
... by making Moroccan agriculture more resilient. The two organisations have signed a Funded Activity Agreement to free USD 37.6 million of GCF grant financing in the USD 243.1 million Saïss Water Conservation Project . This joint investment, which includes financing from the ...
Article > Press release Morocco 
Photo story: Revisit GCF's Structured Dialogue in Africa
... GCF Structured Dialogue with Africa brought together 103 officials from 48 African countries, several GCF Board ... and preparatory support programme. Photo story: Revisit GCF's Structured Dialogue in Africa ...
Article > Article about GCF 
NDA Strengthening and Country Programming support for Lesotho through DBSA
This project will support the national development plans and goals; and is aligned to the National Strategic Development Plan (NSDP 2012-2017), which has been officially extended to March 2018. It seeks, among others, ...
Document > Approved readiness proposal Lesotho
GCF/B.30/Inf.08/Add.01 - Reports from committees, panels and groups of the Board of the Green Climate Fund – Addendum I
This document contains the reports on activities that have ... (b) Performance Oversight Committee of the Board Appointed Officials; and (c) Risk Management Committee. GCF/B.30/Inf.08/Add.01 Reports ...
Board document > Information
GCF Readiness Programme marks milestone, hitting USD 10m in funds disbursed to 59 countries
More than USD 10 million to date has been disbursed through the Green Climate Fund’s Readiness ... Fund. The GCF Readiness Programme portfolio currently consists of 119 approved proposals for capacity building ... in Vanuatu , which was used to inform the design of a USD 26.6 million CIS project that the GCF Board approved for ...
Article > Press release 
An End of Year Message from GCF
Dear GCF partners, As we reach the end of this difficult year, I would like to send my heartfelt thanks ... for your contributions in 2020. The Green Climate Fund is a partnership organization, and without you we cannot ... pledges are already confirmed. 2021 will see the delayed COP26 meeting, which will be a crucial marker for climate ...
Article > Statement 
Strategic Regional Readiness to Enable Resilience of Mesoamerica’s 5 Great Forests and Communities
This proposal seeks funding to support the Governments of ... and other key forest areas in the region. Central America is one of the world’s most vulnerable regions to climate ... as well as increased NDC ambitions for announcement in COP26 in Glasgow and beyond. The direct beneficiaries of the ...
Document > Approved readiness proposal Multiple countries
Innovation and cooperation for global carbon neutrality
Excellencies, distinguished guests, I would like to congratulate the Korean ... the momentum for climate action in the build-up to the COP26 meeting last December. But the climate challenge remains ...
Article > Speech
Making blended finance work for adaptation
... private sectors have a critical role to play in closing this gap. This is at the heart of what GCF does as the world’s largest ... 56 million Acumen Resilient Agriculture Fund, including USD 26 million in GCF financing. ARAF will benefit 10 million ...
Article > Speech
GCF explores how to strengthen private sector finance at World Forestry Congress
... from private sector investment. The World Forestry Congress is the largest forest-focused symposium and is held every six years. Following a one-year delay because ... ways to support the USD 1.7 billion pledge made during COP26 and directed towards Indigenous Peoples and local ...
Article > News update 
GCF partners with Save the Children on major Vanuatu climate resilience project
... The Vanuatu Community-based Climate Resilience Project is the second GCF project approved in Vanuatu. The project, ... nearly USD 37 million, includes a GCF grant of over USD 26 million, with additional co-financing from the ... warning data, support climate-resilient agriculture and fisheries and improve economic opportunities for vulnerable ...
Article > News update Vanuatu 
Strengthening the NDA’s climate change governance structure to increase the level of ambition of the climate change agenda and enhance access to climate finance
Although it maintains a minor greenhouse emission profile, Togo is considered among the most vulnerable to climatic ... amounts of annual climate finance flow estimated at USD 26 million on average between 2013-2018. The situation has ...
Document > Approved readiness proposal Togo
Delivering at speed: 12 new projects ready for implementation
... date. Three projects are expected to receive their first disbursement shortly after the agreements are signed. ... for 22 projects, bringing the year’s total to USD 3.26 billion. GCF’s portfolio currently comprises 336 projects amounting to USD 19.3 billion in GCF ...
Article > News update 
Asian private sector ambition key to climate solution, Dialogue finds
... activities boosting resilience against climate disasters to tapping the profit-seeking dynamics of ... GCF brought together representatives from key organisations - including 23 governments, corporations, NGOs and ... Accredited Entities - to the Indonesian island of Bali on 26 to 29 April to explore climate finance priorities and ...
Article > Press release Indonesia 
Growing ambition: the role of the Green Climate Fund in scaling up finance for climate action
On 18 May 2021, the Wilson Center organized a discussion focused on the role of the Green Climate Fund in ... Mark Green, the President of the Wilson Center, opened the discussion with a call to action : “the climate crisis is ... who announced USAID’s new strategy to be unveiled at COP26, which will be mainstreaming climate into all aspects of ...
Article > Press release 
Green stimulus in the post COVID-19 era and beyond
... Ladies and Gentlemen, With H.E Hong Nam-Ki, Deputy Prime Minister of Korea and Minister of Economy and Finance, it is a ... most important problem of our generation". Next year’s UNFCCC Conference of Parties will be critical for climate ... countries alone are estimated at between $11 to US$ 26 trillion between now and 2030, but barriers to investment ...
Article > Speech
Catalysing transformative climate resilient infrastructure through private investment
The UN Permanent missions of Fiji, Jamaica and Rwanda co-hosted a virtual ... Action reiterated the UN Secretary General’s call for COP26 to deliver breakthroughs on adaptation and resilience - ... commitments are realistic and can be achieved by COP26”, concluded Hart. Babita Bisht, GCF Deputy Director ...
Article > Press release 
GCF private sector conference explores how to break through finance barriers
... could solve the climate finance paradox by unleashing USD 26 trillion in new climate investments by 2030. This was one of Green Climate Fund (GCF) Executive Director ... need for a united front to tackle current challenges. “COP26 will begin in Glasgow at a time when the COVID-19 ...
Article > Press release 
ED opening remarks
His Excellency Mr Carlos Carlos Alvarado Quesada, President ... is very timely coming just two weeks before the start of COP26 in Glasgow. The role of the private sector in addressing ... 2019. Ultimately though, this climate finance under the UNFCC needs to be used in a highly catalytic way so that we ...
Article > Speech
Annual Results Report 2021
Annual results report 2021 Promoting low emission, climate-resilient recovery and maintaining climate ... released in 2021 and more During GCF’s side event at COP26, Aiyaz Sayed-Khaiyum (Fiji Attorney General and Economy ... as an operating entity of the Financial Mechanism of the UNFCCC and to contribute to realising the ambitions of ...
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