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FP238 - Ecosystems-based Adaptation for resilient Watersheds and Communities in Malawi (EbAM)
Climate change is intensifying Malawi’s challenges in agricultural ... degradation exacerbate droughts and floods, further compromising food and nutritional security. To address these ... Over six years, the project will improve the management of 267,500 hectares of land. Additionally, it supports ...
Project > Public sector Malawi 
FP240 - Collaborative R&DB Programme for Promoting the Innovation of Climate Technopreneurship
... have the most carbon-intensive growth. To achieve low emission, climate-resilient growth, these countries not only ... technology incubation, acceleration, and growth investment is nascent. The Collaborative R&DB programme targets five ... the local ecosystem for climate technology for low emission and climate-resilient development, which are ...
Project > Private sector Multiple countries 
FP244 - Climate Resilient Health and Well-Being for Rural Communities in southern Malawi (CHWBRC)
Malawi is among the most climate-vulnerable countries in the world, ... of health-related impacts, including malaria, diarrheal diseases, illnesses related to extreme heat, food and ... and sanitation infrastructure. The project’s six target districts are classified as very highly vulnerable to climate ...
Project > Public sector Malawi 
FP248 - Land-based Mitigation and Adaptation through a Jurisdictional Approach in West Kalimantan
... climate hazards such as deforestation, forest degradation, rising temperatures, floods, and droughts. These hazards ... reliant on natural resources, lack resilience mechanisms, especially regarding forest management and ... and create sustainable economic opportunities. This includes dedicated financing mechanisms for Indigenous ...
Project > Public sector Indonesia 
FP263 - Mirova Sustainable Land Fund 2
... for agriculture, contributes significantly to carbon emissions, worsening global warming and diminishing land productivity. While sustainable land management ... finance for new partners, countries, and technologies. FP263 Costa Rica Ghana Malaysia Morocco Peru Philippines (the) ...
Project > Private sector Multiple countries 
FP257 - RE-GAIN: Scaling solutions for food loss in Africa
... adoption of food loss reduction solutions (FL-RS). This involves engaging both the demand and supply sides, with a strong emphasis on market creation and enhancement and active ... As GCF’s first project targeting food loss reduction, this initiative holds significant potential for transformative ...
Project > Public sector Multiple countries 
FP275 - Scaling up the Deployment of Integrated Utility Services (IUS) to Support Energy Sector Transformation in the Caribbean (Phase 1) Programme
This project introduces an innovative utility-led approach to scaling distributed clean energy in Caribbean Small Island Developing States (SIDS), supporting GCF’s goal of ...
Project > Private sector Multiple countries 
FP267 - Scaling up ecosystem-based approaches to managing climate-intensified disaster risks in vulnerable regions of South Africa ("Eco-DRR")
... declining agricultural productivity, and a diminished capacity of natural ecosystems to buffer the effects ... ecological infrastructure while reducing climate-related risks. By enhancing ecosystem resilience, these approaches ... (PPF) for detailed project design and feasibility work. FP267 South Africa 1 2 3 4 5 6 1 2 906 Scaling up ...
Project > Public sector South Africa 
SAP058 - Local Governments and Climate Change III (LGCC-3)
... a higher-income country. The project’s main objective is to integrate climate change adaptation into local ... Goals (SDGs). It targets 25 particularly vulnerable districts across three provinces: Battambang, Pursat, and ... access to safe water, and high poverty rates. LGCC-3 is the culmination of experience with Cambodia’s Local ...
Project > Public sector Cambodia 
FP295 - Establishing Climate Resilient, Regenerative Agricultural (CRRA) systems in Tonga, Vanuatu and Samoa
... nations most vulnerable to climate change. Their geographic isolation and exposure to extreme hydro-meteorological ... remains the backbone of local economies; however, rising temperatures, erratic rainfall patterns, prolonged ... and increasingly intense cyclones and strong winds are disrupting agricultural systems, reducing productivity across ...
Project > Public sector Multiple countries 
Initial Resource Mobilisation
... start-up phase, the GCF’s Initial Resource Mobilisation (IRM) in 2014 quickly raised USD 9.3 billion in pledges. Of this, USD 9.3 billion was confirmed. Amount announced ...
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Indigenous Peoples
Overview Indigenous Peoples are unique and a distinct stakeholder of GCF. The rights of Indigenous Peoples ... United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC), including in the Cancun Agreement. The preamble of the Paris Agreement also acknowledges that Parties should, when ...
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Join GCF at COP29
... As a main operating entity under the financial mechanism of the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC), GCF takes guidance from the Conference of Parties ... criteria. The GCF delegation will be observing the official negotiations, and hosting and taking part in ...
Article > News update 
Zambia shows leadership potential in milestone visit to GCF HQ
Zambia highlighted the major steps it is taking to deal with climate change as part of the largest official delegation to visit GCF’s headquarters in Korea on 9 February. Welcoming ...
Article > Press release Zambia 
GCF at COP28
... tuned. As a main operating entity under the financial mechanism of the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC), GCF takes guidance from the Conference of Parties ... criteria. The GCF delegation will be observing the official negotiations, and hosting and taking part in ...
Article > News update 
GCF Board begins its final meeting for 2016 in Samoa
... to become Accredited Entities (AEs). Samoa’s Prime Minister, the Hon Tuilaepa Sailele Malielegaoi, addressed delegates prior to the opening of official Board proceedings, highlighting the crucial role of ... developing countries to respond to climate change. In his final remarks, the Prime Minister noted that “this time ...
Article > Press release Samoa 
GCF/B.01-12/09 - Selection of the Host Country of the Fund
This document proposes a number of steps for the selection ... by the Board, based on the Governing Instrument and decision 3/CP.17. It proposes the establishment of the Host ... privileges and immunities provided to the Fund and its officials, as well as financial and administrative ...
Board document > Action item
GCF/B.05/15 - Draft Travel Policy
Annex II to this document outlines the rules for the funding of travel of Board members, alternate members, advisers, active observers and staff of the Fund, in accordance ... B.01-13/02. The Secretariat recognizes that travellers on official business act in the best interest of the Fund. ...
Board document > Action item
GCF/B.08/30 - Travel Policy
The Secretariat recognizes that travellers on official business act in the best interest of the Fund. ... represent a significant component of the Fund’s administrative costs. Travellers are therefore also responsible ... procedures outlined in the Travel Policy. The Travel Policy is not intended to cover every possible situation. Instead, ...
Board document > Action item
Summary of outcomes of the 23rd meeting of the GCF Board
... over the meeting as Co-Chairs. Representatives of the UNFCCC secretariat, the World Bank (GCF Trustee), and the Board’s independent Technical Advisory Panel and its Accreditation Panel were present, as ... approved by the Board. This document does not represent the official report of the meeting. Summary of outcomes of the ...
Document > Summary of outcomes of the meeting of the GCF Board
GCF 38th Board meeting to commence on 5 March with memorial to Daniel Machado da Fonseca
... Fonseca, GCF Board member and Head of the Climate Action Division, Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Brazil who passed away on 3 ... Board activities will be cancelled on 4 March. The official GCF Board Meeting will convene on 5 March where ...
Article > News update 
NDA Strengthening and Country Programming support for Syrian Arab Republic through FAO
... Syria’s national development policies and priorities, this Readiness proposal will include the preparatory ... functioning National Designated Authority [NDA], (position is currently filled by a national Focal Point) and his ... profile is assessed and communicated to all relevant officials. The climate profile of Syria, which will be ...
Document > Approved readiness proposal Syrian Arab Republic
Summary of outcomes of the 21st meeting of the GCF Board
... the Kingdom of Bahrain. Mr. Lennart Båge and Mr. Paul Oquist presided over B.21 as elected Co-Chairs of the Board for 2018. Representatives from the UNFCCC Secretariat, the World Bank (acting as Interim Trustee ... approved by the Board. This document is not represent the official report of the meeting. Summary of outcomes of the ...
Document > Summary of outcomes of the meeting of the GCF Board
Building Niger’s engagement with the GCF: Establishment and strengthening of the NDA, and elaboration of a country programme identifying strategic priorities
... and mitigation programming priorities that are consistent with the GCF’s Initial Investment Framework, need ... way through a multi-stakeholder process that builds on existing relevant initiatives, under the guidance of the NDA. ... plans, and priorities are already formulated in several official documents. Altogether they constitute the basis for ...
Document > Approved readiness proposal Niger (the)
Readiness Support for the Implementation of the IRMF for SPC
... as well as projects moving into implementation, it is critical that SPC is able to report against GCF’s new Integrated Results ... across the SPC portfolio. This increase in efficiency will free up human resource time, allowing richer data analysis ...
Document > Approved readiness proposal
GCF and GIZ sign project agreement for sustainable forest management in Lao People’s Democratic Republic
... at scale. As a landlocked Least Developed Country, Lao PDR is highly vulnerable to climate change impacts. Agriculture, ... (with USD 35.2 million in GCF financing) for deforestation-free development integrated with adaptation principles that ... funding from the Forest Carbon Partnership Facility (FCPF) Carbon Fund with the World Bank and other co-financing ...
Article > News update 
Annual Results Report 2020
... worth USD 1.4 billion of GCF funding 0 GCF funding disbursed for projects under implementation 6 Accredited ... United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC), contributing to the goal of keeping an average global ... and by doing so, to deliver on our mandate. The delayed COP26 climate conference at the end of 2021 will be a ...
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ED opening remarks
Your Excellencies, distinguished guests, ladies, and gentlemen, Please allow me ... to programme these resources as soon as transferred. At COP 26, we were able to confirm that GCF had committed all its ... for around 2-3% of global climate finance flows under the UNFCCC; 0.5% of total climate finance flows; and less than ...
Article > Speech
Pakistan visits GCF, prepares for readiness grant
On a visit to GCF Headquarters last week, the Government of ... readiness support from the Fund by October. Delegation officials said Pakistan will use the support to enhance the ... (INDC), which the Government of Pakistan will present at UNFCCC’s Conference of the Parties (COP 21) in Paris later ...
Article > Press release Pakistan 
Call for Public Inputs: Annex III | Water Security Sectoral Guide
The GCF Secretariat is pleased to invite all interested organizations and ... Guide as part of the GCF Water Project Design Guidelines. This document includes Part 3: Practical guidelines for ... Deadline: 30 October at 23:59 Korean Standard Time. Format: Official submissions should be in Microsoft Word format. ...
Document > Call for input