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Green stimulus in the post COVID-19 era and beyond
... Honourable guests, Ladies and Gentlemen, With H.E Hong Nam-Ki, Deputy Prime Minister of Korea and Minister of ... 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
CAF looks past Peru disaster to bank on climate future in Latin America
... of the Development Bank of Latin America (CAF) and focal point to GCF. “One of the biggest challenges in Latin ... for Foreign Trade before joining CAF as a climate finance specialist. “It is important to make the right ... United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change ( UNFCCC ). CAF has been a GCF instigator of change in Latin ...
Article > Story Peru CAF 
GCF scopes forest funding path after workshop
... 24 April. They advised the Fund how to capitalize on international progress in paying developing countries to address ... United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC). Mr Velasco pointed to the key role REDD+ is now playing globally in the ...
Article > Press release Indonesia 
NDA Strengthening and Country Programming support for Algeria through National Agency on Climate Change
... be protected. Algeria, ratified in April 1993, the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC), and fully subscribes to commitments relating to the ... transfer, and capacity building. As the GCF Focal Point was only appointed a couple of months ago, he has to ...
Document > Approved readiness proposal Algeria
Structured Dialogue with Africa
The four-day Green Climate Fund's Structured Dialogue with Africa, organised in ... identify and overcome stumbling blocks of institutional, policy and legal frameworks, strengthen the capacity of National Designated Authorities (NDAs) and focal points to coordinate climate action and exchange with peers, ...
Event > Structured dialogue Mali 
Adaptation Fund, Green Climate Fund Convene First Community of Practice Meeting of Direct Access Entities to Climate Finance
In an effort to accelerate and enhance Direct Access to climate finance for developing countries that are vulnerable to ... interactive plenaries and group discussions, as well as a visit to an AF-funded Direct Access project implemented by ...
Article > Press release United States AfDB 
GCF at COP29 summary
... criteria, as it is an operating entity under the Financial Mechanism of the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC). One of COP29’s key outcomes was the New Collective ... grassroots climate action campaigns. For more information, visit the GCF at COP29 microsite . Azerbaijan Baku GCF ...
Article > News update Azerbaijan 
Postcard from Katowice: Thursday, December 13
Following recent announcements by Germany and Norway that they ... the climate puzzle, in a meeting closed by Co-Chair Lennart Bage. Full report here. Today also saw a couple of ... agriculture. Whilst the side event yesterday was the high point of GCF’s visible presence at the COP this week, the ...
Article > Press release 
GCF begins REDD+ results-based payments pilot programme
... for REDD+ and other REDD+ decisions under the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC). The five-year pilot marks a major milestone for the ... GCF National Designated Authority and REDD+ entity/focal point using the provided templates ( Concept Note , Funding ...
Article > Press release 
Building climate resilient economies: water solutions in Grenada’s agriculture and tourism sectors
Grenada, an island country of the West Indies in the eastern Caribbean ... Hotel In addition to financial saving, Maria Wilson, Point Salines Hotel Manager, says increased water ... Water Sense toilets and sinks.” Maria Wilson, Manager, Point Salines Hotel, Grenada Harvesting the rain: a ...
Article > Story Grenada 
Information session 3: Placement scheme and access modalities for NDAs and DAEs (2024–2027 strategy)
On 13 August 2024, the GCF held an information session on the new Readiness Operational Modalities, as part of a series of regular information ... Programme. National Designated Authorities (NDAs), Focal Points, and Direct Access Entities (DAEs) were invited to ...
Event > Webinar 
Launch of the Revised GCF Concept Note Submission Process
This session will launch a new digital template for GCF concept notes (CNs), which will enable faster screening and appraisal by streamlining the ... for participation by National Designated Authorities, Focal Points, and Direct Access Entities across various regions. ...
Event > Webinar 
Areas of work
Overview Despite being a young organisation, GCF's operations have quickly ... Our operations span different countries, various modes of financing, a wide spectrum of strategic areas, and the ...
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USD 200 million pilot of additional modalities to enhance direct access under GCF
The Green Climate Fund has announced a pilot to strengthen countries’ ... change projects and programmes. The pilot phase for additional modalities to Enhance Direct Access will provide an ... their National Designated Authorities (NDA) or focal points and accredited entities, will be required to initiate ...
Article > Press release 
GCF/B.08/32 - Initial Risk Management Framework: Survey of Methodologies to Define and Determine Risk Appetite
By its decision B.07/05, paragraph (b), the Board adopted the Green Climate Fund’s initial financial risk management framework. By the same decision, ... such a survey of methodologies and to provide a starting point for the analysis of the Fund’s potential risk ...
Board document > Action item
GCF/B.09/13 - Initial Risk Management Framework: Survey of Methodologies to Define and Determine Risk Appetite
By its decision B.07/05, paragraph (b), the Board adopted the Green Climate Fund’s initial financial risk management framework. By the same decision, ... such a survey of methodologies and to provide a starting point for the analysis of the Fund’s potential risk ...
Board document > Action item
NDA Strengthening and Country Programming support for Egypt through UNEP
Egypt set up its own mechanism to engage all concerned stakeholders through forming a national committee composed of representatives of all ... The Ministry of Environment as the national focal point of GCF will be assisted by a team of national experts ...
Document > Approved readiness proposal Egypt UNEP
GCF Global Programming Conference 2019
With over USD 5 billion worth of climate action projects ... will be called to raise their climate ambition targets or Nationally Determined Contributions (NDCs), GCF ... ministers, GCF National Designated Authorities or focal points, Accredited Entities, and others to explore how the ...
Event > Events organised / involving GCF Republic of Korea (the) 
GCF Global NDA Conference 2018
The Green Climate Fund is pleased to host the Global NDA Conference on ... Conference will bring together participants from all GCF National Designated Authorities and Focal Points, including high level government representatives, to ...
Event > Events organised / involving GCF Republic of Korea (the) 
Malekula Water Supply Project: Increase Resilience of Vulnerable and Marginalized Communities of Malekula Island through Integrated Water Resource Management and Ecosystem-based Interventions
Climate change is reducing the availability of freshwater in ... (EbA) approach will be used to ensure reliable and sustainable water supply for ni-Vanuatu communities under future ... hydrological flow, especially around primary extraction points. The Malampa Water Department will be responsible for ...
Document > Concept note Vanuatu UNEP
Facilitating a gender responsive approach to climate change adaptation and mitigation in Jamaica
The Climate Change Division’s 2017 gender study revealed that ... faced by men and women and would compromise climate finance programming. Furthermore the Gender Workshop which was ... dialogue platform for Gender and Climate Change Focal Points to strengthen institutional linkages for climate ...
Document > Approved readiness proposal Jamaica
Building resilient and healthy Cook islands communities
An initial funding proposal (FP) “Building Resilient and ... and June 2019 indicated that the FP would require additional work, alignment to GCF policies and procedures, and ... required documents, by addressing all review comments and points. Additionally, the PPF support will enable MFEM to ...
Document > Approved project preparation funding application Cook Islands MFEM_COK
Webinar on Accessing GCF Funds for Adaptation Planning, 3 June 2021
The United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) ... the National Designated Authorities (NDAs) and UNFCCC focal points of eight LDCs, aimed at accelerating these ...
Event > Webinar 
GCF Global Programming Conference 2022
The second GCF Global Programming Conference will be held from 13 to 15 September 2022 in ... Korea. The Conference will bring together Ministers, GCF National Designated Authorities (NDA) or Focal Points (FP), Accredited Entities and Delivery Partners, to ...
Event > Events organised / involving GCF 
Call for Public Inputs: Development of the GCF’s Environmental and Social Safeguards, Stage 3 - Proposed ESS Standards, full draft
... available here , showing the proposed changes based on the IFC Performance Standards and the outline shared for ... The official submission should clearly indicate: Full Name; Title/Position; Organization/Affiliation; Contact ... telephone and e-mail address; and Organization’s Focal Point (name, surname and position). Submissions should ...
Document > Call for input
GCF’s PPMS Readiness Report Module Webinar
The GCF Secretariat has been expanding the portfolio performance management system (PPMS) in phases to support ... Partners (DPs), National Designated Authority focal points (NDAs), and any other colleagues who are involved in ...
Event > Webinar 
GCF/B.35/Inf.15/Add.01/Rev.01 - Report on the execution of the 2022 administrative budget of GCF
This document provides information on the execution of the GCF ... and the Trustee. The figures in this document are unaudited. As of 31 December 2022, total expenditure was USD ... Trustee applies an investment management fees of 45 basis points to the average annual cash balance. ...
Board document > Information
Call for Public Inputs: Proposal for GCF REDD+ Results-Based Payments
The GCF Secretariat is pleased to invite all interested organizations and ... text in track changes. This may be complemented with explanatory comments in the margin where useful or relevant. The ... telephone and e-mail address; and Organization’s Focal Point (name, surname and position). Submissions should ...
Document > Call for input
Strengthening capacities and enhancing climate data and services in Bhutan to scale-up climate financing from multiple sources
... aims to remove obstacles and enhance access to climate finance by strengthening the technical and institutional ... Environment and Climate Change (DoECC) as a national focal point to the UNFCCC, National Centre for Hydrology and Meteorology (NCHM), ...
Document > Approved readiness proposal Bhutan RSPN
G2F Regional Program: Advancing Climate Resilience & Sustainable Development in Central and West Asia
The program will support existing regional cooperation mechanisms and ... ADB's engagement with Finance Ministries and climate focal points will drive a transformational shift in climate ...
Document > Approved project preparation funding application Multiple countries ADB