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GCF Structured Dialogue focus turns to Asia
The challenge of maintaining solid economic growth in Asia through climate ... region will take part in the four-day Dialogue in the Vietnamese coastal city of Da Nang. Ministers and other ... GCF National Designated Authorities ( NDAs ) and Focal Points, Accredited Entities , Readiness delivery partners, ...
Article > Press release Viet Nam 
Dialogue to Boost Climate Technology Innovation
... to grow plants without soil to the provision of sustainable energy in rural areas and are part of the global ... and new technologies often face challenges in maturing to a point where they survive and have positive social, ... speakers and more information about the event at the UNFCCC website . Germany Songdo Dialogue to Boost Climate ...
Article > Press release Germany 
GCF Caribbean consultations chart paths to greater resilience
The Green Climate Fund is consulting with its partners in the Caribbean ... addition to supporting mitigation, GCF is scaling up its financing to help countries enhance their resilience to ... Entities and National Designated Authorities or Focal Points – are providing their own perspectives on how to ...
Article > Press release Multiple countries 
GCF direct access week puts countries’ climate actions in the fast lane
The Green Climate Fund concluded its first "Readiness Week" to assist ... Fund, as well as 27 developing countries, represented by a National Designated Authority or Focal Point (NDA/FP). Nearly 100 people took part in the sessions, ...
Article > Press release 
Season’s Greetings from GCF
As we reach the end of 2015 I would like to send you best wishes and season's greetings ... to build our network of partners, including 136 country National Designated Authorities (NDAs) or Focal Points and 20 Accredited Entities (AEs) at the national, ...
Article > Press release 
State of Palestine Country Programme
Climate change is the most prominent threat the world is ... an effort to respond to climate change challenges, the international community created the Green Climate Fund under the ... Quality Authority, in its capacity as a National Focal Point for the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate ...
Document > Country programme State of Palestine
Updating and operationalizing the Chad Country Programme through increased national capacity & a strong pipeline of projects
The Republic of Chad has received a first grant of USD 300,000 from ... (DP), had two objectives (i) capacity building for the National Designated Authority (NDA) / Point Focal, and (ii) the establishment of a strategic ...
Document > Approved readiness proposal Chad
Consultation Sessions on the Green Climate Fund’s (GCF) Project Preparation Facility (PPF)
The Project Preparation Facility (PPF) of the Green Climate Fund (GCF) was ... of 15 funding proposals worth USD 3.8 billion in total financing that were approved by the GCF Board. These ... seek feedback from National Designated Authorities / Focal Points and Accredited Entities on the performance of the PPF ...
Event > Events organised / involving GCF 
Institutional and technical support for REDD+ readiness in West Africa
All participating countries for this proposal are Least Developed ... is mainly based on the subsistence agriculture, and natural resources exploitation, including forest resources. ... change issues in forestry and the land use sector, the NDCs point out to reduce deforestation and forest degradation, ...
Document > Approved readiness proposal Multiple countries FAO
GCF and Asia-Pacific SIDS strengthen ties for climate action
More than 150 representatives from the frontlines of the climate crisis in the ... this month for the Green Climate Fund’s (GCF) Regional Dialogue with the Pacific and Asian SIDS . They shared ... Participants included the GCF’s government focal points (National Designated Authorities), Accredited ...
Article > News update Cook Islands 
GCF supports Indonesia's energy transition with de-risking geothermal development
... the country has been the limited availability of suitable financing instruments and options that adequately address ... geothermal energy is expected to contribute 7 percentage points of the 23 percent. German Velasquez, Director for the ... Telep Renewable Energy Senior Specialist +82 32 458 6326 Indonesia Songdo FP083 GCF supports Indonesia's energy ...
Article > Story Indonesia WorldBank 
Post COVID-19 Green Recovery for Food, Health, and Water Security strengthened by financial and technological innovations in Latin-American countries
The COVID-19 pandemic is a global health crisis that is already ... for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC) and International Labor Organization (ILO) pointed out, during the pandemic, movement restrictions ...
Document > Approved readiness proposal Multiple countries
Improving technical and operational capacities of the NDA and its network to provide strategic support to stakeholders of the Green Climate Fund's activities in Burkina Faso
The Burkina Faso recently succeeded in putting in place required structures and mechanisms for coordinating Green Climate Funds activities. These include the ... and recommend for the Non-Objection Letter by the NDA focal point. Finally, relevant GCF stakeholders in Burkina Faso ...
Document > Approved readiness proposal Burkina Faso IUCN
GCF Board approves over USD 1 billion in funding for climate mitigation and adaptation
The first Green Climate Fund (GCF) Board meeting of 2018 ... resilient development. The Board elected Ambassador Lennart Båge and Dr. Paul Oquist as its Co-Chairs for 2018, ... Mongolia with the Asian Development Bank (ADB) FP078 - USD 26 million for the Acumen Resilient Agriculture Fund (ARAF) ...
Article > Press release 
Countries step up ambition: Landmark boost to coffers of the world’s largest climate fund
... Three-quarters of the countries increased their pledges in national currency. Nearly half of them doubled or more than ... Parties in Spain (COP25) on 2-13 December 2019 and at COP26, to be co-hosted by the United Kingdom and Italy in ... United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) established GCF in 2010 to direct climate finance to ...
Article > Press release 
Green Climate Fund Board approves USD 1 billion for climate action, sets out strategic vision
The Green Climate Fund (GCF) Board has given a major boost to climate finance for developing countries with the approval of over USD ... Climate Fund (SnCF Global) – Equity with PCA (FP152) USD 26.7 million for Mongolian Green Finance Corporation with ...
Article > Press release 
Green Climate Fund Board approves USD 500 million for new climate action, strengthens its Results Management Framework
... and taken significant steps to strengthen results management for its growing portfolio. The four new climate ... of its portfolio despite the COVID-19 pandemic. At the mid-point of the year, GCF has already reached 95% of its ... of smallholder farmers. This project is part of the USD 1.26 billion GCF is investing in adaptation action in Africa ...
Article > Press release 
GCF results-based payments: Stepping stone to unlock private finance at scale
... the lion’s share of carbon market growth. At COP26 in Glasgow, the UNFCCC further developed key elements of Article 6 of the ... part of the proceeds of the GCF RBP into deforestation-free agreement frameworks, including with operators of the ...
Article > Insights 
GCF portfolio reaches USD 11.3 billion with new climate projects approved by the GCF Board
... 544.1 million in GCF funding and USD 1.7 billion with co-financing. With the new projects, GCF’s portfolio now ... and the independent units were approved, as well as the appointment of Andreas Reumann as the new head of the ... 82.5 million as GGC scales up) with MUFG Bank (FP197); USD 26.9 million for CATALI.5°T Initiative: Concerted Action to ...
Article > Press release 
GCF leaves COP30 ready to ramp up climate finance
... to help implement the new global goal for adaptation finance. Among the key COP30 outcomes were the decision to ... on a record year in which the Fund programmed USD 3.26 billion in new climate finance. GCF’s portfolio now ... United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC). Its reforms have revamped the accreditation process, ...
Article > News update 
Strategic Frameworks support for Guyana through GGGI
The readiness proposal will support the development of potential ... ultimately the Country Programme being developed, potential national accredited entities from the Energy Sector will be ...
Document > Approved readiness proposal Guyana
Twenty-third meeting of the GCF Board (B.23)
#GCFB23 Republic of Korea (the) Opening of the meeting Adoption of the ... GCF report to the Conference of the Parties to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change Performance ... of the GCF Strategic programming document outlining scenarios for the GCF replenishment Policy on ethics and ...
Event > Board meeting Republic of Korea (the) 
Eighteenth meeting of the GCF Board (B.18)
The eighteenth meeting of the Board of the Green Climate Fund ... ) Consideration of accreditation proposals Risk management framework Review of the structure and effectiveness ... practices, anti-money laundering and countering the financing of terrorism Structure and staffing of the ...
Event > Board meeting 
Fifteenth meeting of the GCF Board (B.15)
The fifteenth meeting of the Board of the Green Climate Fund will ... Terms of reference for the annual review of the financial terms and conditions of the Green Climate Fund’s financial instruments Matters related to funding proposals ...
Event > Board meeting 
Eleventh meeting of the GCF Board (B.11)
The eleventh meeting of the Board of the Green Climate Fund will be held from ... addressing anti-money laundering and countering the financing of terrorism (status update) Initial monitoring and ... items from previous meetings Establishment of the Appointment Committee as a standing Board committee, including ...
Event > Board meeting 
Tenth meeting of the GCF Board (B.10)
The tenth meeting of the Board of the Green Climate Fund will be held from ... the Initial Resource Mobilization process Level of concessional terms for the public sector Brief guideline on the ... heads of the accountability units: Recommendations of the Appointment Committee Consideration of accreditation proposals ...
Event > Board meeting 
United Kingdom pledges to double contribution to Green Climate Fund
The Green Climate Fund (GCF) welcomes today’s announcement that the ... doubling our contribution and continue to work with other nations to tackle this global issue." UK International ... building activities (known as readiness support) helping 126 developing countries identify and address their most ...
Article > Press release United Kingdom 
Twenty-fourth meeting of the GCF Board (B.24)
The twenty-fourth meeting of the Board of the Green Climate Fund will be held in ... event that a Board member expresses the view that they are unable to join consensus regarding the outcome of a ... Policy guidelines on programmatic approach Policy on co-financing Matters related to GCF support to adaptation ...
Event > Board meeting Republic of Korea (the) 
Twenty-seventh meeting of the GCF Board (B.27)
#GCFB27 Opening of the meeting Adoption of the agenda and organization ... Climate Fund to the Conference of the Parties to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change Consideration ... related to the Head of the Independent Evaluation Unit Appointment of the interim Head of the Independent Evaluation ...
Event > Board meeting 
Country programming support and sustainable tourism planning for Cabo Verde
Cabo Verde’s growing vulnerability towards environmental instabilities as ... measures to successfully achieve targets made in its Nationally Determined Contribution (NDC). Cabo Verde’s ...
Document > Approved readiness proposal Cabo Verde UNIDO