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Farmerline: Empowering smallholder farmers and governments to create climate-resilient agribusinesses
The impact of climate change is impacting all sectors, with ... CO2e annually. Agriculture is a major industry in Ghana, Kenya, Nigeria, and Uganda, with up to 80 percent of ... of the population, understanding their concerns and pain points, connecting it to real-time policy changes. This ...
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Climate-smart farming boosts forests and food security in Madagascar
... Fund’s (GCF) Independent Evaluation Unit (IEU), sustainable agriculture practices can help farmers break this ... in 2019. These locally adapted seeds became the starting point for a sustainable agricultural practice on her farm. ... International. Edited by: Zeenia Dastur, GCF Madagascar FP026 Climate-smart farming boosts forests and food security in ...
Article > Story Madagascar 
GCF, CABEI, and the European Union unite to finance Costa Rica’s GAM electric train
The Green Climate Fund (GCF), the Central American Bank for Economic ... its Global Gateway strategy, have come together to fully finance the 'Construction, Equipment, and Start-up of Lines 1 ... lives of more than three million people and mark a turning point in the history of urban mobility. For his part, the ...
Article > News update Costa Rica 
25th meeting of the Conference of the Parties (COP25)
The 25th Conference of the Parties to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change, or COP25, ... Agreement. GCF is part of the financial mechanism of the UNFCCC and serves the Paris Agreement. The Fund reports its ... project partners), NDAs (our developing country contact points) and others. 03 December 2019 (Tuesday) Event title ...
Event > Events organised / involving GCF Spain 
A milestone in climate action: GCF approves USD 1 billion of climate finance for developing countries
... and first project led by a local country partner in Bhutan. National entities in Tajikistan, Nigeria, and Côte d'Ivoire ... United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) and serves the 2015 Paris Agreement, supporting the ... country National Designated Authorities (NDAs) or focal points. Organisations nominated to become Direct Access ...
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FP007 - Supporting vulnerable communities in Maldives to manage climate change-induced water shortages
The project aimed to provide safe freshwater access to 105,000 people ... across 29 islands through the 4 Integrated Water Resource Management (IWRM) and 25 Rainwater Harvesting (RWH) systems. Key achievements include establishment of additional 7,780 m³ water storage in the islands, 30% reduction in ...
Project > Public sector Maldives 
FP086 - Green Cities Facility
Enabling the transition of cities to low-carbon, ... and maximise opportunities to improve and support the natural environment. Green Cities are energy efficient and ... Serbia North Macedonia Albania 1 2 3 4 5 6 1 2 111 169 216 263 338 551 552 553 570 571 877 937 988 Green Cities Facility ...
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Traditional Savanna Fire Management Readiness Proposal to facilitate Emissions Reductions in the AFOLU sector in Belize
Challenges and Gaps that the Proposal is Designed to Resolve Belize, through national commitments and strategies, has identified the land ...
Document > Approved readiness proposal Belize
PSAA overview
Overview The Project-specific Assessment Approach (PSAA) Pilot is ... aims to streamline and broaden access to climate finance by working with new partners, countries, and ... framework will be presented to the GCF Board in late 2026 to inform a decision on its continuation, ...
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IFAD and GCF scale-up action to improve life for millions of people and restore ecosystems in Africa’s Great Green Wall
... between the Green Climate Fund (GCF) and the International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD) in order ... Glemarec, the Executive Director of the Green Climate Fund, pointed out that “GCF is committed to scaling up the ... United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC). “The GGW Up of the GCF and IFAD is a ...
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GCF Readiness resources boost Senegal’s climate capacities
The Green Climate Fund (GCF) is helping Senegal build its ability to ... in the form of grants and technical assistance to build national capacities – outside of GCF’s USD 10 billion ... (NDA), which acts as the country’s official liaison point with GCF. The subsequent Readiness grants supported ...
Article > Story Senegal 
Human progress or biodiversity – A question of either…or?
... conservation’, Green Climate Fund (GCF) Water Resources Management Senior Specialist Dr. Bapon Fakhruddin sat down ... Day this year focuses on marine life. A: First, I want to point out that projects like the ones you are talking about ... Advisors, GCF launched the Global Fund for Coral Reefs (GFCR) , that is aimed at crowding in private sector ...
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From investment to impacts
The sixth annual GCF Private Investment for Climate Conference (GPIC) has wrapped up in Nairobi, Kenya, with entrepreneurs, project developers, and ... to thank GCF and ARAF for supporting us to get to this point.” The conference closed with remarks by Kavita ...
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The voices of Datem del Marañón: Protecting one of the most biodiverse ecosystems in the world
Datem del Marañón, located in northern Peru, is home to one of the largest and most ... province is home to a diverse ecosystem with more than 261 species of birds, unique marine life, and aguaje, one of ... people have understood that to live in kinship with nature, they must listen to it with respect and admiration. ...
Article > Story Peru 
Green Climate Fund: USD 736 million for new projects and readiness strategy to accelerate climate action
... developing countries. A total of USD 3.6 billion when co-financing is included. The last Board meeting of the year ... and Sarah Metcalf from the United Kingdom as the newly appointed Co-chairs. The thirty-eighth meeting of the GCF ... in Barbados with International Finance Corporation (IFC). SAP030: Strengthening Climate Resilience of the Lao ...
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Accreditation process
The accreditation process Under the revised Accreditation Framework ... GCF follows a five-step accreditation process, from nomination or self-nomination, to pre-screening, application, screening and review, ...
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Investment framework
Investment framework The GCF investment framework guides how the Fund allocates resources to achieve its mission ...
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Adaptation planning vital in helping countries weather change
A guide to NAPs and why GCF is supporting this UN process to spark ... United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC). Adaptation planning is part of the Cancun Agreements ... their National Designated Authorities ( NDAs ) or focal points, which represent governments’ main conduits of ...
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GCF signs six new project agreements after 36th Board meeting
... This USD 1.5 billion project, with USD 235 million in GCF financing, aims to establish and operationalise a national ... and awareness about the impacts of climate change. SAP026: Extended Community Climate Change Project-Drought ... including infrastructure maintenance and clean water access points to reduce the burden of women who are tasked with ...
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GCF Board’s USD 1 billion for climate projects signals increased climate finance ahead of COP29
... USD 16 billion, USD 61.5 billion, including expected co-financing, across 286 projects. The 40th Board meeting of the ... National Designated Authorities (GCF’s country focal points), Accredited Entities, and other partners. The Board ... United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) and serves the 2015 Paris Agreement, supporting the ...
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Fourteen new Country Platforms announced in collaboration with GCF to drive country-led climate solutions
... step forward to align global support and investments with national priorities, 14 developing countries and regions ... United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) and serves the 2015 Paris Agreement. To fulfil its ... Environment and Climate Change of Mongolia, and GCF Focal Point “Mongolia presented its vision for a national ...
Article > Press release Brazil 
Forests: A cause of climate concern, and hope
... than 2 percent of climate finance,” she said. Ms Seymour pointed to GCF’s recent launch of a pilot programme on ... ongoing initiatives such as current work on deforestation-free commodity supply chains and ongoing efforts by Tropical ... Peru Uganda Viet Nam FP001 FP011 FP013 FP019 FP022 FP026 FP048 FP050 FP062 FP073 FP076 Forests: A cause of climate ...
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GCF support to the Great Green Wall
The vision of the Great Green Wall initiative The Great Green ... by African Union member countries. The initiative was originally envisaged to create a 15 km vegetation barrier across ... tackling the development and climate challenges at local, national and regional scale. Data on this page as of ...
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Results-based management
Overview GCF uses a results-based management (RBM) approach to ... of its projects/programmes and portfolio. RBM is a management strategy that uses monitoring data and evaluations ...
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