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State of Palestine Country Programme
... having a severe impact on all aspects of life on this planet. In an effort to respond to climate change challenges, the international community created the Green ... to climate finance. Like all countries, the State of Palestine will be hit hard by climate change. Indeed, signs of ...
Document > Country programme State of Palestine
Strengthen climate resilience in Mozambique: Sustainable access to solar drinking water in the rural provinces of Gaza, Inhambane and Maputo
1. Based on strong partnerships between Enabel and its Mozambique partner and on the lessons learnt from the implementation of the Belgian-funded ... be implemented in close collaboration with the Water and Sanitation Department (DAS) and with the District Planning ...
Document > Concept note Mozambique Enabel
Project preparation for enhancing resilience of rural communities by improving water security in Vanuatu
... in ENSO oscillation, increased air temperature and sea level rise, will result in additional impacts on water ... contamination. Rural communities are particularly vulnerable to such impacts. With GCF support, this project will ... enabling environment at provincial and national level to better address climate risks associated with water security. ...
Document > Approved project preparation funding application Vanuatu SPC
Call for Public Inputs: Revisions to the Green Climate Fund’s Environmental and Social Policy (ESP) to reaffirm the Fund’s commitment to addressing Sexual Exploitation, Sexual Abuse, and Sexual Harassment (SEAH)
... needs of those developing countries particularly vulnerable to the adverse effects of climate change. In fulfilling ... SEAH. In decision B.25/05, the Board requested the Secretariat to present to the Board the proposed revisions of ... of the GCF, to address the requirements placed on accredited entities to integrate the obligations set out in ...
Document > Call for input
Implementing the new Green Climate Fund Urban Strategy in Africa
... experiences in this sector. The Guide aims at providing a set of ‘how to’ tools to National Designated Authorities and Accredited Entities to support the development of high quality ... climate innovation, mobilization of finance at scale and coalitions and knowledge to scale up success. In ...
Event > Events organised / involving GCF 
Pacific countries to bolster project pipeline with GCF
... sessions that highlighted the tools and resources available for direct access entities (DAEs) to help them develop ... notes and funding proposals that are aligned to nationally determined contributions (NDCs) and GCF Country Programmes. ... Snyman, Pacific Community (SPC) Climate Finance Adviser. Lessons from successful initiatives and challenges in the ...
Article > Press release 
Enhancing climate action environment with an updated Country Programme, strengthening DAE to develop a pipeline of projects and effectively implement GCF funded activities
... Private Sector Project Pipeline. The primary purpose is to settle the structural basis for an enabling climate action ... the changes required to undertake climate action in Chile. The proposal through its project pipeline, coordination ...
Document > Approved readiness proposal Chile FYNSA
Project preparation for increasing resilience to the health risks of climate change in the Federated States of Micronesia
... Action Plan to transition from the current, highly vulnerable situation to a more climate-resilient and responsive ... travel restrictions). The Pacific Community (SPC), as the accredited entity for the proposed project, will support the ... of epidemiology efforts, disease control and water, sanitation and hygiene (WASH) from a climate change ...
Document > Approved project preparation funding application Micronesia (Federated States of) SPC
Enhancing climate change resilience of health systems in seven CARICOM States
... and territories. The plan addresses the common challenges posed by climate change on health and provide a ... integrated action to protect health and promote sustainable development, under a changing climate. PAHO/WHO is ... territories by strengthening their technical cooperation methods, and facilitate the access to human, technical and ...
Document > Approved readiness proposal Multiple countries WHO
Improving the capacity of the Ministry of Agriculture of Suriname to build resilience to climate change in the agriculture sector
Suriname is particularly vulnerable to the impacts of climate change. The country’s small ... sector in Suriname currently experiences several challenges to efficiently addressing climate change risk and ... of Agriculture and partners, through enhancing systems, networks, skills and expertise in data assimilation and ...
Document > Approved readiness proposal Suriname FAO
Preparation of the “Public-Social-Private Partnerships for Ecologically-Sound Agriculture and Resilient Livelihood in Northern Tonle Sap Basin (PEARL)” Project
... Designated Authority (NDA) has appointed FAO as the Accredited Entity (AE) to support the development and implementation of the “Public-Social-Private Partnerships for ... of this support, FAO is currently conducting a suite of targeted baseline and feasibility studies. However, the cost of ...
Document > Approved project preparation funding application Cambodia FAO
Addressing pre-accreditation gaps for the Environmental Management Authority of Trinidad & Tobago
... a national Direct Access Entity (DAE) the country will be able to exercise ownership of climate change funding and better integrate these funds with its national climate change ... EMA has taken stock of its existing capacity to become accredited and the critical gaps that must be filled. ...
Document > Approved readiness proposal Trinidad and Tobago CCCCC
Building climate resilience into Trinidad and Tobago’s Healthcare System
... so that heath system preparedness is aligned with meteorological early warning systems. Other support under ... and communication at the national and sub national levels on the impacts of climate change on the healthcare ... the United Nation Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) on National Determined Contributions (NDC) and other ...
Document > Approved readiness proposal Trinidad and Tobago CCCCC
Development of Tuvalu’s National Adaptation Plan (NAP) to advance medium and long-term adaptation planning
Tuvalu is one of the world’s most vulnerable countries to climate change due to its topography, size, ... process (and NAP) that will form a sustainable platform for future adaptation investments. This request for funding will target the following outcomes: Enhanced capacity to deliver ...
Document > Approved readiness proposal Tuvalu SPREP
Green Guarantee Company (GGC)
... an innovative finance solution which is proposing to use blended finance and guarantees to mobilise greater climate ... countries (as No-Objection Letters are received in future) from global capital markets to help them meet their ... requirements to operate and in possession of the requisite institutional capacity. The need to develop a Logical ...
Document > Approved project preparation funding application Multiple countries MUFG_Bank
Scaling up the deployment of Integrated Utility Services (IUS) to support energy sector transformation in the Caribbean (Phase I)
... and Jamaica) by increasing uptake of distributed renewable energy (RE) technologies, energy efficiency (EE) measures ... and other distributed energy resources (DERs) among the electric utilities’ customers. To do so, the programme will support the electric utilities in these countries to successfully ...
Document > Approved project preparation funding application Multiple countries CDB
Project Preparation for Community-Based Interventions for Reducing Vulnerability to Climate Change in Northern Pacific Small Island Vulnerable States (SIDS)
... in FSM, Palau and RMI rely on as a buffer against future climate change impacts as well as for protection from ... for local communities to effectively manage the natural assets and ecosystems within these areas for climate change adaptation purposes. Additionally, there is little sharing of knowledge among local communities, states and ...
Document > Approved project preparation funding application Multiple countries MCT
GCF Readiness and Preparatory Support in Cuba
... At the same time, Cuba submitted its Intended Nationally Determined Contribution, which should be considered as the ... Guideline No.11 states: "To manage and use the available international financial resources, both from global and ... ". Despite these efforts, the work at national level still faces several barriers and limitations, ...
Document > Approved readiness proposal Cuba UNDP
Strengthening the capacity of Direct Access Entities through the Community of Practice for Direct Access Entities (CPDAE) to access climate finance and implement adaptation and mitigation programs and projects
... submitted as part of an ongoing effort to further the complementarity and coherence between the Adaptation Fund (AF) and the Green Climate Fund ... implementation and evaluation, as well as for reaccreditation/accreditation upgrade process; Difficulties ...
Document > Approved readiness proposal Multiple countries GIZ
Adapting tuna-dependent Pacific Island communities and economies to climate change
... reef fish, thereby reducing the food insecurity of vulnerable populations; and 2) develop the reforms needed to ... and effective implementation. Conservation International (Accredited Entity and Executing Entity) will lead the ... Nations Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO) and the Secretariat of the Pacific Regional Environmental Programme ...
Document > Approved project preparation funding application Multiple countries CI
Building capacity towards sustainable human capital development in North Macedonia
... request aims to contribute to a shift towards sustainable human capital development in North Macedonia. This change ... These sectors are dealing with the socially vulnerable and marginalized groups but are often over- looked in ... to comple- ment the ongoing readiness efforts by targeting human capital development through a sectoral approach. ...
Document > Approved readiness proposal North Macedonia GIZ
Infrastructure Climate Resilient Fund (ICRF)
Africa Finance Corporation (AFC) has the great ambition to integrate the consideration of ... Climate Resilient Funds (ICRF) sized to USD 750 million to better realize this vision. It has developed a concept note ... barriers and risks, facilitating the financing and implementation of infrastructure projects, and improving the ...
Document > Approved project preparation funding application Multiple countries AFC
Capacity Building to support Institutional Strengthening, Planning, and Programming to enable increased Climate Finance mobilization for Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines must implement measures to grapple with the myriad challenges of climate change that the ... Strategy, a National Adaptation Plan (NAP), a Nationally Determined Contribution and the National Economic and Social ...
Document > Approved readiness proposal Saint Vincent and the Grenadines CCCCC
XV World Forestry Congress
... It serves as a forum for the exchange of experiences, lessons, views, and information on all aspects of forests ... Congress – Building a Green, Healthy and Resilient Future with Forests – gives prominence to climate change ... deforestation: Challenges and opportunities for concrete action to halt and reverse forest loss by 2030 Sessions ...
Event > Events organised / involving GCF 
Increasing Private Sector Involvement in the Transition towards a Low-Carbon and Climate Resilient Economy in Burundi
Burundi has completed a GCF readiness grant aimed at strengthening the NDA ... and subnational actors is necessary for Burundi to support future growth and development efforts. Taking into account ... areas: Identification of 2 potential DAE, nomination for accreditation, and accreditation gap assessment of the 2 ...
Document > Approved readiness proposal Burundi CSE
Technical Guidance for Updating Technology Needs Assessment (TNA) and development of a Technology action plan for the implementation of NDC’ Côte d’Ivoire
... for prioritized technologies to address climate change challenges in the most critical sectors of the economy. This ... Proposal, should it be implemented, will allow to: a) setting up a national innovation system which will be a ... academia), the absence of functional national direct accredited entity, the insufficient and low coordination of ...
Document > Approved readiness proposal Côte d'Ivoire UNEP-CTCN
Capacity strengthening of UCLG Africa applying for Direct Access modality and pipeline development to implement NDCs at territorial level in Morocco
... readiness proposal seeks to address the following gaps, challenges and weaknesses which have been identified in the past ... of collaboration (Memorandum of Understanding - MoU) between the local and the national levels for efficient ... (United Cities and Local Governments of Africa) to meet accreditation standards, and thus the need to develop the ...
Document > Approved readiness proposal Morocco UCLG Africa
Strengthening Rwanda's capacity to access GCF Funds through the assessment of readiness needs, updating country programme, capacitating national stakeholders and renewal of DAE accreditation
... Authority (NDA) coordination mechanism through the implementation of the Non objection procedure and the update of ... programme. It will again support the renewal of the accreditation of the Ministry of Environment to sustain its ... and Climate Resilience Strategy as well as the National Determined Contributions. Indeed, the grant will also support ...
Document > Approved readiness proposal Rwanda
Green Climate Fund Readiness Support for Sierra Leone
Sierra Leone is a least developed country (LDC) which is already ... signing of the United Nations Climate Change Convention (UNFCCC), its Kyoto protocol, the development of national communications, NAPA, NDC etc. Sierra Leone also established the Environment ...
Document > Approved readiness proposal Sierra Leone UNEP
Building institutional capacity for a renewable energy and energy efficiency investment programme for Sao Tome and Principe
... Nations Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO) to implement a GCF Readiness proposal.4 The provided support will ... the capacities of the Government and private sector to implement an enabling policy and regulatory framework, which ... which is directed to achieve the climate mitigation targets in the Nationally Determined Contribution (NDC) and will ...
Document > Approved readiness proposal Sao Tome and Principe UNIDO