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Barbados launches first Caribbean climate resilience project
... the first GCF-funded project in the Caribbean to move to implementation. The project will strengthen the resilience of ... Community Climate Change Centre (CCCCC), a direct access Accredited Entity that carries out GCF projects in the region. ... has four activity strands, aimed at addressing the nexus between adaptation, resilience, and mitigation measures in ...
Article > Press release Barbados CCCCC FP060 
GCF and FMO partnership will boost the growth of renewable energy in developing countries
Today, the Green Climate Fund and Netherlands Development Finance Company (FMO) signed an ... the launch of the Climate Investor One (CIO) programme, a blended finance facility to support the development of ... finance fund manager and a joint venture between FMO and Sanlam InfraWorks. Tony Clamp, Deputy Director of GCF’s ...
Article > Press release Netherlands (the) FMO FP099 
Green Climate Fund and the International Development Finance Club signs a Statement of Partnership to join forces in fighting climate change
... Development Finance Club (IDFC), the international network of leading national and regional development banks, and the ... in Poland, CDG Capital was honoured to get the full GCF accreditation to reinforce its low carbon and climate ...
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GCF and FAO break record in signing fastest ever project agreement, supporting climate-vulnerable Pakistan farmers
In a sign of accelerating climate finance flows, the Green Climate Fund (GCF) ... the importance of GCF working closely with its partners to set out clear paths of climate action. “In this case, early ... of Korea. It approved 10 climate finance projects worth USD 267 million. Pakistan Songdo FP108 GCF and FAO break record ...
Article > Press release Pakistan FAO FP108 
GCF and World Bank kick off hydropower project in Solomon Islands
... (GCF) and the World Bank have signed an agreement to implement the Tina River Hydropower Development Project to help ... the Solomon Islands transition from diesel-generated to clean, renewable energy. The signing of the Funded Activity ... our other project-level agreements with GCF in the near future and remain committed to deepening our partnership.” ...
Article > Press release Solomon Islands WorldBank FP044 
GCF launches Green Champions Awards to recognise outstanding climate change efforts in developing countries
... Awards will promote initiatives that stand as examples of environmental, social and business-led commitments to ... will be made at a ceremony in the margins of COP25 in Santiago, Chile, in December 2019. GCF Deputy Executive ... from September 2nd on the Green Champions Awards website . The awards jury will consider the following ...
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Global Programming Conference drives stronger GCF climate support
The Green Climate Fund (GCF) will incorporate lessons from its largest gathering of developing country ... The GCF Global Programming Conference has brought together representatives from 135 developing countries, ... enhancing access to GCF resources, streamlining GCF’s accreditation process and ensuring there is balanced support ...
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GCF joins initiative to help Africa expand its REDD+ roots
... Abidjan, Cote d’Ivoire, on 13 to 15 August to explore challenges and opportunities in boosting African REDD+ action at ... and regional levels. Nassere Kaba, deputy chief of cabinet with Côte d’Ivoire’s Ministry of Environment and ... support of these efforts in close coordination with GCF Accredited Entities and other sources of finance supporting ...
Article > Press release Côte d'Ivoire 
New Climate Investment Platform targets increase in flow of capital to clean energy projects
... increase the flow of capital in developing countries to meet climate ambitions. The Climate Investment Platform (CIP) ... to international organisations to the private sector to scale-up climate action and translate ambitious national ... in developing countries. Progress will be presented at UNFCCC COP 25 in December 2019. The service offered by the CIP ...
Article > Press release UNDP 
Jamaica and Norway lead countries in call for ambitious replenishment of Green Climate Fund ahead of Climate Action Summit
... over 40 developed and developing countries today for a meeting dedicated to the replenishment of the Green Climate Fund (GCF). The event showed ... including Patricia Espinosa, Executive Secretary of the UNFCCC. Speaking at the event, Prime Minister Andrew Holness ...
Article > Press release Jamaica Norway 
GCF forum explores how to stem climate impact on world food security
... to halt progress around the world in combatting a variety of development goals. That is why increasing flows of ... food security by making agriculture more sustainable and climate resilient. These were the views of ... that unlock public and private financing flows to ensure future sources of sustenance through sustainable ...
Article > Press release FAO 
Green Climate Fund and its partners launch the Alliance for Hydromet Development
... providing assistance to developing countries came together at COP25 today to launch the Alliance for Hydromet ... GCF and other members of the Alliance have committed collectively to ramp up action that strengthens the capacity of ... (WMO). "Building on the success of the Fund's recent replenishment, we are stepping up our efforts to match the ...
Article > Press release AfDB 
GCF Board gathers in Liberia to discuss strategy to better support climate action
... developing countries, including those particularly vulnerable to climate change, among them African States, Small Island Developing States, and Least Developed Countries. The Government of Liberia is hosting the three-day, informal Board meeting. H.E. the Honourable George Weah, President of the ...
Article > Press release Liberia 
Responding to the impacts of the COVID-19 global pandemic: Interlinkages between people, planet and prosperity
... required to stem it shows the importance of acting together to solve unparalleled threats to people and our planet. The far-reaching ... strengthen their resilience to the COVID crisis and other future shocks in ways that foster low-emission, sustainable ...
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Global leaders highlight need to invest for COVID-climate recovery
... green investment to recover from the COVID recession and meet the climate challenge. This was the key message from world leaders during ... of Global Optimism and ex-Executive Secretary of the UNFCCC compared COVID and climate to massive waves crashing on ...
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GCF speeds up funding flow with 4 partner agreements signed hours after Board approval
The Green Climate Fund (GCF) has signed detailed agreements with its partners to implement four new ... GCF, which allocates the funds, and its partnering Accredited Entities, which propose and implement GCF-approved ...
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GCF investments reducing climate risk to feature at Climate Adaptation Summit
Green Climate Fund (GCF) Executive Director Yannick Glemarec will highlight the Fund’s key role in helping bridge the climate finance gap at the Climate ... climate effects. GCF balances its portfolio equally between support for adaptation and actions to reduce ...
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GCF signs public-private partnership agreements to launch Global Subnational Climate Fund
... initiative by the GCF Board just three months ago. This reflects GCF’s increasingly rapid ability to progress funding ... private institutional investors, ensuring climate support gets where it is most needed,” he said. “Nearly half of ... of climate solutions including those that improve water, sanitation and waste management; energy generation; and ...
Article > Press release IUCN FP151 
GCF signs partner agreements hours after Board approval
The Green Climate Fund (GCF) and its partners have signed implementation agreements for two new climate finance projects ... (FAAs) in the margins of last week’s B.28 Board meeting lays the detailed groundwork to roll out a multi-country, USD 1.6 billion ...
Article > Press release WorldBank 
GCF publishes the priorities of the Updated Strategic Plan of the GCF, updated independent TAP modality, and B.30 tentative timeline
... the Updated Strategic Plan (USP) for the first replenishment period 2020-2023 (GCF-1) and set new portfolio ... The report/s shall be disclosed (i) on the AE’s website, (ii) in locations convenient to affected peoples, and ... to the Secretariat as soon as possible for consideration at future Board meetings. GCF publishes the priorities of the ...
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GCF boosts COVID-19 low-carbon energy relief with anchor investment
... in an emergency relief fund launched today that shields clean energy companies in developing countries from COVID-19 ... 80 million Energy Access Relief Fund (EARF) has drawn together a unique coalition of financial support for 90 ... the founder and CEO of impact investor Acumen, a GCF Accredited Entity . “The launch of the EARF illustrates the ...
Article > Press release Acumen FP148 
GCF continues rapid implementation with project agreements at Board meeting
The Green Climate Fund (GCF) and its partners have signed implementation agreements for three new initiatives to tackle climate change, only hours after they were approved by ... given the green light by the GCF Board at its recent 30th meeting which set a USD 1.2 billion funding record , will ...
Article > Press release FP169 
Critical GCF Micronesia adaptation project gets underway in record time
... approval, making this the fastest GCF project to be implemented so far. The Funding Proposal was submitted to GCF ... proposals to first disbursement of funds has fallen from 26-28 months in 2018 to an average of 12-17 months for ... in 2021. Critical GCF Micronesia adaptation project gets underway in record time ...
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Agreement bolstering Africa’s climate vulnerable sign of rapid GCF implementation
The Green Climate Fund (GCF) has signed an implementation agreement to scale up climate action across 13 African countries soon after ... signing ceremony the day after GCF’s latest Board meeting, which decide on climate finance funding proposals, ...
Article > News update IFAD FP183 
GCF launches the Digital Accreditation Platform
... the Green Climate Fund (GCF) launched the new Digital Accreditation Platform (DAP). GCF is a country-driven ... directions. Upon project approval, AEs are responsible for project oversight, management, monitoring and ... GCF Board and formally become AEs, GCF requires AEs to meet accreditation standards and report regularly during their ...
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Access funding
... funding. It is designed to help developing countries and Accredited Entities design climate project proposals for GCF ... as well as to describe how GCF reviews, approves, and implements climate projects. The section includes pages describing our full project cycle, explaining our investment framework which guides ...
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GCF and IDCOL sign key agreement on ambitious energy project
... or IDCOL, have signed a critical agreement to implement a large-scale energy saving project for Bangladesh’s textile and ... The agreement was signed at the most recent GCF Board meeting , the first in person Board meeting to be held in the ...
Article > News update Bangladesh IDCOL FP150 
Partnerships strengthened and mobilised for greater climate action
... GCF’s strategy around the Fund’s upcoming second replenishment and strategic programming priorities for the ... GCF National Designated Authorities or Focal Points, Accredited Entities and Delivery Partners to Incheon, Republic ... and leverage partnership strengths to shape ongoing and future work for climate action. In that regard, rich input ...
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Green Climate Fund names Mafalda Duarte as new Executive Director
The Green Climate Fund (GCF) Board has selected Mafalda Duarte as its new Executive Director. ... the Board made the selection during its thirty-fifth meeting at the GCF headquarters in Songdo, Incheon, Republic ... their climate aspirations in pursuit of a better climate future for all.’ The current Executive Director, Yannick ...
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GCF and GIZ sign project agreement for sustainable forest management in Lao People’s Democratic Republic
... Fund (GCF) and Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ) GmbH have signed an agreement with ... in its National Adaptation Programme (NAP) and Nationally Determined Contribution (NDC). To support the government in ... funding from the Forest Carbon Partnership Facility (FCPF) Carbon Fund with the World Bank and other co-financing ...
Article > News update GIZ FP200 