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Overview People in Africa, South Asia, South and Central America, and the ... disasters. These disasters displace three times more people than war – and the situation is getting worse. Early ... save lives and livelihoods. Between 3.3 and 3.6 billion people live in conditions highly susceptible to climate change. ...
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Update on consultations on the GCF's revised Readiness Strategy 2024-2027
... Readiness Strategy for 2024-2027. This event is scheduled for Tuesday, 3 October, and Wednesday, 4 October ... meeting of the Board (B.37) taking place in Georgia from 23-26 October and will be shared with you upon publication. The ... PM – 7:30 PM Korea Standard Time (KST) Time is applicable for participants in Asia, Africa, and Eastern Europe ...
Event > Webinar 
Consultations on Operational Modalities for the GCF Readiness and Preparatory Support Programme strategy 2024-2027
... thirty-seventh meeting that took place in Georgia from 23-26 October 2023. The consultation was launched at COP28 ...
Event > Events organised / involving GCF United Arab Emirates 
Climate impact potential: Challenges, lessons learnt and way forward
Accredited entities have expressed concerns and difficulties ... concerns and is designed to (1) understand the main challenges that direct access entities (DAEs) face when writing ... 2 recording Virtual Climate impact potential: Challenges, lessons learnt and way forward ...
Event > Webinar 
Soft launch of the operational modalities for the Readiness and Preparatory Support Programme
... Programme. The session provided an overview of the implementation details of the readiness strategy for 2024-2027, ... of initiating and piloting approaches that facilitate learning and refinement in the first year. The soft launch ...
Event > Webinar 
Building climate resilient economies: water solutions in Grenada’s agriculture and tourism sectors
... on surface water and rainwater harvesting for its potable water needs. However, climate change is causing higher than average temperatures, unpredictable rainfall patterns droughts, and the intrusion of saltwater into groundwater sources due to sea level rise, exacerbating issues of water scarcity. ...
Article > Story Grenada 
Farmerline: Empowering smallholder farmers and governments to create climate-resilient agribusinesses
... all sectors, with agriculture being particularly vulnerable, and a significant contributor to its exacerbation at the ... same time. The agricultural sector alone is indeed responsible for 19 per cent of greenhouse gas emissions, totalling ... managed by smallholder farmers, who are highly vulnerable to the impacts of climate change, with wide-ranging ...
Article > Story Multiple countries 
Information session 1: Overview of operational modalities (2024–2027 strategy) for NDAs
On June 7, the GCF held an information session on the new Readiness Operational Modalities. The session was the first in a series of regular information sessions on the 2024-2027 strategy for the Readiness and...
Event > Webinar 
Information session 2: Overview of operational modalities (2024–2027 strategy) for DAEs
... Support Programme. During this session, more detailed information was provided and questions were addressed ...
Event > Webinar 
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 sessions on the 2024-2027 strategy for the Readiness and Preparatory Support...
Event > Webinar 
GCF Investor Forum
Accelerating climate action through private sector investment In ... Fund (GCF) is hosting a series of Investor Forums. Led by GCF’s Private Sector Facility, the Investor Forum ... for climate impact. It brings together management-level practitioners from asset managers, asset owners, ...
Event > Events organised / involving GCF 
Meet iTAP event: Water and climate change
... worked internationally for over thirty years with sustainable development, water resources management and water & ...
Event > Events organised / involving GCF 
Green Climate Fund will be ready to meet the challenge of central role in new climate finance goal says Executive Director
... it must be backed by finance that continues to grow in scale and quality. Developing countries are counting on it. Our shared future depends on it,” stated Green Climate Fund (GCF) ... while helping them build prosperous economies of the future.” “Over a year ago, GCF embarked on unprecedented ...
Article > News update 
Sacred plant helps forge a climate-friendly future in Paraguay
Using ancestral knowledge and yerba mate trees to accelerate climate action For ... generations, the Ava Guaraní, one of the Indigenous Peoples living in eastern Paraguay, have been harvesting the ... a path towards a more sustainable and climate-friendly future. Story originally published by FAO in 2024 . Edited ...
Article > Story Paraguay 
Consultation to inform the review and update of GCF’s Monitoring and Accountability Framework
... framework at the forty-second Board meeting (B.42), scheduled for June 2025. The GCF’s monitoring and accountability ... framework is designed to ensure the alignment of accredited entities (AEs) with GCF standards and policies, and effective implementation of each of the GCF-funded projects and ...
Event > Webinar 
Information session 6: Operational modalities (2024–2027 Strategy) for Readiness Framework Agreement holders
... shaped by stakeholder feedback, and clarified the role of the Readiness Framework Agreement (FWA) holders in the ... global participation, with two time slots available. Session 1: Tuesday, March 11, 2025 8:00 AM – 9:00 AM ...
Event > Webinar 
Launch of the Revised GCF Concept Note Submission Process
... template for GCF concept notes (CNs), which will enable faster screening and appraisal by streamlining the ... efficient screening process for CNs that aims to provide clear direction and feedback to our partners within six ...
Event > Webinar 
Information session 7: PPF and Readiness operational modalities (2024–2027 Strategy) for DAEs
... support, the delivery mechanisms in place, and complementary support opportunities available through the Project Preparation Facility (PPF). The ...
Event > Webinar 
Consultation on the GCF’s accreditation reforms
... B.40/15, requested the Secretariat to present the revised accreditation framework and its related components for the ... meeting. As part of the consultation process, we are pleased to invite GCF's Direct Access Entities (DAEs) and ... feedback in a virtual meeting setting on the revised accreditation framework and its related components as follows: ...
Event > Webinar 
Information session 9: Country platforms
The information session introduced the key principles that guided GCF’s support for Country Platforms, shared examples of how such platforms could be developed or enhanced ...
Event > Webinar 
GCF convenes its 42nd Board meeting in Papua New Guinea
... projects under consideration include GCF’s first-ever single-country projects in Oman, Mauritania, Saint Lucia, and Papua New Guinea. The Board will also consider the accreditation of eight new organisations as GCF project ... in Port Moresby and will be live-streamed on the GCF website. GCF Board members and their alternates are drawn ...
Article > News update 
Early warning systems move onto the climate finance radar
... variations. In developing countries, and particularly Least Developed Countries (LDCs) and Small Island Developing ... will in turn create stronger climate projects in the future, and greatly increase the resilience of populations ... support climate services and early warning systems. Examples of GCF projects with a significant focus on this issue ...
Article > Press release France 
GCF and World Bank join forces to open new climate paths
... climate action in developing countries. The signing of an Accreditation Master Agreement (AMA) will allow the two ... other climate initiatives the World Bank may propose in the future. “The GCF and the World Bank share an understanding ... the vital need to finance innovative infrastructure and clean technologies in developing countries to build a ...
Article > Press release 
Agence Française de Développement to push Paris momentum with GCF agreement
... its goal of making 100 percent of its financing compatible with the Paris Agreement. “Thanks to its accreditation with the Green Climate Fund, the Agence ... of Accreditation Master Agreements (AMAs) is a prerequisite for all GCF Accredited Entities, such as AFD, to ...
Article > Press release France 
GCF doubles climate finance output, Board Co-Chairs report at UN Climate Conference
The Green Climate Fund (GCF) has doubled the amount of approved climate finance during the past ... finance proposals, particularly from direct access Accredited Entities . Representing the 24-member GCF Board , ... is also available on video on demand on the UNFCCC website , under item 10 (c) of the agenda. Bonn GCF doubles ...
Article > Press release 
Namibia commences climate projects as GCF brings country ownership to the fore
... Fund (GCF)–supported projects bolstering rural people’s resilience. The start of these adaptation initiatives ... Environmental Investment Fund (EIF), a GCF direct access Accredited Entity based in Namibia. One of the projects , ... countries to “directly access” GCF resources as Accredited Entities. The other project will help poor farmers ...
Article > Press release Namibia 
GCF calls for private sector funding at key climate finance conference
... offering USD 500 million to catalyse climate capital by selecting the best business ideas addressing climate change ... particular that it is open to applicants who are not yet accredited to the Fund. “We are looking for bold project ... RFP is open to proposals from entities that are not yet accredited to the Fund,’ said Pombo. Jay Koh, Founder and ...
Article > Press release 
Signing of legal agreement with EBRD widens GCF funding window
... development bank with global reach to sign an Accreditation Master Agreement (AMA) with the Green Climate ... consolidates EBRD’s partnership with GCF as an Accredited Entity. These organizations are the linchpins of ... “The EBRD is well equipped to fast track green project implementation in key developing regions that suffer both from ...
Article > Press release 
GCF/B.01-13/02/Rev.01 - Revised Additional Rules of Procedure of the Board
Draft additional rules of procedure of the Board were initially presented to ... of selecting four active observers and criteria for accreditation of observers. The Board approved paragraph 3 of ...
Board document > Action item
GCF/B.12/06 - Report on the development of the Draft Strategic Plan for the Green Climate Fund Submission from the ad hoc group of Board/Alternate members
... Instrument for the GCF and guide the GCF as a continuously learning institution in further developing its operational ... strategic plan for the GCF for consideration and possible approval by the Board at its twelfth meeting. The ad hoc ... The ad hoc group based its deliberations on the elements of convergence noted by the Board. The group ...
Board document > Action item