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... approved during the GCF Board #24 in 2019, will be scaled up and replicated in all African countries of the Great ... supporttheestablishmentofgreenlinesofcreditand the capacity building of both supply (banks) and ...

... centres. Climate change makes regional cities more vulnerable: according to the Climate Change Vulnerability Index, 48% ... to the effects of climate change. This is of considerable concern due to the “key role of capitals in national ... NbS. The project will support 4 LAC countries through examples in 6 selected secondary cities to identify and address ...

... conditions and stakeholder engagement. The current ambition levels of national climate commitments are insufficient if ... Central America is one of the world’s most vulnerable regions to climate change. The region is already exposed to multiple climate-related hazards, such as tropical cyclones, ...

... are also being felt by the food and agriculture sector. While the supply of food has held up well to date, in many ... in the composition and – for some commodities – the level of demand. As the Economic Commission for Latin ... in some food supply chains, affecting especially perishable commodities. Furthermore, it resulted in the loss of jobs ...

The Commonwealth of Dominica is a SIDS vulnerable to climate change and heavily dependent on imported ... transport measures is available including electric vehicles, low-carbon shipping, fostering of public transport, ... low carbon options creates a sustainable impact also for future endeavors in this area. Deliverables include a ...

... an active 2020 Atlantic Hurricane season (and beyond) while addressing the COVID-19 pandemic. Both COVID-19 and Hurricane Dorian have revealed the urgent need to strengthen the linkages and build ... The Bahamas. These linkages and capacity deficits are visible in the areas of 1) climate change and health policy, 2) ...

... for increased climate finance in order to develop and implement projects to meet their national and international commitments with credible impacts. At the same time, both documents also identify ... Change (OECC) to improve the quality of Guyana’s UNFCCC reporting obligations. the improvement of National GHGs ...

... in low carbon-climate resilient sectors, is a challenge which the Caribbean region is working assiduously to overcome. This challenge is evident across economic sectors. Climate change ... United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) Biennial Transparency Reports will be required from ...

The Plurinational State of Bolivia is highly vulnerable to climate change, generating and exacerbating droughts, ... Chiquitanía, Altiplano (or Andean Plateau), Chaco and Valles. According to IPPC projections, global warming due to ... funding management. A list of national entities to be accredited to the GCF will also be formulated. Strategic ...

... a small island and a developing nation, is highly vulnerable to the adverse effects of climate change. Occurrences of ... This involves preparing sector vulnerability profiles for key sectors which outline the status of the sectors ... profiles and to identify and prioritize areas for future investment; and synthesizing these sector-based ...

The Kingdom of Lesotho is a small, land-locked country in southern Africa that is surrounded by the Republic of South Africa. Lesotho has approximately 2.2 million inhabitants and has ...

... reduced precipitation by 10 to 30 percent, rising sea levels by 15 to 18 cm and escalating extreme weather ... tourism. The Government of Tunisia is aware of these challenges and has adopted a proactive policy of fighting ... adaptation, with actions primarily focused at the sectoral level. The country has several sectoral adaptation plans and ...

... limited technical capacities, human resources, and knowledge to design, implement and maintain innovative adaptation technologies restricting their capacity to implement their IWRM framework. These challenges are ...

... and intense heat waves. This, in turn, is expected to lead to instability of agricultural production and ... with transformational impact. The GCF can play an pivotal role in this process, however the Ministry of Agriculture and Nature Protection of Turkmenistan (MAEPT) in its role as the National Designated Authority (NDA) lacks adequate ...

Armenia Renewable Resources and Energy Efficiency Fund (R2E2) is the most ... nomination letter supporting R2E2 aspiration to become accredited under the national direct assess modality.R2E2 ... to the GCF. Tentative pipeline of project ideas (to be revisited during Readiness project) being currently considered ...

... further strengthen capacities of the NDA to fulfil its role as the main communication point on Green Climate Fund ... process and capacitating it to fulfil its role as an accredited entity. Develop a roadmap for financial sector ... entities selected for assessment for the direct access accreditation and subsequent support. The delivery partner ...

... and the nomination of two entities for Direct Access Accreditation. It was also possible to provide basic knowledge to stakeholders (NDA, ... knowledge and adequate skills to accomplish their roles. Yet, the staff of the Executive secretariat of the NDA ...

... Programming process in Guinea In doing so, specific challenges and existing gaps that were identified during the ... to climate change and low capacity to collect and analyze future climate projection data at national and subnational ... and the network/ systems that enable them to fulfil their roles, responsibilities and policy requirements are ...

... up for 63% of the total greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions of Lesotho, and this is projected to rise if the country missed ... energy sector and simultaneously address energy access challenges. To address this issue, Lesotho’s Energy Policy ...

To implement its NDC, Togo will need additional financing over and ... access to climate finance: Togo still has no national accredited entity with GCF, the project concept notes that ... were developed are either with regional or international accredited entities, and the need to develop climate finance ...

... due to the growing economy and an increasing number of vehicles in the country. This figure is expected to increase up ... mitigate GHG emissions by switching from conventional vehicles to greener alternatives. Transitioning away from ICEs ...

As Cambodia is highly vulnerable to climate change impacts, it is imperative to improve ... reuse will become more necessary as climate change accelerates. At the same time, increasingly severe flooding ... solid waste pollution augmenting. While access to on-site sanitation improved access increased to 73% in 2016, a ...

The Cook Islands is highly vulnerable to climate change impacts, in particular coastal erosion ... for Readiness Support. The Cook Islands is seeking GCF accreditation for the Bank of the Cook Islands which would ... Previous Readiness Support has contributed to significant milestones: improving the policy environment, developing a ...

In 2018, the EPF received the first support for its accreditation as first DAE to the GCF in Lao PDR. The delivery ... and social safeguards & gender and M&E were overhauled and updated to match GCF requirements. In addition, ... Accredited Entity (NAE) which will take significant roles as the finance mechanism and provide appropriate fund to ...

Lao PDR is highly vulnerable to climate change and the related health risks, including ... methods to provide health services. Recognizing these challenges, in consultation with stakeholders, this Readiness ... establishing a coordination mechanism to share data and knowledge among relevant sectors through the following GCF ...

To enable the development of priority climate change projects in ... for climate science-based project development for the future. Through institutional capacity building and ... to the GCF Candidates for Direct Access Entity (DAE) accreditation to the GCF will be closely engaged on the ...

Albania is party to the Paris Agreement within the UNFCCCwith the status of a Non-Annex 1 Party,and is candidate ... and verification (MRV) needs to be established and implemented for the purpose ofimprovingthe quality of reporting ... is in force since July 2021 and constitutes the basic legal act on climate change, and also defines thenational ...

... strategies and capacity in order to strengthen country leadership and ownership in actioning its climate change ... provide support on project related discussions with Accredited Entities and Donors, as well as working with them ... to other climate finance institutions and potentially future Readiness proposals. The intention is for key ...

... and advanced waste management practices. Support DAE accreditation of Kasikornbank with the GCF and technical advice in its accreditation application process. Kasikornbank is Thailand's second largest lender by assets. The bank has already implemented various ...

The goal of this NAP Readiness project is to advance a whole-of-society approach to climate change adaptation planning and implementation through a vertically and horizontally ... for a GCF country program to be developed in the near future. The direct beneficiaries of the project will be the ...