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... disbursement of USD 50 million marks the start of the implementation of the GCF solar rooftop programme in India. The ... investment will be channeled through NABARD, the Fund's Accredited Entity and India's largest rural development bank. ... viability of solar rooftop projects and paving the way for future private sector financing in the currently unbanked ...

... to discuss key issues on the Green Climate Fund (GCF) replenishment in the context of urgent global climate action. ... The participants provided substantive directions for the future of the Fund”, said the facilitator Johannes Linn. ... United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC), and serves the Paris Agreement. Over the five years ...

... Incheon, Republic of Korea. The timeline lists key dates leading to the Board meetings, where the 24 Board members ... decide on funding proposals brought forward by GCF Accredited Entities. At its twenty-first meeting, the GCF ... The report/s shall be disclosed (i) in the AE’s website, (ii) in locations convenient to affected peoples, and ...

The Government of Lao PDR is leading the way to ensure complementarity and coherence in ... ambitious vision towards climate resilient and sustainable future. We are looking forward to working with the country ... Designated Authorities, GEF Operational Focal Points, and accredited entities and Agencies. Lao People's Democratic ...

... the country relies heavily on fossil fuel to meet its electricity demand. A key barrier to geothermal development ... an adequate upside in case of success. It is estimated that less than 10 percent of the global geothermal capacity has ... Telep Renewable Energy Senior Specialist +82 32 458 6326 Indonesia Songdo FP083 GCF supports Indonesia's energy ...

... across Indian rooftops. It will be carried out by TATA Cleantech Capital Limited, following the initial transfer of ... finance body which is also a GCF Direct Access Accredited Entity . Attending the signing ceremony on the ... Manager; and Manish Chourasia, Managing Director of TATA Cleantech Capital Limited. Mr Mehta said the agreement ...

... State in the Asia-Pacific region, is highly vulnerable to climate change. Despite having a huge potential for ... stabilising the grid and enabling absorption of more renewables through large scale storage systems, Tonga will be ready ... Telep Renewable Energy Senior Specialist +82 32 458 6326 Tonga Songdo GCF supporting energy transformation in SIDS ...

... investment has helped halve the cost of producing renewable energy in Egypt by using new ways to capture private ... and wind power to reach its 2020 target of using renewables to provide 20 percent of its power needs. Solar energy represents a particularly bright spot for Egypt’s future energy needs as the country receives some of the ...

Climate finance is a moral obligation, while inadequate action leading to global temperatures over 1.5 ... and adaptation action, as well as charting GCF’s future role within the broader climate finance landscape. ... shelter each for 500 people on islands that are bout 200 miles apart.” The Global NDA Conference helped increase ...

... IPCC Vice-Chair, warned of the dangers of a warmer world while outlining the findings of the 1.5C report to an audience ... of warming of 1ºC through more extreme weather, rising sea levels and many other changes. The reports shows us that ... we take today will be critical for a safe and sustainable world tomorrow.” Responding to the latest scientific ...

... representatives from 13 countries across the region to accelerate climate action. Participants include representatives ... to GCF, high-level officials, numerous international Accredited Entities, entities that have been nominated for accreditation by their respective NDAs, as well as civil ...

... of developing countries in tackling the global climate challenge. The heads of the two organisations, GCF Executive ... United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC). “It is essential that we continue to strengthen the ... have the opportunity to work together on our respective roles in helping countries respond to the negative impacts of ...

... in Sri Lanka,” said President Sirisena. “Rice, as a staple food for the country, has always been produced in the ... will enhance the country’s ability to develop and implement GCF projects. In forming climate solutions, “it is important to leverage the private sector to be part of the actions,” ...

Colombian President Juan Manuel Santos Calderón called for urgent public-private sector cooperation in tackling ... sectors should work together towards developing sustainable solutions that are relevant to each region," said President Santos during the ...

... the link between sports and sustainability has become clearer. The Republic of Korea's first hosting of the Winter ... spirit of the Games to address planetary environmental challenges. Many of the dignitaries set to attend the opening ... United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) with an initial pledge of over USD 10 billion. ...

... United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC). “This will require changing many of our processes, ... Ayaan Adam said 2017 was a critical year for GCF in implementation, approval of projects and disbursement. “When ... aimed at supporting project proposals from direct access Accredited Entities. Pa Ousman Jarju, director of GCF’s ...

... such as this are critical to engage citizens in the complex issues of climate change and, more importantly, to point ... of water, climate, land, forests and minerals. Visitors learn how environmental degradation and resource scarcity lead to conflicts and new security threats, and how ...

... Agreement (FAA) on Monday in Nadi, Fiji prepares the legal groundwork for GCF to begin transferring its USD 31 ... Solomon Islands, Tuvalu, and Vanuatu.” The ADB, a GCF Accredited Entity , announced during the signing it expects to ... United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) to deliver equal amounts of funding to mitigation and ...

If you enjoy citrus fruit, you most likely have tasted a clementine from Morocco, and there is a good chance it was ... of drought, the Souss Valley is faced with an uncertain future, placing livelihoods under threat. Working to change ... and sustainable. ADA is one of GCF’s 54 Accredited Entities, becoming a GCF partner in March 2016. One ...

... USD 2.2 billion in funding for 43 projects to be implemented in 64 countries. The Board considered lessons ... pipeline of proposals. The Board also approved the accreditation of six new partner organisations, including four ... of the GCF Board meetings are available on GCF’s website . The 18th meeting of the GCF Board will be held from ...

... to the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP), a GCF Accredited Entity, marks a key milestone for the Fund. It is the first time GCF is ...

... of GCF funds to an adaptation project run by the UNDP. While surrounded by water, many people in the outer islands of ... of Environment and Energy and the UNDP, which GCF has accredited to implement the project. “We are delighted that ... will help build a more sustainable, climate-resilient future for the people of the Maldives.” The geographic ...

... pace, following a major focus of the Fund this year on implementing approved projects. In GCF’s most recent ... To achieve this aim, GCF is working closely with Accredited Entities, which propose and carry out funding ... number of Funded Activity Agreements (FAAs) signed with Accredited Entities since the end of 2016. These legal ...

... this year have sharpened the climate and development challenges facing Peru and its neighbours, according to Antonio ... a GCF instigator of change in Latin America since its accreditation as one of the Fund’s Direct Access Entities in ... Peru Songdo CAF looks past Peru disaster to bank on climate future in Latin America ...

... Services for Resilient Development project to be implemented by the Secretariat of the Pacific Regional ... the GCF, the Ministry of Climate Change, and the regional accredited entity SPREP submitted a Readiness proposal to GCF ... to partner on this project with great success. Important lessons were learned and will only strengthen the ...

... of Antigua and Barbuda is one of the first countries to complete their roadmap for engagement with the GCF. Its Country ... help meet its low-emission and climate-resilient sustainable development targets. Amount: USD 300,000 Duration: 12 ... focus on preparing its project pipeline and advancing accreditation to the Fund. In parallel, it will expand ...

... forests intact is essential to meet the global climate challenge, according to Jonah Busch, a researcher with the ... century well below 2 degrees Celsius above pre-industrial levels. Net deforestation is currently responsible for around 10 percent of total greenhouse gas emissions. ...

... projects and programmes were approved at B.16: USD 265 million for the GEEREF NeXt programme financing renewable energy and energy efficiency projects across five regions ... organizations, National Designated Authorities (NDAs), Accredited Entities, and GCF Delivery Partners. Video ...

... Programme (UNEP) and Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ) GmbH, enabling the three ... chosen UNDP, UNEP or GIZ as delivery partners in the implementation of their respective GCF Readiness Programme ... Republic, Guinea, India, Liberia, Republic of Congo, Timor-Leste, and Swaziland. “The Framework Agreements signed ...

The Green Climate Fund (GCF) has reached a new milestone today with the approval of USD 745 million in ... expanded the Fund’s group of partner institutions by accrediting the following eight organisations, bringing the ...