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GCF publishes revised timeline for B.32 and tentative timeline for B.33
... periods for B.32 and B.33 are presented below. Key milestones for B.32 (Tentative) Dates or indicative # of days ... to the Secretariat as soon as possible for consideration at future Board meetings. *Per paragraph 17 of GCF’s ... of the Integrated Results Management Framework (IRMF) by accredited entities. Note: Priorities of the Updated Strategic ...
Article > News update 
Green Climate Fund Board approves new climate funding, bringing assets under management to USD 40 billion
... whilst also launching the process for the Fund’s replenishment for the 2024-2027 period. With the newly approved ... conditions of GCF’s financing instruments. A draft accreditation strategy was discussed with the consideration of ... exchanges with all potential contributors to set GCF’s future direction.” GCF Executive Director Yannick Glemarec ...
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GCF partners with FAO on two major climate-resilience projects in Benin and the Gambia
... Welcoming the projects, GCF Executive Director Yannick Glemarec said: “GCF is proud to partner with FAO on these projects in Benin and Gambia, which will help vulnerable rural communities to increase their resilience to climate ... by climate change.” FAO Deputy Director-General, Maria Helena Semedo said: “FAO welcomes the approval of these ...
Article > News update Benin Gambia FAO 
GCF conference opens with calls from developing countries for increased finance for climate action
... convened more than 60 developing country Ministers and high-level officials alongside a broad range of partners in the ... GCF National Designated Authorities or Focal Points, Accredited Entities and Delivery Partners to provide a ... track record combined with a compelling vision for the future.” Mark Brown, Prime Minister of the Cook Islands, ...
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COP27 summit host Egypt is first country to adopt Climate Investment Plan in partnership with Green Climate Fund
... Investment Plan – a move which could significantly accelerate efforts by Egypt to combat climate change by ... interventions and initiatives with different risk profiles and bringing GCF’s institutional reputation and robust ... on Egypt’s Climate Investment Plan can be found on our website. Egypt COP27 summit host Egypt is first country to ...
Article > Press release Egypt 
Ocean20: A new self-funded marine resource management framework
... and fisheries management in Indonesia. The model, called Blue Halo S Initiative, is the first ever integrated marine protection and sustainable fishery management approach designed to fund itself over ... for marine ecosystems in other regions of the world in the future, too.” Bali, Indonesia Ocean20: A new self-funded ...
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Funding and subsidiary agreements signed on the same day between GCF, FAO, and Government of Cambodia, accelerating implementation of a new climate resilient agricultural project in Cambodia
... a Funding Activity Agreement (FAA) to rapidly begin the implementation of a USD 42.9 million project (with USD 36.2 ... Agreement, a crucial part of the framework between the Accredited Entity (AE) and the country, was signed between FAO ... the right direction as it sets the positive precedence for future projects to reach the same milestone. His ...
Article > News update FAO 
GCF and World Wildlife Fund sign key Colombia landscapes agreement
... Wildlife Fund (WWF) have signed an agreement to rapidly implement an innovative project which aims to support more ... partners as HECO is a strategic project, not only for the future of our country, but of the entire planet.” Full details of the project are available on the GCF website. FP203 GCF and World Wildlife Fund sign key Colombia ...
Article > News update WWF 
Letter from the Executive Director: reflections and farewell
... to thank all of you for your support in helping GCF accelerate the transition to a low-emission, climate-resilient ... Over the past four years, we have had to face the challenges of COVID-19 as well as those of political and ... the journey towards a low-emission, climate-resilient future. Thank you all. Yours, Yannick Glemarec ED’s ...
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GCF report highlights significant progress in climate impact
... period (referred to as ‘GCF-1’), ahead of its replenishment for the next four years. The GCF-1 Progress ... volumes of finance from private and public sources and enables green markets to develop, supporting developing ... to GCF will determine its ability to support additional future climate projects—which will need to be scaled up ...
Article > Press release 
GCF publishes timelines for B.36
... and key time periods for B.36 are presented below. Key milestones for B.36 Dates or indicative # of days Days from ... to the Secretariat as soon as possible for consideration at future Board meetings. The timing of GCF Board consideration ... of the Integrated Results Management Framework (IRMF) by accredited entities. Note: Priorities of the Updated Strategic ...
Article > News update 
GCF’s 2024-2027 Strategic Plan sets out greater ambitions and results for critical global climate action
... programming period 2020-2023 (GCF-1) and is undergoing replenishment for its next programming period (GCF-2), the Strategic Plan reflects the urgency of the climate crisis and the ... engaging Board members, developing countries, Accredited Entities, observers, and other Fund stakeholders in ...
Article > News update 
GCF Regional Dialogue with Latin America sets to further accelerate climate action in the region
... concluded in Montevideo, Uruguay. Running on 24-26 July, 2023, the event aimed to accelerate climate action ... Direct Access Entities , representatives of International Accredited Entities active in the region, Readiness delivery ... productive exchanges and laid the foundation for future partnerships to drive climate action forward. A side ...
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GCF publishes timelines for B.37
... and key time periods for B.37 are presented below. Key milestones for B.37 Dates or indicative # of days Days from ... to the Secretariat as soon as possible for consideration at future Board meetings. The timing of GCF Board consideration ... of the Integrated Results Management Framework (IRMF) by accredited entities. Note: Priorities of the Updated Strategic ...
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GCF Regional Dialogue with Africa brings over 200 participants to support the region with innovative climate action
... and decision-makers, fostering collaboration and peer learning to drive low-carbon, climate resilient initiatives ... (NDAs), Ministries of Environment, Ministries of Finance, accredited Direct Access Entities, international Accredited ... further updates, please regularly check the official GCF website or contact the GCF Regional Desks of Africa. GCF ...
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Delivering climate action: GCF and partners sign agreements for six new projects
... were signed by the Green Climate Fund (GCF) and its Accredited Entity (AE) partners on the margins of GCF’s 37th ... . The FAAs, which contain a set of conditions to be fulfilled by the AE, must be negotiated and signed by GCF and the ... can launch. The short turnaround between Board approval and legal arrangements is a result of the Fund’s efforts to ...
Article > News update 
Climate Funds unite to enhance access to climate finance and increase impact
... the impacts of climate change grows, the need for collective action becomes more evident. For the first time ... United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) commented on the critical role of multilateral climate ... in building country capacity to access the Funds in the future. Mikko Ollikainen, Head of the Adaptation Fund, ...
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Moving from planning to action: The NDC partnership and the Green Climate Fund launch the Climate Investment Planning and Mobilization Framework
As global leaders are convening at COP28 in the United Arab Emirates, one message is loud and clear: we must urgently accelerate climate action – and ... to communicate their priorities, needs, challenges and lessons learned, as we collectively work towards planning ...
Article > News update 
Green Climate Fund and Somalia: Accelerated USD 100 million investment partnership
... Director, Mafalda Duarte headed the first-ever GCF delegation to Somalia, announcing an accelerated programme of climate action investment – ... United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) and serves the 2015 Paris Agreement, supporting the ...
Article > Press release Somalia 
Green Climate Fund and Meridiam unveil ambition and opportunities for impactful climate investments
... early October to identify opportunities to mobilise and scale up capital for more ambitious climate action in ... for us, the best return on investment is a climate-safe future for everyone, not just the bottom line.’ GCF has ... United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC). It serves the 2015 Paris Agreement, supporting the ...
Article > Press release 
Ambition and coordination key to climate finance reform
... climate action, supporting the world’s most vulnerable communities. Such a system would improve the quantity, ... as if it does” Director of Means of Implementation at UNFCCC Sophie De Coninck said GCF is well positioned to be a ... achievable. For more information, visit the GCF COP29 microsite: https://cop.greenclimate.fund/ Ambition and ...
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Green Climate Fund approves funding to Climate Asset Management to develop strategy for scaling regenerative practices at a landscape level in Sub-Saharan Africa
GCF grant to enable design of a blended finance and technical assistance facility aimed at ... and its leadership in partnering with Indigenous Peoples and local communities. “Regenerative and ...
Article > Press release 
Green Climate Fund to Support Development of Conservation International Initiative to Transform Water Security in Bogotá
... project aims to reduce climate risk for half a million people from highly vulnerable rural communities and 250,000 urban residents by creating ... is a critical first step toward building a more resilient future for Bogotá and its surrounding regions. This ...
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Climate-smart farming boosts forests and food security in Madagascar
In Madagascar — one of the world’s most climate-vulnerable countries — a devastating drought , punctuated by ... who adopted sustainable agriculture practices were not only less likely to deforest surrounding land, but they also had ... International. Edited by: Zeenia Dastur, GCF Madagascar FP026 Climate-smart farming boosts forests and food security in ...
Article > Story Madagascar CI 
Pioneering Barbados water project kick starts
... Barbados today announced that a groundbreaking project that leverages an innovative financing model to scale up climate ... GCF Executive Director Mafalda Duarte: ‘Today is a milestone moment that clearly signals Barbados’ regional and ... United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC). It serves the 2015 Paris Agreement, supporting the ...
Article > Press release Barbados 
Caribbean countries launch landmark platform to scale up climate investment
The creation of a platform to accelerate the mobilisation of finance for the boosting of ... invest in band-aids for the moment, but in game-changing, future-defining solutions to this challenge that confronts ... frequency of extreme weather events. Despite contributing less than 1% of global greenhouse gas emissions, the ...
Article > Press release Barbados 
Adaptation planning vital in helping countries weather change
... World Meteorological Organisation (WMO). Extreme weather killed several hundred people, impacted the lives of millions, ... living on farmland that is deteriorating and producing less food, according to a recent UN-backed report . The ... plan and attract larger scale finance for more resilient futures by strengthening their own adaptation planning ...
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Green Climate Fund invests USD 1 billion for developing country climate action, launches first replenishment
... countries, and formally launching the Fund’s first replenishment. The 19 new projects amount to a total investment ... Board meeting also approved the applications of 16 new Accredited Entities, the partner organisations that implement ... 55.6 million for DBSA Climate finance facility in Eswatini, Lesotho, Namibia, South Africa with DBSA FP099 – USD 100 ...
Article > Press release Bahrain 
Workshop forges direct links to country-led climate action
... have met at GCF HQ in Songdo, the Republic of Korea, to learn more about how the Fund works and to articulate the ... require. Direct Access Entities are special types of Accredited Entity – organisations which the Fund nominates ... Entities by highlighting how 80 percent of all entities accredited since last year are direct access. That means over ...
Article > Press release CCCCC 