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Seventeenth meeting of the GCF Board (B.17)
... of the Parties, including the biannual report on privileges and immunities Complementarity and coherence Matters ... for Board-appointed officials Matters related to accreditation Consideration of accreditation proposals Accreditation policy matters ...
Event > Board meeting 
Sixteenth meeting of the GCF Board (B.16)
... Secretariat Reports from committees, panels and groups Implementation of the initial strategic plan for the GCF Work ... on the GCF risk management framework Matters related to accreditation Status of accreditation matters Update on matters related to ...
Event > Board meeting 
Thirteenth meeting of the GCF Board (B.13)
... on the activities of the Secretariat Update on the implementation of the Strategic Plan for the Green Climate Fund ... Private Sector Advisory Group Appointments Committee Accreditation Panel Accreditation Committee Independent Technical Advisory Panel ...
Event > Board meeting 
Twelfth meeting of the GCF Board (B.12)
... agenda and organization of work Adoption of the report of eleventh Board meeting Decisions taken between the eleventh ... Committee Risk Management Committee Investment Committee Accreditation Committee Private Sector Advisory Group Ad Hoc Appointments Committee Accreditation Panel Independent Technical Advisory Panel 2016 ...
Event > Board meeting 
Structured Dialogue with Asia 2017
... 9.6 billion. A quarter of the projects identified are being led by direct access entities. Over time, this percentage is ... as more direct access entities are going through the accreditation process. Approximately 40 percent of the ... food security and resilience to hazards; Scaling up renewable energy generation and energy efficiency measures; and ...
Event > Structured dialogue Indonesia 
Bonn side event links climate ambition to GCF replenishment
... Bonn climate talks has emphasised the link between NDC implementation and replenishment. Developing country representatives highlighted the role of GCF in realising the existing National Determined ...
Article > Press release Germany 
GCF and World Bank partner to boost cookstove market in Bangladesh
... of the Funded Activity Agreement (FAA), which guide the implementation of approved GCF projects, marks a key milestone for the Global Clean Cooking Programme – ...
Article > Press release Bangladesh FP070 
Launch of Green Guarantee Company to mobilise billions in climate finance
... Stock Exchange (LSE) and green loans issued in the private credit market. The Green Guarantee Company (GGC) , ... Group, which was co-founded with Cardano Development, celebrated the launch of its operations with a Market Closing ... raise additional capital from the private sector as it scales its operations, targeting a guarantee capacity of USD 5 ...
Article > Press release FP197 
Green Climate Fund exceeds USD 10 billion replenishment mark
The Green Climate Fund (GCF) has achieved a milestone in its mission to progress climate action in developing countries with pledges to GCF’s first replenishment now reaching over USD ...
Article > Press release 
GCF gives green light to largest climate project to date in EBRD partnership
... and Development (EBRD). The GCF-EBRD Sustainable Energy Financing Facilities programme spans three regions ... Energy Financing Facilities project will provide credit lines to open up new financing paths and new markets ... United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) in 2010 to deliver equal amounts of funding to ...
Article > Press release Multiple countries 
Belize Development Finance Corporation Capacity Strengthening for Accreditation to the Green Climate Fund
... made significant efforts to respond to climate related challenges, guided by policy documents such as the National ... finances owing to the lack of capable deployment vehicles at the national level. One of the keys to unlocking ... the Development Finance Corporation (DFC) of Belize for accreditation to the GCF as a Direct Access Entity (DAE). In ...
Document > Approved readiness proposal Belize
Strengthening capacity to accelerate green finance and development of country-driven project formulation in Viet Nam
... Nam as it will contribute to address the overarching problem of reducing the climate funding gap, therefore creating ... national and international climate goals. The specific problems that the project aims to solve are: The NDA is not ... of the banking system to promote and appraise green credit Limited capacities to develop concept notes and ...
Document > Approved readiness proposal Viet Nam
Keynote for P4G Seoul 2021
... climate change ambitions whilst also realising the Sustainable Development Goals. The ambition is there - as the P4G ... trillion of negative-yielding debt in OECD countries and $26 trillion of low carbon, climate resilient investment ... close to 0% per annum. For developing countries, with low credit ratings, interest rates are significantly higher, ...
Article > Speech
Where do we stand with NDCs? Enhancing action on climate change in 2020
I would like to congratulate UNFCCC for this timely event on enhancing action on climate ... raising NDC ambitions and was supposed to culminate at COP 26 this November. However, the Covid-19 pandemic is ... human lives and economies worldwide and has also led to postponement of COP 26 to November 2021. Developing ...
Article > Speech
Green and Resilient Debt Platform for Africa and LDCs
... and LDCs are most affected by climate change, they have the least access to climate finance, particularly for ... risks, impacts and opportunities, notably related to credit rating; lack of a pipeline of bankable, green ... issuances. These issuances and frameworks are important milestones for climate finance in Cote d’Ivoire, Kenya, ...
Document > Approved project preparation funding application Multiple countries
GCF and IDB agreements to help SMEs in Latin America invest in energy efficiency
... (IDB) recently signed funding agreements which will enable GCF to channel climate finance to 4 projects in Latin ... Development Bank of El Salvador, which will help open a credit line to fund SMEs' energy efficiency projects in the ... in Guatemala and Mexico. This marks an important milestone in our partnership with the Green Climate Fund in ...
Article > Press release Multiple countries 
Climate finance should focus on rural sector, says leading Indian lender
... be wearing farming clothes than a business suit, said a leading representative of India’s major rural development ... to strengthen GCF’s partnerships with its direct access Accredited Entities. Addressing climate finance priorities in ... promote sustainable and equitable agriculture by extending credit to India’s farmers. India’s development bank, ...
Article > Press release India 
GCF invests USD 99 million in EBRD Green Cities Facility to reduce urban climate impacts
... agreement with funding partner EBRD. Cities have a vital role in achieving the Paris Agreement to keep temperature ... of people now living in cities,” he said. “Much of the future growth of cities is expected to occur in developing ... in Morocco, to renewables in Egypt, to green economy credit lines and green cities across our countries of ...
Article > Press release FP086 
GCF meets with top global investors to boost private sector climate finance
... top financial firms. GCF Executive Director Yannick Glemarec and the GCF’s Private Sector Facility Director ... Private Investment for Climate Conference. The roundtables, held during GCF’s second Private Investment for ... were representatives from MUFG Bank, Macquarie, HSBC, Credit Suisse, Standard Chartered Bank, Allianz, ING, Swiss ...
Article > Press release 
Blue-Green Investment Corporation
... we will see some of the largest, earliest increases in sea levels and temperatures and where droughts and floods will ... that draws in other financing players like banks, credit unions, pension funds, and insurance companies and ... a large proportion of the public. Still, it will be wholesale in operation, financing green programs sponsored by ...
Document > Approved project preparation funding application Barbados
Traditional Savanna Fire Management Readiness Proposal to facilitate Emissions Reductions in the AFOLU sector in Belize
Challenges and Gaps that the Proposal is Designed to Resolve ... seeks Readiness support for a project to ready Belize for future development of an ER TFM sector, and use of ER TFM as ... the proposed readiness support, is that Belize has the requisite capacity and enabling environment for development of an ...
Document > Approved readiness proposal Belize
GCF and DBSA partnership to boost climate investments in the Southern Africa region
... kick-off the programme to break market barriers and accelerate investments into climate projects. The Southern ... mobilising private sector investments is crucial. Nevertheless, a series of market barriers in the region are ... USD 56 million, will break these barriers by providing credit enhancements such as subordinated debt tranches and ...
Article > Press release Multiple countries FP098 
GCF helps reduce renewable business costs in South Africa
... Climate Fund (GCF) will help drive down the price of renewable energy in South Africa by boosting the private sector’s ... to reduce the cost of investing in South African renewables on the sidelines of GCF’s second Private Investment ... to be implemented by DBSA, provides credit support to renewable energy projects – with a ...
Article > Press release South Africa FP106 
Scaling the role of climate finance after COP27
... 2023 to assess the outcomes of COP27, particularly the role of climate finance and how to scale its impact for ... 80 per cent of yearly global climate finance, since higher credit ratings and a more threatening investment ... one-off projects. Steer argued that climate finance of the future must flow towards ‘positive tipping points, where ...
Article > News update 
Iraq unveils plans for ambitious climate project pipeline
... priorities in one of the world’s most climate-vulnerable countries. Furthermore, this programme will serve as a ... for GCF in assessing funding applications and determining future financial requirements. The unveiling of the Country ... on irrigation and limited adaptive capacity. Photo credit: ©FAO/Cengiz Yar. Iraq FP249 Iraq unveils plans for ...
Article > News update Iraq FP249 
GCF Board closes key policy gaps as project pipeline reaches $1.5 billion
... first Strategic Plan, its Work Plan for 2016, and the accreditation of 13 new entities. “The Board has reached ... vision, operational priorities, and an action plan to be implemented by 2018. The Strategic Plan strengthens the ... was adopted, which includes providing live web streaming of future GCF Board meetings, with a review of its utility in ...
Article > Press release 
GCF Private Investment for Climate Conference 2022
... Conference (GPIC). A flagship event that gathers global leaders from the private and public sectors to accelerate ... and adaptation Speakers: Mitsuhiro Yamawaki, Deputy CEO, Credit Guarantee and Investment Facility Anuj Awasthi, VP Operations, Credit Guarantee and Investment Facility Kamran Khan, ...
Event > Events organised / involving GCF 
GCF and World Bank sign renewable energy project agreement
GCF and the World Bank have signed an instrumental legal agreement to rapidly begin implementing the second ... of SRMI-Resilience’s FAA, the World Bank, as the accredited entity, can now rapidly move from approval to ... a key priority to ensure a safer and more prosperous future. Our partnership with the GCF allows us to more ...
Article > News update FP204 
Investing in climate action with GCF
... climate change. …But this is easier said than done. Multiple barriers exist to scaling up investments in climate ... amongst investors and limited access to long-term, affordable financing for climate innovators and entrepreneurs. This ... Initiative for the Great Green Wall is promoting access to credit and technical assistance to local farmers and banks ...
Article > Insights 
The voices of Datem del Marañón: Protecting one of the most biodiverse ecosystems in the world
... province is home to a diverse ecosystem with more than 261 species of birds, unique marine life, and aguaje, one of ... in South America. For hundreds of years, the Amazonian people have understood that to live in kinship with nature, they ... branches so that animals can feed. For me the fruit is a blessing, and we are also protecting the environment.” ...
Article > Story Peru FP001 