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Spanish and French SAP webinars held
... were attended by National Designated Authorities and Accredited Entities, are designed to help guide potential ...
Article > News update 
GCF signs integrity agreement with Attijariwafa Bank
... support with the Bank's Compliance Office. The MoU will complement Attijariwafa Bank's Accreditation Master Agreement (AMA), which is currently under ... similar agreements with counterpart offices of all Accredited Entities as a means of ensuring the safeguarding of ...
Article > News update 
Coral Reef Resiliency Program
The project’s goal is to implement ecosystem-based adaptation (EbA) within Fiji’s ... planned preservation and restoration of coral reefs in less exposed reefs with high regeneration capacity and ... EbA focus depends on evidence-based identification of sites where these interventions would be most effective. ...
Document > Approved project preparation funding application Fiji WWF
GCF transfers funds to UN Environment for Ecosystem Based Adaptation project in the Gambia
... in a joint project with UN Environment , a GCF Accredited Entity. The USD 20.5 million project is set to ... climate resilience of rural communities in the Gambia at scale and to facilitate the development of a sustainable ... for about 40 percent of its national exports and 26 percent of its GDP. GCF Executive Director Howard Bamsey ...
Article > Press release Gambia UNEP 
Integrating Climate Change Adaptation into Tanzania’s Planning Processes
... of Tanzania Mainland and Zanzibar. There are numerous smaller islands both in the Mainland and Zanzibar. Rising ... longer dry spells, more intense heavy rainfall and sea level rise make URT the 26th most vulnerable country to climate risks. Tanzania has ...
Document > Approved readiness proposal Tanzania UNDP
Advancing a Regional Approach to the Green Hydrogen Economy in Latin America and the Caribbean
... by many countries at the last Conference of Parties (COP26) meeting. It is estimated that the global green hydrogen ... million tons by 20501. Based on LAC countries' relatively clean energy matrix, the region could play a leading role due ... in the value chain and the possibilities of establishing future alliances and trade between the countries. Bolivia ...
Document > Approved readiness proposal Multiple countries UNEP
Pre-accreditation support to Dos-Credobank to build institutional ESS and Gender capacities
... which was presented during the address of the official delegation of the Kyrgyz Republic during the COP 26 (November 2021, Glasgow). Kyrgyzstan declared its ... the procedures required under GCF guidelines and meet accreditation requirements. Kyrgyzstan Pre-accreditation ...
Document > Approved readiness proposal Kyrgyzstan
Response to allegations reported by Financial Times
The Green Climate Fund (GCF) takes very seriously allegations of inappropriate behaviour made in a Financial ... published on 26 August. The GCF’s Secretariat strongly refutes claims of systematic staffing problems affecting ... a code of conduct for managers and establishing culture circles to define corporate values last year. This year saw the ...
Article > Statement 
Bhutan’s King optimistic about climate solutions
... in the various meetings that the Green Climate Fund delegation had during the scoping mission to Bhutan from 26 August to 1 September 2018. The mission was in Bhutan to ... climate finance can help bolster national efforts to tackle climate change. A national structured dialogue was held ...
Article > Press release Bhutan 
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 EBRD 
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 CDB
Pathways to Dairy Net Zero: Promoting Low Carbon and Climate Resilient Livestock in East Africa
... will ensure the quality design of the regional programme titled Pathways to Dairy Net Zero: Promoting Low Carbon and Climate Resilient Livestock in East Africa. It will enable public, private, national and regional investments to be ... the UN Food Systems Summit, as well as the engagement at CoP26 towards a process aimed at systematically enhancing ...
Document > Approved project preparation funding application Multiple countries IFAD
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
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 EIB
GCF key to win the race against climate change: UN Secretary General welcomes GCF Executive Director a.i. in New York
... for an ambitious and successful Green Climate Fund replenishment during a meeting with GCF Executive Director ad ... and impacts of GCF operations, the key climate finance challenges, and the ongoing process of the Fund’s ... is closely working with its UN partners who are delivering 26 projects with the total value of USD 1.7 billion through ...
Article > Press release 
GCF sets the tentative funding proposal schedule for B.22
... twenty-second Board meeting. The timeline lists key dates leading to the Board meeting, where the 24 Board members ... decide on funding proposals brought forward by GCF Accredited Entities. The 22nd GCF Board meeting will ... The report/s shall be disclosed (i) in the AE’s website, (ii) in locations convenient to affected peoples, and ...
Article > Press release 
Joint statement by GCF and GGGI
... the Government of Korea to meet its net zero emissions pledge. GGGI and over 35 partner organizations have come ... level P4G Summit in May 2021 has become an important milestone for the international community to come together to ... contributions to the Paris Agreement, ahead of COP26. Both GGGI and GCF are ready to support the ROK ...
Article > Statement 
GCF and UNIDO partnership agreement bolster climate-resilient industrial development
... Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO). The Accreditation Master Agreement (AMA) paves the way ... for us to bring innovative climate solutions. Being able to utilise UNIDO’s technical expertise in industrial ... Coordination. UNIDO became a GCF Accredited Entity at the 26th Meeting of the GCF Board in August 2020. GCF has ...
Article > Press release UNIDO 
The Green Climate Fund kicks off first Board meeting of 2024 in Rwanda
Eleven project funding proposals requesting a total of USD ... also consider proposals from eight organisations for GCF accreditation, six of which are sub-national, national, or ... countries. See the Boardroom section of the GCF website to find out more about the Board’s composition and to ...
Article > News update 
Green Climate Fund statement on the United States’ withdrawal from GCF
... United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC). Being a Party to the UNFCCC is a pre-requisite for representation at the GCF Board. In line with GCF ... Central to this mandate is GCF’s support for affordable, reliable, and sustainable energy, recognising that ...
Article > Statement 
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 IDB 
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 NABARD 
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 EBRD 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 
Stepping up climate action in the Cook Islands
... for what might populate their country programme to tackle climate change—supported by the Green Climate Fund. ... country’s 15 islands met on the island of Rarotonga on 26 May to identify where climate mitigation and adaptation ... prepare to access GCF resources, such as pursuing accreditation and building a pipeline of projects that is ...
Article > Press release Cook Islands 
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 PCA
Green and climate resilience bonds – Scaling up access to affordable finance in developing countries, notably in LDCs
... and private sectors to catalyse climate finance at scale and create new, green markets. Markets that work for ... includes exchanges and trading platforms, clearing houses, credit risk assessment, custodians, and fiduciaries, without ... public development banks operating in developing countries, less than a quarter can access the international capital ...
Article > Speech
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 WorldBank FP204 