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Winter Olympics begin with key message on planetary cooperation
... 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. ...
Article > Press release Republic of Korea (the) 
GCF charts progress and ambition at COP23 side event
... 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 ...
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Germany, Incheon City raise awareness on climate conflict and cooperation at GCF Headquarters
... 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 ...
Article > Press release Germany Republic of Korea (the) 
GCF and ADB sign agreement to help Fiji address its water challenge
... 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 ...
Article > Press release Fiji ADB 
GCF project seed funding to help grow agricultural resilience in Morocco
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 ...
Article > Story Morocco ADA_Morocco 
GCF Board Strengthens Fund’s Operations
... 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 ...
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GCF begins first REDD+ transfer
... 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 ...
Article > Press release Ecuador 
UNDP head welcomes flow of GCF funds to the Maldives
... 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 ...
Article > Press release Maldives UNDP 
GCF focuses on getting funds flowing
... 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 ...
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CAF looks past Peru disaster to bank on climate future in Latin America
... 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 ...
Article > Story Peru CAF 
GCF Readiness Results - Vanuatu
... 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 ...
Article > Press release Vanuatu SPREP 
GCF Readiness Results - Antigua and Barbuda
... 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 ...
Article > Press release Antigua and Barbuda 
Results needed to tackle forest roots of climate challenge
... 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. ...
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GCF approves eight projects at its first Board meeting in 2017
... 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 ... of the GCF Board meetings are available on the Fund’s website . The 17th meeting of the GCF Board will be held from 4 ...
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GCF concludes Framework Agreements with UNDP, UNEP and GIZ to support country readiness
... 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 ...
Article > Press release Multiple countries GIZ 
GCF Board approves USD 745 million in funding proposals
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 ...
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UNDP and GCF sign partnership agreement to invest in low-emission and climate resilient development
... (UNDP) and the Green Climate Fund (GCF) have signed an Accreditation Master Agreement, strengthening their ... Green Climate Fund, and the signing of this agreement reflects the progress we are making to support countries around ... parties to the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) and given the mandate to fund climate action to limit ...
Article > Press release UNDP 
GCF launches Executive Director recruitment process
... City, Republic of Korea, the Executive Director will lead the Secretariat and rapidly expanding GCF operations in ... including partner governments, contributors, recipients, Accredited Entities, the Trustee, the Conference of the Parties to the UNFCCC, observer organisations and other stakeholders – to ...
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GCF Board approves projects worth USD 250M and prepares for leadership transition
... so far this year – major policy gaps have been filled, we have a strategic plan, 13 new entities are accredited and now over USD 250 million in funding proposals ... step up its project approvals and we want countries and accredited entities to respond by bringing us more proposals ...
Article > Press release 
GCF encourages more high-quality and ambitious proposals
... need for high-quality, ambitious funding proposals to scale up action under the Fund and incite the necessary ... Bodies of the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC), GCF Board Co-Chair, Mr. Zaheer Fakir (South Africa), ... receives,” Mr. Fakir explained. “We need countries, Accredited Entities, and National Designated Authorities not ...
Article > Press release 
Beyond Paris: GCF Looks Ahead
With climate finance as a critical element to the Paris climate negotiations, the Green Climate ... coming years. Over 300 participants gathered to discuss the future of the Fund with both the former and new Board ... priorities, including supporting readiness funding, the accreditation process, and National Designated Authorities ...
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Ready, Set, Fund!
... The meeting was convened to elaborate the Fund’s role, and how it can support countries’ climate change plans ... in Paris. The meeting started with a moment of reflection dedicated to the victims of the Paris terrorist ... paradigm shift towards a low-emission, climate-resilient future. And to realize this, we need to be game changers. We ...
Article > Press release Fiji 
GCF Adaptation Rationale Workshop
The GCF International Technical Workshop: Adaptation Rationale for Project Pipelines and other Climate Investment was ... adaptation project pipelines that effective articulate key elements of climate rationale to further attract adaptation finance, building from ...
Event > Events organised / involving GCF Philippines (the) 
24th meeting of the Conference of the Parties (COP24)
... is to adopt a package of decisions ensuring the full implementation of the Paris Agreement. The event will likewise ... including at our side event ‘Successful Start. Ambitious Future’ on 12 December. 03 December 2018 (Monday) Event ... 2018 (Tuesday) Event title Time GCF 101 1330 - 1430 Accreditation 101 1800 - 1900 05 December 2018 (Wednesday) ...
Event > Events organised / involving GCF Poland 
GCF scaling-up clean energy access through solar based mini-grids in Mali
... of the population in the rural areas do not have access to electricity, while those with access are getting most of the electricity ... in exchange the ability to collect revenue from the sales of electricity over the 15 years at the approved tariff. ...
Article > Story Mali BOAD FP102 
Barbados launches first Caribbean climate resilience project
... the first GCF-funded project in the Caribbean to move to implementation. The project will strengthen the resilience of ... Community Climate Change Centre (CCCCC), a direct access Accredited Entity that carries out GCF projects in the region. ... USD 27 million. The project will provide a replicable framework for countries of the Eastern Caribbean, all of ...
Article > Press release Barbados CCCCC FP060 
GCF and FMO partnership will boost the growth of renewable energy in developing countries
... the launch of the Climate Investor One (CIO) programme, a blended finance facility to support the development of renewable energy projects in 11 countries across Africa, Asia and ... in these countries is hindered by a number of obstacles, such as the scarcity of early-stage financing for large ...
Article > Press release Netherlands (the) FMO FP099 
Green Climate Fund and the International Development Finance Club signs a Statement of Partnership to join forces in fighting climate change
... Finance Club (IDFC), the international network of leading national and regional development banks, and the ... The International Development Finance Club (IDFC) enables this through close cooperation and joint activities. GCF ... in Poland, CDG Capital was honoured to get the full GCF accreditation to reinforce its low carbon and climate ...
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GCF and FAO break record in signing fastest ever project agreement, supporting climate-vulnerable Pakistan farmers
In a sign of accelerating climate finance flows, the Green Climate Fund (GCF) ... to transfer USD 35 million to the FAO project yesterday, less than 24 hours after it was approved by the GCF Board. ... of Korea. It approved 10 climate finance projects worth USD 267 million. Pakistan Songdo FP108 GCF and FAO break record ...
Article > Press release Pakistan FAO FP108 
GCF and World Bank kick off hydropower project in Solomon Islands
... (GCF) and the World Bank have signed an agreement to implement the Tina River Hydropower Development Project to help ... The signing of the Funded Activity Agreement (FAA) enables GCF to begin transferring USD 86 million in climate ... our other project-level agreements with GCF in the near future and remain committed to deepening our partnership.” ...
Article > Press release Solomon Islands WorldBank FP044 