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GCF scopes forest funding path after workshop
... ways to help countries keep their forests intact while also dealing with climate change following a ... United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC). Mr Velasco pointed to the key role REDD+ is now ... “But a lack of funding certainty is a killer when it comes to REDD+,” Mr Mpanu Mpanu stated. “If we don’t ...
Article > Press release Indonesia 
Papua New Guinea zooms in on GCF at first national workshop
... investment framework and funding modalities. Sessions on accreditation and readiness support explained how developing ... can tap the Fund’s resources and build capacity to implement national climate change programmes. A panel discussion with accredited entities that are ...
Article > Press release Papua New Guinea 
No objection letter template
... they are submitted to us by 30 June 2025 . Where feasible and non-disruptive, AEs are expected to engage with NDAs ... funding modalities: funding proposals (projects and programmes) or Project Preparation Facility (PPF) applications; access modalities: accredited entities or Project-specific Assessment Approach ...
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NDA Strengthening and Country Programming support for Albania through UNEP
Albania is considered the most vulnerable country in the South East Europe region to changing ... agriculture. Climate change is expected to have considerable consequences for the livelihood of the citizens of the ... updated in the draft Third National Communication to the UNFCCC, to be submitted in 2016. The National Adaptation Plan ...
Document > Approved readiness proposal Albania UNEP
Strengthening partnerships key to enhanced climate action, GCF leader tells largest gathering of developing country partners
... threats of climate change, GCF Executive Director Yannick Glemarec informed GCF’s largest gathering yet of its partners today. “July 2019 was the warmest month on Earth since at least 1850,” he told 125 developing country ...
Article > Press release 
GCF Private Investment for Climate Conference 2019
... ("GPIC") is a global marketplace and ecosystem where leading private sector actors including project sponsors, ... institutional investors, financial institutions, climate leaders, and the public sector come together to accelerate ... a roadmap leading to a zero-carbon and climate-resilient future. GCF and other actors in the climate finance space ...
Event > Events organised / involving GCF Republic of Korea (the) 
GCF leadership dialogue in the margins of the 75th United Nations General Assembly
... for an inclusive, resilient recovery As the world grapples with the unprecedented humanitarian and economic ... by COVID-19, developing countries have been hit hardest while already facing the most extreme impacts of climate ... recovery is dependent on global solidarity and leadership to catalyse a paradigm shift towards ...
Event > Events organised / involving GCF 
R2RP Readiness
... countries in the region face the threat of hurricanes. In less than 12 hours, a small island in the Caribbean can lose ... GDP (e.g. Grenada in 2004 & Dominica in 2017) or become completely uninhabitable (Barbuda in 2017). While Barbados has not received a ...
Document > Approved readiness proposal Barbados
Reduce Sao Tome and Principe’s vulnerability to climate change impacts by strengthening the Country’s capacity to implement an integrated approach to adaptation planning
Sao Tome and Principe (STP) is one of the most vulnerable countries to the effects of Climate Change due to its ... options into policies, strategies, plans and programmes especially at sectoral and local levels No comprehensive ... intervals and mainstream adaptation into existing and future polices, programmes and activities across levels and ...
Document > Approved readiness proposal Sao Tome and Principe UNEP
IGREENFIN project and GCF Umbrella Program for the Great Green Wall Initiative
... approved during the GCF Board #24 in 2019, will be scaled up and replicated in all African countries of the Great ... supporttheestablishmentofgreenlinesofcreditand the capacity building of both supply (banks) and ...
Document > Approved project preparation funding application Multiple countries IFAD
Increasing resilience through Nature based Solutions in Latin American cities (Nature4Cities Latam)
... centres. Climate change makes regional cities more vulnerable: according to the Climate Change Vulnerability Index, 48% ... to the effects of climate change. This is of considerable concern due to the “key role of capitals in national ... assessments, capacities and alternatives to financing schemes to accelerate adoption of these strategies. This will be ...
Document > Approved readiness proposal Multiple countries UNEP
Increasing the ambition of the Nationally Determined Contributions and climate financing in the Central America
... conditions and stakeholder engagement. The current ambition levels of national climate commitments are insufficient if ... Central America is one of the world’s most vulnerable regions to climate change. The region is already exposed to multiple climate-related hazards, such as tropical cyclones, ...
Document > Approved readiness proposal Multiple countries UNEP
Post COVID-19 Green Recovery for Food, Health, and Water Security strengthened by financial and technological innovations in Latin-American countries
... are also being felt by the food and agriculture sector. While the supply of food has held up well to date, in many ... in the composition and – for some commodities – the level of demand. As the Economic Commission for Latin ... in some food supply chains, affecting especially perishable commodities. Furthermore, it resulted in the loss of jobs ...
Document > Approved readiness proposal Multiple countries
Low Carbon Transport Dominica
The Commonwealth of Dominica is a SIDS vulnerable to climate change and heavily dependent on imported ... (GHG) emissions by 44.7% by 2030 compared to the emission level of 2014. The transport sector has the largest GHG ... low carbon options creates a sustainable impact also for future endeavors in this area. Deliverables include a ...
Document > Approved readiness proposal Dominica
Developing a climate resilient health system in The Bahamas
... project is very timely, as the COVID-19 pandemic comes on the heels of Hurricane Dorian (the country’s worst ... an active 2020 Atlantic Hurricane season (and beyond) while addressing the COVID-19 pandemic. Both COVID-19 and Hurricane Dorian have revealed the urgent need to strengthen the linkages and build ...
Document > Approved readiness proposal Bahamas CCCCC
Development of Guyana’s National Climate Finance Strategy, MRV System and Project Pipeline to Support NDC Implementation
... for increased climate finance in order to develop and implement projects to meet their national and international commitments with credible impacts. At the same time, both documents also identify ... Change (OECC) to improve the quality of Guyana’s UNFCCC reporting obligations. the improvement of National GHGs ...
Document > Approved readiness proposal Guyana GGGI
Institutionalizing a common framework for climate finance MRV to enhance complementarity and coherence for climate action in CARICOM States
... in low carbon-climate resilient sectors, is a challenge which the Caribbean region is working assiduously to ... United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) Biennial Transparency Reports will be required from ... or, build on previous climate investment projects or programmes.; (3) seek to promote a better understanding of the ...
Document > Approved readiness proposal Multiple countries CDB
Capacity Building to Monitor the Agriculture, Forest and Other Land-Use Sector in the National Determined Contributions, and enhancement of Climate Finance Access in the Plurinational State of Bolivia
The Plurinational State of Bolivia is highly vulnerable to climate change, generating and exacerbating droughts, ... of Bolivia's compliance towards the commitments to the UNFCCC. It is also in charge of the review of Bolivia's NDCs ... funding management. A list of national entities to be accredited to the GCF will also be formulated. Strategic ...
Document > Approved readiness proposal Bolivia (Plurinational State of) FAO
Strengthen the Process and Capacity of Implementation of National Adaptation Plan of Sri Lanka
... a small island and a developing nation, is highly vulnerable to the adverse effects of climate change. Occurrences of ... floods and landslides deprive lives and livelihoods of people. Thus, building resilience of vulnerable communities and ... profiles and to identify and prioritize areas for future investment; and synthesizing these sector-based ...
Document > Approved readiness proposal Sri Lanka GGGI
Strengthening Lesotho’s capacity to advance the National Adaptation Planning process
The Kingdom of Lesotho is a small, land-locked country in southern Africa that is surrounded by the Republic of South Africa. Lesotho has approximately 2.2 million inhabitants and has ... will implement activities according to five priority outcomes, namely: institutional capacity and stakeholder ...
Document > Approved readiness proposal Lesotho UNEP
National Adaptation Plan: Advancing risk-informed development and land-use planning in Tunisia
... reduced precipitation by 10 to 30 percent, rising sea levels by 15 to 18 cm and escalating extreme weather ... tourism. The Government of Tunisia is aware of these challenges and has adopted a proactive policy of fighting ... of the various mitigation and adaptation programmes. The project is considered an important backbone for the ...
Document > Approved readiness proposal Tunisia UNDP
National Adaptation Planning for Integrated Water Resources Management in Belize
... limited technical capacities, human resources, and knowledge to design, implement and maintain innovative adaptation technologies ... increased. The outputs which will support these outcomes are as follows; 3.1.1: Climate responsive National ...
Document > Approved readiness proposal Belize CCCCC
NDA Strengthening and Country Programming support for Turkmenistan and initiating a Regional Approach to Climate Action
... and intense heat waves. This, in turn, is expected to lead to instability of agricultural production and ... with transformational impact. The GCF can play an pivotal role in this process, however the Ministry of Agriculture and ... In particular, water is vital for multiple and sometimes competing uses, such as winter hydropower upstream and ...
Document > Approved readiness proposal Turkmenistan CAREC
Readiness Support for accreditation gap assessment, capacity building and pipeline development for potential accredited entity
Armenia Renewable Resources and Energy Efficiency Fund (R2E2) is the most ... nomination letter supporting R2E2 aspiration to become accredited under the national direct assess modality.R2E2 ... to the GCF. Tentative pipeline of project ideas (to be revisited during Readiness project) being currently considered ...
Document > Approved readiness proposal Armenia R2E2
NDA strengthening and direct access process support for Albania
... further strengthen capacities of the NDA to fulfil its role as the main communication point on Green Climate Fund ... process and capacitating it to fulfil its role as an accredited entity. Develop a roadmap for financial sector ... entities selected for assessment for the direct access accreditation and subsequent support. The delivery partner ...
Document > Approved readiness proposal Albania GIZ
Improving technical and operational capacities of the NDA and its network to provide strategic support to stakeholders of the Green Climate Fund's activities in Burkina Faso
... and the nomination of two entities for Direct Access Accreditation. It was also possible to provide basic knowledge to stakeholders (NDA, governmental and nongovernmental ...
Document > Approved readiness proposal Burkina Faso IUCN
Strengthening technical and institutional capacity of NDA and national stakeholders for climate finance and enhancing the Country Programming process in Guinea
... second of its kind. It builds on and consolidates the outcomes of the initial readiness proposal funded by the Fund, ... Programming process in Guinea In doing so, specific challenges and existing gaps that were identified during the ... to climate change and low capacity to collect and analyze future climate projection data at national and subnational ...
Document > Approved readiness proposal Guinea ANAFIC
Enhancing Lesotho’s private sector readiness for a clean energy transition
... up for 63% of the total greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions of Lesotho, and this is projected to rise if the country missed ... energy sector and simultaneously address energy access challenges. To address this issue, Lesotho’s Energy Policy ... ideas stemming from universities, research labs, and SMEs, there is no system or culture of support at the ...
Document > Approved readiness proposal Lesotho UNIDO
Enhancing Togo’s Direct Access to GCF and Support for the Development of Climate Finance Strategy
To implement its NDC, Togo will need additional financing over and ... access to climate finance: Togo still has no national accredited entity with GCF, the project concept notes that ... were developed are either with regional or international accredited entities, and the need to develop climate finance ...
Document > Approved readiness proposal Togo GGGI
Climate Technology Deployment Roadmap for E-mobility Ecosystem in Cambodia
... due to the growing economy and an increasing number of vehicles in the country. This figure is expected to increase up ... mitigate GHG emissions by switching from conventional vehicles to greener alternatives. Transitioning away from ICEs (Internal Combustion Engine) to EVs (electric vehicles) will contribute to reducing GHG emissions ...
Document > Approved readiness proposal Cambodia GTC