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Green Climate Fund Board begins 23rd meeting today
... mitigation and adaptation funding proposals, totalling USD 266.9 million in GCF funding, as well as policy decisions to ... 101 approved projects. The Board will also consider accrediting four organisations to become GCF funding partners. ... Accredited Entities, which allow for finances to be channelled directly to developing countries rather than through ...
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Canada announces contribution to Green Climate Fund
The Green Climate Fund (GCF) welcomes Canada’s announcement it will contribute CAD 300 ... to the announcement, GCF Executive Director Yannick Glemarec stated: “The Green Climate Fund welcomes the ... building activities (known as readiness support) helping 126 developing countries identify and address their most ...
Article > Press release Canada 
GCF addresses climate farming challenges in expert panel
... consultation held at the sidelines of GCF’s second replenishment meeting in Ottawa, Canada. As part of the GCF replenishment and strategic programming, the event discussed ... areas for interventions for climate impacts, successful implementation approaches at programme, national and community ...
Article > Press release Canada 
GCF Private Investment for Climate Conference paves the way for more climate finance from the private sector
... to hold this second annual private sector-focused forum reflects the Fund’s recognition that investments by ... bonds to fund climate-focused action, and expand the role of financial innovation to boost climate investments in ... Holness will open the conference following his key role as co-chair of the financing initiative at the UN ...
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Agreement with Spanish global investor strengthens GCF’s private sector pull
... (COFIDES) is a joint state and privately-owned company accredited by GCF in October last year to finance climate ... signed an agreement on Wednesday which lays the legal groundwork for GCF to injects its own catalytic input ... he said. Also present at the signing of the Accreditation Master Agreement (AMA) were Spain’s acting ...
Article > Press release 
Last GCF Board meeting of 2019 begins today
... action partners. The Board will also decide whether to accredit seven new partners to propose and implement paradigm-shifting initiatives funded by GCF that ... and oversees GCF’s governance, are generally held three times a year. The 24 Board members represent developing and ...
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GCF's new e-learning platform to improve capacity building and knowledge sharing
Today, the Green Climate Fund (GCF) launched its first e-learning course to enable easier access to the Fund's ... (SAP). The SAP course is primarily designed for GCF's Accredited Entities, National Designated Authorities and Focal ... replenishment, we aim to strengthen the capacity of our Accredited Entities and National Designated Authorities to ...
Article > Press release 
Pledging Conference for GCF's First Replenishment
... change took an historic step forward with 27 countries pledging to replenish the Green Climate Fund (GCF) by USD 9.78 billion equivalent for the next four years. The resources will help ...
Event > Events organised / involving GCF France 
Message from GCF on the COVID-19 pandemic
... been spared. To date, three GCF staff members and one colleague from a partner organisation have tested positive for ... of exposure and transmission of COVID-19. These actions supplement a range of precautionary measures that GCF put in ... across the globe. Republic of Korea (the) Songdo Message from GCF on the COVID-19 pandemic ...
Article > Press release Republic of Korea (the) 
Bolstering the resilience of poor, climate-vulnerable communities
... communities in flood-prone areas of Bangladesh comes at a critical time. Project activities launched by ... adaptation capacity of those most at risk, particularly female-led households, just as monsoon season threatens. “We ...
Article > Press release Bangladesh 
GCF Private Investment for Climate Conference 2018
... entrepreneurship of businesses in tackling the climate challenge, and comes on the heels of a seminal UN report highlighting the ... the urgency of climate action evidenced by the release on Monday of the IPCC report Global Warming of 1.5°C. ...
Event > Events organised / involving GCF 
GCF and UNEP webinar on ‘Scaling-up GCF Projects on Energy-Efficient and Climate Friendly Cooling’
... cooling. The webinar presented how countries can scale up efforts on energy-efficient and climate friendly ... (IEA), United For Efficiency (U4E) and the Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (LBNL) contributed to the discussion ... aim to assist National Designated Authorities (NDAs) and Accredited Entities (AEs) in the development of ...
Event > Webinar 
GCF Support to Climate Resilient Recovery
... the three expected outputs proposed in the following table. The budget allocation to the option(s) chosen by ...
Event > Webinar 
GCF’s flagship private sector conference opens today: investment solutions for climate-COVID crisis
... Investment for Climate Conference opens today to accelerate the unlocking of untapped business finances to ... three-day, virtual conference brings global and national leaders together with leading business executives to ... interest to invest in a low-emission, climate-resilient future. Check out the conference webpage to find out more ...
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GCF accredits Macquarie to develop partnership in climate investments
... first Australia-based global private sector partner. The Accreditation Master Agreement with Macquarie Alternative ... operates in 31 markets around the world and is a global leader in green finance and infrastructure. The agreement ... create concrete solutions which enhance resilience. GCF accredits Macquarie to develop partnership in climate ...
Article > Press release 
Updated GCF Project Preparation Facility Guidelines
The webinar seeks to provide detailed guidance regarding the Project Preparation Facility ... been integrated in the updated PPF Guidelines now available online . The webinar programme will cover the following ... do? What is the scope of PPF support and what are eligible activities? How to apply for PPF? What are the ...
Event > Webinar 
FP146 - Bio-CLIMA: Integrated climate action to reduce deforestation and strengthen resilience in BOSAWÁS and Rio San Juan Biospheres
... rates of any region in the country due to unsustainable management of ecosystems, demographic pressure, and a ... Nicaragua, the CR, and to channel investments into sustainable land-use management and forest management. It supports the implementation of the national REDD+ strategy, aiming to ...
Project > Public sector Nicaragua 
Twenty-eighth meeting of the GCF Board (B.28)
... of the independent Technical Advisory Panel Updated accreditation framework Performance review of the GCF for the ... Consideration of funding proposals Consideration of accreditation proposals Revised Policy on Sexual Exploitation, ...
Event > Board meeting 
GCF Board meeting opens with USD 1.2 billion in climate finance on agenda
... Ten of the 15 proposals wholly or partly target the least developed countries (LDCs), Small Island Developing ... include the results management framework, the updated accreditation framework, and evaluations by the Independent ... from developed and developing countries, and are responsible for overseeing the operations of the Fund. See the ...
Article > Press release 
International Financial Institutions Knowledge Management Community of Practice (COP) Spring Meeting
... to host the International Financial Institutions (IFI) Knowledge Management Community of Practice (COP) Spring Meeting, ... at the 2020 Annual International Financial Institutions Knowledge Management COP Annual Workshop, held on 2-4 December ... quo, success stories, shortfalls and will center on knowledge exchange good practices and lessons learned. George ...
Event > Webinar 
Workshop on the draft of the Water Sector Guidelines for DAEs
... but it appears that many Direct Access Entities remain unclear as to the GCF requirements for financing. The ... Project submissions must align with GCF’s mandate to tackle the most serious climate adaptation and mitigation challenges. But they most also follow best practices in ...
Event > Events organised / involving GCF 
Innovation is imperative, GCF tells Leaders Climate Summit
... to achieve the goals of the Paris Agreement'. That was the message from GCF Executive Director Yannick Glemarec, speaking to the Leaders' Summit on Climate hosted by President Biden. GCF ...
Article > Press release 
Twenty-ninth meeting of the GCF Board (B.29)
... the activities of the Secretariat Mapping eligibility and selection criteria (for information) Reports from Board ... tracking tool Consideration of funding proposals Updated accreditation framework, including the project-specific assessment approach Consideration of accreditation proposals Review of committees, panels and ...
Event > Board meeting 
Webinar on Accessing GCF Funds for Adaptation Planning, 3 June 2021
The United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) established the National Adaptation Plan (NAP) process as a way to facilitate adaptation planning in least developed countries (LDCs) and other developing ... the webinar will be held on 3 June 2021 at the following times: Session 1 - 10:00-12:00 p.m. KST Region: Pacific and ...
Event > Webinar 
GCF Programming Dialogue with the Pacific
... the portfolio imbalance and intends to raise the profile of DAEs in the Pacific by providing support to entities ... event will provide a series of informative and interactive plenary and working group sessions that will: Provide ... and lessons learned from direct and international accredited entities in programming in the Pacific; Provide ...
Event > Structured dialogue 
DCP Webinar - Consultations on the second phase of the Enhancing Direct Access (EDA) Pilot
... mitigation and adaptation actions, especially at the local level. The GCF EDA was launched as a pilot in ... usage, the GCF Secretariat intends to collect feedback, input, and ... Points, Accredited Entities, and in particular Direct Access ... actors involved in locally led climate action. This consultative webinar ...
Event > Webinar 
Executive Director
... Magazine as one of the world’s most influential climate leaders, Duarte oversees GCF’s multi-billion investments ... 130 countries. Since her appointment in 2023, she has been leading ambitious reforms to ensure GCF invests $50 billion by 2030 while maximizing the Fund’s efficiency and impact. ...
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Thirtieth meeting of the GCF Board (B.30)
... 2022 Consideration of funding proposals Consideration of accreditation proposals Review of the capabilities of the GCF to deliver increased programming and implementation over 2020–2023 in line with the updated ... programme and administrative budget for 2022 Work programmes and budgets of the independent units for 2022 ...
Event > Board meeting 
International Financial Institutions Knowledge Management Community of Practice annual meeting
The Green Climate Fund (GCF)’s Head of Knowledge and Change Management, George Zedginidze, is the 2021 chair of the International Financial Institutions Knowledge Management Community of Practice. As such, GCF is ... 22:00 to 2:00 hrs. KST. The workshop aims to bring together leading Knowledge Management experts working in the field of ...
Event > Events organised / involving GCF 
GCF regional workshop for Direct Access Entities in Africa
... with a view to ensuring progress and triggering relevant action in advance of the turn of the year. The ... be organized virtually. It will provide short informative plenary sessions that will identify specific areas for ... strengthening proposals and information on accessing available GCF proposal development resources. The plenary ...
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