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COP27 summit host Egypt is first country to adopt Climate Investment Plan in partnership with Green Climate Fund
... Investment Plan – a move which could significantly accelerate efforts by Egypt to combat climate change by ... Without a clear financial plan - for all the nice programmes and projects - nothing will happen on the ground… I am ... on Egypt’s Climate Investment Plan can be found on our website. Egypt COP27 summit host Egypt is first country to ...
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Ocean20: A new self-funded marine resource management framework
... and fisheries management in Indonesia. The model, called Blue Halo S Initiative, is the first ever integrated marine protection and sustainable fishery management approach designed to fund itself over ... for marine ecosystems in other regions of the world in the future, too.” Bali, Indonesia Ocean20: A new self-funded ...
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Funding and subsidiary agreements signed on the same day between GCF, FAO, and Government of Cambodia, accelerating implementation of a new climate resilient agricultural project in Cambodia
... a Funding Activity Agreement (FAA) to rapidly begin the implementation of a USD 42.9 million project (with USD 36.2 ... Agreement, a crucial part of the framework between the Accredited Entity (AE) and the country, was signed between FAO ... the right direction as it sets the positive precedence for future projects to reach the same milestone. His ...
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GCF and World Wildlife Fund sign key Colombia landscapes agreement
... Wildlife Fund (WWF) have signed an agreement to rapidly implement an innovative project which aims to support more ... partners as HECO is a strategic project, not only for the future of our country, but of the entire planet.” Full details of the project are available on the GCF website. FP203 GCF and World Wildlife Fund sign key Colombia ...
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Letter from the Executive Director: reflections and farewell
... to thank all of you for your support in helping GCF accelerate the transition to a low-emission, climate-resilient ... Developing States through to multi-billion dollar programmes overcoming barriers to investment in Least Developed ... the journey towards a low-emission, climate-resilient future. Thank you all. Yours, Yannick Glemarec ED’s ...
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GCF report highlights significant progress in climate impact
... period (referred to as ‘GCF-1’), ahead of its replenishment for the next four years. The GCF-1 Progress ... finance, to one which also catalyses much larger volumes of finance from private and public sources and enables ... to GCF will determine its ability to support additional future climate projects—which will need to be scaled up ...
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GCF publishes timelines for B.36
... and key time periods for B.36 are presented below. Key milestones for B.36 Dates or indicative # of days Days from ... to the Secretariat as soon as possible for consideration at future Board meetings. The timing of GCF Board consideration ... of the Integrated Results Management Framework (IRMF) by accredited entities. Note: Priorities of the Updated Strategic ...
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GCF’s 2024-2027 Strategic Plan sets out greater ambitions and results for critical global climate action
... programming period 2020-2023 (GCF-1) and is undergoing replenishment for its next programming period (GCF-2), the ... to local private sector early-stage ventures and MSMEs. Enable national and regional financial institutions to ... engaging Board members, developing countries, Accredited Entities, observers, and other Fund stakeholders in ...
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GCF Regional Dialogue with Latin America sets to further accelerate climate action in the region
... concluded in Montevideo, Uruguay. Running on 24-26 July, 2023, the event aimed to accelerate climate action ... Direct Access Entities , representatives of International Accredited Entities active in the region, Readiness delivery ... productive exchanges and laid the foundation for future partnerships to drive climate action forward. A side ...
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GCF publishes timelines for B.37
... and key time periods for B.37 are presented below. Key milestones for B.37 Dates or indicative # of days Days from ... to the Secretariat as soon as possible for consideration at future Board meetings. The timing of GCF Board consideration ... of the Integrated Results Management Framework (IRMF) by accredited entities. Note: Priorities of the Updated Strategic ...
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GCF Regional Dialogue with Africa brings over 200 participants to support the region with innovative climate action
... and decision-makers, fostering collaboration and peer learning to drive low-carbon, climate resilient initiatives ... (NDAs), Ministries of Environment, Ministries of Finance, accredited Direct Access Entities, international Accredited ... further updates, please regularly check the official GCF website or contact the GCF Regional Desks of Africa. GCF ...
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Delivering climate action: GCF and partners sign agreements for six new projects
... were signed by the Green Climate Fund (GCF) and its Accredited Entity (AE) partners on the margins of GCF’s 37th ... . The FAAs, which contain a set of conditions to be fulfilled by the AE, must be negotiated and signed by GCF and the ... can launch. The short turnaround between Board approval and legal arrangements is a result of the Fund’s efforts to ...
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Climate Funds unite to enhance access to climate finance and increase impact
... the impacts of climate change grows, the need for collective action becomes more evident. For the first time ... United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) commented on the critical role of multilateral climate ... in building country capacity to access the Funds in the future. Mikko Ollikainen, Head of the Adaptation Fund, ...
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Moving from planning to action: The NDC partnership and the Green Climate Fund launch the Climate Investment Planning and Mobilization Framework
As global leaders are convening at COP28 in the United Arab Emirates, one message is loud and clear: we must urgently accelerate climate action – and ...
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Green Climate Fund and Somalia: Accelerated USD 100 million investment partnership
... Director, Mafalda Duarte headed the first-ever GCF delegation to Somalia, announcing an accelerated programme of ... than six million people, pushing Somalis away from their homes into overcrowded towns and cities. Recurrent drought and ... United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) and serves the 2015 Paris Agreement, supporting the ...
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Green Climate Fund and Meridiam unveil ambition and opportunities for impactful climate investments
... early October to identify opportunities to mobilise and scale up capital for more ambitious climate action in ... for us, the best return on investment is a climate-safe future for everyone, not just the bottom line.’ GCF has ... United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC). It serves the 2015 Paris Agreement, supporting the ...
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Ambition and coordination key to climate finance reform
... climate action, supporting the world’s most vulnerable communities. Such a system would improve the quantity, ... as if it does” Director of Means of Implementation at UNFCCC Sophie De Coninck said GCF is well positioned to be a ... achievable. For more information, visit the GCF COP29 microsite: https://cop.greenclimate.fund/ Ambition and ...
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Green Climate Fund approves funding to Climate Asset Management to develop strategy for scaling regenerative practices at a landscape level in Sub-Saharan Africa
GCF grant to enable design of a blended finance and technical assistance facility aimed at ... will seek to mobilise public and private capital to accelerate the transition to regenerative and resilient ...
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Green Climate Fund to Support Development of Conservation International Initiative to Transform Water Security in Bogotá
... project aims to reduce climate risk for half a million people from highly vulnerable rural communities and 250,000 ... Bogotá-Region Landscape’ project. The decision comes as the region faces severe water shortages due to an ... is a critical first step toward building a more resilient future for Bogotá and its surrounding regions. This ...
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Climate-smart farming boosts forests and food security in Madagascar
In Madagascar — one of the world’s most climate-vulnerable countries — a devastating drought , punctuated by ... had resorted to cutting down trees to supplement their incomes so they could buy food. Now, we’re seeing a reduction ... International. Edited by: Zeenia Dastur, GCF Madagascar FP026 Climate-smart farming boosts forests and food security in ...
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Pioneering Barbados water project kick starts
... Barbados today announced that a groundbreaking project that leverages an innovative financing model to scale up climate action and simultaneously avoid increasing the ... United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC). It serves the 2015 Paris Agreement, supporting the ...
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Caribbean countries launch landmark platform to scale up climate investment
The creation of a platform to accelerate the mobilisation of finance for the boosting of ... invest in band-aids for the moment, but in game-changing, future-defining solutions to this challenge that confronts ... Regional Platform. Others are expected to join in the near future. Mafalda Duarte, Executive Director, Green Climate ...
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GCF convenes Regional Dialogue and Direct Access Entities Workshop in Latin America to accelerate climate action
... Direct Access Entities (DAEs), international Accredited Entities (AEs), civil society, and private sector ... Dialogue (15–17 September), where participants tackled some of Latin America’s most pressing climate finance ... collaboration opportunities and prepare the ground for future funding proposals. Side events offered deep dives on ...
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Adaptation planning vital in helping countries weather change
... World Meteorological Organisation (WMO). Extreme weather killed several hundred people, impacted the lives of millions, ... plan and attract larger scale finance for more resilient futures by strengthening their own adaptation planning ... United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC). Adaptation planning is part of the Cancun Agreements ...
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GCF portfolio hits USD 20 billion for climate action, Board selects host countries for new regional offices
... support of the GCF’s reform agenda, the Board also selected host cities for regional offices, marking the first ... (National Designated Authorities) and project partners (Accredited Entities), ensure readiness support is aligned with ... (B.44) at its Songdo headquarters from 25 to 28 March 2026. Co-Chair Amb. Seyni Nafo from Mali said: “The USD ...
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Private sector financing
... green growth ambitions, the private sector has an unparalleled opportunity to deliver the investment needed to spur ... and create thriving markets for climate, spanning across clean energy, sustainable transport, green infrastructure or ...
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Green Climate Fund invests USD 1 billion for developing country climate action, launches first replenishment
... countries, and formally launching the Fund’s first replenishment. The 19 new projects amount to a total investment ... Board meeting also approved the applications of 16 new Accredited Entities, the partner organisations that implement ... Ambiental y la Niñez (Fondo Acción) based in Colombia IDFC Bank Limited (IDFC Bank) based in India Ministry of ...
Article > Press release Bahrain 
Workshop forges direct links to country-led climate action
... have met at GCF HQ in Songdo, the Republic of Korea, to learn more about how the Fund works and to articulate the ... require. Direct Access Entities are special types of Accredited Entity – organisations which the Fund nominates ... Entities by highlighting how 80 percent of all entities accredited since last year are direct access. That means over ...
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Green Climate Fund approves first 8 investments
Board gears up to larger scale projects in the near future The Green Climate Fund Board today approved USD 168 ... include national, regional, and international bodies accredited to the Fund, from both the public and private ... by making its first funding decisions ahead of the UNFCCC Paris climate conference. With climate finance being a ...
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