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Adaptation Fund, Green Climate Fund Convene First Community of Practice Meeting of Direct Access Entities to Climate Finance
In an effort to accelerate and enhance Direct Access to climate finance for ... joining forces to facilitate a meeting of more than 30 accredited implementing entities from both AF and GCF in ... both AF and GCF have climate finance readiness programmes that provide technical assistance, both institutional ...
Article > Press release United States 
First GCF Green Champions to be announced at COP25
... of the first GCF Green Champion Awards have been selected from a total pool of 280 nominees, and the final ... sustainable development, new economies and financial schemes. Ms Zuleta is the representative for Colombia and ... processes that span across the CBD, UNCCD, and UNFCCC, where she supported the development of the Ghana's ...
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25th meeting of the Conference of the Parties (COP25)
... Agreement. GCF is part of the financial mechanism of the UNFCCC and serves the Paris Agreement. The Fund reports its ... of climate action and will feature speakers from our Accredited Entities (our project partners), NDAs (our ... Event title Time Global awareness for a sustainable future: Private sector behaviour within the UN framework ...
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IFAD and GCF scale-up action to improve life for millions of people and restore ecosystems in Africa’s Great Green Wall
... Sahelian Ministers in September 2020, IFAD and other GCF accredited entities will submit projects for funding ... millions of rural youth in the Sahel face an uncertain future due to falling agricultural yields, and a severe lack ... United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC). “The GGW Up of the GCF and IFAD is a ...
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Cook Islands get major boost in fight against climate change
... spread across 15 islands. The country is extremely vulnerable to the effects of climate change. Rising sea levels, ... and improving the country’s ability to withstand future disasters. With support from The Pacific Community ... and meet its climate adaptation needs, including the accreditation of the country’s Ministry of Finance and ...
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Unlocking capital for climate action
... (GPIC) has wrapped up in Incheon, Republic of Korea, with leading figures from the public and private sectors pledging ... Nicolini told the audience, “The time to choose our future is now. It is a matter of both environmental urgency ... GPIC, GPC convened representatives from countries, accredited entities, the public and private sectors and ...
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GCF and partners sign project agreements for four transformative climate projects
... Barbados, and Guinea-Bissau and GCF’s first at-scale private sector programme in the water sector. FP192 The R's (Reduce, Reuse and Recycle) for Climate Resilience Wastewater Systems in Barbados ... effort to increase climate adaptation finance. FMO welcomes the GCF as a key partner to an impressive group of ...
Article > News update 
Human progress or biodiversity – A question of either…or?
... its climate investments are working for both vulnerable communities and ecosystems. In short, how do we make sure ... and is predicted to increase another 12 per cent in the future. In the US, the hurricane season that just passed had ... Advisors, GCF launched the Global Fund for Coral Reefs (GFCR) , that is aimed at crowding in private sector ...
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GCF Board approves nearly USD 600m in new climate projects after selecting Mafalda Duarte as new Executive Director
... climate finance for developing nations, as well as the selection of a new Executive Director. Mafalda Duarte has ... including co-financing. The Board also approved the accreditation of The Nature Conservancy based in the United ... Resilient Fund (ICRF) with Africa Finance Corporation (AFC) in Benin, Cameroon, Chad, Côte d’Ivoire, Democratic ...
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The Government of Barbados forms a coalition of multilateral banks and organizations to develop resilient infrastructure and to drive new social and nature capital investments, building on its Resilience and Sustainability Facility at the IMF
... an integrated package of innovative initiatives to accelerate its transition to net zero, boost resilience, ... for a new Blue Green Bank. This capital will support five times that lending amount. It will pave the way for other ... the new Bank at its meeting next month.” Makhtar Diop, IFC Managing Director, said, “Barbados is redoubling ...
Article > Press release Barbados 
GCF Board approves new strategic plan and USD 756 million in new climate projects
... for our replenishment and sets a clear path for the future.” The 2024-2027 Strategic Plan articulates GCF’s ... projects on the ground. The Board also approved the accreditation of four new organisations, three of which are ... Bank of Jamaica Limited (DBJ) based in Jamaica, DFCC Bank PLC (DFCC Bank) based in Sri Lanka, and ...
Article > Press release 
GCF Private Investment for Climate Conference 2023
... Investment for Climate Conference (GPIC) gathered global leaders from the private and public sectors to accelerate ... Chief Economist, Africa Finance Corporation (AFC) Sagarika Chatterjee, Department Director, Climate ... Fund Side event: Introduction to GCF’s project-specific accreditation Speaker: Timothy Breitbarth, Investment ...
Event > Events organised / involving GCF 
From investment to impacts
... sharing best practices and innovative ideas to accelerate the private sector’s contribution to finance for ... investors, Chief Executives, business owners, GCF Accredited Entities, and project partners from across the ... need to address key barriers and risks. This is where GCF comes in. Not only have we provided USD 4.5B, (15.3 B in ...
Article > News update 
At Climate Ambition Summit, UN agencies and IFRC kickstart major initiative towards realising Early Warnings for All by 2027
... Programme (UNDP) announced the development of a large-scale, collaborative push to establish life-saving Early ... investment gaps that stand in the way of a more resilient future for vulnerable communities across the developing ... United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) and serves the 2015 Paris Agreement, supporting the ...
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41 funders, partners endorse new guiding principles for financing climate and health solutions to protect health
... and philanthropies today published the Guiding Principles for Financing Climate and Health Solutions (“Guiding ... during the 28th session of Conference of Parties to the UNFCCC (COP28) in Dubai. The Guiding Principles establish a ... health solutions to save and improve lives now and in the future; Creating equitable, inclusive, accessible, and ...
Article > Press release 
Green Climate Fund announces support for adaptation, endorsement of COP initiatives
... with a huge network of organisations, including 138 Accredited Entities, two-thirds of which are regional or ... United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC), and serves the 2015 Paris Agreement, supporting the ... a viable investment opportunity and setting a precedent for future global applications. Vanuatu Community-based Climate ...
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Multilateralism must be at the core of our climate response
... zero greenhouse gas emissions and a more climate-resilient future. Talks in Baku have centered on reaching agreement ... change and implement the global goal on adaptation. UNFCCC Executive Secretary Simon Stiell has called this a ... and are responding to the calls for greater alignment of accreditation and access requirements, and flexibility in the ...
Article > Statement 
Policies and strategies
... and guidelines, including for programming, project cycle, administration, and financial management. The Board also ... strategies and policies establish the framework for implementation of the GCF’s Governing Instrument. The main ...
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GCF Board
Overview The Green Climate Fund embodies a new and equitable form of global governance to respond to the global challenge of climate change. At the Fund’s heart is a balanced ... party to the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC). The Board is independent and guided by the Conference ...
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Terms and conditions
... and conditions for the use of the Green Climate Fund's Website The website of the Green Climate Fund (“the Website”), along with the information, content and documents ...
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GCF Board’s USD 1 billion for climate projects signals increased climate finance ahead of COP29
... countries and communities that are most vulnerable to the adverse effects of climate change . This week, ... funding by assessing an entity’s capacity to meet GCF accreditation standards simultaneously with the project ... United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) and serves the 2015 Paris Agreement, supporting the ...
Article > Press release 
Record-breaking Green Climate Fund Board meeting approves USD 1.225 billion for new projects, reforms accreditation model and invites bids to host regional presence
... works through a network of over 150 partner agencies (‘Accredited Entities’), an unrivaled global network that ... Water Project with Asian Development Bank (ADB) FP265 : Climate-resilient landscapes for sustainable ... (AVGF) Project with International Finance Corporation (IFC) More information about the projects can be accessed ...
Article > Press release 
Fourteen new Country Platforms announced in collaboration with GCF to drive country-led climate solutions
... Programme . At a moment when climate impacts are accelerating and global finance is falling short, this ... United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) and serves the 2015 Paris Agreement. To fulfil its ... every dollar, becomes an investment in the sustainable future that our territories and our people deserve. Colombia ...
Article > Press release Brazil 
Committees, panels and groups
... assist the Board in its decision-making, and exercise any delegated authority under the overall authority and direction ... all committees established ad hoc should have a clearly defined timeline and end date, related to the ...
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The Green, Inclusive Innovation Imperative
Your Excellencies, ladies, and gentlemen. On behalf of the Green ... global development trends is recognized in the SDGs, the UNFCCC and the Paris Agreement. A single institutional ... humankind with new fundamental capacities and rewrite our future. Notably, digital technology and artificial ...
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