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FP037 - Integrated Flood Management to Enhance Climate Resilience of the Vaisigano River Catchment in Samoa
... proof Samoa’s capital. Samoa’s economy and its people’s livelihoods have been heavily impacted by ... at 40 percent of the country’s GDP at the time. This reflected the undoing of years of economic gains in ... hospitals, and government buildings; as well as private homes and businesses. Specifically, this project will aid the ...
Project > Public sector Samoa 
FP113 - TWENDE: Towards Ending Drought Emergencies: Ecosystem Based Adaptation in Kenya’s Arid and Semi-Arid Rangelands
... in Kenya’s arid and semi-arid lands. The project targets eleven counties in two major climate zones which have ... Building capacity and institutions for the improved implementation of devolution is seen as necessary to enhance ...
Project > Public sector Kenya 
FP250 - Achieving emission reduction in the Central Highlands and South Central Coast of Viet Nam to support National REDD+ Action Programme goals (RECAF)
... Despite a logging ban in 2016, the nation has faced challenges in balancing forest conservation with farmers' ... are necessary to reduce pressure on forests and enable them to continue acting as carbon sinks. The project aims ... socio-economic co-benefits, primarily for Indigenous Peoples. FP250 Viet Nam 1 2 3 4 5 6 1 2 1033 Achieving emission ...
Project > Public sector Viet Nam 
FP254 - GCF-IFC Scaling Resilient Water Infrastructure (RWI) Facility
The global climate crisis is interconnected with water, leading to greater variability in the water cycle, diminished resources, and rising CO2 emissions from ... d'Ivoire Tunisia Chile Peru Azerbaijan 1 2 3 4 5 6 1 2 GCF-IFC Scaling Resilient Water Infrastructure (RWI) Facility ...
Project > Private sector Multiple countries 
FP258 - Multi-country Project Advancing Early Warnings for All (EW4All)
Worldwide, vulnerable communities face increasing risks due to the growing ... Multi-Hazard Early Warning Systems (MHEWS). It will accelerate access to global and regional technical and ... capacities, and promote effective local action. Implemented through the national governments of the seven ...
Project > Public sector Multiple countries 
FP199 - Public-Social-Private Partnerships for Ecologically-Sound Agriculture and Resilient Livelihood in Northern Tonle Sap Basin (PEARL)
The Northern Tonle Sap Basin (NTSB) in the center-west part of Cambodia is ... farmers produce mainly cashew, mango, rice, and vegetables. The area is also severely threatened by climate change ... farmers in this crucial region of Cambodia in the future. FP199 Cambodia 1 2 3 4 5 6 1 2 506 746 ...
Project > Public sector Cambodia 
GCF.10: 10 years of climate impact
... Overview" is now out! Follow GCF at COP30: visit the website Raising Ambition, Empowering Action In November 2015, ... with GCF-funded projects Over × Anticipated CO₂ equivalent avoided *Aggregated estimates based on all approved ... supporting Mongolia’s ambition to pursue a low-emission future The first large-scale solar facility built with GCF ...
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GCF gives green light to largest climate project to date in EBRD partnership
... and Development (EBRD). The GCF-EBRD Sustainable Energy Financing Facilities programme spans three regions ... Energy Financing Facilities project will provide credit lines to open up new financing paths and new markets ... United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) in 2010 to deliver equal amounts of funding to ...
Article > Press release Multiple countries 
Belize Development Finance Corporation Capacity Strengthening for Accreditation to the Green Climate Fund
... made significant efforts to respond to climate related challenges, guided by policy documents such as the National ... (GOBZ) has nominated the Development Finance Corporation (DFC) of Belize for accreditation to the GCF as a Direct Access Entity (DAE). In ...
Document > Approved readiness proposal Belize
Strengthening capacity to accelerate green finance and development of country-driven project formulation in Viet Nam
... Nam as it will contribute to address the overarching problem of reducing the climate funding gap, therefore creating ... of the banking system to promote and appraise green credit Limited capacities to develop concept notes and ... and operational functions as prescribed by Vietnamese law, and strengthen the capacities of key stakeholders ...
Document > Approved readiness proposal Viet Nam
Green and Resilient Debt Platform for Africa and LDCs
... and LDCs are most affected by climate change, they have the least access to climate finance, particularly for ... increase investor risks. These barriers include: weak domestic investment environments and limited integration ... risks, impacts and opportunities, notably related to credit rating; lack of a pipeline of bankable, green ...
Document > Approved project preparation funding application Multiple countries
GCF and IDB agreements to help SMEs in Latin America invest in energy efficiency
... (IDB) recently signed funding agreements which will enable GCF to channel climate finance to 4 projects in Latin ... Development Bank of El Salvador, which will help open a credit line to fund SMEs' energy efficiency projects in the country FP048 - In ...
Article > Press release Multiple countries 
Climate finance should focus on rural sector, says leading Indian lender
... be wearing farming clothes than a business suit, said a leading representative of India’s major rural development ... to strengthen GCF’s partnerships with its direct access Accredited Entities. Addressing climate finance priorities in ... promote sustainable and equitable agriculture by extending credit to India’s farmers. India’s development bank, ...
Article > Press release India 
GCF invests USD 99 million in EBRD Green Cities Facility to reduce urban climate impacts
... agreement with funding partner EBRD. Cities have a vital role in achieving the Paris Agreement to keep temperature ... of people now living in cities,” he said. “Much of the future growth of cities is expected to occur in developing ... in Morocco, to renewables in Egypt, to green economy credit lines and green cities across our countries of ...
Article > Press release 
GCF meets with top global investors to boost private sector climate finance
... top financial firms. GCF Executive Director Yannick Glemarec and the GCF’s Private Sector Facility Director ... Private Investment for Climate Conference. The roundtables, held during GCF’s second Private Investment for ... were representatives from MUFG Bank, Macquarie, HSBC, Credit Suisse, Standard Chartered Bank, Allianz, ING, Swiss ...
Article > Press release 
Blue-Green Investment Corporation
... we will see some of the largest, earliest increases in sea levels and temperatures and where droughts and floods will ... in the Caribbean, lack the necessary resources and the domestic financial sector lacks the necessary depth to finance ... that draws in other financing players like banks, credit unions, pension funds, and insurance companies and ...
Document > Approved project preparation funding application Barbados
Green Climate Fund exceeds USD 10 billion replenishment mark
The Green Climate Fund (GCF) has achieved a milestone in its mission to progress climate action in developing countries with pledges to GCF’s first replenishment now reaching over USD 10 billion. With the ...
Article > Press release 
GCF and DBSA partnership to boost climate investments in the Southern Africa region
... kick-off the programme to break market barriers and accelerate investments into climate projects. The Southern Africa region is exceptionally susceptible to adverse effects of climate change, such as extreme ... USD 56 million, will break these barriers by providing credit enhancements such as subordinated debt tranches and ...
Article > Press release Multiple countries 
GCF helps reduce renewable business costs in South Africa
... Climate Fund (GCF) will help drive down the price of renewable energy in South Africa by boosting the private sector’s ... to reduce the cost of investing in South African renewables on the sidelines of GCF’s second Private Investment ... to be implemented by DBSA, provides credit support to renewable energy projects – with a ...
Article > Press release South Africa 
Scaling the role of climate finance after COP27
... 2023 to assess the outcomes of COP27, particularly the role of climate finance and how to scale its impact for ... 80 per cent of yearly global climate finance, since higher credit ratings and a more threatening investment ... one-off projects. Steer argued that climate finance of the future must flow towards ‘positive tipping points, where ...
Article > News update 
Iraq unveils plans for ambitious climate project pipeline
... priorities in one of the world’s most climate-vulnerable countries. Furthermore, this programme will serve as a ... for GCF in assessing funding applications and determining future financial requirements. The unveiling of the Country ... on irrigation and limited adaptive capacity. Photo credit: ©FAO/Cengiz Yar. Iraq FP249 Iraq unveils plans for ...
Article > News update Iraq 
GCF Board closes key policy gaps as project pipeline reaches $1.5 billion
... first Strategic Plan, its Work Plan for 2016, and the accreditation of 13 new entities. “The Board has reached ... Investment Bank (EIB); International Finance Corporation (IFC); Unidad Para el Cambio Rural from Argentina (Unit for ... was adopted, which includes providing live web streaming of future GCF Board meetings, with a review of its utility in ...
Article > Press release 
GCF Private Investment for Climate Conference 2022
... Conference (GPIC). A flagship event that gathers global leaders from the private and public sectors to accelerate ... and adaptation Speakers: Mitsuhiro Yamawaki, Deputy CEO, Credit Guarantee and Investment Facility Anuj Awasthi, VP Operations, Credit Guarantee and Investment Facility Kamran Khan, ...
Event > Events organised / involving GCF 
GCF and World Bank sign renewable energy project agreement
GCF and the World Bank have signed an instrumental legal agreement to rapidly begin implementing the second ... of SRMI-Resilience’s FAA, the World Bank, as the accredited entity, can now rapidly move from approval to ... a key priority to ensure a safer and more prosperous future. Our partnership with the GCF allows us to more ...
Article > News update 
Green and climate resilience bonds – Scaling up access to affordable finance in developing countries, notably in LDCs
... and private sectors to catalyse climate finance at scale and create new, green markets. Markets that work for ... includes exchanges and trading platforms, clearing houses, credit risk assessment, custodians, and fiduciaries, without ... the issuance of GSSS bonds. Although there are around 260 public development banks operating in developing ...
Article > Speech
The voices of Datem del Marañón: Protecting one of the most biodiverse ecosystems in the world
... province is home to a diverse ecosystem with more than 261 species of birds, unique marine life, and aguaje, one of ... in South America. For hundreds of years, the Amazonian people have understood that to live in kinship with nature, they ... changes in primary productivity, affecting indigenous people and their native land. The Datem del Marañón ...
Article > Story Peru 
Tipping point or turning point: global solidarity for an inclusive, resilient recovery
His Excellency, President of Colombia, Ivan Duque Marquez; Her ... Dear colleague and friend, Executive Secretary of the UNFCCC, Patricia Espinosa; Ladies and Gentlemen. On behalf of ... of our financial systems. First, in preparation for COP 26, countries will be raising the ambition of their ...
Article > Speech
Financing low emissions, resilient development pathways
... Christina Figueres, Founder of Global Optimism and former UNFCCC Executive Secretary; Dear Participants and colleagues. ... fight against climate change. In preparation for the COP 26, countries will be raising the ambition of their NDCs to ... partnerships to finance the low carbon, resilient future. GCF Private Investment for Climate Conference 2020 ...
Article > Speech
GCF at COP28: A wrap up of outcomes at COP28
... fossil fuels after two weeks of intense negotiations. While stopping short of a ‘phaseout’ of coal, oil and gas, ... United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC), GCF takes guidance from the Conference of Parties ... agreements (Funding Activity Agreements) were signed with Accredited Entities to launch new projects recently approved ...
Article > News update 
Guidelines for enhanced country ownership and country drivenness
... ownership and country drivenness, covering guiding principles, role of country programmes and structured dialogues, role of country ownership in ...
Document > Policies, strategies, and guidelines