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Improving Brazilian’s capacity to support the development of a national sustainable solid waste Management program in the coastal zone
... from the waste sector. More than 80% (2,655 of 3,256 sites) of the dumps that should have been closed in 2014 ... with the closure of dumps; however, they have a limited knowledge and technical and policy guidance for the adoption of ... This proposal will promote the development of knowledge of the status of MSW management in the coastal zone of ...
Document > Approved readiness proposal Brazil IICA
Thirty-eighth meeting of the Board
... Time (UTC +2). Thursday, 7 March will be dedicated to a site visit. Constituency meetings and meetings of Board ... 3 March. Technical sessions on funding proposals and accreditation proposals open to active observers will take ... in due course. The logistics note for the meeting is available on the GCF website. The online registration system (ORS) ...
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FP124 - Strengthening Climate Resilience of Subsistence Farmers and Agricultural Plantation Communities residing in the vulnerable river basins, watershed areas and downstream of the Knuckles Mountain Range Catchment of Sri Lanka
... by climate proofing the underlying ecosystems in the Knuckles/Amban Ganga highlands and lowlands. The project covers ... of the Knuckles Mountain Range, which is a UNESCO heritage site that includes key biodiversity hotspots and forest ... agriculture within the mountain and downstream areas, and domestic consumption. The reservoirs in the upstream catchment ...
Project > Public sector Sri Lanka IUCN 
FP184 - Vanuatu community-based climate resilience project (VCCRP)
Vanuatu is one of the world’s most vulnerable countries to the effects of climate change. The nation is ... including increases in air and sea temperatures, rising sea levels, and extreme weather events such as flooding and ... and restoring 11,600 hectares of agricultural and fisheries sites; and training smallholder farmers in climate-resilient ...
Project > Public sector Vanuatu SCA 
FP207 - Recharge Pakistan: Building Pakistan’s resilience to climate change through Ecosystem-based Adaptation (EbA) and Green Infrastructure for integrated flood risk management
... adapt to climate change, as evidenced by the 33 million people affected by devasting floods in 2023. The primary ... flood resilience, while establishing a paradigm shift for future EbA initiatives in Pakistan. Grants from the GCF Project Preparation Facility (PPF) supported the Accredited Entity in the development of this project's funding ...
Project > Public sector Pakistan WWF 
FP009 - Energy Savings Insurance (ESI) for private energy efficiency investments by Small and Medium-Sized Enterprises (SMEs)
... motors, air-conditioning, refrigeration and boilers, increasing energy efficiency and developing a new ... low levels of investment, and limited access to long-term credit. There are no Energy Services Companies (ESCOs) and ... projects at concessional rates, to be repaid through future energy savings. Loan repayments will finance ...
Project > Public sector El Salvador IDB 
FP071 - Scaling Up Energy Efficiency for Industrial Enterprises in Vietnam
... and capacity building activities, combined with a dedicated credit line. It will build on ongoing efforts by the Vietnamese Government to promote the efficient use of electricity and reduce consumption and emissions. The project ...
Project > Public sector Viet Nam WorldBank 
Initial Resource Mobilisation
... (IRM) in 2014 quickly raised USD 9.3 billion in pledges. Of this, USD 9.3 billion was confirmed. Amount ... the GCF Board launched the process for the Fund's first replenishment (GCF-1). Initial Resource Mobilisation ...
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Investing in climate action with GCF
... climate change. …But this is easier said than done. Multiple barriers exist to scaling up investments in climate ... needed for transformative adaptation and mitigation programmes in developing countries. GCF does this in four ways. ... Initiative for the Great Green Wall is promoting access to credit and technical assistance to local farmers and banks ...
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Enhancing climate finance and investment in LAC banking sector
The Financial Sector plays a fundamental role in mobilizing the resources necessary to finance a low ... (operational risk) and indirectly, through their portfolio (credit and market risk), depending on the location of their ... ones, that fail to trigger significant climate outcomes at national and/or regional levels. These processes ...
Document > Approved readiness proposal Multiple countries
GCF approves Project Preparation Facility grant to establish Barbados green bank
... PPF provides financial and technical assistance to GCF Accredited Entities for the preparation of high potential ... conceptualised by the Barbados Prime Minister Mia Mottley to help Caribbean countries to meet their targets for ... Contributions and achieve a climate-resilient low-emission future. The aim is for BGIC to become a major institution ...
Article > Press release Barbados PCA 
Support for accreditation gap assessment and action plan for the Rwanda Development Bank
... of Rwanda. For more than four decades, BRD has been the sole pro- vider of long-term finance and has significantly ... Rwanda is requesting a gap assessment support for accreditation for BRD. The support will help BRD better understand the accreditation support as well as identify the different ...
Document > Approved readiness proposal Rwanda PwC
Green Climate Fund: USD 736 million for new projects and readiness strategy to accelerate climate action
... The Board meeting marked the last one of GCF’s first replenishment period (2020-2023) having programmed a total of ... paves the way for important partnerships with new Accredited Entities from developing countries, some of which ... in Barbados with International Finance Corporation (IFC). SAP030: Strengthening Climate Resilience of the Lao ...
Article > Press release 
Private sector key, say GCF Latin America Dialogue partners
... and public sectors to work together in developing sustainable solutions to address climate change. A number of formal ... at the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) , a GCF Accredited Entity with seven projects approved by the GCF ... easing the access of Small and Medium-sized Enterprises (SMEs) and other organisations embarking on climate measures ...
Article > Press release Colombia CAF 
Saint Kitts and Nevis commits to lead on scaled-up climate action
The Government of Saint Kitts and Nevis today committed to lead regional efforts to accelerate climate ambitions in the Caribbean with a focus on ... swaps, green hydrogen, performance-based grants, resilience credits and resilience bonds. The Caribbean region’s ...
Article > News update Saint Kitts and Nevis 
ED opening remarks
... is no time for delay. We must act now to secure a livable future for people and the planet. There are enormous tasks ... Point and GCF has established a network of 113 Accredited Entities and over 200 delivery partners. Thanks to ... for around 2-3% of global climate finance flows under the UNFCCC; 0.5% of total climate finance flows; and less than ...
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Indigenous Knowledge and Climate Resilience in the Amazon: Bridging Traditional Wisdom and Modern Technology
... such techniques might relate to traditional, indigenous knowledge, particularly with regards to the practice of swidden ... indigenous knowledge codes for assessing the suitability of sites for swidden agriculture? While this research question ... leading tailor-made financing windows under regional programmes. The second programming period of the GCF commencing in ...
Article > Insights 
Policies: Risk management framework
... at both the institutional and funding proposal investment level, covering funding, non-financial, investment and ...
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FP062 - Poverty, Reforestation, Energy and Climate Change Project (PROEZA)
... Municipal districts in Eastern Paraguay are highly vulnerable to the impacts of climate change. In addition, certain ... a bridge until new farming models are financially sustainable. Credit will be made available to establish productive forest ...
Project > Public sector Paraguay FAO 
FP239 - Building Climate Resilience for Food and Livelihoods in the Horn of Africa (BREFOL)
... world, with crippling food insecurity resulting from multiple hazards in the region. The region faces increased ... capacity building for cooperatives and agribusiness MSMEs on entrepreneurship; access to innovative financial instruments including credit lines; and access to climate information and early ...
Project > Public sector Multiple countries AfDB 
FP168 - Leveraging Energy Access Finance (LEAF) Framework
About 570 million people in Sub-Saharan Africa lack access to electricity, and instead have to rely on kerosene and diesel ... will address financial and investment barriers by deploying credit enhancement instruments and new financial products to ...
Project > Private sector Multiple countries AfDB 
FP193 - Peruvian Amazon Eco Bio Business Facility (Amazon EBBF)
... caused by migration from highlands and unsustainable land stewardship practices. The objective of this ... that provides technical assistance and partly reimbursable grant financing for small, community-based ... will reduce the barriers to accessing markets and regular credits by providing a technical assistance facility for ...
Project > Public sector Peru Profonanpe 
FP114 - Program on Affirmative Finance Action for Women in Africa (AFAWA): Financing Climate Resilient Agricultural Practices in Ghana
Empowering vulnerable women groups in the country’s most vulnerable ... in Ghana, they often do not have full control over incomes and agricultural products. They also lack access to ... This programme is an on-lending programme providing credit lines to local commercial banks. These loans will ...
Project > Private sector Ghana AfDB 
FP125 - Strengthening the resilience of smallholder agriculture to climate change-induced water insecurity in the Central Highlands and South-Central Coast regions of Vietnam
The project aims to empower vulnerable smallholders in central highlands and south-central coast ... and strengthening access to agro-climate information, credit and markets. Viet Nam’s central highlands and ... nutrition. FP125 Viet Nam 1 2 3 4 5 6 1 2 190 513 612 806 926 Strengthening the resilience of smallholder agriculture ...
Project > Public sector Viet Nam UNDP 
FP183 - Inclusive Green Financing Initiative (IGREENFIN I): Greening Agricultural Banks & the Financial Sector to Foster Climate Resilient, Low Emission Smallholder Agriculture in the Great Green Wall (GGW) countries - Phase I
... are among the world’s poorest and most climate vulnerable. Climate shocks are causing a loss of assets, crops and ... indicate persistent agricultural strain - as rainfall levels are set to continue declining while temperatures ... This cross-cutting programme will enhance access to credit and technical assistance for local farmers, ...
Project > Public sector Multiple countries IFAD 
GCF-2
GCF's second replenishment The Green Climate Fund (GCF) – a critical element of the historic Paris Agreement – is the world’s ... As an operating entity of the financial mechanism of the UNFCCC, GCF has become a vital part of the global climate ...
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Running dry: Racing against time to secure our water future
... to achieve 2030 targets related to climate, sustainable development, and disaster risk reduction, we are falling ... flows (e.g., biodiversity, water management, carbon credits). Additionally, GCF promotes sustainable water ... Fund Running dry: Racing against time to secure our water future ...
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GCF support to the Great Green Wall
... in the west to Sudan in the east is particularly vulnerable to climate change ( Figure 1 ). Temperatures rising 1.5 times faster than the rest of the world are causing more intense droughts and floods, leading to increased desertification and degradation and ...
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Samoan and Australian ministers welcome delegates to the GCF’s first Pacific Board meeting
... Senator the Hon Concetta Fierravanti-Wells, have welcomed delegates to the first GCF Board meeting to be held in the ... progress over the last 12 months and stressed the crucial role that the Fund must play in supporting climate resilience ... Samoa facilitated a visit by GCF Board members to several sites on the island of Upolu affected by climate change and ...
Article > Press release Samoa 
Scaling up ecosystem-based approaches to managing climate- intensified disaster risks in vulnerable regions of South Africa
South Africa is highly vulnerable to the impacts of climate variability and change, ... and risk of these extreme events, especially for vulnerable rural communities. The objective of the project entitled ... at the local level: Selection of Candidate Implementation Sites Baseline Study and Vulnerability Assessment ...
Document > Approved project preparation funding application South Africa SANBI