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REDD+ is vital for global efforts to combat climate change. The Paris Agreement, adopted in 2015 and entering into force in 2020, treats forests as an integral part of the climate solution, and highlights REDD+ as key...

This manual addresses GCF’s potential to mainstream gender into climate finance, building on its mandate to support a paradigm shift to low-emission and climate-resilient development. Developed with UN Women, this...

This working paper contributes to adaptation knowledge from the perspective of climate financing. It provides an overview of adaptation and resilience challenges, the distinction between them, and discusses the avenues...

GCF is the world’s largest dedicated fund helping developing countries reduce their greenhouse gas emissions and enhance their ability to respond to climate change. It was set up by the UNFCCC in 2010, and has a crucial...

The publication provides technical guidance for the preparation of SAP proposals. The thematic area of ecosystems and ecosystem services encompasses all natural environments and the productive uses that are based on...

Traditionally, cities are defined as large human settlements, with no one standardized definition applied internationally. Frequently, national governments have criteria they use to define urban areas. These criteria...

This publication provides technical guidance for the preparation of SAP proposals. The thematic area of forest and land use encompasses forests and other multiple land-cover types where forests are a prominent component...

The investment decisions we make now and over the next few years will determine the world we and our children will live in. The next decade is crucial in achieving the necessary transition towards a low-emissions,...

As part of the implementation process for readiness activities, grant recipients report to GCF against the work plan, budget and agreed milestones, using this interim progress report template. The report should be...

This guidance note provides practical information for the Secretariat, accredited entities and executing entities, countries and other stakeholders in categorizing the environmental and social risks of activities...

Adopted by decision B.24/12. Sets out the updated gender policy and gender action plan across its investment criteria, and as an integrated measure of the social dividends of the overall portfolio.

In decision B.22/16, the Board decided to streamline the accreditation process in order to accelerate the review and consideration of entities applying for accreditation. In the same decision, the Board requested its...

The audited financial statements of the Green Climate Fund for the year ended 31 December 2018 are submitted for Board approval. The external audit of the 2018 GCF financial statements was undertaken by Daemyung Grant...

This document has been prepared to assist the Board in: Confirming the dates and duration for the twenty-fourth meeting of the Board; Deciding the dates for meetings of the Board in 2020; and Deciding on the venues...

This document has been prepared by the Co-Chairs to support the Board’s consideration of the development of procedures for adopting decisions in the event that all efforts at reaching consensus have been exhausted. It...

This document contains the eighth annual report of the Green Climate Fund to the Conference of the Parties to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) at its twenty-fifth session. The Board...

This document presents areas where GCF can support adaptation activities. The findings call for GCF to focus in particular on: (a) strategic engagement with accredited entities and countries to further support...

This report provides an update on the activities of the Secretariat for the period 1 January to 30 April 2019. It summarizes progress against the overarching goals and priorities identified in the Secretariat’s 2019...

This document contains the reports on activities that have already been conducted or are planned to be undertaken by the following committees and panels of the Board of the Green Climate Fund during the reporting period...

This document provides an update for the Board on the initial resource mobilization process including: the status of signing contribution agreements/arrangements; the current commitment authority, highlighting the...

This document proposes modalities that will facilitate the engagement of private sector actors in least developed countries and small island developing States, based on Private Sector Advisory Group (PSAG)...

This document is a compilation of technical notes and supporting data, in two parts: the first part presents the methodological approach underpinning the formulation of the Private Sector Facility (PSF) strategy; the...

This document provides background information on three related methodologies and policies relevant for the GCF funding proposal approval process, namely the incremental and full cost calculation methodology, and the...

This addendum contains the following seven parts: A funding proposal titled “Safeguarding rural communities and their physical and economic assets from climate induced disasters in Timor-Leste”; No-objection letter...

This document presents the proposed approach towards the development of the ESS. It summarizes the preliminary review of the use of the ESS, compares the interim ESS with the trends and approaches in safeguard...

This addendum contains the following seven parts: A funding proposal titled “Addressing Climate Vulnerability in the Water Sector (ACWA) in the Marshall Islands”; No-objection letter issued by the national...

This addendum contains the following seven parts: A funding proposal titled “Promoting climate-resilient forest restoration and silviculture for the sustainability of water-related ecosystem services”; No-objection...

This addendum contains the following seven parts: A funding proposal titled “TWENDE: Towards Ending Drought Emergencies: Ecosystem Based Adaptation in Kenya’s Arid and Semi-Arid Rangelands”; No-objection letter...

This addendum contains the following seven parts: A funding proposal titled “Ecuador REDD+ RBP for results period 2014”; No-objection letter issued by the national designated authority(ies) or focal point(s);...

This addendum contains the following seven parts: A funding proposal titled "Transforming the Indus Basin with Climate Resilient Agriculture and Water Management"; No-objection letter issued by the national...