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The first phase of the readiness programme was implemented by UNDP from November 2016 to October 2019. Major focus was at national level a) to strengthen institutional capacity for NDA to fulfil its role and b)...

Peru is working to access the different financing modalities available by GCF. In this sense, the NDA (i) has identified a potential Direct Access Entity (DAE) within the country that will be complementary to Profonanpe...

Collaboration between climate finance funds can enhance countries' resources and results. A report jointly commissioned by the Green Climate Fund (GCF) and the Climate Investment Funds (CIF) shows that country-driven...

Climate change is a major challenge for Jamaica. Experiences of increased drought conditions, periods of intense rainfall, sea level rise, and increasingly high temperatures threatens our path of success to meet our...

The Congo Nile Divide (CND) region of Rwanda is extremely vulnerable to climate change. Climate change impacts, amplified by human and environmental stressors, have degraded forests, increasing risks to the country’s...

Observed climate changes are resulting in an intense process of desertification in Mauritania, putting additional pressure in the extremely fragile oases of the Sahara and moving the desert conditions further south,...

As a Least Developed Country (LDC) and Small Islands Developing State (SIDS) Timor-Leste is highly vulnerable to the effects of climate change and considered to be one of the top 10 countries in the world most at risk...

Climate change is reducing the availability of freshwater in Malekula, with groundwater becoming increasingly saline because of sea level rise and more frequent droughts. This is having a significant impact on the lives...

SOUTH AFRICA IS CONSIDERED TO BE A WATER SCARCE COUNTRY and is projecting a 17% water deficit by 2030 (National Water and Sanitation Master Plan, 2018) (“NWSMP”). According to the NWSMP there is a need to optimise the...

The Lake Chad Basin supports a growing population of about 50 million people: farmers, pastoralists and fishermen who rely heavily on natural resources. Impacted by rising temperatures and increased variability of...

The Northern Tonle Sap Basin (NTSB) is one of the most important agricultural regions in Cambodia. The combination of poverty, environmental degradation, changing precipitation patterns, and extreme weather events due...

This Concept Note (CN) proposes a GCF project, “Climate-resilient Agriculture, Forestry and Land-use in Chindwin River Basin” (CAFOLU-Chindwin), to establish enabling conditions in the basin for public and private...

Despite large efforts in generating timely and accurate warnings for severe weather by the Meteorological Services and the National Directorate for Water Resources Management, the loss of life and means of subsistence...

The proposed GCF Project, estimated at USD 50 million, will mainstream climate change and variability considerations into the Freetown WASH and Aquatic Environment Revamping Program. Climate variability and change pose...

The small size, low elevation and heavy dependence on natural resources for its social and economic security make the Maldives highly vulnerable to climate change impacts and climate-related hazards.5 The country’s...

The Federation of St. Kitts and Nevis is experiencing, since the last decades of the 20th Century, a sharp reduction in its water availability. Even with the considerable resources devoted to expanding water...

Access to credit has a significant role to play in increasing farm productivity and food security in the predicted changing climate, but remains a key constraint for smallholder farmers, farmers’ organizations (FO),...

Belize is strongly affected by the impacts of climate variability and change, continue to severe damage impact on the agricultural sector. Smallholders sugarcane farmers continue to suffer negative effects. With GCF...

The audited financial statements for the years ending December 31, 2019, and 2018 include the income statement, statement of financial position, statement of changes in funds, statement of cash flows, and the notes to...

Through this application, the Caribbean Development Bank (CDB) is requesting financial resources from the GCF Project Preparation Facility (PPF) to develop a full funding proposal for the Transforming Finance to Unlock...

In response to the Sahel countries for support, AfDB seeks to assist them with mobilizing financial resources from its own budgets, and among its partners to address barriers that hinder these countries from adopting a...

The project’s goal to implement ecosystem-based adaptation (EbA) at scale to effectively reduce flood risks and secure groundwater recharge presents a paradigm shift for the country - transitioning to consistent...

The Climate Change Division’s 2017 gender study revealed that Jamaica’ Climate Change Policy Framework (CCPF) was not gender-responsive. Therefore any projects and programmes developed minimize inequalities faced by men...

This Country Programme was developed as a part of the Green Climate Fund (GCF) Readiness and Preparatory Support Programme. The development of the Country Programme over the past year has brought together national...

The Covid-19 pandemic has brought the world to a tipping point or a turning point in the fight against climate change. Decisions taken by leaders today to revive economies will either entrench our dependence on fossil...

The content of this page will soon be revised GCF is transitioning to a programmatic approach to readiness according to its new 2024-2027 Readiness Strategy. Learn more about the new approach here. Approved Readiness...

In the current pandemic we are facing, Public Development Banks are repositioning their role in driving climate ambition and building momentum in the lead up to COP 26. The IDFC, a group of 26 national and regional PDBs...