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Strengthen the Belize National Protected Area System (BNPAS) to provide Resilience, and Reduce Vulnerability of Community against Climate Change
Climate investments in developing states to mitigate and adapt to the impacts of climate change has been increasingly spread thin as the frequency and severity of natural disasters has been increasing over the last...
Document > Approved project preparation funding application Belize PACT
Climate Resilient Enduring Earth for Botswana and Guatemala (CREE-BG)
On behalf of the Governments of Botswana and Guatemala, The Nature Conservancy and partners seek to develop a GCF Funding Proposal based on the Concept Note endorsed by the GCF, to create a transformational, flagship...
Document > Approved project preparation funding application Botswana Guatemala TNC
Entity support for Honduras through UNEP
There are a variety of social and environmental safeguards frameworks applicable to current climate change projects and programs in Honduras , including the Cancun Safeguards for REDD+, World Bank Environmental and...
Document > Approved readiness proposal Honduras UNEP
NDA Strengthening and Country Programming support for Algeria through National Agency on Climate Change
The issue of climate change is in Algeria an important and new challenge. A large part of Algeria belongs to the Mediterranean basin which is a "hot spot" of climate change and should therefore be protected. Algeria,...
Document > Approved readiness proposal Algeria
National Adaptation Planning support for Antigua and Barbuda through Ministry of Health and Environment
The goal of this grant is to contribute to the global goal on adaptation in the Paris Agreement – to enhance adaptive capacity, strengthen resilience and reduce vulnerability to climate change (Article 7.1.). The...
Document > Approved readiness proposal Antigua and Barbuda DOE_ATG
Country commitments and ambitions
Country commitments and ambitions
Country ownership and a country-driven approach are core principles of GCF. One of our operational priorities is to ensure that the we are responsive to the needs and priorities of...
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GCF Private Investment for Climate Conference 2019
The GCF Private Investment for Climate Conference ("GPIC") is a global marketplace and ecosystem where leading private sector actors including project sponsors, institutional investors, financial institutions, climate...
Event > Events organised / involving GCF Republic of Korea (the) 
R2RP Readiness
Barbados is a Small Island Developing State (SIDS) located in the broader Caribbean Region at coordinates 13N, 59W, approximately 160 km from the nearest landmass. Every year, between June and November, Barbados and the...
Document > Approved readiness proposal Barbados
Reduce Sao Tome and Principe’s vulnerability to climate change impacts by strengthening the Country’s capacity to implement an integrated approach to adaptation planning
Sao Tome and Principe (STP) is one of the most vulnerable countries to the effects of Climate Change due to its geography and characteristics including the fragility of its ecosystems and low level of social-economic...
Document > Approved readiness proposal Sao Tome and Principe UNEP
Project Preparation Funding for Securing Permanent Forests to Combat Climate Change and Enhance Sustainable National and Local Economies in Cameroon
This application to access the PPF will facilitate the elaboration of the full proposal of the project titled “Securing Permanent Forests to Combat Climate Change and Enhance Sustainable National and Local Economies in...
Document > Approved project preparation funding application Cameroon IUCN
IGREENFIN project and GCF Umbrella Program for the Great Green Wall Initiative
The SAP012 IFAD-Niger project “Inclusive Green Financing for Climate Resilient and Low Emission Smallholder Agriculture” (IGREENFIN), approved during the GCF Board #24 in 2019, will be scaled up and replicated in all...
Document > Approved project preparation funding application Multiple countries IFAD
Increasing resilience through Nature based Solutions in Latin American cities (Nature4Cities Latam)
Latin America and the Caribbean (LAC) is the second most urbanized region in the world, with more than 8 out of 10 inhabitants living in urban centres. Climate change makes regional cities more vulnerable: according to...
Document > Approved readiness proposal Multiple countries UNEP
Strategic Regional Readiness to Enable Resilience of Mesoamerica’s 5 Great Forests and Communities
This proposal seeks funding to support the Governments of Central America to leverage regional and international cooperation in support of nature-based climate change solutions (NBS) within Mesoamerica’s Five Great...
Document > Approved readiness proposal Multiple countries
Increasing the ambition of the Nationally Determined Contributions and climate financing in the Central America
This proposal will enhance the technical, institutional, and operational capacity of the Governments of Nicaragua, Honduras, El Salvador, Dominican Republic, and Guatemala in meeting their NDCs ambitions through...
Document > Approved readiness proposal Multiple countries UNEP
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 carbon economy, both through their activity as financial intermediaries, and in their role within the creation and...
Document > Approved readiness proposal Multiple countries
Post COVID-19 Green Recovery for Food, Health, and Water Security strengthened by financial and technological innovations in Latin-American countries
The COVID-19 pandemic is a global health crisis that is already having devastating impacts on the world economy – both directly and through necessary measures to contain the spread of the virus. These impacts are also...
Document > Approved readiness proposal Multiple countries
Low Carbon Transport Dominica
The Commonwealth of Dominica is a SIDS vulnerable to climate change and heavily dependent on imported fossil fuels. The Nationally Determined Contribution has as target to reduce absolute Greenhouse Gas (GHG) emissions...
Document > Approved readiness proposal Dominica
Developing a climate resilient health system in The Bahamas
This readiness project is very timely, as the COVID-19 pandemic comes on the heels of Hurricane Dorian (the country’s worst climate disaster). The Bahamas is currently facing a second wave of new COVID-19 cases which...
Document > Approved readiness proposal Bahamas CCCCC
Development of Guyana’s National Climate Finance Strategy, MRV System and Project Pipeline to Support NDC Implementation
Guyana’s Low Carbon Development Strategy (LCDS) was launched in 2009 and later updated in 2013 as the document to guide Guyana’s economic development at the same time addressing climate change, other documents has been...
Document > Approved readiness proposal Guyana GGGI
Institutionalizing a common framework for climate finance MRV to enhance complementarity and coherence for climate action in CARICOM States
Crowding in finance around a coordinated package of investments that will address key climate vulnerabilities and build critical capacities in low carbon-climate resilient sectors, is a challenge which the Caribbean...
Document > Approved readiness proposal Multiple countries CDB
Capacity Building to Monitor the Agriculture, Forest and Other Land-Use Sector in the National Determined Contributions, and enhancement of Climate Finance Access in the Plurinational State of Bolivia
The Plurinational State of Bolivia is highly vulnerable to climate change, generating and exacerbating droughts, floods and other events that jeopardize the food security of communities and producers that depend on...
Document > Approved readiness proposal Bolivia (Plurinational State of) FAO
Thematic brief: Oceans
Oceans and coastal ecosystems cover more than 70 percent of the Earth’s surface, providing a natural asset of enormous significance to protect our planet, preserve and enhance local economic growth, promote regional...
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Strengthen the Process and Capacity of Implementation of National Adaptation Plan of Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka, as a small island and a developing nation, is highly vulnerable to the adverse effects of climate change. Occurrences of natural disasters due to extreme weather conditions such as prolonged droughts, flash...
Document > Approved readiness proposal Sri Lanka GGGI
Strengthening Lesotho’s capacity to advance the National Adaptation Planning process
The Kingdom of Lesotho is a small, land-locked country in southern Africa that is surrounded by the Republic of South Africa. Lesotho has approximately 2.2 million inhabitants and has experienced major development...
Document > Approved readiness proposal Lesotho UNEP
National Adaptation Plan: Advancing risk-informed development and land-use planning in Tunisia
Situated in North Africa, Tunisia is in one of the world’s most water-scarce and dry regions and is highly dependent on climate-sensitive agriculture. In addition, a large share of its population and economic activity...
Document > Approved readiness proposal Tunisia UNDP
National Adaptation Planning for Integrated Water Resources Management in Belize
The National Hydrological Service (NHS) of Belize is charged with the responsibility of managing all of Belize’s freshwater resources. However, the office faces several constraints including limited technical capacities...
Document > Approved readiness proposal Belize CCCCC
NDA Strengthening and Country Programming support for Turkmenistan and initiating a Regional Approach to Climate Action
Turkmenistan is confronted with increasing climate change induced stressors, including shortage of water resources, increased desertification, land degradation and higher frequency of drought occurrence as well as...
Document > Approved readiness proposal Turkmenistan CAREC
Readiness Support for accreditation gap assessment, capacity building and pipeline development for potential accredited entity
Armenia Renewable Resources and Energy Efficiency Fund (R2E2) is the most professional and experienced entity in the field of energy efficiency and renewable energy in the Republic of Armenia. Since establishment in...
Document > Approved readiness proposal Armenia R2E2
NDA strengthening and direct access process support for Albania
This Readiness proposal aims to support the direct access process in Albania, develop a roadmap for financial sector engagement, and further strengthen the National Designated Authority (NDA):
Strengthen the NDA...
Document > Approved readiness proposal Albania GIZ
Strengthening NDA Capacity for greater leadership on Climate Change Adaptation
Haiti is ranked as the 19th country on the United Nations list of Least Developed Countries (LDCs) due to various and serious challenges faced by the government and the population alike. These range from low economic...
Document > Approved readiness proposal Haiti IFDD