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Postcard from Katowice: Friday, December 7
... Colleagues from GCF's Private Sector Facility led an event on Green Banking, before signing a private sector ... with NABARD and executed by Tata Cleantech. A GCF 101 introductory session on private sector engagement was ... the private sector at the COP? Whilst the commitments made under the Paris Agreement are made by governments, there is ...
Article > Press release 
Postcard from Katowice: Thursday, December 6
As we approach the end of the first week of the COP, negotiating texts are ... adaptation in continuation of their existing obligations under the Convention.' Whilst the intention is clear, there ... an operating entity of the financial mechanism to the UNFCCC, GCF will certainly play a key role - whichever way the ...
Article > Press release 
GCF/B.17/08 - Operational Framework on complementarity and coherence
In response to decision B.13/12, this document proposes for adoption an Operational Framework on ... and coherence with other climate finance delivery channels (Operational Framework). The Operational Framework ... The Operational Framework contains a set of outcomes under each area which are to be regularly reported to the ...
Board document > Action item
GCF/B.12/36 - Compilation of submissions: Review of the initial proposal approval process
Following the Board’s decision at its 12th meeting, the Green Climate Fund (GCF) invited submissions of inputs on the initial proposal approval process, which is currently under review. The invitation was open to the Board members ... entities, national designated authorities or focal points, and delivery partners. Submission of inputs were ...
Board document > Submissions
GCF/B.02-12/08 - Selection of the Executive Director
In accordance with the Governing Instrument for the Green Climate Fund, the Executive Director of the Fund will be appointed by, and be accountable to, the Board. The Executive ... its meeting in Geneva, Switzerland, on 23-25 August 2012, under agenda item 7, the Board considered documents ...
Board document > Action item
GCF/B.10/12 - Template for the Bilateral Agreement on Privileges and Immunities
... considered a proposed “Template for the Bilateral Agreement on Privileges and Immunities” prepared by the ... the agreement, in particular, as there was a perception that the Fund was seeking more in terms of privileges and immunities than was applicable under the Convention on the Privileges and Immunities of the ...
Board document > Action item
Strategic Frameworks (Safeguards) support for Honduras through UNEP
... Readiness and Preparatory Support Program for the Green Climate Fund in 2017, which includes several GCF ... with the GCF and comply with the national commitments under the Paris Agreement regarding the LULUCF sector. This ... will become part of this wider Programme strategy, with the intention that Honduras will capacities at project and ...
Document > Approved readiness proposal Honduras UNEP
NDA Strengthening and Country Programming support for Gabon through CDC-Gabon
The readiness support will provide capacity building to ensure sustained follow-up of GCF related activities in Gabon, and an interface between the NDA and the Fund. Indeed, Gabon needs ... on the Fund, translate key messages and procedures, understand the Fund’s operational modalities and identify ...
Document > Approved readiness proposal Gabon
NDA Strengthening and Country Programming support for Montenegro through UNEP
... mitigate as well as measures to adapt to these changes, Montenegro lacks the technical capacity and financial resources ... to deal with new climate conditions. The activities under the GCF Readiness and Preparatory Support Programme ... a developing country and with a strong attitude toward EU integration will see a decrease in international cooperation ...
Document > Approved readiness proposal Montenegro UNEP
NDA Strengthening and Country Programming support for Iraq through UNDP
... national readiness programme aims to support the Government of Iraq in strengthening the national capacities to ... a National Designated Authority (NDA) in Iraq under the leadership by the GCF Focal Point, b) strengthen stakeholders engagement and effective ...
Document > Approved readiness proposal Iraq UNDP
NDA Strengthening and Country Programming support for Tonga through MFNP
... 2015. He is also the Chief Executive Officer in Government with limited availability to commit and fully discharge his role as NDA between the Government of Tonga and ... is a new facility and there is very limited knowledge and understanding of this fund and its operational procedures in ...
Document > Approved readiness proposal Tonga
Raising ambition. Empowering action: Report on the progress of the Green Climate Fund during its initial resource mobilization period (January 2015 to July 2019)
Since approving its first projects in 2015, GCF has grown and delivered. In these first four and a half ... record, the Fund is ready to step up the pace and achieve even more in the years to come. Having now allocated over USD ... to rachet up their nationally determined contributions under the Paris Agreement. in 2020, GCF will play an ...
Document > Publication
Strategic frameworks support for Belize through CDB
Through the GCF Readiness Programme, the Government of Belize is building capacity to access GCF resources through a better understanding of the GCF processes and the design of ... the climate change challenges facing Belize, this readiness intervention is designed to build awareness and to ...
Document > Approved readiness proposal Belize CDB
Cross border programme to enhance resilience of oases ecosystems and livelihoods in the North African region
... is the largest hot desert in the world, one of the harshest environments on Earth, covering nearly a third of the ... knowledge adapted to arid environments. These systems are under threat from climate change, poorly planned urban and ... within the region while involving the targetted communities into activities to bolster their resilience and sustain the ...
Document > Concept note Multiple countries OSS
Open dialogue on the development of the GCF Enhancing Direct Access Guidelines
... (WRI) in partnership with the GCF. This webinar aims to engage partners involved in locally led climate action, ... including GCF’s accredited entities and NDAs/Focal Points, in an open discussion that will ensure that their ... in the development of the EDA Guidelines currently under development by the GCF Secretariat. The programme ...
Event > Webinar 
GCF/B.34/27/Add.01 - Accreditation strategy of the Green Climate Fund – Addendum I: Responses to Board consultations
... strategic approach to accreditation, for which GCF would undertake, as soon as possible, an analysis of the current accredited entity (AE) portfolio to identify strengths ... B.31/06, the Secretariat, under the guidance of the Co-Chairs, prepared the accreditation strategy in document ...
Board document > Action item
Support NDA's Engagement with Stakeholders, Accreditation of National Entity, and Enhancement of Concept Notes in Jordan
Developed under the leadership of Jordan’s NDA, the Ministry of Environment (MoENV), this Readiness Proposal is designed to ... roles and responsibilities in advancing Jordan’s climate change agenda in order to stimulate private sector ...
Document > Approved readiness proposal Jordan GGGI
Low-Carbon Transportation Development in the Sultanate of Oman
... mobility. Also, the project is a critical component of the country's efforts to address energy efficiency ... and Oman's efforts to implement their climate commitments under the Nationally Determined Contributions. Diverse ... outcomes. The project's outcomes include: Develop and enhance strategic frameworks to address policy gaps, improve ...
Document > Approved readiness proposal Oman UNIDO
Agreements, processes, and tools to move towards a climate-resilient society in El Salvador
... impacts of climate change and climate variability are evident in losses of human lives, harvests, and ecosystems; ... and transformative measures will be necessary, given the intensity of the current and anticipated effects of climate ... medium to long term by designing and implementing outcomes under a highly participative scope that considers gender-, ...
Document > Approved readiness proposal El Salvador UNEP
GCF Readiness Knowledge Bank launched
To enhance knowledge access for developing countries, Accredited ... and guidance: Documents and templates curated to assist in understanding and navigating GCF processes across the seven ... link . The RKB can also be accessed via the GCF website , under Data & Resources menu > Knowledge > Readiness. GCF ...
Article > News update 
Enhance capacities of Sao Tome and Principe in addressing the effects of climate change in key sectors of the Blue Economy
... (STP) is particularly vulnerable to the impacts of climate change, because STP has already experienced extensive coastal erosions and has suffered damages ... Strategy (Transition Strategy for the Blue Economy, 2019), under the leadership of the Ministry of Planning, Finance ...
Document > Approved readiness proposal Sao Tome and Principe FAO
Readiness Support for the Implementation of the IRMF for Land Bank of the Philippines
The personnel handling GCF program and projects do not yet have sufficient understanding and the capacity to develop a pipeline of ...
Document > Approved readiness proposal Philippines (the) Landbank
GCF/B.40/16 - Terms of Reference Consultancy Services to support the Review of the GCF’s Independent Technical Advisory Panel
The independent Technical Advisory Panel (iTAP), in accordance with ... B.07/03, paragraph (f), was established to provide an independent technical assessment of and advice on ... commissioned in 2023. The Board requested the Secretariat under the guidance of the Investment Committee to ...
Board document > Action item
Information session 7: PPF and Readiness operational modalities (2024–2027 Strategy) for DAEs
... of the new operational modalities and strategic priorities under the 2024–2027 strategy for the Readiness and ... Programme. It included guidance on how Direct Access Entities (DAEs) could access readiness support, the delivery ... by National Designated Authorities (NDAs), Focal Points, and DAEs across various regions. Session 1 Tuesday, 15 ...
Event > Webinar 
Sustainable Adaptation for Healthcare Advancement in the MENA Region (SAHA)
Pathfinder International submitted the concept note (CN) for the project Sustainable Adaptation for Healthcare Advancement in the MENA Region (SAHA) under the PSAA mechanism, with endorsement from the National ...
Document > Approved project preparation funding application Multiple countries
Consultation Webinar on GCF Accreditation for African Ministries of Finance
The Green Climate Fund (GCF) is inviting National Designated ... for a consultation webinar on accreditation to the GCF under the revised Accreditation Framework (RAF). This ... present the GCF accreditation process step by step, taking into account the specific features and needs of public ...
Event > Webinar 
GCF/B.22/Inf.13 - Report on the implementation of the initial Strategic Plan of the GCF: 2015–2018
In response to the Board’s request under decision B.21/18, the Secretariat has prepared this comprehensive report on the implementation of the GCF initial ... the first replenishment period. Finally, this report takes into account the understanding that progress in delivering ...
Board document > Information
GCF/B.16/11 - Report on the status of the staffing of the Secretariat
At its twelfth meeting, the Board authorized the recruitment of new staff with a view to filling approximately 100 ... retention of existing staff. A number of initiatives are under way to address these challenges, including a revision ... recruitment effort should continue at full capacity well into 2018. In order to facilitate this, it is anticipated ...
Board document > Action item
GCF/B.06/12 - Structure of the Fund, including the Structure of the Private Sector Facility (Progress Report)
... further decided that finalizing the Fund structure is an essential pre-requisite for resource mobilization. At the same ... the Secretariat of the Fund was established, as provided under paragraph 19 of the Governing Instrument1. After the termination of interim arrangements, the Secretariat started its activities ...
Board document > Information
Entity Support for Belize through CCCCC
One of the greatest challenges in delivering Belize’s climate change priorities ... and monitor climate financing. Activities implemented under previous Readiness support grant, have identified ...
Document > Approved readiness proposal Belize CCCCC