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GCF appoints global facilitator for the replenishment process
To support the first GCF formal replenishment, the Fund appointed Johannes F. Linn, a renowned development economist and ... half of the projects worth over USD 2 billion are already under implementation. Songdo GCF appoints global facilitator ...
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GCF affirms its commitment to Least Developed Countries
On 19 – 22 November, the Green Climate Fund, in cooperation with the Government of Ethiopia and the Least Developed Countries' constituency under the UNFCCC, held the Structured Dialogue with Least Developed ...
Article > Press release Ethiopia 
GCF, African Development Bank and Africa50 signal support for Desert to Power programme
The Green Climate Fund, the African Development Bank and Africa50 ... of the priority set by countries in the region. The three international organisations have announced that they will ... in their Nationally Determined Contributions ( NDCs ) under the Paris Agreement,” he added, referring to the ...
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Adaptation planning vital in helping countries weather change
... effects of climate change are becoming increasingly evident. In addition to the immediately apparent devastation of ... United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC). Adaptation planning is part of the Cancun Agreements ... as mitigation. GCF assistance for adaptation planning comes under its Readiness Programme , which is aimed at providing ...
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GCF to showcase transformational potential of climate finance at One Planet Summit
The Green Climate Fund attends President Macron's One Planet Summit ... Fund (GCF) was created as an operating entity of the UNFCCC with the goal of supporting global efforts to respond ... countries’ Nationally Determined Contributions (NDCs) under the Paris Agreement. Howard Bamsey, GCF Executive ...
Article > Press release France 
GCF gives green light to largest climate project to date in EBRD partnership
The Green Climate Fund (GCF) will start funding its largest climate ... a pledge made in the run up to the Paris Agreement in 2015. Under its Green Economy Transition approach, the EBRD has a ... United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) in 2010 to deliver equal amounts of funding to ...
Article > Press release Multiple countries 
GCF doubles climate finance output, Board Co-Chairs report at UN Climate Conference
The Green Climate Fund (GCF) has doubled the amount of approved ... Fund will continue to respond to the guidance from the UNFCCC Conference of the Parties (COP) in channelling climate ... also available on video on demand on the UNFCCC website , under item 10 (c) of the agenda. Bonn GCF doubles climate ...
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GCF hails Mongolia partnerships as model for mobilising private capital
... demonstrate how the Fund can leverage public funds to engage private investment. This was the message emphasised ... change.” Ms Adam addressed the 450+ attendees of the international forum in Ulaanbaatar, and used the Fund’s ... Funds at Scale programme. A recent Request for Proposals under this USD 500M programme has generated over 350 ...
Article > Press release Mongolia 
GCF workshop to consolidate finance for REDD+
The Green Climate Fund convenes a workshop in Bali, Indonesia, to ... and to conserve and enhance carbon sinks (REDD+) under the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC). With the adoption of the Warsaw Framework for REDD+ ...
Article > Press release Indonesia 
Season’s Greetings from GCF
As we reach the end of 2015 I would like to send you best wishes and ... of pledges, over 60% of which are already converted into signed agreements. The central challenge for 2015 was ... agreement. GCF is mandated to serve as an operating entity under the Paris Agreement's financial mechanism . I am sure ...
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Caribbean GCF stakeholders gather in Belize for first regional workshop
The Green Climate Fund’s latest readiness workshop is under way ... the National Designated Authorities (NDAs) and focal points in the Caribbean, and create a platform for the ...
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Increasing Private Sector Involvement in the Transition towards a Low-Carbon and Climate Resilient Economy in Burundi
Burundi has completed a GCF readiness grant aimed at strengthening the NDA to better perform the coordination role ... that investments in climate change are not yet well understood by the private sector. This makes it difficult ... office, Burundi Federal Chamber of Commerce and Industry (CFCIB), and the Ministries of Environment and Finance, NGOs ...
Document > Approved readiness proposal Burundi
Consultation Sessions on the Green Climate Fund’s (GCF) Project Preparation Facility (PPF)
The Project Preparation Facility (PPF) of the Green Climate Fund (GCF) was established in 2015 with the ... be accessed by Accredited Entities (AEs) provided that the underlying project has been reviewed and assessed against ... the strategies and priorities of countries. Since its introduction, the PPF has committed USD 38.3 million of its ...
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Institutional and technical support for REDD+ readiness in West Africa
... Countries where economy’s is mainly based on the subsistence agriculture, and natural resources exploitation, ... issues in forestry and the land use sector, the NDCs point out to reduce deforestation and forest degradation, ... take action and implement the existing framework as set out under the convention for policy approaches and positive ...
Document > Approved readiness proposal Multiple countries
GCF Second Consultation Meeting drives momentum for the second replenishment
... Second Consultation Meeting (CM-2) for GCF’s second replenishment (GCF-2) was held on 27-28 April. Hosted by GCF ... of the Updated Strategic Plan for GCF-2 that is currently under development. Discussion was had on the draft policy ... - Jacqueline Novogratz of Acumen, Jyotsna Puri of the International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD) and ...
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Niger - Accreditation Support for Agence Nationale de Financement des Collectivités Territoriales (ANFICT)
The Government of Niger seeks Readiness and Preparatory Support to establish ANFICT’s capacity to meet and maintain the GCF’s accreditation standards as a Direct ... local governments for effective local climate action. Under Niger’s decentralization agenda key responsibilities ...
Document > Approved readiness proposal Niger (the)
Building capacity to advance the National Adaptation Plan Process in Georgia
... the NAP process in Georgia through four participatory, gender-responsive and socially-inclusive components, namely: ... has been designed to strengthen existing systems and interventions being undertaken by the government, supporting cohesive, ...
Document > Approved readiness proposal Georgia
Strengthening institutional capacities and coordination mechanisms for accelerating and scaling up the mobilization of climate finance in Mozambique
... submitted its updated NDC during COP26 in Glasgow. It has been estimated that the country will need at least USD 11 ... to accelerate and scale up the mobilization of domestic and international sources of climate finance. With support from various donors under the umbrella of the NDC Partnership, and through ...
Document > Approved readiness proposal Mozambique
Developing key legislation, regulation, policies and concept notes for climate action in Namibia
In the absence of adequate human resource with technical capacity, ... updated Nationally Determined Contribution (NDC) to the UNFCCC in July 2021 with an ambitious target of cutting ... a number of proposed targets in the updated NDC, such as under the sub-sectors of electricity generation and ...
Document > Approved readiness proposal Namibia
Enhancing the Resilience of Health Systems to Climate Change and Emerging Outbreak/Pandemics in Sierra Leone
Human health system in Sierra Leone is seriously threatened by climate change, both directly and indirectly through ... Health Sector Strategic Plan (2017 – 2021) (currently under review). In addition, considering the health ... ensure that climate change considerations are mainstreamed into National Health Sector Strategic Plan and the National ...
Document > Approved readiness proposal Sierra Leone
Strengthening Carbon Capture Storage and Reporting Frameworks and Mechanisms
... highest on record (UNEP 2022). Nevertheless, the gap between estimated total GHG emissions resulting from the full ... to limit GHG emission in accordance with the goals of the UNFCCC. This includes augmenting public systems for capturing, ... national level. The approach to implementing the activities under this readiness is guided by the principle of common ...
Document > Approved readiness proposal Suriname Trinidad and Tobago
Join GCF at COP29
The Green Climate Fund (GCF) will be at COP29, which runs from 11 ... 22 November in Baku, Azerbaijan. As a main operating entity under the financial mechanism of the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC), GCF takes guidance from the Conference of Parties ...
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SIDS Prime Ministers supercharge GCF regional dialogue with the Caribbean
Saint Kitts and Nevis Prime Minister Terrance Drew and ... brought together over 200 stakeholders, comprising governments, National Designated Authorities, Accredited Entities, ... in the region for domestic use as well as for export. He underscored the importance of using the dialogue to resolve ...
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Strengthening Thailand’s climate adaptation capacity with Readiness support from the Green Climate Fund
The Asian Disaster Preparedness Center (ADPC) and the Thai Department of Disaster Prevention ... gaps and needs. The three-day workshop was organised under the GCF-funded Readiness project, Enhancing ... More than 50 experts from government departments and international organisations collaborated in a series of ...
Article > News update Thailand 
GCF first replenishment meeting reinforces the role of the Fund to drive climate action
... of Foreign Affairs, the meeting brought together 27 potential contributors and 9 Board members to discuss key ... global commitment to providing the climate finance needed under the Paris Agreement.” The meeting reviewed the ... United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC), and serves the Paris Agreement. Over the five years ...
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GCF and Acumen sign agreement to promote resilient agriculture in East and West Africa
The Green Climate Fund and Acumen have signed funding agreements ... project,” said Jacqueline Novogratz, Acumen’s Founder and Chief Executive Officer. “The project’s ... parties to the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) and given the mandate to fund climate action to limit ...
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GCF REDD+ pilot pushes Paris momentum, according to COP23 side event
A new Green Climate Fund pilot for REDD+ results-based payments is ... United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) currently convening in Bonn, Germany. Article 5 of the Paris Agreement encourages countries under the UNFCCC to implement and support REDD+, including ...
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GCF talks renewable energy with Alliance of Small Island States
The Green Climate Fund participated in the recent high-level ... as part of their Nationally Determined Contributions (NDCs) under the Paris Agreement. In his speech to the Ministerial ... Caribbean , covering AOSIS members Dominica, Grenada, Saint Kitts and Nevis, Saint Lucia, and Saint Vincent and the ...
Article > Press release Multiple countries 
GCF and ADB sign agreement to help Fiji address its water challenge
The Green Climate Fund and the Asian Development Bank have deepened ... putting Fiji’s existing urban water supply and sanitation under strain. This infrastructure-based adaptation project ... United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) to deliver equal amounts of funding to mitigation and ...
Article > Press release Fiji 
GCF Regional workshop to help advance climate action in Eastern Europe and Central Asia
Representatives from Eastern European and Central Asian (EECA) ... for GCF partners in the EECA region to increase their understanding of how the GCF works and the different funding ... is a key step enabling GCF to “listen closely to your interests and your concerns, and to help take forward your ...
Article > Press release Georgia 