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Readiness Support for the Implementation of the IRMF for DAE (Fast-Track)
... into the very first green development bank. The programme consists of two facilities overall to fulfill such an ... the climate vulnerable country’s Nationally Determined Contribution (NDC) implementation and post-pandemic recovery ...
Document > Approved readiness proposal Cambodia
Strengthening the technical and human capacities of the Gambian Agency for the Management of Public Works (GAMWORKS) to meet the GCF requirements
The Gambia is particularly vulnerable to the negative effects of climate change. ... in the country, as set out in the National Development Plan (2018-2021). The Gambia's INDC (November 2016) ... the Gambian Government’s policy and strategies, can play a leading role in the implementation of the Gambia's ...
Document > Approved readiness proposal Gambia
Enhancing regulatory framework for energy transition to accelerate the implementation of Mali's NDC
... country with a dry tropical climate. The country’s economy is based on resources derived mainly from ... climate variability and potential changes. Party to the UNFCCC, Mali, has made significant decisions to support the ... rural at 25% respectively, the vast majority of rural populations still does not have access to electricity and still ...
Document > Approved readiness proposal Mali
Debt for climate swaps: exploring avenues and opportunities
The intersection of escalating public debt and the deepening climate crisis presents ... Island Developing States. Debt-for-Climate Swaps (DFCS) are an agreement between a sovereign and its creditors ... sustainable agriculture and water security, forest conservation and restoration. The Green Climate Fund ...
Document > Working paper
FP037 - Integrated Flood Management to Enhance Climate Resilience of the Vaisigano River Catchment in Samoa
Helping climate proof Samoa’s capital. Samoa’s economy and its people’s livelihoods have been heavily ... severe tropical storms. For instance, the total economic impact of Cyclone Evan which hit Samoa in late 2012 was estimated at 40 percent of the country’s GDP ...
Project > Public sector Samoa 
FP113 - TWENDE: Towards Ending Drought Emergencies: Ecosystem Based Adaptation in Kenya’s Arid and Semi-Arid Rangelands
Increasing the resilience of the livestock and other land-use sectors through restored and effectively governed rangeland ecosystems in Kenya’s arid and semi-arid lands ... zones which have devolved powers under Kenya’s new constitution. Building capacity and institutions for the ...
Project > Public sector Kenya 
FP254 - GCF-IFC Scaling Resilient Water Infrastructure (RWI) Facility
The global climate crisis is interconnected with water, leading to greater variability in the ... must be addressed, including strengthened policies and regulations, enhanced project preparation, long-term financing, ... d'Ivoire Tunisia Chile Peru Azerbaijan 1 2 3 4 5 6 1 2 GCF-IFC Scaling Resilient Water Infrastructure (RWI) Facility ...
Project > Private sector Multiple countries 
FP258 - Multi-country Project Advancing Early Warnings for All (EW4All)
... intensity, geographic extent and frequency of climate-related hazards, exacerbated by rising temperatures associated ... with climate change. Hazards like heatwaves, floods, landslides and droughts cause devastating loss of lives and assets, socio-economic instability and inequality. It is essential to ...
Project > Public sector Multiple countries 
FP199 - Public-Social-Private Partnerships for Ecologically-Sound Agriculture and Resilient Livelihood in Northern Tonle Sap Basin (PEARL)
The Northern Tonle Sap Basin (NTSB) in the center-west part of Cambodia is home to one of the region's most important agricultural systems, where farmers produce mainly cashew, mango, rice, and vegetables. The area is...
Project > Public sector Cambodia 
SAP035 - Building the Adaptive Capacity of Sugarcane Farmers in Northern Belize (BaC-SuF)
Belize is highly vulnerable to climate change, particularly due to its low-lying islands facing challenges such as storms, hurricanes, ... a seed cane variety programme, strengthening farming, water control, sharing knowledge and expanding the range of ...
Project > Public sector Belize 
SAP005 - Enhanced climate resilience of rural communities in central and north Benin through the implementation of ecosystem-based adaptation (EbA) in forest and agricultural landscapes
Most of Benin’s rapidly growing population lives in rural areas, where agriculture supports about 70 percent of population’s livelihoods, and provides about 80 percent of export income to the economy. This strong dependency on agriculture is heavily ...
Project > Public sector Benin 
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GCF Board approves over USD 1 billion in funding for climate mitigation and adaptation
The first Green Climate Fund (GCF) Board meeting of 2018 concluded today after approving 23 projects, valued together ... GCF Board meeting,' stated Paul Oquist, GCF Co-Chair. 'This large volume of projects for both mitigation and adaptation ... Mongolia with the Asian Development Bank (ADB) FP078 - USD 26 million for the Acumen Resilient Agriculture Fund (ARAF) ...
Article > Press release 
Countries step up ambition: Landmark boost to coffers of the world’s largest climate fund
... USD 9.3 billion announced at the Fund’s previous pledging conference in 2014, even though some of those contributors ... Parties in Spain (COP25) on 2-13 December 2019 and at COP26, to be co-hosted by the United Kingdom and Italy in ... United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) established GCF in 2010 to direct climate finance to ...
Article > Press release 
GCF convenes global forum to accelerate green recovery in developing countries
... impacts of climate change – are being hardest hit by the economic consequences of the COVID-19 crisis and face a double burden,” explained Yannick Glemarec, Executive Director of the Green ... Asia and the Commonwealth. “The UK is the host of COP26 in Glasgow next year and is committed to a sustainable ...
Article > Press release 
GCF Private Investment for Climate Conference 2020
The third annual GCF Private Investment for Climate Conference (GPIC) explored how to generate the private ... and Beyond, and the 2021 UN Climate Change Conference (COP 26). Investors at the third GCF Private Investment for Climate Conference flagged the COVID-19 pandemic as a wake-up call for efforts ...
Event > Events organised / involving GCF 
Green Climate Fund Board approves USD 1 billion for climate action, sets out strategic vision
... 27th Board meeting also adopted the Updated Strategic Plan for the Green Climate Fund 2020-2023, setting an ... to the developing countries. I am delighted that GCF has continued to accelerate climate action during this difficult ... Climate Fund (SnCF Global) – Equity with PCA (FP152) USD 26.7 million for Mongolian Green Finance Corporation with ...
Article > Press release 
Green Climate Fund Board approves USD 500 million for new climate action, strengthens its Results Management Framework
... USD 2,949 million for climate action in Africa, Asia, and Latin America, with three of the four new projects targeting ... to measure its impact. The IRMF has been agreed after constructive negotiations between Board members to finalise ... of smallholder farmers. This project is part of the USD 1.26 billion GCF is investing in adaptation action in Africa ...
Article > Press release 
Tipping point or turning point: global solidarity for an inclusive, resilient recovery
... Dear colleague and friend, Executive Secretary of the UNFCCC, Patricia Espinosa; Ladies and Gentlemen. On behalf of ... is creating a humanitarian tragedy and the broadest economic collapse since the second world war. In response to ... of our financial systems. First, in preparation for COP 26, countries will be raising the ambition of their ...
Article > Speech
Financing low emissions, resilient development pathways
... of Indonesia; Professor Joseph Stiglitz, Nobel prize in Economics; Dear colleague and friend, Christina Figueres, Founder of Global Optimism and former UNFCCC Executive Secretary; Dear Participants and colleagues. ... fight against climate change. In preparation for the COP 26, countries will be raising the ambition of their NDCs to ...
Article > Speech
GCF results-based payments: Stepping stone to unlock private finance at scale
... negotiations for over a decade. First floated in 2005, the concept – whereby developing countries are financially ... the lion’s share of carbon market growth. At COP26 in Glasgow, the UNFCCC further developed key elements of Article 6 of the ...
Article > Insights 
GCF portfolio reaches USD 11.3 billion with new climate projects approved by the GCF Board
The Green Climate Fund (GCF) Board concluded its 34th meeting, the fourth and last Board meeting of the year. The in-person meeting, ... 82.5 million as GGC scales up) with MUFG Bank (FP197); USD 26.9 million for CATALI.5°T Initiative: Concerted Action to ...
Article > Press release 
What do gin and tonic, coffee and mountain climate risks have in common?
... to admire. But their distance means we should not be complacent in the face of worrying degradation of mountain ... sources that provide us with lifesaving medicines, we must consider how to manage these natural resources sustainably. ... has approved at least 31 projects in mountainous areas in 26 countries, with a total GCF investment of USD 1.8 ...
Article > Insights 
GCF leaves COP30 ready to ramp up climate finance
The Green Climate Fund (GCF) concluded its activities at COP30 in Belém, Brazil, ... on a record year in which the Fund programmed USD 3.26 billion in new climate finance. GCF’s portfolio now ... United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC). Its reforms have revamped the accreditation process, ...
Article > News update 
Strengthening the foundation for a climate responsive agricultural sector in the Caribbean
... in the Caribbean Region. This region comprises Small Island and Low-Lying Coastal developing states (SIDS) that are ... natural system resources and multifunctional role in socioeconomic development, the agriculture sector has been ... programming and processes related to Nationally Determined Contributions (NDCs). In light of projections of increasing ...
Document > Approved readiness proposal Multiple countries
Strategic Frameworks support for Guyana through GGGI
The readiness proposal will support the development of potential utility scale renewable energy projects for public-private partnership and GCF funding. To facilitate the implementation of renewable energy projects, and...
Document > Approved readiness proposal Guyana
Twenty-third meeting of the GCF Board (B.23)
... organization of work Adoption of the report of the twenty-second meeting of the Board Board decisions proposed between the twenty-second and twenty-third meetings of the Board Report on the ... Co-Chairs Co-Chairs’ report, including the updated workplan of the Board for 2019 Co-Chairs consultations: ...
Event > Board meeting Republic of Korea (the) 
Eighteenth meeting of the GCF Board (B.18)
... panels and groups Reports from the Independent Units Workplan of the Board for 2018 Guidance from the Conference of the Parties Actions to be taken by the Board ... proposal Status of accreditation master agreements ) Consideration of accreditation proposals Risk management ...
Event > Board meeting 
Fifteenth meeting of the GCF Board (B.15)
... of the Co-Chairs, including outcomes of the Co-Chairs’ consultations Implementation of the Work Plan of the Board for 2016 Report on the activities of the ... Work Plan of the Board for 2017 Guidance from the twenty-second session of the Conference of the Parties (COP 22): ...
Event > Board meeting 
Eleventh meeting of the GCF Board (B.11)
... Status of the initial resource mobilisation Strategic plan for the Green Climate Fund (progress report) ... Arrangements for the first formal replenishment of the Fund Consideration of funding proposals Information disclosure ... Agreement) Strategy on accreditation (progress report) Consideration of accreditation proposals Initial risk ...
Event > Board meeting 