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GCF Private Investment for Climate Conference 2021
Join us for the 4th annual GCF Private Investment for Climate Conference (GPIC). A timely forerunner to COP26, GPIC 2021 will convene global leaders, executives, ...
Event > Events organised / involving GCF 
Record finance and increased impact: GCF delivers for ‘implementation COP’ as it marks 10 years of climate action
... the opening day of COP30, the Green Climate Fund (GCF) heralded a record programming year and greater climate impact ... the year where we have programmed the most ever – USD 3.26 billion in new climate finance. But impact is equally ... Togo, also addressed the event. He stressed that the mobilisation of climate finance remains well below the ...
Article > Press release 
Great Green Wall in the Spotlight at COP
Attention and support for the Great Green Wall , an African-led initiative to restore land and ecosystems in Africa, were reinforced at COP26. As a funder of several projects in the Sahel region ...
Article > News update 
GCF targets private investment shift at inaugural climate conference
... Green Climate Fund’s first conference focusing exclusively on the private sector opens today in Incheon, the Republic ... entrepreneurship of businesses in tackling the climate challenge, and comes on the heels of a seminal UN report ... that climate action could yield an economic gain of USD 26 trillion through to 2030 compared with business-as-usual. ...
Article > Press release 
GCF publishes the tentative funding proposal schedule for B.29
... (GCF) has published the tentative timeline for its twenty-ninth Board meeting (B.29) based on Board document ... that B.29 takes place on 28 June-1 July 2021 while a formal Board decision is yet to be taken on this matter. GCF ... of ESS reports for category A and I-1 projects/programmes 26 February 2021* Submission to the independent Technical ...
Article > Press release 
GCF heralds innovative ‘Bhutan for Life’ partnership at launch ceremony
... Fund announced a USD 43 million partnership to permanently preserve Bhutan’s protected areas, which comprise 51 ... the World Wildlife Fund (WWF). GCF’s contribution of USD 26.6 million was approved by its Board last month to support the commitment of the Royal Government of Bhutan to remain carbon neutral. The ...
Article > Press release Bhutan 
Structured Dialogue with Asia 2018
The Structured Dialogue with Asia brought 26 countries from across the region to Da Nang in Viet Nam from May 17 to 20. The Dialogue provided an important platform for ...
Event > Structured dialogue Viet Nam 
A sliver of hope from the middle of the Pacific Ocean
Sixty metres from one side of the island to the other. Sixty ... powerful King Tides. Welcome to Funafuti, the capital of the atoll nation of Tuvalu, where half of the ... a country whose total land mass across nine islands is only 26 square kilometres. The new land is the largest safe zone ...
Article > Insights 
Postcard from Katowice: Tuesday, December 4
After David Attenborourgh, broadcaster and natural historian, warned COP yesterday of the collapse of civilization if we don’t act ... announcements of relevance to GCF to date: the multilateral development banks (including several GCF partners) ...
Article > Press release 
Support for strengthening municipal action in adapting to climate change
... events, which are triggering an increase in disasters and health crises as well as other significant effects on the population, ecosystems, infrastructure, and economy. According to the National Confederation of Municipalities (CNM), 93% of Brazilian ...
Document > Approved readiness proposal Brazil
African Union calls for an ambitious and successful GCF replenishment
On February 9, the meeting of the Committee of African Heads of State ... as well as to discuss a number of other topics of critical importance for Africa’s climate action, such as climate ... for the Green Climate Fund’s activities in Africa and called for an ambitious and successful GCF replenishment. The ...
Article > Press release 
17th GCF Board meeting to refine climate finance flow
The 17th meeting of the Green Climate Fund Board opens today, with a major goal to strengthen the Fund’s focus on targeting strong ... from civil society and private sector organizations, National Designated Authorities (NDAs), which act as the main ...
Article > Press release 
GCF seeks guidance on its REDD+ role
... into its current development of a request for proposals for REDD+ results based payments. The webinars offer organisations and relevant ... formulation of an upcoming request for proposals supporting REDD+, which stands for “reducing emissions ...
Article > Press release 
New Executive Director takes office at the Green Climate Fund
Howard Bamsey has officially begun his duties as new Executive Director ... United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) by financing climate mitigation and adaptation ...
Article > Press release 
Green Climate Fund Board begins 23rd meeting today
... Green Climate Fund (GCF) Board opens its 23rd meeting today at the GCF headquarters in Songdo, Republic of Korea. The ... consider 10 new mitigation and adaptation funding proposals, totalling USD 266.9 million in GCF funding, as well as policy decisions to ...
Article > Press release 
Establishing resilient, low carbon agricultural systems in Tonga, Vanuatu and Samoa
Rising sea levels, decreasing rainfall, more intense storms and increasing temperatures are projected to reduce agricultural production. The impacts of climate change will therefore ... baseline land degradation, threatening the food security and livelihoods of rural communities in Tonga, Vanuatu and ...
Document > Approved project preparation funding application Multiple countries
Stakeholder consultation regarding feasibility study on GCF regional presence
The GCF Board has recently commissioned a study on the feasibility of establishing a GCF regional presence. The study explores the needs and options for establishing a GCF regional presence, was conducted by the consultancy firm ...
Event > Webinar 
Pipeline development to deploy clean energy technology solutions in municipal wastewater treatment works of South Africa
... economies in Africa, benefiting from high levels of industrialization and abundant natural resources such as large mineral deposits. Nevertheless, the country still faces many social and environmental challenges. ...
Document > Approved readiness proposal South Africa
USD 1 billion of climate investments to be considered at the last GCF Board meeting of the year
Sixteen new climate project proposals totalling about USD 1.0 billion of GCF investment will ... climate-vulnerable countries, with first-time single-country projects in Angola, Iraq, Somalia and COP29 host Azerbaijan. Four of the proposed 16 projects mobilise private sector investment. With the focus on ...
Article > News update 
European Bank for Reconstruction and Development
... for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) is an international entity with the mandate to promote transition towards a ... innovation. Its work includes project investment, technical assistance, institutional capacity-building, and policy ...
Organisation > Accredited Entity (AE), International United Kingdom
Timeline
... financing vehicle for developing countries within the global climate architecture, serving the Financial Mechanism of the UNFCCC and the Paris Agreement. Since the approval of the ...
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FP078 - Acumen Resilient Agriculture Fund (ARAF)
Supporting pioneering and early-growth innovative agribusinesses that enhance the climate resilience of smallholder farmers. Agriculture is a major industry in the ... 248 257 283 305 312 358 382 407 408 465 445 483 484 525 526 582 608 646 674 715 759 801 851 948 1022 121 647 1044 ...
Project > Private sector Multiple countries 
GCF/B.22/Inf.08 - Board decisions proposed between the twenty-first and twenty-second meetings of the Board
... provides information on decisions proposed between the twenty-first and twenty-second meetings of the Board as at 19 February 2019. GCF/B.22/Inf.08 Board decisions proposed between the ...
Board document > Information
GCF/B.20/Inf.08 - Report on the activities of the Secretariat
... on the activities of the Secretariat for the period 1 January to 30 April 2018. It summarizes progress against the overarching goals and priorities identified in the Secretariat’s 2018 work programme, as well as tracking key performance indicators identified in the work programme ...
Board document > Information
GCF/B.20/11 - Consolidated country and entity work programmes
This document presents the progress made on country and entity programming since the nineteenth meeting of the Board, and provides an overview of the current status of country and entity programming with GCF. The Board is requested to ...
Board document > Action item
GCF/B.19/22/Rev.02 - Consideration of funding proposals
This document presents the funding proposals to the Board for consideration at its nineteenth meeting. It also presents an overview of the projected GCF portfolio and a brief guide to the funding proposal packages. GCF/B.19/22/Rev.02 Consideration of funding ...
Board document > Action item
GCF/B.19/22/Add.28/Rev.02 - Consideration of funding proposals - Addendum XXVIII: Secretariat's review
... Secretariat’s review of the public sector funding proposals (FP059-FP077) submitted for the Board’s consideration ... GCF/B.19/22/Add.28/Rev.02 Consideration of funding proposals - Addendum XXVIII: Secretariat's review ...
Board document > Action item
GCF/B.19/02 - Guidance from the twenty-third session of the Conference of the Parties: Co-Chairs’ proposal
... document presents the proposed actions to be undertaken by the Board in 2018 in response to guidance received from the Parties during the twenty-third session of the Conference of the Parties. ... of the Conference of the Parties: Co-Chairs’ proposal ...
Board document > Action item
GCF/B.14/Inf.11 - Relationship with United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change thematic bodies
This document provides a concept for the first annual meeting with the thematic bodies of UNFCCC, which will be held during the first week of the twenty second meeting of the Conference of the Parties (COP22) in ...
Board document > Information
GCF/B.02-12/03 - Work Plan of the Board until the End of 2013
... as “the work plan”). The work plan provides clarity and transparency about the timing of Board’s decisions on strategic and operational policies and procedures that are necessary to operationalize the Fund in a timely manner. In doing so, the Board ...
Board document > Action item