Search
GCF strengthens partnership with Inter-American Development Bank
... Latin America and Caribbean region after the signing of a key agreement with the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB). ... Accreditation Master Agreements (AMA) is a prerequisite for all GCF Accredited Entities to implement GCF-approved ... Bendersky, IDB´s chief for partnerships and resource mobilization, said GCF is rapidly becoming a cornerstone ...
Article > Press release IDB 
Increasing Private Sector Involvement in the Transition towards a Low-Carbon and Climate Resilient Economy in Burundi
... private sector to integrate GCF initiatives at the national level and limits their participation at stakeholder ... the first readiness grant with regards to private sector mobilization, this proposal aims to accelerate the ... office, Burundi Federal Chamber of Commerce and Industry (CFCIB), and the Ministries of Environment and Finance, NGOs ...
Document > Approved readiness proposal Burundi CSE
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 ... other West African countries, and as confirmed by empirical data on the ground, Niger is facing the effects of ... and track record, ANFICT is uniquely well placed to mobilize, manage and transfer international climate finance ...
Document > Approved readiness proposal Niger (the)
Strengthening Carbon Capture Storage and Reporting Frameworks and Mechanisms
... (UNEP 2022). Nevertheless, the gap between estimated total GHG emissions resulting from the full implementation of ... to limit GHG emission in accordance with the goals of the UNFCCC. This includes augmenting public systems for capturing, ... mitigation options. Further, inadequate capacities to mobilize and deploy climate finance at the national level ...
Document > Approved readiness proposal Suriname Trinidad and Tobago CCCCC
Deutsche Bank signs Accreditation Master Agreement with Green Climate Fund
Deutsche Bank today signed an Accreditation Master Agreement (AMA) with the ... Fund (GCF), enabling the Bank to receive and use GCF capital to raise further funds from private sector investors to ... pleased to sign this agreement in order to work with GCF to mobilise private sector capital and increase contributions ...
Article > Press release DeutscheBank 
GCF leadership dialogue in the margins of the 75th United Nations General Assembly
Tipping point or turning point: Global solidarity for an inclusive, resilient recovery As the ... , Federal Minister for Climate Action, Environment, Energy, Mobility, Innovation and Technology, Austria H.E. Ms. ...
Event > Events organised / involving GCF 
Building project pipeline capacities: Development of GCF concept notes in the transport and health sectors in Thailand
To enable the development of priority climate change projects in Thailand, critical skills need to be built up in Thai institutions to ... partners and stakeholders. For the transport sector and e- mobility in particular, the market assessment of scaling up ...
Document > Approved readiness proposal Thailand GIZ
Strengthening capacity to accelerate green finance and development of country-driven project formulation in Viet Nam
The project is highly strategic for Viet Nam as it will contribute to address ... gap, therefore creating the conditions to achieve national and international climate goals. The specific problems ... GCF since July 2021 - to create an enabling environment to mobilize GCF resources and other international and private ...
Document > Approved readiness proposal Viet Nam
NDA Strengthening and Country Programming (Phase 3)
... the momentum of Tonga’s NDA Strengthening & Country Programming process. In 2018, Tonga developed its first Country Programme for engaging with the GCF in alignment with achieving the objectives of Tonga’s Joint ... is necessary for providing continued awareness raising, mobilizing, and informing stakeholders around climate change ...
Document > Approved readiness proposal Tonga
Enhancing access to climate finance for small island developing states
Small island developing states (SIDS) are an exceptionally ... in establishing the Green Climate Fund (GCF) under the UNFCCC’s finance mechanism. Since becoming operational in ... to convene knowledge and experience, forge partnerships and mobilize greater investment to achieve the impact needed. ...
Event > Events organised / involving GCF 
Structured Dialogue with Latin America
The Green Climate Fund's Structured Dialogue with Latin America, organised in collaboration with ... of Colombia from 5-8 March 2018, brought together key stakeholders to increase the involvement of Latin American ... readiness proposal examining electric transport and mobility potential and solutions for the region; Work was ...
Event > Structured dialogue Colombia 
GCF leadership forum helps turn COVID-19 recovery into cause for climate hope
... of states, government ministers and UN representatives called today for global solidarity to scale up action to ... United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) Executive Secretary. Ms Espinosa added that COVID-19 ... importance of developed countries’ pledge to mobilize USD 100 billion annually in funding for developing ...
Article > Press release 
The role of the Green Climate Fund in scaling up finance for climate action and resilience
Thank you, Ambassador Mark Green, for your inspiring opening ... the Green Climate Fund here today to discuss our role in scaling up finance for climate action. You have summed it up ... has helped galvanize global efforts to limit warming, mobilize private finance to drive the net-zero transition, ...
Article > Speech
41 funders, partners endorse new guiding principles for financing climate and health solutions to protect health
A consortium of multilateral development banks and funders, countries, and ... during the 28th session of Conference of Parties to the UNFCCC (COP28) in Dubai. The Guiding Principles establish a ... of accessible and effective financing and the need to mobilize additional funds for climate and health solutions. ...
Article > Press release 
Fortieth meeting of the GCF Board (B.40)
... of the agenda and organization of work Report of the thirty-ninth meeting of the Board Decisions proposed between the ... of reference for a broader review of the independent Technical Advisory Panel Reports on the activities of the ... and portfolio performance Consideration of funding proposals Consideration of accreditation proposals Secretariat ...
Event > Board meeting 
FP245 - Green City Kigali: a new model for urban development in Rwanda
As Rwanda urbanises rapidly, it is facing significant climate variability, which is ... precipitation. The resulting floods and landslides in informal peri-urban expansion areas around the capital city Kigali recurrently lead to the destruction of homes, ...
Project > Public sector Rwanda MOE_Rwanda 
FP246 - Climate Resilient Agriculture in Somalia (Ugbaad)
Somalia is one of the most fragile countries in the world. It faces significant challenges regarding security, inequality, displacement, conflicts over natural ...
Project > Public sector Somalia FAO 
Annual progress report 2024
... Investment Platform (BIP), a groundbreaking initiative to mobilise USD 10.8 billion in foreign investments for climate ... Kingdom’s Foreign Commonwealth & Development Office (FCDO) through its MOBILIST programme, the Nigeria Sovereign ... 9.9m GCF financing USD 35m Emissions avoided 6.7m tonnes FP226 Solomon Islands Knowledge-Action-Sustainability for ...
Basic page
International Union for Conservation of Nature
The International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) headquartered in ... is a non-profit organisation that operates internationally in over 150 countries with a wide range of members and ...
Organisation > Accredited Entity (AE), International Switzerland
Results needed to tackle forest roots of climate challenge
Paying developing countries based on results they achieve in keeping their forests intact is essential to meet the global climate challenge, according to Jonah Busch, a researcher ...
Article > Press release 
GCF's first REDD+ results-based payment boosts financial incentive to protect forests
The Green Climate Fund's recent decision to pay Brazil USD 96.5 million for keeping Amazon forests ... starting to pay off for countries stepping up efforts to halt deforestation. The decision by the GCF Board in February ... point in helping turn REDD+ from a topic of years of UNFCCC negotiations into payments for achievement of past ...
Article > Press release Brazil 
GCF begins first REDD+ transfer
... Nations Development Programme (UNDP), a GCF Accredited Entity, marks a key milestone for the Fund. It is the first time ... United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) which supports countries' efforts to reduce emissions ... 84 million financing to assist this South American nation halt net deforestation by 2020. GCF’s investment will ...
Article > Press release Ecuador 
GCF scopes forest funding path after workshop
GCF is currently exploring ways to help countries keep their forests intact while also dealing with climate change following a ... United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC). Mr Velasco pointed to the key role REDD+ is now ...
Article > Press release Indonesia 
GCF and FAO break record in signing fastest ever project agreement, supporting climate-vulnerable Pakistan farmers
... Fund (GCF) has signed an agreement to implement a project by the United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) ... the fastest progression from project funding approval to a funding implementation agreement during GCF’s four ... of Korea. It approved 10 climate finance projects worth USD 267 million. Pakistan Songdo FP108 GCF and FAO break record ...
Article > Press release Pakistan FAO FP108 
Jamaica and Norway lead countries in call for ambitious replenishment of Green Climate Fund ahead of Climate Action Summit
The Prime Ministers of Jamaica and Norway convened Heads of State, Ministers, and representatives ... place on 23 September. The event, titled “An Urgent Call for Countries to Partner for Climate Change,” was ... including Patricia Espinosa, Executive Secretary of the UNFCCC. Speaking at the event, Prime Minister Andrew Holness ...
Article > Press release Jamaica Norway 
Twenty-eighth Green Climate Fund Board meeting approves 15 new projects, USD 1.2 billion for climate action
The Green Climate Fund (GCF) Board has closed its twenty-eighth meeting, approving 15 new climate projects totaling USD 7.5 billion including USD 1.2 billion in GCF ... actions of all countries as we approach the crucial COP26 climate meeting in Glasgow at the end of this year. This ...
Article > Press release 
Wetlands: An effective but undervalued climate solution
When asked to think about natural carbon sinks, what’s the first image that comes to mind? Forests, right? Although their role is hugely significant, the less thought of wetlands are equally, and ... restore, and promote their wise use. To date, GCF has 26 climate action projects in wetlands across three ...
Article > Story 
Green Climate Fund Board approves USD 325.2 million and policies for accelerated climate action
... and USD 1.7 billion in co-financing. Including the approval of tranche two funding for an approved project, USD 325.2 ... will take GCF to the next level in increasing access and mobilising climate financing from the private sector for ... 32nd GCF Board meeting approved the following projects: USD 26.2 million for Vanuatu Community-based Climate Resilience ...
Article > Press release 
Pathways to dairy net zero: Promoting low carbon and climate resilient livestock in East Africa
... Green Climate Fund (GCF) in partnership with the International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD), the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) and the Global Dairy Platform (GDP) approved USD 3.5 million of project ... in response to the Global Methane Pledge, launched at COP26 by the US and the EU, and building on the participating ...
Article > Press release 
Buzzing businesses: Restoring mangroves, revitalising livelihoods amid climate challenges in Viet Nam
In Viet Nam, coastal communities face frequent flooding and storms. Each year, approximately 60,000 houses in coastal Viet Nam are ... kilograms of honey per colony, generating VND 600,000 (USD 26) in revenue and VND 400,000 (USD 17) in profit. With ...
Article > Story Viet Nam UNDP FP013 