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Climate-smart farming boosts forests and food security in Madagascar
... countries — a devastating drought , punctuated by intense cyclones , has pushed more than a million people ... into hunger. As extreme weather exacerbates poverty and malnutrition, farmers are caught in a dangerous catch-22: ... International. Edited by: Zeenia Dastur, GCF Madagascar FP026 Climate-smart farming boosts forests and food security in ...
Article > Story Madagascar CI FP026 
Cuba's coastal communities fight climate change
In the coastal neighbourhood of Litoral in Manzanillo, Cuba, the sea is both a lifeline and a threat. Every time a storm darkens the sky, families like Martha ... for adaptation that blends nature, science, and social mobilisation. Though the Mi Costa project will formally run ...
Article > Story Cuba UNDP FP157 
Landmark project improved farmers’ livelihoods and protected forests in Madagascar, new report finds
A Green Climate Fund-financed agricultural resilience project in one of the world’s most ... reduced deforestation, a new evaluation report released today has found. Findings from the impact evaluation conducted ... local enabling environment, the report said. Madagascar FP026 Landmark project improved farmers’ livelihoods and ...
Article > Press release Madagascar FP026 
From seed to shelf
In the heat of the day, on a hundred-hectare farm in Namibia, a group of people ... crops. They will take this knowledge back to their small-scale farms and communities, where they will plant the seeds ...
Article > Story Namibia EIF FP023 
Re-connecting with Mother Earth
In the north of Colombia, in a region called La Mojana, three of the country’s most important rivers meet: the San Jorge, the Cauca ... on track to complete the 5-year programme with UAIIN by 2026. The project has also been working with the Alexander Von ...
Article > Story Colombia UNDP FP056 
Record-breaking Green Climate Fund Board meeting approves USD 1.225 billion for new projects, reforms accreditation model and invites bids to host regional presence
... package of projects also includes investments which will mobilise private investment for climate action, including a ... Water Project with Asian Development Bank (ADB) FP265 : Climate-resilient landscapes for sustainable ... (AVGF) Project with International Finance Corporation (IFC) More information about the projects can be accessed ...
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Results-based management
... a results-based management (RBM) approach to continuously monitor the performance of its projects/programmes and ... is a management strategy that uses monitoring data and evaluations to assess and improve performance and the ... current and future projects/programmes can be strengthened. All GCF Board decisions and policies on results, monitoring ...
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Policies and strategies
... of its mandate, the GCF Board approves specific operational policies and guidelines, including for programming, project cycle, administration, and financial management. The Board also approves strategies, which ...
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GCF convenes global forum to accelerate green recovery in developing countries
... 500 policymakers, climate change experts, development specialists and representatives from UN agencies, civil society ... Asia and the Commonwealth. “The UK is the host of COP26 in Glasgow next year and is committed to a sustainable ... that “we are at a turning point.” “We want to mobilise, structure and incentivise the whole community of ...
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GCF Private Investment for Climate Conference 2020
The third annual GCF Private Investment for Climate Conference (GPIC) ... and Beyond, and the 2021 UN Climate Change Conference (COP 26). Investors at the third GCF Private Investment for ... management Day 1 Session 1 - Greener, Smarter, Fairer: Mobilising leadership for a low-carbon and climate resilient ...
Event > Events organised / involving GCF 
Green Climate Fund Board approves USD 1 billion for climate action, sets out strategic vision
... to climate finance for developing countries with the approval of over USD 1 billion of funding for low-emission, ... period. A total of 16 projects were given the green light by the Board at the virtual meeting this week to a value of ... Climate Fund (SnCF Global) – Equity with PCA (FP152) USD 26.7 million for Mongolian Green Finance Corporation with ...
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Financing low emissions, resilient development pathways
His Excellency, President of Senegal, Macky SalI; Her Excellency, Ms. Amina Mohammed, UN ... 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 ...
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GCF results-based payments: Stepping stone to unlock private finance at scale
... not be able to finance all eligible emissions reductions. Mobilisation of private finance at scale, including through ... the lion’s share of carbon market growth. At COP26 in Glasgow, the UNFCCC further developed key elements of Article 6 of the ...
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GCF portfolio reaches USD 11.3 billion with new climate projects approved by the GCF Board
... with five organisations, and accredited the Zambia National Commercial Bank Plc (ZANACO) as a new partner to the ... (FP194); USD 76.6 million for E-Motion: E-Mobility and Low Carbon Transportation with Development Bank ... 82.5 million as GGC scales up) with MUFG Bank (FP197); USD 26.9 million for CATALI.5°T Initiative: Concerted Action to ...
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What do gin and tonic, coffee and mountain climate risks have in common?
For many, mountains are remote sites of natural beauty to admire. ... has approved at least 31 projects in mountainous areas in 26 countries, with a total GCF investment of USD 1.8 ...
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GCF leaves COP30 ready to ramp up climate finance
... finance by 2035 and the confirmation of the broader goal to mobilise USD 1.3 trillion in climate finance per year by the ... 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, ...
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GCF-EIF agreement opens way for start of Namibian nature-based climate solution
... has come a step closer to helping Namibia’s Environmental Investment Fund (EIF) utilise the resilience of ecosystems to help communities withstand climate change. GCF and ... initiatives. It takes a holistic approach to enhance natural and community resilience by upgrading ecosystem integrity ...
Article > Press release Namibia EIF SAP006 
Country programming support and sustainable tourism planning for Cabo Verde
Cabo Verde’s growing vulnerability towards environmental instabilities as well as its high ... and dependence on fossil fuels present significant challenges within the country. The Government of Cabo Verde ...
Document > Approved readiness proposal Cabo Verde UNIDO
FP194 - Programme for Energy Efficiency in Buildings (PEEB) Cool
The Programme for Energy Efficiency in Buildings (PEEB) Cool includes 11 countries ... seven different climates: the Mediterranean, humid subtropical, tropical, equatorial, arid, mountain, and continental. These ...
Project > Public sector Multiple countries AFD 
FP197 - Green Guarantee Company ("GGC")
The Green Guarantee Company (GGC) is the first ever global institution dedicated to ... where it operates. This represents an opportunity to mobilise large funds from global investors by using ...
Project > Private sector Multiple countries MUFG_Bank 
FP198 - CATALI.5°T Initiative: Concerted Action To Accelerate Local I.5° Technologies – Latin America and West Africa
The CATALI.5°T (pronounced “catalyst”) Initiative will establish funding support for ... enterprises in Latin America and West Africa. Collectively known as ‘climate ventures’, these enterprises are ...
Project > Private sector Multiple countries GIZ 
Accelerating the deployment of climate financing for early warning systems
The Green Climate Fund (GCF) through its Simplified Approval Process (SAP) and the Climate Risk and Early Warning Systems (CREWS) convened 70 experts and ... at UK’s Foreign Commonwealth and Development Office (FCDO), reminded participants that “the UN ...
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Supporting Yemen’s Low Emissions Development through the preparation of the Nationally Determined Contribution (NDC), while enhancing required capacities and project pipeline in support of reducing emission
The goal of the proposed project is to ensure enabling conditions for the Government of Yemen and its key actors to effectively implement its ... with the Paris Agreement. The project will achieve this goal based on its transformational logic as follows: IF the ...
Document > Approved readiness proposal Yemen
FP295 - Establishing Climate Resilient, Regenerative Agricultural (CRRA) systems in Tonga, Vanuatu and Samoa
... change. Their geographic isolation and exposure to extreme hydro-meteorological hazards leave them susceptible to climate shocks. Agriculture remains the backbone of local economies; however, rising temperatures, erratic rainfall ...
Project > Public sector Multiple countries SPC 
Private sector financing
... climate crisis is too big, too serious and too urgent to rely on the resources of public institutions alone. Today, the private sector manages more than USD 210 ... and green growth ambitions, the private sector has an unparalleled opportunity to deliver the investment needed to spur ...
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Indigenous Peoples
... of GCF. The rights of Indigenous Peoples are affirmed by international human rights instruments, including binding treaties and ... United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC), including in the Cancun Agreement. The preamble of ...
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The Green Climate Fund, the Global Partnership for Education and Save the Children launch the world’s largest investment for green schools at COP28
The Green Climate Fund (GCF), the Global Partnership for Education (GPE) and Save the Children ... United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) and serves the 2015 Paris Agreement, supporting the ... commitment to ending the world’s learning crisis. GPE mobilizes partners and funds to support nearly 90 ...
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Green Climate Fund and Meridiam unveil ambition and opportunities for impactful climate investments
... in Paris in early October to identify opportunities to mobilise and scale up capital for more ambitious climate action in ... United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC). It serves the 2015 Paris Agreement, supporting the ...
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Turning down the heat
In Bangladesh, over 33 million children are forced to stay home for days as the sweltering heat makes school too ... a state-run school in Dhaka. “The heat is too much, she already got heat rashes from sweating. I hope she does not ... of the world’s first cooling-focused facilities which has mobilize funds to provide cooling solutions in nine ...
Article > Story Bangladesh WorldBank FP177 