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Thirty-fifth meeting of the GCF Board (B.35)
... of the agenda and organization of work Report of the thirty-fourth meeting of the Board Decisions proposed between the ... and portfolio performance Consideration of funding proposals Consideration of accreditation proposals Final report of the Independent Evaluation Unit’s ...
Event > Board meeting 
SAP027 - Solomon Islands Knowledge-Action-Sustainability for Resilient Villages (SOLKAS) Project
Rise in sea level and temperature, extreme rainfall, flooding, and droughts threaten the Solomon Islands’ population who reside on low-lying islands and atolls. The local population remains highly reliant on dwindling natural ...
Project > Public sector Solomon Islands SCA 
Support for accreditation of direct access entities in Namibia
... access to climate finance for achievement of its Nationally Determined Contribution (NDC) ambition by strengthening capacities of local institutions that are able to serve as Direct Access ...
Document > Approved readiness proposal Namibia EIF
Enabling Readiness for Capacity Building on Installation and Maintenance of Solar PV in Timor-Leste
... aims to support the government of Timor-Leste particularly the technical professional staffs of environment, Ministry of Public Works (National ...
Document > Approved readiness proposal Timor-Leste UNEP
How to financially incentivise well-designed climate projects
The global development finance market has existed for decades, supported by globally accepted standards on project development and ...
Document > Working paper
GCF Regional Dialogue with Middle East and North Africa
The event aims to bring together National Designated Authorities (NDAs), Accredited Entities (AEs), Delivery Partners (DPs), and other GCF partners and stakeholders to ... and experiences. By invitation only See all photos 1 / 263 Previous Next Morocco Rabat, Morocco GCF Regional ...
Event > Structured dialogue Morocco 
Building Flood Resilient Community through Adaptive Livelihood and Runoff Management in Petanglong Area of Central Java Province of Indonesia (BRAVE)
Since early 2000s, the Petanglong area (Pekalongan City, Pekalongan Regency and Batang Regency) in Central Java ...
Document > Approved project preparation funding application Indonesia Kemitraan
Improving resilience in the Republic of North Macedonia by integrating adaptation into planning processes
The primary objective of this proposal is to increase the resilience ... change by integrating adaptation planning into national and sectoral planning processes. In doing so, North ...
Document > Approved readiness proposal North Macedonia UNDP
GCF finance supports landmark climate action in Indonesia
Indonesia has achieved a significant milestone in scaling up climate action through the Reducing Emissions from ... (GCF). USD 499.8 million has been committed to the country under the Results-Based Payments system in recognition of ... of emissions from the forestry and land-use sectors. A total of USD340.7 million has been disbursed, of which USD ...
Article > News update Indonesia UNDP 
GCF Board meets to consider new climate finance commitments ahead of crucial COP30 conference
... 2025. The Board will hold its third and last meeting of the year just two weeks before the COP30 conference and consider proposals for new climate finance to developing countries. ... for consideration, amounting to USD 1.4 billion in potential GCF funding. The proposed projects include investments to ...
Article > News update 
ED opening remarks
... to programme these resources as soon as transferred. At COP 26, we were able to confirm that GCF had committed all its ... for around 2-3% of global climate finance flows under the UNFCCC; 0.5% of total climate finance flows; and less than ... for us to use our resources in a catalytic manner to mobilise much larger sums of climate finance from both ...
Article > Speech
Rapid climate action: Eight newly approved projects set for implementation
... Republic of Korea. At the last Board meeting of the year, B.40, USD 1 billion in GCF funding for 16 projects was ... now comprises 286 projects across 133 countries, with a total GCF investment of USD 16 billion and an overall total of USD 61.5 billion with co-financing. Before a ...
Article > News update 
A tribute to Leo Paat Jr.
... died from COVID-19-related complications in August, several months after being diagnosed with the virus upon his ... to Korea from a GCF Board meeting. Leo left behind family, friends, and colleagues around the world who were shocked ... by the Board in 2019. The process of moving beyond the IFC’s Performance Standards and developing GCF’s own ESS ...
Article > Story 
Review and update of the GCF Strategic Plan for 2024-2027
... and portfolio targets, strategic priorities and operational priorities for the current programming period. The ... was adopted at B.27, to guide the Board in addressing policy gaps and programming GCF resources for the first ... active observers, observer organizations, parties to the UNFCCC and the Paris Agreement, members of GCF panels and ...
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Pacific island climate threat requires early action, says regional representative at GCF workshop
... Pacific Island concerns over climate change as an existential threat into action, said a regional body representative during a Green Climate Fund workshop. ...
Article > Press release 
GCF and World Bank partner to boost cookstove market in Bangladesh
... in Bangladesh, bringing together a number of climate and health benefits. The signing of the Funded Activity Agreement (FAA), which guide the implementation of ... approved GCF projects, marks a key milestone for the Global Clean Cooking Programme – Bangladesh initiative ...
Article > Press release Bangladesh IDCOL 
Partner agreements after Board meeting sign of faster GCF financing
... is partners to implement four new climate initiatives only days after they were approved by the GCF Board. The ... on 20 March. While the GCF Board approves projects, legally-binding Funded Activity Agreements (FAAs) are necessary ... reporting, disbursement and budgeting for each individual GCF climate initiative. As GCF continues to streamline ...
Article > Press release 
FP180 - Global Fund for Coral Reefs Investment Window
Coral reefs are among the world’s most threatened ecosystems ... the programme will benefit from synergies with the GFCR Grant Window, which aims to mobilise USD 125 million of concessional capital from ...
Project > Private sector Multiple countries PCA 
Thematic brief: Oceans
Oceans and coastal ecosystems cover more than 70 percent of the Earth’s surface, providing a natural asset of enormous significance to protect our planet, ...
Document > Thematic brief
Policies: Risk management framework
... GCF’s approach to managing risk at both the institutional and funding proposal investment level, covering funding, non-financial, ... well as approaches to reporting on risk matters. This policy category also includes the GCF’s internal control ...
Basic page > Policy map
FP223 - Project GAIA ("GAIA")
In the past two decades, there has been an 83 per cent global increase in the frequency of major climate-related disasters, such as floods, ... between to meet their adaptation needs. The estimated annual cost of adaptation in these countries is expected to ...
Project > Private sector Multiple countries MUFG_Bank 
FP259 - Adapting tuna-dependent Pacific Island communities and economies to climate change
... vulnerable to climate change impacts due to threats from coral reef degradation and ocean warming. Higher sea temperatures are degrading coral reefs and reducing the amount of reef fish available for coastal populations’ food security. Ocean warming is also driving the redistribution of tuna ...
Project > Public sector Multiple countries CI 
Work with us
Our values Committed to climate action We are committed to ... both through our funded activities and the sustainability of our operations. Innovative We strive to be leaders in ... build knowledge. Responsive We work in collaboration with all our stakeholders and each other, to understand what is ...
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FP013 - Improving the resilience of vulnerable coastal communities to climate change related impacts in Viet Nam
Strengthening storm and flood protection for coastal communities in Viet Nam through resilient housing, ... planting and rehabilitation of mangrove forests, and systematized climate risk assessments for the public and private sectors. Impoverished coastal communities in Viet Nam are impacted by frequent flooding ...
Project > Public sector Viet Nam UNDP 
FP015 - Tuvalu Coastal Adaptation Project (TCAP)
Protecting the small island nation of Tuvalu from the impact of rising sea level and increasing cyclone events that threaten the country’s viability. ...
Project > Public sector Tuvalu UNDP 
FP049 - Building the climate resilience of food insecure smallholder farmers through integrated management of climate risk (R4)
Increasing the resilience of vulnerable households in Senegal to climate-related risks through better risk management, water and soil conservation. Greater variability of rainfall, often causing drought, along with rising sea-levels, ...
Project > Public sector Senegal WFP 
FP059 - Climate Resilient Water Sector in Grenada (G-CREWS)
... sector in Grenada through increased freshwater availability and demand reduction measures. Grenada relies heavily upon ... with increasing average temperatures, more erratic rainfall, more frequent heavy rainfall events, and saltwater intrusion in groundwater due to ...
Project > Public sector Grenada GIZ 
FP060 - Water Sector Resilience Nexus for Sustainability in Barbados (WSRN S-Barbados)
Creating sustainable, resilient water supply for Barbados by implementing renewable energy solutions, ... to affect Barbados through an increasing severity of tropical storms and hurricanes, leading to serious impact on water ... WSRN S-Barbados will increase water security via the installation of photovoltaic solar and backup natural gas power ...
Project > Public sector Barbados CCCCC 
FP105 - BOAD Climate Finance Facility to Scale Up Solar Energy Investments in Francophone West Africa LDCs
... Least Developed Countries in West Africa, characterised by one of the lowest access rates to modern energy services ... on fossil fuels and subsequent energy security challenges. Based on Nationally Determined Contributions ... of installed solar capacity by 2030. However, a significant mobilisation of the private sector at scale would be ...
Project > Private sector Multiple countries BOAD 
GCF joins German development bank to make Tanzania more climate resilient
... Climate Fund signed a funding agreement with Kreditanstalt für Wiederaufbau (KfW) today to make communities in northern Tanzania more resilient to ... access to clean drinking water. GCF Board member Richard Muyungi, from Tanzania, was also present at the signing on ...
Article > Press release Tanzania KfW 