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GCF slates future climate cooperation with China Development Bank
... Green Climate Fund has signed an agreement with the China Development Bank (CDB), the world’s largest development financial institution, to coordinate their ... climate action. While the agreement – signed recently by GCF Executive Director Howard Bamsey and CDB Vice ...
Article > Press release China 
ASEAN Catalytic Green Finance Facility (ACGF)
Economic growth in developing countries in Southeast Asia must be de- coupled from carbon emissions to support the climate transition. In the Philippines, Indonesia, and Malaysia, fossil fuels dominate the power supply, and there is ...
Document > Case study Multiple countries
GCF 38th Board meeting to commence on 5 March with memorial to Daniel Machado da Fonseca
... member and Head of the Climate Action Division, Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Brazil who passed away on 3 March ... 2024. On behalf of the GCF Board, the Co-Chairs, Milagros De Camps German and Sarah Metcalf extend their deepest condolences to the Brazilian Ministry of Foreign ...
Article > News update 
GCF signs off on project to improve climate-resilient agriculture in Namibia
... Namibia tackle climate change following the signing today of a Funded Activity Agreement (FAA). The FAA signing with the ... in Marrakech to help it reach out to Namibian stakeholders and ensure disbursed finance reaches climate-affected ...
Article > Press release Namibia 
African adaptation
Your Excellencies, Ladies and Gentlemen, Climate impacts are ... same time, Africa as the world’s youngest continent has made great efforts in driving the global climate and ... in Africa: Fostering integrated planning and policy development to leverage synergies between climate ...
Article > Speech
Agriculture adaptation
Your Excellencies, Ladies and Gentlemen, The world is not on ... big challenge is that most of our farming practices were developed for past climate conditions and are less ... productive as ecosystem boundaries move polarward. Smallholders farmers relying on rain-fed agriculture are the most ...
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Finance
Your Excellencies, Ladies and Gentlemen, The United Nations ... Environment Programme estimates that adapting to the devastating impacts of climate change will require between ... annually by 2030. As they grapple with the Covid-19 crisis, developing countries do not have the resources to finance ...
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ED address at the International Conference on Climate Resilient Pakistan
Thank you Chair, Excellencies, Ladies and Gentlemen. On behalf ... of the Green Climate Fund, please allow me to express our deepest sympathy and solidarity with the People of Pakistan ... co-financing of USD 592 million toward climate-resilient development in Pakistan. These projects aim to enhance flood ...
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AAN Associates Consortium
AAN Associates leads this readiness support initiative as a development consulting firm registered in both Pakistan and ... networks. Rather than maintaining traditional offices everywhere, AAN has built strategic partnerships and associate networks that provide deep local knowledge while ensuring rapid response ...
Organisation > PPF service firm
Executive Director's opening remarks at the High-level Pledging Conference for GCF's second replenishment (GCF-2)
... second replenishment Pledging Conference. Let me begin by congratulating Germany for demonstrating remarkable leadership in climate finance. ... the importance of this Conference and investing your precious time for being here today! This is an important ...
Article > Speech 
Twenty-first meeting of the GCF Board (B.21)
The twenty-first meeting of the Board of the Green Climate Fund will ... of the report of the twentieth meeting of the Board Board decisions proposed between the twentieth and twenty-first ... from Board committees, panels and groups Reports from the independent units Report on the activities of the Co-Chairs ...
Event > Board meeting 
Addressing the climate crisis: scaling up existing climate innovation and investment
Your Excellencies, Ladies and Gentlemen, Good afternoon. At ... these commitments into action will require accelerating the deployment of existing climate technologies and the ... and build global momentum in the leadup to the pivotal COP26 in Glasgow at the end of the year. A key challenge is to ...
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GCF sets funding proposal schedule
... Climate Fund has set the indicative timeline for its consideration of funding proposals for the next two GCF Board meetings. The indicative timeline lists the key dates leading to the Board meetings, where the 24 Board ... to iTAP – 18 December 2017 iTAP meeting – 22 - 26 January 2018 Disclosure of ESS reports for categories B ...
Article > Press release 
Climate and Health Co-Investment Facility Coordination Programme
The GCF Funding Proposal to be developed through this preparatory grant responds to the commitments expressed at COP26 and will support countries in reducing health-related ...
Document > Approved project preparation funding application Multiple countries
Webinar on the 2025 Semi Annual Financial Report (SAFR) Template
... extensive internal coordination and feedback from key stakeholders, Green Climate Fund held a webinar to present the ... Semi-Annual Financial Report – Loans and Guarantees 26 February Semi-Annual Financial Report – Investment ...
Event > Webinar 
Cooperation for climate action
... a coherent approach to supporting the climate ambitions of developing countries. This commitment is set out in our Governing Instrument (para 33). GCF has a Complementarity Framework which sets out our approach. Complementarity ... is available here . On 3 November 2021 - Finance Day at COP26, GCF adopted a joint statement with the Adaptation Fund, ...
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Workshop: GCF supporting direct access entities
... its national and regional accredited entities for four days of training on the Fund’s environmental and social safeguards (ESS) and gender policy at GCF headquarters in Songdo. The training is ... will review best practices on how to identify, categorize, mitigate, and monitor environmental and ...
Article > Press release 
Performance indicators of the initial result areas of the Fund
Adopted by decision B.05/03 (f). Sets out indicators to show the physical/transformative impact of Fund activities. Board ...
Document > Policies, strategies, and guidelines
Decision on appeal no IDP/2024/C004
Decision on appeal no IDP/2024/C004 ...
Document > Information disclosure decision
GCF/B.17/13 - Pilot Programme for REDD+ Results-based Payments
As per decision B.14/03, paragraph (b), this document presents a draft request for proposals for REDD+ results-based payments for consideration by the Board. GCF/B.17/13 Pilot Programme for REDD+ ...
Board document > Action item
Glemarec highlights role of GCF in boosting adaptation action at Korea Global Adaptation Week
New Executive Director Yannick Glemarec has committed the Green Climate Fund (GCF) to reinforcing its support for adaptation in developing countries at the opening of a major conference in ... by the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC), the Korea Environment Institute (KEI), the Korea ...
Article > Press release 
Cook Islands launches its first GCF country programme
... Cook Islands announced its first Green Climate Fund country programme which captures the government’s strategy and approach towards dealing with climate threats. It also includes climate projects and ideas the government intends to ...
Article > Press release Cook Islands 
The Green Climate Fund welcomes Austria’s contribution for its second replenishment (GCF-2)
... in pledging significant financial support for GCF-2, laying the foundation for other nations to follow suit by ... people to address the climate crisis. Austria’s leadership underlines the importance of a successful GCF replenishment ...
Article > Press release Austria 
UK pledges record $2 billion climate action funding for GCF at G20
... its second replenishment (GCF-2). The announcement was made by Prime Minister Rishi Sunak at the G20 Leaders’ Summit in New Delhi on 9 September 2023. The UK has ...
Article > Press release 
GCF rolls out new and improved Readiness Programme
The Green Climate Fund (GCF) recently launched its revised Readiness and Preparatory Support ... action capacity-building programme, Readiness supports developing countries in strengthening their institutional ... long-term climate action agenda. Readiness support is also deployed to enhance sub-national, national and regional ...
Article > News update 
ADAPT Jamaica: Enhancing climate change resilience of vulnerable smallholders in Central Jamaica
... Organization of the United Nations (FAO), appointed by Jamaica’s National Designated Authority (NDA) as Accredited Entity (AE), is supporting the agricultural sector in the development and future implementation of the “ADAPT- ...
Document > Approved project preparation funding application Jamaica
GCF at COP28
... (GCF) will be at COP28, which runs from 30 November to 12 December in Dubai, UAE. We’ve created a microsite: https://cop.greenclimate.fund , where you will find links to relevant GCF events, stories, and ... United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC), GCF takes guidance from the Conference of Parties ...
Article > News update 
The Climate Finance Opportunity in Developing Countries: How the Green Climate Fund Delivers Climate Action
There is a shrinking window of opportunity to address the climate crisis. Average global temperature ... world could cross the 1.5°C threshold within the next two decades and 2°C threshold early during the second half of ... lead-up to the United Nations Climate Change Conference COP26 in November. This virtual round table discussed the ...
Event > Events organised / involving GCF 
Climate finance for sustaining peace and security
Your excellencies, distinguished guests, Floods, fire, ... faster than expected. The countries that are being hardest hit are often those that are least equipped to cope. ... climate action. Climate positive investment can provide reliable energy access to diversify economic livelihoods; ...
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ED remarks, Interactive Dialogue 4: The Future Starts Now: enhancing the global system for current and future generations
President of the General Assembly, Secretary General of the United Nations, Excellency ... have collectively achieved, as it's essential to build confidence that we can face the challenges ahead, particularly ...
Article > Speech