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In our operations, we have established mechanisms to ensure accountability, manage risk, and to evaluate the performance of our activities, in order to ensure the application of safeguards as well as...
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Structured Dialogue with the Pacific 2018
... partners with GCF and accelerate the implementation of GCF projects and programmes in the Region. The four-day event ... sector), 18 Readiness Proposals (USD 5.47 million) , 1 Project Preparation Fund grant (USD 0.53 million) and had ... development goals. During the Structured Dialogue, 64 new project ideas were discussed (two thirds focusing on ...
Event > Structured dialogue Micronesia (Federated States of) 
Green Climate Fund Board maintains climate momentum in midst of COVID-19 by approving USD 878.8 million of new funds
... which wound up today. The 26th Board meeting approved 15 projects, raising GCF’s total portfolio of climate finance ... Accredited Entities, which propose and implement climate projects funded by GCF. The approved projects, listed below and in more detail here , range from ...
Article > Press release 
India - Green Climate Fund Readiness & Preparatory Support – Phase III
... strategic priorities that could be translated into projects/programmes with sound business models and financing ... on GCF policy frameworks and priority areas for potential projects. The two phases of the readiness support have ... that the Fund provides as well as development of projects in alignment with the GCF investment criteria. ...
Document > Approved readiness proposal India UNDP
Human progress or biodiversity – A question of either…or?
... about 22 years of experience working on climate resilience projects all around the world, although I have leaned towards projects within the Asia-Pacific region. At GCF, I oversee ... that the financing flows towards water-related climate risk projects that have the biggest impact and the most potential ...
Article > Insights 
Notification related to FP054
This notification provides details on the status of FP054, which lapsed on 27 June 2019.
Document > Notification
Guidelines on preparing the economic and financial analysis for SAP proposals
To aid in assessing SAP proposals against its Investment Framework, GCF may require entities to submit economic and/or financial analyses with funding proposals. This guidance is intended to clarify GCF’s expectations...
Document > Guides
Fueling Green Recovery in Armenia – advancing forest infrastructure and creating sustainable jobs for rural communities
This document presents funding proposal "SAP059: Fueling Green Recovery in Armenia – advancing forest infrastructure and creating sustainable jobs for rural communities" as approved by the Board of the Green Climate...
Document > Approved funding proposal Armenia EPIU
FP121 - REDD+ Results-based payments in Paraguay for the period 2015-2017
Recognising Paraguay’s REDD+ results for the years 2015-2017.
During these years, Paraguay has reduced a total volume 23 million tonnes of carbon dioxide equivalent (tCO2eq) in emissions from reducing deforestation,...
Project > Public sector Paraguay UNEP 
FP142 - Argentina REDD-plus RBP for results period 2014-2016
Recognising Argentina's REDD+ results for the years 2014, 2015, 2016.
During these years, Argentina has reduced 18.73 million tonnes of carbon dioxide equivalent (MtCO₂eq) in emissions through reducing deforestation...
Project > Public sector Argentina FAO 
Mitigation
The challenge
Global emissions must be cut by 45 per cent by 2030 from 2010 levels if we are to meet the Paris Agreement goal of limiting global warming to 1.5ºC. However, the current energy generation and end-use...
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GCF funded India solar rooftop programme kicks off
... Fund transferred the funds for the first GCF private sector project in the country to NABARD, which was converted into ... Entity and India's largest rural development bank. The project itself will be implemented by TATA Cleantech Capital ... barriers by demonstrating the viability of solar rooftop projects and paving the way for future private sector ...
Article > Press release India NABARD 
Women key agents for tackling climate change
... women’s empowerment in the context of climate change projects and programmes was the focus of a one-day training ... of the barriers and risks that must be overcome in the project design and implementation phases. At the start of ... Muñoz-Tamayo. The groups worked on a gender-blind project – where gender is viewed as not having an ...
Article > Press release 
Green Climate Fund to support the development of major proposals to increase climate resilience by conserving ecosystems at scale
... Resilient Enduring Earth concept, supported by GCF’s Project Preparation Facility (PPF), is a pioneering approach ... conservation ambitions.” Ryan Bidwell, Global Director, Project Finance for Permanence, The Nature Conservancy said: “These projects will deliver impact at scale in Botswana and ...
Article > Press release 
Ulaanbaatar: Live Better, Breathe Easier
... Zorigoo, who works for the Ger Area Development Investment Project, tells me. It is true. The furnace which kept ... Ger Districts An ongoing Asian Development Bank (ADB) project is supporting the Ulaanbaatar City Master Plan by ... path. GCF is investing US$145 million in a US$544 million project with ADB for the construction of green affordable ...
Article > Story Mongolia ADB 
Unlocking the Green Climate Fund: Learning from the Readiness Programme
... billion in pledges, it has allocated USD 2.7 billion into projects and programmes to date. Considering the youth of ... have been rolled out, and as Mr Shiva Sharma, a National Project Director at the Ministry of Finance of Nepal, ... Other questions pointed to a low number of ‘innovative’ projects that are currently being supported by GCF. Mr ...
Article > Press release UNDP 
National Adaptation Planning support for Antigua and Barbuda through Ministry of Health and Environment
... reduce vulnerability to climate change (Article 7.1.). The project will achieve this goal by engaging in adaptation ... in Antigua and Barbuda. Specific outcomes of the NAP project are: Adaptation baselines are established through ... Sector entities. At the completion of the NAP Readiness project, Antigua and Barbuda will have the following: A ...
Document > Approved readiness proposal Antigua and Barbuda DOE_ATG
Structured Dialogue with Africa
... to accelerate the design and implementation of ambitious projects and programmes that conform with countries' climate ... proposals and over thirty funding proposals - including projects that will target GCF’s Simplified Approval ... GCF’s work with national institutions help ensure GCF projects respond to country needs. Several African ...
Event > Structured dialogue Mali 
How grass seeds are changing lives in Kenya
... Towards Ending Drought Emergencies” is a GCF-backed project that tackles drought and extreme weather events in ... Lesiuk from GCF’s Africa Regional team conducted a project visit, during which she spoke with local partners ... Fund-financed Towards Ending Drought Emergencies (TWENDE) Project, a USD 35 million initiative to strengthen the ...
Article > Insights Kenya IUCN 
FP096 - DRC Green Mini-Grid Program
... the development of three solar green mini-grid pilot projects, each with battery storage, aggregating to a ... environment for private investment in green mini-grid projects. Key barriers to the provision of appropriate power ...
Project > Private sector Democratic Republic of the Congo (the) AfDB 
FP003 - Increasing the resilience of ecosystems and communities through the restoration of the productive bases of salinized lands
... effect of reduced rainfall and increasing temperatures. The project will strengthen the capacity to develop ... organization of farming partnerships and cooperatives. The project has an estimated lifespan of 4 years. FP003 Senegal ...
Project > Public sector Senegal CSE 
FP010 - De-Risking and Scaling-up Investment in Energy Efficient Building Retrofits
... and high use of imported fossil fuels for heating. The project will build the market for EE building retrofits in ... retrofits that can attract private investments. The project has an estimated lifespan of 20 years. FP010 Armenia ...
Project > Public sector Armenia UNDP 
FP013 - Improving the resilience of vulnerable coastal communities to climate change related impacts in Viet Nam
... ecosystem resources to support coastal livelihoods. The project will also develop systematized climate and economic ... application in all 28 coastal provinces of Viet Nam. The project has an estimated lifespan of 5 years. FP013 Viet ...
Project > Public sector Viet Nam UNDP 
FP016 - Strengthening the resilience of smallholder farmers in the Dry Zone to climate variability and extreme events through an integrated approach to water management
... benefit directly, with 1,179,800 indirect benefits of the project. The project has an estimated lifespan of 7 years. FP016 Sri ...
Project > Public sector Sri Lanka UNDP 
FP018 - Scaling-up of Glacial Lake Outburst Flood (GLOF) risk reduction in Northern Pakistan
... in some of the most remote areas of Pakistan. The project will build 250 engineering structures including ... the ability to respond rapidly to flood scenarios. The project has an estimated lifespan of 15 years. FP018 ...
Project > Public sector Pakistan UNDP 
FP022 - Development of arganiculture orchards in degraded environment (DARED)
... as a priority activity to reduce GHG emissions. This project will strengthen the resilience of rural communities ... forests towards sustainable forest co-management. The project has an estimated lifespan of 5 years. FP022 Morocco ...
Project > Public sector Morocco ADA_Morocco 
FP026 - Sustainable Landscapes in Eastern Madagascar
... of GHG emissions and degradation of ecosystem services. The project model is to initially address smallholder ... landscape-level adaptation and mitigation activities. The project has an estimated lifespan of 10 years. The total GCF ...
Project > Private sector Madagascar CI 
FP053 - Enhancing climate change adaptation in the North coast and Nile Delta Regions in Egypt
... agricultural land, and the international coastal road. The project will also lead to the development of an integrated ... management plan for the entire North coast of Egypt. The project has an estimated lifespan of 7 years. FP053 Egypt 1 ...
Project > Public sector Egypt UNDP 
SAP031 - Marajó Resiliente: Enhancing the resilience of smallholders to climate change impacts through adapting and scaling up diversified agroforestry systems in the Marajo Archipelago of Brazil
... and expanding diversified agroforestry systems (DAS). The project will focus on strengthening smallholder production, ... subsistence and commercial agroforestry-based products. The project will contribute to local policy development, ...
Project > Public sector Brazil FundacionAvina 