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GCF support to the Amazon
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By storing some 123 billion tonnes of carbon, the Amazon plays a crucial role in global climate regulation. It also is home to more than 30 million people, providing numerous Indigenous Peoples and local...
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ED remarks at plenary session, The COP29 landscape on finance and means of Implementation and ambition
... together for more transformative investment than just a project by project approach, and we need to learn from those and ... committed USD 14 billion. We have a very large network of projects, more than 250 in 129 countries.One- third of the ...
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Green and Resilient Debt Platform for Africa and LDCs
... of bankable, green labelled investments with adequate project preparation support; limited capacity of domestic ... to towards green buildings and renewable energy generation projects. Senegal has recently developed its ESG framework ...
Document > Approved project preparation funding application Multiple countries
The global water crisis: A call to action for climate and water initiatives
... By embracing the notion of water as a new asset class, the project seeks to establish and operationalise a national ... amplifying the affordability and bankability of water projects. A co-investment programme is envisaged, aimed at ...
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Climate-smart farming boosts forests and food security in Madagascar
... of the populations most at risk from climate change. This project is building trust in sustainable agriculture’s ... are promising for Madagascar and beyond. The ongoing project can potentially improve the lives of nearly 24,000 ...
Article > Story Madagascar 
About GCF
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There is a shrinking window of opportunity to address the climate crisis. Average global temperature is currently estimated to be 1.1°C above pre-industrial times. Based on existing trends, the world could...
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Evaluations at GCF
Evaluation policy for the GCF
The Evaluation Policy for the GCF is a GCF-wide policy that defines the overall approach of GCF evaluations, including principles, criteria, and objectives. It sets out the policy to assess...
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Pathways to dairy net zero: Promoting low carbon and climate resilient livestock in East Africa
... the Global Dairy Platform (GDP) approved USD 3.5 million of project preparation funding to support the development of a ... livelihoods. We support this initiative with our project preparation funds and hope to use our expertise in ...
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Niue launches community of practice to accelerate climate action in the Pacific
... country programming initiatives, lessons learned through project implementation, and best practices for strategic ... with the technical capacity needed to then take on the projects, but to get the activities on the ground - you need ...
Article > News update Niue 
Wetlands: An effective but undervalued climate solution
... promote their wise use. To date, GCF has 26 climate action projects in wetlands across three continents, targeting at ... Nations International Day, take a detailed look at the GCF projects that support wetlands (as of 31 December 2021): No projects found for the given keywords. 1 - 23 of 23 ...
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Areas of work
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Despite being a young organisation, GCF's operations have quickly expanded to provide innovative solutions to the climate crisis in more than 100 countries, working with partners in the public and private...
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Indigenous Peoples
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Indigenous Peoples are unique and a distinct stakeholder of GCF. The rights of Indigenous Peoples are affirmed by international human rights instruments, including binding treaties and the United Nations...
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GCF to explore how to extend REDD+ coverage at Asia-Pacific Forestry Week
The Green Climate Fund (GCF) will search for ways to expand the Fund’s use of climate finance to protect and restore forests during the Asia-Pacific Forestry Week 2019 which opens on Monday in Incheon, the Republic of...
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Collaborative R&DB Programme for Promoting the Innovation of Climate Technopreneurship
The Korea Development Bank (KDB), a direct access entity (DAE), requests the PPF support to carry out necessary preliminary studies that will help develop a full funding proposal package consistent with climate...
Document > Approved project preparation funding application Multiple countries
Green Climate Finance Facility for fostering Climate-smart agriculture in Senegal
The programme will enable LBA to offer innovative financial products including a dedicated Line of Credit (LoC) Facility focussing on climate-smart agricultural practices, and the development of financial products such...
Document > Approved project preparation funding application Senegal
The Road to Resilient (R2R) fisheries - adopting ecosystem-based adaptation in four CARICOM Member States
As island and coastal states, Caribbean countries depend heavily on marine ecosystems for critical ecosystem provisioning, regulating, cultural, and supporting services such as the provision of food, shoreline...
Document > Approved project preparation funding application Multiple countries
MSMEs’ Climate Sound Technologies for Production Efficiency and Business Value in Kenya (MSMEs CST- Kenya)
This programme will tackle barriers that KCB, like other commercial banks, cannot overcome without the concessional funding from the GCF. These barriers encompass challenges of funding MSMEs and microfinance in the...
Document > Approved project preparation funding application Kenya
G2F Regional Program: Advancing Climate Resilience & Sustainable Development in Central and West Asia
The program will support existing regional cooperation mechanisms and management systems for transboundary rivers, building upon successful models such as tri-national ownership of flood control and hydropower dams in...
Document > Approved project preparation funding application Multiple countries
GCF convenes Pacific nations for Structured Dialogue meeting in Pohnpei
... in the region to respond to the climate challenge. Projects in the region range from ensuring sustainable fresh ...
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GCF Caribbean consultations chart paths to greater resilience
... will identify potential GCF involvement in mitigation projects, such as enhancing the resilience of renewable ...
Article > Press release Multiple countries 
GCF doubles climate finance output, Board Co-Chairs report at UN Climate Conference
... of USD 2.65 billion in GCF funding for 54 climate change projects and programmes to be implemented in 73 developing ...
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GCF workshop builds climate adaptation ties in Eastern Europe and Central Asia
... “While Montenegro has adopted numerous mitigation projects during the past few years, including the ...
Article > Press release Multiple countries 
GCF calls for private sector funding at key climate finance conference
... not yet accredited to the Fund. “We are looking for bold project proposals that unlock private finance at scale. As ...
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Climate finance should focus on rural sector, says leading Indian lender
... bank, NABARD, which already has one GCF-approved project , is one of the Fund’s stable of direct access ...
Article > Press release India 
GCF workshop to consolidate finance for REDD+
... RFPs are used by the Fund from time to time to seek project ideas that help address current climate finance ...
Article > Press release Indonesia 
Sweden deepens ties with GCF as Parliamentarians visit the Fund
... organisation can do to finance tremendously important projects,” said Ms. Szyber, speaking on behalf of the ...
Article > Press release Sweden 
Season’s Greetings from GCF
... national, regional, and international level to implement projects. In order to help countries prepare to partner with ...
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GCF regional workshop spurs private sector engagement in the Caribbean
... over USD 1 billion for 22 climate mitigation and adaptation projects, ranging from resilient water sector initiatives in ...
Article > Press release Jamaica 
GCF upgrades climate support for vulnerable Pacific nations
... body to provide the legal framework for funding climate projects. GCF Deputy Executive Director Javier Manzanares ...
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Accelerating climate finance and investment for a green transition
... for developing countries. We now have a portfolio of projects worth USD 30 billion, including USD 8.4 billion in ...
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