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Acumen Fund, Inc.
... and executing equity investment opportunities in the clean energy, agriculture and health-care sectors, which ... companies via equity and loan instruments, Acumen sought accreditation to the GCF as an opportunity to further assist ... Acumen United States 1 1 1 1 1 2 2 2 2 2 40 Worth Street, Suite 303, New York, NY 10013, United States Acumen ...
Organisation > Accredited Entity (AE), International United States
European Bank for Reconstruction and Development
... with the mandate to promote transition towards a sustainable, open market economy and to foster innovation. Its work includes ... and coastal and port infrastructure. EBRD sought accreditation to support the paradigm shift objective of the ...
Organisation > Accredited Entity (AE), International United Kingdom
International Fund for Agricultural Development
... are carried out in remote and environmentally fragile locations, including least developed countries and small island developing States. The IFAD assists vulnerable groups such as smallholder farmers, pastoralists, ...
Organisation > Accredited Entity (AE), International Italy
Standards for the implementation of the Anti-Money Laundering and Countering the Financing of Terrorism policy
Adopted by decision B.23/15 (a). These AML/CFT Standards set the minimum and mandatory benchmarks to prevent, detect, and investigate money laundering and financing of ... control and manage related risk. Board Standards for the implementation of the Anti-Money Laundering and Countering the ...
Document > Policies, strategies, and guidelines
A sliver of hope from the middle of the Pacific Ocean
Sixty metres from one side of the island to the other. Sixty metres ... from the ocean to the lagoon. Sixty metres from rising sea levels, more powerful and unpredictable storms, and ... a country whose total land mass across nine islands is only 26 square kilometres. The new land is the largest safe zone ...
Article > Insights 
Accelerate Morocco s readiness to implement the climate change policy at a large-scale level
... and on the Study “Identification des priorités nationales en termes d’ adaptation et d’ attenuation et liste des programmes prioritaires du ... financial instruments, business models) to finance the implementation of the programs prioritized. The financing ...
Document > Approved readiness proposal Morocco
Cooperation for climate action
... GCF is committed to ensuring that our activities complement those of other funds, and that together we have a coherent approach to supporting the climate ... is available here . On 3 November 2021 - Finance Day at COP26, GCF adopted a joint statement with the Adaptation Fund, ...
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Strengthening institutional capacities and coordination mechanisms for accelerating and scaling up the mobilization of climate finance in Mozambique
Mozambique submitted its updated NDC during COP26 in Glasgow. It has been estimated that the country will need at least USD 11 billion for the implementation of its NDC ... opportunities Support FNDS with the finalization of the accreditation process and start the formulation of an Entity ...
Document > Approved readiness proposal Mozambique
GCF heralds innovative ‘Bhutan for Life’ partnership at launch ceremony
... the World Wildlife Fund (WWF). GCF’s contribution of USD 26.6 million was approved by its Board last month to support ... prevent threats to Bhutan’s forests, preserving their role as a carbon sink. Bhutan for Life will also support ... be found on the Bhutan for Life project page on GCF’s website . Bhutan Bhutan GCF heralds innovative ‘Bhutan for ...
Article > Press release Bhutan 
GCF Board opens B.19 meeting, elects Lennart Båge and Paul Oquist as new Co-Chairs
... meeting in Songdo, Republic of Korea. Paul Oquist has been elected as the developing country Co-Chair, whilst Lennart ... B.19 Board meeting will therefore take place from Monday 26 February until Thursday 1 March, and will be presided by ... developing countries on the Executive Committee of the UNFCCC Warsaw International Mechanism for Loss and Damage. Dr. ...
Article > Press release 
The Nature Conservancy
... working for educational, scientific and charitable purposes, TNC is now a wide-reaching environmental ... greenhouse gas emissions and implement their nationally determined contributions (NDCs) by implementing ambitious and ... mitigation and adaptation. TNC is developing a pilot rural credit model with a major bank and a major commodity broker ...
Organisation > Accredited Entity (AE), International United States
Development Bank of Jamaica Limited
... institutions, including the Agricultural Credit Bank of Jamaica, the National Development Bank of ... aligned with national policies, DBJ has played a pivotal role in improving the business environment and increasing ... levels, including access to low-cost financing through its network of Approved Financial Institutions and Micro Finance ...
Organisation > Accredited Entity (AE), Direct (National) Jamaica
GCF targets private investment shift at inaugural climate conference
... entrepreneurship of businesses in tackling the climate challenge, and comes on the heels of a seminal UN report ... the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC), will set the scene in the morning by quantifying the urgency of ... that climate action could yield an economic gain of USD 26 trillion through to 2030 compared with business-as-usual. ...
Article > Press release 
GCF, UN Environment launch project to fortify the Gambia against droughts, floods
... change into planning at the national, district and village levels throughout the Gambia," said Minister Dibba. ... regions is being implemented by UN Environment, a GCF Accredited Entity. Pa Ousman Jarju, GCF's Director of Country ... for about 40 percent of its national exports and 26 percent of its GDP. The geographic nature of this ...
Article > Press release Gambia 
GCF and Africa Finance Corporation drive low-emission development in Africa
... today of an agreement with the Africa Finance Corporation (AFC). The two organizations signed an Accreditation Master Agreement (AMA), a prerequisite for all ... wind farm in Sub-Saharan Africa. The USD90 million, 26MW Cabeolica project provides over 20 percent of Cape ...
Article > Press release 
GCF upgrades climate support for vulnerable Pacific nations
... with the Pacific Community (SPC). GCF today signed an Accreditation Master Agreement (AMA) with this Pacific-based regional body to provide the legal framework for funding climate projects. GCF Deputy ... in 1947 as the South Pacific Commission, as many of its 26 members are Pacific SIDS. The vulnerability of SIDS to ...
Article > Press release 
GCF publishes the tentative funding proposal schedule for B.27
... It is also noted that the twenty-sixth Board meeting (B.26) will take place virtually from 18 to 21 August 2020. GCF acknowledges the extraordinary circumstances and fast-changing ... Board decides on funding proposals brought forward by GCF Accredited Entities. Kindly note that funding proposals ...
Article > Press release 
GCF publishes the tentative funding proposal schedule for B.29
... is proposed that B.29 takes place on 28 June-1 July 2021 while a formal Board decision is yet to be taken on this ... Board decides on funding proposals brought forward by GCF Accredited Entities. Kindly note that funding proposals ... of ESS reports for category A and I-1 projects/programmes 26 February 2021* Submission to the independent Technical ...
Article > Press release 
GCF approves 11 projects at its final Board meeting of the year
... approved at B.18: FP046 – USD 8.65 million for the Renewable Energy Programme #1 – Solar in Mongolia with XacBank. ... United Nations World Food Programme (WFP). FP050 – USD 26.56 million for the Bhutan for Life project in Bhutan with ... payments. Additionally, the Board approved the accreditation of five new partner organisations as Accredited ...
Article > Press release 
Where do we stand with NDCs? Enhancing action on climate change in 2020
I would like to congratulate UNFCCC for this timely event on enhancing action on climate ... raising NDC ambitions and was supposed to culminate at COP 26 this November. However, the Covid-19 pandemic is ... human lives and economies worldwide and has also led to postponement of COP 26 to November 2021. Developing ...
Article > Statement 
GCF Private Investment for Climate Conference 2021
... for Climate Conference (GPIC). A timely forerunner to COP26, GPIC 2021 will convene global leaders, executives, experts and thought leaders from ... CEO, Convergence Selwin Hart, Special Adviser to the Secretary-General on Climate Action, United Nations Moderator: ...
Event > Events organised / involving GCF 
Record finance and increased impact: GCF delivers for ‘implementation COP’ as it marks 10 years of climate action
... the year where we have programmed the most ever – USD 3.26 billion in new climate finance. But impact is equally ... A Decade of Impact.” “This COP rightly focuses on implementation and accountability, so, it's quite timely to ... for Economic Cooperation and Development, told the meeting that the decade of action was a milestone achievement. ...
Article > Press release 
Great Green Wall in the Spotlight at COP
Attention and support for the Great Green Wall , an African-led initiative to restore land and ecosystems in Africa, were reinforced at COP26. As a funder of several projects in the Sahel region ... of the World Leaders Summit. Organised by the One Planet Summit and the Pan African Agency of the Great Green ...
Article > News update 
GCF and Acumen sign agreement to promote resilient agriculture in East and West Africa
... projects in East and West Africa. GCF has committed USD 26 million to Acumen aimed at ensuring long-term sustainable ... Asia, Latin America and the United States. Acumen is an accredited entity to GCF. The Green Climate Fund was ... parties to the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) and given the mandate to fund climate action to limit ...
Article > Press release 
Structured Dialogue with Asia 2018
The Structured Dialogue with Asia brought 26 countries from across the region to Da Nang in Viet Nam ... stakeholders – including government ministers, GCF Accredited Entities and National Designated Authorities ... about accessing and engaging with GCF. During the high-level interactions of the Dialogue, ministers from a number ...
Event > Structured dialogue Viet Nam 
GCF, CABEI, and the European Union unite to finance Costa Rica’s GAM electric train
... Union, through its Global Gateway strategy, have come together to fully finance the 'Construction, Equipment, and Start-up of Lines 1 and 2 of the Costa Rica Electric Train System' for USD 800 million. GCF is ... 250 million from the European Investment Bank. Thanks to a credit scheme with highly competitive interest rates and ...
Article > News update Costa Rica 
International Union for Conservation of Nature
... solutions to environment conservation and sustainable development challenges. It has a strong presence in countries in transition, ... implementing field projects on the ground and bringing together various stakeholders to develop and improve policies, ...
Organisation > Accredited Entity (AE), International Switzerland
GCF/B.22/Inf.08 - Board decisions proposed between the twenty-first and twenty-second meetings of the Board
This document provides information on decisions proposed between the twenty-first and twenty-second meetings of the Board as at 19 February 2019. GCF/B.22/Inf.08 Board decisions proposed between the twenty-first and twenty-second meetings of the ...
Board document > Information
GCF/B.20/Inf.08 - Report on the activities of the Secretariat
This report provides an update on the activities of the Secretariat for the period 1 January to 30 April 2018. It ... the overarching goals and priorities identified in the Secretariat’s 2018 work programme, as well as tracking key ... report includes an update on missions undertaken by the Secretariat during the reporting period. GCF/B.20/Inf.08 Report ...
Board document > Information
GCF/B.20/11 - Consolidated country and entity work programmes
... made on country and entity programming since the nineteenth meeting of the Board, and provides an overview of the current ...
Board document > Action item