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... the President of the African Development Bank (AfDB) while signing a partnership agreement with the Green Climate ... Adesina. Mr Adesina called on AfDB and GCF to "work together to win this war," while signing an Accreditation Master Agreement (AMA). These legal arrangements ...

... the first tranche of climate finance under the Egypt Renewable Energy Financing Framework . The project, undertaken with ... and Development, will support Egypt’s Sustainable Energy Strategy, financing investments in private ... Financing Framework pools the resources of GCF and EBRD together with other investors in support of Egypt’s Feed-in ...

Cristiana Paşca Palmer, Executive Secretary of the Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD), visited the GCF headquarters this week to hold discussions ... Executive Director a.i., welcomed Dr Palmer, and the two delegations discussed how to strengthen the connections ...

The Green Climate Fund (GCF) and the Socialist Republic of Viet Nam have signed letters of agreement approving nearly USD 300,000 in GCF ... the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) – a GCF Accredited Entity – is already home to a GCF project to ...

... Bank for Economic Integration (CABEI) today signed an Accreditation Master Agreement (AMA) with the Green Climate Fund (GCF). The agreement will enable the multiplying of financing sources for resilient and ... By signing this legal arrangement, CABEI has completed an important step in its accreditation to the GCF, ...

XacBank, a Green Climate Fund (GCF) Accredited Entity, is helping Mongolia forge a new sustainable phase in its economic growth by holding the bank’s ... sector to drive low-emission innovation. It will bring together a range of experts to explore how to reduce greenhouse ...

... from 18 to 21 July. The three-day event will bring together representatives from Pacific Island countries with the GCF’s implementing partners, private sector organizations, civil ... to climate impacts and tapping the potential for renewable energy and energy efficiency solutions. A number of these ...

... agreement with the Green Climate Fund (GCF) to grant privileges and immunities to GCF. The agreement was signed in ... United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC), Parties recommended to enter into bilateral ... development banks. The Executive Director of the GCF Secretariat, Mr. Howard Bamsey, welcomed Tonga’s granting of ...

The 17th meeting of the Green Climate Fund Board opens today, with a ... act as the main national conduits to the Fund, as well as Accredited Entities and other Partners that assist in ... the GCF Board at its 16th meeting in April to focus on implementation. To further this goal, the start of the Board ...

... help strengthen the island nation of Tuvalu against the double climate threats of rising sea levels and destructive ... tranche of its USD 36 million contribution to UNDP, a GCF Accredited Entity, to reduce the vulnerability of one of the ... in three of Tuvalu’s nine inhabited islands, which together have an average elevation of only 1.83m. The grant ...

... start a national, low-carbon energy sector with its completion of a USD 20 million funds transfer to a Mongolian ... of last year, GCF designated XacBank as a direct access Accredited Entity, which propose and implement GCF-financed ...

The Green Climate Fund (GCF) is pleased to announce the arrival of Raul Herrera who will act ... transactions, Mr. Herrera will act as GCF’s chief legal adviser for a six-month period, providing internal ... Herrera, who was born in Panama, has represented a wide variety of clients, including private, public, bilateral and ...

... of the Green Climate Fund’s (GCF) direct access Accredited Entities will convene at the Fund’s headquarters ... will see GCF’s Direct Access Entities work alongside relevant National Designated Authorities (NDAs), GCF Readiness ... Climate Fund that emphasizes the role of robust and competent entities to enhance country ownership of projects and ...

Signs of growing ambition in Asian countries to tackle climate change have laid the groundwork for the second ... how 19 countries plan to deal with this global challenge. While the geographical diversity of Asia means ... a sentiment shared by many that Asian nations are determined to chart their own climate courses. In response, ...

... – a new web-based guide that provides Partners with detailed information on how to access the Fund’s resources. ... to climate change: (1) Empowering countries; (2) Getting Accredited; (3) Funding projects; and (4) Implementing ...

... based payments. The webinars offer organisations and relevant stakeholders an opportunity to guide the GCF Secretariat’s formulation of an upcoming request for proposals ... from deforestation and forest degradation and the role of conservation, sustainable management of forests and ...

... Executive Director Howard Bamsey today. “My country is implementing solutions to deal with this international problem, but we will need to draw on international ... Ambassador to Korea, Askar Beshimov, said during a meeting with Mr Bamsey at GCF headquarters in Songdo, Korea. ...

... as new Executive Director of the Green Climate Fund Secretariat. Ambassador Bamsey is a prominent figure in climate ... United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) by financing climate mitigation and adaptation ... “This is an exciting time to become the GCF’s leader. I am confident Howard’s appointment will help the ...

... start flowing to help poor farmers in northern Namibia tackle climate change following the signing today of a Funded ... so far by GCF, took place during the 15th GCF Board meeting held in Samoa. “We can now get started on helping ... Namibian Environmental Investment Fund, one of GCF’s Accredited Entities, signed a readiness grant during the UN ...

Mongolia’s XacBank today signed an Accreditation Master Agreement (AMA) with the Green Climate Fund, setting out its partnership with GCF to forge low-emissions ... introducing new economically and environmentally sustainable ways of doing things,” said Mr. Amartuvshin Hanibal, ...

The fifteenth meeting of the Board of the Green Climate Fund (B.15) will be ... of Board priorities will be to consider applications for accredited entity status, ways to enable easier and faster access to resources for certain ...

... American countries to advance the region’s push to be a leader in promoting low-emission and climate-resilient ... including representatives of 17 countries, 10 accredited entities, 6 civil society organizations and other partners, took part in ...

Effective water management is playing an increasingly key role in responding to climate change, the acting head of the Green Climate Fund Secretariat has told an international water symposium in ... extremes already pose great risks to water management and sanitation,” he said. “But, managed well, water provides ...

During COP 22, Luxembourg’s Environment Minister, Ms. Carole Dieschbourg, and the Green Climate Fund Executive Director a.i., Mr. Javier Manzanares, met to discuss the Fund’s progress over the past year, as well as GCF’s role in unlocking international climate finance flows. ...

... for country ownership and engagement. The informal meeting in the margins of COP 22 was chaired by GCF Board ... project proposals. The need for capacity building for smaller countries was also raised, as a means to enhance their ... Mr. Fakir also highlighted the opportunity provided by peer learning to help empower countries. Several countries ...

... (GCF) have signed a Readiness Framework Agreement to enable developing countries to partner with FAO on activities ... conference by FAO Deputy Director-General, Ms. Maria Helena Semedo, and GCF Executive Director a.i., Mr. Javier ... National Designated Authorities (NDAs) and GCF’s Accredited Entities to develop requests under the Readiness ...

... of the Green Climate Fund held their first annual meeting with the thematic bodies of the UNFCCC during the 22nd session of the Conference of the ... thematic bodies, including the Adaptation Committee, the Least Developed Countries Expert Group, the Technology ...

... Agreement (FAA) enabling the disbursement of funds to implement the first approved project proposal from Acumen (a private sector accredited entity), making it the first GCF project to move to ... at a later stage, not only meeting the objectives of the UNFCCC but also serving SE4ALL (Sustainable Energy For All) ...

... of USD 200 million for around 10 pilots, including at least four to be implemented in small island developing ... and selection of specific pilot activities to be made by accredited entities, with mechanisms set up to increase national oversight and multi-stakeholder ...

... Fund. Held on 10 June, the half-day gathering brought together 25 country representatives, as well as partner ... National Designated Authorities (NDAs) and focal points, to learn about the Fund. Discussion focused on assessing the ... of engaging with entities that have already been accredited to the Fund, while, in parallel, identifying ...