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Board prepares to consider eight new public sector project proposals as GCF pipeline grows
... have been published ahead of the Board’s thirteenth meeting later this month. The proposals amount to a total ... the Fund. They will be considered at the Board's B.13 meeting which will take place from 28-30 June at GCF’s ... through to building coastal resilience in vulnerable areas. The proposals are taken from GCF’s pipeline, ...
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World Meteorological Organization first UN agency to formalize relationship with GCF
The World Meteorological Organization (WMO), the United Nations’ ... with the Green Climate Fund (GCF). By signing its accreditation master agreement with GCF, the WMO can now ... and projects. This development represents an important milestone for both GCF and the UN system, signaling the role ...
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GCF readiness week to focus on accelerating countries’ direct access to the Fund’s resources
... Republic of Korea. The five-day event will facilitate knowledge sharing and peer-to-peer learning, to develop ... 13 national and regional entities that the GCF Board has accredited for direct access and National Designated ... is already responding to the mandate of helping countries meet their intended climate action commitments. Songdo GCF ...
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Head of GCF addresses Asia-Pacific leaders: ‘Climate change action is an enabler of the SDGs’
... the Green Climate Fund, Héla Cheikhrouhou, today presented leaders from the Asia-Pacific region with the work of GCF to ... Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Korea, the meeting convened the ministers of finance and governors of central banks of the region. Speaking at the UN High-Level Follow-Up Dialogue on Financing for Development, Ms. ...
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DR Congo signs grant agreement with GCF in Paris
... Minister of Environment, Nature Conservation, and Sustainable Development, at the GCF stand during the Paris COP talks. ... Ministry of Environment, Nature Conservation, and Sustainable Development of DR Congo. The delivery partner for the ... A minimum of 50 per cent of readiness support is targeted at Least Developed Countries (LDCs), Small Island ...
Article > Press release Democratic Republic of the Congo (the) 
Guyana signs grant agreement with GCF in Paris
... Community Climate Change Centre (CCCCC or 5C), Dr. Kenrick Leslie, also attended the ceremony. 5C is an Accredited Entity (AE) to the Fund, meaning that it can ... A minimum of 50 per cent of readiness support is targeted at Small Island Developing States (SIDS) such as ...
Article > Press release Guyana 
Norway to double its contribution to GCF
... Prime Minister Erna Solberg has announced plans to scale up Norway’s commitments to the Green Climate Fund. Norway already pledged USD 258 million to the Fund last year as part of the ... initial resource mobilization and has now promised to double that figure by 2020, provided that GCF can finance ...
Article > Press release Norway 
Viet Nam pledges $1 million to GCF at COP 21
Viet Nam has pledged a contribution to the Green Climate Fund ... the base of support to the Fund. 43 states have now pledged support to the Fund, including both developed and ... efforts will be taken to fulfil our obligations under the UNFCCC and Kyoto Protocol. Viet Nam accordingly will ...
Article > Press release Viet Nam 
COP 21: GCF Talk at Six
Dear Partners, please come and join ‘GCF Talk at Six’ at COP 21 to find ... speakers from National Designated Authorities (NDAs), Accredited Entities (AEs), and other partners working with us. ... GCF’s activities at COP 21 are being posted on the GCF website and Twitter (@GCF_News). Come by and see us at the GCF ...
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Paris pledges €1 million to GCF
The Mayor of Paris, Anne Hidalgo, yesterday announced a pledge of EUR 1 million (USD 1.05 million) to the Green Climate Fund. The pledge was announced during a meeting between Mayor Hidalgo and Héla Cheikhrouhou, the ... de Ville (City Hall). Paris is currently hosting the UNFCCC climate conference (COP 21). Over 40 countries have ...
Article > Press release France 
Zambia Finance Minister signs grant agreement during Livingstone Board meeting
On the sidelines of the eleventh Green Climate Fund Board meeting, the Zambian host government has signed a grant ... in Africa,” he said. Each country that is party to the UNFCCC has been invited to submit an INDC ahead of the Paris ...
Article > Press release Zambia 
Algeria outlines climate action ahead of COP 21
... Héla Cheikhrouhou, interacted with government officials to learn first hand about the country’s climate action ... the 21st session of the Conference of the Parties to the UNFCCC. Upon invitation by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, ... States (SIDS), and African States. Other countries visited included Ethiopia, Mali, Peru, and the Philippines. ...
Article > Press release Algeria 
Ambassador Black-Layne signs Antigua and Barbuda’s grant agreement with GCF
... with the Green Climate Fund (GCF). A signing ceremony between Ambassador Black-Layne of the Ministry of Health and ... extend its support to the two-island country’s larger-scale climate adaptation initiatives. Antigua and Barbuda ... with other ministries on GCF, and to design and implement a knowledge management system to facilitate proper ...
Article > Press release Antigua and Barbuda 
Rwanda secures GCF grant to accelerate access to climate finance
... a grant agreement with the Green Climate Fund, to help implement its national green growth strategy and bring it ... Readiness and Preparatory Support Programme. The funds enable Rwanda to accelerate access to GCF resources that will be ... Republic, Democratic Republic of Congo, El Salvador, Ethiopia, Mali, Federated States of Micronesia, Thailand, ...
Article > Press release Rwanda 
Pakistan visits GCF, prepares for readiness grant
... to obtain readiness support from the Fund by October. Delegation officials said Pakistan will use the support to ... Specialists from GCF provided guidance on the Fund’s accreditation process and financing modalities, including its ... (INDC), which the Government of Pakistan will present at UNFCCC’s Conference of the Parties (COP 21) in Paris later ...
Article > Press release Pakistan 
GCF readiness support turns focus to Africa and Middle East countries
... expanding its readiness programme into the Africa and Middle East region with a three-day workshop being held from 6 to 8 September at the Library of Alexandria in Egypt. The GCF Africa and Middle East Workshop — the fourth meeting of its kind held by the Fund this year — aims to ...
Article > Press release Egypt 
Structured Dialogue with Least Developed Countries
... in collaboration with the Government of Ethiopia and the Least Developed Countries' constituency under the UNFCCC, organised the GCF Structured Dialogue with Least ... in their engagement with GCF, in consultation with the accredited entities and the GCF Secretariat to ensure ...
Event > Structured dialogue Ethiopia 
GCF Global Programming Conference 2019
... world, the Green Climate Fund (GCF) is playing a major role in helping developing countries raise and realise their ... will be called to raise their climate ambition targets or Nationally Determined Contributions (NDCs), GCF ... GCF National Designated Authorities or focal points, Accredited Entities, and others to explore how the Fund can ...
Event > Events organised / involving GCF Republic of Korea (the) 
Forests: A cause of climate concern, and hope
... Guatemala Madagascar Mexico Morocco Paraguay Peru Rwanda Viet Nam FP001 FP011 FP013 FP019 FP022 FP026 FP048 FP050 FP062 FP073 FP076 Forests: A cause of climate ...
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Fourteenth meeting of the GCF Board (B.14)
... of funding proposals Policies on the formal replenishment process Matters relating to accreditation: Strategy and policy on accreditation ... accreditation proposals Accreditation review of applicant 026 Status of accreditation master agreements Status of the ...
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Micro, Small, and Medium sized Enterprises Pilot Programme
... up to USD 200 million for the Programme. The GCF Secretariat will seek to allocate at least USD 100 million for developing countries that are particularly vulnerable to the adverse effects of climate change, including least ...
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GCF Global NDA Conference 2018
The Green Climate Fund is pleased to host the Global NDA Conference on 8-9 and 12 ... communities face. The Global NDA Conference will bring together participants from all GCF National Designated ... for Climate Conference, please refer to the conference website . 1 / 100 Previous Next #2018NDAconference Republic of ...
Event > Events organised / involving GCF Republic of Korea (the) 
GCF to explore how to extend REDD+ coverage at Asia-Pacific Forestry Week
... to consult with a wide range of forestry experts to determine how to expand GCF’s engagement with REDD+ and ... an information session about forest-based climate finance. Leading environment officials from the governments of ... under the REDD+ financing umbrella. REDD+ refers to the UNFCCC-based accounting and funding mechanism that supports ...
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Green Climate Fund Board begins 23rd meeting today
... mitigation and adaptation funding proposals, totalling USD 266.9 million in GCF funding, as well as policy decisions to ... 101 approved projects. The Board will also consider accrediting four organisations to become GCF funding partners. ... Accredited Entities, which allow for finances to be channelled directly to developing countries rather than through ...
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Canada announces contribution to Green Climate Fund
... to the announcement, GCF Executive Director Yannick Glemarec stated: “The Green Climate Fund welcomes the ... currency. Canada will host GCF’s second consultation meeting in Ottawa on 29-30 August. This will be followed by a ... building activities (known as readiness support) helping 126 developing countries identify and address their most ...
Article > Press release Canada 
GCF addresses climate farming challenges in expert panel
GCF co-organised a consultation and technical meeting on climate change, agriculture and food systems with ... consultation held at the sidelines of GCF’s second replenishment meeting in Ottawa, Canada. As part of the GCF replenishment and strategic programming, the event discussed ...
Article > Press release Canada 
Agreement with Spanish global investor strengthens GCF’s private sector pull
... (COFIDES) is a joint state and privately-owned company accredited by GCF in October last year to finance climate ... signed an agreement on Wednesday which lays the legal groundwork for GCF to injects its own catalytic input ... COFIDES to help us redirect the world’s private sector assets, estimated at around USD 210 trillion, to fund ...
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Last GCF Board meeting of 2019 begins today
The 24th Green Climate Fund (GCF) Board meeting opens today to consider expanding the Fund’s support ... action partners. The Board will also decide whether to accredit seven new partners to propose and implement paradigm-shifting initiatives funded by GCF that ...
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GCF's new e-learning platform to improve capacity building and knowledge sharing
Today, the Green Climate Fund (GCF) launched its first e-learning course to enable easier access to the Fund's ... (SAP). The SAP course is primarily designed for GCF's Accredited Entities, National Designated Authorities and Focal Points. It provides detailed information on the key elements required for SAP ...
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Pledging Conference for GCF's First Replenishment
... change took an historic step forward with 27 countries pledging to replenish the Green Climate Fund (GCF) by USD 9.78 billion ... in 2014, even though some of those contributors have yet to pledge. Three-quarters of the countries increased ...
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