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Message from GCF on the COVID-19 pandemic
... been spared. To date, three GCF staff members and one colleague from a partner organisation have tested positive for ... where GCF is based, as well as those in other countries. Together, we are taking all necessary steps to limit the risks ... of exposure and transmission of COVID-19. These actions supplement a range of precautionary measures that GCF put in ...
Article > Press release Republic of Korea (the) 
Bolstering the resilience of poor, climate-vulnerable communities
... adaptation capacity of those most at risk, particularly female-led households, just as monsoon season threatens. “We were moving as quickly as possible to get the project up and running in time for the new flood ... shallow tube wells to provide safe drinking water and 2,810 sanitary latrines for hygiene—both critical for stemming ...
Article > Press release Bangladesh 
GCF Private Investment for Climate Conference 2018
... 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 climate action evidenced by the release on Monday of the IPCC report Global Warming of 1.5°C. ...
Event > Events organised / involving GCF 
GCF and UNEP webinar on ‘Scaling-up GCF Projects on Energy-Efficient and Climate Friendly Cooling’
... cooling. The webinar presented how countries can scale up efforts on energy-efficient and climate friendly ... and Adaptation of the GCF. The Cool Coalition Secretariat, the International Energy Agency (IEA), United For ... aim to assist National Designated Authorities (NDAs) and Accredited Entities (AEs) in the development of ...
Event > Webinar 
GCF Support to Climate Resilient Recovery
... they submit their expression of interest to the Secretariat by 28 February 2021. Countries may choose one option ... the three expected outputs proposed in the following table. The budget allocation to the option(s) chosen by countries will be ...
Event > Webinar 
GCF accredits Macquarie to develop partnership in climate investments
... first Australia-based global private sector partner. The Accreditation Master Agreement with Macquarie Alternative Assets Management Limited (MAAML) allows GCF to draw on the ... operates in 31 markets around the world and is a global leader in green finance and infrastructure. The agreement ...
Article > Press release 
Updated GCF Project Preparation Facility Guidelines
The webinar seeks to provide detailed guidance regarding the Project Preparation Facility ... been integrated in the updated PPF Guidelines now available online . The webinar programme will cover the following ...
Event > Webinar 
Twenty-eighth meeting of the GCF Board (B.28)
#GCFB28 Opening of the meeting Adoption of the agenda and organization of work ... of the independent Technical Advisory Panel Updated accreditation framework Performance review of the GCF for the ... Consideration of funding proposals Consideration of accreditation proposals Revised Policy on Sexual Exploitation, ...
Event > Board meeting 
GCF Board meeting opens with USD 1.2 billion in climate finance on agenda
The GCF Board begins a four-day meeting today with USD 1.2 billion for proposed climate ... Ten of the 15 proposals wholly or partly target the least developed countries (LDCs), Small Island Developing ... include the results management framework, the updated accreditation framework, and evaluations by the Independent ...
Article > Press release 
International Financial Institutions Knowledge Management Community of Practice (COP) Spring Meeting
... to host the International Financial Institutions (IFI) Knowledge Management Community of Practice (COP) Spring Meeting, to be held on 21-22 April 2021 at 8:00 a.m. EST / ... at the 2020 Annual International Financial Institutions Knowledge Management COP Annual Workshop, held on 2-4 December ...
Event > Webinar 
Workshop on the draft of the Water Sector Guidelines for DAEs
... change impacts the livelihoods and well-being of societies. Since 2015, GCF has appraised and financed a wide ... with projects in water resources management, water supply, sanitation, urban drainage, irrigation, hydropower, flood ... but it appears that many Direct Access Entities remain unclear as to the GCF requirements for financing. The ...
Event > Events organised / involving GCF 
Innovation is imperative, GCF tells Leaders Climate Summit
... That was the message from GCF Executive Director Yannick Glemarec, speaking to the Leaders' Summit on Climate hosted by President Biden. GCF ... its USD 30 billion climate portfolio, split equally between adaptation and mitigation projects. ‘Plain vanilla ...
Article > Press release 
Twenty-ninth meeting of the GCF Board (B.29)
#GCFB29 Opening of the meeting Adoption of the agenda and organization of work ... the activities of the Secretariat Mapping eligibility and selection criteria (for information) Reports from Board ... tracking tool Consideration of funding proposals Updated accreditation framework, including the project-specific ...
Event > Board meeting 
Webinar on Accessing GCF Funds for Adaptation Planning, 3 June 2021
The United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) established the National Adaptation Plan (NAP) process as a way to facilitate adaptation planning in least developed countries (LDCs) and other developing ... countries. Of the remaining 51 eligible countries that are yet to submit an adaptation planning proposal, eight are the ...
Event > Webinar 
GCF Programming Dialogue with the Pacific
... the portfolio imbalance and intends to raise the profile of DAEs in the Pacific by providing support to entities ... event will provide a series of informative and interactive plenary and working group sessions that will: Provide ... and lessons learned from direct and international accredited entities in programming in the Pacific; Provide ...
Event > Structured dialogue 
DCP Webinar - Consultations on the second phase of the Enhancing Direct Access (EDA) Pilot
... mitigation and adaptation actions, especially at the local level. The GCF EDA was launched as a pilot in ... usage, the GCF Secretariat intends to collect feedback, input, and ... Points, Accredited Entities, and in particular Direct Access ...
Event > Webinar 
Thirtieth meeting of the GCF Board (B.30)
#GCFB30 Opening of the meeting Adoption of the agenda and organization of work ... 2022 Consideration of funding proposals Consideration of accreditation proposals Review of the capabilities of the GCF to deliver increased programming and implementation over 2020–2023 in line with the updated ...
Event > Board meeting 
International Financial Institutions Knowledge Management Community of Practice annual meeting
The Green Climate Fund (GCF)’s Head of Knowledge and Change Management, George Zedginidze, is the 2021 chair of the International Financial Institutions Knowledge Management Community of Practice. As such, GCF is ... from 22:00 to 2:00 hrs. KST. The workshop aims to bring together leading Knowledge Management experts working in the ...
Event > Events organised / involving GCF 
GCF regional workshop for Direct Access Entities in Africa
... (DAEs) in Africa to advance discussions with the GCF Secretariat about their planned project/programme pipeline ... with a view to ensuring progress and triggering relevant action in advance of the turn of the year. The ... be organized virtually. It will provide short informative plenary sessions that will identify specific areas for ...
Event > Events organised / involving GCF 
GCF Regional Session for Direct Access Entities in Africa
... in November 2021, and advance discussions with the GCF Secretariat about DAEs’ planned project/programme pipeline ... with a view to ensuring progress and triggering relevant action. The programme will include informative plenary sessions that will identify specific areas for ...
Event > Events organised / involving GCF 
Thirty-first meeting of the GCF Board (B.31)
#GCFB31 Opening of the meeting Adoption of the agenda and organization of work Report ... of GCF resources, pipeline and portfolio performance Implementation of the 2022 programming and disbursement targets Foreign exchange buffer Matters related to accreditation Consideration of funding proposals Consideration ...
Event > Board meeting 
Thirty-second meeting of the GCF Board (B.32)
#GCFB32 Opening of the meeting Adoption of the agenda and organization of work Report ... Consideration of funding proposals Consideration of accreditation proposals Updated workplan for 2022–2023 ... support to adaptation activities Matters related to accreditation: report on the analysis of the accredited entity ...
Event > Board meeting 
The Green Climate Fund (GCF) Board holds second meeting of 2022
... and Barbuda from May 16-19. The meeting, one of four scheduled this year, follows on the heels of the first Board ... for new climate projects and major changes to GCF’s accreditation framework were approved. The changes aim to ... proposals under consideration are available on GCF’s website Other business at the Board meeting will include ...
Article > News update 
Thirty-third meeting of the GCF Board (B.33)
#GCFB33 Opening of the meeting Adoption of the agenda and organization of work Report ... and alternative approaches Project Preparation Facility: implementation report and resource allocation Readiness and ... Consideration of funding proposals Consideration of accreditation proposals Matters related to strategic planning ...
Event > Board meeting 
GCF webinar on the Readiness Results Management Framework (RRMF)
Introductory webinar on the implementation of the Readiness Results Management Framework ... 3. NAP and NAP Process; 4. Pipeline development; and 5. Knowledge sharing and Learning. The RRMF is designed to provide ... By the end of the webinar, NDAs and DPs will be able to better understand the RRMF requirements and what they need to ...
Event > Webinar 
Introductory Webinar on the GCF iLearn platform for National Designated Authorities (NDAs)
NDAs are key stakeholders to manage the relationship between the GCF and respective countries. Strategically ... require a team of individuals who have substantial knowledge about the GCF, its processes and modalities. To ... team) and NDA Technical Committees/Expert Groups or equivalent bodies involved in the No-objection process. The ...
Event > Webinar 
33rd meeting of GCF Board to take place in person in Republic of Korea on 17-20 July
The meeting is the third of four Board meetings scheduled to take place this year and is the first in-person ... meeting. Besides considering funding proposals and accreditation proposals for approval, the four-day meeting ... Africa. Further details are available on GCF’s website . The 24 GCF Board members and their alternates are ...
Article > News update 
GCF Digital Proposal Submission system goes live
... and the Standard Proposal Approval Projects (PAP) from Accredited Entities (AEs) and National Designated Authorities ... the transparency of the review process by the GCF Secretariat. It replaces the SAP Online Submission System (SAP ... which has been in use since 2019. The DPS builds upon the lessons gained from SAP OSS. It is lightweight and performs ...
Article > News update 
GCF’s second replenishment kicks off with Initial Organisational Meeting
The Green Climate Fund (GCF) kickstarted its replenishment with an Initial Organisational Meeting (IOM) on 30-31 August, the first meeting in the ... observers (GCF active observers and secretariats of the UNFCCC, Adaptation Fund and GEF) to discuss arrangements for ...
Article > News update 
Thirty-fourth meeting of the GCF Board (B.34)
#GCFB34 Opening of the meeting Adoption of the agenda and organization of work Report ... on the initial organizational meeting for the second replenishment of the GCF Reports from Board committees, panels ... plan Consideration of funding proposals Consideration of accreditation proposals Selection of the Head of the ...
Event > Board meeting 