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... by GCF at COP22 turned the spotlight onto the Fund’s role in implementing the Paris Agreement. Following last ... event featured representatives of partner countries and accredited entities to the Green Climate Fund. Zaheer Fakir, Board Co-Chair from South Africa, set out an ambitious vision for the future of the Fund, ...

Belize and the Green Climate Fund (GCF) have signed letters of agreement to approve readiness funding for the ... from Small Island States in the Caribbean, together with Accredited Entities (AEs) and other organisations, including ...

... climate-resilient projects that were discussed between 24-26 October. Project concepts covered mitigation and ... GCF portfolios.” The dialogue provided GCF and Accredited Entities an opportunity to hear firsthand which ... National Designated Authorities (NDAs) or focal points, UNFCCC Focal Points, and officials from national ministries of ...

... 200 participants convening over the next three days to accelerate their strategic engagement with the Fund. Taking ... two weeks ahead of the opening of the 22nd session of the UNFCCC Conference of the Parties (COP 22), in Morocco, the ... Authorities (NDAs), or focal points, and entities accredited to the Fund to explore opportunities to partner in ...

... over 170 representatives from Pacific Islands countries, Accredited Entities to the GCF, development partners, civil society and the private sector to the Pacific Regional Meeting. ... Co-Chair of the GCF Board, Ewen McDonald, opened the high-level segment in the presence of Pacific Leaders and ...

Good morning Board members, Partners, observers, civil society organizations, and private sector representatives, Colleagues, Today is my last day with the Green Climate Fund Board. For me, this is a day of reflection and inner peace. I would therefore like to share ...

... investment fund, has become the first GCF private sector accredited entity to formalise its relationship with the Green ... from GCF. The Acumen Fund was founded in 2001 as a charitable venture capital fund, with the aim on the idea of ... agreement is the central instrument in the relationship between GCF and an Accredited Entity. It sets out the basic ...

... their project ideas. The week-long event brought together the 13 organizations that have been accredited for direct access to the Fund, as well as 27 ... Authority or Focal Point (NDA/FP). Nearly 100 people took part in the sessions, including representatives from ...

... United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) in Paris in December 2015, and since the Fund approved ... in Zambia in November 2015. So soon after these two milestone meetings, the global community has high hopes that ... operational matters that require action by the Board, and accredit new entities to grow the Fund’s partnership ...

... to fast-track the islands’ access to GCF funding while ensuring country ownership. “The Cook Islands are extremely pleased to be the first country in the Pacific region to receive readiness support from GCF,” stated Elizabeth Wright-Koteka, Chief of Staff of the Prime Minister’s ...

... supporters of the Green Climate Fund, so it was with great pleasure that Executive Director Héla Cheikhrouhou today ... and the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) including, for instance, to enhance renewable energy ... renewable energy." Earlier this month, the Minister visited Tonga to participate in a meeting of Pacific Small ...

... 2015 I would like to send you best wishes and season's greetings from the Green Climate Fund Secretariat. 2015 has ... of trust received in the form of the USD 10 billion equivalent of pledges, over 60% of which are already converted ... Designated Authorities (NDAs) or Focal Points and 20 Accredited Entities (AEs) at the national, regional, and ...

... and create a platform for the exchange of best practices between stakeholder groups. An additional and key activity of ... is a focus on developing readiness requests that will enable countries to apply for financial support from the Fund. ... Ms. Héla Cheikhrouhou highlighted the particular challenges faced by Caribbean small island developing states ...

... Designated Authority (NDA) of the government of Mali visited the Green Climate Fund headquarters in Songdo today to ... and Preparatory Support Programme. The signing ceremony was led by Ms. Hela Cheikhrouhou, Executive Director of GCF, and ... climate workshop. To ensure a coherent partnership between the Fund and Mali, the country’s government will ...

... Green Climate Fund is convening its national and regional accredited entities for four days of training on the Fund’s ... The purpose of the training is to strengthen the competencies of these entities to ensure their performance in project implementation is consistent with the Fund’s ...

Providing stable, 24-hour baseload energy and solving the intermittency of renewable energy through a combination of pumped storage ... energy and a solar power plant Exposed to spot market price, the Chilean energy market is unique in that it has ...

... with the Caribbean, held on 6-9 November, brought together Ministers and senior government officials, GCF representatives, Accredited Entities, National Designated Authorities, ... society groups. The event provided an opportunity to reflect on progress and lessons learned, to build partnerships, ...

... parts of Central Asia. Additionally, aging infrastructure leading to energy inefficiency, and high levels of ... at the national and regional levels. The event grought together GCF partners from Eastern Europe and Central Asia, including Accredited Entities (AEs), nominated entities, delivery ...

... of the Kingdom of Tonga and Australia, brought together key stakeholders to increase the involvement of Pacific island countries with the GCF and to accelerate the implementation of GCF projects and programmes ... and low-emission energy. The dialogue was also timed to coincide with a half-day workshop for Pacific National ...

... (DAEs) – national and regional entities nominated for accreditation to the GCF by National Designated Authorities ... The aim of the workshop was to enhance peer-to-peer knowledge exchange, strengthen the capacity of entities and ... exercise. Entities have emphasized their need for targeted support based on existing capacity, accreditation scope ...

... stronger engagement between NDAs/FPs, the Secretariat, accredited entities and other development partners, as well as ... allowed participants to discuss, in groups, the challenges they face in engaging with the GCF. Some of the main ... existing project ideas and upcoming funding proposals. #gcfconnections Georgia Tbilisi, Georgia GCF Regional Workshop ...

... in collaboration with the Government of Belize, brought together key stakeholders to increase the involvement of ... climate change in partnership with GCF. Participants learned from the GCF and from each other, and explored areas ... regional cooperation and programmes to address the challenges of climate change in the Caribbean. This was ...

... key barriers to private sector investments, support the accreditation of private sector entities to GCF, share knowledge and promote cooperation among the Caribbean Community ... Engagement Workshop on 2-4 April 2019. The event brought together over 90 representatives from the Caribbean states, ...

... Climate Fund Deputy Executive Director Javier Manzanares called for enhanced efforts to link forest protection and climate action today while stressing the Fund’s desire to provide more finances to ... Incheon, the Republic of Korea. “This decline of our planet’s lungs cannot be allowed to continue.” Mr Manzanares ...

... (CABEI) signed an agreement that will kick off the implementation of the CAMBio II project, aimed at helping ... Central America become more resilient to climate change. While the agriculture, livestock, and forestry sectors are at ... American region raise climate ambition. “The partnership between GCF and CABEI proves that innovative financial ...

... discussions with partners to share experience and knowledge on how to bolster the climate resilience of developing ... Meeting on Adaptation (TEM-A) is organized jointly by the UNFCCC Subsidiary Bodies, guided by the High-Level Champions, ... for adaptation today. During the two days, GCF NDAs, Accredited Entities, and technical staff will exchange with ...

... announcement to contribute EUR 1.548 billion to the replenishment of the Green Climate Fund made at the recently ... France will double its contribution to GCF. Later in a tweet the President said, "Protecting those most vulnerable to ... building activities (known as readiness support) helping 126 developing countries identify and address their most ...

... Development and Global Affairs Canada, GCF’s second replenishment consultation meeting brought together 27 potential contributors and eight ... to discuss key issues on the Green Climate Fund (GCF) replenishment in the context of urgent global climate action. ...

... and the African Development Bank (AfDB) are working together to support a USD 154.0 million renewable energy financing framework in Zambia. Historically, ... 90% of its energy needs. Since 2015, Zambia has faced challenges in meeting the country’s electricity demand – a ...

... and daring achievements and concepts for easing and accelerating work with and by its hundreds of partners united in the common fight against climate change. Yannick Glemarec, Executive Director of the GCF, said: “Our mandate ... name could not be more fitting. The entire organisation is determined to maximise the impact of GCF’s portfolio of ...