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Green Climate Fund invests USD 1 billion for developing country climate action, launches first replenishment
... countries, and formally launching the Fund’s first replenishment. The 19 new projects amount to a total investment ... Board meeting also approved the applications of 16 new Accredited Entities, the partner organisations that implement ... Ambiental y la Niñez (Fondo Acción) based in Colombia IDFC Bank Limited (IDFC Bank) based in India Ministry of ...
Article > Press release Bahrain 
Workshop forges direct links to country-led climate action
... a hundred participants from various corners of the planet have met at GCF HQ in Songdo, the Republic of Korea, to learn more about how the Fund works and to articulate the ... require. Direct Access Entities are special types of Accredited Entity – organisations which the Fund nominates ...
Article > Press release 
Green Climate Fund approves first 8 investments
Board gears up to larger scale projects in the near future The Green Climate Fund Board ... include national, regional, and international bodies accredited to the Fund, from both the public and private ... by making its first funding decisions ahead of the UNFCCC Paris climate conference. With climate finance being a ...
Article > Press release Zambia 
Adaptation Fund, Green Climate Fund Convene First Community of Practice Meeting of Direct Access Entities to Climate Finance
In an effort to accelerate and enhance Direct Access to climate finance for ... Institute (SANBI) are joining forces to facilitate a meeting of more than 30 accredited implementing entities from both AF and GCF in ...
Article > Press release United States 
First GCF Green Champions to be announced at COP25
... of the first GCF Green Champion Awards have been selected from a total pool of 280 nominees, and the final ... effectively; excelling in stakeholder consultation, etc. Climate Entrepreneur - A person or organisation making ... processes that span across the CBD, UNCCD, and UNFCCC, where she supported the development of the Ghana's ...
Article > Press release 
25th meeting of the Conference of the Parties (COP25)
... UN climate change process. Following agreement on the implementation guidelines of the Paris Agreement at COP24, a ... Agreement. GCF is part of the financial mechanism of the UNFCCC and serves the Paris Agreement. The Fund reports its ... of climate action and will feature speakers from our Accredited Entities (our project partners), NDAs (our ...
Event > Events organised / involving GCF Spain 
IFAD and GCF scale-up action to improve life for millions of people and restore ecosystems in Africa’s Great Green Wall
... hope today because of their governments’ support for accelerating Africa’s Great Green Wall (GGW), an area covering ... Sahelian Ministers in September 2020, IFAD and other GCF accredited entities will submit projects for funding ... United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC). “The GGW Up of the GCF and IFAD is a ...
Article > Press release 
Cook Islands get major boost in fight against climate change
... spread across 15 islands. The country is extremely vulnerable to the effects of climate change. Rising sea levels, ... and meet its climate adaptation needs, including the accreditation of the country’s Ministry of Finance and ... and Prepatory Support programme by visiting our website, including learning more about what support is ...
Article > Story Cook Islands 
GCF and partners sign project agreements for four transformative climate projects
... and its partners on the margins of GCF’s 34th Board meeting (17-20 October 2022) . They include climate resilience ... Barbados, and Guinea-Bissau and GCF’s first at-scale private sector programme in the water sector. FP192 ... projects in developing countries in the water, sanitation, and ocean sectors which usually do not attract ...
Article > News update 
Human progress or biodiversity – A question of either…or?
... its climate investments are working for both vulnerable communities and ecosystems. In short, how do we make sure ... current ecosystems by securing a strong and effective network of protected areas that serve as habitats for ... Advisors, GCF launched the Global Fund for Coral Reefs (GFCR) , that is aimed at crowding in private sector ...
Article > Insights 
GCF Board approves nearly USD 600m in new climate projects after selecting Mafalda Duarte as new Executive Director
... climate finance for developing nations, as well as the selection of a new Executive Director. Mafalda Duarte has ... including co-financing. The Board also approved the accreditation of The Nature Conservancy based in the United ... Resilient Fund (ICRF) with Africa Finance Corporation (AFC) in Benin, Cameroon, Chad, Côte d’Ivoire, Democratic ...
Article > Press release 
The Government of Barbados forms a coalition of multilateral banks and organizations to develop resilient infrastructure and to drive new social and nature capital investments, building on its Resilience and Sustainability Facility at the IMF
... an integrated package of innovative initiatives to accelerate its transition to net zero, boost resilience, enfranchise workers, and draw in ... the new Bank at its meeting next month.” Makhtar Diop, IFC Managing Director, said, “Barbados is redoubling ...
Article > Press release Barbados 
GCF Board approves new strategic plan and USD 756 million in new climate projects
... projects on the ground. The Board also approved the accreditation of four new organisations, three of which are ... Bank of Jamaica Limited (DBJ) based in Jamaica, DFCC Bank PLC (DFCC Bank) based in Sri Lanka, and ... thirty-seventh meeting of the GCF Board will be held on 23-26 October 2023 in Georgia. The twelve projects approved ...
Article > Press release 
At Climate Ambition Summit, UN agencies and IFRC kickstart major initiative towards realising Early Warnings for All by 2027
... Programme (UNDP) announced the development of a large-scale, collaborative push to establish life-saving Early ... countries of Antigua and Barbuda, Cambodia, Chad, Ecuador, Ethiopia, Fiji, and Somalia. Designed by UNDP, the World ... United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) and serves the 2015 Paris Agreement, supporting the ...
Article > Press release 
41 funders, partners endorse new guiding principles for financing climate and health solutions to protect health
... and philanthropies today published the Guiding Principles for Financing Climate and Health Solutions (“Guiding ... during the 28th session of Conference of Parties to the UNFCCC (COP28) in Dubai. The Guiding Principles establish a ... consultation with over 50 financing partners and civil society organizations. The Guiding Principles have been endorsed ...
Article > Press release 
Green Climate Fund announces support for adaptation, endorsement of COP initiatives
... the impact of its adaptation investments in support of new pledges, marking Food, Water, and Agriculture Day at COP29. ... with a huge network of organisations, including 138 Accredited Entities, two-thirds of which are regional or ... United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC), and serves the 2015 Paris Agreement, supporting the ...
Article > Press release 
Multilateralism must be at the core of our climate response
... year. With increased focus on the need to align the multiple sources of climate finance for maximum impact and ... change and implement the global goal on adaptation. UNFCCC Executive Secretary Simon Stiell has called this a ... and are responding to the calls for greater alignment of accreditation and access requirements, and flexibility in the ...
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Terms and conditions
... and conditions for the use of the Green Climate Fund's Website The website of the Green Climate Fund (“the Website”), along with the information, content and documents ...
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GCF Board’s USD 1 billion for climate projects signals increased climate finance ahead of COP29
... countries and communities that are most vulnerable to the adverse effects of climate change . This week, ... funding by assessing an entity’s capacity to meet GCF accreditation standards simultaneously with the project ... United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) and serves the 2015 Paris Agreement, supporting the ...
Article > Press release 
Record-breaking Green Climate Fund Board meeting approves USD 1.225 billion for new projects, reforms accreditation model and invites bids to host regional presence
... works through a network of over 150 partner agencies (‘Accredited Entities’), an unrivaled global network that ... Water Project with Asian Development Bank (ADB) FP265 : Climate-resilient landscapes for sustainable ... (AVGF) Project with International Finance Corporation (IFC) More information about the projects can be accessed ...
Article > Press release 
GCF Board
Overview The Green Climate Fund embodies a new and equitable form of global governance to respond to the global ... structure that ensures consensus-based decisions between developed and developing countries. The GCF Board is ... party to the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC). The Board is independent and guided by the Conference ...
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Committees, panels and groups
... assist the Board in its decision-making, and exercise any delegated authority under the overall authority and direction ... all committees established ad hoc should have a clearly defined timeline and end date, related to the ...
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