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Tackling adversity with diversity key to climate response, says GCF workshop participant
... to a varied form of land use that includes a variety of different crops and livestock management, along with ... is increasingly necessary in Argentina, following a prevalence of extreme weather events during the past few years ... gathered at the workshop to inform its collaboration with Accredited Entities, the Fund’s instigators of action, to ...
Article > Press release Argentina UCAR 
Deutsche Bank signs Accreditation Master Agreement with Green Climate Fund
Deutsche Bank today signed an Accreditation Master Agreement (AMA) with the Green Climate ... of the Green Climate Fund, Howard Bamsey. “We are pleased to sign this agreement in order to work with GCF to ... Green Climate Fund and its partners, and act as a prerequisite for the disbursement of GCF-approved climate projects. ...
Article > Press release DeutscheBank 
GCF scopes forest funding path after workshop
... ways to help countries keep their forests intact while also dealing with climate change following a ... United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC). Mr Velasco pointed to the key role REDD+ is now ... their emissions, according to their individual National Determined Contributions (NDCs). REDD+ results-based finance ...
Article > Press release Indonesia 
Papua New Guinea zooms in on GCF at first national workshop
... investment framework and funding modalities. Sessions on accreditation and readiness support explained how developing ... can tap the Fund’s resources and build capacity to implement national climate change programmes. A panel ... Counsellor Mr. Benedict David said. “With its population set to double to 20 million by 2050, the implications of ...
Article > Press release Papua New Guinea 
No objection letter template
... they are submitted to us by 30 June 2025 . Where feasible and non-disruptive, AEs are expected to engage with NDAs ... submitted to GCF must be accompanied by a no-objection letter (NOL) from the National Designated Authority ... Facility (PPF) applications; access modalities: accredited entities or Project-specific Assessment Approach ...
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NDA Strengthening and Country Programming support for Albania through UNEP
Albania is considered the most vulnerable country in the South East Europe region to changing ... and climate change related issues. The Intended Nationally Determined Contribution (INDC) of Albania committed to reduce ... updated in the draft Third National Communication to the UNFCCC, to be submitted in 2016. The National Adaptation Plan ...
Document > Approved readiness proposal Albania UNEP
Strengthening partnerships key to enhanced climate action, GCF leader tells largest gathering of developing country partners
... threats of climate change, GCF Executive Director Yannick Glemarec informed GCF’s largest gathering yet of its partners today. “July 2019 was the warmest month on Earth since at least 1850,” he told 125 developing country ...
Article > Press release 
Strategic Plan
Overview The GCF’s Strategic Plans set out the Board’s long-term strategic vision for the ...
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GCF Private Investment for Climate Conference 2019
... Investment for Climate Conference ("GPIC") is a global marketplace and ecosystem where leading private sector actors including project sponsors, ... institutional investors, financial institutions, climate leaders, and the public sector come together to accelerate ...
Event > Events organised / involving GCF Republic of Korea (the) 
GCF leadership dialogue in the margins of the 75th United Nations General Assembly
... for an inclusive, resilient recovery As the world grapples with the unprecedented humanitarian and economic ... by COVID-19, developing countries have been hit hardest while already facing the most extreme impacts of climate ... from developing and developed countries will come together, share ideas and collaborate to set developing ...
Event > Events organised / involving GCF 
R2RP Readiness
... 160 km from the nearest landmass. Every year, between June and November, Barbados and the other countries in the region face the threat of hurricanes. In less than 12 hours, a small island in the Caribbean can lose ... GDP (e.g. Grenada in 2004 & Dominica in 2017) or become completely uninhabitable (Barbuda in 2017). While Barbados has ...
Document > Approved readiness proposal Barbados
Reduce Sao Tome and Principe’s vulnerability to climate change impacts by strengthening the Country’s capacity to implement an integrated approach to adaptation planning
Sao Tome and Principe (STP) is one of the most vulnerable countries to the effects of Climate Change due to its ... including the fragility of its ecosystems and low level of social-economic development. While the Government ... levels No comprehensive institutional framework in place yet for a coordinated and cross-sectoral approach to Climate ...
Document > Approved readiness proposal Sao Tome and Principe UNEP
IGREENFIN project and GCF Umbrella Program for the Great Green Wall Initiative
... approved during the GCF Board #24 in 2019, will be scaled up and replicated in all African countries of the Great ... supporttheestablishmentofgreenlinesofcreditand the capacity building of both supply (banks) and ...
Document > Approved project preparation funding application Multiple countries IFAD
Increasing resilience through Nature based Solutions in Latin American cities (Nature4Cities Latam)
... centres. Climate change makes regional cities more vulnerable: according to the Climate Change Vulnerability Index, 48% ... to the effects of climate change. This is of considerable concern due to the “key role of capitals in national ... of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDG) cities and metropolitan areas are centers of economic growth, ...
Document > Approved readiness proposal Multiple countries UNEP
Increasing the ambition of the Nationally Determined Contributions and climate financing in the Central America
... El Salvador, Dominican Republic, and Guatemala in meeting their NDCs ambitions through strengthened national and ... conditions and stakeholder engagement. The current ambition levels of national climate commitments are insufficient if ... Central America is one of the world’s most vulnerable regions to climate change. The region is already exposed ...
Document > Approved readiness proposal Multiple countries UNEP
Post COVID-19 Green Recovery for Food, Health, and Water Security strengthened by financial and technological innovations in Latin-American countries
... are also being felt by the food and agriculture sector. While the supply of food has held up well to date, in many ... starting to disrupt the supply of agro-food products to markets and consumers, both within and across borders. The ... in the composition and – for some commodities – the level of demand. As the Economic Commission for Latin ...
Document > Approved readiness proposal Multiple countries
Low Carbon Transport Dominica
The Commonwealth of Dominica is a SIDS vulnerable to climate change and heavily dependent on imported fossil fuels. The Nationally Determined Contribution has as target to reduce absolute ... (GHG) emissions by 44.7% by 2030 compared to the emission level of 2014. The transport sector has the largest GHG ...
Document > Approved readiness proposal Dominica
Developing a climate resilient health system in The Bahamas
... an active 2020 Atlantic Hurricane season (and beyond) while addressing the COVID-19 pandemic. Both COVID-19 and Hurricane Dorian have revealed the urgent need to strengthen the linkages and build ... health policy, 2) health workforce, 3) community/civil society engagement, 4) climate resilient health infrastructure, ...
Document > Approved readiness proposal Bahamas CCCCC
Development of Guyana’s National Climate Finance Strategy, MRV System and Project Pipeline to Support NDC Implementation
... for increased climate finance in order to develop and implement projects to meet their national and international commitments with ... Change (OECC) to improve the quality of Guyana’s UNFCCC reporting obligations. the improvement of National GHGs ...
Document > Approved readiness proposal Guyana GGGI
Institutionalizing a common framework for climate finance MRV to enhance complementarity and coherence for climate action in CARICOM States
... in low carbon-climate resilient sectors, is a challenge which the Caribbean region is working assiduously to ... United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) Biennial Transparency Reports will be required from ... It is therefore important that action be taken to better understand interaction between institutions and to ...
Document > Approved readiness proposal Multiple countries CDB
Capacity Building to Monitor the Agriculture, Forest and Other Land-Use Sector in the National Determined Contributions, and enhancement of Climate Finance Access in the Plurinational State of Bolivia
The Plurinational State of Bolivia is highly vulnerable to climate change, generating and exacerbating droughts, ... of Bolivia's compliance towards the commitments to the UNFCCC. It is also in charge of the review of Bolivia's NDCs ... funding management. A list of national entities to be accredited to the GCF will also be formulated. Strategic ...
Document > Approved readiness proposal Bolivia (Plurinational State of) FAO
Strengthen the Process and Capacity of Implementation of National Adaptation Plan of Sri Lanka
... a small island and a developing nation, is highly vulnerable to the adverse effects of climate change. Occurrences of ... floods and landslides deprive lives and livelihoods of people. Thus, building resilience of vulnerable communities and ... and ecosystems; enhance knowledge on the multifaceted issues related to climate change in the society and ...
Document > Approved readiness proposal Sri Lanka GGGI
Strengthening Lesotho’s capacity to advance the National Adaptation Planning process
The Kingdom of Lesotho is a small, land-locked country in southern Africa that is surrounded by the Republic of South Africa. Lesotho has approximately 2.2 million inhabitants and has ... development, disrupting critical public services and detrimentally affecting rural livelihoods. The Government of ...
Document > Approved readiness proposal Lesotho UNEP
National Adaptation Plan: Advancing risk-informed development and land-use planning in Tunisia
... projections for Tunisia predict temperature increases between 1.6°C and 2.7°C, reduced precipitation by 10 to 30 percent, rising sea levels by 15 to 18 cm and escalating extreme weather ... tourism. The Government of Tunisia is aware of these challenges and has adopted a proactive policy of fighting ...
Document > Approved readiness proposal Tunisia UNDP
National Adaptation Planning for Integrated Water Resources Management in Belize
... limited technical capacities, human resources, and knowledge to design, implement and maintain innovative adaptation technologies ... planning and management practices. Important data sets such as aquifer characteristics have not been determined ...
Document > Approved readiness proposal Belize CCCCC
NDA Strengthening and Country Programming support for Turkmenistan and initiating a Regional Approach to Climate Action
... and intense heat waves. This, in turn, is expected to lead to instability of agricultural production and ... with transformational impact. The GCF can play an pivotal role in this process, however the Ministry of Agriculture and ... measures including Turkmenistan’s Nationally Determined Contribution, the Third National Communication, ...
Document > Approved readiness proposal Turkmenistan CAREC
Readiness Support for accreditation gap assessment, capacity building and pipeline development for potential accredited entity
Armenia Renewable Resources and Energy Efficiency Fund (R2E2) is the most ... nomination letter supporting R2E2 aspiration to become accredited under the national direct assess modality.R2E2 ... to the GCF. Tentative pipeline of project ideas (to be revisited during Readiness project) being currently considered ...
Document > Approved readiness proposal Armenia R2E2
NDA strengthening and direct access process support for Albania
... the NDA outreach and visibility. The proposal will set up and facilitate a forum for information, transparency, ... further strengthen capacities of the NDA to fulfil its role as the main communication point on Green Climate Fund ... process and capacitating it to fulfil its role as an accredited entity. Develop a roadmap for financial sector ...
Document > Approved readiness proposal Albania GIZ
Improving technical and operational capacities of the NDA and its network to provide strategic support to stakeholders of the Green Climate Fund's activities in Burkina Faso
... These include the establishment of an Executive Secretariat of the NDA, Scientific and Technical Committee to ... and the nomination of two entities for Direct Access Accreditation. It was also possible to provide basic knowledge to stakeholders (NDA, ...
Document > Approved readiness proposal Burkina Faso IUCN
Strengthening technical and institutional capacity of NDA and national stakeholders for climate finance and enhancing the Country Programming process in Guinea
... Programming process in Guinea In doing so, specific challenges and existing gaps that were identified during the ... fully operationalized NDA and team, which are limiting the level of engagement of the country with the GCF Lack of ... inadequate institutional frameworks, and weak synergy between stakeholders, sectoral department and NDA. Weak ...
Document > Approved readiness proposal Guinea ANAFIC