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African Union calls for an ambitious and successful GCF replenishment
On February 9, the meeting of the Committee of African Heads of State and ... Union. The meeting provided an opportunity for the delegates to review Africa’s engagement at COP24 last year ... for the Green Climate Fund’s activities in Africa and called for an ambitious and successful GCF replenishment. The ...
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GCF and ADB agreement to improve hydromet services in Tajikistan
... to support the development of effective hydrological and meteorological data and information in Tajikistan. The signing of the Funded Activity Agreement makes it possible to move the project towards implementation. Tajikistan experiences recurring extreme ...
Article > Press release Tajikistan 
GCF agreement with Rwandan government set to reduce climate risks
... Manzanares, Executive Director ad interim, concluded the implementation agreement on Thursday during COP24 in Katowice, ... Poland. The project will develop climate-resilient settlements for families living in northern Rwandan areas ... of this project. It will positively impact the lives of thousands of Rwandans and boost the country’s adaptive ...
Article > Press release Rwanda 
GCF agreement set to spur Moroccan green growth
... water supply infrastructure, real estate, rail, highways, telecommunications, services and industry. Accreditation Master Agreements (AMAs), such as the one signed today, are a prerequisite for GCF Accredited Entities like CDG Capital to ...
Article > Press release Morocco CDG_Capital 
Postcard from Katowice: Saturday, December 8
... the new text is under three pages long - with very few brackets - there are still issues to resolve. What looks sure to ... to the Board to address the remaining policy gaps, more clearly defining issues such as cofinancing, the calculation ... restructuring of projects, and reviewing the accreditation framework. The draft text also includes language ...
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Postcard from Katowice: Tuesday, December 4
... This stream of work started on Monday and GCF's role was recognised in supporting resilient agriculture in ... - signatories including BNP Paribas, a newly Accredited Entity to GCF. Meanwhile the NGOs at the COP ... is using those evaluations to strengthen operations. The meeting takes place at 1315 in the conference room 6 - named ...
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GCF strengthens partnership with FMO to combat climate change
... voor Ontwikkelingslanden N.V. (FMO) that will enable FMO to implement GCF funded low-emission and ... countries, with a focus on the private sector. FMO, accredited with GCF in October 2016, is the development bank ... of Accreditation Master Agreements (AMAs) is a prerequisite for all GCF Accredited Entities, such as FMO, to ...
Article > Press release FMO 
GCF Board to open Bahrain meeting
... Board meeting before COP24 will consider new funding and accreditation proposals, with policies, replenishment and evaluation of readiness programme also on ... of Board meetings are live-streamed on the GCF website . Bahrain Manama GCF Board to open Bahrain meeting ...
Article > Press release Bahrain 
IIU hosts Conference of International Investigators
... Incheon, Republic of Korea. This year's conference is set to be a milestone – marking the very first time the CII has been ... banks, and government agencies, many of whom are GCF accredited entities. As the CII is a closed community, ...
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GCF helps Bhutan progress climate plans
A Green Climate Fund (GCF) delegation began a visit to the Kingdom of Bhutan today to ... Thrimchi Lyonpo Tshering Wangchuk, Bhutan’s caretaker prime minister, said “Bhutan is starting to develop ... agenda and planned activities with GCF, to help it implement the country’s 12th five-year plan. The five-year ...
Article > Press release Bhutan 
Second Structured Dialogue with the Pacific charts new ambition for climate action
... of Micronesia, ended today with strengthened partnerships between GCF and key stakeholders in the region. The four day ... representatives of National Designated Authorities, Accredited Entities, delivery partners, civil society ... countries at the forefront of addressing climate change challenges.” Pacific island countries have been successful in ...
Article > Press release Micronesia (Federated States of) 
GCF workshop strengthens direct access to climate finance
... action that makes a difference at the local and global levels. This is one of GCF’s most important events of the ... that help developing countries achieve their Nationally Determined Contributions ( NDCs ) under the Paris Agreement. ... progress in this area. Numbering 32, over half of GCF’s Accredited Entities are now Direct Access Entities. Songdo GCF ...
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Oyun Sanjaasuren appointed as GCF Director of External Affairs
Dr Oyun Sanjaasuren has been appointed by the Green Climate Fund as ... Environment and Green Development in Mongolia. In her new role, Dr Oyun will lead GCF’s external relations, supporting ... tenure, she has promoted environmental cooperation at a variety of international events on issues relating to ...
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GCF to capitalise on Japan's aid experience with AMA signing
The Green Climate Fund will be able to tap into Japanese expertise in developmental assistance with the signing today of an Accreditation Master Agreement (AMA) with the country’s aid ... Accredited Entity in July last year. The AMA is a prerequisite for GCF to approve Accredited Entity-led mitigation and ...
Article > Press release Japan JICA 
GCF at the mid-year UN Climate Change Conference
... for the forty-eighth session of the Subsidiary Body for Implementation (SBI 48) and the Subsidiary Body for Scientific ... as an operating entity of the financial mechanism to the UNFCCC. GCF will be providing updates in relation to its work ... and will also be engaging in consultations and bilateral meetings throughout the Conference. GCF Update — 2018 ...
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GCF Signs Agreement with the International Solar Alliance
... Solar Alliance to strengthen collaboration for renewable energy, and to promote solar energy solutions as part of ... Interim Director General ISA, in the presence of Arun Jaitley, Minister of Finance and Corporate Affairs, and R K ... This partnership with ISA can help us to bring together technical expertise, financial leverage and political ...
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Javier Manzanares appointed as GCF Deputy Executive Director
... Director stated, 'I am delighted that Javier has been selected to fill the Deputy Executive Director position in ... funding to support country ownership, through to implementing our portfolio of impactful projects and ... Fierro. His career in banking and finance began with Banco Santander/BSCH in the United States, Hong Kong and Japan. ...
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Mobilising Funds at Scale RFP: shortlisting of proposals
... the recent Request for Proposals for Mobilising Funds at Scale. We received 350 responses to the RFP. On aggregate, the ... proposed by a range of organisations. Some are already Accredited Entities to the Fund, others are in the pipeline ... process, and will continue to provide updates on our RFP website: www.greenclimate.fund/500M Songdo Mobilising Funds at ...
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GCF highlights success in mobilising finance to deliver climate action
... highlighted the ability of the Green Climate Fund to scale-up, innovate, and deliver climate finance in his speech to the One Planet Summit. Addressing the audience of global leaders, climate activists, and financial institutions, Mr ...
Article > Press release France 
Mainstreaming climate action: Howard Bamsey outlines GCF’s transformative efforts
... during a side-event held in Paris ahead of the One Planet Summit. GCF Executive Director Howard Bamsey heralded the ... GCF is helping its partners to mainstream climate principles throughout their activities. "With a portfolio of USD ... work," stated Mr Bamsey. Mr Bamsey explained how GCF's accreditation process plays a critical role in encouraging ...
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Independent Integrity Unit Statement on the Commemoration of International Anti-corruption Day
... support of the mandate of the GCF. By ensuring the accountable use of its resources GCF partners will help to guarantee ... and collusive practices, abuse, conflict of interest and retaliation against whistle-blowers in all GCF operations. In ... integrity standards among GCF’s stakeholders, including accredited entities and executing entities. IIU is also a ...
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Malaysia partners with Carbon Trust to utilize GCF readiness resources
... climate finance. Dato’ Sr Dr Azimuddin Bahari, deputy Secretary General at the Malaysian Ministry of Natural Resources ... to a Malaysian organisation to become a direct access Accredited Entity , and the development of a concept note for ...
Article > Press release Malaysia 
GCF and CTCN strengthen cooperation on technology to support Paris Agreement
... have stronger technology and financial backing to help meet their commitments to the Paris Agreement on Climate Change. This is thanks to an exchange of letters signed between the Green Climate Fund and UN ... United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC). It is hosted and managed by UN Environment and the ...
Article > Press release UNEP 
GCF introduces Direct Climate Action Platform - DCAP
... platform for entities and experts from across the planet to exchange knowledge, share technical expertise and foster capacity ... to volunteer on climate finance challenges and serve GCF accredited Direct Access Entities to build their capacity. ...
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African Development Bank and GCF to unlock Africa’s potential in full-scale partnership
... the President of the African Development Bank (AfDB) while signing a partnership agreement with the Green Climate ... Adesina. Mr Adesina called on AfDB and GCF to "work together to win this war," while signing an Accreditation Master Agreement (AMA). These legal arrangements ...
Article > Press release AfDB 
GCF invests USD 65.8M for Egypt renewable energy project; reaches USD 100M disbursement milestone
... the first tranche of climate finance under the Egypt Renewable Energy Financing Framework . The project, undertaken with ... and Development, will support Egypt’s Sustainable Energy Strategy, financing investments in private ... Financing Framework pools the resources of GCF and EBRD together with other investors in support of Egypt’s Feed-in ...
Article > Press release Egypt EBRD 
Biodiversity and climate change: Convention on Biological Diversity meets with GCF
Cristiana Paşca Palmer, Executive Secretary of the Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD), visited the GCF headquarters this week to hold discussions ... Executive Director a.i., welcomed Dr Palmer, and the two delegations discussed how to strengthen the connections ...
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GCF Readiness funding to advance Viet Nam’s national climate change actions
The Green Climate Fund (GCF) and the Socialist Republic of Viet Nam have signed letters of agreement approving nearly USD 300,000 in GCF ... the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) – a GCF Accredited Entity – is already home to a GCF project to ...
Article > Press release Viet Nam 
CABEI signs Accreditation Master Agreement with Green Climate Fund
... Bank for Economic Integration (CABEI) today signed an Accreditation Master Agreement (AMA) with the Green Climate Fund (GCF). The agreement will enable the multiplying of financing sources for resilient and ... By signing this legal arrangement, CABEI has completed an important step in its accreditation to the GCF, ...
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GCF backs Mongolian forum to open up low-emission, business paths
XacBank, a Green Climate Fund (GCF) Accredited Entity, is helping Mongolia forge a new sustainable phase in its economic growth by holding the bank’s ... sector to drive low-emission innovation. It will bring together a range of experts to explore how to reduce greenhouse ...
Article > Press release Mongolia XacBank 