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FP134 - Colombia REDD+ Results-based Payments for results period 2015-2016
... total volume of 6.95 million tonnes of carbon dioxide equivalent (MtCO₂eq) was presented to the GCF for results-based ... to invest in additional activities that support the implementation of its Integrated Strategy of Deforestation ... The project will also contribute to the sustainable management of forest areas, as well as strengthening the ...
Project > Public sector Colombia FAO 
FP135 - Ecosystem-based Adaptation in the Indian Ocean – EBA IO
Small island developing states (SIDS) are extremely vulnerable to climate change, which poses severe threats to ... and marine and terrestrial ecosystems. This programme targets the most vulnerable populations of coastal and rural areas in four Indian ...
Project > Public sector Multiple countries AFD 
FP137 - Ghana Shea Landscape Emission Reductions Project
... harvesting of nuts from shea trees which are used in cosmetics is a key source of livelihoods in the region and ...
Project > Public sector Ghana UNDP 
FP138 - ASER Solar Rural Electrification Project
While almost all of Senegal’s urban areas have access to electricity, about 58 percent of people in rural areas do ... costs to run remote electricity assets, tied to low and widely dispersed electricity ...
Project > Public sector Senegal BOAD 
FP139 - Building resilience in the face of climate change within traditional rain fed agricultural and pastoral systems in Sudan
Sudan is one of the most drought susceptible countries in Africa. Drylands are home to nearly ... erratic rainfall has resulted in recurrent droughts, together with crop failures, livestock deaths, and the deepening of poverty levels. The project supports climate change adaptation ...
Project > Public sector Sudan UNDP 
FP140 - High Impact Programme for the Corporate Sector
... for chemicals and fertilizers, pulp and paper, non-ferrous metals, food processing, and textiles. This programme is GCF's first at-scale investment to promote the uptake of low-carbon ...
Project > Private sector Multiple countries EBRD 
FP103 - Promotion of Climate-Friendly Cooking: Kenya and Senegal
... 15 percent of total global energy use and helps meeting the cooking needs of approximately 2.5 billion people. The IPCC estimated that replacing traditional open fires ... mitigation potential between 0.6 and 2.4 Gt CO2eq/year, while delivering a wide range of sustainable development ...
Project > Public sector Kenya Senegal GIZ 
FP110 - Ecuador REDD-plus RBP for results period 2014
Acknowledging Ecuador’s REDD+ 2014 results - a total volume of ... United Nations Framework on Climate Change Convention (UNFCCC) and have undergone technical assessment. They are now fully UNFCCC compliant. Ecuador will use the results-based payments ...
Project > Public sector Ecuador UNDP 
SAP016 - Fiji Agrophotovoltaic Project in Ovalau
Fiji produces over half of its electricity from hydropower. However, the volatility of ... with an increase in climate variability, has compounded problems caused by the lack of a stable electricity supply. This project aims to overcome ...
Project > Private sector Fiji FDB 
SAP014 - Forest resilience of Armenia, enhancing adaptation and rural green growth via mitigation
Armenia is one of the most vulnerable countries to climate change in the Eastern Europe and ... Its forests are highly sensitive to climate change, while its rural population is dependent on fuelwood to meet their energy demands. By focusing on the forest-energy ...
Project > Public sector Armenia FAO 
SAP015 - Promoting zero-deforestation cocoa production for reducing emissions in Côte d’Ivoire (PROMIRE)
... which is driven by cocoa production. This project will implement zero-deforestation agroforestry models in three ... and fair-trade cocoa production. Their access to markets will also be strengthened. Data will be used to ... selected villages. SAP015 Côte d'Ivoire 1 2 3 4 5 6 1 2 268 472 706 893 Promoting zero-deforestation cocoa ...
Project > Public sector Côte d'Ivoire FAO 
GCF launches new website ahead of Board meeting
... in Zambia, the Green Climate Fund has launched a new website, redesigned from the ground up. With a focus on ... The new site is optimized for smart phones and tablets, to offer streamlined access to the GCF website on the ... areas: “Ventures” for information on funding, accreditation, country readiness support, and the private ...
Article > Press release 
Pacific island climate threat requires early action, says regional representative at GCF workshop
... Green Climate Fund workshop. “The slow burn crisis of sea level rises, ocean acidification and impacts like coral reef ... before our eyes,” said Simon Wilson, with the Secretariat of the Pacific Regional Environment Programme ( ... SPREP and 21 of GCF’s other direct access Accredited Entities wound up the three-day Empowering Direct ...
Article > Press release 
Harnessing climate science to guide climate investments
... Panel on Climate Change (IPCC), Mr. Hoesung Lee, underscored the urgency in strengthening the connection between the worlds of climate science and climate finance. A ... United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC). One area that generated discussion was strengthening ...
Article > Press release 
Twentieth meeting of the GCF Board (B.20)
The twentieth meeting of the Board of the Green Climate Fund will be ... meetings of the Board Application of paragraph 42 of the Rules of Procedure of the Board: guidelines to determine in ... status of national adaptation plans Matters related to accreditation Consideration of accreditation proposals ...
Event > Board meeting 
Seventeenth meeting of the GCF Board (B.17)
The seventeeth meeting of the Board of the Green Climate Fund will be ... of the Parties, including the biannual report on privileges and immunities Complementarity and coherence Matters ... for Board-appointed officials Matters related to accreditation Consideration of accreditation proposals ...
Event > Board meeting 
Sixteenth meeting of the GCF Board (B.16)
The sixteenth meeting of the Board of the Green Climate Fund will be held ... Secretariat Reports from committees, panels and groups Implementation of the initial strategic plan for the GCF Work ... on the GCF risk management framework Matters related to accreditation Status of accreditation matters Update on ...
Event > Board meeting 
Thirteenth meeting of the GCF Board (B.13)
The thirteenth meeting of the Board of the Green Climate Fund will be held ... on the activities of the Secretariat Update on the implementation of the Strategic Plan for the Green Climate Fund ... Private Sector Advisory Group Appointments Committee Accreditation Panel Accreditation Committee Independent ...
Event > Board meeting 
Twelfth meeting of the GCF Board (B.12)
The twelfth meeting of the Board of the Green Climate Fund will be held ... agenda and organization of work Adoption of the report of eleventh Board meeting Decisions taken between the eleventh ... Committee Risk Management Committee Investment Committee Accreditation Committee Private Sector Advisory Group Ad Hoc ...
Event > Board meeting 
Structured Dialogue with Asia 2017
... 9.6 billion. A quarter of the projects identified are being led by direct access entities. Over time, this percentage is ... as more direct access entities are going through the accreditation process. Approximately 40 percent of the identified portfolio targets funding for the private sector and roughly a quarter of ...
Event > Structured dialogue Indonesia 
Bonn side event links climate ambition to GCF replenishment
... the current Bonn climate talks has emphasised the link between NDC implementation and replenishment. Developing country representatives highlighted ...
Article > Press release Germany 
GCF and World Bank partner to boost cookstove market in Bangladesh
... Bank have signed an agreement that will help expand the market for improved cookstoves in Bangladesh, bringing together ... of the Funded Activity Agreement (FAA), which guide the implementation of approved GCF projects, marks a key milestone for the Global Clean Cooking Programme – ...
Article > Press release Bangladesh IDCOL 
Re-connecting with Mother Earth
In the north of Colombia, in a region called La Mojana, three of the country’s most important rivers meet: the San Jorge, the Cauca and the Magdalena. The ... on track to complete the 5-year programme with UAIIN by 2026. The project has also been working with the Alexander Von ...
Article > Story Colombia UNDP 
Annual progress report 2024
... Report Raising ambition. Empowering action. Download report Credit: GCF / Little Big Films Transforming for impact The ... Kingdom’s Foreign Commonwealth & Development Office (FCDO) through its MOBILIST programme, the Nigeria Sovereign ... 9.9m GCF financing USD 35m Emissions avoided 6.7m tonnes FP226 Solomon Islands Knowledge-Action-Sustainability for ...
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GCF and CRDB Bank Plc. sign agreement to boost access to climate adaptation technologies for agribusinesses in Tanzania
... Bank Plc. have signed an agreement for a climate adaptation lending facility for smallholder farmers and agribusinesses ... sidelines of the 2022 Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting (CHOGM) in Kigali, Rwanda. The signing of the Funded ... products to support local agribusiness: a dedicated credit line for climate adaptation technologies and ...
Article > News update 
Climate-Resilient Aggregation, Storage, Warehousing Receipts, and Trading Facility for Dry Grains in Nakuru County, Kenya
In Kenya, smallholder farmers face several challenges among them, poor post harvest management of their ... post harvest management is estimated to cause a loss of between 20 and 30% of their produce 1-5. Several studies have ... farmers. These receipts will strengthen farmers access to credit through financing partners and facilitate the ...
Document > Concept note Kenya NEMA
Strengthening the Ecosystem of Public and Private Actors that Provide Climate-Aware Technology, Services and Support to Agricultural Producers in Jordan
... of the need for greater climate finance for adaptation, yet momentum to utilize innovative public and private ... capacity of key agri-food system actors is needed to enable greater understanding and utilization of innovative ... private sector finance institutions (including Agriculture Credit Corporation, Micro Finance Institutions, commercial ...
Document > Approved readiness proposal Jordan WFP
GCF agreement with FAO helps climate proof agriculture in Latin America
... has received a boost with the signing of an agreement between the Green Climate Fund (GCF) and the UN’s Food and ... land use more climate sensitive. This includes providing credit to plant forests that provide benefits in bioenergy, ... between FAO and GCF." "PROEZA is the first fully-fledged project funded by GCF. FAO will work with the ...
Article > Press release 
Signing of legal agreement broadens Indian scope of climate action
The Green Climate Fund has strengthened momentum to tackle climate change in the second most populace nation by signing a key agreement with GCF’s first accredited Indian bank. The signing by India’s National Bank ... which propose and implement GCF-approved projects, as they set out the basic terms and conditions for financial ...
Article > Press release India NABARD 
Plugging the finance gap in the Caribbean
... Caribbean. The blue economy refers to activities and societies that rely on coastal, marine resources and ecosystems. ... It is the bedrock of regional economies and puts food on tables. In the face of the climate crisis, those same waters ... for scaling up or replication – such as blue carbon credits from Caribbean seagrass – to microfinance ...
Article > News update CCCCC 