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FP301 - Responsible Commodities Facility - Deforestation and Conversion Free: Finance for soy production in the Cerrado, Brazil (RCF-DCF Project)
... in the region. Agriculture and land-use change together account for more than 60 per cent of Brazil’s ... half of the Cerrado’s native vegetation has already been cleared, leading to loss of biodiversity, degraded water ... to mobilise larger pools of capital. Through customised credit lines, farmers will be enabled to forgo converting ...
Project > Private sector Brazil 
Accreditation
Overview Access to GCF resources is through entities accredited by the GCF Board (Accredited Entities or AEs). To ... a process of “accreditation,” designed to assess whether they are capable of strong financial management and of safeguarding funded ...
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The Government of Jamaica is working with international financial institutions and donors to strengthen cooperation, crowd-in private investment and build climate resilience following the Resilience and Sustainability Facility arrangement with the International Monetary Fund
The Government of Jamaica together with Inter-American Development Bank (IDB), Green ... fiscal framework, and incentives for investments in renewables and the greening of the financial system, aimed towards ... Green Facility, domiciled in Jamaica. The GCF will provide credit and capacity development to finance local climate ...
Article > Press release Jamaica 
Management
Management The Secretariat is headed by the Executive Director, who is appointed by and accountable to the Board. The Secretariat’s senior management team leads the various Offices and Departments of the ...
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From seed to shelf
... day, on a hundred-hectare farm in Namibia, a group of people are huddled together. They are observing a crop of large cabbages, arranged ... Water, and Land Reform (MAWLR). Across seven demonstration sites with tailored management plans, this project has ...
Article > Story Namibia 
Addressing accelerating climate change-induced urban-to-rural migration through Low Emissions Climate Resilient Agro-Spatial Development in Togo [Togo LECR – ASD Programme]
... climatic events such as floods and droughts, which have led to major displacements in the past years. Climate change ... manage adequately a growing flow of people in search for a better life. Direct consequences of harsher climatic ... migration of poor populations towards more vulnerable urban sites. Primarily designed to promote holistic adaptation and ...
Document > Concept note Togo
Establishing an Evidence-Based National Adaptation Plan (NAP) process at National and Subnational Scales in Cambodia Phase 1
... identify ways to improve adaptation planning itself at all levels (national to local). The proposed project builds on ... of climate change actions into line ministry budgeting and planning processes; and lack of capacity to ... universities, the residents of one municipality that is the site for outcome 2 activities, and Cambodian people that ...
Document > Approved readiness proposal Cambodia
How can climate action balance the needs of nature and people?
... into account global development goals intended to lift people out of poverty. A difficult past has taught young Ugandan ... onto one of this landlocked East African nation’s vital wetlands to farm. But their drainage of the wetlands to graze ... Green Climate Fund (GCF) fact-finding mission to a project site introducing climate adaptation measures by providing ...
Article > Article about GCF Uganda 
Landmark project improved farmers’ livelihoods and protected forests in Madagascar, new report finds
... and reduced deforestation, a new evaluation report released today has found. Findings from the impact evaluation ... the United Nations warned that Madagascar could be the site of the world’s first climate change-caused famine. ... local enabling environment, the report said. Madagascar FP026 Landmark project improved farmers’ livelihoods and ...
Article > Press release Madagascar 
Green Climate Fund energy strategy accelerates low-carbon transition
... has set out how its energy strategy will support new COP29 pledges to accelerate the low-carbon transition, marking ... Project with the International Finance Corporation (IFC) is pioneering the use of battery storage and green ... lines to utilize renewable energy resource rich sites. And the COP29 Hydrogen Declaration targets the ...
Article > Press release 
FP019 - Priming Financial and Land Use Planning Instruments to Reduce Emissions from Deforestations
... commenced in May 2017 and was aimed at addressing challenges related to sustainable development in the Amazon ... deforestation, aligning land-use zoning with climate targets, and promoting sustainable production practices. In ... embed sustainability. Finally, promoting and monitoring credit lines for sustainable production ensures responsible ...
Project > Public sector Ecuador 
ED’s remarks at Interactive Dialogue - Access to Climate Finance: Building on the Outcomes of UNFCCC COP 28
... that the upper income SIDS, high income or upper middle income SIDS, have in accessing concessional finance. ... that I'm talking to you about. Also, I can't take any credit for it, but I have observed this and this is what we ... - Access to Climate Finance: Building on the Outcomes of UNFCCC COP 28 ...
Article > Speech
Climate finance for sustaining peace and security
Your excellencies, distinguished guests, Floods, fire, famine, ... to a halt in two countries that suffered a dramatic deterioration of peace and security. So, what does it take ... prepared to take risks. Many fragile countries have a low credit rating and find it difficult to attract investment. ...
Article > Speech
High-level dialogue on building a green, healthy and resilient future with forests
... Service for the invitation to participate in this high-level dialogue. Deforestation and forest degradation are a ... powerful solutions to climate change. Deforestation together with agriculture, forests and land use account for ... with a GCF co-financing of USD 114 million will provide credit lines to local agricultural banks to support ...
Article > Speech
Adaptation
The challenge Adaptation needs are coming into sharp focus as the ... climate change are more evident. Increasing numbers of people worldwide are being affected by the higher frequency and ... that we are only now beginning to grasp in their entirety. The health, livelihoods and lives of billions of people ...
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The positives of preparing for disaster
... support for climate change early warning systems Knowledge is power. In terms of climate change, this translates ... Pacific Regional Environment Programme ( SPREP ), a GCF Accredited Entity , is carrying out this five-year, USD 21.8 ... which can then be replicated across a variety of different sites. Joseph Intsiful, a GCF senior climate information and ...
Article > Story Multiple countries 
The green innovation imperative
Your Excellencies, dear participants, ladies, and gentlemen. On behalf ... the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development, along with a set of 17 sustainable development goals. This was hailed as a ... global development trends is recognized in the SDGs, the UNFCCC and the Paris Agreement. A single institutional ...
Article > Speech
Enhancing Direct Access
... project oversight take place at the national or regional level. This can be achieved by, for example, establishing a dedicated facility to fund small-scale community projects. The EDA pilot has been designed to ...
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Project cycle
GCF Project Activity Cycle Strategy, origination and structuring Stage 1. Country ... analyse financial needs and gaps, and identify Accredited Entities (AEs) or partners to design and implement ... approval, the Secretariat publishes the RFP on the GCF website and other communication channels. The Secretariat then ...
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Keeping the heart of a town alive in Bosnia and Herzegovina
... the Cultural Centre serves as the hub that brings people together. However, poor insulation has threatened its ... of how climate action can keep a small town alive. Learn more about how the Green Climate Fund (GCF) is working ...
Article > Story Bosnia and Herzegovina 
Green Climate Fund statement on the proposal to establish GCF regional office
Document > Notification
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Logistics Note - Informal meeting of the Board - Liberia
Logistics Note - Informal meeting of the Board - Liberia ...
Document > Notification
INFORMAL NOTE B.21-01 - Message from the Co-Chairs: Preparations for B.21
Board document > Co-Chairs note
Board document > Co-Chairs note
GCF/B.24/18 - Report of the twenty-fourth meeting of the Board, 12 – 14 November 2019
GCF/B.24/18 25 Report of the twenty-fourth meeting of the Board, 12 – 14 November 2019 ...
Board document > Meeting report