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... City, Republic of Korea, the Executive Director will lead the Secretariat and rapidly expanding GCF operations in ... including partner governments, contributors, recipients, Accredited Entities, the Trustee, the Conference of the Parties to the UNFCCC, observer organisations and other stakeholders – to ...

... need for high-quality, ambitious funding proposals to scale up action under the Fund and incite the necessary ... Bodies of the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC), GCF Board Co-Chair, Mr. Zaheer Fakir (South Africa), ... receives,” Mr. Fakir explained. “We need countries, Accredited Entities, and National Designated Authorities not ...

With climate finance as a critical element to the Paris climate negotiations, the Green Climate ... coming years. Over 300 participants gathered to discuss the future of the Fund with both the former and new Board ... priorities, including supporting readiness funding, the accreditation process, and National Designated Authorities ...

... The meeting was convened to elaborate the Fund’s role, and how it can support countries’ climate change plans ... in Paris. The meeting started with a moment of reflection dedicated to the victims of the Paris terrorist ... paradigm shift towards a low-emission, climate-resilient future. And to realize this, we need to be game changers. We ...

The GCF International Technical Workshop: Adaptation Rationale for Project Pipelines and other Climate Investment was ... adaptation project pipelines that effective articulate key elements of climate rationale to further attract adaptation finance, building from ...

... is to adopt a package of decisions ensuring the full implementation of the Paris Agreement. The event will likewise ... including at our side event ‘Successful Start. Ambitious Future’ on 12 December. 03 December 2018 (Monday) Event ... 2018 (Tuesday) Event title Time GCF 101 1330 - 1430 Accreditation 101 1800 - 1900 05 December 2018 (Wednesday) ...

... the first GCF-funded project in the Caribbean to move to implementation. The project will strengthen the resilience of ... Community Climate Change Centre (CCCCC), a direct access Accredited Entity that carries out GCF projects in the region. ... USD 27 million. The project will provide a replicable framework for countries of the Eastern Caribbean, all of ...

... the launch of the Climate Investor One (CIO) programme, a blended finance facility to support the development of renewable energy projects in 11 countries across Africa, Asia and ... in these countries is hindered by a number of obstacles, such as the scarcity of early-stage financing for large ...

... Finance Club (IDFC), the international network of leading national and regional development banks, and the ... The International Development Finance Club (IDFC) enables this through close cooperation and joint activities. GCF ... in Poland, CDG Capital was honoured to get the full GCF accreditation to reinforce its low carbon and climate ...

In a sign of accelerating climate finance flows, the Green Climate Fund (GCF) ... to transfer USD 35 million to the FAO project yesterday, less than 24 hours after it was approved by the GCF Board. ... of Korea. It approved 10 climate finance projects worth USD 267 million. Pakistan Songdo FP108 GCF and FAO break record ...

... (GCF) and the World Bank have signed an agreement to implement the Tina River Hydropower Development Project to help ... The signing of the Funded Activity Agreement (FAA) enables GCF to begin transferring USD 86 million in climate ... our other project-level agreements with GCF in the near future and remain committed to deepening our partnership.” ...

... equity investment in a solar power and pumped storage hydroelectric project will help decarbonise Chile’s energy mix and catalise private investments to the renewable energy market. At its 23rd meeting, the Green Climate ...

... Awards will promote initiatives that stand as examples of environmental, social and business-led commitments to ... from September 2nd on the Green Champions Awards website . The awards jury will consider the following ...

The Green Climate Fund (GCF) will incorporate lessons from its largest gathering of developing country ... enhancing access to GCF resources, streamlining GCF’s accreditation process and ensuring there is balanced support ...

... Abidjan, Cote d’Ivoire, on 13 to 15 August to explore challenges and opportunities in boosting African REDD+ action at local, national and regional levels. Nassere Kaba, deputy chief of cabinet with Côte ... support of these efforts in close coordination with GCF Accredited Entities and other sources of finance supporting ...

... countries today for a meeting dedicated to the replenishment of the Green Climate Fund (GCF). The event showed a huge level of support for GCF, with a number of developed ... including Patricia Espinosa, Executive Secretary of the UNFCCC. Speaking at the event, Prime Minister Andrew Holness ...

... food security by making agriculture more sustainable and climate resilient. These were the views of ... from the world’s business sector to achieve this aim, while singling out initial GCF funding as a way to redirect ... that unlock public and private financing flows to ensure future sources of sustenance through sustainable ...

... developing countries, including those particularly vulnerable to climate change, among them African States, Small Island Developing States, and Least Developed Countries. The Government of Liberia is ... the three-day, informal Board meeting. H.E. the Honourable George Weah, President of the Republic, said: ...

... it shows the importance of acting together to solve unparalleled threats to people and our planet. The far-reaching ... strengthen their resilience to the COVID crisis and other future shocks in ways that foster low-emission, sustainable ...

... recover from the COVID recession and meet the climate challenge. This was the key message from world leaders during the opening of the three-day Green Climate ... of Global Optimism and ex-Executive Secretary of the UNFCCC compared COVID and climate to massive waves crashing on ...

The Green Climate Fund (GCF) has signed detailed agreements with its partners to implement four new projects, just hours after funding approval ... GCF, which allocates the funds, and its partnering Accredited Entities, which propose and implement GCF-approved ...

Green Climate Fund (GCF) Executive Director Yannick Glemarec will highlight the Fund’s key role in helping bridge the climate finance gap at the Climate ... The Fund is also scaling up its total climate finance, leveraging the USD 10 billion raised to date in its first ...

... initiative by the GCF Board just three months ago. This reflects GCF’s increasingly rapid ability to progress funding approval to implementation. SnCF Global is designed to mobilise finance at scale to make blended finance work for the most vulnerable. ...

The Green Climate Fund (GCF) and its partners have signed implementation agreements for two new climate finance projects ... margins of last week’s B.28 Board meeting lays the detailed groundwork to roll out a multi-country, USD 1.6 billion ... Infrastructure Pablo Fajnzylber said the Sustainable Renewables Risk Mitigation Initiative (SRMI) is a key component of ...

... the  Updated Strategic Plan (USP)  for the first replenishment period 2020-2023 (GCF-1) and set new portfolio ... The report/s shall be disclosed (i) on the AE’s website, (ii) in locations convenient to affected peoples, and ... to the Secretariat as soon as possible for consideration at future Board meetings. GCF publishes the priorities of the ...

... in an emergency relief fund launched today that shields clean energy companies in developing countries from COVID-19 ... to EARF, providing a USD 30 million investment. While the relief fund covers Africa and Asia, GCF funding is ... the founder and CEO of impact investor Acumen, a GCF Accredited Entity . “The launch of the EARF illustrates the ...

The Green Climate Fund (GCF) has signed an implementation agreement to scale up climate action across 13 African countries soon after ... programme was approved by the GCF Board. The programme, implemented by the International Fund for Agricultural ...

... the Green Climate Fund (GCF) launched the new Digital Accreditation Platform (DAP). GCF is a country-driven ... directions. Upon project approval, AEs are responsible for project oversight, management, monitoring and ... in responding to feedback on their applications seamlessly on the platform while enhancing transparency ...

... or IDCOL, have signed a critical agreement to implement a large-scale energy saving project for Bangladesh’s textile and garment industries.  The agreement was signed at the ...