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GCF Regional workshop to help advance climate action in Eastern Europe and Central Asia
... and the different funding and support mechanisms available. Sessions are covering a range of topics instrumental to ... tap the Fund’s resources. This includes a focus on the roles and responsibilities of National Designated Authorities (NDAs), the processes related to accreditation and the submission of funding proposals , as ...
Article > Press release Georgia 
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 ... developed countries shared their experiences in REDD+ implementation during the workshop on 21 to 24 April. They ... United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC). Mr Velasco pointed to the key role REDD+ is now ...
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 ... country is in engaging with the Fund. Mr. Yamuna noted key lessons from the workshop included the need for an inclusive ...
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 ... Facility (PPF) applications; access modalities: accredited entities or Project-specific Assessment Approach ... options depending on whether the (proposed) partner is an accredited entity or a PSAA applicant: Election 1 for funding ...
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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 ... agriculture. Climate change is expected to have considerable consequences for the livelihood of the citizens of the ... 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 ... today. “July 2019 was the warmest month on Earth since at least 1850,” he told 125 developing country ... was the latest sign that the global climate crisis is accelerating even faster than scientists had feared. In response ...
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The GCF’s Strategic Plans set out the Board’s long-term strategic vision for the Fund, as well as its objectives, strategic priorities and operational priorities for its current programming period.
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GCF Private Investment for Climate Conference 2019
... ("GPIC") is a global marketplace and ecosystem where leading private sector actors including project sponsors, ... a roadmap leading to a zero-carbon and climate-resilient future. GCF and other actors in the climate finance space ... Randall Chafetz and Danmarks Nationalbank Governor Per Callesen were among the distinguished speakers at the ...
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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 ...
Event > Events organised / involving GCF 
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 ... intervals and mainstream adaptation into existing and future polices, programmes and activities across levels and ...
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 the ambition of the Nationally Determined Contributions and climate financing in the Central America
... 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 to multiple climate-related hazards, such as tropical cyclones, ...
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 ... in the composition and – for some commodities – the level of demand. As the Economic Commission for Latin ... in some food supply chains, affecting especially perishable commodities. Furthermore, it resulted in the loss of jobs ...
Document > Approved readiness proposal Multiple countries
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 ... The Bahamas. These linkages and capacity deficits are visible in the areas of 1) climate change and health policy, 2) ...
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 credible impacts. At the same time, both documents also identify ... 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 overcome. This challenge is evident across economic sectors. Climate change ... United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) Biennial Transparency Reports will be required from ...
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, ... Chiquitanía, Altiplano (or Andean Plateau), Chaco and Valles. According to IPPC projections, global warming due to ... 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
National Adaptation Plan: Advancing risk-informed development and land-use planning in Tunisia
... 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 ... adaptation, with actions primarily focused at the sectoral level. The country has several sectoral adaptation plans and ...
Document > Approved readiness proposal Tunisia UNDP
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 Nature Protection of Turkmenistan (MAEPT) in its role as the National Designated Authority (NDA) lacks adequate ...
Document > Approved readiness proposal Turkmenistan CAREC
NDA strengthening and direct access process support for Albania
... 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 ... entities selected for assessment for the direct access accreditation and subsequent support. The delivery partner ...
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
... and the nomination of two entities for Direct Access Accreditation. It was also possible to provide basic knowledge to stakeholders (NDA, ... knowledge and adequate skills to accomplish their roles. Yet, the staff of the Executive secretariat of the NDA ...
Document > Approved readiness proposal Burkina Faso IUCN
Enhancing Lesotho’s private sector readiness for a clean energy transition
... up for 63% of the total greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions of Lesotho, and this is projected to rise if the country missed ... energy sector and simultaneously address energy access challenges. To address this issue, Lesotho’s Energy Policy ...
Document > Approved readiness proposal Lesotho UNIDO
Enhancing Togo’s Direct Access to GCF and Support for the Development of Climate Finance Strategy
To implement its NDC, Togo will need additional financing over and ... access to climate finance: Togo still has no national accredited entity with GCF, the project concept notes that ... were developed are either with regional or international accredited entities, and the need to develop climate finance ...
Document > Approved readiness proposal Togo GGGI
Climate Technology Deployment Roadmap for E-mobility Ecosystem in Cambodia
... due to the growing economy and an increasing number of vehicles in the country. This figure is expected to increase up ... mitigate GHG emissions by switching from conventional vehicles to greener alternatives. Transitioning away from ICEs ...
Document > Approved readiness proposal Cambodia GTC
Enhanced actions to respond to climate change through sustainable waste management in Coastal Cities in Cambodia
As Cambodia is highly vulnerable to climate change impacts, it is imperative to improve ... reuse will become more necessary as climate change accelerates. At the same time, increasingly severe flooding ... solid waste pollution augmenting. While access to on-site sanitation improved access increased to 73% in 2016, a ...
Document > Approved readiness proposal Cambodia
Scaling up green finance practices: A blueprint to break- through into a climate resilient Cook Islands as a catalyst to mobilize private sector investment
The Cook Islands is highly vulnerable to climate change impacts, in particular coastal erosion ... for Readiness Support. The Cook Islands is seeking GCF accreditation for the Bank of the Cook Islands which would ... Previous Readiness Support has contributed to significant milestones: improving the policy environment, developing a ...
Document > Approved readiness proposal Cook Islands
Completion of the accreditation of the Environment Protection Fund as DAE for Lao PDR
In 2018, the EPF received the first support for its accreditation as first DAE to the GCF in Lao PDR. The delivery ... and social safeguards & gender and M&E were overhauled and updated to match GCF requirements. In addition, ... Accredited Entity (NAE) which will take significant roles as the finance mechanism and provide appropriate fund to ...
Document > Approved readiness proposal Lao People's Democratic Republic (the) EPF
Building project pipeline capacities: Development of GCF concept notes in the transport and health sectors in Thailand
To enable the development of priority climate change projects in ... for climate science-based project development for the future. Through institutional capacity building and ... to the GCF Candidates for Direct Access Entity (DAE) accreditation to the GCF will be closely engaged on the ...
Document > Approved readiness proposal Thailand GIZ
Climate Change Measurement, Reporting and Verification System of Albania: Emissions and Mitigation
Albania is party to the Paris Agreement within the UNFCCCwith the status of a Non-Annex 1 Party,and is candidate ... and verification (MRV) needs to be established and implemented for the purpose ofimprovingthe quality of reporting ... is in force since July 2021 and constitutes the basic legal act on climate change, and also defines thenational ...
Document > Approved readiness proposal Albania URI