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FP166 - Light Rail Transit for the Greater Metropolitan Area (GAM)
... by 44 percent by 2050 without mitigation measures. While Costa Ricans’ use of private cars and ride hailing services has been increasing, investment is required to ... system. This project aims to install an 85 km double-track, electric light rail transit system in San ...
Project > Public sector Costa Rica 
SAP039 - Integrated climate risk management for strengthened resilience to climate change in Buner and Shangla Districts of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Province, Pakistan
... indicate an increase in pre-monsoon rainfall, reflecting shifting and increasingly variable rainfall patterns. The 2022 flooding event was one of the ... the value chain and dissemination of climate information services and early-warning systems. This includes the ...
Project > Public sector Pakistan 
SAP045 - Scaling up Climate Resilience Solutions for Burundian Smallholders
... particularly among the poorest smallholders. Multiple climate hazards erode productivity gains and disrupt ... with very low adaptive capacity. To address these challenges, the project aims to enhance smallholder farmers' ... package of climate-smart agricultural inputs, advisory services, and agroforestry support. It is the first under ...
Project > Public sector Burundi 
Enabling Direct Access to GCF Climate Finance for Cabo Verde
... wishes to engage in a readiness process in order to enable a national entity to be approved as a direct access ... the country ownership by delivering the first national accreditation of a DAE. After a strong consultation process ... along with support for pipeline development for the future DAE’s staff, relevant government institutions, ...
Document > Approved readiness proposal Cabo Verde
GCF Board opens B.19 meeting, elects Lennart Båge and Paul Oquist as new Co-Chairs
... meeting in Songdo, Republic of Korea. Paul Oquist has been elected as the developing country Co-Chair, whilst Lennart ... B.19 Board meeting will therefore take place from Monday 26 February until Thursday 1 March, and will be presided by ... developing countries on the Executive Committee of the UNFCCC Warsaw International Mechanism for Loss and Damage. Dr. ...
Article > Press release 
GCF targets private investment shift at inaugural climate conference
... entrepreneurship of businesses in tackling the climate challenge, and comes on the heels of a seminal UN report ... the urgency of climate action evidenced by the release on Monday of the IPCC report Global Warming of 1.5°C. ... that climate action could yield an economic gain of USD 26 trillion through to 2030 compared with business-as-usual. ...
Article > Press release 
GCF, UN Environment launch project to fortify the Gambia against droughts, floods
... change into planning at the national, district and village levels throughout the Gambia," said Minister Dibba. ... regions is being implemented by UN Environment, a GCF Accredited Entity. Pa Ousman Jarju, GCF's Director of Country ... 26 percent of its GDP. The geographic nature of this smallest mainland African country, a meandering strip of land ...
Article > Press release Gambia 
GCF and Africa Finance Corporation drive low-emission development in Africa
... Corporation (AFC). The two organizations signed an Accreditation Master Agreement (AMA), a prerequisite for all GCF Accredited Entities to implement GCF-approved projects. AFC was accredited to GCF in ...
Article > Press release 
GCF upgrades climate support for vulnerable Pacific nations
... with the Pacific Community (SPC). GCF today signed an Accreditation Master Agreement (AMA) with this Pacific-based regional body to provide the legal framework for funding climate projects. GCF Deputy ... in 1947 as the South Pacific Commission, as many of its 26 members are Pacific SIDS. The vulnerability of SIDS to ...
Article > Press release 
GCF publishes the tentative funding proposal schedule for B.27
... take place virtually from 18 to 21 August 2020. GCF acknowledges the extraordinary circumstances and fast-changing ... Board decides on funding proposals brought forward by GCF Accredited Entities. Kindly note that funding proposals ... The report/s shall be disclosed (i) in the AE’s website, (ii) in locations convenient to affected peoples, and ...
Article > Press release 
GCF publishes the tentative funding proposal schedule for B.29
... is proposed that B.29 takes place on 28 June-1 July 2021 while a formal Board decision is yet to be taken on this ... Board decides on funding proposals brought forward by GCF Accredited Entities. Kindly note that funding proposals ... The report/s shall be disclosed (i) on the AE’s website, (ii) in locations convenient to affected peoples, and ...
Article > Press release 
FP226 - Resilient Puna: Ecosystem based Adaptation for sustainable High Andean communities and ecosystems in Peru
... are negatively impacted by climate change and unsustainable management practices. These ecosystems provide essential services such as regulating carbon and nutrients; providing ... mechanisms for access to public and private financing. FP226 Peru 1 2 3 4 5 6 1 2 712 952 Resilient Puna: Ecosystem ...
Project > Public sector Peru 
New Climate Investment Platform targets increase in flow of capital to clean energy projects
... to international organisations to the private sector to scale-up climate action and translate ambitious national ... of total greenhouse gas emissions, the platform’s first service line is dedicated to the global transition to clean ... in developing countries. Progress will be presented at UNFCCC COP 25 in December 2019. The service offered by the CIP ...
Article > Press release 
FP101 - Resilient Rural Belize (Be-Resilient)
... Specifically, the project will develop climate-proof selected value chains (six vegetables, one fruit, and bee keeping) of smallholder farmers, ... directly from increased access to climate information services for agricultural planning, climate-resilient ...
Project > Public sector Belize 
Establishing an Integrated Hydro-Meteorological Early Warning System to Strengthen Climate Resilience in Mozambique
... accurate warnings for severe weather by the Meteorological Services and the National Directorate for Water Resources ... of subsistence caused by extreme events is still considerable. This is because at present, neither the Meteorological ... standard operational procedures with clear definition of roles and responsibilities need to be adopted. This project ...
Document > Concept note Mozambique
Strengthening Paraguay’s capacity to access climate finance through DAEs nomination, Sub-national Climate Finance Roadmap development and pipeline strengthening
... MtCO2e (94%) from 1990 to 2014. Paraguay’s GHGs profile is dominated by emissions from the agriculture sector ... extension, biomass burning and use of fire to clear land. Paraguay pledged in its NDC to reduce its GHG ... and avoid deforestation Improve access to sustainable services, including sustainable transport and solid waste ...
Document > Approved readiness proposal Paraguay
Establishing resilient, low carbon agricultural systems in Tonga, Vanuatu and Samoa
Rising sea levels, decreasing rainfall, more intense storms and ... of rural communities, the proposed project will enable the transition from conventional to climate-resilient, ... these practices, the delivery of agricultural ecosystem services will be enhanced and dependence on external inputs ...
Document > Approved project preparation funding application Multiple countries
Strengthening the capacity of the Palestinian Water Authority to assess and address the impacts of climate change
The Palestinian Water Authority (PWA) needs to enhance its capacity to understand and model future climate change risks and impacts on the water and ... for planning and delivering water and sanitation services. The project will help ensure a more sustainable ...
Document > Approved readiness proposal State of Palestine
The Road to Resilient (R2R) fisheries - adopting ecosystem-based adaptation in four CARICOM Member States
... provisioning, regulating, cultural, and supporting services such as the provision of food, shoreline ... coastal and marine resources. For instance, on a regional level, Member States of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) ... of ocean governance into decision making” as one of the eleven climate change priorities for the region. As a ...
Document > Approved project preparation funding application Multiple countries
Great Green Wall in the Spotlight at COP
Attention and support for the Great Green Wall , an African-led initiative to restore land and ecosystems in Africa, were reinforced at COP26. As a funder of several projects in the Sahel region ... this high-level event was moderated by the Prince of Wales and French President Emmanuel Macron, bringing together ...
Article > News update 
GCF Readiness Results - Vanuatu
... of Vanuatu was awarded a grant for a Climate Information Services for Resilient Development project to be implemented by the Secretariat of the Pacific Regional ... the GCF, the Ministry of Climate Change, and the regional accredited entity SPREP submitted a Readiness proposal to GCF ...
Article > Press release Vanuatu 
Structured Dialogue with Asia 2018
... stakeholders – including government ministers, GCF Accredited Entities and National Designated Authorities ... about accessing and engaging with GCF. During the high-level interactions of the Dialogue, ministers from a number ... from the Structure Dialogue include: Successful examples of country programmes underscore the value of these ...
Event > Structured dialogue Viet Nam 
GCF approves 11 projects at its final Board meeting of the year
... approved at B.18: FP046 – USD 8.65 million for the Renewable Energy Programme #1 – Solar in Mongolia with XacBank. ... payments. Additionally, the Board approved the accreditation of five new partner organisations as Accredited ... recording of this Board meeting is available on the GCF website . The next GCF Board meeting, B.19, will take place in ...
Article > Press release 
Where do we stand with NDCs? Enhancing action on climate change in 2020
I would like to congratulate UNFCCC for this timely event on enhancing action on climate ... raising NDC ambitions and was supposed to culminate at COP 26 this November. However, the Covid-19 pandemic is ... human lives and economies worldwide and has also led to postponement of COP 26 to November 2021. Developing ...
Article > Statement 
NDA Strengthening and Country Programming support for Antigua and Barbuda through the Department of Environment
... the NDA The NDA will hire consultants and procure services to build the capacity of the Environment Division and the Debt Management Unit that will be responsible for coordinating with other ministries on the Green ... implementation of elements including development of a website page, news articles and short posts for social media. ...
Document > Approved readiness proposal Antigua and Barbuda
Melanesia - Coastal and Marine Ecosystem Resilience Programme (M-CMERP)
Coastal and marine ecosystems and the services they provide are the basis for Pacific Island ... change adaptation initiatives that often focus on single issue, hard infrastructure adaptation responses, towards ... decision making, including long term (30-50 year) climate future climate impact and resilience scenarios and sharing ...
Document > Concept note Multiple countries
Building Resilience to High-Impact Hydro meteorological Events through the Strengthening of Multi-Hazard Early Warning Systems in Bhutan
Bhutan has a fragile mountainous landscape situated in a regional climatic region characterized by diverse influences that leave the country exposed to high weather variability and ... for climate change induced hazards. The need for climate services and early warning information varies across gender, ...
Document > Concept note Bhutan
Nature-based Solutions for transforming smallholder farming systems that are vulnerable to the impacts of climate change in South Africa
... of access to climate-risk informed agricultural advisory services to enhance their adaptive capacity. This, and ... is exacerbating existing vulnerabilities at the smallholder level, where agriculture is a vital source of livelihoods. ... The proposed project will adopt a participatory, action-learning approach using nature- based solutions to enhance ...
Document > Approved project preparation funding application South Africa
Fueling Green Recovery in Armenia – advancing forest infrastructure and creating sustainable jobs for rural communities
... resilience of Armenian forest to climate-induced events coupled with lack of sustainable management practices and rural population’s dependence ... 2023. This PPF application is submitted to request PPF Service support (qualified advisory service provider from ...
Document > Approved project preparation funding application Armenia
GCF/B.21/10/Add.20 - Consideration of funding proposals – Addendum XX Funding proposal package for FP098
... the following three parts: A funding proposal summary titled “DBSA Climate Finance Facility” submitted by the Development Bank of Southern Africa; No-objection letters issued by the national designated authorities or ... These documents are presented as submitted by the accredited entity and the national designated authority(ies) ...
Board document > Action item