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GCF helps reduce renewable business costs in South Africa
... Climate Fund (GCF) will help drive down the price of renewable energy in South Africa by boosting the private sector’s ... to reduce the cost of investing in South African renewables on the sidelines of GCF’s second Private Investment ... to be implemented by DBSA, provides credit support to renewable energy projects – with a ...
Article > Press release South Africa DBSA 
Scaling the role of climate finance after COP27
... 2023 to assess the outcomes of COP27, particularly the role of climate finance and how to scale its impact for ... 80 per cent of yearly global climate finance, since higher credit ratings and a more threatening investment ... one-off projects. Steer argued that climate finance of the future must flow towards ‘positive tipping points, where ...
Article > News update 
Iraq unveils plans for ambitious climate project pipeline
... priorities in one of the world’s most climate-vulnerable countries. Furthermore, this programme will serve as a ... for GCF in assessing funding applications and determining future financial requirements. The unveiling of the Country ... on irrigation and limited adaptive capacity. Photo credit: ©FAO/Cengiz Yar. Iraq FP249 Iraq unveils plans for ...
Article > News update Iraq FAO 
GCF Board closes key policy gaps as project pipeline reaches $1.5 billion
... first Strategic Plan, its Work Plan for 2016, and the accreditation of 13 new entities. “The Board has reached ... vision, operational priorities, and an action plan to be implemented by 2018. The Strategic Plan strengthens the ... was adopted, which includes providing live web streaming of future GCF Board meetings, with a review of its utility in ...
Article > Press release 
GCF and World Bank sign renewable energy project agreement
GCF and the World Bank have signed an instrumental legal agreement to rapidly begin implementing the second ... of SRMI-Resilience’s FAA, the World Bank, as the accredited entity, can now rapidly move from approval to ... a key priority to ensure a safer and more prosperous future. Our partnership with the GCF allows us to more ...
Article > News update WorldBank 
GCF and WMO agree to strengthen science in climate response
... the Green Climate Fund (GCF) have signed an agreement to leverage WMO expertise in weather, climate and water to ... of Understanding signed on Monday, WMO will help GCF Accredited Entities maximise the benefits of their investments ... Poland. “We are already having a foretaste of the future, with the past four years being the warmest on record ...
Article > Press release WMO 
Climate finance for sustaining peace and security
Your excellencies, distinguished guests, Floods, fire, famine, disease, global mass displacement. A harrowing future awaits according to the latest IPCC report if we ... 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 ... with a GCF co-financing of USD 114 million will provide credit lines to local agricultural banks to support ... dialogue on building a green, healthy and resilient future with forests ...
Article > Speech
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 UNEP 
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 AFC 
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 SPC 
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 
Improving Brazilian’s capacity to support the development of a national sustainable solid waste Management program in the coastal zone
... from the waste sector. More than 80% (2,655 of 3,256 sites) of the dumps that should have been closed in 2014 ... with the closure of dumps; however, they have a limited knowledge and technical and policy guidance for the adoption of ... This proposal will promote the development of knowledge of the status of MSW management in the coastal zone of ...
Document > Approved readiness proposal Brazil IICA
Thirty-eighth meeting of the Board
... Time (UTC +2). Thursday, 7 March will be dedicated to a site visit. Constituency meetings and meetings of Board ... 3 March. Technical sessions on funding proposals and accreditation proposals open to active observers will take ... in due course. The logistics note for the meeting is available on the GCF website. The online registration system (ORS) ...
Document > Notification
FP184 - Vanuatu community-based climate resilience project (VCCRP)
Vanuatu is one of the world’s most vulnerable countries to the effects of climate change. The nation is ... including increases in air and sea temperatures, rising sea levels, and extreme weather events such as flooding and ... and restoring 11,600 hectares of agricultural and fisheries sites; and training smallholder farmers in climate-resilient ...
Project > Public sector Vanuatu SCA 
FP207 - Recharge Pakistan: Building Pakistan’s resilience to climate change through Ecosystem-based Adaptation (EbA) and Green Infrastructure for integrated flood risk management
... adapt to climate change, as evidenced by the 33 million people affected by devasting floods in 2023. The primary ... flood resilience, while establishing a paradigm shift for future EbA initiatives in Pakistan. Grants from the GCF Project Preparation Facility (PPF) supported the Accredited Entity in the development of this project's funding ...
Project > Public sector Pakistan WWF 
FP124 - Strengthening Climate Resilience of Subsistence Farmers and Agricultural Plantation Communities residing in the vulnerable river basins, watershed areas and downstream of the Knuckles Mountain Range Catchment of Sri Lanka
... by climate proofing the underlying ecosystems in the Knuckles/Amban Ganga highlands and lowlands. The project covers ... of the Knuckles Mountain Range, which is a UNESCO heritage site that includes key biodiversity hotspots and forest ...
Project > Public sector Sri Lanka IUCN 
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 
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/B.08/30 - Travel Policy
The Secretariat recognizes that travellers on official business act in the best interest of the Fund. However, in doing so, travellers should be prudent and cost‐conscious with respect to ... arrangements with one or more airlines to provide services to the Fund, if such arrangements respond to the ...
Board document > Action item
Strengthening the resilience of small and medium-sized fruit and vegetable producers to climate change induced water insecurity in Central Serbia
... and intensity of droughts in Central Serbia, which is leading to significant losses in fruit and vegetable production for small farms relying on rainfed ... and: (i) establish the enabling environment and information services benefiting over 340,000 farmers in the region and ...
Document > Concept note Serbia UNDP
Cross border programme to enhance resilience of oases ecosystems and livelihoods in the North African region
... is being impacted by Climate change and natural climate cycles which contribute to its expansion. Moreover, this vast ... Africa. This programme will build capacity to deliver services for 6 north African Countries. The AE (OSS) will ...
Document > Concept note Multiple countries OSS
Dominica - Climate Elucidation for Adaptive Resilience in the Water Sector (D-ClEAR-Water)
... of water in Dominica, particularly in the dry season. Less water will be available to support water supply to ... require the upgrading of water system capacities to meet future climate-challenged operating conditions. The ... is to reduce the impact of climate change on water services provision through adaptation and mitigation ...
Document > Concept note Dominica CCCCC
Capacity building to support Accreditation, Planning, Programming and Implementation of GCF-funded activities in St. Kitts and Nevis
... the adverse impacts of climate change through the implementation of ambitious policies and actions enshrined in ... be filled, and needs to be met, to increase likelihood of accreditation to the GCF. The Readiness is also important for ... to support the establishment of a National Meteorological Service. Further, this readiness will enable the NDA to ...
Document > Approved readiness proposal Saint Kitts and Nevis CCCCC
Mainstreaming the impacts of COVID-19 and health co-benefits in climate change mitigation and adaptation actions in the State of Palestine to accelerate access to climate finance
The pandemic led to disruptions in the SoP’s efforts to combat climate ... donors in terms of digital infrastructure (equipment and services) and capacity; A climate change portfolio of ... with enhanced resilience and inclusiveness. State of Palestine Mainstreaming the impacts of COVID-19 and health ...
Document > Approved readiness proposal State of Palestine
Climate Change Adaptation: Ecosystem- based adaptation (EbA) in semi-arid ecosystems to increase rural resilience in Moldova
... has endorsed the Austrian Development Agency (ADA) as the Accredited Entity (AE) to support the development of the ... water scarcity, floods and droughts affecting vulnerable ecosystems and rural communities. Focused on nine ... are rural communities highly dependent on Ecosystem Services and focus lies on their direct and indirect ...
Document > Approved project preparation funding application Moldova ADA_Austria
Enhancing the climate resilience of the Palestinian energy sector through enhanced capacity of the Palestinian Energy and Natural Resources Authority (PENRA)
... access to food, water, sanitation, health, and education services, especially for children, women, and other vulnerable groups. To achieve this, the readiness support will ... 18% of the projected energy consumption by 2030. State of Palestine Enhancing the climate resilience of the Palestinian ...
Document > Approved readiness proposal State of Palestine UNICEF