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Delivering at speed: 12 new projects ready for implementation
... for 12 projects were immediately signed between GCF and Accredited Entity partners at a signing ceremony on 30 ... marking the most project agreements signed at a single meeting to date. Three projects are expected to receive ... SAP057 : Y4SF - Adolescents and Youth for a Sustainable Future: strengthening climate change adaptation and ...
Article > News update 
Scaling-Up Resilience in Africa’s Great Green Wall (SURAGGWA)
... on earth in the 20th century, and data from 1900 shows clear long-term climate change with a tendency towards higher ... for the ecosystems to continue to provide their many services, ensuring sustainable livelihoods, and avoiding mounting terrorist and ...
Document > Concept note Multiple countries FAO
Samoan and Australian ministers welcome delegates to the GCF’s first Pacific Board meeting
... Senator the Hon Concetta Fierravanti-Wells, have welcomed delegates to the first GCF Board meeting to be held in the ... progress over the last 12 months and stressed the crucial role that the Fund must play in supporting climate resilience ... Samoa facilitated a visit by GCF Board members to several sites on the island of Upolu affected by climate change and ...
Article > Press release Samoa 
Scaling up ecosystem-based approaches to managing climate- intensified disaster risks in vulnerable regions of South Africa
South Africa is highly vulnerable to the impacts of climate variability and change, ... and risk of these extreme events, especially for vulnerable rural communities. The objective of the project entitled ... at the local level: Selection of Candidate Implementation Sites Baseline Study and Vulnerability Assessment ...
Document > Approved project preparation funding application South Africa SANBI
Establishing an Evidence-Based National Adaptation Plan (NAP) process at National and Subnational Scales in Cambodia Phase 1
... and scientific capacity in Cambodia to formulate and implement national, sectoral, and subnational climate change ... Indirect beneficiaries will include current and future students at domestic universities, the government ... universities, the residents of one municipality that is the site for outcome 2 activities, and Cambodian people that ...
Document > Approved readiness proposal Cambodia
FP044 - Tina River Hydropower Development Project
... power system in Solomon Islands from diesel generated to clean and renewable energy. Universal grid-connected electricity supply is a ... to co-finance the construction of an access road to the site. The project has an estimated lifespan of 50 years. ...
Project > Public sector Solomon Islands WorldBank 
Introductory webinar on the GCF Sectoral Guide: Agriculture and Food Security
... needs and evidence-based programming experiences in the relevant sector. It also aims to identify opportunities for ... in line with its investment criteria during its first replenishment period 2020-2023. The draft guide was developed ...
Event > Webinar 
Procurement
Overview The Green Climate Fund procures goods and services to support its operations and ultimately contribute ... on the estimated value and/or nature of the goods and services being procured. Where public competitive bidding is ...
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Efforts to save the Amazon offer triple win: Improving human, environmental, and economic health and wellbeing
Joint measures that tackle climate change and the Covid-19 pandemic must place the livelihoods of people front and centre. This is especially true for the ... instruments are aligned with the Plan by orienting public credit lines towards sustainable farming practices in ...
Article > Story Ecuador UNDP 
GCF commits to support climate resilient transformation at Climate Adaptation Summit
... the increasingly damaging effects of climate change, while overcoming COVID-19 fiscal constraints. That was the message GCF Executive Director Yannick Glemarec brought to the recently concluded Climate Adaptation ... measures. A number of developing country leaders credited GCF support for current inroads their countries are ...
Article > Press release 
GCF convenes partners to bolster climate action amid global uncertainty
... next week, bringing together Ministers and national leaders, Chief Executives and business leaders and a range ... GCF National Designated Authorities or Focal Points, Accredited Entities and Delivery Partners to provide a ... Acumen And many more. Please see the GPIC 2022 website for full details of the sessions and complete list of ...
Article > News update 
GCF to scale up access, impact, and private sector investment through “50by30” roadmap
As the Green Climate Fund (GCF) undergoes its second replenishment and prepares for its next four-year programming ... held Scaling Up Access and Impact on 4 December where the future direction for the Fund was presented. At GCF’s ... Climate Resilient Fund (ICRF), of which AFC is a GCF accredited entity and implementing partner for ICRF. "The ...
Article > News update 
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 LuxDev
GCF and UNEP webinar on ‘Scaling-up GCF Projects on Energy-Efficient and Climate Friendly Cooling’
... cooling. The webinar presented how countries can scale up efforts on energy-efficient and climate friendly ... refrigerants, to ensure widespread access to cooling services while limiting their negative climate impacts. ... aim to assist National Designated Authorities (NDAs) and Accredited Entities (AEs) in the development of ...
Event > Webinar 
Updated GCF Project Preparation Facility Guidelines
The webinar seeks to provide detailed guidance regarding the Project Preparation Facility ... recently added features: PPF Simplified funding and the PPF service. Those updates have been integrated in the updated PPF Guidelines now available online . The webinar programme will cover the following ...
Event > Webinar 
SAP038 - Climate Adaptation, Resilience and Engagement in Local Governments (CARE-LG)
The Kingdom of Bhutan is highly vulnerable to climate-induced water scarcity, glacial lake outburst ... and creates food and water insecurity. To address these challenges, the project aims to enhance technical and ... and implement nature-based solutions to enhance ecosystem services and community resilience. SAP038 Bhutan 1 2 3 4 5 6 ...
Project > Public sector Bhutan BTFEC 
Unlocking climate finance: An interactive session with AE focal points and NDAs on the GCF Project Preparation Facility
... GCF Project Preparation Facility (PPF) and offer insights, lessons learned, and experiences from Accredited Entities – including Direct Access Entities ... You will also hear from the GCF regional teams and GCF PPF service consulting firms that have delivered technical ...
Event > Webinar 
Enhancing Lao PDR National Capacity and Coordination in Health and Climate Change
Lao PDR is highly vulnerable to climate change and the related health risks, including ... of climate-sensitive health outcomes. Climate information services are not adequately tailored to the needs of public ... methods to provide health services. Recognizing these challenges, in consultation with stakeholders, this Readiness ...
Document > Approved readiness proposal Lao People's Democratic Republic (the) WHO
Cook Islands: First and fastest Green Climate Fund country project
Incheon, Republic of Korea – The first single-country project in the Cook Islands took 20 days from GCF ... disasters are further disrupting national healthcare services and disproportionately affecting vulnerable groups ... the power of collaboration and leadership within our Accredited Entity, as we work closely with our local agencies ...
Article > Press release Cook Islands 
FP026 - Sustainable Landscapes in Eastern Madagascar
Sustainable landscape measures to enhance resilience of smallholders, ... is a source of GHG emissions and degradation of ecosystem services. The project model is to initially address ... the amount has been reduced to USD 15,199,555. FP026 Madagascar 1 2 3 4 1 2 1 38 82 125 149 271 405 476 615 ...
Project > Private sector Madagascar CI 
FP034 - Building Resilient Communities, Wetland Ecosystems and Associated Catchments in Uganda
... to deal with climate impacts. An estimated 4 million people who live in and around Uganda’s wetlands rely on them for food security. The impact of climate change, coupled with other environmental stresses, is increasing the ... help Uganda restore critical wetlands to improve ecosystem services - such as replenishing ground water, improving ...
Project > Public sector Uganda UNDP 
FP126 - Increased climate resilience of rural households and communities through the rehabilitation of production landscapes in selected localities of the Republic of Cuba (IRES)
... and ensure food security through improved ecosystem services from agroforestry, silvopastoral systems, ... natural forest regeneration in seven municipalities vulnerable to climate change in Cuba. According to the Vulnerability ... in terms of vulnerability to effects of climate change. Future climate change patterns, such as increased ...
Project > Public sector Cuba FAO 
FP169 - Climate change adaptation solutions for Local Authorities in the Federated States of Micronesia
... Developing State (SIDS) which is one of the most vulnerable countries in the world to the effects of climate change and one of the least able to meet those challenges. The country’s ... of local authorities to deliver climate change adaptation services by enhancing their technical expertise. Technical ...
Project > Public sector Micronesia (Federated States of) SPC 
FP203 - Heritage Colombia (HECO): Maximizing the Contributions of Sustainably Managed Landscapes in Colombia for Achievement of Climate Goals
... show an increase in temperature and more unpredictable precipitation patterns, thereby increasing the likelihood ... and rural communities are heavily reliant on ecosystem services and up to 80 per cent of the urban population are ... thus securing the most sustainable and effective future governance of these resources benefitting both ...
Project > Public sector Colombia WWF 
FP214 - Thai Rice: Strengthening Climate-Smart Rice Farming
... emissions. At the same time, many smallholder farmers struggle to cope with climate change-induced fluctuations in ... The Thai Rice project is the first GCF project to focus solely on transforming rice production systems with a focus on ... sector. This project will support Thai rice farmers and service providers in the adoption of a series of ...
Project > Public sector Thailand GIZ 
SAP033 - Enhancing Climate Information Systems for Resilient Development in Sierra Leone
Rising sea level is expected to lead to a range of challenges for the ... dedicated to hydrometeorological and disaster management services, means that these challenges are not being ... local climate agencies’ ability to predict and plan for future extreme weather events based on robust climate ...
Project > Public sector Sierra Leone AfDB 
FP236 - Basin Approach for Livelihood Sustainability through Adaptation Strategies (BALSAS)
... country's most marginalised areas, making it highly vulnerable to climate change. Increasingly erratic rainfall and ... including a strong tradition of payments for ecosystem services (PES) schemes, addressing these climate impacts ... inclusion and empower women, youth, and indigenous peoples. This approach to climate-resilient production and ...
Project > Public sector Mexico IFAD 
FP261 - Improving Climate Resilience by Increasing Water Security in the Amazon Basin
The Amazon Basin is highly vulnerable to the impacts of climate change, experiencing extreme ... of climate change on water availability and ecosystem services in the Amazon Basin and improve climate resilience ... on vulnerable communities, particularly Indigenous Peoples, and employs adaptation measures such as enhanced ...
Project > Public sector Multiple countries IDB 
SAP056 - Climate Resilience in the Guiriko Region
... as the country relies heavily on rainfed farming for staple crops like millet, sorghum, and maize. Rising ... access to affordable finance and climate information services, and local governments will find it easier to ... protecting ecosystems, Guiriko will be reinforced to face future climate risks. The project will catalyse a paradigm ...
Project > Public sector Burkina Faso GIZ 
FP300 - Peru’s Natural Legacy – Amazon & Climate (PdP A&C): Effective Management of Peruvian Amazon Protected Areas for Climate Change Mitigation and Adaptation
... they remain under pressure from deforestation, unsustainable land-use change, and climate impacts. Limited resources ... forest ecosystems for food, income, and essential ecosystem services. This project seeks to strengthen the management ... biodiversity and enhancing the resilience of Indigenous peoples across the Peruvian Amazon. FP300 Peru 1 2 3 4 5 6 1 ...
Project > Public sector Peru WWF 