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Twenty-fourth meeting of the GCF Board (B.24)
... that a Board member expresses the view that they are unable to join consensus regarding the outcome of a confidential ... Consideration of funding proposals Consideration of accreditation proposals Updated Gender Policy and Action Plan Matters related to the accreditation framework Review of the initial investment ...
Event > Board meeting Republic of Korea (the) 
Twenty-seventh meeting of the GCF Board (B.27)
... Consideration of funding proposals Consideration of accreditation proposals Updated Strategic Plan for the GCF for ... of the interim Head of the Independent Evaluation Unit Selection process and committee Evaluations conducted by the ... Dates and venues of upcoming Board meetings Other matters Election of Co-Chairs Report of the meeting Close of the ...
Event > Board meeting 
Accelerating the deployment of climate financing for early warning systems
... to provide developing countries that have successfully implemented projects with CREWS funds, a faster access to ... potentially have accelerated access to SAP, through GCF Accredited Entities, if certain parameters and procedures are ... at UK’s Foreign Commonwealth and Development Office (FCDO), reminded participants that “the UN ...
Article > News update 
SAP048 - Strengthening the resilience of vulnerable communities within high climatic and disaster risk areas in Togo.
... floods. The frequency and intensity of these climate challenges are expected to rise. This project—the first single-country project in Togo in the GCF portfolio—aims to ... (CIEWS) through enhanced people-centred climate information services, impact-based multi-hazard early warning systems, ...
Project > Public sector Togo 
Ulaanbaatar: Live Better, Breathe Easier
... room walls. A piano sits in the corner, beside a room filled with musical instruments. But Otgonkhuu’s house still ... central heating, hot water from tap, and a flush toilet. “I live here with my wife and my youngest son. My ... are envisioned to provide economic opportunities and urban services that lead to a healthier urban environment. ...
Article > Story Mongolia FP046 
GCF signs off funding for Barbados water sector resilience project
... S-Barbados). The project aims to make the provision of potable water in Barbados less vulnerable to the impacts of ... Authority from the investment in the PV systems will be deposited into a locally managed adaptation fund. Consumers will ... GCF in the Caribbean region to be signed. The project’s Accredited Entity (AE) is the Caribbean Community Climate ...
Article > Press release Barbados 
GCF Caribbean consultations chart paths to greater resilience
... number of Caribbean countries are now repairing the damage left in the wake of extreme weather which swept through the ... climate change, including support for climate information services and early warning systems. Weather-induced ... the GCF confabs, the Fund’s partners – including Accredited Entities and National Designated Authorities or ...
Article > Press release Multiple countries 
Words do make a difference, says South African climate finance partner
The language of climate action must resonate with local people, a South African Accredited Entity representative said on the side line of a ... GCF Chief Financial Officer and Director of Support Services Javier Manzanares said GCF will need to work ...
Article > Press release South Africa 
African countries propose ambitious GCF pipeline at Cape Town Dialogue
... equally across diverse sectors. This included access to clean energy; adaptation planning and climate information services; leveraging forest resources; resilient agriculture ... GCF portfolios.” The dialogue provided GCF and Accredited Entities an opportunity to hear firsthand which ...
Article > Press release South Africa 
Newly launched platform to expand electric vehicle use across India
A new electric vehicle company focused on boosting large-scale use ... and sustainably transforming the way India moves. The future of transportation in India can be more efficient and ... offer leasing and financing solutions; fleet management services; charging infrastructure and energy solutions; and ...
Article > News update FP186 
Strengthening the Health Resilience of Communities Vulnerable to Climate Change in Benin’s ABD (Adjohoun, Bonou and Dangbo) Zone
... Strengthening the Health Resilience of Communities Vulnerable to Climate Change in Benin’s ABD (Adjohoun, Bonou and ... Strengthening the Health Resilience of Communities Vulnerable to Climate Change in Benin’s ABD (Adjohoun, Bonou and ...
Document > Approved funding proposal Benin SAP055
Achieving water security through climate-resilient infrastructure
Blessed with fertile lands, the Saïss Plain in the Fès-Meknès region of ... GCF’s support, to guarantee the affordability of water services for farmers. The new irrigation network will ...
Article > Story Morocco FP043 
GCF at COP30
... 21 November 2025 Delivering impactful climate finance at scale The Green Climate Fund is the world's climate fund for ... adopting the Paris Agreement. Amidst these climate action milestones, this official side event will examine GCF's impact ... Rwanda Pavilion Leveraging climate finance: Sowing the future of sustainable agriculture See more The world faces ...
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Address at Global Korea Convention 2020
... period 125,000 years ago. During this period, sea level was 7 to 12 meters above today and the world was ... Moon, climate change has become "the most important problem of our generation". Matching words with intent, South ... climate action commitments before next year’s pivotal COP26 in the UK. The private sector must play a key role in ...
Article > Speech
GCF continues rapid implementation with project agreements at Board meeting
The Green Climate Fund (GCF) and its partners have signed implementation agreements for three new initiatives to tackle ... of the Federated States of Micronesia (FSM), Timor-Leste and Kenya. FSM President David W. Panuelo welcomed the ... Boru Mamo; and UN Environment Programme (UNEP) Corporate Services Director Sonja Leighton-Kone. GCF’s portfolio of ...
Article > Press release FP169 
Green Climate Fund names Mafalda Duarte as new Executive Director
The Green Climate Fund (GCF) Board has selected Mafalda Duarte as its new Executive Director. ... their climate aspirations in pursuit of a better climate future for all.’ The current Executive Director, Yannick ... would not seek a second term. The Board thanked him for his service during a reception held in the margins of the Board ...
Article > Press release 
Shoring up early warning systems for Asia-Pacific SIDS
... partners in Fiji, Papua New Guinea, Solomon Islands, Timor-Leste and Vanuatu to develop a potential Green Climate Fund ... Facility (PPF), an instrument that assists GCF Accredited Entities conduct feasibility studies, stakeholder ... in working with national meteorological and hydrological services on EWSs to support the five SIDS in strengthening ...
Article > Press release Multiple countries 
UN forum side event highlights need for GCF replenishment
The Green Climate Fund needs to be strengthened by a replenishment of its funds from contributors this year as a ... projects. Jamaica’s Minister of Finance and the Public Service Nigel Clarke highlighted the climate needs of ... Morris, President of Conservation International, a GCF Accredited Entity, said climate change requires “radical ...
Article > Press release 
A ‘vaccine’ for tropical forests?
... that we may require something that is “ultra-large-scale industrial in 10 to 20 years”. The sense of ... through their ‘natural technology’, the carbon capture services, plus immeasurable ecosystem services such as ... capacity to change the behaviour of the global water cycles. The message is clear: We need tropical forests as ...
Article > Insights 
Delivering climate action: GCF and partners sign agreements for six new projects
... were signed by the Green Climate Fund (GCF) and its Accredited Entity (AE) partners on the margins of GCF’s 37th ... . The FAAs, which contain a set of conditions to be fulfilled by the AE, must be negotiated and signed by GCF and the ... solutions. This project will support Thai rice farmers and service providers in the adoption of climate-smart ...
Article > News update 
Green Climate Fund to Support Development of Conservation International Initiative to Transform Water Security in Bogotá
... project aims to reduce climate risk for half a million people from highly vulnerable rural communities and 250,000 ... is a critical first step toward building a more resilient future for Bogotá and its surrounding regions. This ... financial mechanisms, such as Payment for Ecosystem Services (PES) and environmental fees, to sustain and scale ...
Article > Press release 
GCF and KawiSafi Ventures Fund driving off-grid solar power in East Africa
Although the African continent is responsible for only three per cent of the world's human-induced ... effects of climate change. In Swahili, KawiSafi means “clean energy.” Created and developed by the impact investor ... energy infrastructure, KawiSafi provides critical essential services and enhanced productivity to underserved ...
Article > Story Kenya Rwanda FP005 
From scarcity to sustainability: Maldives’ ambitious water security project
... Island Developing State (SIDS) is one of the most vulnerable nations to climate change and faces many unique ... The project also involves the Maldives Meteorological Service to enhance weather forecasting and enable improved ... prompting them to act and build a more resilient future for its people. By Jin Hee Dieu (based on UNDP’s ...
Article > Story Maldives FP007 
FP271 - India Green Finance Facility (IGFF)
... significant progress and achieved rapid growth in renewable energy capacity. The country risks remaining locked into ... Key activities include providing DFIs with concessional credit lines for on-lending to public and private sector ... there will be a focus on ensuring climate finance principles and gender-responsive approaches are embedded into ...
Project > Public sector India 
FP284 - Amazonia Viva Program
... global climate regulator. It is home to 47 million people, including 2.2 million Indigenous Peoples. The region is threatened by rising temperatures, ... measures to overcome gender-specific obstacles in access to credit. FP284 Bolivia (Plurinational State of) Brazil ...
Project > Public sector Multiple countries 
FP231 - Accelerating Solar Action Program (ASAP)
The Accelerating Solar Action Programme (ASAP) supports Ghana’s ... Ghana's installed solar capacity currently represents less than one per cent of the energy mix. ASAP's ... and the Energy Commission of Ghana. Better access to credit, robust demand from borrowers, decreased cost of ...
Project > Private sector Ghana 
FP160 - Monrovia Metropolitan Climate Resilience Project
The Liberian capital of Monrovia is particularly vulnerable to climate effects, namely sea level rise and the increased frequency of high-intensity ... retreat, which threatens the sustainability of ecosystem services and directly impacts Monrovians' fishery-based ...
Project > Public sector Liberia 
GCF/B.43/02/Add.10/Rev.01 - Consideration of funding proposals – Addendum X Funding proposal package for SAP063
... contains the following six parts: a) A funding proposal titled "Scaling up of Caribbean Hydrometeorological and Multihazard Early Warning Services (CREWS) in Belize and Trinidad and Tobago"; b) ... Advisory Panel’s assessment; e) Response from the accredited entity to the independent Technical Advisory ...
Board document > Action item
Project Preparation Facility
... funds, compensation, or partnership offers. These fraudulent offers and emails are not in any way associated with ... of funding proposal being developed. The PPF supports Accredited Entities (AEs), particularly Direct Access Entities ... is available through two modalities: PPF funding; and PPF service. PPF funding: AEs and PSAA applicants receive ...
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Accelerating climate action to communities: seven new projects set for implementation
... five projects were immediately signed between GCF and its Accredited Entity (AE) partners at a signing ceremony on 20 ... and the Accredited Entity (AE) for the project to begin implementation. The projects set for implementation include ... the transfer of technology, knowledge, assets, and services. It emphasises empowering agri-food cooperatives as ...
Article > News update FP251 