Search
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 > Speech
OCA Global
The consortium, led by OCA Global in partnership with greenwerk, Climate ... assistance to advance the transition to a sustainable, decarbonized, and climate-resilient society. It ... banks, investment funds, and project developers to implement low-carbon strategies and resilience planning. It ...
Organisation > PPF service firm
Innovating agriculture through the power of nature and tech
... decades. But this Latin American nation of rich and fertile land faces growing environmental and climate change ... strategies and operations, and being better prepared for future challenges.” Mili Romano, Co-Founder and CEO of ... events," she says. Looking ahead Vexxel offers consulting services to help farmers implement their biocapsule ...
Article > Story 
Turning down the heat
... I was tense,” said Lucky Begum, whose daughter is enrolled at a state-run school in Dhaka. “The heat is too much, ... in particular, face increased risk of gender-based violence, child marriage, and teenage pregnancy. This is the ... micro-finance institutions to design financial products and services that meet the needs of women-driven enterprises and ...
Article > Story Bangladesh 
Dalberg Advisors
... supporting the Green Climate Fund Secretariat and Accredited Entities, Dalberg delivers comprehensive, tailored ... comprising 28 offices and 600 staff across low- and middle-income countries (LMICs), facilitates close collaboration ...
Organisation > PPF service firm
Saving the cryosphere requires innovative financing
... and cultures. Global collaboration, innovative research, flexible financing, and community engagement will be our ... of global climate finance reaches mountain regions, while less than one per cent of adaptation funding specifically ... models struggle to capture the true value of cryosphere services, leading to chronic underinvestment in these ...
Article > Insights 
Traditional Savanna Fire Management Readiness Proposal to facilitate Emissions Reductions in the AFOLU sector in Belize
Challenges and Gaps that the Proposal is Designed to Resolve ... seeks Readiness support for a project to ready Belize for future development of an ER TFM sector, and use of ER TFM as ... the proposed readiness support, is that Belize has the requisite capacity and enabling environment for development of an ...
Document > Approved readiness proposal Belize
Enhancing the resilience of health systems to climate change and emerging pandemics in the Republic of Marshall Islands
... (RMI), a small island developing state, is highly vulnerable to the health impacts of climate variability and change. ... programmes contributes to the fragmentation of health service delivery in RMI, despite a low spending rate. The ... is still on-going as of November 2020, resulting in a bit less than 4000 Marshalese having got Dengue-like illnesses ...
Document > Approved readiness proposal Marshall Islands
Enhancing Direct Access to Climate Finance in Fiji – Phase 2
... representing more than 5% of Fiji’s GDP. Furthermore, while Fiji’s national CO2 equivalent emissions make up a mere ... of Economy (MoE) submitting its application to become an accredited entity to the GCF. However, gaps still remain to ... its use and improvements needed for effective information services, provide training on the no objection processes and ...
Document > Approved readiness proposal Fiji
Advancing the National Adaptation Plan of the Maldives
... Small Island Developing State (SIDS) and is one of the smallest atoll island nations globally. The government of ... Climate Change Directorate and the Maldives Meteorological Service — relevant line ministries at different levels of ...
Document > Approved readiness proposal Maldives
Forests: A cause of climate concern, and hope
... lungs might become most apparent in their absence. While urbanised people generally only think about forests as ... though, wherever we live, we all have a stake in the future of forests as they serve a critical role in ... and Protected Areas (PROFONANPE) – a GCF direct access Accredited Entity. This USD 9.1 million project helps ...
Article > Story Multiple countries 
Rapid climate action: Eight newly approved projects set for implementation
... the AE. The FAA contains a set of conditions to be fulfilled by the AE, which can be a lengthy process. As part of ... for eight were immediately signed between GCF and its Accredited Entity partners at a signing ceremony on 24 ... and decentralised low-carbon basic services. On-site vocational training will enable the community to ...
Article > News update 
The voices of Datem del Marañón: Protecting one of the most biodiverse ecosystems in the world
... province is home to a diverse ecosystem with more than 261 species of birds, unique marine life, and aguaje, one of ... in South America. For hundreds of years, the Amazonian people have understood that to live in kinship with nature, they ... branches so that animals can feed. For me the fruit is a blessing, and we are also protecting the environment.” ...
Article > Story Peru 
Accreditation Master Agreement between GCF and Banco de Desarrollo Productivo - Sociedad Anónima Mixta
... in carrying out GCF-approved projects appropriately. Accreditation Master Agreement between GCF and Banco de ...
Document > Accreditation Master Agreement
FP019 - Priming Financial and Land Use Planning Instruments to Reduce Emissions from Deforestations
... commenced in May 2017 and was aimed at addressing challenges related to sustainable development in the Amazon ... embed sustainability. Finally, promoting and monitoring credit lines for sustainable production ensures responsible ... achieved through this project can serve as a model for future initiatives aimed at sustainable development and ...
Project > Public sector Ecuador 
ED’s remarks at Interactive Dialogue - Access to Climate Finance: Building on the Outcomes of UNFCCC COP 28
... that the upper income SIDS, high income or upper middle income SIDS, have in accessing concessional finance. ... that I'm talking to you about. Also, I can't take any credit for it, but I have observed this and this is what we ... Fund works directly in SIDS with more than 40. And examples here in this region, the Development Bank of Jamaica, ...
Article > Speech
FP078 - Acumen Resilient Agriculture Fund (ARAF)
... is managed by smallholder farmers who are highly vulnerable to the impacts of climate change. Climate resilience is ... aggregator and digital platform and innovative financial services to smallholder farmers. The project has an ... 248 257 283 305 312 358 382 407 408 465 445 483 484 525 526 582 608 646 674 715 759 801 851 948 121 647 Acumen ...
Project > Private sector Multiple countries 
FP100 - REDD-PLUS results-based payments for results achieved by Brazil in the Amazon biome in 2014 and 2015
... These results have subsequently been reported to the UNFCCC and undergone technical assessment and are fully ... proceeds for (a) Development of a pilot of an Environmental Services Incentives Program for Conservation and Recovery of ... Native Vegetation (Floresta+); and (b) for Strengthening implementation of Brazil’s REDD+ strategy. FP100 Brazil 1 2 3 ...
Project > Public sector Brazil 
FP109 - Safeguarding rural communities and their physical and economic assets from climate induced disasters in Timor-Leste
... physical assets from climate induced disasters in Timor-Leste Addressing the underlying causes of vulnerability of ... and to implement, finance and maintain local infrastructure services. Monitoring of climate risk information will be ...
Project > Public sector Timor-Leste 
SAP006 - Building resilience of communities living in landscapes threatened under climate change through an ecosystems-based adaptation approach
... the premise that biodiversity and ecosystems provide valuable services that increase the climate resilience of local ... socio-economic impacts of climate change on vulnerable rural households. In addition, adaptive capacities at the ...
Project > Public sector Namibia 
FP141 - Improving Adaptive Capacity and Risk Management of Rural communities in Mongolia
... and livestock production are facing mounting challenges due to a declining rate of precipitation coupled ... increasingly fragile ecosystems and related ecosystem services. This GCF project will bring together successful ... livestock policy. FP141 Mongolia 1 2 3 4 5 6 1 2 264 452 656 827 Improving Adaptive Capacity and Risk ...
Project > Public sector Mongolia 
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 
FP201 - Adapting Philippine Agriculture to Climate Change (APA)
... that 70 per cent of the population are at risk and vulnerable to climate disasters; rural and agricultural systems are ... capacities by provision of localised climate information services and through the adoption of climate-resilient ... particularly enterprises led by women and indigenous peoples. The APA project enables farmers to respond to the ...
Project > Public sector Philippines (the) 
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 
GCF launches global network of climate change expertise
... of globally renowned organisations to deliver climate knowledge in support of GCF’s activities. The CoP will play a crucial role in driving transformative actions in support of GCF’s ... organisations who will provide GCF with technical advisory services in core sectoral and key thematic areas, such as ...
Article > Press release 
Structured Dialogue with the Pacific 2018
... island countries and their partners with GCF and accelerate the implementation of GCF projects and programmes in ... and representatives of National Designated Authorities, Accredited Entities, Delivery Partners, civil society ... for funding approval to go before the GCF Board in the future. Some of the key outcomes and points of shared ...
Event > Structured dialogue Micronesia (Federated States of) 
Barbados, Belize PMs hail ‘essential’ GCF role in Caribbean
Caribbean leaders warned the region is facing the twin threats of ... Young, and OECS Commission Director-General Dr. Didacus Jules. Regional climate impacts in the Caribbean have ... to strengthen community resilience through ecosystem services and climate resilient infrastructure. The ...
Article > Press release 
Ocean20: A new self-funded marine resource management framework
... and fisheries management in Indonesia. The model, called Blue Halo S Initiative, is the first ever integrated ... areas, provide important environmental and ecological services. Well-managed conservation areas improve ocean ... for marine ecosystems in other regions of the world in the future, too.” Bali, Indonesia Ocean20: A new self-funded ...
Article > Press release 
Green Climate Fund and Meridiam unveil ambition and opportunities for impactful climate investments
... early October to identify opportunities to mobilise and scale up capital for more ambitious climate action in ... for us, the best return on investment is a climate-safe future for everyone, not just the bottom line.’ GCF has ... three core sectors: sustainable mobility, critical public services and innovative low carbon solutions. With offices ...
Article > Press release 