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Adaptation planning vital in helping countries weather change
... World Meteorological Organisation (WMO). Extreme weather killed several hundred people, impacted the lives of millions, ... plan and attract larger scale finance for more resilient futures by strengthening their own adaptation planning ... flooding hazards, and coordination between meteorological services and disaster management, helped prevent the ...
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FP007 - Supporting vulnerable communities in Maldives to manage climate change-induced water shortages
... aimed to provide safe freshwater access to 105,000 people across 111 islands1 in the Maldives, focusing on ... for sustainable water management practices in the future. Project completion summary for FP007: Supporting ... from the Project Completion Report (PCR) submitted by Accredited Entities at the end of a project’s implementation ...
Project > Public sector Maldives 
Appeals
... disclosure requests that have been denied may be appealed. An Information Appeals Panel (IAP) was established by ... 16 Oct 2019 The following procedural guidelines applicable to the handling of information appeals was agreed to by ...
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Rocky Mountain Institute (RMI)
... across 60+ countries. Extensive sector experience in: electricity/battery storage, transportation, buildings, ... (iii) climate investment project preparation/development/implementation; (iv) climate strategies; (v) climate finance; (vi) knowledge management; (vii) workforce development; (viii) ...
Organisation > PPF service firm
GCF Board’s USD 1 billion for climate projects signals increased climate finance ahead of COP29
... countries and communities that are most vulnerable to the adverse effects of climate change . This week, ... funding by assessing an entity’s capacity to meet GCF accreditation standards simultaneously with the project ... Camps German and Sarah Metcalf who were thanked for their service. The Board elected Seyni Nafo and Leif Holmberg to ...
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GCF support to the Great Green Wall
... in the west to Sudan in the east is particularly vulnerable to climate change ( Figure 1 ). Temperatures rising 1.5 ... of the world are causing more intense droughts and floods, leading to increased desertification and degradation and ... the need for tackling the development and climate challenges at local, national and regional scale. Data on this ...
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Publications
... seagrasses, and coral reefs—provide critical ecosystem services, including carbon sequestration, food security, ... resilience, transforming lives Read more GCF’s Locally Led Climate Action framework and guidance This document ... Indigenous knowledge, a related checklist and relevant examples from GCF portfolio. Read more Country platforms for ...
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Agriculture adaptation
Your Excellencies, Ladies and Gentlemen, The world is not on track to ... were developed for past climate conditions and are less productive as ecosystem boundaries move polarward. ... farmers, as well as climate information and risk management services such as index insurance; and reshaping food supply ...
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FP002 - Scaling up the use of Modernized Climate information and Early Warning Systems in Malawi
... information systems and improving the resilience of vulnerable communities. Malawi faces more intense and frequent ... be strengthened through training and improved emergency services. The project has an estimated lifespan of 6 years. FP002 Malawi 1 2 3 4 5 1 2 1 2 19 67 126 226 403 478 Scaling up the use of Modernized Climate ...
Project > Public sector Malawi 
FP008 - Fiji Urban Water Supply and Wastewater Management Project
... the national capital. Urban infrastructures are vulnerable to extreme droughts and flooding as well as sea level rise, causing threats to the environment, health, and ... supply and sanitation are particularly under strain, with service interruptions common during both drought periods and ...
Project > Public sector Fiji 
FP041 - Simiyu Climate Resilient Project
... patterns in the Simiyu Region have become more unpredictable and increasingly erratic, temperatures are rising, and ... to increase further in both frequency and severity in the future. Water supply is a major challenge in the Simiyu ... resilience of water supply infrastructure, sanitation services and agricultural practices will be improved. A ...
Project > Public sector Tanzania 
SAP019 - Gums for Adaptation and Mitigation in Sudan (GAMS): Enhancing adaptive capacity of local communities and restoring carbon sink potential of the Gum Arabic belt, expanding Africa’s Great Green Wall
Sudan is one of the most vulnerable countries in the world to climate change impacts such as ... of livelihoods and agro-sylvo-pastoral ecosystem services in Kordofan, Sudan, while reducing greenhouse gas emissions from land use by 9.23 ...
Project > Public sector Sudan 
FP037 - Integrated Flood Management to Enhance Climate Resilience of the Vaisigano River Catchment in Samoa
... proof Samoa’s capital. Samoa’s economy and its people’s livelihoods have been heavily impacted by ... at 40 percent of the country’s GDP at the time. This reflected the undoing of years of economic gains in ... more frequent and extreme rainfall and wind events and sea level rise. This project will enable the Government of Samoa ...
Project > Public sector Samoa 
FP254 - GCF-IFC Scaling Resilient Water Infrastructure (RWI) Facility
The global climate crisis is interconnected with water, leading to greater variability in the water cycle, diminished resources, and rising CO2 emissions from ... d'Ivoire Tunisia Chile Peru Azerbaijan 1 2 3 4 5 6 1 2 GCF-IFC Scaling Resilient Water Infrastructure (RWI) Facility ...
Project > Private sector Multiple countries 
FP258 - Multi-country Project Advancing Early Warnings for All (EW4All)
Worldwide, vulnerable communities face increasing risks due to the growing ... Multi-Hazard Early Warning Systems (MHEWS). It will accelerate access to global and regional technical and ... capacities, and promote effective local action. Implemented through the national governments of the seven ...
Project > Public sector Multiple countries 
FP199 - Public-Social-Private Partnerships for Ecologically-Sound Agriculture and Resilient Livelihood in Northern Tonle Sap Basin (PEARL)
The Northern Tonle Sap Basin (NTSB) in the center-west part of Cambodia is ... farmers produce mainly cashew, mango, rice, and vegetables. The area is also severely threatened by climate change ... farmers in this crucial region of Cambodia in the future. FP199 Cambodia 1 2 3 4 5 6 1 2 506 746 ...
Project > Public sector Cambodia 
Private sector financing
... green growth ambitions, the private sector has an unparalleled opportunity to deliver the investment needed to spur ... and create thriving markets for climate, spanning across clean energy, sustainable transport, green infrastructure or ...
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Enhancing Direct Access
... project oversight take place at the national or regional level. This can be achieved by, for example, establishing a dedicated facility to fund small-scale community projects. The EDA pilot has been designed to ...
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Project cycle
GCF Project Activity Cycle Strategy, origination and structuring Stage 1. Country ... analyse financial needs and gaps, and identify Accredited Entities (AEs) or partners to design and implement ... of results and impacts relative to projections, informing future decision-making, credibility approaches, and ...
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Tipping point or turning point: global solidarity for an inclusive, resilient recovery
His Excellency, President of Colombia, Ivan Duque Marquez; Her ... Dear colleague and friend, Executive Secretary of the UNFCCC, Patricia Espinosa; Ladies and Gentlemen. On behalf of ... of our financial systems. First, in preparation for COP 26, countries will be raising the ambition of their ...
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Financing low emissions, resilient development pathways
His Excellency, President of Senegal, Macky SalI; Her Excellency, Ms. ... half of the century. Climate change will rewrite business rules, either because we would have succeeded in orderly ... partnerships to finance the low carbon, resilient future. GCF Private Investment for Climate Conference 2020 ...
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Policies: Administration
... of interests. They also set out draft provisions for privileges and immunities. Policies: Administration ...
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Initial Resource Mobilisation
... (IRM) in 2014 quickly raised USD 9.3 billion in pledges. Of this, USD 9.3 billion was confirmed. Amount ... the GCF Board launched the process for the Fund's first replenishment (GCF-1). Initial Resource Mobilisation ...
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ED opening remarks
Your Excellencies, distinguished guests, ladies, and gentlemen, Please ... is no time for delay. We must act now to secure a livable future for people and the planet. There are enormous tasks ... Point and GCF has established a network of 113 Accredited Entities and over 200 delivery partners. Thanks to ...
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Review and update of the GCF Strategic Plan for 2024-2027
... policy gaps and programming GCF resources for the first replenishment period. Progress in implementation has been ... 2024-2027. The overall timeline is set out below: Date Milestone B.32 May 2022 Board decision on the review and ... and alternate members, National Designated Authorities, Accredited Entities, active observers, observer organizations, ...
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GCF's support for coral reefs
Your excellencies, distinguished guests and colleagues, on behalf of the Green Climate Fund, it is an honor ... disproportionally dependent on their ecosystem goods and services for their survival. However, coral reefs are also ...
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Policies: Risk management framework
... at both the institutional and funding proposal investment level, covering funding, non-financial, investment and ...
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The Green, Inclusive Innovation Imperative
Your Excellencies, ladies, and gentlemen. On behalf of the Green ... humankind with new fundamental capacities and rewrite our future. Notably, digital technology and artificial ... unemployed worldwide. The emerging experience from hailing services in San Francisco and New York would indicate that ...
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Resources
Resources for the SAP Dedicated templates and examples annexes for Concept Notes and full Funding Proposals have been developed for the SAP. These examples provide guidelines and may be used as a reference for ...
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