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Long-term vision on complementary, coherence and collaboration between GCF and GEF
... lot left to be done to get back on track to reach the Paris Agreement goals. Ambitious replenishments will be critical. ... goal of the Convention and the implementation of the Paris Agreement. In particular, the LTV responds to the COP ... such as the Great Green Wall initiative, that can generate significant synergy. Furthermore, the LTV will facilitate ...
Article > Speech
Caribbean countries convene in Belize for GCF regional dialogue
... Diann Black-Layne; a representative of the National Designated Authority (NDA) of Belize, Yvonne Hyde; and a ... projects and programmes to the Fund’s Board that are designed to implement the Paris Agreement and the United Nations Framework Convention on ...
Article > Press release Belize 
Scaling up CoP event outlines COP26 outcomes and ways forward
... and investments for delivering the targets of the Paris Agreement. ‘Looking at COP26, we can say that there was ... the deepening in its general understanding since the Paris Agreement in 2015 that has now led to net-zero commitments. ... concerns which refers to the capacity of countries to design and implement a system transformation and carbon ...
Article > News update 
Climate finance drives down renewable price in Egypt by half
... from USD 154.7 million in GCF loans and grants, is designed to provide a tailored financing package needed to ... Rajeev Mahajan, a GCF project finance specialist, said a sign of early success in this transformative project has ...
Article > Press release Egypt EBRD 
ADB Launches Major Initiative to Build Resilience to Melting Glaciers: GCF to support development of new programme
... Protection, and Climate Change Aziz Abdukhakimov signed a declaration of support for preserving glaciers with ...
Article > Press release ADB 
GCF funds transfer will help Namibia’s rural poor weather change
... farmers’ resilience to extreme weather in the latest sign of the Fund’s implementation of climate finance. The ...
Article > Press release Namibia EIF 
Climate crisis in the Himalayas: addressing the threat of melting glaciers in Northern Pakistan
... terrain. Risks and recognition These glacial lakes pose a significant risk of flooding events, capable of unleashing ... gabion walls, check dams, and irrigation channels, all designed to divert and manage the immense volumes of water ... surrounding environment and sound the alarm at the first sign of danger. Community resilience The effects of climate ...
Article > Story Pakistan UNDP 
Enhancing the resilience of health systems to climate change and emerging pandemics in the Republic of Marshall Islands
... Currently the shortage of funds to implement programmes contributes to the fragmentation of health service delivery ... strategic frameworks, and an increased knowledge base, can contribute significantly to building climate resilience of health ...
Document > Approved readiness proposal Marshall Islands WHO
Readiness Support for the Development of Vanuatu National Energy Efficiency Strategy and Action Plan
... national or regional testing labs for EE appliances, Design an On-bill Financing (OBF) program to upscale the use ... Vanuatu in saving energy cost in the long-run, but also to contribute towards reduction of national GHG emissions and contribute to achievement of Vanuatu’s NDC targets to ...
Document > Approved readiness proposal Vanuatu GGGI
GCF to scale up access, impact, and private sector investment through “50by30” roadmap
... countries build ambition into their Nationally Determined Contributions and National Adaptation Plans,” he said. A ... second replenishment, 13 per cent larger than our previous contribution, is the single biggest funding commitment the ... invested according to each nation’s unique challenges and contribute to their climate prosperity.” AFC President ...
Article > News update 
GCF publishes the priorities of the Updated Strategic Plan of the GCF, updated independent TAP modality, and B.30 tentative timeline
... (SIDS, LDCs and Africa); appropriate geographical balance; significantly increase funding channeled through Direct ... Access Entities (DAEs) and its Private Sector Facility; and significantly increase mobilization of private sector ... regard, the GCF welcomes new and revised proposals that contribute to these strategic objectives with a view to ...
Article > Press release 
Supporting REDD+ Readiness Preparation and Implementation in Sudan
... acknowledges that the Sudan included in its FRL the most significant activities, the most important forest types in ... subnational area considered in the submission and the most significant pools in terms of emissions from forests. The AT ... REDD+ Strategy(NRS) and Sudan’s National Determined Contributions (NDCs), monitor and report results and achieve ...
Document > Approved readiness proposal Sudan FAO
Caribbean countries launch landmark platform to scale up climate investment
... an increased frequency of extreme weather events. Despite contributing less than 1% of global greenhouse gas ... mitigation agenda, reflected in their Nationally Determined Contributions (NDCs). The Caribbean Development Bank ...
Article > Press release Barbados 
GCF key to win the race against climate change: UN Secretary General welcomes GCF Executive Director a.i. in New York
... to revise their national climate pledges under the Paris Agreement, will bring together world leaders and ... operations, and the Fund’s UN partners are playing a significant role in delivering ambitious results. To date, ...
Article > Press release 
Postcard from Katowice: Saturday, December 8
... achieve the Presidency's goal of closing all the 'non-Paris Agreement' items by today. Those items include the annual ...
Article > Press release 
Postcard from Katowice: Tuesday, December 4
... a commitment to align their investments with the Paris Agreement, whilst the Katowice Commitment on Tuesday focused ... banks to direct finance flows towards sustainability - signatories including BNP Paribas, a newly Accredited Entity ...
Article > Press release 
GCF at the mid-year UN Climate Change Conference
... takes place in Bonn with work advancing on the Paris Agreement guidelines and the continuation of the Talanoa ...
Article > Press release 
GCF invests USD 65.8M for Egypt renewable energy project; reaches USD 100M disbursement milestone
... of developing countries’ ambitions under the Paris Agreement on Climate Change. “This major investment ...
Article > Press release Egypt EBRD 
GCF engages Asian countries in dialogue on their climate investments
... climate finance. The consultations gather National Designated Authorities (NDAs) and focal points, Accredited ... starter of climate cooperation leading to the 2015 Paris Agreement . Indonesia also hosted the 6th meeting of the ...
Article > Press release Indonesia 
Expanding GCF’s reach in Eastern Europe and Central Asia
... working in the region, including five GCF National Designated Authorities (NDAs) and focal points, to learn about ... on Climate Change and that it will serve the Paris Agreement. Mr. Murgulia spoke to the importance of engaging ...
Article > Press release Georgia 
Scaling up climate finance in the context of COVID-19
... levels. Financing a rapid transition to achieve the Paris Agreement goals requires significantly more investment and investment in a different ...
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Agriculture adaptation
... The world is not on track to achieve the SDGs and the Paris Agreement. For the past 5 years, the number of people ...
Article > Speech
Finance
... required total investment to achieve the SDGs and the Paris Agreement. Second, we need to develop new valuation ...
Article > Speech
Strengthening the capacities of national and regional development banks, which are members of the International Development Finance Club (IDFC), to access GCF resources
... a huge potential to support the implementation of the Paris Agreement on climate, and to generate green and climate - ...
Document > Approved readiness proposal Multiple countries AFD
Strengthening Institutional Information Services to support decision-making for Climate Change in the AFOLU sector in Angola
... National Strategy 2018-2030 (ENAC). However, there is a significant challenge to achieve the intended results laid ... UNFCC and progress in INDC. Once Angola ratifies the Paris Agreement (planned for May 2021) there are likely to be significant limitations in implementing its Enhanced ...
Document > Approved readiness proposal Angola FAO
GCF’s second replenishment kicks off with Initial Organisational Meeting
... the virtual meeting convened representatives of contributor countries (potential and existing), Board ... of GCF is essential to achieving the goals of the Paris Agreement and building the spirit of cooperation among ...
Article > News update 
GCF Write Shop on Blue Co Caribbean
... co-investment platform aimed at helping SIDS meet the Paris Agreement and SDG14 targets. In August 2022, Caribbean Heads ... Blue Co Caribbean project will have three components: Designing or updating blue economy frameworks at national and ...
Event > Events organised / involving GCF Bahamas 
Strengthening the NDA of the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela through the GCF Readiness and Preparatory Support Program
... Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) and the Paris Agreement, as per the NDC. However, various barriers have ... requirements and operations, in the identification, design, approval, and implementation of climate change ... of interested parties in the programming and design of projects financed by the GCF, considering the ...
Document > Approved readiness proposal Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) UNDP
Subnational LoCAL Performance-Based Climate Resilience Financing Mechanism in Jamaica (Ja-NAP Local)
... adaptation and to strengthen the link between the Paris Agreement and the Sendai Framework on Disaster Risk ...
Document > Approved readiness proposal Jamaica
Enhancing regulatory framework for energy transition to accelerate the implementation of Mali's NDC
... and potential changes. Party to the UNFCCC, Mali, has made significant decisions to support the global efforts to ... and meet its obligations under the Convention and the Paris Agreement. Through its revised NDCs, the country has ... for renewable energy, which, if properly employed, can significantly reduce the country’s GHG emissions from the ...
Document > Approved readiness proposal Mali AEDD