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Support for National Low Emission and Climate Resilient Development in Myanmar
... in the process of revising its NDC (Nationally Determined Contributions), and launching its NUP (National Urban ... that responds to COVID-19. The proposed project aims to contribute to addressing some of the key challenges ...
Document > Approved readiness proposal Myanmar
The Africa We Want: Reconfirming the Development of Africa as a Priority of the United Nations System
... I sincerely thank the organisers for this invitation to contribute to this roundtable session. Africa contributes to the lowest greenhouse gas emissions globally ...
Article > Speech
Enhancing The Capacity of The Bahamas for Direct Access to Climate Finance
... proposal include the Updated Nationally Determined Contributions, the Biennial Update Report, and the Climate ... Markets Initiatives Act. The proposed readiness activities contribute to strengthening these legislations, policies and ...
Document > Approved readiness proposal Bahamas
GCF rolls out new and improved Readiness Programme
... priorities and the GCF Strategic Plan 2024-2027 . It contributes to the Fund’s “ 50by30,” a roadmap for GCF ... support More coordination support to countries when designing, requesting, and implementing Readiness support. Countries can design specific terms of reference and competitively appoint ...
Article > News update 
24th meeting of the Conference of the Parties (COP24)
... of decisions ensuring the full implementation of the Paris Agreement. The event will likewise include facilitative ... the financial mechanism of the UNFCCC and serves the Paris Agreement. The Fund reports its activities to the Conference ...
Event > Events organised / involving GCF Poland 
GCF supporting energy transformation in SIDS
... Energy of the Kingdom of Tonga, underscored the important contribution that the project will play in the country. ... as outlined in the Tonga Energy Roadmap – TERM." GCF contributes to global energy transformation by helping ...
Article > Press release Tonga 
Climate Technology Deployment Roadmap for E-mobility Ecosystem in Cambodia
... transport sector is currently the main GHG emission contributor in the energy sector, sharing 53.1% (5,094 ... Combustion Engine) to EVs (electric vehicles) will contribute to reducing GHG emissions in the congested urban area, together with significant co-benefits including improvement in air quality ...
Document > Approved readiness proposal Cambodia
Financing low emissions, resilient development pathways
... on fossil fuels or put us on a path to achieve the Paris Agreement and the SDGs. Our GCF Leadership Dialogue at the ... and finance based on global solidarity stimulus measures designed to revive economies battered by the pandemic. Now the ... to remove climate finance barriers are complex to design and implement. And they must be regularly reassessed to ...
Article > Speech
How a cloud database is protecting forests and communities in Laos
... threat of illegal logging. Today, strengthened community agreements and targeted patrols, guided by real-time ... cloud database records GPS coordinates, survey data, and agreements, allowing Khamla to monitor compliance and ... from several villages, refining plans and updating land-use agreements, focusing on high-risk areas. Khamla uploads ...
Article > Story Lao People's Democratic Republic (the) 
Financing the future we want
... in meeting the Sustainable Development Goals and the Paris Agreement on Climate Change, we could better face this ... align private financial flows with the SDGs and the Paris Agreement. The GCF will continue to support developing ...
Article > Speech
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 
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 
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
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
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 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 
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 
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
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 
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 