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GCF Board gathers in Liberia to discuss strategy to better support climate action
... to combat the climate crisis and achieve their Paris Agreement goals. Nauman Bashir Bhatti of Pakistan, who takes ... in coastal cities, sea level rise and erosion both pose significant threats to the country. Hon. Samuel D. Tweah ...
Article > Press release Liberia 
Green Climate Fund names Mafalda Duarte as new Executive Director
... of working in more than 30 developing countries, designing and implementing programmes to support low emission, ... Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) and serves the Paris Agreement. The Executive Director will lead the Secretariat ...
Article > Press release 
GCF at the World Bank-IMF Spring Meetings and UN: Climate finance and global financial reforms loom large
... international financial institutions and processes and to significantly scale up climate finance. With COP 29 touted ... reforms in the global finance architecture, there was also agreement on the need for MDBs and the climate funds to work ...
Article > News update 
GCF Private Investment for Climate Conference 2019
... to unlock private capital at scale. There was also broad agreement about the urgent need for investment readiness to ...
Event > Events organised / involving GCF Republic of Korea (the) 
Review and update of the GCF Strategic Plan for 2024-2027
... including Board and alternate members, National Designated Authorities, Accredited Entities, active observers, ... observer organizations, parties to the UNFCCC and the Paris Agreement, members of GCF panels and groups including the ...
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Strengthening ECOWAS institutional capacities and Member States' access to climate finance to support the implementation of the agriculture sectoral priorities of the ECOWAS Regional Climate Strategy
Document > Approved readiness proposal Multiple countries
Document > Approved readiness proposal Multiple countries
GCF results-based payments: Stepping stone to unlock private finance at scale
... remained elusive. By the time negotiators adopted the Paris Agreement in 2015, trust that results-based payments would ... voluntary carbon markets and Article 6 have sent a clear signal of the strong potential of carbon credits to crowd-in ... in particular indigenous peoples and local communities, significantly enhances forest governance and lays the ...
Article > Insights 
GCF side event asks ‘what makes a good project?’
... decisions. The meeting was aimed at assisting National Designated Authorities (NDAs) and Accredited Entities (AEs) to ... and climate-resilient development. The event included contributions from several developing countries that have ... had itself recently been accredited by the Fund, a significant achievement which was the result of putting ...
Article > Press release 
Regional Project for Leapfrogging to Energy-Efficient and Climate Friendly Air Conditioners in Cuba, El Salvador and Honduras
... being used in Cuba, El Salvador and Honduras. This will contribute significantly to achieve their climate change goals stated in the National Determined Contribution (NDC) and related ambitions for economic ...
Document > Approved readiness proposal Multiple countries UNEP
GCF publishes tentative timelines for B.31 and B.32
... Climate Investment Committee), funding proposals that contribute to the above-mentioned strategic objectives ... (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 ...
Article > News update 
GCF publishes revised timeline for B.32 and tentative timeline for B.33
... Climate Investment Committee), funding proposals that contribute to the above-mentioned strategic objectives ... (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 ...
Article > News update 
GCF publishes timelines for B.34 and B.35
... Climate Investment Committee), funding proposals that contribute to the above-mentioned strategic objectives ... (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 ...
Article > News update 
Advancing Lao PDR’s National Adaptation Plan (NAP) through Climate Change Vulnerability Assessments for Disaster Risk Management in human settlements
... which are highly dependent on natural resources, and will contribute towards targeting investment and interventions ... a result, implementation will advance evidence basis to design adaptation solutions for maximum impact through ... mechanisms and mainstreaming adaptation into planning, contributing to the achievement of the SDGs and ...
Document > Approved readiness proposal Lao People's Democratic Republic (the)
Ocean20: A new self-funded marine resource management framework
... protection and sustainable fishery management approach designed to fund itself over time. The Blue Halo S was ... be coordinated by Conservation International which will contribute ~USD 350,000 to co-finance the project ... blue economy development all of which are expected to contribute toward enhanced climate mitigation, adaptation, ...
Article > Press release 
Pathways to dairy net zero: Promoting low carbon and climate resilient livestock in East Africa
... for Kenya, Rwanda, Tanzania and Uganda. GCF’s grant contribution of USD 1.1 million complements the co-financing ... needs as expressed in their Nationally Determined Contributions. Yannick Glemarec, GCF Executive Director said ... for this sector.” Livestock supply chains are a key contributor to greenhouse gas emissions, with methane ...
Article > Press release 
GCF publishes timelines for B.36
... Climate Investment Committee), funding proposals that contribute to GCF’s strategic objectives should be ... (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 ...
Article > News update 
GCF’s 2024-2027 Strategic Plan sets out greater ambitions and results for critical global climate action
... The Strategic Plan for 2024-2027 articulates how GCF will significantly enhance its support to developing countries, ... developing countries translate their Nationally Determined Contributions (NDCs), National Adaptation Plans (NAPs) and ... risk-inclined financier; and Core operational commitment to significantly improving access for developing countries to ...
Article > News update 
GCF publishes timelines for B.37
... Climate Investment Committee), funding proposals that contribute to GCF’s strategic objectives should be ... (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 ...
Article > News update 
GCF Regional Dialogue with Africa brings over 200 participants to support the region with innovative climate action
... in the region. More than 200 partners from GCF National Designated Authorities (NDAs), Ministries of Environment, ... trillion needed to implement their Nationally Determined Contributions (NDCs), and brought to the fore the key role ... with Africa cannot be resolved in five days, the Dialogue contributed to a common understanding of GCF’s priorities, ...
Article > News update 
Moving from planning to action: The NDC partnership and the Green Climate Fund launch the Climate Investment Planning and Mobilization Framework
... work to translate countries’ Nationally Determined Contributions, National Adaptation Plans, and other climate ... and identify knowledge and capacity gaps. It is also designed to help providers of finance and support ... valued networks of partners and collaborators to join in contributing to this shared resource and look forward to ...
Article > News update 
Executive Director’s remarks
... countries prioritised health in their Nationally Determined Contributions. However, climate-health is underfunded, with ... what countries are asking for. And that’s why GCF has contributed, alongside the Global Fund to Fight AIDS, ...
Article > Speech
Farmerline: Empowering smallholder farmers and governments to create climate-resilient agribusinesses
... with agriculture being particularly vulnerable, and a significant contributor to its exacerbation at the same time. The ... like Farmerline’s “911 for Farmers” represent a significant step forward in empowering smallholder farmers ...
Article > Story Multiple countries Acumen 
Innovating agriculture through the power of nature and tech
... for 15.7 per cent of gross domestic product (GDP), seeing significant growth in crop production and an expansion in ... pesticides, and high-emission agricultural practices contributes to climate change, water and soil contamination, ... it could save approximately 150 tons of CO2 annually, significantly reducing its carbon footprint. A catalyst for ...
Article > Story GIZ 
Re-connecting with Mother Earth
... young people in identifying the elements that will contribute to the revitalization of the region today. ... Nurturing of Wisdom and Knowledge), in turn informing the design of solutions to the challenges La Mojana faces today. ... planning tool created by and for Indigenous communities, contributing to climate change management. It is based on ...
Article > Story Colombia UNDP 
GCF brings climate focus to African development bank meeting
... features as one of the major themes of the discussions - designed to boost African economic prospects and to leapfrog ... recent meeting in February this year, is funded by a GCF contribution of USD 52.5 million and AfDB financing worth ...
Article > Press release Republic of Korea (the) AfDB 
GCF doubles climate finance output, Board Co-Chairs report at UN Climate Conference
... countries. When accounting for co-financing with other contributing organisations, the GCF portfolio is now valued ...
Article > Press release 
New GCF manual puts gender at centre of climate response
... recognized as agents of positive change who make valuable contributions to climate change mitigation and adaptation ... sector project, implemented by Mongolia’s XacBank, is designed to overcome the current reluctance by investors to ...
Article > Press release 
GCF begins funds transfer to Mongolia’s XacBank
... to derive their energy from electric power grids. A significant proportion of the population currently burns ... programme are expected to be women-led MSMEs. GCF’s total contribution of USD 20 million is being blended with other ...
Article > Press release Mongolia XacBank 
Scaling-Up Resilience in Africa’s Great Green Wall (SURAGGWA)
... will have the key role. These actions will directly contribute to three of GCF’s Results Areas: reduced ...
Document > Concept note Multiple countries FAO