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GCF report highlights significant progress in climate impact
... USD 12 billion with more than 200 projects. 87 per cent of approved projects are under implementation, passing the USD ... with several transformative programmes and projects approved in this period. Progress was made in increasing ... initiatives such as simplifying and streamlining funding processes, holding dialogues with countries and partners to ...
Article > Press release 
Green Climate Fund Board meeting sets stage for successful replenishment
... Director at the start of the meeting, the Board then approved nine new climate resilience and low emission ... DBSA The following projects were also approved under the Simplified Approval Process (SAP): SAP005 – USD 9.0 million for Enhanced ...
Article > Press release 
Accelerating the deployment of climate financing for early warning systems
The Green Climate Fund (GCF) through its Simplified Approval Process (SAP) and the Climate Risk and Early Warning Systems ...
Article > News update 
Ecosystem Based Adaptation for Water Security in South Africa (EbA-Water)
... Concept Note was initially submitted to the GCF through the Simplified Approval Process window in October 2020, and after four revisions to ...
Document > Approved project preparation funding application South Africa SANBI
Climate change hurting the poor, Mali President says in call for action
... low-carbon, climate resilient development." GCF now has 28 approved funding proposals across 21 African countries worth ... - won GCF Board approval in February for the Fund’s first Simplified Approval Process project , which will improve the ecosystem ...
Article > Press release Mali 
Green Climate Fund Board commits an additional USD 407.8 million to combat climate crisis
... developing countries after the final Board meeting of 2019 approved 13 new projects. The 24th Board meeting closed ... (FP122) The following projects were also approved under the Simplified Approval Process (SAP): USD 9.7 million for Extended Community ...
Article > Press release 
Adaptation planning support for Nigeria through UNEP
... adaptation governance and coordination for the NAP process in Nigeria strengthened; (2) Capacity to undertake a NAP planning process in Nigeria, including analysing climate information ... (4) Funding strategy for the implementation of the NAP process developed; and (5) National capacity for ...
Document > Approved readiness proposal Nigeria UNEP
Adaptation planning support for Zambia through GWPO
Zambia’s NAP process will have two phases: Phase 1 will focus on ... a Water NAP. This proposal provides details of the NAP process in Phase 1. The proposed planning process under phase 1 (the current proposal) will strengthen ...
Document > Approved readiness proposal Zambia
GCF/B.29/Inf.10 - Policy on incremental cost and full cost methodologies
... incremental costs and agreed full costs in its project approval processes. The methodologies proposed are designed to guide ... full and incremental costs as part of the funding proposal approval process. The methodologies make use of qualitative ...
Board document > Information
GCF/B.19/34 - Incremental cost methodology: potential approaches for the Green Climate Fund
... and measures that GCF can adopt in its project approval processes. The document examines the concept of incremental ... to best meet the purpose of supporting project review and approval processes; guiding national designated authorities ...
Board document > Action item
Green Climate Fund invests USD 1 billion for developing country climate action, launches first replenishment
... the Green Climate Fund (GCF) Board ended today in Bahrain, approving over one billion dollars of new projects and ... of the four day meeting the Board decided to launch the process for the Green Climate Fund’s first formal ... FMO The following projects were also approved under the Simplified Approval Process (SAP): SAP002 – USD 8.6 ...
Article > Press release Bahrain 
Adaptation planning for Ghana through UNEP
This project will develop a NAP adaptation process that will produce a costed adaptation strategy for ... system and information with which to replicate the NAP process at regular intervals and to mainstream the ...
Document > Approved readiness proposal Ghana UNEP
GCF-1 Progress Report
... financing for small-scale projects with updates to its Simplified Approval Process (SAP) and the new Project-specific Assessment ...
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GCF publishes the revised funding proposal schedule for B.23 and B.24
... requests for proposals and pilot programmes including the Simplified Approval Process. As a result, GCF can only consider a limited number ...
Article > Press release 
The GCF Workshop for Latin America and Caribbean Direct Access Entities: enhancing partnerships for climate action through greater access to innovative, inclusive climate financing
... were had on the Project Preparation Facility (PPF) and Simplified Approval Process (SAP) , and participants received feedback and ...
Article > News update 
Delivering climate action: GCF and partners sign agreements for six new projects
... 25 October 2023) in Tbilisi, Georgia. Out of 15 projects approved at the Board meeting, six project agreements, or ... is a result of the Fund’s efforts to speed up processes to efficiently deliver projects on the ground. ... Tanzania, and Thailand. Three were approved through the Simplified Approval Process (SAP) , a GCF funding modality ...
Article > News update 
Adaptation planning support for Uzbekistan through UNDP
... adaptation requirements into developmental planning and processes. Uzbekistan Adaptation planning support for ...
Document > Approved readiness proposal Uzbekistan UNDP
NDA Strengthening and Country Programming support for Maldives through UNEP
... (2) facilitate engagement of stakeholders in an inclusive process in defining the country programme. Maldives NDA ...
Document > Approved readiness proposal Maldives UNEP
GCF wins innovation prize
... the way it combines elements of technology (IT systems), processes (simplified policies) and people (promoting a knowledge ...
Article > Press release 
GCF conference opens with calls from developing countries for increased finance for climate action
... climate action for the 2024-2027 period. The replenishment process, which will culminate in a pledging conference next ... strides to increase the speed of project appraisal, approval, implementation, and disbursement. Today, we are ... GCF partnership network. With nearly USD 11 billion in approved climate funding and a total portfolio of over USD ...
Article > Press release 
Accreditation
... To access funding, these institutions will go through a process of “accreditation,” designed to assess whether ... supervising, managing and monitoring their respective GCF-approved projects and programmes. Role and responsibilities ...
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GCF/B.10/15 - Appointment of Experts of the Independent Technical Advisory Panel
In its decision B.09/10, the Board approved the terms of reference of the independent Technical ... the Board. This document briefly describes the recruitment process for these experts and presents the nominated ...
Board document > Action item
Partnerships strengthened and mobilised for greater climate action
... new adaptation approach , private sector strategy , updated Simplified Approval Process and Project Specific Accreditation Approach (PSAA) . ...
Article > News update 
Funding Proposal template
... Accredited Entities in the preparation of standard proposal approval process (PAP) funding proposals for submission to the GCF ...
Document > Template
GCF/B.23/19 - Review of the initial investment framework: Matters related to incremental and full cost calculation methodology and policies on co-financing and concessionality
... and policies relevant for the GCF funding proposal approval process, namely the incremental and full cost calculation ...
Board document > Action item
Virtual Consultations on draft Revised Accreditation Framework
... framework aims to streamline and expedite the accreditation process, improve efficiency, and address emerging demands by ... management and accountability. As part of the consultation process, we are pleased to invite National Designated ...
Event > Webinar 
GCF’s 2024-2027 Strategic Plan sets out greater ambitions and results for critical global climate action
... or LTS. Double the number of Direct Access Entities with approved GCF funding. Establish new or improved early ... speed in programming and implementation, simplifying processes and procedures, working in complementarity with ... Plan 2024-2027 was the culmination of a 14-month long process, led by the GCF Board’s Co-Chairs and Secretariat. ...
Article > News update 
Technical Session on GCF’s Templates for REDD+ Results-based Payments (RBPs) Proposals
... (CN) and Funding Proposal (FP) stages of the RBP submission process, as well as the User Guide developed to accompany ... who participated in the workshops leading up to the approval of Decision B.40/16 and in the consultation process on the templates. By invitation only Virtual ...
Event > Events organised / involving GCF 
GCF/B.24/06 - Matters related to the accreditation framework
... B.22/16, the Board decided to streamline the accreditation process in order to accelerate the review and consideration ... undertaken during the existing accreditation and proposal approval processes in a fit-for-purpose manner. In paragraph (d) of ...
Board document > Action item
Adaptation planning support for Chile through FAO
... is to strengthen government capacity to lead the adaptation process through the achievement of five outcomes. The ... of the NAP will lead a multi-stakeholder engagement process, considering the active involvement of all sectors ...
Document > Approved readiness proposal Chile FAO