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Cook Islands: First and fastest Green Climate Fund country project
... project in the Cook Islands took 20 days from GCF Board approval to the first disbursement of funding. The USD 13.4 ... by the government, with support from GCF through the Simplified Approval Process (SAP). With higher temperatures increasing the ...
Article > Press release Cook Islands 
SAP Technical Guidelines: Agriculture and food security
... to fork”: post-harvest handling, storage, manufacturing, processing, transport, retailing, consumption and food loss ...
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Annual Results Report 2020
... GCF snapshot in 2020 Total 2015-2020 0 Total value of approved projects 0 GCF funding 0 Co–financing 0 Approved ... closely with our partners, and digitalising our business processes, we were able to mitigate the impacts of the ... financing for the first time. in 2020 Total 2015-2020 Simplified Approval Process (SAP) 0 GCF funding approved for ...
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GCF and partners sign project agreements for four transformative climate projects
... FAA is being signed only one day after the board has approved the project. This is quite remarkable. It ... This project was formally approved under GCF’s Simplified Approval Process (SAP) at the 34th Board meeting, just one day prior ...
Article > News update 
Adaptation Planning support for Zimbabwe through UNEP
... Stakeholders capacity to formulate and implement the NAP process in Zimbabwe enhanced. Background information for formulating and implementing the NAP process managed, and adaptation options prioritized. NAP ... conducted. Monitoring, reviewing and reporting on the NAP process in Zimbabwe improved. Zimbabwe Adaptation Planning ...
Document > Approved readiness proposal Zimbabwe
Results-based management
... assess and analyse the results for its projects/programmes approved up to the thirty-first meeting of the GCF Board ... including the Investment Framework (IF) . The IRMF was approved at the twenty-ninth meeting (B.29) of the GCF Board ...
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Workshop forges direct links to country-led climate action
... which the Fund nominates to propose and carry out GCF-approved climate projects. Direct Access Entities form the ... workshop in May last year have received grants. GCF’s Simplified Approval Process and Enhanced Direct Access initiatives also ...
Article > Press release 
Adaptation Planning support for Nepal through UNEP
... at local, regional and national levels to advance the NAP process; Strengthening system for developing and sharing ... strategy for implementation of National Adaptation Plan Processes (NAP processes); Strengthening capacity to monitor and review ...
Document > Approved readiness proposal Nepal
Adaptation Planning support for Liberia through UNDP
... of Liberia to advance its National Adaptation Plans process in climate sensitive sectors. The activities in this ... frameworks and coordination for implementation of the NAPs process Expansion of the knowledge base for scaling up ... climate change adaptation into planning, and budgeting processes and systems Formulation of financing mechanisms ...
Document > Approved readiness proposal Liberia
Adaptation Planning support for Uruguay through UNDP
... of Uruguay to advance its National Adaptation Planning process in cities and local governments (NAP-Cities). The objectives of the national adaptation planning process are: To reduce vulnerability to the impacts of ... and activities, in particular development planning processes and strategies that apply to cities and local ...
Document > Approved readiness proposal Uruguay
Adaptation planning support for Serbia through UNDP
The proposed project, informed by a consultative process that was officially launched in June 2016, will ...
Document > Approved readiness proposal Serbia
GCF/B.08/23 - Legal and Formal Arrangements with Intermediaries and Implementing Entities
... decision B.07/02, the Board decided that the accreditation process for intermediaries and implementing entities will ... its sixth meeting in document GCF B.06/08 Initial Proposal Approval Process, Including the Criteria for Programme and Project ...
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Annual progress report 2024
... Expanded the private sector portfolio : USD 1.2 billion approved for 12 private-sector projects and increased the ... finance access to entities for the first time. Streamlined processes to deliver climate finance more quickly, with a ... preparation and supported 36 approved funding proposals. Simplified Approval Process GCF’s Simplified Approval ...
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GCF Programming Manual
... to have an in-depth overview and seek clarifications on the processes related to project origination, development, appraisal, approval and implementation. The GCF Programming Manual provides an overview of the GCF project/programme approval process, as adopted by the Board, to its ...
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No objection letter template
Note: Transitionary measures until 30 June 2025
The decision to modify the no-objection procedure (B.41/02) came into effect immediately upon adoption on 20 February 2025, and we strongly encourage the use of the...
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Adaptation planning support for Malawi through UNEP
The objective of the NAP process is derived from the National Climate Change Policy, ...
Document > Approved readiness proposal Malawi
NDA strengthening, country programming, strategic frameworks and entity support for Mexico through GGGI
... Support the Direct Access Entity accreditation process of NAFIN and BANOBRAS; and (3) Develop a national ...
Document > Approved readiness proposal Mexico
GCF/B.31/12 - Matters related to accreditation: Co-Chairs’ proposal on the updates 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 line with these ...
Board document > Action item
Adaptation Planning support for Armenia through UNDP
... consultations for the national adaptation plan (NAP) process in June 2016. A preliminary action plan for NAP ... the stocktaking exercise (annexed to this proposal) and approved by the representatives of key sectors and the ... Ministry of Nature Protection. The Government sees the NAP process as a key step to achieving the adaptation objectives ...
Document > Approved readiness proposal Armenia
Accredited Entities
... ideas, and submit funding proposals for the GCF Board to approve. Accredited Entities can be private or public, ... GCF resources through multiple entities simultaneously. Approved for accreditation Legal arrangements signed Accreditation process completed Size Type Accredited Entities ...
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GCF Regional Dialogue with Africa brings over 200 participants to support the region with innovative climate action
... through the Project Specific Assessment Approach (PSAA) , Simplified Approval Process (SAP) , GCF Project Preparation Facility (PPF) and ...
Article > News update 
GCF to scale up access, impact, and private sector investment through “50by30” roadmap
... people and communities, simplifying GCF’s project approval process, and reinventing GCF’s partnership and operations ... within the vulnerable countries and regions themselves; simplification of access to the Fund; and country ...
Article > News update 
GCF/B.24/Inf.05 - Status of the GCF pipeline, including the status of Project Preparation Facility requests
This document provides an update of the GCF pipeline of projects and programmes, including the status of Project Preparation Facility applications, for the reporting period of 1 May to 31 August 2019.
Board document > Information
Democratic Republic of Congo Strengthening Capacity of Direct Access Entity
... BCECO’s manuals have been acceptable during the FMCA process, which made it eligible to become adelivery partner ... and potential accredited entity. However, the accreditation process goes beyond financial management capacity. BCECO ... help to fill weaknesses revealed through the accreditation process. Democratic Republic of the Congo (the) Democratic ...
Document > Approved readiness proposal Democratic Republic of the Congo (the)
NDA Strengthening and Country Programming support for Lao PDR through UNDP
... capacity strengthened Stakeholders engaged in consultative processes Lao People's Democratic Republic (the) NDA ...
Document > Approved readiness proposal Lao People's Democratic Republic (the)
Adaptation planning support for Tonga through the Ministry of Finance and National Planning
... the Government of Tonga (GoT) to advance its NAP planning process through its JNAP 2 framework by building on existing ... community levels as well as the Outer Islands in planning processes for adaptation planning Tonga Adaptation planning ...
Document > Approved readiness proposal Tonga
Policies: Accreditation
... To access funding, these institutions go through a process of “accreditation,” designed to assess whether ... Accreditation policies govern the GCF’s accreditation process, and they consist of the Initial guiding framework for the Accreditation Process, policies on re-accreditation, policies on fees for ...
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Supporting Regional Direct Access Entities to increase Pacific SIDS access to climate financing
... the Pacific’s rate of success in concept note and project approvals; (iii) improved engagement with the private sector ... and; (iv) strengthened regional coordination, systems and processes. Micronesia (Federated States of) Solomon ...
Document > Approved readiness proposal Micronesia (Federated States of) Solomon Islands
GCF/B.21/03 - Incremental and full cost calculation methodology
... apply principles incremental and full costs to its project approval processes. The document examines the concept of incremental ...
Board document > Action item
GCF/B.29/Inf.11 - Policy on concessionality
... it sets clarity and consistency in the project approval process including the reporting procedures. The paper also ...
Board document > Information