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Managing risk: How climate finance can help manage risk in Bosnia and Herzegovina
... under the Paris Agreement, and achieve the Sustainable Development Goals. Bosnia and Herzegovina Managing risk: ...
Article > Article about GCF Bosnia and Herzegovina 
GCF deepens country engagement with Tonga
... with Tonga was held recent by GCF, including high-level government meetings, stakeholder workshops, meetings with Accredited Entities and field visits to potential projects. ... resilient infrastructure sector guidance. Tonga has been selected as a strategy mission country after the successful ...
Article > News update 
GCF signing enhances renewables uptake in Nepal
... this mountainous country’s ability to expand its renewable power and improve energy efficiency. The signing of the Accreditation Master Agreement (AMA) allows GCF to begin ... partner in February last year. GCF signing enhances renewables uptake in Nepal ...
Article > News update 
Wetlands give life: Preserving Uganda's wetlands secures a brighter future for country and planet
Wetlands are an important natural buffer in mitigating, forestalling, and adapting to climate change. By absorbing and storing carbon, wetlands reduce floods, relieve droughts, minimise storm surges, and protect...
Article > Article about GCF Uganda 
Scaling up finance for transformative climate action in cities
GCF and UN-Habitat, the global agency for human settlements, recently held a joint information session at the UN World Urban Forum in Abu Dhabi, exploring how to scale up climate finance for cities. GCF is currently scoping ... Urban Forum is the foremost global gathering for sustainable urbanisation. Scaling up finance for transformative ...
Article > News update 
GCF and KfW join forces to help African coastal communities
GCF has signed an implementation agreement with German development bank KfW for ...
Article > News update 
Freeing Zambian women from a climate-charged poverty spiral
... does this mean in practice? To find out, read this article about how GCF funds are helping Zambian women transform ...
Article > Story Zambia 
Simplified Approval Process (SAP) Technical Guidance Compendium out now
... SAP concept notes and proposals. Designed to assist GCF Accredited Entities, National Designated Authorities/Focal ... the Compendium covers a range of areas that are applicable for GCF financing across both mitigation and adaptation ... including the French and Spanish versions, are available on the GCF Publications webpage . Simplified Approval ...
Article > News update 
Cambodia's climate action game-changer: Resilient agricultural value chains
GCF’s climate finance is improving the climate resilience of Cambodian farmers by reducing the carbon footprint of each stage of the agricultural value chain. Through investments in climate-resilient agricultural...
Article > Story Cambodia 


Green Climate Fund deepens ties with Conservation International
The Green Climate Fund has signed an Accreditation Master Agreement with Conservation ... Entity, is helping to protect nature and encourage sustainable development in over 30 countries across six continents. ... finance projects GCF approves. They are also a prerequisite for the disbursement of project funds. Conservation ...
Article > Press release 
Agreement heralds closer GCF-China ties
The Green Climate Fund has achieved a major milestone in its relationship with China by signing its first Accreditation Master Agreement (AMA) with a Chinese entity. ...
Article > Press release China 
Namibian Environmental Investment Fund is first Direct Access Entity to sign GCF readiness grant agreement
... areas of Namibia. This readiness grant from GCF will let us carry out local level consultations so that there is community ownership for ... stated Benedict Libanda. “GCF is committed to the principle of country ownership, and our readiness programme ...
Article > Press release Namibia 
Making Nigeria’s Cross River State Investment Ready for REDD+
... (2) submitted a sub-national forest reference emission level (FREL) to the UNFCCC, (3) established a sub-national approach to safeguards. This proposal aims to simultaneously complete and operationalize the Warsaw Components of REDD+ in ...
Document > Concept note Nigeria
In memoriam: Daniel Machado da Fonseca
... a GCF Board member, climate action champion and beloved colleague. Daniel recently joined the GCF Board as the Head of ... his heart, he helped organise the UN Conference on Sustainable Development (Rio+20) in 2012, while working at the ... and New Delhi. Recognised as a consummate professional, fearless advocate for developing countries and friend, Daniel ...
Article > Statement 
GCF strengthens bilateral cooperation with Costa Rica and Tajikistan
... Fund (GCF) recently signed bilateral agreements on privileges and immunities with the Government of the Republic of ... in Songdo, Incheon, Republic of Korea. The granting of privileges and immunities will facilitate the implementation of ... agriculture project in Tajikistan and the first-time accreditation of the Center for Implementation of Investment ...
Article > News update 
GCF support to the Great Green Wall
... in the west to Sudan in the east is particularly vulnerable to climate change ( Figure 1 ). Temperatures rising 1.5 ... of the world are causing more intense droughts and floods, leading to increased desertification and degradation and ... the need for tackling the development and climate challenges at local, national and regional scale. Data on this ...
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Cooperation for climate action
... GCF is committed to ensuring that our activities complement those of other funds, and that together we have a ... out in our Governing Instrument (para 33). GCF has a Complementarity Framework which sets out our approach. ... is available here . On 3 November 2021 - Finance Day at COP26, GCF adopted a joint statement with the Adaptation Fund, ...
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Building climate resilience in one of the most vulnerable zones in the Americas: the Guatemalan Highlands
Nestled among mountain ranges and a chain of volcanoes, the ... America. 83.5% of its mostly indigenous population struggles from poverty and 33% suffer from extreme poverty. This ...
Article > Story 
FP025 - GCF-EBRD SEFF Co-financing Programme
... Financing Facility (GEFF), formerly known as the Sustainable Energy Financing Facilities (SEFF) ... climate finance to the private sector at scale through Partner Financial Institutions (PFIs) across 10 ... sectors. GEFF is an on-lending programme that will provide credit lines to PFIs to create self-sustaining markets in ...
Project > Private sector Multiple countries 
FP049 - Building the climate resilience of food insecure smallholder farmers through integrated management of climate risk (R4)
Increasing the resilience of vulnerable households in Senegal to climate-related risks through ... of rainfall, often causing drought, along with rising sea-levels, increased soil erosion and salinization of ... use of surplus production as collateral for loans to unlock credit for investment. The project has an estimated lifespan ...
Project > Public sector Senegal 
FP149 - Green Climate Financing Facility for Local Financial Institutions in Latin-America
The energy and land use sectors are responsible for the majority of greenhouse gas emissions in many ... growing energy needs imply that without the adoption of clean energy technologies, the sector will continue to ... will provide LFIs with access to a green finance credit line. It will also implement four grant-funded ...
Project > Private sector Multiple countries 
FP060 - Water Sector Resilience Nexus for Sustainability in Barbados (WSRN S-Barbados)
Creating sustainable, resilient water supply for Barbados by implementing renewable energy solutions, increasing water ... implementing the renewable energy activities, will provide credit lines to implement water conservation actions, whilst ...
Project > Public sector Barbados 
FP063 - Promoting private sector investments in energy efficiency in the industrial sector and in Paraguay
... their energy efficiency and shifting energy use to renewable hydropower. Paraguay has a high hydropower capacity, yet ... being increased as part of the country's long-term renewable energy goal. At the same time, zero deforestation laws in ... and monitoring and verification systems. Concessional credit lines will be provided to local financial ...
Project > Public sector Paraguay 
FP233 - Community-based Agriculture Support Programme ‘plus’ (CASP+)
Tajikistan is highly vulnerable to climate change, facing rising temperatures and ... Natural disasters are anticipated to worsen, affecting people, ecosystems, and the economy. Prevalent poverty levels ... initiatives, and facilitates access to green investment credit lines. FP233 Tajikistan 1 2 3 4 5 6 1 2 894 895 ...
Project > Public sector Tajikistan 
FP238 - Ecosystems-based Adaptation for resilient Watersheds and Communities in Malawi (EbAM)
Climate change is intensifying Malawi’s challenges in agricultural productivity and food security. ... Over six years, the project will improve the management of 267,500 hectares of land. Additionally, it supports ... trusts, leveraging private sector experience on carbon credits through local partnerships. FP238 Malawi 1 2 3 4 5 6 ...
Project > Public sector Malawi 
FP202 - Upscaling Ecosystem Based Climate Resilience of Vulnerable Rural Communities in the Valles Macro-region of the Plurinational State of Bolivia (RECEM-Valles)
The Los Valles Macro-region in the landlocked, South American state of ... have put pressure on the delicate water systems in the valley. Climate change increases the vulnerability of water ... sustainably and providing them with access to credit allowing them to invest in modernized on-farm ...
Project > Public sector Bolivia (Plurinational State of) 
FP213 - The Blue Green Bank (BGB)
Barbados is faced with critical challenges from climate change. Increasing temperatures, a ... to support the existing financial ecosystem of banks, credit unions, and insurance companies that facilitate the ... the GCF Project Preparation Facility (PPF) supported the Accredited Entity (AE) in the development of this project's ...
Project > Private sector Barbados 
Meet the iTAP: Nature-based Solutions across the GCF’s portfolio
In this Meet the iTAP session, iTAP's Chair Caroline Petersen presented on Nature-based Solutions across the GCF’s portfolio of adaptation, mitigation and cross-cutting projects and programmes, highlighting some trends...
Event > Webinar 