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The first GCF Adaptation Rationale workshop took place in Cebu, Philippines on 14-16 ... adaptation project pipelines with compelling climate rationale, drawing from adaptation planning processes. "This ... Entities and National Designated Authorities to share and learn from each other about adaptation and how we access the ...

... Fund and the Caribbean Development Bank (CDB) signed a legal agreement to open doors for more climate finance ... projects in the Caribbean region. The signing of the Accreditation Master Agreement (AMA) took place on the margins ... for the use of GCF resources. The agreement is a prerequisite for all Accredited Entities to implement GCF-approved ...

... S-Barbados). The project aims to make the provision of potable water in Barbados less vulnerable to the impacts of ... Authority from the investment in the PV systems will be deposited into a locally managed adaptation fund. Consumers will ... GCF in the Caribbean region to be signed. The project’s Accredited Entity (AE) is the Caribbean Community Climate ...

... development. Whilst the last Board meeting proved challenging, we are hopeful that the next meeting in Bahrain ... climate-resilient development around the world, are available here . Alongside the consideration of new project proposals, the Board will also discuss the accreditation of new project partners, as well as proposals to ...

The Green Climate Fund signed an Accreditation Master Agreement today with the Prime Minister ... for the country’s Department of Environment. The milestone unlocks opportunities for the continued ...

... land-based pathways of climate action. The signing of the Accreditation Master Agreement (AMA) in the margins of the ... GCF to finance IFAD climate projects that empower rural people in developing countries. AMAs act as legal frameworks ... United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) with the goal of supporting global efforts to respond ...

... representatives of National Designated Authorities, Accredited Entities, Delivery Partners, civil society ... of countries in the region to respond to the climate challenge. Projects in the region range from ensuring ... fuels. The dialogue will provide an opportunity to harvest lessons learned towards: strengthening and streamlining ...

... GCF Board ended today in Songdo, following four days of challenging and difficult discussions between Board members. The ... of its investment criteria, or to add new partners as Accredited Entities. The Chair expressed his regret to the observer organisations, Accredited Entities and other stakeholders that travelled to ...

... resources about opportunities to make solar power available throughout the Sahel region, transforming African deserts into new sources of renewable energy. The Desert to Power programme, initiated by the ... with the Green Climate Fund and Africa50 is a great milestone and will help us deliver at scale.” Alain ...

... Africa’s industrialisation in climate-sensitive ways while attending the African Development Bank’s annual meeting ... AfDB annual meeting – which the bank says is aimed at accelerating industrialisation across the African continent. ... adaptation. AfDB is a key GCF partner. Approved as a GCF Accredited Entity in March 2016, AfDB is working on a series ...

The challenge of maintaining solid economic growth in Asia through ... Designated Authorities ( NDAs ) and Focal Points, Accredited Entities , Readiness delivery partners, private ... policies recognising the special place of Indigenous Peoples and the safeguards that underpin all of the Fund's ...

... of multi-country markets in energy efficiency and renewable energy. The Dialogue in Mali’s capital Bamako will ... Designated Authorities ( NDAs ) and Focal Points, Accredited Entities , Readiness delivery partners, private ... United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change ( UNFCCC ) will also host side events during the Dialogue ...

... place on Wednesday, 14 March, in Bonn to discuss how to accelerate support for entrepreneurs in developing countries who ... speakers and more information about the event at the UNFCCC website . Germany Songdo Dialogue to Boost Climate Technology ...

... four-day event brings together about 150 GCF Partners to learn more about how to access the Fund's resources. They ... National Designated Authorities (NDAs) and Focal Points, Accredited Entities, Readiness delivery partners, private ... will be several Latin American government ministers, reflecting a high degree of regional importance attached to ...

... number of Caribbean countries are now repairing the damage left in the wake of extreme weather which swept through the ... the GCF confabs, the Fund’s partners – including Accredited Entities and National Designated Authorities or ... Skerrit told the UN General Assembly his nation “resembles a warzone” after its buffeting by back-to-back ...

... and of how public climate funds can successfully leverage private capital. The One Planet Summit takes place ... Fund (GCF) was created as an operating entity of the UNFCCC with the goal of supporting global efforts to respond ... that GCF funded activities are country-owned, and the Accredited Entities that carry out projects on the ground. The ...

... in developing countries highlighted by moves to renewable energy in China and India raises hopes for a ... recent UN report indicating CO2 emissions have remained stable since 2014, thanks partly to renewable energy gains in these two giant nations, as showing the ...

... the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB). The signing of Accreditation Master Agreements (AMA) is a prerequisite for all GCF Accredited Entities to implement GCF-approved projects. IDB sought GCF accreditation, ...

The Green Climate Fund is helping to level the playing field of climate action with the launch ... United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) set up the Fund in 2010. “The release of the manual ... Environment Assembly . “For example, women often have less access to water supply for irrigation, which in the ...

... will launch a guide on Tuesday strengthening the central role of gender consideration in its allocation of climate ... girls, men and boys from socially excluded and vulnerable communities at all stages of the climate finance project cycle. GCF is the first climate finance fund to mainstream ...

... Bank ( ADB ). The two organizations have signed an Accreditation Master Agreement (AMA), a prerequisite for all GCF Accredited Entities in order to implement ... United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) to deliver equal amounts of funding to mitigation and ...

... Dialogue with the Pacific, a region particularly vulnerable to climate change, brought together a range of key GCF ... projects. Other key GCF partners attending included accredited entities, readiness delivery partners, and ... and civil society. Despite being some of the world’s smallest greenhouse gas emitters, Pacific Small Island ...

... its national climate adaptation planning process. The release of funds to the West African country represents ... GCF’s first transfer of adaptation resources to a least developed country (LDC). Liberia will use the GCF ... GCF’s support for adaptation planning reflects its role in assisting developing countries, including ...

... said Andrej Lakic, with Montenegro’s Ministry of Sustainable Development and Tourism Department for International ... can rectify current gaps in climate adaptation. “While Montenegro has adopted numerous mitigation projects ... from 13 countries, representatives from eight GCF Accredited Entities, 10 National Designated Entities of the ...

Indonesia can learn from Mongolia’s placement of women-led small ... buses in Indonesia. Stephanie Kwan, GCF’s Senior Accredited Entities Specialist, told workshop participants ... proposals. For instance, she called on direct access Accredited Entities to take advantage of the Fund’s Project ...

The language of climate action must resonate with local people, a South African Accredited Entity representative said on the side line of a ... between different organisations. Zeidy Rosimar Morales Quintero, El Salvadorian representative, and Miguel ...

The Green Climate Fund has completed the initial tranche of a USD 20 million financing ... large-scale renewable energy projects since GCF accredited it as a direct access entity in October 2016. Keep an eye on the GCF website to learn about the completion of GCF’s climate ...

... United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC). With the adoption of the Warsaw Framework for REDD+ ... France in 2015, REDD+ results-based finance became a key element of the Paris Agreement (article 5). This GCF workshop ... workshop will be on sharing participants’ experiences and lessons learned in implementing REDD+ to ensure GCF’s ...

... Protected Areas (Profonanpe) serves as the final funding clearance to begin work on this project. The announcement ... to manage their wetland resources in ways that do not release the large amount of greenhouse gases stored in the ... a Peru-based environmental fund, is one of GCF’s Accredited Entities. These approved organizations partner with ...

... by GCF at COP22 turned the spotlight onto the Fund’s role in implementing the Paris Agreement. Following last ... event featured representatives of partner countries and accredited entities to the Green Climate Fund. Zaheer Fakir, ... projects that had been developed with the Fund, drawing lessons about the Fund’s potential, and its ability to ...