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Strengthening access to climate finance and integration of climate change into the local development planning in Benin
... the increased drought, the strong disruption on water cycle with implications on floods, violent winds, smallholder farmers’ vulnerability, recreated ... United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC). Implementing the activities envisaged under this NDC ...
Document > Approved readiness proposal Benin
Strengthening the climate resilience of Mauritania’s vulnerable WASH sector through enhanced capacity, collaboration and knowledge on climate change
... and sub-national institutional coordination and knowledge of climate risks and resilient solutions, especially for the vulnerable communities in Nouakchott. Monitoring, co-financed by UNICEF, will address regional gaps in data collection and will be shared with key stakeholders, ...
Document > Approved readiness proposal Mauritania
Re-Gain: Scaling solutions for food loss in Africa
... food could be used to feed approximately 1.6 billion people every year3 . In addition, food loss has a high carbon footprint as it leads to unnecessary deforestation, land conversion, and the ... and associated market and health risks. Food losses lead to less food being available per unit per person. This is ...
Document > Approved project preparation funding application Multiple countries
Strengthening Togo’s Institutional Capacity for a Low-Carbon Transport System (STILTS)
... by building the institutional capacity of the country to implement a Low-carbon Emission Transport System. Togo is among ... for a strong and holistic action that comprehensively tackles the prevailing high-emitting transport system expected ... shift to a low-emitting transport sector is a prerequisite to meet the country’s climate agenda. Although ...
Document > Approved readiness proposal Togo
NDA Strengthening and Country Programming (Phase 3)
... institutional and coordination mechanisms for effective implementation of climate actions in Tonga. It consists of four ... Strategic Framework; (c) Pipeline Development and (d) Knowledge sharing and Learning. The multi-year approach is ... climate finance amongst key stakeholders (Output 1.1.3) Accreditation of MoF as DAE (Output 1.2.1) Increased knowledge ...
Document > Approved readiness proposal Tonga
GCF at the World Bank-IMF Spring Meetings and UN: Climate finance and global financial reforms loom large
... developing countries. As many developing countries struggle to address climate and development challenges amidst food insecurity, poverty, inflation, war, and heavy debt burdens, calls have been loud and clear for reforms to international financial institutions and ...
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Ecosystem Based Adaptation for Water Security in South Africa (EbA-Water)
... Source Areas (SWSAs, also known as Water Towers) which collectively cover 10% of the land but provide 50% of the water ... improve the security of the balance, through a suite of complementary measures, including ecological measures ... by 2050. Projected climate change impacts will result in less allocatable water in rivers, thereby increasing ...
Document > Approved project preparation funding application South Africa
Tonga Coastal Resilience project launched in Nuku’alofa
... this project aims to build long-term resilience and implement transformative adaptation measures in vulnerable coastal communities throughout Tonga. Tonga's coastal ... on Tongatapu's northern shores, face significant challenges from marine hazards and sea-level rise, exacerbated ...
Article > Press release Tonga 
ADB Launches Major Initiative to Build Resilience to Melting Glaciers: GCF to support development of new programme
... programme, Glaciers to Farms, that will promote sustainable water use and food security in Central Asia, the South ... Caucasus, and Pakistan amid the catastrophic impacts of accelerated glacial melt due to climate change. Supported by the ... by 2100, the loss of glacial mass threatens the fragile balance of ecosystems, jeopardizing water supply for ...
Article > Press release 
Strengthening the climate change resilience of the food system and social protection network of São Tomé and Príncipe
... exacerbating existing vulnerabilities. These challenges reduce agricultural productivity, disrupt food supply ... information, resilient agricultural practices, and equitable financial services further hinders adaptation efforts. ... security in Central African region, will serve as the Accredited Entity (AE). National and regional stakeholders, ...
Document > Approved project preparation funding application Sao Tome and Principe
Green Climate Fund announces commitment to mobilise USD 100 million for Chad
The Green Climate Fund (GCF) has announced an accelerated programme of action in support of the government of ... and International Cooperation (MFBEPCI) to become an Accredited Entity to GCF, and to develop a multi-annual ... will provide urgently needed finance and accelerate the accreditation of the Ministry of Finance. Over the past two ...
Article > Press release Chad 
Where do we stand with NDCs? Enhancing action on climate change in 2020
I would like to congratulate UNFCCC for this timely event on enhancing action on climate ... raising NDC ambitions and was supposed to culminate at COP 26 this November. However, the Covid-19 pandemic is ... human lives and economies worldwide and has also led to postponement of COP 26 to November 2021. Developing ...
Article > Speech
Resource Mobilisation
Overview Responding to the climate challenge requires collective action from all countries, cities, ... of developing countries. GCF's Governing Instrument enables the Fund to accept contributions from developed ... party to the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) as well as public, non-public, and alternative ...
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Armenia national country programme consultation with GCF marks step towards stronger climate action
... 14 representatives from the private sector, and a delegation from GCF. The development of the Armenia country programme has been recognised as a central element in addressing the impacts of climate change and ... Environment Facility. Its development follows the GCF accreditation of the Environmental Project Implementation Unit ...
Article > Press release Armenia 
Yannick Glemarec begins tenure as GCF Executive Director
Yannick Glemarec takes up his post today as the new Executive Director of the Green Climate Fund (GCF). Selected by the GCF Board at its most recent meeting in February, the appointment of Mr Glemarec as head of the GCF Secretariat comes at a crucial ...
Article > Press release 
African Union calls for an ambitious and successful GCF replenishment
... Union. The meeting provided an opportunity for the delegates to review Africa’s engagement at COP24 last year ... for the Green Climate Fund’s activities in Africa and called for an ambitious and successful GCF replenishment. The statement issued after the CAHOSCC meeting ...
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GCF and ADB agreement to improve hydromet services in Tajikistan
... The signing of the Funded Activity Agreement makes it possible to move the project towards implementation. Tajikistan experiences recurring extreme ... affecting the country’s poorest and most vulnerable inhabitants. “By modernizing the State Agency for ...
Article > Press release Tajikistan 
GCF agreement with Rwandan government set to reduce climate risks
... Manzanares, Executive Director ad interim, concluded the implementation agreement on Thursday during COP24 in Katowice, ... Poland. The project will develop climate-resilient settlements for families living in northern Rwandan areas prone ... of Rwanda’s socio-economic transformation.” Mr Manzales lauded the project as it is “focused strongly on the ...
Article > Press release Rwanda 
GCF agreement set to spur Moroccan green growth
... water supply infrastructure, real estate, rail, highways, telecommunications, services and industry. Accreditation Master Agreements (AMAs), such as the one signed today, are a prerequisite for GCF Accredited Entities like CDG Capital to ...
Article > Press release Morocco 
Postcard from Katowice: Saturday, December 8
... to the Board to address the remaining policy gaps, more clearly defining issues such as cofinancing, the calculation ... restructuring of projects, and reviewing the accreditation framework. The draft text also includes language ... there seems sure to be a welcome for the launch of GCF's replenishment. The contact group have now sent the text back to ...
Article > Press release 
Postcard from Katowice: Tuesday, December 4
... This stream of work started on Monday and GCF's role was recognised in supporting resilient agriculture in ... , and Namibia . On climate finance, two announcements of relevance to GCF to date: the multilateral development banks ... - signatories including BNP Paribas, a newly Accredited Entity to GCF. Meanwhile the NGOs at the COP ...
Article > Press release 
GCF strengthens partnership with FMO to combat climate change
... voor Ontwikkelingslanden N.V. (FMO) that will enable FMO to implement GCF funded low-emission and ... countries, with a focus on the private sector. FMO, accredited with GCF in October 2016, is the development bank ... of Accreditation Master Agreements (AMAs) is a prerequisite for all GCF Accredited Entities, such as FMO, to ...
Article > Press release 
GCF Board to open Bahrain meeting
... Board meeting before COP24 will consider new funding and accreditation proposals, with policies, replenishment and evaluation of readiness programme also on ... of Board meetings are live-streamed on the GCF website . Bahrain Manama GCF Board to open Bahrain meeting ...
Article > Press release Bahrain 
IIU hosts Conference of International Investigators
... Republic of Korea. This year's conference is set to be a milestone – marking the very first time the CII has been ... banks, and government agencies, many of whom are GCF accredited entities. As the CII is a closed community, ...
Article > Press release 
GCF helps Bhutan progress climate plans
A Green Climate Fund (GCF) delegation began a visit to the Kingdom of Bhutan today to ... agenda and planned activities with GCF, to help it implement the country’s 12th five-year plan. The five-year ... of GCF’s country programming division, said GCF is pleased to provide financial support directly to the ...
Article > Press release Bhutan 
Second Structured Dialogue with the Pacific charts new ambition for climate action
... representatives of National Designated Authorities, Accredited Entities, delivery partners, civil society ... countries at the forefront of addressing climate change challenges.” Pacific island countries have been successful in ... the capacity of countries to respond to the climate challenge. Countries in the region have also submitted an ...
Article > Press release Micronesia (Federated States of) 
GCF workshop strengthens direct access to climate finance
... action that makes a difference at the local and global levels. This is one of GCF’s most important events of the ... to environmental and social safeguards and Indigenous Peoples - following the approval of two policies at the most ... progress in this area. Numbering 32, over half of GCF’s Accredited Entities are now Direct Access Entities. Songdo GCF ...
Article > Press release 
Oyun Sanjaasuren appointed as GCF Director of External Affairs
... Environment and Green Development in Mongolia. In her new role, Dr Oyun will lead GCF’s external relations, supporting Executive ... Howard Bamsey as GCF prepares to enter its first replenishment period. In 2014, Dr Oyun was elected to be the ...
Article > Press release 
GCF to capitalise on Japan's aid experience with AMA signing
The Green Climate Fund will be able to tap into Japanese expertise in developmental assistance with the signing today of an Accreditation Master Agreement (AMA) with the country’s aid ... Accredited Entity in July last year. The AMA is a prerequisite for GCF to approve Accredited Entity-led mitigation and ...
Article > Press release Japan 
GCF at the mid-year UN Climate Change Conference
... for the forty-eighth session of the Subsidiary Body for Implementation (SBI 48) and the Subsidiary Body for Scientific ... as an operating entity of the financial mechanism to the UNFCCC. GCF will be providing updates in relation to its work on issues including support for the preparation and implementation of NDCs, adaptation planning and the NAPs. GCF ...
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