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Green Climate Fund welcomes Denmark’s increase in support for climate action
... welcomes Denmark’s announcement of a USD 232 million pledge for GCF’s second replenishment (GCF-2). Denmark has contributed to GCF since the Fund’s initial resource mobilisation period; this pledge represents a 100 per cent increase (in Danish Krone) ...
Article > Press release 
The Republic of Korea commits significant increase in support to GCF
... Republic of Korea’s announcement of a USD 300 million pledge for its second replenishment (GCF-2). The announcement was made by South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol at the G20 Leaders’ Summit in New Delhi on 9 September 2023. South ...
Article > Press release 
UK pledges record $2 billion climate action funding for GCF at G20
... announcement of a USD 2 billion (£1.62 billion) pledge for its second replenishment (GCF-2). The announcement was made by Prime Minister Rishi Sunak at the G20 Leaders’ Summit in New Delhi on 9 September 2023. The UK ...
Article > Press release 
Executive Director unveils “50 by 30” blueprint for reform, targeting USD 50 billion by 2030
... the tenets of her vision and reform programme to enable the Fund to efficiently manage USD 50 billion by 2030. ... investments Reinvent the partnership model including the accreditation process Expedite project review and approvals ... reduce unnecessary complexity and transaction costs and coalesce multiple partners around a singular vision for ...
Article > News update 
Executive Director's opening remarks at the High-level Pledging Conference for GCF's second replenishment (GCF-2)
Excellencies, colleagues, and friends, Welcome to GCF’s second replenishment Pledging Conference. Let me begin by congratulating Germany ...
Article > Speech 
Annual performance reporting on GCF funded activities through the updated PPMS
... (PPMS) as an integral hub. This platform facilitates seamless interactions between GCF Secretariat and its partners such as Accredited Entities (AEs), Delivery Partners (DPs), and ...
Event > Webinar 
Guardians of the shore: GCF and UNEP partner to protect mangroves and coastal ecosystems in Dominica and Mozambique
... Coastal communities in Dominica and Mozambique are vulnerable to the impacts of climate change, particularly intense ... often overlooked and underappreciated, can play a crucial role as ‘green infrastructure’ and in integrated ... They will be vital to the two countries as they tackle climate change, support local communities’ livelihoods, ...
Article > News update Dominica Mozambique UNEP 
Update on FP146: Bio-CLIMA Integrated climate action to reduce deforestation and strengthen resilience in BOSAWÁS and Rio San Juan Biospheres
... address the instances on non-compliance, which constituted legal breaches to the relevant legal agreements between GCF and the Accredited Entity. No funds were disbursed by GCF to the ... and Afro-descendant communities and non-compliance of the Accredited Entity, the Central American Bank for Economic ...
Article > Statement 
Newly launched platform to expand electric vehicle use across India
A new electric vehicle company focused on boosting large-scale use of electric vehicles, across India, launched on 22 April in Mumbai, India, as ...
Article > News update MAAML 
GCF rolls out new and improved Readiness Programme
... enhance sub-national, national and regional organisations accredited to GCF (Direct Access Entities). The revised ... on the new 2024-2027 Readiness Strategy , successes, and lessons learned over the past years and reflects feedback ...
Article > News update 
USD 1 billion of climate investments to be considered at the last GCF Board meeting of the year
... projects will reach the world’s most climate-vulnerable countries, with first-time single-country projects in ... Approach (PSAA) . The Board will also review the accreditation of five new proposed organisations, three of ... Entities, as GCF project implementing partners. A new accreditation framework to simplify partners' access to GCF ...
Article > News update 
Forests get a boost from new GCF policy on REDD+ results-based payments
... and forest degradation) is based on the principle that developing countries which reduce their emissions ... GCF policies, including the Gender Policy , Indigenous Peoples’ Policy , and environmental and social safeguards – ... United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC). The policy also complements GCF’s newly revamped ...
Article > News update 
GCF welcomes Sweden’s SEK 8 billion pledge to the Fund
... Climate Fund (GCF) welcomes the Swedish government’s pledge of SEK 8 billion (USD 763 million) for the Fund’s second replenishment (GCF-2). Sweden has been a long-term contributor ... the Fund for its initial resource mobilisation and first replenishment (GCF-1). GCF gladly welcomes the SEK 8 billion ...
Article > Press release 
GCF to ramp up climate investment in South Sudan
... Duarte headed the Green Climate Fund’s (GCF) first-ever delegation to South Sudan and committed to significantly ... the country’s schools to close for two weeks, the GCF delegation met with H.E. President Salva Kiir Mayardit, the ... said the Fund was committed to partner with climate-vulnerable communities and countries that are currently underserved ...
Article > News update South Sudan 
GCF and Asia-Pacific SIDS strengthen ties for climate action
... – 13 from the Pacific region plus Maldives and Timor-Leste – convened in the Cook Islands this month for the ... focal points (National Designated Authorities), Accredited Entities (national and international), Civil ...
Article > News update Cook Islands 
GCF Regional Dialogue with Latin America and Workshop for Direct Access Entities
We’re pleased to announce two upcoming Green Climate Fund (GCF) ... of the GCF can expect: Exchange of inspiring experiences, lessons, and ideas across countries and institutions ...
Event > Structured dialogue Dominican Republic (the) 
47 countries express interest in hosting a GCF regional presence
... it serves and deliver more financial support at scale, strengthen national institutions, and build more ... United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC). Proposed host cities must be classified as A or B per ... United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC). With a portfolio of USD 18 billion, GCF works through ...
Article > Press release 
Social protection: Investing in reform and resilience
... ground-up resilience and innovation: putting protecting people at the heart of climate action. Climate change is not ... insurance, and labour market interventions, protect people before, during, and after climate shocks. Social ... of socially-focused policies and programmes that equip people with the right tools to adapt to climate change. Social ...
Article > Insights 
COP30 High-level Event: Delivering Climate Solutions through Country Platforms
As nations urgently seek to enhance climate ambition and implementation, country and regional platforms are emerging as ... adaptation, and economic development goals into actionable investment strategies, facilitating impactful, country-led climate initiatives. This high-level event co-organised ...
Event > Events organised / involving GCF 
New partnership to mobilise private capital for climate solutions in emerging markets
... established by Generation Investment Management to scale solutions for the highest-emitting, most off-track ... projects. These opportunities range from renewable energy and sustainable infrastructure to nature-based ... United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC), is mandated to support low-emission, ...
Article > Press release 
Strengthening Thailand’s climate adaptation capacity with Readiness support from the Green Climate Fund
... moved from conceptual discussion to practical, actionable planning. “The climate reality in Thailand is shifting. ... in the South face severe flooding , our goal is to leave this workshop with concrete ideas that can become ... Wongsakulwiwat, Deputy Director-General of DDPM, underlined lessons learned from previous disasters: “The recent ...
Article > News update Thailand 
Closer ties and progress forged at GCF’s Indigenous Peoples Advisory Group meeting
The Green Climate Fund’s Indigenous Peoples Advisory Group convened its seventh meeting (IPAG-7) ... Peoples. The discussions focused on several key areas for 2026, which included establishing GCF’s approach on direct ...
Article > News update 
Supporting women’s local businesses and climate-friendly cookstoves in Kenya
... charcoal, and plant residues. Some 2.8 billion people cook their daily meals with such biomass. Kenya is no ... heating. The combustion of these materials during cooking releases greenhouse gases (GHG). Using improved cookstoves ... (ICS) instead of open hearths could save emissions equivalent to 0.6–2.4 gigatonnes of CO₂ each year. To combat ...
Article > Story Kenya GIZ 
Innovation and cooperation for global carbon neutrality
Excellencies, distinguished guests, I would like to congratulate the Korean Government on their efforts to accelerate global efforts towards a carbon-neutral future. The ... the momentum for climate action in the build-up to the COP26 meeting last December. But the climate challenge remains ...
Article > Speech
What we offer
... we give you the opportunity to pursue rewarding and challenging work with skilled and supportive colleagues, learning and development ... the plan. Paid leave and holidays All GCF staff receive 26 annual leave days, 15 sick leave days, 10 development ...
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Green stimulus in the post COVID-19 era and beyond
Excellencies, Honourable guests, Ladies and Gentlemen, With H.E ... most important problem of our generation". Next year’s UNFCCC Conference of Parties will be critical for climate ... countries alone are estimated at between $11 to US$ 26 trillion between now and 2030, but barriers to investment ...
Article > Speech
GCF-2
GCF's second replenishment The Green Climate Fund (GCF) – a critical element of the historic Paris Agreement – is the world’s ... As an operating entity of the financial mechanism of the UNFCCC, GCF has become a vital part of the global climate ...
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ED opening remarks
His Excellency Mr Carlos Carlos Alvarado Quesada, President of the ... is very timely coming just two weeks before the start of COP26 in Glasgow. The role of the private sector in addressing ... 2019. Ultimately though, this climate finance under the UNFCC needs to be used in a highly catalytic way so that we ...
Article > Speech
FP129 - Afghanistan Rural Energy Market Transformation Initiative – Strengthening Resilience of Livelihoods Through Sustainable Energy Access
... and regulatory frameworks. With no connection to the electricity grid, most rural communities depend on ... and heating - which aggravates indoor air pollution, accelerates deforestation, and leads to carbon emissions. This project is designed ...
Project > Public sector Afghanistan UNDP 
FP131 - Improving Climate Resilience of Vulnerable Communities and Ecosystems in the Gandaki River Basin, Nepal
While water resources for ecosystems are becoming ... as landslides and floods threaten the livelihoods of people in Nepal’s Gandaki River Basin region, currently ... 3 4 5 6 1 2 344 912 Improving Climate Resilience of Vulnerable Communities and Ecosystems in the Gandaki River Basin, ...
Project > Public sector Nepal IUCN 