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FP258 - Multi-country Project Advancing Early Warnings for All (EW4All)
Worldwide, vulnerable communities face increasing risks due to the growing ... Multi-Hazard Early Warning Systems (MHEWS). It will accelerate access to global and regional technical and ... capacities, and promote effective local action. Implemented through the national governments of the seven ...
Project > Public sector Multiple countries 
FP199 - Public-Social-Private Partnerships for Ecologically-Sound Agriculture and Resilient Livelihood in Northern Tonle Sap Basin (PEARL)
The Northern Tonle Sap Basin (NTSB) in the center-west part of Cambodia is ... farmers produce mainly cashew, mango, rice, and vegetables. The area is also severely threatened by climate change ...
Project > Public sector Cambodia 
SAP035 - Building the Adaptive Capacity of Sugarcane Farmers in Northern Belize (BaC-SuF)
Belize is highly vulnerable to climate change, particularly due to its low-lying islands facing challenges such as storms, hurricanes, droughts, floods, and the threat of sea-level rise. The agriculture sector, especially the sugar ...
Project > Public sector Belize 
SAP005 - Enhanced climate resilience of rural communities in central and north Benin through the implementation of ecosystem-based adaptation (EbA) in forest and agricultural landscapes
... change. The project objective is to halt the negative cycle of climate change, agricultural yield depletion and natural resource degradation in central and ... rural communities in central and north Benin through the implementation of ecosystem-based adaptation (EbA) in forest ...
Project > Public sector Benin 
Adaptation planning vital in helping countries weather change
... World Meteorological Organisation (WMO). Extreme weather killed several hundred people, impacted the lives of millions, ... living on farmland that is deteriorating and producing less food, according to a recent UN-backed report . The ... United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC). Adaptation planning is part of the Cancun Agreements ...
Article > Press release 
GCF portfolio hits USD 20 billion for climate action, Board selects host countries for new regional offices
... support of the GCF’s reform agenda, the Board also selected host cities for regional offices, marking the first ... (National Designated Authorities) and project partners (Accredited Entities), ensure readiness support is aligned with ... about the projects can be accessed on the GCF website . The following 10 entities, six of which are DAEs, ...
Article > Press release 
Tipping point or turning point: global solidarity for an inclusive, resilient recovery
His Excellency, President of Colombia, Ivan Duque Marquez; Her ... Dear colleague and friend, Executive Secretary of the UNFCCC, Patricia Espinosa; Ladies and Gentlemen. On behalf of ... of our financial systems. First, in preparation for COP 26, countries will be raising the ambition of their ...
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Financing low emissions, resilient development pathways
His Excellency, President of Senegal, Macky SalI; Her Excellency, Ms. ... Christina Figueres, Founder of Global Optimism and former UNFCCC Executive Secretary; Dear Participants and colleagues. ... half of the century. Climate change will rewrite business rules, either because we would have succeeded in orderly ...
Article > Speech
Initial Resource Mobilisation
... (IRM) in 2014 quickly raised USD 9.3 billion in pledges. Of this, USD 9.3 billion was confirmed. Amount ... the GCF Board launched the process for the Fund's first replenishment (GCF-1). Initial Resource Mobilisation ...
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Private sector financing
... green growth ambitions, the private sector has an unparalleled opportunity to deliver the investment needed to spur ... and create thriving markets for climate, spanning across clean energy, sustainable transport, green infrastructure or ...
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Green Climate Fund invests USD 1 billion for developing country climate action, launches first replenishment
... countries, and formally launching the Fund’s first replenishment. The 19 new projects amount to a total investment ... Board meeting also approved the applications of 16 new Accredited Entities, the partner organisations that implement ... Ambiental y la Niñez (Fondo Acción) based in Colombia IDFC Bank Limited (IDFC Bank) based in India Ministry of ...
Article > Press release Bahrain 
Workshop forges direct links to country-led climate action
... have met at GCF HQ in Songdo, the Republic of Korea, to learn more about how the Fund works and to articulate the ... require. Direct Access Entities are special types of Accredited Entity – organisations which the Fund nominates ... Entities by highlighting how 80 percent of all entities accredited since last year are direct access. That means over ...
Article > Press release 
Green Climate Fund approves first 8 investments
Board gears up to larger scale projects in the near future The Green Climate Fund Board ... include national, regional, and international bodies accredited to the Fund, from both the public and private ... by making its first funding decisions ahead of the UNFCCC Paris climate conference. With climate finance being a ...
Article > Press release Zambia 
Adaptation Fund, Green Climate Fund Convene First Community of Practice Meeting of Direct Access Entities to Climate Finance
In an effort to accelerate and enhance Direct Access to climate finance for ... joining forces to facilitate a meeting of more than 30 accredited implementing entities from both AF and GCF in ... Direct Access project funding from AF and GCF. The milestone meeting will be funded by AF, GCF and AfDB’s ...
Article > Press release United States 
First GCF Green Champions to be announced at COP25
... of the first GCF Green Champion Awards have been selected from a total pool of 280 nominees, and the final ... driving climate transformation, are among the prime examples of initiatives that exemplify environmental, social and ... processes that span across the CBD, UNCCD, and UNFCCC, where she supported the development of the Ghana's ...
Article > Press release 
25th meeting of the Conference of the Parties (COP25)
... UN climate change process. Following agreement on the implementation guidelines of the Paris Agreement at COP24, a ... Agreement. GCF is part of the financial mechanism of the UNFCCC and serves the Paris Agreement. The Fund reports its ... of climate action and will feature speakers from our Accredited Entities (our project partners), NDAs (our ...
Event > Events organised / involving GCF Spain 
IFAD and GCF scale-up action to improve life for millions of people and restore ecosystems in Africa’s Great Green Wall
... hope today because of their governments’ support for accelerating Africa’s Great Green Wall (GGW), an area covering ... Sahelian Ministers in September 2020, IFAD and other GCF accredited entities will submit projects for funding ... United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC). “The GGW Up of the GCF and IFAD is a ...
Article > Press release 
Cook Islands get major boost in fight against climate change
... spread across 15 islands. The country is extremely vulnerable to the effects of climate change. Rising sea levels, ... and meet its climate adaptation needs, including the accreditation of the country’s Ministry of Finance and ... and Prepatory Support programme by visiting our website, including learning more about what support is ...
Article > Story Cook Islands 
Unlocking capital for climate action
... (GPIC) has wrapped up in Incheon, Republic of Korea, with leading figures from the public and private sectors pledging to work in partnership to find innovative ways of ... GPIC, GPC convened representatives from countries, accredited entities, the public and private sectors and ...
Article > Press release 
GCF and partners sign project agreements for four transformative climate projects
... Barbados, and Guinea-Bissau and GCF’s first at-scale private sector programme in the water sector. FP192 The R's (Reduce, Reuse and Recycle) for Climate Resilience Wastewater Systems in Barbados ... appreciation is accorded to the teams that spanned endless days and nights to conceptualise this project that will ...
Article > News update 
Human progress or biodiversity – A question of either…or?
... its climate investments are working for both vulnerable communities and ecosystems. In short, how do we make sure ... Advisors, GCF launched the Global Fund for Coral Reefs (GFCR) , that is aimed at crowding in private sector investments in the blue economy. The GFCR will invest in projects that address issues such as ...
Article > Insights 
GCF Board approves nearly USD 600m in new climate projects after selecting Mafalda Duarte as new Executive Director
... including co-financing. The Board also approved the accreditation of The Nature Conservancy based in the United ... Resilient Fund (ICRF) with Africa Finance Corporation (AFC) in Benin, Cameroon, Chad, Côte d’Ivoire, Democratic ... the meeting is available on the Board section of the GCF website. Funding Activity Agreements were signed for: FP199 : ...
Article > Press release 
The Government of Barbados forms a coalition of multilateral banks and organizations to develop resilient infrastructure and to drive new social and nature capital investments, building on its Resilience and Sustainability Facility at the IMF
... an integrated package of innovative initiatives to accelerate its transition to net zero, boost resilience, ... the new Bank at its meeting next month.” Makhtar Diop, IFC Managing Director, said, “Barbados is redoubling ... its climate resilience and become a low-carbon leader. IFC will continue to work closely with the country and ...
Article > Press release Barbados 
GCF Board approves new strategic plan and USD 756 million in new climate projects
... projects on the ground. The Board also approved the accreditation of four new organisations, three of which are ... Bank of Jamaica Limited (DBJ) based in Jamaica, DFCC Bank PLC (DFCC Bank) based in Sri Lanka, and ... meeting is available on the Board section of the GCF website. GCF Board approves new strategic plan and USD 756 ...
Article > Press release 
GCF Private Investment for Climate Conference 2023
... Investment for Climate Conference (GPIC) gathered global leaders from the private and public sectors to accelerate ... Chief Economist, Africa Finance Corporation (AFC) Sagarika Chatterjee, Department Director, Climate ... Fund Side event: Introduction to GCF’s project-specific accreditation Speaker: Timothy Breitbarth, Investment ...
Event > Events organised / involving GCF 
From investment to impacts
... sharing best practices and innovative ideas to accelerate the private sector’s contribution to finance for ... investors, Chief Executives, business owners, GCF Accredited Entities, and project partners from across the ... Jacqueline Novogratz, Founder and CEO of Acumen, a GCF Accredited Entity, emphasised that “What is needed are more ...
Article > News update 
At Climate Ambition Summit, UN agencies and IFRC kickstart major initiative towards realising Early Warnings for All by 2027
... Programme (UNDP) announced the development of a large-scale, collaborative push to establish life-saving Early ... Systems in some of the world’s most climate-vulnerable countries. An initial injection of US$1.3 million from ... United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) and serves the 2015 Paris Agreement, supporting the ...
Article > Press release 
41 funders, partners endorse new guiding principles for financing climate and health solutions to protect health
... and philanthropies today published the Guiding Principles for Financing Climate and Health Solutions (“Guiding ... during the 28th session of Conference of Parties to the UNFCCC (COP28) in Dubai. The Guiding Principles establish a ...
Article > Press release 
Green Climate Fund announces support for adaptation, endorsement of COP initiatives
... the impact of its adaptation investments in support of new pledges, marking Food, Water, and Agriculture Day at COP29. ... with a huge network of organisations, including 138 Accredited Entities, two-thirds of which are regional or ... United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC), and serves the 2015 Paris Agreement, supporting the ...
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