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2024 Annual Performance Report for FP151: Global Subnational Climate Fund (SnCF Global) – Technical Assistance (TA) Facility
... project logic framework targets indicators, and development of ESS, Indigenous Peoples, and Gender project ...
Document > Annual Performance Report Multiple countries IUCN
Enhancing the institutional capacity of South Africa to coordinate green hydrogen activities of the Hydrogen Society Roadmap
... The country has established a number of climate-responsive developing planning and launched the Hydrogen Society ... alignment with the NDCs, Climate Change Bill, Low Emissions Development Strategy, South African Renewable Energy ... cooperation and partnership opportunities of green hydrogen developments could be advanced in South Africa. South Africa ...
Document > Approved readiness proposal South Africa UNIDO
Enhancing the institutional capacity of South Africa to coordinate green hydrogen activities of the Hydrogen Society Roadmap
... The country has established a number of climate-responsive developing planning and launched the Hydrogen Society ... alignment with the NDCs, Climate Change Bill, Low Emissions Development Strategy, South African Renewable Energy ... cooperation and partnership opportunities of green hydrogen developments could be advanced in South Africa. South Africa ...
Document > Approved readiness proposal South Africa UNIDO
Yannick Glemarec begins tenure as GCF Executive Director
... to finance low-emission and climate-resilient ambition in developing countries. This follows a successful initial ... 30 years of international experience in climate change, development and finance. Before joining GCF, Mr Glemarec ... global challenges, as well as attending the Financing for Development Forum at the UN in New York from 15-18 April. ...
Article > Press release 
GCF at the mid-year UN Climate Change Conference
... Progress in Supporting Low-Emission and Climate-Resilient Development Pathways Friday 4 May, 1830-2000 ( Bonn 181) The ... guide to GCF’s activities including readiness funding for developing countries, and the GCF portfolio. Executive ... to cope with rapidly increasing demands for support from developing countries, notably through readiness support , ...
Article > Press release 
GCF introduces Direct Climate Action Platform - DCAP
... as an initial prototype, the platform will be further developed with the feedback from GCF Partners. The Direct ... national determined contributions, adaptation plans and develop innovative projects. It provides an online space ... expert individuals or firms. The overall aim is to assist developing countries to access GCF resources and bring ...
Article > Press release 
Biodiversity and climate change: Convention on Biological Diversity meets with GCF
... that entered into force in 1993. It supports countries in developing national strategies to conserve biodiversity. Its ... areas, whilst its investment criteria include sustainable development, encompassing environmental co-benefits such as ... on climate action, and on ecosystems and ecosystem services develops. The two delegations also discussed complementarity ...
Article > Press release 
Lao PDR connecting climate resilience and green growth
... on a green growth strategy to ensure its socio-economic development is sustainable and anchored in protecting the ... the Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment, and to develop a country programme that identifies strategic ... strategy mainstreams climate resilience and low-emission development. Lao People's Democratic Republic (the) Songdo ...
Article > Press release Lao People's Democratic Republic (the) 
Kyrgyzstan sees GCF partnership as key to its future
... with the Green Climate Fund as a central plank of its development, one of the mountainous country’s top ... the biggest goals in formulating our road map of long-term development.” Kyrgyzstan is exploring opportunities with ... of integrating climate change into long-term national development plans. “The Kyrgyz Republic’s Nationally ...
Article > Press release Kyrgyzstan 
GCF country dialogue focuses on strengthening country support
... Zaheer Fakir (South Africa) and provided an opportunity for developing countries to submit feedback and ideas to the ... programming, as well as ensuring early consultation in the development of concept notes, which provide initial ideas ... into project proposals. The need for capacity building for smaller countries was also raised, as a means to enhance ...
Article > Press release 
GCF launches new website ahead of Board meeting
... wanted a design that centres on their diverse needs, from developing countries looking to access funding to ... new site also features a new, separate portal that enables developing countries to access GCF’s readiness grants ... new sites come at an important moment in the Fund’s development and just ahead of the UN Climate Change ...
Article > Press release 
NDA Strengthening and Country Programming support for Afghanistan through FAO
... vulnerable communities and sustainable economic development in the country. The government has started to place climate change at the core of its development plans, and prioritize adaptation measures at ... take the lead in shaping its pipeline of GCF projects; and developing a clear and inclusive strategic framework for ...
Document > Approved readiness proposal Afghanistan FAO
NDA Strengthening and Country Programming support for DPR Korea through FAO
... first NDC. Activities under the project will focus on developing a package of training and capacity building ... impacts and options for low emission and climate resilient development relevant for DPRK as the basis for the development of updated national priorities for mitigation ...
Document > Approved readiness proposal Democratic People's Republic of Korea (the)
Workshop on the draft of the Water Sector Guidelines for DAEs
... coastal zone management. There is a substantial demand from developing countries for projects in the water sector, but ... today. GCF has requested the Netherlands government to develop Guidelines on how good water projects can be designed. Such Guidelines have now been developed by the Netherlands research organization ...
Event > Events organised / involving GCF 
Financing climate ambition in the context of COVID-19
... [Other panelists include Patrick Dlamini, CEO of the Development Bank of Southern Africa, and Alzbeta Klein, ... accelerate efforts toward low-emission, climate resilient development, or face the risk of further entrenching our ... important for the most vulnerable communities and developing countries, because they are the communities which ...
Article > Speech
African adaptation
... in Africa: Fostering integrated planning and policy development to leverage synergies between climate adaptation, mitigation, sustainable development and Covid-19 recovery measures; Catalysing ... blended finance and support to financial institutions; and Developing tools and knowledge to mainstream climate risks ...
Article > Speech
Enhancing Uruguay’s technical capacities and pipeline robustness to access GCF funding
... of the accreditation process in 2021. This has allowed to develop a country-driven projects pipeline to the GCF with a ... National Adaptation Plan (NAPs) and Long Term lowemissions development and climate resilient Strategy (LTS) through: ... capacities among (potential) executing entities, (iii) developed strategic frameworks at the territorial/sectorial ...
Document > Approved readiness proposal Uruguay CND
Accelerate Morocco s readiness to implement the climate change policy at a large-scale level
... et liste des programmes prioritaires du Maroc” developed under the Readiness 1: The Climate Finance ... of the programs prioritized. The financing strategy will be developed in close cooperation with the Moroccan private and ... process the financing of NDC implementation, the development of projects and programs for NDC implementation ...
Document > Approved readiness proposal Morocco GIZ
Readiness Support for Mobilizing Mali’s Private Sector Access to Climate Finance
... participation of the private sector in climate resilient development pathways to effectively combat climate change, ... that incentivizes the private sector in climate resilient development pathways, and inadequate capacities of the private sector to effectively develop projects that combat climate change. Several ...
Document > Approved readiness proposal Mali
Enabling the National Adaptation Plan Formulation and Implementation process and other adaptation planning processes in The Gambia
Republic of The Gambia (hereafter The Gambia) is a Least Developed Country (LDC) and among the most vulnerable ... The Gambia (GoTG), supported by bilateral and multilateral development partners, has made progress towards the ... Climate Change Policy, Low Emissions Climate Resilience Development Strategy and Special Climate Resilient Strategy) ...
Document > Approved readiness proposal Gambia UNEP
Scaling-up public private co-investments for climate action in agrifood systems
... matching investment needs with potential funding sources. Develop high-quality project idea notes with private sector ... matchmaking between countries, investors, and investees by developing common guidance and tools, fostering ... priorities specified within national climate plans of developing countries. Chad Cuba Equatorial Guinea Mauritania ...
Document > Approved readiness proposal Multiple countries FAO
Information Sessions on Revised Readiness Results Management Framework (“Revised RRMF”) of the Readiness and Preparatory Support Programme (RPSP)
... a key instrument for the GCF and its RPSP in supporting the developing countries to strengthen their capacities and ... long-term climate action agenda. This includes the development of low-emission and climate-resilient ... contributes to the achievement of commitments made by developing countries provided in their respective Nationally ...
Event > Webinar 
Mobilizing International and Domestic Climate Finance and Private Investments for Climate Resilience in Sri Lanka
... Limited national and provincial capacity and an underdeveloped enabling environment Weak operational systems ... climate finance but also directly supporting the development of green bond frameworks for local financial ... capacity building workshops and matchmaking sessions. Development of enabling environments for private sector ...
Document > Approved readiness proposal Sri Lanka GGGI
GCF Brings Clean Energy to Off-Grid Areas of Burkina Faso
... in Sub-Saharan Africa by mobilizing funds from the African Development Bank, the European Union and private developers. "The Yeleen Project has a strong potential for ... GCF contributes to global energy transformation by helping developing countries reduce their carbon footprint in power ...
Article > Press release Burkina Faso 
GCF coordinates talks on adaptation finance at Bonn Climate Conference
... and knowledge on how to bolster the climate resilience of developing countries on the sidelines of the ongoing ... critical actors to share knowledge about how to strengthen developing countries’ moves to deal with climate change. ... provides up to USD 3 million in grant funding to individual developing countries to help them strengthen National ...
Article > Press release Germany 
Call for Public Inputs: Revisions to the Green Climate Fund’s Environmental and Social Policy (ESP) to reaffirm the Fund’s commitment to addressing Sexual Exploitation, Sexual Abuse, and Sexual Harassment (SEAH)
... paradigm shift towards low- emission and climate-resilient development pathways by providing support to developing countries to limit or reduce their greenhouse gas ... of climate change, taking into account the needs of those developing countries particularly vulnerable to the adverse ...
Document > Call for input
Market Preparation for Industrial Energy Efficiency in Lao PDR
... because of its importance for local economic & social development and environmental sustainability. Specifically, ... the energy consumption reduction target. It consists of developing a comprehensive set of activities to increase ... guidelines and action plan. A training program for the development of local energy services companies (ESCOs) and ...
Document > Approved readiness proposal Lao People's Democratic Republic (the) GGGI
Agriculture Sector Readiness for enhanced climate finance and implementation of Koronivia Joint Work on Agriculture priorities in Southeast Asia
... to enhance the capacity of countries in Southeast Asia to develop national climate finance investment programmes and ... national, sector-specific climate change policy frameworks developed (Outcome 2.1); Development of quality GCF concept notes and proposals by ...
Document > Approved readiness proposal Multiple countries FAO
Nature-based Solutions for transforming smallholder farming systems that are vulnerable to the impacts of climate change in South Africa
South African smallholder farmers rely on rainfall and climate change is ... pandemic, is exacerbating existing vulnerabilities at the smallholder level, where agriculture is a vital source of ... tailored climate information and services through the development of a Multi-Hazard Early Warning System; ii) ...
Document > Approved project preparation funding application South Africa SANBI
Accelerating adoption of climate-resilient agricultural production systems through integrative landscape approach to manage climatic risks (PILAR)
... an ambition to improve the integration of agriculture development and climate responsiveness. PILAR will also ... be in terms of investment planning and financial package development (Outcome 1), CRA enterprise financing (Outcome ... monitoring and learning. See Annex 2 for more details. The development of PILAR’s concept note is strongly anchored ...
Document > Approved project preparation funding application Philippines (the) Landbank