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GCF Structured Dialogue focus turns to Asia
... solid economic growth in Asia through climate resilient development will be a major feature of the Green Climate ... Underlying continuing strong regional growth, the Asian Development Bank forecasts in a report released this month ... more climate resilient. This will include an emphasis on developing country programmes that can be used as strategic ...
Article > Press release Viet Nam 
GCF meets with top global investors to boost private sector climate finance
... market barriers and forge new climate finance pathways in developing countries by tapping the experiences of some of ... help shift global capital flows to drive climate action in developing countries. Participants shared their experiences ... accelerate the origination of bankable climate projects in developing countries. In addition, several participants ...
Article > Press release 
GCF signs partnership agreement with Crédit Agricole CIB
... for GCF’s partners to fund climate initiatives in developing countries. Crédit Agricole CIB has a financial ... Crédit Agricole CIB has been committed to sustainable development. It was the first French bank to sign the ... be a key milestone to help our clients in their climate development projects, combining GCF’s financing and ...
Article > Press release CACIB 
Pre-recorded remarks for “COP of Cities”
... solutions. And finally, we align finance with sustainable development by empowering domestic financial institutions in developing countries to appraise and finance these ... resilience in building stocks; promoting resilient urban development; enabling circular urban economies. Together, ...
Article > Speech
Readiness Support for the Implementation of the IRMF for SPC
... embedded throughout the organization. SPL leads the development of SPC’s annual Results Report, assessing the ... of SPC’s activities to the achievement of the Sustainable Development Goals. SPC is currently reviewing its ... and organizational level as well as at portfolio level for development partners such as GCF. At present, SPC has ...
Document > Approved readiness proposal SPC
Building capacity to advance the National Adaptation Plan Process in Georgia
... climate change impact and adaptation information; iii) developing a targeted private sector engagement strategy; ... strategy for the implementation of the NAP process; and v) developing a system for, and strengthening the capacity for, ... long-term, sustainable solutions for climate-resilient development in Georgia. Through the implementation of ...
Document > Approved readiness proposal Georgia UNEP
Strengthening Climate Information Services and Impact-Based Early Warning Systems in Uruguay
... Preparation Facility (PPF) request aims to support the development of a full funding proposal under the Simplified ... network, optimizing forecasting models, and developing tools for more effective and sustainable risk ... and management, gender assessment and action plan development, detailed budgeting, and ensuring efficient and ...
Document > Approved project preparation funding application Uruguay CND
Agreement set to increase India's rooftop solar reach
... Fund and India’s National Bank for Agriculture and Rural Development (NABARD). The signing of the Funded Activity ... initial transfer of GCF funds to NABARD, India’s primary development finance body which is also a GCF Direct Access ... offering huge potential in both urban and rural areas. "The development of solar solutions would be of particular ...
Article > Press release India NABARD 
GCF and DBSA partnership to boost climate investments in the Southern Africa region
The Green Climate Fund (GCF) and the Development Bank of Southern Africa (DBSA) signed an ... but has a strong potential to be replicated in other developing countries to rapidly scale up private sector ... and contribute to the broader low-carbon and resilient development trajectory in Southern Africa,” says Patrick ...
Article > Press release Multiple countries DBSA 
GCF helps reduce renewable business costs in South Africa
... in wind and solar power in a partnership with the Development Bank of Southern Africa (DBSA). GCF signed an ... finance initiative that enables the private sector to develop clean energy without requiring government ... finance initiative that enables the private sector to develop clean energy without requiring government ...
Article > Press release South Africa DBSA 
GCF and IDCOL sign key agreement on ambitious energy project
GCF and the Infrastructure Development Company Limited (Bangladesh) or IDCOL, have ... investment by encouraging local financial institutions to develop scalable lending and investment business model for climate mitigation and sustainable development of the sector. IDCOL is a Direct Access Entity ...
Article > News update Bangladesh IDCOL 
Zambia shows leadership potential in milestone visit to GCF HQ
... climate finance on the ground. Zambian Minister of National Development Planning Mr. Lucky Mulusa highlighted the intractable ties between climate change and national development in his landlocked nation, already feeling the ... as a sign of how decreased rainfall can disrupt economic development. The resulting dearth of energy supply from low ...
Article > Press release Zambia 
GCF joins initiative to help Africa expand its REDD+ roots
... d’Ivoire’s Ministry of Environment and Sustainable Development, told the workshop, jointly organised by GCF, ... the first African REDD+ regional workshop were the African Development Bank (AfDB) and the Japanese Agency for ... accounting and funding mechanism which supports developing countries’ efforts to reduce emissions from ...
Article > Press release Côte d'Ivoire 
Scaling the role of climate finance after COP27
... and a more threatening investment risk-environment in developing countries often pose too steep a barrier for ... the session, Co-Director at the Center for Global Development Cooperation in Europe Ian Mitchell underscored ... could employ some of the hard-earned lessons drawn from developmental aid to ensure a more effective and impactful ...
Article > News update 
GCF and GIZ sign project agreement for sustainable forest management in Lao People’s Democratic Republic
... of forests and landscapes at scale. As a landlocked Least Developed Country, Lao PDR is highly vulnerable to climate ... USD 35.2 million in GCF financing) for deforestation-free development integrated with adaptation principles that ... removing the barriers to deforestation free sustainable development, and it will serve as a model for countless ...
Article > News update GIZ 
Driving rapid climate action: 10 new projects ready for delivery
... efficiency agenda that aims to swiftly deliver projects in developing countries through reforming the Fund’s funding ... ‘plus’ (CASP+) with International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD) FP234: Tonga Coastal Resilience with United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) FP235: Mangroves for ...
Article > News update 
Readiness and preparatory support
... also be deployed to strengthen Direct Access Entities. All developing country Parties to the UNFCCC can access the ...
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Climate Resilience of the Water Sector in The Bahamas
... gather available information and fill information gaps to develop an accurate full funding proposal and all required ...
Document > Approved project preparation funding application Bahamas CDB
Reduced Emissions through Climate Smart Agroforestry (RECAF) (or Achieving emission reductions in the Central Highland and South Central Coast region of Viet Nam to support National REDD+ Action Programme goals)
... being logging (both legal and illegal), infrastructure development, and commercial crops. In response, far-reaching ...
Document > Concept note Viet Nam IFAD
ASEAN Catalytic Green Finance Facility (ACGF)
Economic growth in developing countries in Southeast Asia must be de- coupled ...
Document > Case study Multiple countries ADB
Preparation of Bhutan’s NDC 3.0 and enhanced strategies, systems and in-country capacities to achieve its climate objectives and targets
... climate strategies (especially the Long-Term Low Emission Development Strategy(ies) (LT-LEDS) and Nationally ...
Document > Approved readiness proposal Bhutan UNDP
Focus on adaptation planning at COP 23, surge in requests for GCF support
... form of hedging against uncertainty.” Mr Nassef said the development of accurate and precise data is necessary to ... the quality and impact of adaptation planning by developing countries with support of the Green Climate Fund ... understands that countries urgently require financing to develop adaptation plans. He told participants how GCF is ...
Article > Press release 
GCF encourages more high-quality and ambitious proposals
... was noted, however, that proposals are in various stages of development and not all can be expected to be approved in ... meetings in October and December this year. Other recent developments shared with climate negotiators and key ... approved focused on helping strengthen NDA offices and develop projects and programmes in line with national ...
Article > Press release 
GCF investment supports green energy transition in Chile
... to GCF by MUFG Bank and will be led by the renewable energy developer Energía Valhalla, will ensure a stable and ... Private Sector Facility’s aim is to underwrite high development project risk that no other private or public ... climate technology innovation funds that are investing in developing countries. "Innovation is key to tackling climate ...
Article > Press release Chile MUFG_Bank 
Reduce Sao Tome and Principe’s vulnerability to climate change impacts by strengthening the Country’s capacity to implement an integrated approach to adaptation planning
... of its ecosystems and low level of social-economic development. While the Government of STP, supported by key development partners, has come a long way to establish an ... framework established and national capacity strengthened to develop and implement the NAP in STP Evidence base for ...
Document > Approved readiness proposal Sao Tome and Principe UNEP
US climate envoy supports “indispensable” GCF role during climate forum
... an online dialogue on climate finance opportunities in developing countries, ahead of the US Climate Leaders Summit ... far beyond its role in providing climate finance to developing countries. “More than that, we need the GCF to ... with GCF in helping to enhance the resilience of smallholder farmers in Madagascar . The representative of ...
Article > Press release 
Implementing the new GCF urban strategy in Africa
... – with less than 4% of the largest 500 cities in developing countries considered creditworthy in ... in building stocks; promoting compact and resilient urban development; and enabling circular urban economies. For ... in this programme. As a second illustration, we helped the Development Bank of Southern Africa establish a dedicated ...
Article > Speech
Long-term vision on complementary, coherence and collaboration between GCF and GEF
... and re- ignite momentum towards achieving the Sustainable Development Goals by 2030 and achieve net zero by 2050. The ... hubs for climate finance— pooling resources and enabling developing countries to raise their ambitions and accelerate ... Finally, through LTV, the two Secretariats will develop a coordinated approach towards joint communication ...
Article > Speech
Green Climate Fund and Global Fund join forces to tackle impact of climate crisis on health
... the Global Fund and the Green Climate Fund have developed and published the Guiding Principles for Financing ... a paradigm shift towards low emission, climate-resilient development pathways in developing countries. GCF has a portfolio of USD 13.5 ...
Article > News update 
FP019 - Priming Financial and Land Use Planning Instruments to Reduce Emissions from Deforestations
... was aimed at addressing challenges related to sustainable development in the Amazon region of Ecuador. Its primary ... six provincial and twelve territorial cantonal land use and development plans, along with five life plans for Indigenous ... leadership changes. Continued investment in research and development, especially for deforestation-free agriculture, ...
Project > Public sector Ecuador UNDP 