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Guidelines for enhanced country ownership and country drivenness
Adopted by decision B.17/21. Sets out guidelines for enhanced country ownership and country drivenness, covering guiding principles, role of country programmes and structured dialogues, role of country ownership in the...
Document > Policies, strategies, and guidelines
NDA Strengthening and Country Programming support for Haiti through UNDP
The objective of the Green Climate Fund (GCF) Readiness Programme is to support the Government of Haiti through its GCF Focal Point in strengthening their national capacities to effectively and efficiently plan for,...
Document > Approved readiness proposal Haiti UNDP
Establishing an Integrated Hydro-Meteorological Early Warning System to Strengthen Climate Resilience in Mozambique
Despite large efforts in generating timely and accurate warnings for severe weather by the Meteorological Services and the National Directorate for Water Resources Management, the loss of life and means of subsistence...
Document > Concept note Mozambique AfDB
Freetown WASH and Aquatic Environment Revamping Program
The proposed GCF Project, estimated at USD 50 million, will mainstream climate change and variability considerations into the Freetown WASH and Aquatic Environment Revamping Program. Climate variability and change pose...
Document > Concept note Sierra Leone AfDB
Desert to Power G5 Sahel Facility
In response to the Sahel countries for support, AfDB seeks to assist them with mobilizing financial resources from its own budgets, and among its partners to address barriers that hinder these countries from adopting a...
Document > Concept note Multiple countries AfDB
Enhancing Direct Access Guidelines
The Green Climate Fund (GCF), Enhancing Direct Access (EDA) pilot intends to boost access by sub-national, national and regional, public, and private entities to GCF climate finance.
EDA promotes country ownership of...
Document > Publication, Guides
The Amazon bioeconomy fund
Home to the world’s largest tropical forest, the Amazon is highly vulnerable to climate change impacts. The combination of increased temperatures and human-induced deforestation are creating adverse climate feedback...
Document > Case study Multiple countries IDB FP173
Increasing resilience to climate change impacts in marine and coastal areas along the Gulf of Thailand
This project will be an important contribution to the implementation of Thailand’s national adaptation plan (finalised in 2018), prepared by Office of Natural Resources and Environmental Policy and Planning (ONEP), and...
Document > Approved readiness proposal Thailand UNDP
Strengthening REDD+ and watershed management in Bhutan
Bhutan has identified the forestry sector as a key contributor to its climate mitigation and adaptation agenda through its Nationally Determined Contribution (NDC). As such the country has been engaging in REDD+...
Document > Approved readiness proposal Bhutan
Support to Fundación Natura and Fundación Wetlands International to obtain accreditation as Panama’s Direct Access Entities (DAEs) to the Green Climate Fund
The Ministry of Environment (MiAMBIENTE), which currently serves as the National Designated Authority (NDA) to the Green Climate Fund (GCF), is the maximum governing body of Panama in matters of protection, conservation...
Document > Approved readiness proposal Panama UNDP
Environmental and social safeguards (ESS) report for FP150: Promoting private sector investment through large scale adoption of energy saving technologies and equipment for Textile and Readymade Garment (RMG) sectors of Bangladesh - Financing of Energy Efficient Equipment for Spinning Mill at Kalampur, Dhamrai, Dhaka, Bangladesh with a capacity of 33,000 Metric Ton cotton yarn/year
This document presents relevant environmental and social safeguards (ESS) information about FP150: Promoting private sector investment through large scale adoption of energy saving technologies and equipment for Textile...
Document > Environmental and Social Safeguards report, Sub-project ESS report Bangladesh IDCOL FP150
Resources
Templates
Accredited Entities are invited to submit concept notes and funding proposals in close consultation with the relevant GCF National Designated Authority and REDD+ entity/focal point using the provided...
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Interim evaluation report for FP016: Strengthening the resilience of smallholder farmers in the Dry Zone to climate variability and extreme events through an integrated approach to water management
... report for FP016: Strengthening the resilience of smallholder farmers in the Dry Zone to climate variability ...
Document > Evaluation report Sri Lanka UNDP FP016
Interim evaluation report for FP125: Strengthening the resilience of smallholder agriculture to climate change-induced water insecurity in the Central Highlands and South-Central Coast regions of Vietnam
... report for FP125: Strengthening the resilience of smallholder agriculture to climate change-induced water ...
Document > Evaluation report Viet Nam UNDP FP125
Interim evaluation report for SAP022: Enhancing Multi-Hazard Early Warning System to increase resilience of Uzbekistan communities to climate change induced hazards
This Interim Evaluation Report presents an independent assessment of the progress made in implementing the project/programme towards achieving its intended outcomes and objectives. It examines performance against the...
Document > Evaluation report Uzbekistan UNDP SAP022
Efforts to save the Amazon offer triple win: Improving human, environmental, and economic health and wellbeing
... against climate change and ensuring a green recovery in developing countries. In Ecuador, the Green Climate Fund ...
Article > Story Ecuador UNDP FP019 
Cuba's coastal communities fight climate change
... USD 44 million in support from GCF and the United Nations Development Programme, the Coastal Resilience to Climate ...
Article > Story Cuba UNDP FP157 
Policies: Administration
Administration
GCF’s administrative policies cover GCF’s key administrative processes including information disclosure, human resources, travel, procurement, accounting, communications, and management of conflict of...
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Policies: Sustainability
Sustainability
The Governing Instrument sets out that the GCF will adopt best practice environmental and social safeguards to be applied to all programmes and projects financed using the resources of the Fund and that...
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Policies: Results, monitoring & evaluation
Results, monitoring & evaluation
The Governing Instrument sets out that the programmes and projects, as well as other activities, funded by the Fund will be regularly monitored for impact, efficiency and...
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Themes & result areas
Themes
Our work aims to support paradigm shifts in both climate mitigation and climate adaptation efforts. GCF aims for a 50:50 balance between mitigation and adaptation investments over time...
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Pre-screening
Pre-screening
The pre-screening questionnaire is the starting point for organizations seeking to become GCF Accredited Entities (AEs). It allows applicants to better understand the accreditation process, and to confirm...
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A ‘vaccine’ for tropical forests?
... and they thrive as we do. While we might not be able to develop a ‘vaccine’ for tropical forests, the value of ...
Article > Insights 
Strengthening Climate Information Services and Multi-Hazard Early Warning Systems for El Salvador
... use of science-based climate information supports resilient development pathways, optimizing the use of resources, and ...
Document > Concept note El Salvador UNEP
GCF signs partnership agreement with BNP Paribas to accelerate climate action
... will be a powerful enabler to help our clients and developing countries in the implementation of mitigation and ...
Article > Press release BNP_Paribas 
GCF publishes tentative timelines for B.31 and B.32
... a paradigm shift towards low-emissions, climate-resilient development. At its twenty-eighth meeting, the GCF Board ...
Article > News update 
Empowering farmers and protecting forests in Eastern Madagascar
... lesser incidences of rainfall, and aggressive cyclones devastate the population’s livelihoods, a great deal of which ... harsh environmental conditions and low yields and incomes, smallholder farmers turn to alternative sources of revenue ... including forest monitoring, and they helped us develop plant nurseries and reforestation. The project is ...
Article > Story Madagascar FP026 
GCF publishes revised timeline for B.32 and tentative timeline for B.33
... a paradigm shift towards low-emissions, climate-resilient development. At its twenty-eighth meeting, the GCF Board ...
Article > News update 
GCF partners with FAO on two major climate-resilience projects in Benin and the Gambia
... management in 95,000 hectares, and reduce over 330,000 small-scale farmers' vulnerability to increasing climate ... Board member and Deputy Director of the Directorate of Development Planning in the Ministry of Finance Gambia, ...
Article > News update Benin Gambia FAO FP187 