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GCF convenes Regional Dialogue and Direct Access Entities Workshop in Latin America to accelerate climate action
... collaboration to advance low-emission, climate-resilient development pathways in the region. The week opened with the ...
Article > News update Dominican Republic (the) 
FP077 - Ulaanbaatar Green Affordable Housing and Resilient Urban Renewal Project (AHURP)
Improving the climate resilience of the Mongolian capital Ulaanbaatar and reducing greenhouse gas emissions and air pollution by creating eco-districts.
Climate change in Mongolia periodically leads to sizable losses...
Project > Public sector Mongolia ADB 
Adaptation Planning support for Bhutan through UNDP
The Kingdom of Bhutan launched its NAP process in 2015 with the definition of a national NAP road-map and an update of the 2012 NAPA. This NAP project aims to build on Bhutan’s Nationally Determined Contribution (NDC)...
Document > Approved readiness proposal Bhutan UNDP
Increasing people’s resilience in Koubri and BAKATA municipalities affected by rainwater floods and climate change shocks through Adaptation-based Approach for ecosystem, forest, water resources and river basins management in Burkina Faso
This concept note provides basic information on the project/programme "Increasing people’s resilience in Koubri and BAKATA municipalities affected by rainwater floods and climate change shocks through Adaptation-based...
Document > Concept note Burkina Faso BOAD
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
FP111 - Promoting climate-resilient forest restoration and silviculture for the sustainability of water-related ecosystem services
Improving the provision of water services by increasing the climate resilience of vulnerable coniferous forests
Honduras ranks first on a list of the countries most affected by negative impacts from extreme climate-...
Project > Public sector Honduras IDB 
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
FP143 - Planting Climate Resilience in Rural Communities of the Northeast (PCRP)
... temperature will reduce agricultural crop productivity for smallholder farmers. This project will address these ...
Project > Public sector Brazil IFAD 
FP144 - Costa Rica REDD-plus Results-Based Payments for 2014 and 2015
Recognising Costa Rica’s REDD+ results for the years 2014, and 2015.
During these two years, Costa Rica has reduced 14.08 million tonnes of carbon dioxide equivalent (MtCO₂eq) in emissions, through reducing...
Project > Public sector Costa Rica UNDP 
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
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
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 
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 
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...
Basic page > Policy map
Locally Led Climate Action
Overview
Locally Led Climate Action (LLCA) is central to how the Green Climate Fund (GCF) delivers on its mandate to support the most vulnerable. Climate change is profoundly local in its impacts. Yet too often, local...
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FP016 - Strengthening the resilience of smallholder farmers in the Dry Zone to climate variability and extreme events through an integrated approach to water management
... Zone of Sri Lanka in order to strengthen the resilience of smallholder farmers in the face of rising temperatures and ... change. Persistent rural poverty afflicts Sri Lanka, with smallholder farmers who cultivate under village irrigation ... in rural water management, so that around 770,500 people in smallholder households will benefit directly, with 1,179,800 ...
Project > Public sector Sri Lanka UNDP 
FP048 - Low Emissions and Climate Resilient Agriculture Risk Sharing Facility
... food and nutrition security and income challenges faced by smallholder farmers. In the Caribbean, rising sea levels are ...
Project > Private sector Guatemala Mexico IDB 
FP051 - Scaling-up Investment in Low-Carbon Public Buildings
Reducing emissions from Bosnia-Herzegovina’s public sector buildings through better energy efficiency and fuel substitution from fossil fuel to biomass.
Bosnia-Herzegovina has a large stock of ageing buildings with high...
Project > Public sector Bosnia and Herzegovina UNDP 
FP056 - Scaling up climate resilient water management practices for vulnerable communities in La Mojana
Improved water resource management will improve climate resilience for vulnerable communities in the Colombian wetland region of La Mojana.
The region of La Mojana, located in an inland deltaic plain with wetland...
Project > Public sector Colombia UNDP 
FP085 - Green BRT Karachi
Building a zero-emissions bus rapid transit (BRT) system that is safe and accessible to all.
Karachi is one of the most densely populated cities in the world with a population of 14.9 million, and is ranked very low in...
Project > Public sector Pakistan ADB 
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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FP125 - Strengthening the resilience of smallholder agriculture to climate change-induced water insecurity in the Central Highlands and South-Central Coast regions of Vietnam
The project aims to empower vulnerable smallholders in central highlands and south-central coast to ... change-induced water insecurity is affecting rainfed smallholder agriculture and reducing crop productivity. In ... 5 6 1 2 190 513 612 806 926 Strengthening the resilience of smallholder agriculture to climate change-induced water ...
Project > Public sector Viet Nam UNDP 